Ultimate Glory 2023 Trade speculation and Shinbeggars discussion

[PenAndPaper]

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I can also ask Margot Robbie to marry me, but it aint gonna happen

 

[Dewnior]

Big Cat Ratugolea chooses Power move​

Marc McGowan and Peter Ryan
Esava Ratugolea has informed Geelong he wants to play for Port Adelaide next year and beyond, 12 months after the Cats blocked his attempted move to Alberton.
Three senior football sources with knowledge of the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, have confirmed Ratugolea’s decision.

Ratugolea, 25, is out of contract this time, meaning Geelong will not be able to drive as hard a bargain, although coach Chris Scott warned last month they would not hand him over for nothing.
The 197-centimetre big man started his career as a forward and ruckman before blossoming as a key defender in the past two seasons. He played 16 games this year and averaged almost three intercept marks, while playing on some of the competition’s best tall forwards.

Geelong key defender Esava Ratugolea.CREDIT:AFL PHOTOS
The Power maintained their interest in Ratugolea despite missing out on him last year and their persistence has paid off, with Hawthorn and Sydney now set to instead fight it out for North Melbourne’s restricted free agent defender Ben McKay.
“I don’t make list management calls – I’m involved in them – and I’ve been really clear how highly I rate Esava. I’m looking forward to him playing out the rest of his career at the Cats,” Scott said.

 

[Billyc]

So can those who were advocating for Esava as a forward solution just because we were showing interest now acknowledge he is an absolutely terrible and unproven forward.

Glad to have dodged this bullet

 

[Dewnior]

If we can’t land a kpf now that Esava () is off the table maybe we look at a stop gap again like McDonald or Burgess? Chol for a decent pick?

Mods, I'd like to lobby for this to be added to the emoticon post reactions

 

[Billyc]

Update (with 6+ weeks to go):

Ben King
Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

GWS first round salary dump
Gold Coast first rounder
Harley Reid
Liam Ryan

1

Liam Ryan

Age

28

Ht

181cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.9

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.6

5star

Jake Riccardi
Sam Flanders
Mitch Georgiadis
Esava Ratagulea

 

[Mopar Jason]

Update (with 6+ weeks to go):

Ben King

Bailey Smith

GWS first round salary dump

Gold Coast first rounder

Harley Reid

Liam Ryan

Jake Riccardi

Sam Flanders

Mitch Georgiadis

Esava Ratagulea

Don't worry we are still in the race for Ben McKay and Liam Henry

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Don't worry we are still in the race for Ben McKay and Liam Henry

An hopefully Gresham

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Maybe Will Days cousin Sam Day

12

Sam Day

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

4.4

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.5

2star

G

0.9

4star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

as a short term option for CHF? Talk on the suns board about him being released.

A cheap short term forward option if Koschitzke goes.

 

[Brant]

Maybe Will Days cousin Sam Day as a short term option for CHF? Talk on the suns board about him being released.

A cheap short term forward option if Koschitzke goes.

Mitch Lewis to Box Hill?

 

[Colloquy]

Yessssss we dodged a bullet there with Ratugolea

 

[Colloquy]

Don't worry we are still in the race for Ben McKay and Liam Henry

I’m ok with Liam Henry.

Ben McKay not really hope his the next one we miss out on

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Mitch Lewis to Box Hill?

Why would Lewis go to Boxhill? We need a FF and CHF

 

[Dewnior]

Don't worry we are still in the race for Ben McKay and Liam Henry

An hopefully Gresham

And Harley Reid

 

[Roby]

That feels like a win.

Is it? We may get a worse player.

 

[FB19]

Mods, I'd like to lobby for this to be added to the emoticon post reactions

To be clear the idea is prefaced on drafting another kpf this year like Archer Reid or Logan Morris after McCabe bid (trade back in) and these players provide the stop gap whilst Ryan ramsden and one of those drafted develop for 2 years. That makes you sick? At this rate it’s Kozi who it seems might be the subject of a bidding war so intense that the pick we get could even have points attached to it! When you bear in mind that our coach went to the eagles for pick 88 that’s quite an achievement…

 

[user33]

You know they'll end up with it too!

AFL house to broker a deal where Port don’t give away a first rounder but Geelong still get one magically out of nowhere

 

[HawksILove]

Is there any chance we can draft Tew Jiath

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Just cause a shop has stuff all stock on the shelves doesn't meen you should overpay for mediocre merchandise.

I feel like there will be some big time buyer's remorse from list managers in 3 years time over some of the deals getting done at the moment!

 

[Dewnior]

To be clear the idea is prefaced on drafting another kpf this year like Archer Reid or Logan Morris after McCabe bid (trade back in) and these players provide the stop gap whilst Ryan ramsden and one of those drafted develop for 2 years. That makes you sick? At this rate it’s Kozi who it seems might be the subject of a bidding war so intense that the pick we get could even have points attached to it! When you bear in mind that our coach went to the eagles for pick 88 that’s quite an achievement…

Wasnt our coach like 34 or 35 at the time?

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Do you have the stats? I don't think it is.

Frost was well ahead prior to being dropped.

 

[Dewnior]

As I told you Esava has nominated Port. Everyone relax.

Do you know the status of Big Ben?

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Wonder if Geelong would ask for Duursma in a straight swap. Is a country boy.

 

[Roby]

Frost was well ahead prior to being dropped.

Show me the stats.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

He was on our books for 3 years. Perhaps we padded out the contract but I can guarantee you he was being paid in year 3 of the deal by us.

Was reported as a 2 year deal and Richmond only got a second round pick as compensation. Perhaps we paid out his final year over 2 years because he quit early.

 

[Topiary]

Frost was well ahead prior to being dropped.

Now we are comforted by stats. Unbelievable. Forget about what he does when he has the ball. Real premiership material!