2024/2025 Gold Coast Draft & Trade Periods

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“Clubs believe Martin, who turns 33 in June, would consider a move as an unrestricted free agent. But the superstar Tiger, just seven matches short of his 300-game milestone, would also command a significant wage and would likely only move to a contender or up north to Gold Coast, alongside former coach Damien Hardwick.

The Suns are increasingly confident Ben Ainsworth and his partner want to stay on the Gold Coast, despite his free agency status.

Gold Coast also has interest in GWS defender Isaac Cumming, also a free agent, while fellow Giant Harry Perryman has interest from the Power.”


 
The Suns players are extremely tight and have all pledged to remain together, with Lukosius living with star midfielder Matt Rowell, who is out-of-contract next year.
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This does it for me, Sounds like the boys are in this together for the long haul.

All for one, one for all style.
 

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RISING SUN TO WAIT ON TALKS​

GOLD Coast ruck Ned Moyle continues to attract rival interest, but is set to leave a decision on his future until after the midway point of the season as he continues to vie for a spot in the Suns' senior team.

Moyle has established himself as one of the VFL's elite rucks, but has struggled to crack Gold Coast's best side due to the consistency of co-captain Jarrod Witts and the emergence of top-10 pick and Academy graduate Ethan Read.

He has played just three AFL games in four seasons on the club's list, but has dominated at reserves level and continued to impress last weekend with 23 disposals, 34 hitouts and nine clearances in a draw with Sydney.

Moyle's work against AFL-listed opponents – last week's performance came against Peter Ladhams, while the week before he had 19 touches, 43 hitouts and a goal against Hawthorn's Ned Reeves – has caught the attention of rival scouts.

The 204cm Moyle was monitored closely by opposition teams last year as well, but opted to see out his contract at the Suns, although that deal expires this season and is bound to make the 22-year-old a more attractive prospect.

Moyle was a mid-season recruit at Gold Coast, arriving halfway through the 2021 campaign.


https://www.afl.com.au/news/1114761


Can’t blame the kid if he wants out for senior opportunities.
 
Corkie said:

RISING SUN TO WAIT ON TALKS​

GOLD Coast ruck Ned Moyle continues to attract rival interest, but is set to leave a decision on his future until after the midway point of the season as he continues to vie for a spot in the Suns' senior team.

Moyle has established himself as one of the VFL's elite rucks, but has struggled to crack Gold Coast's best side due to the consistency of co-captain Jarrod Witts and the emergence of top-10 pick and Academy graduate Ethan Read.

He has played just three AFL games in four seasons on the club's list, but has dominated at reserves level and continued to impress last weekend with 23 disposals, 34 hitouts and nine clearances in a draw with Sydney.

Moyle's work against AFL-listed opponents – last week's performance came against Peter Ladhams, while the week before he had 19 touches, 43 hitouts and a goal against Hawthorn's Ned Reeves – has caught the attention of rival scouts.

The 204cm Moyle was monitored closely by opposition teams last year as well, but opted to see out his contract at the Suns, although that deal expires this season and is bound to make the 22-year-old a more attractive prospect.

Moyle was a mid-season recruit at Gold Coast, arriving halfway through the 2021 campaign.


https://www.afl.com.au/news/1114761


Can’t blame the kid if he wants out for senior opportunities.
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Gone.

SO IM TOLD

What’s he worth?
 
Ben Drever said:
Gone.

SO IM TOLD

What’s he worth?
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If he doesn’t play again this year? 4th rounder is all we can reasonably hope for—unless a lot of clubs are trying to fight over him.

Mid-season draft player with 4 games of AFL in 4 years that is OoC probably overshadows the fact that he is a VFL premiership player and the best young ruck in VFL.
 
I also expect Moyle to leave. It will be interesting to see where he will end up. Far from guaranteed he will be number 1 ruck on any team.
 
I'd throw Tom Nicholls a life line
 

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I'll be interested to see what Ainsworth gets as a contract given Free Agency. At some stage you can't keep paying overs for players that are not guaranteed A grade. Holmes got $800k over 4 years and he's a much more effective player.

Happy to keep Ainsworth at the right price but he's a forward who doesn't convert and can't play midfield.
 
Champion Data expert analyst Daniel Hoyne thinks that Richmond defender Daniel Rioli could be the missing link for the Gold Coast Suns.

Reports last week emerged from 10 News Queensland that Rioli caught up with his former coach Damien Hardwick during Richmond’s bye week while in the Sunshine State.

While no trade rumours have really emerged from there, that meeting caused Hoyne to ponder what Rioli would look like playing for his former coach again but in Suns colours.

Given that the Suns are poor offensively in 2024, Hoyne thinks that Rioli could be a perfect addition for the improving club.

“I was interested to hear about discussions around Daniel Rioli and whatever's going on up there,” Hoyne said on SEN Sportsday.

