Recruiting AFL Trade & Free Agency IX

[Lore]

Spoiler: 2021 Key Dates

AFL TRADE, DRAFT AND FREE AGENCY DATES 2021

Grand Final
Saturday September 25

Draft Combine – Vic Country
Friday October 1

Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agency Window
Friday October 1 – Friday October 8

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Wednesday October 3 - Monday October 15

Trade Period (picks and players)
Monday October 4 (9am) – Wednesday October 13 (7.30pm)

Draft Combines (States and Regions)
VM: Saturday October 9 (tbc)
Qld: Sunday October 10
Tas: Monday October 11
SA: Saturday October 16
WA: Sunday October 17
NSW&ACT: tbc
NT: will join SA or Qld

Trade Period (picks only)
Monday October 18 – Monday November 15

List Lodgement 1
Friday October 29

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Wednesday November 3 (9am) – Tuesday November 9 (5pm)

List Lodgement 2 (Final date for primary list delistings)
Wednesday November 10 (2pm)

Delisted Free Agency Window 2
Thursday November 11 (9am) – Monday November 15 (5pm)

Draft Nominations Due
Wednesday November 17 (3pm)

Pre-Season Commences (First to fourth year players)
Monday November 22

National Draft
Round 1: Wednesday November 24 (7pm)
Round 2–end: Thursday November 25 (7pm)

Rookie Upgrade Period
Thursday November 25 (10pm) - Thursday November 25 (11pm)

Delisted Free Agency Window 3
Thursday November 25 (10pm) - Thursday November 25 (11pm)

Pre-Selected Rookie Nominations Due (Includes Academy, Father/Son)
Friday November 26 (12pm) - Friday November 26 (12.30pm)

Preseason Draft
Friday November 26 (3pm)

Pre-Selected Rookie Notification
Friday November 26 (3.15pm)

Rookie Draft
Friday November 26 (3.20pm)

Final List Lodgement
Monday November 29 (4pm)

Pre-Season Commences (All other players)
Monday December 6

Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP)
December - March (tbc)

Current Contract Status
2021 Draft Watch
Father/Son and NGA
Adrian Dodoro

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Not the season for big moves, end of next year we should know what holes we still have in our list.

 

[foj1]

Would we offer a 2022 first round pick for josh Dunkley

5

Josh Dunkley

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

or has that ship sailed?
I still like the idea of another big mid who has a defensive element to his game.
though it would tempting to have a real crack at Ben king

34

Ben King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

next year.

 

[citizen-erased]

we'd have been all over Taranto last year.
not sure we're suiting up for big moves this year

what we're missing can be found in similar deals like Hind & Wright.
quite bullish a pre-season into Durham is going to add a major cog. his effort and gut running is excellent. get him strong enough to stick the tackles or diisrupt the ball and he's gonna fit in nicely.
I am pumped for Baldwin too.

 

[andleanback]

No need to throw big money around this off season. If we can find a few bargain pick ups that’ll do. Organic growth will be our go.

 

[Keystone agony]

Keep the expensive powder dry for these Gold Coast guns who are all uncontracted end of 2022

Outside of that some cheaper style guys that fill depth positions or minor roles in the side

Ronke, Schulz, Johannisen, J.Clark, Narkle ect

 

[Duckworth]

Would we offer a 2022 first round pick for josh Dunkley or has that ship sailed?
I still like the idea of another big mid who has a defensive element to his game.
though it would tempting to have a real crack at Ben king next year.

I think we try and draft the defensive mid this year.
Someone like Dunkley would eat into next years picks, and ruin a chance of getting King.

I Agree with you and would like both (King and defensive mid), but that is the only way I can think to make it happen.

 

[andleanback]

Keep the expensive powder dry for these Gold Coast guns who are all uncontracted end of 2022

Outside of that some cheaper style guys that fill depth positions or minor roles in the side

Ronke, Schulz, Johannisen, J.Clark, Narkle ect

Johannisen is on huge coin for his current output.

 

[Westlo]

Would we offer a 2022 first round pick for josh Dunkley or has that ship sailed?

Darcy will probably be bid on at pick 2 by Collingwood lol GWS so like last year no point trading in first rounders for the dogs.

Unless they have live trading during the draft?

 

[Keystone agony]

Johannisen is on huge coin for his current output.

How much is he being paid next year?

 

[ghostdog]

Would we offer a 2022 first round pick for josh Dunkley or has that ship sailed?
I still like the idea of another big mid who has a defensive element to his game.
though it would tempting to have a real crack at Ben king next year.

I think that ship has sailed, but Dunkley has spent lots more time on the bench than usual recently, so may not be happy. Hopefully Bevo's contemplating giving him ruck time as well.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I think that ship has sailed, but Dunkley has spent lots more time on the bench than usual recently, so may not be happy. Hopefully Bevo's contemplating giving him ruck time as well.

