List Mgmt. 2024 Trade Thread - No.1

[stfan]

I hope a better forward line would see Owens etc play more midfield.

Owens can only play more midfield time IF he actually becomes a very good mid, and the jury is out on that.

The problem with our midfield at present is that it lacks star mids. We will go nowhere unless we can assemble more quality in our midfield. The jury is still out on whether Pou or Owens can become such mids. Owens has been playing even less time there that the coaches gave Pou.



This year Owens will have not have been playing more midfield time as our coaches clearly do nor rate him as a mid at the moment. I say that as our midfield group has been poor, and so if Owens was a solution to it now, then he would already have been playing more time as a mid this year.


We have been playing a glut of third tall forwards in Owens, Pou, Sharman and Membery. Maybe Hayes too, and so I am pretty sure if the coaches thought Owens was ready to play midfield this year that he would have had a lot more time than his limited time there apart from being a chop out ruck at times.

 

[gringo2011]

Clubs can trade a free agent instead of using the free agent mechanism, in order to not dilute compensation. It happened a few years ago. I want to say Richmond were involved but I just can’t remember the player.

Jeremy Cameron to Geelong.

 

[akaifu]

Owens can only play more midfield time IF he actually becomes a very good mid, and the jury is out on that.

The problem with our midfield at present is that it lacks star mids. We will go nowhere unless we can assemble more quality in our midfield. The jury is still out on whether Pou or Owens can become such mids. Owens has been playing even less time there that the coaches gave Pou.



This year Owens will have not have been playing more midfield time as our coaches clearly do nor rate him as a mid at the moment. I saw that as our midfield group has been poor, and so if Owens was a solution to it now, then he would already have been playing more time as a mid this year.


We have been playing a glut of third tall forwards in Owens, Pou, Sharman and Membery. Maybe Hayes too, and so I am pretty sure if the coaches thought Owens was ready to play midfield this year that he would have had a lot more time than his limited time there apart from being a chop out ruck at times.

Owens' midfield craft is below par, which is why no matter how many injuries we get there, we won't see him moved from the fwd line

This is a project for the off-season, where Owens will need to spend an entire pre-season training as a full time mid to be up to the required standard. Its not something we can pursue mid-season without sufficient preparation. Hopefully next year we'll see it happen

 

[snails13]

Could the Brad hill factor be at play here

Great mate with Brad Crouch at Crows

 

[beside the seaside]

Stengle would be a game changer for us.

 

[Saintbloke]

Owens can only play more midfield time IF he actually becomes a very good mid, and the jury is out on that.

The problem with our midfield at present is that it lacks star mids. We will go nowhere unless we can assemble more quality in our midfield. The jury is still out on whether Pou or Owens can become such mids. Owens has been playing even less time there that the coaches gave Pou.



This year Owens will have not have been playing more midfield time as our coaches clearly do nor rate him as a mid at the moment. I saw that as our midfield group has been poor, and so if Owens was a solution to it now, then he would already have been playing more time as a mid this year.


We have been playing a glut of third tall forwards in Owens, Pou, Sharman and Membery. Maybe Hayes too, and so I am pretty sure if the coaches thought Owens was ready to play midfield this year that he would have had a lot more time than his limited time there apart from being a chop out ruck at times.

Owens is in the forward half as he is not a midfielder. I would like to see him in the backline though.

 

[stavro#4]

Big footy rumour.

 

[The_Steadier]

Great Cell mate with Brad Crouch at Crows

Fixed that for you.

 

[stfan]

Owens' midfield craft is below par, which is why no matter how many injuries we get there, we won't see him moved from the fwd line

This is a project for the off-season, where Owens will need to spend an entire pre-season training as a full time mid to be up to the required standard. Its not something we can pursue mid-season without sufficient preparation. Hopefully next year we'll see it happen

It still may not happen even if he trains there all preseason. Guns mids are rare for the very good reason that most players simply do not have the innate qualities to be a gun mid.

Take Sincs, quality player and goes ok in the midfield, but he just is not a gun mid. At HB in space he is elite.

 

[Sainter1873]

Jeremy Cameron to Geelong.

That one was still through the FA mechanism as GWS matched, which forced the trade. The others were just trades in order to not dilute the compensation.

 

[Brian Oblivion]

Big footy rumour.

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[gringo2011]

Big footy rumour.

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Which seems the opposite from what people say where he's a loyal guy who loves it at Moorabin. I reckon it's the life changing money that's more of a tempter. We should go as high as $900k IMO. That's getting close but not setting us backwards. He gets a good contract we get to keep him.

 

[stavro#4]

Which seems the opposite from what people say where he's a loyal guy who loves it at Moorabin. I reckon it's the life changing money that's more of a tempter. We should go as high as $900k IMO. That's getting close but not setting us backwards. He gets a good contract we get to keep him.

I’m confident that IF he leaves it will be band 1.

Not that we have any control over the matter. But everything SOS has done at Carlton and with Gresham was around getting first round picks when players left - both voluntarily/involuntarily.

 

[Brian Oblivion]

We should start booing Battle for the rest of the season until he’s no longer selected and is dropped to Sandy
to see out the season from the interchange bench there. Show him the love.

 

[botts]

Big footy rumour.

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The amount of time I’ve heard some say “ a mate of a mates cousin knows him”. Give me a spell

 

[StCicatriz]

Leave him to Essendon.. Butler, Higgins with Collard and Hotton developing should be good enough

disagree. butler looks done. higgins needs more help. collard is developing. hotton is further behind than collard.

 

[stavro#4]

The amount of time I’ve heard some say “ a mate of a mates cousin knows him”. Give me a spell

It beats debating the merits of the last weeks conversation on this thread.

If only Mowman was still around. He would know

 

[StCicatriz]

aim should be to keep Battle and bring in players who will improve the side. Stengle does that.

 

[akaifu]

Owens is in the forward half as he is not a midfielder. I would like to see him in the backline though.

What would make him a good defender??

 

[akaifu]

disagree. butler looks done. higgins needs more help. collard is developing. hotton is further behind than collard.

Butler literally kicked 3 on the weekend what are you on about

 

[StCicatriz]

Butler literally kicked 3 on the weekend what are you on about

yeah not my finest moment

 

[stavro#4]

Another one bites the dust

 

[stfan]

The amount of time I’ve heard some say “ a mate of a mates cousin knows him”. Give me a spell

Yes, if it is not from the Trainee Receptionist it is not gospel.

 

[austinnn]

Great mate with Brad Crouch at Crows

Didn't they go skiing together?

 

[TheJackal]

Owens is in the forward half as he is not a midfielder. I would like to see him in the backline though.

Last week's game was the first time I saw him take a grab or two in the backline. I had the exact same thought that perhaps that it's not the worst spot for him, especially if we lose Battle (which I don't want).