List Mgmt. 2024 Draft & Trade Hypotheticals
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Correct, but we don't know if his contract is back-ended. It's 25% so top 11 or 12.
Hayward could have a heavily back ended deal. George Hewett had one in his final year with the Swans. Swans tried to move him on because of it but he stayed and left as RFA.
Florent is definitely on less as he is not a RFA. But again, we don't know the terms of their contracts.
We regularly lose best XXII players - it’s inevitable. To think otherwise is folly.
My gut instinct is that Hayward is perhaps most likely to be this year’s Aliir / Dawson / Hewett.
My gut instinct is that Hayward is perhaps most likely to be this year’s Aliir / Dawson / Hewett.
You are correct, but that's all the info we have to go off. So if he wants to stay, chances are he'll be getting paid less next year and that's not something that's easy to do, stay at your job doing the same thing you did previously and get paid less for it. I know I wouldn't stay.
As above.
Yep, good pick up. It's possible florent was front loaded, but as you say, no way of knowing this.
Hopefully we can retain them all but he's the one most likely to be a target.
We don't have a readymade replacement. Parker only half of his skillset. Mills more likely to go down back. McInerney the most likely IMO, more so than Campbell.
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We need to make the bulldogs pay for Ugle Hagan this year, load up the year after on Darcy
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Hayward one of our highest paid players is ridiculous in itself.
There is no reason to lose him tho? its utterly our own doing if we wanna move him on like we did with Rohan/Hewett.
Well i had no idea about that but still find it hard to believe.
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He would not affect Our inside midfield of Parker Mills Warner Heeney or Adams as he pretty much runs on the outside. Having said that I have never been a huge fan.
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I think he’s more likely to be this year’s Stephens or Clarke.
I doubt we want to move him on BUT...
A number of posters (me too) have suggested that his contract may be back ended which is how he gets to be in the top 25% of earners and that his new contract could be smoothed, leading to a drop in pay year on year. Another club, eg Crows, could offer him an attractive contract in $, years or both which we are not prepared to match. Tempting. That's partly how we lost Aliir.
At least we could use our end of 1st round pick for him
I would put that in the same class of s**tf***ery as when we traded picks with Hawthorn and then used our new pick to take their NGA player (Vickery?).I saw what you did there!
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That was hilarious still love us hiding picks with WCE with the Blakey bid, getting Nick and then trading in to get Rowbottom. That was my favourite.
Pure genius. Nek minnit AFL BAN.
#1 midfield trio in the AFL according to champion data
... I believe it
Wouldn't mind facing the Port boys while they're in form
Need talls
Port midfield?
More of a love / hate.
We all gravitate here when the team plays badly and obsess over things we have no way of changing.
I love it. Love the idea of list/team building, figuring out gaps, projecting where we'll be in the future.
People do jump the gun a bit sometimes. I know I've lost it over not addressing clear needs before on draft night (last year was fine), though it was years in the making.
Personally, I think we've made attempts at addressing both short and long term needs in the last year (via the MSD and end of year draft/trade). Now we wait to see if the "depth" or the young kids show something throughout the year, before knowing what we need to do the most.
Amartey, or Buller, might kick on, Logan extends and then no-one is talking about KPFs anymore (personally I think we need 4, even 5 on the list since our depth rucks aren't great up forward, so there is room to replace Reid). Snell does play both ends.
Sheldrick, Cleary, Magor even, might be banging down the door, if not at least looking promising, with Jordon settled and in form, thus quietens the inside mid clamour.
Someone e.g. Kirk or Vickery (as foretold on his draft night) might get played and look decent in a small defender role. Probably the area where we don't have players earmarked in reserves.
Maybe Wicks returns and settles in the 22, Konstanty keeps kicking 2 or 3 per week in ressies and small forward looks better.
Maybe Arnold or Francis or Edwards strings some form together, with Snell impressing and we can just look to replace any outgoing KPDs rather than a complete restock. Cochran is a likely get from the academy.
Of course, it could all go downhill, but we don't really know just yet.
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Spot on.
My feeling at this stage is that we are unlikely to trade anyone in unless we lose Hayward and will do our best at the draft to maintain balance in our list as the things you mention reveal themselves.
Ticks , where can i find that Academy team please
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