Surely they are looking to bolster other areas like defence.

Given they also acquired Treloar last year; you'd have to think they're resigned to the fact that they will eventually lose a midfielder, which seems likely to be Dunkley.

 

[ghostdog]

Surely they are looking to bolster other areas like defence.

Given they also acquired Treloar last year; you'd have to think they're resigned to the fact that they will eventually lose a midfielder, which seems likely to be Dunkley.

I hope it's not to us though. I don't think we need to land a big, expensive fish. They need support for English as well and I think they realise Stef Martin is not a good solution. At a guess, if Dunks is still coming to us, they might ask for one of Draper or Bryan. I'd rather keep both and not pursue Dunkley at all.

 

[andleanback]

How much is he being paid next year?

500+

 

[Keystone agony]

500+

How do you know that?

 

[Foxx]

Essendon has conceded the MOST points of any of the finals teams. (And a couple outside the 8.)

Let that dictate who we need in the off-season.

Im quite confident we have the key defender stocks. With Hurley and Reid giving us extra depth there.
So where does that leave us short? Another half back or defensive midfielder. Dunkley is a natural Mid/forward type.

Luckily we don't need to spend much on the type of player we need. Because generally they are acquired for less on the open market.

Who is gettable??

 

[Keystone agony]

Essendon has conceded the MOST points of any of the finals teams. (And a couple outside the 8.)

Let that dictate who we need in the off-season.
Im quite confident we have the key defender stocks. With Hurley and Reid giving us extra depth there.
So where does that leave us short? Defensive midfield. Dunkley is a natural Mid/forward type.

Luckily we don't need to spend much on the type of player we need. Because generally defensive half midfielders are acquired for less on the open market.

Someone like Hopper would work.

Hopper would cost alot. He's GWS best mid

He's also less defensive than Dunkley

But we don't need midfield quality. Depth? Maybe

 

[Foxx]

Hopper would cost alot. He's GWS best mid

He's also less defensive than Dunkley

But we don't need midfield quality. Depth? Maybe

Yes your right about Hopper, scratch that.

I agree we don't need midfield quality. We need midfield balance to negate our points against.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Yeah it's not as simple as "we concede a lot of points, so we should recruit defenders".

It's all about team-style these days, and at our worst parts of this season, our transition defense and stopping teams moving the ball end-to-end was pretty awful.

Think McGrath's role could be interesting next year - still playing midfield, but more of a defensive mindset in terms of where he structures and positions himself.

 

[andleanback]

How do you know that?

Because he signed a massive deal a couple of year back, coming off a norm smith etc. clubs were offering him well over 600 and he was considered 1 of the best half backs in the comp. Minimum he would be on would be 500 but most likely more.

 

[Keystone agony]

Because he signed a massive deal a couple of year back, coming off a norm smith etc. clubs were offering him well over 600 and he was considered 1 of the best half backs in the comp. Minimum he would be on would be 500 but most likely more.

I guess it depends how front/back loaded it was ect

No one really knows what he's getting paid in 2022 except him, his manager and the football club

 

[Keystone agony]

Yes your right about Hopper, scratch that.

I agree we don't need midfield quality. We need midfield balance to negate our points against.

You want to see a Hewett in there at the expense of a Parish, Zerrett or Shiel?

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Essendon has conceded the MOST points of any of the finals teams. (And a couple outside the 8.)

Let that dictate who we need in the off-season.

Im quite confident we have the key defender stocks. With Hurley and Reid giving us extra depth there.
So where does that leave us short? Another half back or defensive midfielder. Dunkley is a natural Mid/forward type.

Luckily we don't need to spend much on the type of player we need. Because generally they are acquired for less on the open market.

Who is gettable??

Tale of two halves of the season. First 12 rounds we conceded over 80 points in 8 games. Second half only 3.

First 12 games we played 4 top 8 teams, the last ten we played 5

 

[Foxx]

You want to see a Hewett in there at the expense of a Parish, Zerrett or Shiel?

No at the expense of a Clarke. Im not talking about a tagger either. A defensive HALF midfielder. Like Adam Simpson was.
They spend some time in the middle ballups, but typically set up at the oppositions half forward and only contest in the back half stoppages.

We have only one on our list. McGrath. And that role doesn't come natural to him imo. We need a better one.

 

[andleanback]

I guess it depends how front/back loaded it was ect

No one really knows what he's getting paid in 2022 except him, his manager and the football club

Regardless he’ll still be on decent coin and is a shadow of the player he used to be.

 

[Keystone agony]

Regardless he’ll still be on decent coin and is a shadow of the player he used to be.

Id be offering something like 900k-1.1 over 3 years

However having said that do we need him now or are we happy just to roll with Cutler and Gleeson