List Mgmt. 2024 Trade Thread - No.1

[austinnn]

Make Battle captain, dont trade him. He's a warrior, and a genuine swingman.

I'd much sooner trade our current captain.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

I know we don’t have a draft thread but jagger smith had 50 touched today for oakleigh. Should be available at our pick

So 50 possessions yet his team lost by 3 goals

What's the quality of the possessions?

Or are his teammates just crap?

 

[ScrappyDo]

Make Battle captain, dont trade him. He's a warrior, and a genuine swingman.

I'd much sooner trade our current captain.

I tend to agree, but I'd take a band 1 compo though.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Make Battle captain, dont trade him. He's a warrior, and a genuine swingman.

I'd much sooner trade our current captain.

IMO we cant afford to lose any of our top senior players. We need to stick fat and hope we can grab another handful of top quality kids/players at years end. Keep developing the kids and when hopefully they can improve enough whilst our senior players are still going well.

The entire club is struggling because of the start we had - no reward for effort. Now is not the time to be losing sight of our list build plans.

 

[CaptainRisky]

This is our last chance to get value out of our old boys before they wither on the vine. I would sell Steele, Sinclair and Marshall for picks 2,3 &4 to add to our natural and likely pick 4. Wilkie captain in the interim. Hopefully north offer enough for Battle first round comp. Take 2,3,4,5,6 to the draft and build around king.

Might not be as grand an outcome as that but that is our road to the promised land

No one in their right mind would give us those picks for those three , you wouldn't get a top 10 pick for any of them , not even close

 

[wannabewinner]

Such a Saints thing to lose by 38 when I predicted 39+, lucky I'm not a betting man

I went with line Melbourne-17.5

Keep those tips coming!

 

[wannabewinner]

It is hard to believe. It's almost like we are talking about Pokemon now ffs.

Absolutely. I have zero respect for ideas about getting rid of Battle, et al.

Might as well trade the entire team for 3rd rounders for 10 years.

Still scratching my head on the Gresham compo. Band one compo ended up as pick 28. If Battle gets a compo, it’ll be in late 30s at this rate. Better to keep him and instead get FAs from other teams.

 

[Miha]

I don’t feel it’s a matter of wanting Battle to leave, I dare say most want him to stay but it’s a case of him choosing to exercise his rights as an UFA

 

[The_Steadier]

I don’t feel it’s a matter of wanting Battle to leave, I dare say most want him to stay but it’s a case of him choosing to exercise his rights as an UFA

He's a restricted free agent.
We can match and keep him if we want.

Who's on the table? Full list of 2024 free agents revealed

The AFL has confirmed its list of players that qualify for free agency in 2024

www.afl.com.au

 

[The_Steadier]

Still scratching my head on the Gresham compo. Band one compo ended up as pick 28.

It's irrelevant if ~pick 19 becomes pick 28 due to f/s and academy picks sliding picks back.

It's still effectively pick ~19.

We still had the same players available to us to pick from at 28.

 

[L_W_P]

Who are the rucks on the merry go round this year?

English? Darcy? Moyle? Bryan? Reeves?

Given our midfield cannot buy a clearance, is it worth us cashin in on RoMa while he's in peak form?

If the Dogs lose English he walks in there. The Cats could use him. Essendon if Goldy doesn't go around again? Pies could play him and Cameron?

Someone would have to give us a decent package for him.

If Goldstein retires would you take Bryan + Essendon's first rounder? Dogs 1st pick straight up and then make a play for Moyle?

 

[jumperfan]

Who are the rucks on the merry go round this year?

English? Darcy? Moyle? Bryan? Reeves?

Given our midfield cannot buy a clearance, is it worth us cashin in on RoMa while he's in peak form?

If the Dogs lose English he walks in there. The Cats could use him. Essendon if Goldy doesn't go around again? Pies could play him and Cameron?

Someone would have to give us a decent package for him.

If Goldstein retires would you take Bryan + Essendon's first rounder? Dogs 1st pick straight up and then make a play for Moyle?

I really want Moyle, he'll be an excellent player I reckon. Would hope we're getting in his ear, but I worry he that might look elsewhere since Marshall is clearly the no.1 and Ross hasn't been playing two rucks.

 

[The Punter]

It's irrelevant if ~pick 19 becomes pick 28 due to f/s and academy picks sliding picks back.

It's still effectively pick ~19.

We still had the same players available to us to pick from at 28.

Worth mentioning the problem with the system is those nine players being unavailable for whatever reason.

 

[SaintyMcSaintface]

He's a restricted free agent.
We can match and keep him if we want.

Who's on the table? Full list of 2024 free agents revealed

The AFL has confirmed its list of players that qualify for free agency in 2024

www.afl.com.au

Is he not listed as an UFA in that article?

 

[wannabewinner]

It's irrelevant if ~pick 19 becomes pick 28 due to f/s and academy picks sliding picks back.

It's still effectively pick ~19.

We still had the same players available to us to pick from at 28.

In the end, it’s 28th best player picked in the draft vs the 19th best.

Players from later picks can be steals, but the probability is low.

Add on top the absolute sh*thouse drafting by St Kilda. No faith in St Kilda drafting well from compo.

 

[Saint Shags]

I don’t feel it’s a matter of wanting Battle to leave, I dare say most want him to stay but it’s a case of him choosing to exercise his rights as an UFA

And the rumours are that he won't be hanging around. Especially if the floated contract length is close to the mark. Why would he?

 

[Miha]

Is he not listed as an UFA in that article?

Correct. They’ve laid out that article in an odd fashion but he be UFA

 

[Miha]

And the rumours are that he won't be hanging around. Especially if the floated contract length is close to the mark. Why would he?

He’ll get good money either way but if his ambition is to win a flag within a few years and a contender makes an offer he probably goes

 

[Saint Shags]

Make Battle captain, dont trade him. He's a warrior, and a genuine swingman.

I'd much sooner trade our current captain.

Part of me hopes Steele leaves.
Not because I want him gone. But because he deserves a bit of success.
You know the bloke who has played injured the majority of the last 2 and a half year.
The bloke who went back onto the field and played a quarter with a ****ed collarbone. But yeah he doesn't lead by example.

 

[Saint Shags]

He’ll get good money either way but if his ambition is to win a flag within a few years and a contender makes an offer he probably goes

It might not even be a contender. But one that shows promise to making finals in the not too distant future.

 

[Yawkey way]

He's a restricted free agent.
We can match and keep him if we want.

Who's on the table? Full list of 2024 free agents revealed

The AFL has confirmed its list of players that qualify for free agency in 2024

www.afl.com.au

Who’s matching if someone offers 1 million a season ?.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Hopefully SOS gets Battle signed before too long. I think Josh is a loyal individual and he and the club can negotiate a decent deal for both.

 

[botts]

He's a restricted free agent.
We can match and keep him if we want.

Who's on the table? Full list of 2024 free agents revealed

The AFL has confirmed its list of players that qualify for free agency in 2024

www.afl.com.au

I’m getting a lot of mixed reports. Heaps of people saying he is unrestricted

 

[TheJackal]

Hopefully SOS gets Battle signed before too long. I think Josh is a loyal individual and he and the club can negotiate a decent deal for both.

His baby photos drenched in Saints gear would be a bit unusual if he was planning on walking.

 

[goodie23]

He's a restricted free agent.
We can match and keep him if we want.

Who's on the table? Full list of 2024 free agents revealed

The AFL has confirmed its list of players that qualify for free agency in 2024

www.afl.com.au

There are only 9 restricted free agents listed in that article, Battle isn't one of them. Saints don't have any this year.