Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Topiary]

Far too stable and reliable - needs more FrostBall!

Not bad back up. As will Blanck

 

[daniel23]

What sort of message does it send to the players if you don’t choose your best performed backman this year?
Frost is severely underrated here and is a lock even if we get Battle and Barrass

The club plays for premierships. If form warrants selection Mitchell has shown he will play them. Either way it's a good problem to have and we are building some serious depth.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Scrim barrass hardwick
Impey battle sicily

That is a scary backline

The names look good on paper, but I have a few questions.

Where does the overlapping run come from? Who generally plays four tall forwards? Are we expecting Sicily, Scrimshaw or Battle to take one of the opposition's small forwards?

Mitchell moved one of the best wingmen in the competition to the HBF because he wanted run generated from behind. He has Weddle running up the field at every opportunity too.

I'd love to see us bring in both of them, but I doubt Mitchell is going to change his vision for the backline after one pretty successful season.

 

[Bugs1977]

I’m pretty sure Topiary and Tyler Duerden are the same person. Strikingly similar use of language and grammar.

This is an actual picture of Tyler and Tops in the same room. Rumour has it that they might or might not be the same person. Oh and FWIW TylerDurden said that he’s the one with the six pack

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Sorry, what?

He takes the spot away from another player so likely not a net benefit of 160 goals.

 

[tl92]

The names look good on paper, but I have a few questions.

Where does the overlapping run come from? Who generally plays four tall forwards? Are we expecting Sicily, Scrimshaw or Battle to take one of the opposition's small forwards?

Mitchell moved one of the best wingmen in the competition to the HBF because he wanted run generated from behind. He has Weddle running up the field at every opportunity too.

I'd love to see us bring in both of them, but I doubt Mitchell is going to change his vision for the backline after one pretty successful season.

We aren’t recruiting them to play at Box Hill

 

[Hawked Wings]

Frost can actually play on the smalls too

 

[Lickmesocks]

Most of the 12 apostles have been taken by the ocean

Think there’s only 3 or 4 left standing now

Yep I was trying to be funny which obviously didn’t work

 

[LunchboxLegend]

He isn’t not coming.

 

[Platten44]

Just back on Ward's worth, what do people think it will take to pry Ben Hobbs from essdn? Not first, but they'll definitely would ask for a second. Ward is way higher in all metrics and clubs know of his skill set once he finds his place as a prime mid. Either a first round or no deal.

Sicily, Newk and the John Kennedy statue

 

[The Chad and I]

Not bad back up. As will Blanck

Having Frost, Blanck, and Serong as ready to go back up is excessive, especially as McCabe will be knocking on the door for a debut next season.

Must move on 2 of 3 and recruit a much younger KPP for the sake of list balance.

 

[Bedi]

Did you miss the double negative or are you suggesting Barrass to the Hawks is actually unlikely?

 

[Nick the Pig]

Having Frost, Blanck, and Serong as ready to go back up is excessive, especially as McCabe will be knocking on the door for a debut next season.

Must move on 2 of 3 and recruit a much younger KPP for the sake of list balance.

I would suggest if Battle and Barrass come on board it will be Phillips and DGB who make way before the 4 you mentioned.

Frost, Blanck, Serong, McCabe as depth and/or fighting for a start to me is not excessive, especially as three of them are still under 24. Injuries are bound to happen. We need this level of capable plug and play depth.

 

[The Chad and I]

I would suggest if Battle and Barrass come on board it will be Phillips and DGB who make way before the 4 you mentioned.

Frost, Blanck, Serong, McCabe as depth and/or fighting for a start to me is not excessive, especially as three of them are still under 24. Injuries are bound to happen. We need this level of capable plug and play depth.

I already assumed they'd be gone.

Frost is beyond the point of being a back-up.
He's one of the best stoppers in the league.

Serong is bursting to play seniors and I'd be surprised if he doesn't initiate a trade.
There's not much more he could do at BH.

Blanck and McCabe are my choices to remain, but I think Frost will too.
Perhaps for one more season, that's not a bad thing.

 

[tommyk72]

Would frost hold any trade currency this year? He’s played his best year of AFL footy of his career. Be good to sell high. But I’m not sure how much value he would have given his age.

Silly question, but for those who know more about Barass than I, what are the qualities that make him superior to Frost’s form this year. More contested marking?

 

[The Chad and I]

Would frost hold any trade currency this year? He’s played his best year of AFL footy of his career. Be good to sell high. But I’m not sure how much value he would have given his age.

Silly question, but for those who know more about Barass than I, what are the qualities that make him superior to Frost’s form this year. More contested marking?

Maybe counter-weight in Barrass trade, if it happens.

West Coast would be happy to have someone fill that role competently while netting a first round pick.

 

[burger09]

Potential forwards/ swingmen

Battle, Weddle, McCabe, Sicily.

We could be scary good if Weddle, McCabe and Dear come on quickly.

Barras and Battle would open so many possibilities, spread the load and allow the kids to develope with less pressure.

I'm all in.

 

[burner1]

Would we have a look at someone like Joel Jeffrey? Also dropped from suns side by Hardwick. Has heaps of talent and can play forward (3rd tall) and back more recently so has flexibility that Sam likes (although hard to fit him in our backline). Needs a few extra kgs but put him on the Gunston / dear hardcore development program and he could be the 3rd tall up forward we lack.

 

[Topiary]

Would we have a look at someone like Joel Jeffrey? Also dropped from suns side by Hardwick. Has heaps of talent and can play forward (3rd tall) and back more recently so has flexibility that Sam likes (although hard to fit him in our backline). Needs a few extra kgs but put him on the Gunston / dear hardcore development program and he could be the 3rd tall up forward we lack.

While Sam wants flexibility he also wants quality.

 

[Dewwwww]

Any Chance Cadman is the key forward that we want?

 

[Platten44]

Any Chance Cadman is the key forward that we want?

The Giants don’t trade contracted players that they want to keep. Have to wait until he is out of contract to have a crack.

 

[Topiary]

Any Chance Cadman is the key forward that we want?

I think we are interested in the kid in the forward pocket. Starts with a G and he is a “local”.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

I think we are interested in the kid in the forward pocket. Starts with a G and he is a “local”.

Bring Max back.

Gee the kid can play.

 

[KermitJagger]

What sort of message does it send to the players if you don’t choose your best performed backman this year?
Frost is severely underrated here and is a lock even if we get Battle and Barrass

Its pretty scrim barrassing that he keeps getting left out.

 

[cryptor]

I think we are interested in the kid in the forward pocket. Starts with a G and he is a “local”.

I completely misread this and thought you said Starts with a G and rhymes with "local".

I then spent more time than I care to admit looking through their list for somebody named Gocal...