Game Day 2024 Trade Period - Lian Yu - that liminal space between trade and draft.

[s_wd6]

If he can only do half a season do you acknowledge that and either rotate heavily or bring him 2nd half of the season?

It's no guarantee that he can even do half a season. Plus the club has shown they're not willing to make those tough decisions and drop club legends for performance.

 

[arsesmart]

It really should unfortunately. I know he'll want that final shot at glory but realistically he's not going to be in our b22. He absolutely was the first half of this year but he faded heavily. He's not going to get any better with age.

It's either retire now with some dignity or retire at the end of next year knowing you're offering nothing to the team. It's really the best thing for him and for the team if he makes that decision.

"Cooked" is a vague notion all too often used and proven wrong. Boak had been written off as cooked and had a pretty handy year. So has Cripps, Zorko and a bunch of others only to be repurposed and/or resurgent.

There's no guarantees of course. And every chance his role is even further reduced next year. But given the reduced runners and coaching soft cap, the role of experienced players as coaches is a highly valued commodity these days.

 

[GingerDocker]

"Cooked" is a vague notion all too often used and proven wrong. Boak had been written off as cooked and had a pretty handy year. So has Cripps, Zorko and a bunch of others only to be repurposed and/or resurgent.

There's no guarantees of course. And every chance his role is even further reduced next year. But given the reduced runners and coaching soft cap, the role of experienced players as coaches is a highly valued commodity these days.

I love the guy, but as well as wins and losses, game plan, development etc, I'm judging JL next year on how he goes about phasing out Fyfey and Sonny.

If both are being added to the 23 by default every week, that's a cross for the coach.

 

[freo_leo29]

Hawks carried bruest through 300 and still made finals


Reckon Fyfe will get to 250 as mostly sub

 

[s_wd6]

Hawks carried bruest through 300 and still made finals


Reckon Fyfe will get to 250 as mostly sub

Bruest has kicked 70 goals in the past two years.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Not liking the outcry regarding FA compo and academy picks that's kicking up already.

We get more screwed if we never get the chance to benefit from this stuff than if it continues and we get the chance to pick up academy players and F/S ourselves.

 

[dont bowl there]

Bruest has kicked 70 goals in the past two years.

Yeah hardly carried. Was sub in almost every game and still managed 21 goals to go with his 47 last year.

 

[freo_leo29]

Bruest has kicked 70 goals in the past two years.

Bruest was sub/subbed in all but 4 games this year


Usually subbed on too

 

[dont bowl there]

Not liking the outcry regarding FA compo and academy picks that's kicking up already.

We get more screwed if we never get the chance to benefit from this stuff than if it continues and we get the chance to pick up academy players and F/S ourselves.

Nah, the system is a joke and should be scrapped ASAP. Don't care if we don't get to join in on the rort.

 

[The Feeder Club]

Give every team a pool of points based on ladder position.

Then each pick is bid on, players cost points not picks, FA compo comes out of your points pool.

Will also see a few more player for player trades.

Thinking about this more with the FA compo controversy, this makes sense. Compo goes to a club in points for losing a FA, with the compo probably coming from a combination of the club acquiring the player and the AFL tipping in some extra points. Spreads the cost and the burden

 

[MadMac]

Bruest was sub/subbed in all but 4 games this year


Usually subbed on too

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

 

[Tbonefreo]

Bruest was sub/subbed in all but 4 games this year


Usually subbed on too

Imagine if banners had the output that the boy from Temora had

 

[Taylor]

Fyfe does need a role suited to him, which might be to stand in the goal square with nobody but his opponent and wrestle for a contested mark and shot 20m out dead in front.

 

[Cobbler]

I do really want Bolton, but I’d love me some balls to the Wall’s trading plans.

Offer Tigers 10 and 18. Give them 72 hours. Tell them if they don’t accept we will auction off pick 10 and the next offer will be 11 and 18.

Then follow through on it like mad men!

 

[FreoBraddles]

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.

 

[bigfoopy]

Fyfe does need a role suited to him, which might be to stand in the goal square with nobody but his opponent and wrestle for a contested mark and shot 20m out dead in front.

Nah we just delisted that guy

 

[Eski3]

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?

So our pick 27 is now pick 30? Our free agency system is absolutely ridiculous. None of the players that have left as free agents would be worth first round picks on the open market

 

[nurries]

So much for the ****en deathride when this FA shit happens every year

 

[Cobbler]

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?

Certainly provides options.

Would be more like:
11 and 29 for 16 and 23 + some real trash stuff (like F4)

Leave us with 10, 16, 18, 23 as firsts.

 

[Cobbler]

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.

Saints have back to back picks too. I’d imagine they will explore options as well.

 

[anchor man]

Fyfe does need a role suited to him, which might be to stand in the goal square with nobody but his opponent and wrestle for a contested mark and shot 20m out dead in front.

Or maybe he bcomes the minder for Amiss. He needs to be protected from all the scraggers.

 

[anchor man]

I notice that Brodie is staying at the club.
I wonder what his role is to be.
My take on him is that he doesn not do enough between stoppages.He is good at them. Has good quick hands, but does not get to enough contests.
Only my opinion.And not quick enough.

 

[Purple Suit]

So much for the ****en deathride when this FA shit happens every year

Wait till the academy & F/S bids come in. They will be pushed out even further.

They really need trading before free agency compo is awarded to at least get some stuff happening.

 

[Taylor]

Nah we just delisted that guy

You got my point. Mundy I could see working off half back or half forward but Fyfe as a runner might be JOM competition.

Or maybe he bcomes the minder for Amiss. He needs to be protected from all the scraggers.

That's an interesting suggestion, a full time blocker. But probably then it would still just mean the opposition have an extra defender.

 

[Paracleet]

Or maybe he becomes the minder for Amiss.

He could write the theme tune, sing the theme tune..