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

[Joao]

I went away for 5 minutes, came back, and still nothing happened.

 

[Dayts]

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Dare I ask, is trade radio on over the weekend? I'm working so I need some help to get through. Clearly in desperate


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[Tonga Bob]

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[guidodp15]

Highlight of today's news is this photo of Josh Smillie, a top draft prospect, in the afl.com.au's trade feed

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How do these 18 years olds look older than a 30 year old me

 

[DragoDelph]

Has he ever got something right? I only know CTD to actually know stuff

The Tim Kelly gossip for starters.

was due for a bum steer I guess

 

[Dockernut]

How do these 18 years olds look older than a 30 year old me

Too much time on SE Asian beaches. Speaking of which….

 

[Stinky Lomax]

To be fair, I didn’t actually say there would be a trade.

ducks

Unless you have a photo of Bolton wearing a purple cardigan, shirt, whatever today, you are solely to blame for this shit trade period.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Maybe Wallsy has gone to Thailand too?

I think I just saw him in ice cream parlour at Foodland Ratchada.
Biggest smooth Ice cream cone for 15 baht I’ve ever seen. And this after he smashed the all day breakfast at Took Lae Dee.

 

[Bender571]

Wouldn't be surprised if we are waiting until Wednesday afternoon for the Bolton trade to go through. As far as I can tell, there is a live broadcast of the closing hour or two on Foxtel. Maybe another stream on the AFL website? They want drama. Even if contrived. The AFL even refer to it on their own website as " the prime-time finish on the final day now an established part of the wheeling, dealing and drama."

My prediction is the only trades that happen before Wednesday are Peatling, Noble, Macrae, Parker, Stringer, that sort of thing. Barrass and Baker maybe. Can see the Smith, Rioli, Houston and Bolton trades being pushed to the last hour.

I don't think it will be that bad.

I'll ignore the 2023 trade period because the biggest trade that year was probably Shultz. So I'll look at the 2022 trade period which went from the 3rd of October to the 12th

2022 notable trades
Tim Taranto gets traded on the 3rd
Griffin Logue gets traded on the 4th
Tanner Bruhn gets traded on the 7th
Luke Jackson gets traded on the 10th
Isaac Rankine gets traded on the 10th
Jason Horne-Francis and Willie Rioli gets traded on the 10th
Brodie Grundy gets traded on the 11th
Jack Bowes gets traded on the 11th
Jacob Hopper gets traded on the 11th
Josh Dunkley gets traded on the 12th
Tom Mitchell and Oliver Henry get traded on the 12th

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

So assuming Geelong and the Dogs continue to fight a draw over Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

... with no trade he would go to the draft.

Should Peter Bell go back on Trade Radio and declare that we are absolutely keeping #11, will not trade it at all, on the half-chance we could draft Smith.

Just for the excitement.

 

[Purpletown]

Whilst I don't expect Richmond to be seen to be too anxious to get trades done they do seem ok to suggest to their fan base that they are going to have a great draft hand. The reality is they can't have one without the other.
The situation for Richmond is that they have some player assets that they can turn into a very good draft hand provided they can work with the clubs wanting to acquire those assets. The value they attach to Rioli (6 plus) and Baker (14) in particular are ludicrous. There is likely to be some serious disappointment coming their way with that.
Richmond are coming off a convincing wooden spoon season with players wanting out in droves, their coach will be under serious pressure in 2025. It would be in their interests to be reasonable at this point rather than returning to the old "eat your own alive" Tigers of old.

 

[Dump Truck]

From the AFL Live Blog:

SYDNEY has been very quiet during this trade period, but could they be up to something behind the scenes?

Thanks for that.

 

[Perfect Purple]

I have a condo in Chatuchak in Bangkok with sweeping city skyline views.
Definitely the land of smiles. Sabai de mai.

Well done Fred.

I’m sure it makes for a nice little getaway. Especially during trade week where things are as slow as a wet week.

 

[_007_]

Would it surprise anyone if trades were done long before the end of trade week and the 'tension' is all manufactured AFL bullshit?

 

[gaskin]

Dare I ask, is trade radio on over the weekend? I'm working so I need some help to get through. Clearly in desperate


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No.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

No.

Anybody know where I can buy new tyres for my Mercedes convertible ?

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Whilst I don't expect Richmond to be seen to be too anxious to get trades done they do seem ok to suggest to their fan base that they are going to have a great draft hand. The reality is they can't have one without the other.
The situation for Richmond is that they have some player assets that they can turn into a very good draft hand provided they can work with the clubs wanting to acquire those assets. The value they attach to Rioli (6 plus) and Baker (14) in particular are ludicrous. There is likely to be some serious disappointment coming their way with that.
Richmond are coming off a convincing wooden spoon season with players wanting out in droves, their coach will be under serious pressure in 2025. It would be in their interests to be reasonable at this point rather than returning to the old "eat your own alive" Tigers of old.

They've oversold the dream to their supporters. All the pressure is on them. We don't need to pay overs. They will fold like a deck of cards for 10 and 18 or risk their supporters fury. They all seem to think Bolton isn't a big loss because hes 100% checked out, but then they're also expecting massive overs for him

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

So where / when is the stoning happening?

 

[freocuz]

Would it surprise anyone if trades were done long before the end of trade week and the 'tension' is all manufactured AFL bullshit?

Continental/Maccas/Rheem/etc don’t want too much action too early. I bet their advertising agreement includes clauses about getting maximum excitement towards the end of the period.


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[Perfect Purple]

Anybody know where I can buy new tyres for my Mercedes convertible ?

So a Condo in Bangkok and a Mercedes Convertible Fred!

Where’s the money tree planted?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Yeah stuff this, I'm off to the pub. Someone please chuck a brick for me.

 

[greatgatsby]

So where / when is the stoning happening?

My new age side (seldom seen) is a little perturbed at this. Has DragoDelph consented to this stoning?

 

[dexter_]

Hearing the Bolton trade will be completed by next Wednesday.

 

[_007_]

Funnily enough I believe the origin of the use of bricking on the Freo board had its origins in Bangkok. We have come full circle.