Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

2024 Picks



2025 Picks

 

[Sirlemsip]

Neither LDU or Smith have much appeal to me.

Young, Rozee, Warner, JHF, Reid - that type of versatile, damaging mid-fwd is exactly what we need. I'm still pretty sure Mackenzie will develop into that for us.

Rozee is shit.
Would happily take any of the other four though.

 

[Sirlemsip]

Aren’t we getting Battle for less than what St Failure offered him?

Battle is Unrestricted - StFail can't match to force a trade

 

[badgrill]

No, I was searching for Harry Perryman highlights on YouTube and I stumbled across it. Like another poster said...you need a wtf emoji.

It's bizarre, it feels like absurdist humour.

listen to "Ramsay Hunt syndrome" as well. ****ing strange

 

[Bugs1977]

I don't realistically believe we will be able to trade for Smith as we wont have the draft capital to please the Bulldogs due to our commitment to trade for Barrass. Both West Coast and the Dogs will most likely ask for multiple first round picks a demand we are most likely going to be unable to meet. So I think Barrass will eventually get done but Smith may prove to be unobtainable.

Just spitballing here but is there a chance that we could be trying to get our hands on another 2nd rounder? We could then look to trade that along with our 2024 2nd (from the Pies) + our F2nd for Smith? Dogs might be happy with 3 x 2nds in a deep draft or we could also look to move all 3 for someones 1st and then use that for Smith.

Don't kill me just like everyone else I'm just trying to make sense of why he hasn't nominated the Scats.

 

[Hawks future]

Smith will go to the club that pays him the most.

Barrass and battle nominated hawks straight away ... collingwood out of the finals would of nominated them if it was them so it's 100 percent geelong

 

[mustang]

Seeing we went after Liam Henry last year in the trade period but he chose Saints, could we be looking to target another small forward and then push MacDonald or Ginni into the midfield more often.

 

[Hawk1986]

Interesting comment;

‘What a luxury to be able to pass on Western Bulldog Smith given the emergence of their midfield. The Hawks were reported to be “neck-deep” in Smith after the trade period last year’.

 

[SSSSSS]

Seeing we went after Liam Henry last year in the trade period but he chose Saints, could we be looking to target another small forward and then push MacDonald or Ginni into the midfield more often.

Henry was playing wing at Freo. Plays as a HFF at Saints.

He was pretty bad as a pure small forward. Was almost delist worthy.

 

[number23]

And Hawks don't need him. What position would he play?

• We already have 5 centre square mids - Newk, Day, Worpel, Nash and Ward (+ Mckenzie and Mcginness).
• We are pretty well placed for wings (Mass, CJ, Morrison, McKenzie, Impey) and Smith does not even want to play that position anyway.
• And Weddle is going to end up somewhere in that mix

So where does he fit? And he will be massively overpriced.

Hawks should have other priorities IMO.

He only wants to play inside mid.

Sorry but there's no room for him. He can be the man at the Cattery.

 

[butlers hawks]

Seeing we went after Liam Henry last year in the trade period but he chose Saints, could we be looking to target another small forward and then push MacDonald or Ginni into the midfield more often.

Hawthorn were chasing Henry to play wing. Mitch Cleary actually said the other day if Henry came D'Ambrosio wouldnt of happened so pretty happy with how that all played out

 

[Agent_99]

My read on this is that neither Smith, management or Bulldogs would have thought Geelong or Hawks would finish this high.
Making both teams first round picks not very desirable to the Dogs - which they have informed Smith/management that they need to keep options open elsewhere as there is a chance Hawks/Geelong won’t be able to satisfy them at the trade table.

 

[rei154]

Genuinely curious as to what it would take for us to land Barrass and Smith?
Battle comes for free

Barrass is worth a late first

Smith is worth a first and then some.

I'd do our future first and Collingwood's second/ a player like Serong for Barrass
I'd do our first, future second and a player along the HH mold for Smith

Don't know if either club would take either deal though.

 

[killerspud]

Genuinely curious as to what it would take for us to land Barrass and Smith?
Battle comes for free

Barrass is worth a late first

Smith is worth a first and then some.

I'd do our future first and Collingwood's second/ a player like Serong for Barrass
I'd do our first, future second and a player along the HH mold for Smith

Don't know if either club would take either deal though.

Our first could be as low as pick 18 and with FS/Academy bs it could be into the 20s - so happy to give it for Barrass alternatively happy to do a ff and take this year's to the draft - apparently a deeper draft - might get some handy kind of player (Weddlesque - on the subject of that - Sleepy Mark needs some praise for that move - McKenzie and Weddle in one year and Watson Dear and McCabe the next - that's some dynasty building right there

 

[hawkinoz]

Genuinely curious as to what it would take for us to land Barrass and Smith?
Battle comes for free

Barrass is worth a late first

Smith is worth a first and then some.

I'd do our future first and Collingwood's second/ a player like Serong for Barrass
I'd do our first, future second and a player along the HH mold for Smith

Don't know if either club would take either deal though.

Reading the Smith draft thread, it seems like Dogs will be happy with Cats First and F1 for Smith + Dogs 2nd.

Cats seem to think two 2nds will need to come back. Dogs have 33 and 44 as first 2 picks this year. Atm I don't want Bailey but if he comes cheap, won't say no.

Cheap is our F1 for Smith + Dogs F2

 

[rei154]

Reading the Smith draft thread, it seems like Dogs will be happy with Cats First and F1 for Smith + Dogs 2nd.

Cats seem to think two 2nds will need to come back. Dogs have 33 and 44 as first 2 picks this year. Atm I don't want Bailey but if he comes cheap, won't say no.

Cheap is our F1 for Smith + Dogs F2

That'd be well unders unless we send more to them I reckon

 

[QuietB]

FA means nothing with LDU.... there's no amount of money we could offer him that North won't match.

And they will inevitably have the No 1 preseason draft pick (if Richmond pass)

 

[QuietB]

I actually think Hawthorn are done with trading. Might trade the odd one out, but I don't think anyone else comes in. As it stands Hawthorn need to free four list spots - every player in is another list spot they need to free.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Genuinely curious as to what it would take for us to land Barrass and Smith?
Battle comes for free

Barrass is worth a late first

Smith is worth a first and then some.

I'd do our future first and Collingwood's second/ a player like Serong for Barrass
I'd do our first, future second and a player along the HH mold for Smith

Don't know if either club would take either deal though.

Forget about Smith

 

[Lickmesocks]

Bailey Smith didn’t nominate a club. I assume because Cats are still playing, but we can stil dream

Deal/plan with cats was done 3 months back was what I was told.

Hawks left that party a long time back.

 

[Lickmesocks]

Some nice FA's next season.

Who wants to be our Frawley?

Fogarty
LDU
Rayner
TDK
Brayshaw
Allen
Waterman

I'd throw 7 figures at any of the above.

TDK would be the dream.

TDK and Meek combo with Chol floating would be next level.

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Bugger Smith. Ward and Mackenzie need more midfield time.

 

[peetoo]

If there’s a team which desperately need Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

, it’s the doggies

Ironing

 

[TylerDurden]

Ralph just declared Smith has chosen Geelong.

 

[mustang]

Hawthorn were chasing Henry to play wing. Mitch Cleary actually said the other day if Henry came D'Ambrosio wouldnt of happened so pretty happy with how that all played out

O really that was lucky then.

 

[peetoo]

Ralph just declared Smith has chosen Geelong.

Reckoned no one else is interested