Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Lawsy]

I wonder if Fremantle will come for our first if it’s around pick 6 if it’s around that number, so they could try to use it for Chad Warner.

How do we get pick 6 when we start with 12 which goes to the Dogs for Smith?

 

[CHUBBSS]

Didn't Mitch have personal chats with Mckay and Henry ? Hopefully his reputation improving as a coach helps us this time around.

Mitch also knows how’s to play the game, I have no doubt we have a very particular list and free agent strategy, it’s not that tricky either, bid on everyone and anything, who we actually end up with is the real game (also a fair bit of luck)

 

[CHUBBSS]

2023: Fluid situations

2024: Solid mail

2025? Some variety of gas or plasma I wager

 

[Kuuz]

How do we get pick 6 when we start with 12 which goes to the Dogs for Smith?

This thread does hocus pocus magic tricks at this point in the year, and creates picks out of nothing.

I predict we will have three picks inside the top 10 within 4 weeks.

 

[Kanga Commando]

This thread does hocus pocus magic tricks at this point in the year, and creates picks out of nothing.

I predict we will have three picks inside the top 10 within 4 weeks.

You forgot Harley Reid. On the way right ?

 

[A Diakos]

Jagga will be top 5. Even top 3.

There's no way the Dogs take a F1 for Baz.
It will be this year's 1st, or he's off to the Cats.

its not up to the dogs

if the player wants to get to a club of his choice they will make it happen .....all the rest is hot air ....the players decide

 

[mustang]

How do we get pick 6 when we start with 12 which goes to the Dogs for Smith?

At the moment it’s 6 if we make finals yeah could be 12.

 

[Brant]

I didn't think you were allowed to talk directly to players mid-season whilst contracted?

 

[Dragz]

My solid Mail on Battle is:
No decision made as yet.

Source: close cousin of a current AFL player at a different club. (And by close, they catchup and talk all the time)

My solid Mail on Smith is:
Nfi

Source: Me

 

[earthworms]

can we get roughy and mark mckenzie to lead a dedicated “capture unit” where smith and battle are captured and convinced to join our club? would help with any future player acquisitions as well.

 

[Glebehawk]

Ward may be Bulldogs bound. He's in a similar position to Josh Kennedy all those years ago, good player but can't see him cracking into the midfield at Hawthorn any time soon.

Give him time, I see him cracking it and staying there.

 

[Nugett]

This thread does hocus pocus magic tricks at this point in the year, and creates picks out of nothing.

I predict we will have three picks inside the top 10 within 4 weeks.

With all the picks received by trading Bruest

 

[Mercy Seat]

Sam Mitchell denies actively shopping Hawks players

“Nothing specific around players at all.”

www.sen.com.au

That wasn’t really a denial though, only that nothing got to any meaningful point.

Doesn’t matter though, he was doing what he could to improve the list and a year later it was clear what we were trying to do.

 

[Hawk1986]

Bigmaxi, TBH it was a slightly disappointing night. Listed as running 6.30 - 8.30, only went for an hour from 7-8. (Temper Trap rehearsing on the ground for NRL was the supposed reason). Nat Edwards hosted.

Andy Gowers was first up and updated us on Dingley with some impressive drone vision of the work so far (available on the Hawks app apparently) and announced we're over 80k membership.

Rob McCartney and Sam spoke next. A slide went up of all he negative media articles from last year / earlier this year (tanking etc.) then was contrasted with all the feel-good media articles and headlines of late. Essentially Rob was saying that we have a plan and we know where we're going and anything outside the club (positive or negative) is just noise. I always find Rob a hugely impressive speaker.
Sam mentioned Wardy (see earlier post) with no prompting - seems top of mind - and said that this year we're beyond the pure development stage - but still developing nevertheless. Focus is more on being in winning positions / consistency.

A slide went up of the debutants for this year. Sam talked up Mass as a quality person and the surprise of Calsher coming on so quickly.

Players interviewed very briefly on stage were Sic, Newk, Worps and Gunner. Laughs from the attendees when someone asked about how we'd fit Bailey Smith into the midfield. I think Newk chuckled and said something along the lines of "we'll find a way".
Worps mentioned that all players have a long list of things they've been working on but as far as him personally, he mentioned his kicking in particular. Gunners joked that he enjoyed his 'year holiday'. Sic mentioned the boys would have been happy to keep going without the bye.

AFLW women were next up - thought new coach Dan Webster spoke very well.

Canapes were not up to standard of previous years.

Thought Gowers speech was a bit odd and missed the mark

 

[bindas12]

Smith seen looking at properties in Geelong apparently according to the fox show

 

[westhawk]

I know for a fact that Sam was in Sydney today meeting a player. Not sure who, but my Aunty who used to work for the club, ran into him and chatted for a while. Wouldn’t divulge who the player was though. Just said doing some recruiting.

 

[westhawk]

Smith seen looking at properties in Geelong apparently according to the fox show

Isn’t he still in Greece

 

[earthworms]

I know for a fact that Sam was in Sydney today meeting a player. Not sure who, but my Aunty who used to work for the club, ran into him and chatted for a while. Wouldn’t divulge who the player was though. Just said doing some recruiting.

logan mcdonald?

 

[Spanish Sahara]

logan mcdonald?

Perryman?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Isn’t he still in Greece

Crete is a little suburb near Moggs Creek

 

[eldorado]

It’s laughable
It’s head shaking
It’s stupidity

Thank fcuk these people have no place on our list management team

But...but...but...what about my gut feels?

 

[eldorado]

I'm not going to throw shade but I have been around this board a while and can remember multiple times that "solid mail" hasn't been delivered.

100% this.

It may well be the one thing I've actually learned from Bigfooty..

 

[bindas12]

Isn’t he still in Greece

 

[kazzooka]

If you’ve been around the board a while mate, you’d know that any mail should be taken in the spirit it’s intended by those that go out of their way to post it.

Don’t be another that shoots the messenger and ultimately ruins it for everyone else.

I for one enjoy the rollercoaster.

The spirit it's intended in this case is a claim of absolute certainty.

Say you've heard a rumour from somewhere inside Hawthorn or Stkilda, a manager, a player but don't say that you are certain as even if your sauce is Sam Mitchell who reportedly spoke to battle in the last few days, it could be wrong.

The reason people throw shade is not because someone is wrong it's that instead of sharing the information as dubious 2nd or 3rd hand from sources that may not know themselves, or maybe it isn't even knowable as it's undecided.

People post with such confidence and certainty that it's impossible not to giggle when they are wrong.

 

[kazzooka]

From an outside observer, the McKay situation made perfect sense.
He visited Hawthorn one day, was impressed and verbally indicated an intention to chooses us.
TD heard / knew of this and let us know.
Then Dodoro or his manager talked him into choosing Essendon.
It happens.

If that's the case, than TD sounds like he has "solid mail" from Hawthorn.

I'll wait till Josh Battle sends him a letter.

Clubs tend not to know much in these situations as managers do a lot of talk only to walk into another club to tell them, "well you need to at least match the Hawthorn offer" then they go to another club asking them to match the North offer.