2023/2024 Gold Coast Draft & Trade periods

[Supersuns]

Want to see him develop some consistency.

He has potential to be a taller Jordan Ridley type.

Has a Sam Taylor / Harris Andrews body type. So guess that’s something to aim for.

Don’t think he’s going to ever be your thick set Ben McKay / Noah Balta full back.

Sam Taylor is the best key defender in the AFL so if he goes that way I'd be stoked.

 

[TheSunGod]

Give it 3 years and Crab will be a better player than Ben McKay at the same age. There, I said it!!

Mckay’s durability is a real concern for me. He’s been in the system for 3 more years than Crab but he’s only played 15 more games.

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Don't count out Mac Andrew if he keeps putting on weight. Seemed to get from 74kg to 84kg without too much trouble since drafted. I daresay given the sheer amount of size he has to put on they'll have him do 5-10kg per year so he can grow in to it. Will be an absolute weapon at 90kg+ but not sure if he will ever be big enough to take a proper beast. Time will tell.

If he keeps getting on the piss he'll stack it on easy though! Worked for me

 

[Southern Sun]

Agree on mac Andrew, he'll be too good offensively to be wasted on a big key forward. If ballard can continue to get stronger, Andrew as the 3rd would be perfect. He may still end up a ruckman.

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Agree on mac Andrew, he'll be too good offensively to be wasted on a big key forward. If ballard can continue to get stronger, Andrew as the 3rd would be perfect. He may still end up a ruckman.

Don't think the club are completely set on where they want him either.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

At 200cm and 74kg, playing the 3rd tall is really you're only go (against men). Seems to have trained fwd this year, and hopefully kicks a few, but ultimately he looks like a ruckman, a big man you want on the ball, an extra midfielder once the ball hits the deck

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

At 200cm and 74kg, playing the 3rd tall is really you're only go (against men). Seems to have trained fwd this year, and hopefully kicks a few, but ultimately he looks like a ruckman, a big man you want on the ball, an extra midfielder once the ball hits the deck

*202cm and 84kg

 

[sunsofanarchy]

*202cm and 84kg

Now, yeah. Also playing forward this year

 

[The Kings Ransom]

I would have thought him down back would be better to be honest,

Moyle in ruck, Andrew down back, walter up forward.

Maybe Walter ends up our big strong tall defender

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

I would have thought him down back would be better to be honest,

Moyle in ruck, Andrew down back, walter up forward.

Maybe Walter ends up our big strong tall defender

You never know how players train on, but we could have in 5 years Moyle (R), Read (RF), Walters (KPF) Andrew (?) Nancarrow (FR?). So developing Andrew in defence might not be a bad idea.

 

[Ben Drever]

Our window is now…. Don’t have 5 years wishing and preying a stab in the dark works out for us.

Salary caps are there to be used.

If you ain’t spending every last cent… fair chance your not heading towards the spoils of glory.

Are we more likely to go down in history with Witts swallow and Collins.. or without?

 

[Disambiguous]

Mac Andrew could be in the mould of Darcy Moore

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Darcy Moore

Age

28

Ht

203cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

169.1

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

0.7

1star

MG

182.0

3star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.2

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

87.4

2star

.


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[briztoon]

You never know how players train on, but we could have in 5 years Moyle (R), Read (RF), Walters (KPF) Andrew (?) Nancarrow (FR?). So developing Andrew in defence might not be a bad idea.

Where’s King going?

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Where’s King going?

Hopefully nowhere, but who knows? He'll be 27/28 by that point. It's unrealistic to expect all these (hopefully) gun players to stay their whole career. Some will leave, but King will be at his peak by then so fingers crossed he's still at the Suns.

 

[Scotty_222]

Could we get Andrew to get that Majak body lol

 

[Bjo187]

I hate to say it again, but Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

33

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

would have been a smart move at least for the short term. You will see this year he is a quality key defender and the sell would have been easy with him already being on the gold coast.

 

[Disambiguous]

I hate to say it again, but Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

33

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

would have been a smart move at least for the short term. You will see this year he is a quality key defender and the sell would have been easy with him already being on the gold coast.

I’m sure we tried to get Jones.


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[Lubbers]

I’m sure we tried to get Jones.


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If I remember right, I think the Bulldogs offered 3 years, which most other clubs, possibly including us, weren't willing to do.

 

[Ben Drever]

One would hope the Suns are in upto there eyeballs.

 

[briztoon]

One would hope the Suns are in upto there eyeballs.

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He's played 52 games in 7 years.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Ollie Hollands looks good (still very happy with Humphrey)

 

[TheSunGod]

Ollie Hollands looks good (still very happy with Humphrey)

Thought he was pretty average myself. Commentary team were a bit over the top in their praise because he is an “elite runner”. Woopty Doo! The AFL is full of elite runners. He made quite a few errors but it was only his first game. Confident we have the better Hollands.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Thought he was pretty average myself. Commentary team were a bit over the top in their praise because he is an “elite runner”. Woopty Doo! The AFL is full of elite runners. He made quite a few errors but it was only his first game. Confident we have the better Hollands.

Maybe I was commentary bias, but to me, he's in the same group as Will Day that makes me wish they were playing for us. Looks an Ellis type

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Thought he was pretty average myself. Commentary team were a bit over the top in their praise because he is an “elite runner”. Woopty Doo! The AFL is full of elite runners. He made quite a few errors but it was only his first game. Confident we have the better Hollands.

You could tell Hollands and Cowan were very nervous, i'm gonna put it down to being new and nerves.

Elijah is definately better though, goalkicking power mid whos just biding his time on the wing

 

[Supersuns]

Thought he was pretty average myself. Commentary team were a bit over the top in their praise because he is an “elite runner”. Woopty Doo! The AFL is full of elite runners. He made quite a few errors but it was only his first game. Confident we have the better Hollands.

Yeah he can run but he has no idea what spots to run to were he can get the ball.
I thought he was pretty average as well.
Whats the point of running 16ks and getting 11 touches.