“But it got me thinking that a player like him is absolutely ideal for where Gold Coast are heading and probably one of the final pieces of their team at the moment.

“In terms of what they're doing without the footy, they’re second best behind Geelong this year which is a huge tick for Hardwick. They have the fifth-worst offensive profile in the competition, mainly because there's no team that struggles to move the ball more than what Gold Coast are doing at the moment.

“So far this season, they have rotated eight half-back flankers through their team, across six weeks.”



With most of the other aspects of their game flying, Hoyne thinks that half-back kicking is one area where they fall short with Jack Lukosius even struggling using the ball out of defensive 50.

He went through some of the half-backs that Gold Coast have trialled in 2024, to no avail.

“I think it's absolutely fair enough to have a bit of a deep dive into (who they want as a halfback). It was, ‘Well, let's start with Alex Sexton, a bit of Rory Atkins, Conor Budarick’, whoever it might be and now it's Sam Flanders experiment at the moment,” Hoyne said.

“It's only a couple of games in (to that experiment) but he had 34 disposals on the weekend. But he had no impact he was the 10th lowest-rated player on the ground.

“Flanders as a midfielder is performing significantly above expectation. As a half-back flanker, he’s performing a little bit below expectation at the moment.

“(Lukosius) as a kicker is the eighth worst kicker coming out of defensive 50 at the moment. So everyone talks to me about how good his ball use is, but the outcome and the results that he has aren’t there.”

He described the three-time premiership Tiger as the missing piece of the puzzle for Hardwick’s side.

“In terms of where they're going over the next 18 months and sort of to two years. That's the missing piece of the puzzle,” Hoyne said.

“A player like Daniel Rioli makes a lot of sense in terms of what this team needs moving forward.”

The 27-year-old is averaging 19.3 disposals and 4.2 rebound 50s a game in 2024.

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Is Daniel Rioli the “missing piece of the puzzle” for Gold Coast?

“A player like him is absolutely ideal for where Gold Coast are heading.”
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Corkie said:
Champion Data expert analyst Daniel Hoyne thinks that Richmond defender Daniel Rioli could be the missing link for the Gold Coast Suns.

Reports last week emerged from 10 News Queensland that Rioli caught up with his former coach Damien Hardwick during Richmond’s bye week while in the Sunshine State.

While no trade rumours have really emerged from there, that meeting caused Hoyne to ponder what Rioli would look like playing for his former coach again but in Suns colours.

Given that the Suns are poor offensively in 2024, Hoyne thinks that Rioli could be a perfect addition for the improving club.

“I was interested to hear about discussions around Daniel Rioli and whatever's going on up there,” Hoyne said on SEN Sportsday.

“But it got me thinking that a player like him is absolutely ideal for where Gold Coast are heading and probably one of the final pieces of their team at the moment.

“In terms of what they're doing without the footy, they’re second best behind Geelong this year which is a huge tick for Hardwick. They have the fifth-worst offensive profile in the competition, mainly because there's no team that struggles to move the ball more than what Gold Coast are doing at the moment.

“So far this season, they have rotated eight half-back flankers through their team, across six weeks.”



With most of the other aspects of their game flying, Hoyne thinks that half-back kicking is one area where they fall short with Jack Lukosius even struggling using the ball out of defensive 50.

He went through some of the half-backs that Gold Coast have trialled in 2024, to no avail.

“I think it's absolutely fair enough to have a bit of a deep dive into (who they want as a halfback). It was, ‘Well, let's start with Alex Sexton, a bit of Rory Atkins, Conor Budarick’, whoever it might be and now it's Sam Flanders experiment at the moment,” Hoyne said.

“It's only a couple of games in (to that experiment) but he had 34 disposals on the weekend. But he had no impact he was the 10th lowest-rated player on the ground.

“Flanders as a midfielder is performing significantly above expectation. As a half-back flanker, he’s performing a little bit below expectation at the moment.

“(Lukosius) as a kicker is the eighth worst kicker coming out of defensive 50 at the moment. So everyone talks to me about how good his ball use is, but the outcome and the results that he has aren’t there.”

He described the three-time premiership Tiger as the missing piece of the puzzle for Hardwick’s side.

“In terms of where they're going over the next 18 months and sort of to two years. That's the missing piece of the puzzle,” Hoyne said.

“A player like Daniel Rioli makes a lot of sense in terms of what this team needs moving forward.”

The 27-year-old is averaging 19.3 disposals and 4.2 rebound 50s a game in 2024.

www.sen.com.au

Is Daniel Rioli the “missing piece of the puzzle” for Gold Coast?

“A player like him is absolutely ideal for where Gold Coast are heading.”
www.sen.com.au www.sen.com.au
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Won’t Lachie Weller be that missing piece of the puzzle when he returns?
 

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