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

[CatToTheFuture]

Can you ever have too many classy mids?

You can never have enough bottles of wine in the cellar, doesn't mean I stop buying food.

Just feels like you'd be spending most of your capital budget on projects that are a nice to have. That's not what successful businesses do.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

You can never have enough bottles of wine in the cellar, doesn't mean I stop buying food.

Just feels like you'd be spending most of your capital budget on projects that are a nice to have. That's not what successful businesses do.

1 player.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

1 player.

1 first round pick is most of your draft in any given year

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

1 first round pick is most of your draft in any given year

Yet it isn’t at all.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yet it isn’t at all.

I guess it depends on where you finish and what you give up.

I'm just saying that I would have assumed the Hawks have higher priorities

 

[adogsfan5]

Cats bound is my mail but that was before the acl. Not sure if much has changed since.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Cats bound is my mail but that was before the acl. Not sure if much has changed since.

I don't think the cats would be changing their mind on it

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

I guess it depends on where you finish and what you give up.

I'm just saying that I would have assumed the Hawks have higher priorities

As a hawks fan, you are correct. If I was the list manager and was dangling a 1st rounder, it's for a key forward (Ugle-Hagan)

 

[CatToTheFuture]

As a hawks fan, you are correct. If I was the list manager and was dangling a 1st rounder, it's for a key forward (Ugle-Hagan)

Might take more than one for that name though

 

[FB19]

Yep good player not a need for us agree with other posters we have more pressing needs. Clearly a KPD is what we should be spending our high end draft capital to secure as evidenced by the attempts to get arguably ordinary ones in the trade period.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yep good player not a need for us agree with other posters we have more pressing needs. Clearly a KPD is what we should be spending our high end draft capital to secure as evidenced by the attempts to get arguably ordinary ones in the trade period.

Yeah I kind of don't understand not balancing out a trade with say the dogs or similar to get Curtin and an additional pick. They clearly wanted Watson. Maybe I'll be shown to be wrong though.

 

[FB19]

Yeah I kind of don't understand not balancing out a trade with say the dogs or similar to get Curtin and an additional pick. They clearly wanted Watson. Maybe I'll be shown to be wrong though.

I wanted osullivan I think you have a future star there with de koning it’s quite formidable. Apparently we tried hard with our f1 to come back in for him. Watson will be a star happy to have him that said.

 

[Tandy]

If I was Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

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

my list of clubs I'd consider would be

Yes(cut list down throughout season)
Fremantle
Gold Coast
Port Adelaide
North Melbourne
WCE

Maybe (can elevate to yes list throughout season)
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Hawks

No
Carlton
Collingwood
Richmond
GWS
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne

 

[FB19]

If I was Bailey Smith my list of clubs I'd consider would be

Yes(cut list down throughout season)
Fremantle
Gold Coast
Port Adelaide
North Melbourne
WCE

Maybe (can elevate to yes list throughout season)
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
Port Adelaide
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon

No
Carlton
Collingwood
Richmond
GWS
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne

So he’s not able to put the hawks into a category and he’s unsure about Port?

 

[Tandy]

So he’s not able to put the hawks into a category and he’s unsure about Port?

Left them to last as wasn't sure, then forgot. Fixed. He gets a game there no doubt. But (and remember it was if I was him) I'm not I'd go to Hawthorn. They are a long way off it and the facilities are an issue. I've been there and it's not a well place.

 

[FB19]

Left them to last as wasn't sure, then forgot. Fixed. He gets a game there no doubt. But (and remember it was if I was him) I'm not I'd go to Hawthorn. They are a long way off it and the facilities are an issue. I've been there and it's not a well place.

Don’t see it fixed and you still have Port twice hence my comment. Also disagree with we are a long way off it we won’t make finals this year but expect to be thereabouts in 2025. That said I don’t see him as a primary need so unless it comes at a reasonable price then I’m not concerned if he chooses elsewhere.

 

[H00t]

If I was Bailey Smith my list of clubs I'd consider would be

Yes(cut list down throughout season)
Fremantle
Gold Coast
Port Adelaide
North Melbourne
WCE

Maybe (can elevate to yes list throughout season)
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Hawks

No
Carlton
Collingwood
Richmond
GWS
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne

Bailey has already shown he doesn’t want to move out of state so that cuts all the yes to one.

And let’s be honest North wont be at the top of his list.

 

[theiaofseed]

If I was Bailey Smith my list of clubs I'd consider would be

Yes(cut list down throughout season)
Fremantle
Gold Coast
Port Adelaide
North Melbourne
WCE

Maybe (can elevate to yes list throughout season)
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Hawks

No
Carlton
Collingwood
Richmond
GWS
Western Bulldogs
Melbourne

Why would North be a yes but Geelong, Essendon and Hawthorn a maybe?

 

[Tandy]

Why would North be a yes but Geelong, Essendon and Hawthorn a maybe?

Well I did say if I was him didn't I.

 

[theiaofseed]

Well I did say if I was him didn't I.

Thats not explaining the reasoning behind it.

 

[FootyLad0]

Thats not explaining the reasoning behind it.

I'd like to know the reasoning behind each selection of his lol

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I'd like to know the reasoning behind each selection of his lol

I’d be pretty sure that the reason that he wouldn’t want to go to Hawthorn is because he’s a Geelong supporter.

 

[Mofra]

If it's not Bulldogs, Geelong & Hawks are the two clubs who would duke it out. Collingwood a distant third.
I'm more confident in retaining Smith than I am English.

 

[FootyLad0]

I’d be pretty sure that the reason that he wouldn’t want to go to Hawthorn is because he’s a Geelong supporter.

But he has Hawks and cats on par lol

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

But he has Hawks and cats on par lol

The guys is clearly hedging.