2024/2025 Gold Coast Draft & Trade Periods

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I honestly think we should back out of the Rioli deal at this point. His position is not a hard one to find replacements for and we’re already getting noble who is much cheaper.

Pick 6 was already very excessive and apparently that isn’t enough for them.
Just split the pick.. tigers can then take 2 x mid first rd picks
 
Did I just read North have offered there future first Rd pick for pick 13!!!

SOLD

I saw that too...

I can only assume that there was more to it than just a straight swap, or our trade guys should be sacked for not accepting it. (or at least making clear to other bidders that it was the offer to beat)
 
I honestly think we should back out of the Rioli deal at this point. His position is not a hard one to find replacements for and we’re already getting noble who is much cheaper.

Pick 6 was already very excessive and apparently that isn’t enough for them.
I would love this for a number of reasons

1. It shows the club will no longer be abused at this time of year and gives fans something to say, my club has grown up
2. It shows maturity, I’m sure some will disagree but the offer put forward was / very generous and that we acted in good faith
3. Pick 6 on the open market would land us a bonanza

We can't win in the eyes of the media and the general public, either we overpay for Rioli and get shit on, or we back down from the trade and we get shit on for not being able to get a trade done.
In other words, **** the general public and the media.

You are totally correct, however I think there is a lot more to be gained by pulling out. Rioli and his management know the offer made is significantly over his value and the Tigers will wear the brunt of the failure not us. Also the football world will see we have had enough of being bent over and start to come to the party acting accordingly
 
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Boyd does academy coaching stuff at the club and also trained on before we picked Jed Anderson in front of him in 2023. Time to offer a rookie spot
 
6 for Rioli is obviously overs but I'm not going to lose the plot if it happens...

This year out of half back we had Flanders chip kicking it sideways, Sexton aimlessly bombing it, Budders turning it over a bit too much.... Rioli can come in and make us move the ball even a few % better then we win those games vs Saints, North etc and we are playing finals.

It also sets a precedent of an actual quality player in his prime wanting to come and actually play for us. We get Rioli this year and make finals next year, I can see more star players wanting to make the move north.
 

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Boyd does academy coaching stuff at the club and also trained on before we picked Jed Anderson in front of him in 2023. Time to offer a rookie spot

The time is probably right for him to join our list

Does he start over Holman?
 
I would love this for a number of reasons

1. It shows the club will no longer be abused at this time of year and gives fans something to say, my club has grown up
2. It shows maturity, I’m sure some will disagree but the offer put forward was / very generous and that we acted in good faith
3. Pick 6 on the open market would land us a bonanza



You are totally correct, however I think there is a lot more to be gained by pulling out. Rioli and his management know the offer made is significantly over his value and the Tigers will wear the brunt of the failure not us. Also the football world will see we have had enough of being bent over and start to come to the party acting accordingly
And when we have to start Sexton/Flanders/Jeffery at half back next year and our ball movement is garbage again, we do we do?
6 will end up being enough for Rioli for Richmond, they are just posturing because they need to keep the fans invested.
 
The time is probably right for him to join our list

Does he start over Holman?
He’s more a mid which is the problem. He’s far improved from when Port used him as a pressure forward. So it would be worth trying that again. I’d guarantee he’d kick more goals than both Berry and Holman. Takes something special to lay 20 tackles in a vfl grand final clearly shows how competitive he is
 
Port Adelaide is free to send out its future first-round pick at any time after clarification from the AFL, opening the door to a Jack Lukosius deal to be ticked off.
The Power entered the trade period unsure whether they could offload another first rounder, given AFL rules that clubs must use two first-round picks in a four-year period.

Code Sports/Herald Sun
 

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