Trade Requested Bailey Smith

[CaptainWorpedo]

He would go to the ND not psd obviously.

I doubt it, but each to there own opinion

 

[THE_GUN]

I doubt it, but each to there own opinion

Why would he go PSD ? no chance he gets to Geelong in the PDF
in the November draft gets to Geelong easily

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Why would he go PSD ? no chance he gets to Geelong in the PDF
in the November draft gets to Geelong easily

Not sure he would get to the cats in the ND.

Cats would be happy to keep their first round pick and try to collect Smith via the PSD. Would help there rebuild on the run. Either way it’s a risk

 

[FootyLad0]

His no RFA and if smith entered the preseason draft plenty of clubs would take him before the Cats got a chance to call his name.

He would go into National Draft if that was the case. Cats would absolutely use Pick 15 on him.

If he explicitly says he only wants to play with 1 team, no team or list manager is going to Draft him and waste a First Round pick, especially in a deep draft for a guy who doesn't even want to play for that team.

Luke Ball is a great example. Left a great team in Saints for an even better team in Pies.
No one touched him and he went where he wanted to go because he said "I will only play for the Pies"

But it's ridiculous anyway. Trade will get done.

 

[MisterMarcus]

I think Tigers, Saints and Hawks would all have the cap room for him.

Just look at FA as a guide players get paid more when the cost is next to nothing.

If Hawks have spent some time genuinely wooing him, then maybe there's some willingness from Smith to go there as a Break Glass backup

But Tigers and Saints aren't going to stupid enough to waste space and money on a bloke who doesn't want to be there.

 

[Tristan34]

15 will get this done. Dog fans are dreaming to get 2 firsts.. It won't happen.. We should just go after Kennedy for nothing.

 

[FootyLad0]

If Hawks have spent some time genuinely wooing him, then maybe there's some willingness from Smith to go there as a Break Glass backup

But Tigers and Saints aren't going to stupid enough to waste space and money on a bloke who doesn't want to be there.

Hawks wouldn't have a pick in the National Draft, that will be going to Eagles for Barrass.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I doubt it, but each to there own opinion

At the PSD he would be 0 % chance of getting to his chosen club. ND he would be much more likely so he would do that.

 

[Pencil case]

15 will get this done. Dog fans are dreaming to get 2 firsts.. It won't happen.. We should just go after Kennedy for nothing.

If everyone had the optimism you do, the world would be a wonderful place.

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Other than the fact you don't have to broker a trade for a RFA.

That's why I said "basically".

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Ahahaha oh hell no! You actually think that only one team does it….no no no wait you think ALL 18 TEAMS are just causally sitting around “NOT” meeting with contracted players?

Please oh please explain to me what the hell were the Dogs doing meeting with Dan Houston (CONTRACTED BTW) just this past week?….now how could they be doing that? That would mean that they were meeting with a contracted player? Doing the very thing you’re demonising right?

Now would you say your club are a bunch of hypocrites if that is the case? Or….is Sam Power just being competent at his job and trying to lure a player who most likely wants to come Home to the club that he works for?

See how pointless that argument is? It’s totally irrelevant to Smith who is

A) Out of Contract
B) Says he doesn’t want to be at the Dogs
C) Will in due time say where he wants to go

He’s not being handcuffed and dragged from Whitten Oval

Come on bro, every team meets with contracted players all the time…you’re not actually that naive

I know other teams flag interest in players, for instance Melbourne were flagging interest in Schache for two years, but it came through his manager. Bont gets interest from all clubs through to his manager, in case he ever considers leaving.
Scott lied and said he leaves these things up to Mackie, when he had actually met Smith and courted him directly. That’s the difference. That’s crossing the line.
Business deals planned two years out when a player is still under contract to another club through a club sponsor arrangement. The fact that Smith played so badly in 2023, could be attributed to no longer being committed to the club paying his salary, knowing he was going elsewhere. Unlike Dunkley who was committed to the Bulldogs in the year he left winning our B&F.
West Coast were aware that Barrass was attracting interest and it was known if it was a good offer they would look at trading him, as a rebuilding club.
Houston, the same, the club has said it would consider offers.
So Geelong has put in the work two years out, and now wants to pay under for the player that they have put two years of work into obtaining.
Do I think the AFL monitors this, no, do I think there is gathering interest in the Cotton On deal arrangements, yes. The Guardian flagged it a couple of weeks ago. The AFL will be forced to look at it this time to pretend they enforce integrity.

 

[bulldogs201616]

15 will get this done. Dog fans are dreaming to get 2 firsts.. It won't happen.. We should just go after Kennedy for nothing.

I think 15 and 35 will get the job done. Both clubs go away happy

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Other than the fact you don't have to broker a trade for a RFA.

You do if it's Geelong apparently

 

[TiAn_]

What will end up a live pick 19-20 just isn’t close to enough for Smith. He’s proven he’s worth significantly more than that.

The Cats having themselves drafted a vanilla low ceiling mid in Jhye Clark at pick 8 just a couple of years ago would fully appreciate the bird in the hand benefit with an established gun like Smith over speculative late first round draft picks.

Has the potential to end up a bit of a mess if the Cats are silly about it.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Explain to me where smith is supposedly going?

Looks like Richmond.

 

[bulldogs201616]

What will end up a live pick 19-20 just isn’t close to enough for Smith. He’s proven he’s worth significantly more than that.

The Cats having themselves drafted a vanilla low ceiling mid in Jhye Clark at pick 8 just a couple of years ago would fully appreciate the bird in the hand benefit with an established gun like Smith over speculative late first round draft picks.

Has the potential to end up a bit of a mess if the Cats are silly about it.

What's it matter where the pick ends up we will still have access to the same players.

 

[bulldogs201616]

Looks like Richmond.

What and we get absolutely nothing for him? No thank you ill take pick 15 alone if that's the case lol

 

[FootyLad0]

Can we unban Celebrity 101! so he can address this as he has the inside word as Baz's physio/school mate/European holiday mate?
Bailey hanging out with his Hawthorn mates here....

Hang on a second?

Those are some awful funny looking Hawthorn players?

 

[STPer18]

Can we urban @Celebrity101 so he can address this?
Bailey hanging out with his Hawthorn mates....

Hang on a second?

Those are some awful funny looking Hawthorn players?


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Plot twist: one of those people IS Celebrity 101!

 

[FootyLad0]

Plot twist: one of those people IS Celebrity 101!

Celebrity 101! is actually the old lady.
She's been getting loose in Europe with Bazlenka