Confirmed Bailey Smith: 4-way trade: B. Smith (WB) & pick 45 to Geel / pick 38 to Carl / Macrae (WB) to StK / pick 17 & Kennedy (Carl) to WB

[PurpJuice]

You might be getting a bit creative there, but I wouldn't be against throwing our future 2nd down to get a 2nd this year

I meant more like;

Bailey Smith

for

Geelong’s first this year + 2026 second and third round picks.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

It will be our current first plus other picks (probably our future 2nd definitely not our future 1st).

How do you know that?

List manager's cousin?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

How do you know that?

List manager's cousin?

Its just obvious the deal is unlikely to involve player swaps and theres nothing else that could be involved.

 

[HeHateMe]

He may very well have chosen the Cats anyway but sounds like Hawthorn did cool on him a little which whatever way you look at it would have made the decision easier.

Pretty much what has been said in here for months, Geelong need him more.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Celebrity 101 has a new challenger.

Good night sweet prince.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Its just obvious the deal is unlikely to involve player swaps and theres nothing else that could be involved.

Nothing else...you know that for sure?

Has the club informed you that there's no F1 involved?

 

[TigerTime88]

Gun young mid. If the cats get him for their first and a second I think they have taken the Mickey out of the dogs.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Gun young mid. If the cats get him for their first and a second I think they have taken the Mickey out of the dogs.

Maybe...

Lots of factors involved in this one.

 

[PurpJuice]

Gun young mid. If the cats get him for their first and a second I think they have taken the Mickey out of the dogs.

They won’t. Two first is a starting point but Dogs will be asking for more.

 

[Daka]

In the words of Sam Draper "well he is gone"

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Nothing else...you know that for sure?

Has the club informed you that there's no F1 involved?

Were you living under a rock for the ollie henry trade or did you miss the memo?

 

[Northernsoul74]

Smith was priority number one for Hawthorn in January of this year, but by late July, he had become priority number three and the Hawks had no draft capital to orchestrate a trade. His manager was informed of this July 26th.
He is a brilliant player and a fine young man, will be a huge asset to the Cats. But with the emergence of a stellar Hawthorn midfield, his access to a starting midfield position at Hawthorn was certainly denied, and the Hawks first pick in the 2024 draft is heading west.
can't fit them all in, so it's really a win-win-win for the Cats, Dogs and Hawks.

How is it a win for the Dogs? Geelong have little to offer.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Were you living under a rock for the ollie henry trade or did you miss the memo?

Hey, I'm not a list manager - you are!


Also - and I hope you're sitting down, beacause you might find this a little hard to believe - I'm not a Cats supporter, nor do I follow their trade activity.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

They won’t. Two first is a starting point but Dogs will be asking for more.

We asked for a first for Esava Ratugolea as a starting point.

We did not receive a first for him

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Hey, I'm not a list manager - you are!


Also - and I hope you're sitting down, beacause you might find this a little hard to believe - I'm not a Cats supporter, nor do I follow their trade activity.

I dont either.
But the ollie henry trade is a pretty obvious pointer as to whats going to happen here.

 

[PurpJuice]

We asked for a first for Esava Ratugolea as a starting point.

We did not receive a first for him

No hard feelings mate, but Ratugolea is dogshit

 

[CatToTheFuture]

No hard feelings mate, but Ratugolea is dogshit

None taken, but pick any trade start point and you'll see that's not where it lands.

We asked for pick 8 for Jordan Clark and got pick 21 and even then had to throw a pick back.

If the Dogs are asking for two firsts then they likely do not expect to get that

 

[Libbaaaa]

Wouldn’t mind a wrinkle getting thrown into the deal so we don’t play at Kardinia Park for the next 5 years.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Wouldn’t mind a wrinkle getting thrown into the deal so we don’t play at Kardinia Park for the next 5 years.

After the last game we'd probably be the ones suggesting it

 

[THE_GUN]

Could this be the player to eventually gets to the PSD

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Could this be the player to eventually gets to the PSD

If you're looking to build good culture, probably not a player you'd want around a young list.

He needs some old heads to guide him, Geelong is a good fit.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Wouldn’t mind a wrinkle getting thrown into the deal so we don’t play at Kardinia Park for the next 5 years.

Given recent history I would have thought you'd prefer to play there

 

[Sirlemsip]

If you're looking to build good culture, probably not a player you'd want around a young list.

He needs some old heads to guide him, Geelong is a good fit.

I agree that the Cats culture would probably be better for him (in terms of off-field, etc).
However, I think he would much rather be part of the culture brewing over at Hawthorn.

It will be interesting to see who he nominates. As others have said, it seems we have really cooled on him as our focus has moved to a key defender given our midfield seems to have massively developed this year.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Given recent history I would have thought you'd prefer to play there

2023 doesn't count and this year was awesome but enough of playing down there.

 

[PurpJuice]

I agree that the Cats culture would probably be better for him (in terms of off-field, etc).
However, I think he would much rather be part of the culture brewing over at Hawthorn.

It will be interesting to see who he nominates. As others have said, it seems we have really cooled on him as our focus has moved to a key defender given our midfield seems to have massively developed this year.

It doesn’t make sense that he’d leave the dogs to join Hawks. The reason he’d go to Geelong (or suns) does make sense though.