Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Nuggets73]

Or they could have their hands full

Hahaha .. very true, could very well end in tears

 

[I got the outside word]

Geez - If they land Smith and Oliver … the Cats could be a handful in 2025

Who can kick in their midfield if they add Smith and Oliver? Put it on the head of Barass, Battle, Sicily and Scrimshaw all day. Not to mention coming straight from Home House to the ground on game day.

Stengle, Oliver and Smith (if it’s all true) sound like a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[hfc70]

Cats will be very excited if they can reach their goal in 2025…..


….another Prelim Final. That’s their pinnacle - they love making Prelims (made an art out of it)

 

[wahawk]

Geez - If they land Smith and Oliver … the Cats could be a handful in 2025

They have a kicking eff of 58% & 56% respectively.

 

[TheFourPillars]

As expected

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Are the Smith rumours very similar to the Oliver rumours or do they differ?

Very similar.

 

[Delecate Des]

Isn't that the Weapon?

 

[Bugs1977]

Correct weight.

People need to get their head around the fact that we know exactly what we’re doing.

We are essentially getting Battle and Barass in the door for a first round pick each, and we haven’t even had to offer Battle a shit load of money to come, leaving the door ajar for us to be able to purchase another first round pick in 2025.

Something that doesn't get talked about enough is if / when pick purchasing comes in (assume end of next season) then what teams do we feel will be likely to sell their 1st rounders? The Suns always seem to have a plethora of 1st rounders but outside of them and your top 5 contenders would look to sell off their 1st rounder? You'd think contending teams will shop their 1st rounders for cap space so they can keep top players on their lists.

I'm not 100% sure pick purchasing will be as easy as everyone thinks especially if there's 6-7 teams with huge cap space competing for it. Finally is just 1 year of picks in advance or can you go 2 years or more in advance of picks?

 

[Judd2Sewell]

He was always going there. Geelong was his choice months ago (or so I was told).

 

[offtherails9]

Are the Smith rumours very similar to the Oliver rumours or do they differ?

I'd say Smith probably has it a little more in check than Oliver but still, not worth the currency we would've had to give up

 

[Billyc]

He was always going there. Geelong was his choice months ago (or so I was told).

Very senior Geelong people were speaking openly about it being done months ago.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[wahawk]

I'd say Smith probably has it a little more in check than Oliver but still, not worth the currency we would've had to give up

You have a very appt username for the discussion

 

[Alex_au]

As expected

Word is the Harry Morrison deal held this up

 

[wahawk]

Word is the Harry Morrison deal held this up

I feel you are taking the piss but either way we signed the right player

 

[Ned Ryerson]

You’d have to imagine a player and pick would be needed to get Clarry. Melbourne might be offering to part with salary to get a F1 and SDK as an example. If they do it for a solitary pick in the teens there would be a board challenge imminent.

 

[Messenger]

You’d have to imagine a player and pick would be needed to get Clarry. Melbourne might be offering to part with salary to get a F1 and SDK as an example. If they do it for a solitary pick in the teens there would be a board challenge imminent.

I understood he has a very long and expensive contract owed to him. I think the trade is much more likely to involve Melbourne paying a good portion of that for the next couple of seasons.

 

[TylerDurden]

Done.

 

[Mojo]

Word is the Harry Morrison deal held this up

Sort the big fish out first, makes sense.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Done.

That article suggests it’s a long way from done at Melbourne’s end. Somehow doubt the Cats would like what Melbourne would want in return.

 

[Mojo]

Cats will be very excited if they can reach their goal in 2025…..


….another Prelim Final. That’s their pinnacle - they love making Prelims (made an art out of it)

Haha, is that's supposed to by a slur on Geelong?

Credit where it's due, I reckon.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Geelong would have smashes Sydney in the GF had Brisbane not beat them, and now they are going to add Smith, Oliver and Martin. They will rehabilitate them and be laughing. Christ almighty can they just **** off already?

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Cats will be very excited if they can reach their goal in 2025…..


….another Prelim Final. That’s their pinnacle - they love making Prelims (made an art out of it)

They won the flag two years ago.

 

[Hawkk]

They won the flag two years ago.

And won every final by 10-plus goals too

 

[TylerDurden]

That article suggests it’s a long way from done at Melbourne’s end. Somehow doubt the Cats would like what Melbourne would want in return.