Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

2024 Picks



2025 Picks

 

[butlers hawks]

Once again this comes up, loss rate doesn't mean the opposite is a win.

The stats fall into loss, neutralise, win.

Nar do apologize I re-read what I wrote as I was typing quickly at work and saw I wrote that. Will edit meant that 76.7% was at very worst a break even

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Alrighty - tin foil time and all that...


We are linked to three players, all of whom have baggage attached - mostly through no fault of their own.



Josh Battle has been concussed 4 times in the last 3 seasons and has sustained multiple facial and ankle fractures.

I'm firmly of the opinion that we should be extra vigilant with these 'super-brave' types of player - Lynch,Murphy and Brayshaw being the latest victims of concussion.

Bailey Smith off an ACL and a drug-strike.

Tyson Stengle was again in bother in Geelong alongside Marc Bliclavs a few months back (The video is on here somewhere) - and has been done for drink-driving (fine) and drugs (councelled).

I'm not saying Leopards don't change spots, but I am saying that we have a very very young list - lets be careful of the culture here that we want these kids to develop in.


I'm not too sure why we are all in love with Josh Battle all of a sudden?

Does he fill an urgent void - especially with Blanck and Phillips to return and Frost and Scrimshaw in career best form.
Serong is still on the books and was playing 3 rounds ago. Scaife and McCabe are yet to debut.

Smith - adds an extra bit of zing around the contest, but is that something we don't already have in Weddle?
I do see it with Smith, but already there is a back and forth about Geelong and Collingwood, so are we really certain we aren't a bargaining tool (again?)

Stengle - no, just no.
Ginnivan and Watson were recruited for this very purpose and Bennets is waiting. Hard pass with his off-field issues.



All I'm saying is - please do due diligence on these guys - and I'm sure we will - but are we sure with all the $$$ that we have, and the pathway our playing group is taking that we wouldn't be better served going to the draft and keeping the $$$ to pay up for the kids we have?


I get the argument with Smith, but the other two just seem to be surplus to what we already have, especially with Battle having multiple recent concussions.

We are not linked to Stengle.

 

[mac11]

Barrass has been a great player but would be a big risk for any club to trade for. Has permanent damage and ongoing issues with his back.

AFL premiership hero reveals full extent of terrifying ‘forever’ injury

The 28-year-old admits he was ‘very lucky’ not to become a quadriplegic, just months after his second son was born.

7news.com.au

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

I am not stressing over battle, would it be nice yes. However not the end of the world.

I am really keen to let McCabe run a muck, if he has the Calsher Dear impact in 2025 on a HBF that’s a win.

* An another key for our next premiership tilt.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

If Battle wants to stay at Sink Kilda good luck to him I guess.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

From Battle and Smith being all but done to Battle staying and Smith going to Geelong. What a ride.

 

[TheFourPillars]

From Battle and Smith being all big done to Battle staying and Smith going to Geelong. What a ride.

 

[hardway]

If Battle wants to stay at Sink Kilda good luck to him I guess.

Maybe doesn’t want to go to a club where he will need to fight week in week out to get on the team sheet.

 

[hardway]

From Battle and Smith being all big done to Battle staying and Smith going to Geelong. What a ride.

Managers love our war chest! Gets their clients the best deals.

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Is it actually confirmed that battle is going to sign or just pure speculation?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Fluidity. So much fluidity

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

The off season isn’t even here yet . It’s going to be another roller coaster of an off season.

 

[Delecate Des]

Hold your horses on Battle.
Sounds like he's staying put now.

So the battle was over before it begun

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Correct. He wants Hawthorn. You get it done.

Hold your horses on Battle.
Sounds like he's staying put now.

Not that I’m doubting what you’ve heard TD but what’s happened in the last 4 days that changed your original post?

 

[TassieGrown]

 

[TylerDurden]

Not that I’m doubting what you’ve heard TD but what’s happened in the last 4 days that changed your original post?

Players backflip all the time.
Who knows?

 

[play2win]

Players backflip all the time.
Who knows?

$200k?

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Players backflip all the time.
Who knows?

Do you think there’s a chance he flips back? Or has the deal been signed?

 

[Flukey!]

If Battle joins us, he is the player that assures us a quick ascension to the top again.

If he stays at the Saints, he is handy B grader at best and Blancky is back next year anyway.

Am I doing this right?

 

[CHUBBSS]

Saints can’t afford to loose battle, would have upped our offer at every turn.

But we are rinsing every club to make their best offers, this has a huge impact on how we compete long term

 

[Kuuz]

Hawks ITKs to Battle's agent tonight



Still probably a good few curve balls before season's end.

 

[CHUBBSS]

The situation is fluid.

Always.

Just feel like we might be playing a little game

 

[OnWardnUpWard]

 

[The hands of stone]

We are not linked to Stengle.

He and his management are too busy playing Carlton/Essendon against each other to squeeze every last $$$$ out of the Cats

 

[smish]

He and his management are too busy playing Carlton/Essendon against each other to squeeze every last $$$$ out of the Cats

You reckon he’ll stay HoS?