List Mgmt. 2024 Trade Thread - No.3

[Diehard Saint]

O'Connell also looks taller than his listed height of 189cm and looked quite comfortable on the training track late last year. Hastie is the real wildcard though, 190cm+, quick, smart, can play small and tall - I'm expecting him to start round 1.

Fiiiinally, there is no way Nas is only 187cm tall. His defensive play has improved 10 fold, he will be super important to help out Doug, Wilkie and unnamed battle replacement.

Yep. Forgot about our Irish player.

 

[Diehard Saint]

It's probably just the classic St Kilda pessimism speaking but I can't help but feel like this is going to backfire on us somehow.

We’ll miss him. But we have to hand over the baton to our new generation.
I know it sounds weird bc we’ve just taken a 30 yr old Macrae but that was absolutely a position of need.
Cama, Sharman, King, Owens need to be playing together regularly from here on in.

 

[SteeleSaints]

It's probably just the classic St Kilda pessimism speaking but I can't help but feel like this is going to backfire on us somehow.

Of course it will the Pies will win a flag while he is there. The AFL could fix it overnight by bringing back the salary cap allowance to pay senior players outside the cap. I cant remember what it was called but in the past each club could pay two of their more senior players and have their salary sit outside the cap.

They seem to like player mobility but players like Membrey, Parker, Macrae etc shouldnt have to move clubs because they have reached their use by date at their own clubs. The AFL should allow similiar players to play out their days at their original clubs. Loyalty still does mean something in footy clubs and the league should engender that.

 

[tomjoad]

I’d happily lick those boys stink stars for a flag

WTF!?
Have some pride dude.
Unless of course, that's your thing
Then giddyup and peace be with you I guess
No judgement here...I was involved in the pegging conversation yesterday

 

[tomjoad]

Of course it will the Pies will win a flag while he is there. The AFL could fix it overnight by bringing back the salary cap allowance to pay senior players outside the cap. I cant remember what it was called but in the past each club could pay two of their more senior players and have their salary sit outside the cap.

They seem to like player mobility but players like Membrey, Parker, Macrae etc shouldnt have to move clubs because they have reached their use by date at their own clubs. The AFL should allow similiar players to play out their days at their original clubs. Loyalty still does mean something in footy clubs and the league should engender that.

I agree with you here...but I think it (loyalty) only means something to us fans these days...and even then, only to those mostly over the age of 40.
I think everything is just about getting the final result (in this case a premiership flag) as quickly as possible. Hard decisions I suppose are easier to make when loyalty is removed from the equation.

 

[StCicatriz]

i wonder if the back flip on hayes contributed to the passing on soldo

 

[jwint43]

It's probably just the classic St Kilda pessimism speaking but I can't help but feel like this is going to backfire on us somehow.

Members has been a very good player for us and i'm sad to see him go but he is a classic example of why we have meandered for so long. We picked him up for free in our moneyball era and gave him games because he was good enough to get in our team and we wanted to look smart. He is still a very capable player and would look great in the right system but we need to move on. He's a perfect addition for a premiership contending team, and we are not that.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

i wonder if the back flip on hayes contributed to the passing on soldo

word is he passed the medical in collingwood with such flying colours he kept on going all the way back to moorabbin and now he's our starting centre square ruck for next year

 

[austinnn]

i wonder if the back flip on hayes contributed to the passing on soldo

What backflip on Hayes? Has his contract been extended? Has anyone at the club talked about extending his contract?

As far as I can see, nothing has changed. He can do a job for us, so I'd have happy to keep him if we don't use his spot to bring in another ruck.

Honestly I'd prefer to free the spot up for a draftee, but if it's between him and another state ruckman that state ruckman would have to have much more upside to override Hayes's AFL experience.

As an aside, it's a damn shame we can't give him the nickname "Purple" because of thst bespectacled opinionated media twat. I feel guilty even linking the two. I guess "Crazy" will have to do.

 

[bergholt]

It's probably just the classic St Kilda pessimism speaking but I can't help but feel like this is going to backfire on us somehow.

Even if he wins a flag it’s not backfiring imo. He did his time at the club, huge contribution, but he’s not part of our future and that’s ok. I hope he slots into the Pies side and wins a lot of games, the guy deserves that.