Maybe Brodie is Andy backup 
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I think it depends on how much of Bolton’s salary we get Richmond to pay. Given every club has to spend a minimum of 95% of their salary cap and with the loss of Rioli, Bolton, Baker and Martin, Richmond has no one to spend it on, they may be prepared to pay a huge chunk of Bolton’s contract. If we could get them to pay half (or more) that leaves some space for Warner and could be worth pick 10 and 11 (which will be probably pick 11 and 12 anyway)
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Clearly not much interest in Emmett & Knobel. Both might get re-rookieI’d be bemused if Knobel was waiting on trades
He could be part of them though which also may boil my piss
He's not really a goal kicker though is he, more a competitive pressure forward? We could use one of those, but he's 24, and we're tight on list spots, would rather chase someone with more upside.
Wait what happened?
Sounds to me like we could be getting more than ShaiFremantle midfielder Will Brodie set to stay at Dockers despite not breaking into AFL side in 2024
Mitchell WoodcockThe West Australian
Fri, 4 October 2024 4:04AM
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Mitchell Woodcock
Fringe Fremantle midfielder Will Brodie will stay at the Dockers next season despite not breaking into the AFL side this year.
Brodie is contracted until the end of 2026 after signing a three-year extension on the back of a blistering first season at the harbour club when he played 24 games in 2022.
The former Gold Coast midfielder has suited up for the Dockers only five times since and all of those were last year, with the clearance machine instead spending the year at Peel Thunder where he was pivotal to their third premiership.
Brodie was coy on his future after the victory over East Perth at Optus Stadium, last month, telling The West Australian “we’ll see” when asked if he was staying at Fremantle.
Dockers list boss David Walls said there were no plans to move on the 26-year-old former first-round draftee despite his struggles to get an AFL game.
“He’ll be at Fremantle next year. We haven’t shopped him around, he’s not looking around. He’s really happy at the club,” Walls told The West Australian.
“Obviously he wants to be playing but I think the opportunity will open up for him next year to play. But also to his credit, even though he didn’t play on the senior side he improved his games, his GPS numbers, his run.
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“We know that he’s a quality AFL player, but we just need an opportunity in that role for him inside to open up.”
While Brodie’s future is certain, the same cannot be said for forward Tom Emmett as well as uncapped rookies Max Knobel and Odin Jones who will have to wait until after the trade period at least to see if they will earn contract extensions.
Emmett is probably the unluckiest of the trio given he has played 15 games – including 13 this year – since being drafted as a mature-age forward with pick No.41 in the 2022 draft.
“They’re in that unfortunate position where list spots are tight for us and you do under AFL rules have to have three draft picks and that sits outside your trades as well,” Walls said.
Tom Emmett’s future is in doubt. No
“We’re not going to have a huge amount of movement on our list this year so we’ve said to those guys we’ve got to get through the trade period to see what comes in through the trade and then where our picks sit then.
“Then we’ll be able to make a call on it and let them know. It’s a difficult position for them and we’re mindful of that and want to let them know as soon as possible but just with the flexibility needed with less list spots we need to wait until we get through the trade period.”
The point being we don't have to chase him, he's been delisted. We have one small forward and he's basically retired.
Sounds to me Fyfe will retire and we may need Brodie on standby for Erasmus or at least competing with him.
We only have 4 list spots open, assuming we keep our rookie list to the max size to save salary cap space.
Bolton, 10, 27, plus one late pick. That match's was Walls has said.
“They’re in that unfortunate position where list spots are tight for us and you do under AFL rules have to have three draft picks and that sits outside your trades as well,” Walls said.
Taylor - Is this quote correct? I always thought Trades were included, or maybe I am getting mixed up between trades and rookie upgrades
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I'm hoping for a Christmas holidays announcement on a contract extension
If he adds heaps of pressure (don’t know him never watched him) surely he adds more than Emmet who struggles to bounce the ball at time. Was a first round pick..has to have some upside.
Pretty sure trades dont count you need 3 senior list changes and I think one can be a rookie elevation.
Fyfe is not retiring with no farewell tour and a year on his contract. This one needs to stop
Doesn’t strike me as someone who needs or has care for a farewell tour.
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I don't want Fyfe to retire as it would take a small piece of my youth, however he does seem like the sort of guy to just say I've had enough and prioritise his mental health. In some interviews I've heard him speak in, it sounds like the last 5 or so years have been pretty brutal on Fyfe's mental wellbeing.
I do think that possibility of a premiership will stop him hanging them up this year. I reckon if he'd won one, he'd easily walk away from the game forever right now.
I think Walters is in a worse position than Fyfe. Already out of the best 22, Bolton coming in, plus him being another year older.
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I don't think its accurate that he is disinterested, i think his body is just cooked.
He physically doesn't have the ability to play two ways footy now and the flaws he has always had are magnified now that he's lost so much of his athleticism.
Guy on Demonland claiming itk is adamant a trade request will come and it will be to Port
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