Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

2024 Picks



2025 Picks

 

[Nugett]

We are a destination club again. Few whispers of a big key forward....

Jack lukosius?

 

[cs61]

Has anyone in the media set the price for Smith like they have for Barrass?

 

[cs61]

Has anyone in the media set the price for Smith like they have for Barrass?

"Geelong will have a pretty late first-round pick, which is less than Smith would have fetched in 2021 after a pair of superb finals performances (v the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide), but should be the basis for a trade, bearing in mind that he is out of contract and is recovering from an ACL. In this particular draft, recruiters say it will be possible to land as good a player at pick 18 as pick eight."

Wow, saying that a very late first is fine. Can't imagine they'd be saying that if it was us. I haven't heard many mention Barrass' back issues or his age when saying our first isn't enough.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Said he had a range of sources feeding him that info though.

Jake Niall has nothing but Geelong sources

And is close with hocking

It’s a cats run media landscape currently

Why would providing evidence for Geelong being the best fit be for anyone but for Bailey to read

 

[Billyc]

Not 1 once of facts offered

Just opinion based on guesswork

Niall isn’t that type. People at Geelong are convinced that is his decision based on what his management have told them. Players and their managers commonly bullshit clubs though

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Have heard a lot of things about us and Smith over the course of this year.

• He was ours from last years trade period.
• It’s 50/50 between us and Cats.
• Hawks have cooled on him.
• Cats think they have him.
• Cats think he is still leaning to hawks.
• Connor’s leaked the Cats have him stories to redirect media.

Based on Niall’s article and some other tidbits regarding how Smith is going off-field that I’ve been told, as well as a few connected posters saying he’s not for us, I’m willing to call that he’s not going to be a Hawk.

 

[nelk boys]

Have heard a lot of things about us and Smith over the course of this year.

• He was ours from last years trade period.
• It’s 50/50 between us and Cats.
• Hawks have cooled on him.
• Cats think they have him.
• Cats think he is still leaning to hawks.
• Connor’s leaked the Cats have him stories to redirect media.

Based on Niall’s article and some other tidbits regarding how Smith is going off-field that I’ve been told, as well as a few connected posters saying he’s not for us, I’m willing to call that he’s not going to be a Hawk.

Still think he would compliment our midfield beautifully, but understand our priorities have shifted.

 

[Topiary]

Still think he would compliment our midfield beautifully, but understand our priorities have shifted.

We have other targets.

 

[Mopar Jason]

Here is the link if you'd like to read the article

http://archive.today/uHnGb

 

[OnWardnUpWard]

So at some point we cooled on Smith and pivoted to other priorities?

Hope this signals our trade approach going forward - engage in good faith but move on when other parties piss fart around.

 

[parsons nose]

Smith would be surplus to needs with the way things have panned out for us. A medium/tall forward should be our first priority now.

 

[hardway]

Smith would be surplus to needs with the way things have panned out for us. A medium/tall forward should be our first priority now.

Battle and Sicily can rotate that role.

 

[Yummy5454]

I know Sic is an AA defender, but man, it was so exciting to see him flicked forward again yesterday.

If we could add Barass/Battle, we’d feel so much more comfortable rotating him forward every now and again.

Imagine watching him kick snags from 70m every game!

 

[Snoref]

Just a thought, would a Ward+F2 for Bailey work?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Why would providing evidence for Geelong being the best fit be for anyone but for Bailey to read

Love your work, but this is just silly. Do you really think Baz is still sitting around wondering where to sign and his Sunday Age gets delivered and he reads this article and gets tipped over the edge.

Also Jake Niall is a Collingwood supporter so he’s hardly going to be encouraging players to sign at Geelong.

 

[Yardie]

I would. Has talent and skills. Strikes me as similar to Ginni in that his ego would be really pricked and if he moved he would work very hard to prove the knockers wrong.

Other clubs have greater need for his type though so I doubt it would be hawks but I can see him being a very good pick up for another club if he now wanted out

Terrible, outdated management by Nicks and Adelaide this week. Whatever they wanted to do behind closed doors this was a week to publicly wrap arms around him and support him

I reckon our boys would pull him into line as well. The media all talk about the celebrations and being yourself but they miss the accountability the group has with themselves.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Just a thought, would a Ward+F2 for Bailey work?

Doubt it. Bulldogs play hardball. They got a very good deal out of the Lions for Dunkley.

 

[VernonSpots]

Doubt it. Bulldogs play hardball. They got a very good deal out of the Lions for Dunkley.

He's not a free agent is he? Dogs have so much talent they should genuinely use the threat of PSD to send him to Tigers or, worse, North.

Geelong, or us, will need to give their 2x first rounders given his Age and proven talent. Anything less and that's a bit of a steal.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Love your work, but this is just silly. Do you really think Baz is still sitting around wondering where to sign and his Sunday Age gets delivered and he reads this article and gets tipped over the edge.

Also Jake Niall is a Collingwood supporter so he’s hardly going to be encouraging players to sign at Geelong.

More from a media pressure standpoint

Silly to think public conjecture doesn’t affect players decisions

But I understand your point

 

[wahawk]

Just a thought, would a Ward+F2 for Bailey work?

Ward doesn’t play for Geelong

 

[mustang]

Would it be 1 of these 3 forwards

Cadman
King
Gruzewski

On SM-S918B using BigFooty.com mobile app

Gruzewski is more a 3rd forward I've read, Big Key Forward is what was posted.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

He's not a free agent is he? Dogs have so much talent they should genuinely use the threat of PSD to send him to Tigers or, worse, North.

Geelong, or us, will need to give their 2x first rounders given his Age and proven talent. Anything less and that's a bit of a steal.

Yup just out of contract so Bulldogs won’t care that he’s coming off an ACL. They should absolutely use the PSD threat on Geelong - make them pay up.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Just a thought, would a Ward+F2 for Bailey work?

No, because Hawks are no longer in line for Baz.

 

[Flukey!]

The way our team is humming, you can understand why Smith may no longer be a priority when he would have been this time last year.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

The way our team is humming, you can understand why Smith may no longer be a priority when he would have been this time last year.

Yeah, don't need him.

Let him enjoy Moggs Creeks's many oceans and the block of free land in that absolute shithole of a town