Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 3

[Samcro24]

Was very non committal, but can’t remember what we were like with MM?

Me either.

But we’ve been non committal with all the dud f/s.

Funny how they go from first rounder, to slider, to we’re not even sure if we want them anymore.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Shut up Josh

Wow that's his take. Why does he hate us

 

[Mutineer]

Yes - and Kane called him liar straight afterwards

He didn't answer the question he was asked, he deflected

It sounded to me like they have put a value on him and if he happened to get bid on before it we're no certainty to take him...

 

[George Kramer]

Changing our ruck for next year isn’t moving the needle with what was available this trade period, happy if they’re loading up to make a play for someone next year with ROB OOC. Still think that should be Reidy from Freo, but it’s seemingly Draper.

We are going into 2025 with a ruck we’ve dropped 2 years running and can’t make the top 10 of our B&F. Moyle was available but he said no.

We can’t be an A without addressing such an obvious list issue. Murray? Give me a spell, let’s see how he rucks for games on end in the SANFL.

The other issue is we’ve given up 28 in a strong draft for a bloke who won’t be around for our premiership push and we’ve got one pick in a gun draft.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we haven’t done well, we have, but it’s not an A.

 

[El Doederino]

Shut up Josh

We’ve been offering the future second from the get go wanting something back. GWS wanted the future second clean.

If anything, GWS blinked.

 

[PeterSalt]

It sounded to me like they have put a value on him and if he happened to get bid on before it we're no certainty to take him...

That's probably a reasonable assessment

 

[El Doederino]

Shut up Josh

We’ve been offering the future second from the get go wanting something back. GWS wanted the future second clean.

If anything, GWS blinked.

 

[crow2crow]

Interestingly that Reidy said that they haven't committed to Tyler yet and will be sitting down with the family shortly

this is the question i posed few days ago

 

[George Kramer]

Me either.

But we’ve been non committal with all the dud f/s.

Funny how they go from first rounder, to slider, to we’re not even sure if we want them anymore.

And after spending the year with us, can’t even blame their SANFL club.

 

[Cromulant]

We are going into 2025 with a ruck we’ve dropped 2 years running and can’t make the top 10 of our B&F. Moyle was available but he said no.

We can’t be an A without addressing such an obvious list issue. Murray? Give me a spell, let’s see how he rucks for games on end in the SANFL.

The other issue is we’ve given up 28 in a strong draft for a bloke who won’t be around for our premiership push and we’ve got one pick in a gun draft.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we haven’t done well, we have, but it’s not an A.

Sounds like one more year of ROB before bringing Draper in.

Whether that's any better.....

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Did you listen intently when Tyler Welsh's name was put to him?

Sounded like it's not an absolute done deal?

Possibly Tyler has already been told and could be reason for his “bulking” or it could be another ingenious aspect to the plan of no-one bidding for him displaying a casual give or take attitude….

I think we will take him but interesting times.

 

[George Kramer]

Sounds like one more year of ROB before bringing Draper in.

Whether that's any better.....

Thats what it sounds like which isn’t ideal, make gains in other areas but leave the ruck ****ed.

 

[Mutineer]

Glad to hear Toby Murray finally get a mention from the club as someone they see as a ruck option, very interested to see his development in 2025.

Sounded like Strachan has been given an ultimatum to go away and work on his fitness too.

 

[Chances Are]

It sounded to me like they have put a value on him and if he happened to get bid on before it we're no certainty to take him...

That makes sense to me. BTW is Mitchell Stevens available to us in 2025 or 2026.

 

[Mutineer]

That makes sense to me. BTW is Mitchell Stevens available to us in 2025 or 2026.

25

 

[Cromulant]

Thats what it sounds like which isn’t ideal, make gains in other areas but leave the ruck ****ed.

I don't particularly rate the importance of rucks, I'm more concerned about what's underneath

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Agree.

If somehow managed to get a pick between 15-22 in this draft, along with what we already have done - would have easily been an A.

 

[BRL121]

If we view 2x F3 + F4 as being roughly equivalent to a F2 in terms of pick values (which is what we will likely use them for), then we have essentially retained our entire 2025 pick haul, while bringing in three new quality players, and keeping pick 4 untouched.

Now we just need to hope the Welsh bid comes in late and we've done very well.

According to Reid, we haven't decided if we want him as FS yet.

 

[George Kramer]

The other thing is why did we move 43 to a future third in a weaker draft? No list spots isn’t an excuse, pay a dud out. That’s a fail.

 

[Chances Are]

25

That's maybe why all the low round picks as well.

 

[Cromulant]

The other thing is why did we move 43 to a future third in a weaker draft? No list spots isn’t an excuse, pay a dud out. That’s a fail.

I suspect if we do that, we wouldn't use 43 anyway

 

[cmndstab]

According to Reid, we haven't decided if we want him as FS yet.

I guess we don't want to be too committed in case an early bid comes in and we decide we'd rather wait.

I guess there is also the possibility that we orchestrate a pick trade to get back into the draft and just avoid taking him altogether.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Sounded like Strachan has been given an ultimatum to go away and work on his fitness too.

It's a joke he can't run out a full AFL game after all this time on our list.

 

[George Kramer]

I suspect if we do that, we wouldn't use 43 anyway

No excuse for not using 43 in this draft

 

[Crows I Am]

Did you listen intently when Tyler Welsh's name was put to him?

Sounded like it's not an absolute done deal?

Maybe we are waiting to see what we get offered for pick 4. If we get a deal too good to refuse we and end up with 2 good first round picks we will take it and let Welsh go?

It's crazy that we have put ourselves in this position with no room to move on draft night. We have a highly valuable draft pick and no option to do anything with it this year.

Not that I want us to, my strong preference is to use pick 4, but we still should have given ourselves an option if a crazy deal was offered to us.