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

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Last on here a few days ago at p.465 ish... what the hell has happened to make it jump to 505?

Anyone care to provide a TLDR for me? Please?

Anything more definite moving into Monday?
 
Fremantle list boss David Walls says they won’t overpay to bring Richmond star Shai Bolton but conceded two first-round picks was a fair asking price for the dual premiership star.
The Dockers are set to be one of the biggest players in this year’s trade period when it opens on Monday because of their strong draft hand which includes picks No.10, No.11 and No.18.
Bolton has requested a trade back to WA with Fremantle in best position to get the South Fremantle product home despite his four years still to run on his contract at the Tigers.

Walls said they had begun conversations around bringing Bolton home and conceded they had to give up two picks to land the top-end talent.
“We’ve caught up a few times and we’ve talked so it’s step-by-step … they’ve got a fair idea where we sit with it all. And Shai’s pretty keen to come, it’s just being able to work it out with Richmond,” Walls told The West Australian.
“It’s expensive but he’s got four years to run on his contract and he’s a top-end player. He was leading their best and fairest at round 16 this year, he’s always finished in the top five.
“When you look historically that lines up. There are first-rounders and then there’s first rounders as well. If you’re talking the top 10 or around that mark or if you’re talking pick 16 through to 18 or 19 there’s a bit of a difference with that. But it wouldn’t be too far off the mark.”
Richmond are likely to want the Dockers top two picks of 10 and 11, but Fremantle are reported to want to only send one of those along with 18 to get the deal done.
Walls said the Dockers weren’t yet at a stage in the negotiations where they were haggling over which of the three first-round picks they’d trade but warned if it got too expensive, they were comfortable to not do the deal and bring in young talent.
“We’ll set what we think is the right price to pay but like all these things we’ll position ourselves to do what’s best for the club,” he said.

“We’re not going to be just looking for that sugar hit, short-term win we’ll be looking at what is a fair price to pay, bring him in and get an immediate impact.
“If it gets too expensive, we’re happy to go back to the draft. And it’s a good, good draft to be, so we’ve got to work out where it sits and what Richmond’s expectations are which we haven’t got to yet.”

The Dockers also had interest in Richmond vice-captain Liam Baker, who has instead chosen to reconnect with former Tigers assistant coach Andrew McQualter at West Coast.
“We would’ve liked to have brought him in and we’ve pursued him for a number of years going back to his last contract,” Walls said.
“We’ve said it at a level too where we say you’d like to bring him in but it’s not like we’re going to overpay and be ridiculous with what we’re giving up for him.
“We look at it and say our fallback position is we’ve got the early pick, you haven’t spent the money so your (salary) cap’s in better shape and you’ve also got a first-round pick to use.
“It would’ve been nice but the alternative is a good result as well.”

Delisted Carlton and Gold Coast forward Jack Martin was also on their radar, but he is heading to Geelong to rejuvenate his career.

“Jack was going to really be a risk whichever way you look at it when you look at his injury history,” Walls said.
“When he’s up and going he’s a top line player but his injury history is significant, so it was at a level where we were prepared to look at it as a risk but we weren’t going to spend a lot.”
Cue the conspiracy theories about Kozzy and Chad not being mentioned.

"Clearly the fact that they haven't been mentioned means that David Walls is hatching up a top secret plan. Woodcock must've asked Walls about them, Walls said 'I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you'. Woodcock, left shivering in his boots with a chill down his spine, moved on to talking about Jack Martin and Tim Kelly."
 

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GWS get band 2 (pick 22) for Cumming.

Gives them 15,16,21. Could we try to do 11 for 16,21 or similar?

With other bits to balance - just gives us an extra first to work with even for drafting needs?

Edit: This would likely only work if Pickett/Warner are definitely off the table for 2024.

Could trade 10/16 for Bolton.
18 and 21 to the draft and satisfy the 2in4 rule for the next four years to get aggressive over that period too.
Certainly a very GWS thing to do. Maybe Saints are interested in splitting one of their top 10 picks in which case GWS might be inclined to send 15 and 16 to them.
 
He wasn’t exactly carried, quite the opposite, he performed very well most games. Compare that to Sonny now and there’s your definition of carrying a player
Hawks supporters reckon he is cooked


He was sub for 85% of the year, of that's not carried then I don't know what is 😂


He still Bobs up every now and then though, very similar to our Sonny Walters situation this year
 
During Covid the AFL approached WC about a loan of about fifty million to float them through since WC has/had nearly ninety million in liquid or near liquid assets on hand at the time.
Ok , thanks. More than Collingwood!!!
And this froma club that three times went to the WA gov for money.
 
Jeez that Walls interview sounds to me like Kelly could actually be on the table in play.

As for the rule about 2 first rounders in 4 years - given the first round now is about 30 picks, surely it wouldn’t be too hard sneak in a pick around 28 on draft night and tick that one off?

Another illustration of the farce the draft actually has become
 

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GWS get band 2 (pick 22) for Cumming.

Gives them 15,16,21. Could we try to do 11 for 16,21 or similar?

With other bits to balance - just gives us an extra first to work with even for drafting needs?

Edit: This would likely only work if Pickett/Warner are definitely off the table for 2024.

Could trade 10/16 for Bolton.
18 and 21 to the draft and satisfy the 2in4 rule for the next four years to get aggressive over that period too.
I’d do 10> 15,21

11,15,F2> Bolton,32,F4 (Rich)

30, 32, F4 (Freo) > 20, F3 (Bris)

Go to draft:
2024: 18,20,21,63

2025: F1 (Freo), F3 (Freo), F3 (Bris), F4 (Rich)
 
Anything worthwhile?

It mainly goes over our drafting, trading, and where the list is. Then also some points on the way we play and our performances compared to where we should be due to the talent in the side.
 
Refreshing to hear 3 Vic’s actually know most our core players. Yes Barrett is on the money regarding Jlo. His 6th year time for results. Those 3 probably the best on Trade Radio and it’s not even close.
 
Anything worthwhile?
Basically that we have a top 4 list and should have played finals the last 2 years. Questions over the coach.

Good summary of how we have done in draft. No free agents. Forgetting that Freo basically can’t get any free agents. It’s not an avenue open to us in a meaningful manner.

Didn’t mention Draper or Walker in their review of our drafting which was a small oversight
 
Basically that we have a top 4 list and should have played finals the last 2 years. Questions over the coach.

Good summary of how we have done in draft. No free agents. Forgetting that Freo basically can’t get any free agents. It’s not an avenue open to us in a meaningful manner.

Didn’t mention Draper or Walker in their review of our drafting which was a small oversight
I still think we lack the mature KPP depth to be a top 4 list. Our best 22, easily, but were hideously exposed when our KPP depth this year was entirely players who hadn’t debuted yet.
 
I still think we lack the mature KPP depth to be a top 4 list. Our best 22, easily, but were hideously exposed when our KPP depth this year was entirely players who hadn’t debuted yet.
Possibly lacking an experienced backup key forward. That was meant to be tabs but of course he was cooked.
Think we have enough key defensive talent now.
Someone along the lines of Mabior Chol would be useful as a reserve
 
During Covid the AFL approached WC about a loan of about fifty million to float them through since WC has/had nearly ninety million in liquid or near liquid assets on hand at the time.

Could we not just accuse them of bribary or blackmail if that were the case 🤔 sounds very suss
 

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