Traded 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

[FootyLad0]

Stengle confirmed locked in 5 years / 700k per year
Very team friendly deal.

Should leave plenty of money on the table for Smith.
It just comes down to Bailey wanting the role/real estate or if he wants to go to the club he grew up supporting?

Either would be a great option for him.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Stengle confirmed locked in 5 years / 700k per year
Very team friendly deal.

Should leave plenty of money on the table for Smith.
It just comes down to Bailey wanting the role/real estate or if he wants to go to the club he grew up supporting?

Either would be a great option for him.

Maybe let's just wait for the announcement

 

[FootyLad0]

Maybe let's just wait for the announcement

Just announced by Cats on their website lol

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Just announced by Cats on their website lol

I stand corrected

 

[FootyLad0]

I stand corrected

I jumped the gun by half an hour lol

All g!

 

[Jen2310]

Geelong is in the box seat to land Western Bulldogs’ midfielder Bailey Smith

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Bailey Smith

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

in this year’s trade period as the club looks to bolster its midfield stocks.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tyson-stengle-to-resign-with-geelong-after-interest-from-st-kilda/news-story/1ce6ff5a522c84e4ebe667fc734d1e45

 

[TylerDurden]

Would be great if a Hawk, but even if we keep our first pick we could take a Moraes or Murphy Reid type. So many options in the first round.

 

[FootyLad0]

Would be great if a Hawk, but even if we keep our first pick we could take a Moraes or Murphy Reid type. So many options in the first round.

That’s what I think is underrated point you brought up.
2024 Draft is stacked with top end mids, the 2023 Draft kind of had more hybrid players than purely ball winning mids and about 4 KPP in the Top 10.

So whoever misses out on Smith could easily grab a young prospect ball winning mid.
Think Cats would need Smith more than Hawks do as Cats need guys in that 24-28 age group.

Hawks could be more willing to take a swing on young Draft talent.

 

[Libbaaaa]

I dont think bailey would agree to leave victoria.

Also no one thinks bailey is a winger except bevo hes an inside mid.

Yet to prove he can play inside mid at all. Think he’ll have a good career wherever he lands as a high accumulating outside player. His best moments for us have come when he has used his tank to just between the arcs all day long.

 

[HairyO]

Would be great if a Hawk, but even if we keep our first pick we could take a Moraes or Murphy Reid type. So many options in the first round.

I think he makes us better but not that much better. Would also make it harder to retain our players given the $$$ he would be after.

Invariably the big $$$ and long year contracts create more issues than are fixed by the recruiting.

 

[Nugett]

I dont think bailey would agree to leave victoria.

Also no one thinks bailey is a winger except bevo hes an inside mid.

Bailey leaving Melbourne for Geelong would be like going interstate.

 

[thecatattack]

Geelong

 

[Sphynx]

Dogs in a good position here.

Reckon Ed Richards

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Ed Richards

Age

25

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.4

4star

MG

201.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.3

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

198.3

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

232.4

4star

is a better and more damaging player in the same role.

So really just cashing in an expendable asset who’s already been replaced and upgraded.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

I think Bailey will see how Jack Ginnivan and Jack Scrimshaws career has turned out at the Hawks and will want to join in the party

 

[THE_GUN]

Stengle confirmed locked in 5 years / 700k per year
Very team friendly deal.

Should leave plenty of money on the table for Smith.
It just comes down to Bailey wanting the role/real estate or if he wants to go to the club he grew up supporting?

Either would be a great option for him.

But isnt the model the cats work on is not to over pay any player ?
Would smith take $700k-$800k ?

Hawks would be having $1 mil on the table and Stkilda maybe more
who knows with the Bombers and North

 

[FootyLad0]

But isnt the model the cats work on is not to over pay any player ?
Would smith take $700k-$800k ?

Hawks would be having $1 mil on the table and Stkilda maybe more
who knows with the Bombers and North

We should have about 5/6 retiring and/or leaving which will clear up a lot of cap.
It would be interesting to see the money offered with the pay structure but yeah that could play a major factor in him joining the Hawks.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Bailey leaving Melbourne for Geelong would be like going interstate.

Not really he can play for geelong and spend most of his time in melb like stengle does. At an interstate club he cant.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

But isnt the model the cats work on is not to over pay any player ?
Would smith take $700k-$800k ?

Hawks would be having $1 mil on the table and Stkilda maybe more
who knows with the Bombers and North

Hawkins
Duncan
Tuohy
Stanley
Bews
Parfitt
Are all certainties to go this year.

And rohan, dangerfield, cuthrie and blicavs (the last 3 are on very big $) have 1-2 years left at best.

Yes dempsey and others will need some raises but we will still go nowhere near hitting the cap ceiling.

 

[THE_GUN]

Hawkins
Duncan
Tuohy
Stanley
Bews
Parfitt
Are all certainties to go this year.

And rohan, dangerfield, cuthrie and blicavs (the last 3 are on very big $) have 1-2 years left at best.

Yes dempsey and others will need some raises but we will still go nowhere near hitting the cap ceiling.

There is no doubt the cats have the cash with 12 players over 30 and most will be gone in 2 years
Its will they compromise their famous pay structure they refused to compromise

 

[Pure_Ownage]

There is no doubt the cats have the cash with 12 players over 30 and most will be gone in 2 years
Its will they compromise their famous pay structure they refused to compromise

Fair point.

Having the cash and being prepared to use it that way are different things. But to answer your question i think we will pay more than we have in the past but not insane money.

 

[THE_GUN]

Fair point.

Having the cash and being prepared to use it that way are different things. But to answer your question i think we will pay more than we have in the past but not insane money.

Its ok for players to take less when they see the vision of premierships but geelong have now gone past that and are in a rebuild stage or will be next 2 years with all the players over 30 on the list and will need to make adjustments

 

[The 747]

Its ok for players to take less when they see the vision of premierships but geelong have now gone past that and are in a rebuild stage or will be next 2 years with all the players over 30 on the list and will need to make adjustments

They'll still be attracted to the club, it's well run and competitive. That would probably change with a long stretch of bad years.

Plus offers a regional lifestyle that appeals to a lot of players, that won't change anytime soon.

 

[thecatattack]

Its ok for players to take less when they see the vision of premierships but geelong have now gone past that and are in a rebuild stage or will be next 2 years with all the players over 30 on the list and will need to make adjustments

We're currently in a rebuild and still 5th on the ladder. Players would kill to be in a situation like this.

 

[TylerDurden]

We're playing scintillating footy right now. It's undeniable. If he can't see that, then good fn luck mate. Happy to keep our first pick regardless.

 

[THE_GUN]

We're currently in a rebuild and still 5th on the ladder. Players would kill to be in a situation like this.

As Richmond found out the only way is down once the experienced guns leave