Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

2024 Picks



2025 Picks

 

[TassieGrown]

Reid yes, whoever is paying that for Darcy is kidding themselves.

Yes he's talented, but I think recent years have shown you don't need a ~$1.5m a year forward to win flags. Better spread across your whole forward line and a good mix of talent smalls and stalls.

Agree majority of finals are won when the ball hits the ground

 

[Lickmesocks]

Morris on SEN suggesting you’d need to offer $20mill for 12yrs to get Reid or Darcy.

The times are changing.

12 year deals. Yeesh.

 

[Hodgey 15]

Wouldn't have won any without Dusty. So to do it again, he would need to find another Dusty.

And some very good assistant coaches who put a lot of that game plan they had in action.
I think I heard Leppitch was the real architect of the game plan - not Hardwick.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Not Hawthorn related, but Dustin Martin is currently up in the Gold Coast area, 'catching up' with Hardwick.

 

[smish]

Not Hawthorn related, but Dustin Martin is currently up in the Gold Coast area, 'catching up' with Hardwick.

AFL will pay him $1m a year in ambassador money to get him up there. It's sickening.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Not Hawthorn related, but Dustin Martin is currently up in the Gold Coast area, 'catching up' with Hardwick.

I’m shocked to be sitting here.




Not really.

 

[TheFourPillars]

I think Darcy will be a monster in a couple of years. Very hard to stop because he won't get pushed out of the way

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

The kid is 20, he's earning a crazy amount of coin.

If he's getting everything he wants from life playing at the Gold Coast how is that a bad thing?

It isn't right now.

I'll call it.

If he continues to mix with certain people, and keep doing the same things off-field, plus adding in his well known temper....then in the next couple of years,if he doesn't grow up, this could well be Tarryn Thomas Mk 2.

He might be good for Gold Coast, but The Gold Coast has all the ingredients to be very bad for him.

I hope he sorts his life out, before he takes a very wrong turn.

 

[Topiary]

It isn't right now.

I'll call it.

If he continues to mix with certain people, and keep doing the same things off-field, plus adding in his well known temper....then in the next couple of years,if he doesn't grow up, this could well be Tarryn Thomas Mk 2.

He might be good for Gold Coast, but The Gold Coast has all the ingredients to be very bad for him.

I hope he sorts his life out, before he takes a very wrong turn.

We knew this and we knew what we were getting.

 

[Coathanger]

I think Darcy will be a monster in a couple of years. Very hard to stop because he won't get pushed out of the way

Not if he’s on the DGB diet.

 

[kazzooka]

It’s hard to get a good idea of how good he is when he’s sharing a forward line with 2 other KPFs who play like they are the main target.

Yep, at this stage Darcy still has a long way to go to be better than Ben Brown. Let alone some of the other KPF's of the previous and current eras, like Reiwold x 2, Lynch, Hawkins, Kennedy. Curnow, McKay, Hogan, Larkey.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Wow, who didn’t see that coming …

 

[flamin_heck]

Wow, who didn’t see that coming …

I don’t get it. He’s got nothing left in the tank and if they sign him on big money (why would he play on on anything less) then he’s an expensive borderline fringe 22 player that isn’t known for his leadership skills.. am I missing something?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Richmond board going to go full melty all arvo.

 

[TylerDurden]

I thought it was against the rules. He was contracted still.

 

[Topiary]

Wow, who didn’t see that coming …

The Dimma BS.

 

[Hawk the Talk]

 

[brad sue well]

We knew this and we knew what we were getting.

Chol as mentor?

 

[Sixpence]

I thought it was against the rules. He was contracted still.

I believe he would still need to be traded, much like Hodge was when he "retired" and then went to Brisbane.

 

[TFFM]

I'm pretty sure Dusty is unrestricted, so can leave with no trade. Most of his $ you suspect will be ambassador based.

 

[Sixpence]

I'm pretty sure Dusty is unrestricted, so can leave with no trade. Most of his $ you suspect will be ambassador based.

Not if he's contracted.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Morris on SEN suggesting you’d need to offer $20mill for 12yrs to get Reid or Darcy.

The times are changing.

I have to wonder if players will stop wanting those types of deals. Look how trapped Petracca is - if he had a 3-4 year deal he might be able to negotiate his way out. With his long term deal in place it becomes a bloody hard ask to get him out.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Not Hawthorn related, but Dustin Martin is currently up in the Gold Coast area, 'catching up' with Hardwick.

This is the kind of deal they needed 10 years ago. Even 5 years ago when they brought a lot of young blokes in. Martin would be an absolute passenger and would be robbing a developing player of playing time. Honestly that club is so bafflingly stupid I honestly think Darwin could steal their AFL license by telling them to 'look over there'.

 

[cryptor]

Not if he's contracted.

Footywire.com has him out of contract right now

 

[The Big Dipper]

So seriously on Ward where does he fit? Day Newk Worpel are first 3, Nash Mackenzie McDonald would seem next 3 with Moore Weddle Watson the chop outs. Wings seem to be CJ and D’Ambrosio with Weddle and Amon the covers.
We have to be realistic and also focus on how to improve the list balance. What are our gaps? KPF seems like #1 3rd forward seems like #2 think we are set for small forwards and defenders. If players like Ward Maginness Serong allow us to acquire those positions you have to consider it at a minimum. This draft has several promising forwards that go between 10-40 getting 2 with second rounders seems to make sense.
Players like Shanahan Sims Faull Gerryn would fit the bill nicely.

This is one of the better post I've read on this forum. The number of fans stuck on the idea we need to remain loyal to every player on our list whilst we still have holes to fill is beyond belief. This is the draft for us to fill our KPF needs and the only better solution than that would be to trade for already established power forwards. Shanahan and Gerreyn for mine...