List Mgmt. 2024 List Management thread - Trade Targets Part 2

[Purpletown]

But if we get Pickett we won't be able to get Martin.

Well, thank goodness for that.

 

[Joao]

Operation Trinity is a go.

The salary cap isn't an issue, there's plenty of cap space to go around. Wallsy extended Banners' contract on the proviso that he would shower Bolton and Pickett with Willie Creek pearls.

I read this up to "shower" and honestly had no idea where you were going with it.

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

Bailey Banfield

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Bailey Banfield

Age

26

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.9

5star

G

0.3

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.8

4star

G

0.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.2

3star

for Pickett and two 1sts. Final offer.

 

[Quazar2]

I read this up to "shower" and honestly had no idea where you were going with it.

well lucky for us there's no such thing as golden pearls

 

[FreoRicci]

100% off all first rounders for Bolton and Pickett. Add players. These two must be the priority.
Members want it, the club need it.

 

[LongSerong]

I read this up to "shower" and honestly had no idea where you were going with it.

Equally no idea when I got to "willie"

 

[Buggerations]

Honestly, would take that without a second thought.

Are you sure you don’t want switkowski?

Jesus christ, if that's what we offer for Pickett, what the hell would Warner be worth? 3 firsts?

 

[ilikepotatoes]

I'm not a JOM hater, but we need guys to go past him, just like they have gone past Aish.

In 2025, we need guys like NOD and Erasmus to improve so that it is a total non-issue that they get picked before JOM on pure merit.

Now that would be progress.

I honestly think Aish would be better than JOM in his role.

 

[Purpletown]

On another note, little birdy told me today that he trains Jaren Carr (son of Matthew Carr) and that Freo are extremely interested in picking him up this year. Anyone else heard of that? Wouldn't say he's too impressive but haven't actually watched him

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I have watched him play down at Souths a few times. He goes OK but not AFL standard from what I saw.

 

[stax on the mull]

The more I see the Willie Creek pearls joke with Banfield, the more I believe it is going to be recognized in time as being up there with that crazy trade time gag about another team receiving a packet of chips if they take a player off their hands.

 

[danster168]

bruh, Cyril was a god

I agree.

 

[dropbear101]

screw it lets get rioli, bolton and pickett

 

[freo_leo29]

Erasmus is the one that could unlock things IMO

If we can somehow get a 2nd for him then we can bundle that with 27 and our 4th rounder to get a pick off teams who need points (GC, Brissy?)


Erasmus would be surplus to needs, (I also think we would lose Johnson in a couple years too in this scenario, cap space will get tight in a few years)


I know people want Ras in Fyfes role but a mixture of Bolton/Johnson/Noddy and Pickett in a pinch can easily cover Fyfes inside minutes. There simply won't be enough midfield time to go around.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

On another note, little birdy told me today that he trains Jaren Carr (son of Matthew Carr) and that Freo are extremely interested in picking him up this year. Anyone else heard of that? Wouldn't say he's too impressive but haven't actually watched him

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Worth noting that, per new rules, a father-son who isn't selected in the national draft can nonetheless be pre-selected on the relevant team's rookie list. Might contribute to Freo thinking it makes a fair amount of sense?

Cat A rookie list spot to be clear, so wouldn't compete with the three Cat B rookie spots (another recent change I think?) that (along with Draper) right now seem to be fought btwn other NGAs and the Irish players we trialled recently.

 

[The Feeder Club]

The idea of going from Walters/Emmett at the start of this year to Bolton/Pickett at the start of next year is insane. I'm going to be so upset it we can't get it done. The fact that it's even close to being reality is mind boggling.

It's not close to reality. It's a reasonable way from reality IMO. Prepare yourself for Bolton yes, but not both

 

[dropbear101]

Erasmus is the one that could unlock things IMO

If we can somehow get a 2nd for him then we can bundle that with 27 and our 4th rounder to get a pick off teams who need points (GC, Brissy?)


Erasmus would be surplus to needs, (I also think we would lose Johnson in a couple years too in this scenario, cap space will get tight in a few years)


I know people want Ras in Fyfes role but a mixture of Bolton/Johnson/Noddy and Pickett in a pinch can easily cover Fyfes inside minutes. There simply won't be enough midfield time to go around.

no, keep erasmus. 190 cm midfielders with his athletic attributes don't grow on trees.

 

[freo_leo29]

anyone keen to do some work on Brissy and GC points wise?

GC are usually our key to unlocking things, what are they doing with 12/20 when Lombard comes up, can we shift pick 10 down to 12 and gain enough capital? does that get them ahead of Lombard bid though?

 

[LongSerong]

Worth noting that, per new rules, a father-son who isn't selected in the national draft can nonetheless be pre-selected on the relevant team's rookie list. Might contribute to Freo thinking it makes a fair amount of sense?

Cat A rookie list spot to be clear, so wouldn't compete with the three Cat B rookie spots (another recent change I think?) that (along with Draper) right now seem to be fought btwn other NGAs and the Irish players we trialled recently.

Yeah from what I was told he's trained with the Dockers a few times

 

[Tundrawolf]

If they let Pickett go to WC I will never forgive them and demand the resignation of everyone in charge

Pretty confident both Pickett and Bolton get to Freo.
Freo doing public speak to not force a Weller situation with Pickett.

 

[StingBitten]

So is Baker no longer on the radar? He has more experience across all patches of the ground.

Is Warner out in favour of the Bolton/Pickett combo?

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

It's not close to reality. It's a reasonable way from reality IMO. Prepare yourself for Bolton yes, but not both

Nah, jump on board the hype train, genuinely seems like Pickett is a real chance

 

[David Bubb]

As many have said, I feel like the fact he has essentially nominated a club says this is a lot more than just a pipe dream

 

[s_wd6]

Pretty confident both Pickett and Bolton get to Freo.
Freo doing public speak to not force a Weller situation with Pickett.

My heart is telling me that there's no way all of this would be this public with a "nominated" club if it wasn't going to happen.

We've had players in the same situation over here in the past couple years and those players' concerns well dealt with without any external trade speculation, as I'm sure is the case with almost every other club. For it to go public must mean there's legs.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Erasmus is the one that could unlock things IMO

If we can somehow get a 2nd for him then we can bundle that with 27 and our 4th rounder to get a pick off teams who need points (GC, Brissy?)


Erasmus would be surplus to needs, (I also think we would lose Johnson in a couple years too in this scenario, cap space will get tight in a few years)


I know people want Ras in Fyfes role but a mixture of Bolton/Johnson/Noddy and Pickett in a pinch can easily cover Fyfes inside minutes. There simply won't be enough midfield time to go around.

I'm still of the view that you don't trade players in-contract you want to keep unless you get crazy overs, and Erasmus and Switta are 2 that have been floated here which I imagine the club has in the "want to keep" bracket (Ras for now, Switta pretty much locked into "want to keep"). But admittedly right now the asset squeeze is making options like that more tempting. If it becomes too significant, accepting "fair value" for someone you'd rather keep becomes the best option to unlock trades.

 

[eastfreo75]

anyone keen to do some work on Brissy and GC points wise?

GC are usually our key to unlocking things, what are they doing with 12/20 when Lombard comes up, can we shift pick 10 down to 12 and gain enough capital? does that get them ahead of Lombard bid though?

was thinking the same