Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXVI - 'Loopy' Season in full swing

[PatternAgainstUser]

I am very suprised that the crows Delisted McHenry. Might be worth a look.

McHenry is terrible, nowhere near AFL standard and he's now 24.

Hard pass.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Imo I still think there’d be a fair bit happening behind closed doors.
Clubs doing a good job of keeping us all guessing and not leaking a heap.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Day 1 of trade/free agency and you are calling it?

Usually when I say something like that the opposite happens so just trying to create some movement….

 

[Blue By Blood]

Konstanty is one we should be looking at, if we aren't already.

Highish draft pick, behind a few at the Swans, and wont cost much given he is OOC.

Purely my gut feel but I think Konstanty will end up a Blue.
Fits a lot of the criteria we need. We’d be attractive to him for opportunity and he’d come cheaply.

 

[Sheephead]

Just my two bob. Last year, the year before that and so on and so on. Trade period had a few expected deals done on the first day.

Teams had been talking but it was really just posturing. Now they’ll go home, look at what is and isn’t available and chuck out a crappy opening offer.

Early Next week the other team throws out a ridiculously high counter offer and then the posturing returns until someone blinks. It certainly doesn’t happen on the first day.

The first day is for blokes who want to move through FA and do. The actual trades, don’t start till a few days in. I’ve got no doubt, we are throwing out offers and are getting shot down and having to re-assess.

Think Dodoro and a few others from the past. They have to be seen to do the best by the club - that isn’t ponying up what the other club wants straight away. If it was, we’d all think Austin was shit when really he paid market value. Everyone wants a good deal, not many get it.

Even when it seems to be a win, there’s reasons why it isn’t, we don’t see all the grime in the background. To us keyboard experts, say, GEE should give us SDK for 12, which we got from GCS for our F1.

That’s one side, ours. GEE want to keep SDK. GCS will probably get better offers. We have no idea the machinations in the background. It’s quiet on here, but I bet Austin is doing his job, but neither you or me are privy to any of it……and it’s frustrating. We want a new toy that makes us better or look good.

Most trades will boil and simmer, then go bang. Players may want to move, but if you’re contracted, there’s no obligation to just deal.

My two bob and there’s probably more I could waffle about. PATIENCE is key at this time of year. Then there’s the draft where we eat our own.

 

[mjonc43]

Just think of it through this lense... Pies are paying Perryman band 1 level money

Schultz and Perryman... What a team

That's why nobody should get compo. They overpay, takes TPP.

 

[TommyPinch]

A money ball pick up I reckon is Johannisen. Offers speed, can help with our spread, and play half forward, wing and half back.

 

[TENACIOUS]

At Geelong B&F last night, belief is they will get Oliver and Smith, Martin not guaranteed or overly fussed with. SDK no chance of leaving…

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

If they must have compensation, Band 1 should apply to something like the top 25 % of AFL contracts (roughly top 10 player on any list), and should come with a 2nd round pick.
No compo in the first round.

Fair enough, not many clubs loose their top end players as a restricted or unrestricted player, if that happens it’s usually sorted by a decent trade…

 

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Just my two bob. Last year, the year before that and so on and so on. Trade period had a few expected deals done on the first day. Teams had been talking but it was really just posturing. Now they’ll go home, look at what is and isn’t available and chuck out a crappy opening offer. Early Next week the other team throws out a ridiculously high counter offer and then the posturing returns until someone blinks. It certainly doesn’t happen on the first day. The first day is for blokes who want to move through FA and do. The actual trades, don’t start till a few days in. I’ve got no doubt, we are throwing out offers and are getting shot down and having to re-assess. Think Dodoro and a few others from the past. They have to be seen to do the best by the club - that isn’t ponying up what the other club wants straight away. If it was, we’d all think Austin was shit when really he paid market value. Everyone wants a good deal, not many get it. Even when it seems to be a win, there’s reasons why it isn’t, we don’t see all the grime in the background. To us keyboard experts, say, GEE should give us SDK for 12, which we got from GCS for our F1. That’s one side, ours. GEE want to keep SDK. GCS will probably get better offers. We have no idea the machinations in the background. It’s quiet on here, but I bet Austin is doing his job, but neither you or me are privy to any of it……and it’s frustrating. We want a new toy that makes us better or look good. Most trades will boil and simmer, then go bang. Players may want to move, but if you’re contracted, there’s no obligation to just deal. My two bob and there’s probably more I could waffle about. PATIENCE is key at this time of year. Then there’s the draft where we eat our own.

Trades don't start until Monday.

 

[Aphrodite]

Just pick 11? Best outcome would be multiple first round selections in the top 20

Dropped back to Pick 12 (for now) after the Rabbles compo Pick 8 for Battle.

 

[Aphrodite]

At Geelong B&F last night, belief is they will get Oliver and Smith, Martin not guaranteed or overly fussed with. SDK no chance of leaving…

You were at the Geelong B&F last night

 

[HereComesJuddy]

Purely my gut feel but I think Konstanty will end up a Blue.
Fits a lot of the criteria we need. We’d be attractive to him for opportunity and he’d come cheaply.

Pretty sure we aren’t interested in Konstanty

 

[sweethoney]

Dropped back to Pick 12 (for now) after the Rabbles compo Pick 8 for Battle.

Could go back to 13 if Richmond get pick 2 for Graham and then west coast walker baker to the psd

 

[Monty1978]

Very interesting on Kennedy

I'd say clubs are interested in Owies, but perhaps on a similar contact we offered

You reckon owies has interest I don’t … Kennedy maybe but even then both are just ok , we would literally give owies away and still no takers

 

[blueboy25]

At Geelong B&F last night, belief is they will get Oliver and Smith, Martin not guaranteed or overly fussed with. SDK no chance of leaving…

Martin has come out and said he has chosen Geelong....not sure why he would do that if he is not guaranteed to get picked up.

 

[ESKIE]

As a person that has been married long enough to know that if my wife decided to change her mind, then that's what's going to happen...!

You’re married to Aph ?

 

[Kernafides]

I think quite a few are confused about the free agency window and the trade period lol

 

[TENACIOUS]

You were at the Geelong B&F last night

No Chance..

My mate was there. Martin probably ends up there. But, it’s not a high priority or guaranteed yet. They are pretty confident on Oliver and Smith as certain as can be.

They said SDK no chance of leaving.

 

[blueboy25]

Could go back to 13 if Richmond get pick 2 for Graham and then west coast walker baker to the psd

No way the AFL would allow that. They are feeling enough heat on the Battle compo.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

We need a spark in here lol

 

[goreds]

You’re married to Aph ?

Ones enough....

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Could go back to 13 if Richmond get pick 2 for Graham and then west coast walker baker to the psd

They are not getting #2 for Graham

 

[Aphrodite]

We need a spark in here lol

 

[GoBlues!]

Could go back to 13 if Richmond get pick 2 for Graham and then west coast walker baker to the psd