List Mgmt. 2024 List Management thread - Trade Targets

[arsesmart]

Geelong got a taste of their own medicine. I question that Geelong's are better, when Brisbane noticeably changed tactics theirs went missing, not to mention Daniher had to ruck the entire second-half.
The Cats are regular season heroes, well coached no doubt but they had Port first up to get into a Prelim. who on top of playing like carp were under-manned.

This season would have to go down as putting up one of the shakiest fields to contend for the flag in a very long time. All have brought in very major flaws and caveats.

 

[CapitalA]

2025 draft holds the promise of Curtin, Whan, Hart and McManus for us.

How is that going to impact our strategy with draft picks this year and for 2025/26?

If we trade our high draft picks for Warner, can we pay using our 26 draft hand and circumvent the inevitable downgrading attached to Tassie coming in?

Yes we can go into points deficit but it will eat away our highest picks first.

 

[Taylor]

Yes we can go into points deficit but it will eat away our highest picks first.

If the players aren't taken in the first round then our future first round pick is quarantined from deficit points.

But if we are getting first round academy talent I'm not going to complain about a mid teens pick moving into pick 22

 

[dominguez]

Almost! Huge year coming from MJ. I think he’s gonna have a JT like breakout season

Johnson needs a big summer to stay in the 22. O'Driscoll offers more IMO and the club will want to get Cooper Simpson into the side next year.

 

[Polo342]

Johnson needs a big summer to stay in the 22. O'Driscoll offers more IMO and the club will want to get Cooper Simpson into the side next year.

Will they though? Simpson has been pretty average playing for Peel

 

[eastfreo75]

Johnson needs a big summer to stay in the 22. O'Driscoll offers more IMO and the club will want to get Cooper Simpson into the side next year.

Interesting to see how our 2–4-year-old players if they take the next step:

Simpson, Draper, Reidy, Johnson, and Erasmus. Amiss is already best 22.

 

[Midnite65]

Johnson needs a big summer to stay in the 22. O'Driscoll offers more IMO and the club will want to get Cooper Simpson into the side next year.

Just because Simpson was our highest draft pick that year doesn't mean we will feel compelled to get him into the side in front of consistent performers. Simpson has to start showing a lot more in games to get picked.

 

[mayne iac]

Brad Close would be handy.

 

[Polo342]

Brad Close would be handy.

Would be a handy player. Let be honest though we would be going for Pickett over him regardless of if we offered him a bag

 

[mayne iac]

Him and Bolton would be a MASSIVE injection to our team.

 

[dominguez]

This season would have to go down as putting up one of the shakiest fields to contend for the flag in a very long time. All have brought in very major flaws and caveats.

Sliding doors moment of rushing Alex Pearce back for games against Melbourne and WC instead of giving him 2 extra weeks to heal could be the difference between missing the 8 and winning a flag this year.

 

[freo_leo29]

We aren't going for Brad Close, he aint as good as Shoota and we clearly didn't want to pay Shoota whatever the pies were offering

 

[Swiggy]

We aren't going for Brad Close, he aint as good as Shoota and we clearly didn't want to pay Shoota whatever the pies were offering

Shoota wanted to get home for family reasons (good ones) thats why freo were happy to trade him

 

[Dirty_banchez]

This season would have to go down as putting up one of the shakiest fields to contend for the flag in a very long time. All have brought in very major flaws and caveats.

We would have gone close if not won the flag if Pearce, Treacy and Darcy were healthy. Baker and Bolton will be big inclusions next year.

 

[s_wd6]

We aren't going for Brad Close, he aint as good as Shoota and we clearly didn't want to pay Shoota whatever the pies were offering

Shoota was nothing to do with money come on. He had genuine reasons to be back in Victoria. We were actively trying to extend him long term.

Brad Close is also a load of bullshit. But no correlation between the two.

 

[s_wd6]

Sliding doors moment of rushing Alex Pearce back for games against Melbourne and WC instead of giving him 2 extra weeks to heal could be the difference between missing the 8 and winning a flag this year.

Extra two weeks would have done nothing. They other option was giving him the full 8 weeks to heal without a plate and it would’ve been same result.

 

[wakojako]

Shoota was nothing to do with money come on. He had genuine reasons to be back in Victoria. We were actively trying to extend him long term.

Brad Close is also a load of bullshit. But no correlation between the two.

Close is also from SA.

 

[Docker82]

Having Schultz this season would’ve been enough to have us deep in September. I know people look on the trade favourably because we got a top 10 pick but really he was exactly what we were missing in so many close games.

Also, the only thing I’ve heard oppo fans say about Freddy and Switta is how they want them on their team. The idea they wouldn’t make most teams 23 is crazy.

If we replace Walters with Bolton then I really just worry about defensive pressure in our forward line tbh. If who we have isn't good enough then we'll either play Bolton more midfield or we'll have to make a very tough decision on either Sturt or Frederick. As you say the idea of these guys not making another team's best side is crazy - the idea of us dropping them and keeping them on our list is borderline laughable.

Realistically I'm not sure any team except Geelong (Miers and Stengle) and maybe Brisbane (Cameron and Bailey) really have more than one A Grade small forward tbh. Even with Brisbane you could argue Cameron isn't A Grade anymore and Bailey isn't really a small forward.

 

[Sewell21]

Am being vindictive for barracking against Brisbane because I dont want Neale to win a premiership?

Yeah probably but I don’t care.

 

[Docker82]

Am being vindictive for barracking against Brisbane because I dont want Neale to win a premiership?

Yeah probably but I don’t care.

I just didn't want to see Ollie Henry play in a Grand Final tbh. Very slimy to leave a team where you're best 22 to go to the premiers after only two seasons.

Don't have anything against Neale tbh. I'd probably slightly prefer Sydney winning but that's nothing to do with Neale.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Brad Close would be handy.

He'd be ideal if we don't get Picket but get Bolton. Problem is he's contracted in 2025.

 

[ubiquitous226]

Sliding doors moment of rushing Alex Pearce back for games against Melbourne and WC instead of giving him 2 extra weeks to heal could be the difference between missing the 8 and winning a flag this year.

This has been debunked so many times it's not funny any more

 

[freo_leo29]

Shoota wanted to get home for family reasons (good ones) thats why freo were happy to trade him

Definitely played a massive part but we consistently had contract issues with him, reckon we didn't want to overpay a small forward that isn't exactly a game breaker

 

[Bud]

We would have gone close if not won the flag if Pearce, Treacy and Darcy were healthy. Baker and Bolton will be big inclusions next year.

Beat both Grand finalists this Year .. Sydney and Brisbane

 

[arsesmart]

Sliding doors moment of rushing Alex Pearce back for games against Melbourne and WC instead of giving him 2 extra weeks to heal could be the difference between missing the 8 and winning a flag this year.

It's a bit of a intangible about Pearce's return, but certainly he would've had a high potential to prevent critical moments in those last three games that would've turned those results.

Almost definitely he would've had a huge hand in the Geelong game where Dangerfield marked and kicked that crucial goal in the last. Replace Draper in that contest and Pearce would've had the strength and experience to not be caught out of position there.

But such is footy.