List Mgmt. Our Trade/FA, Suburban & Country Town Thread

[loki04]

Haha, Petracca just realises that no one has currency. It will happen, just not this year.

He will be turning 30 that January for any club that trades for him for season 2026.

How much will you be willing to part with? certainly not multiple firsts! further mortgaging the clubs future. Eventually we are going to come down the other side and when we do you damn we'll want to hope we have our dull compliment of live picks intact.

 

[Football God]

 

[OniAu]

Now we are linked to
Davies
Peatling
Stringer
Lynch
Who will we end up with?

Brayden Davies from Murray Ovens league. Aka some unknown undersized forward flanker

 

[Doc1763]

Putting what he may or may not have done away from the game to one side for a moment, what message would bringing in a fat, lazy, self centered bag of finely crushed gravel like Stringer into the club send to the guys who have busted a gut over the last 3 years? Players who are totally professional in their preparation, like Pendles & the Daicos brothers? Someone like McStay who busted a gut to get back this season to try and help us get to the finals. Someone like JFN, who regardless of whether you think is any good or not, is 100% heart & soul?

This bloke is septic, to be avoided at all costs.

 

[AmericanMustard]

Putting what he may or may not have done away from the game to one side for a moment, what message would bringing in a fat, lazy, self centered bag of finely crushed gravel like Stringer into the club send to the guys who have busted a gut over the last 3 years? Players who are totally professional in their preparation, like Pendles & the Daicos brothers? Someone like McStay who busted a gut to get back this season to try and help us get to the finals. Someone like JFN, who regardless of whether you think is any good or not, is 100% heart & soul?

This bloke is septic, to be avoided at all costs.

I’m not sure how much they’d care if it helps us win, especially JFN who’s told the club to eat rocks so he can go to the Gold Coast

 

[Bramax]

Yeah, that’s not going to work.

Yep, good luck with that Melbourne.

 

[Apex36]

Prediction:

Trac goes out and plays for Melbourne next year after an interrupted preseason and has a so-so year. Melbourne fans begin to question if it’s because of mental demons from his injury, or if his hearts just not in it anymore because of the way the club treated him.
The Melbourne heirachy begin to worry that he won’t ever get back to his best, and they’re stuck paying a million a year to what is now a so-so player.
Both club, and fans begin to think that maybe they should have traded him in 2024 when they had the chance and could obtain something of value for him.
Christian asks for a trade at the end of 2025, and a trade is facilitated for a much more reasonable cost than was being demanded in 2024.
In 2026, Christian coming off a full preseason has a career best year playing alongside the Daicos brothers, JDG and young Tommy McGuane. Collingwood wins the flag, and the Demons have fallen to the bottom of the ladder.
Melbourne supporters curse Collingwood and blame them for ruining their club by ending Brayshaws career, and intentionally injuring Trac in a devious plan that culminated in them stealing their star player.
Order has been restored and all is right with the world.

 

[Doc1763]

I’m not sure how much they’d care if it helps us win, especially JFN who’s told the club to eat rocks so he can go to the Gold Coast

I think they will care - he is poison. And JFN has said he'll stay if a trade cant be made.

 

[Bramax]

Pretty firm statement from Trac and MFC. Seems like they’ve assessed there are no viable trade options, and are now in face saving mode.

I see a situation of Petracca remaining at the Dees, remaining disgruntled, having a poor year (by his standards) and then asking to be traded again next year and succeeding. And the Dees end up trading for less than they would have this year.

 

[FromTheBoundaryLine]

The shit hole might be more bearable & functional if they took this opportunity to move on Pert, Goodwin & Roffey.

Reading their board that’s exactly what they want.

 

[Bramax]

Not this year
In other words "carlton or collingwood couldn't afford me."

Dees fans will have to hope they can get their shit sorted in the next 12 months, as otherwise he could go in another 12 months.

He will. Nothing surer.

 

[Bramax]

Feel sorry for Trac being stuck with such a shit hole.

Let it fester for another 12mths.

 

[Bramax]

Oh well. He signed a long term deal with that shit hole.

He’s had buyers remorse since resigning.

 

[Bianconeri]

At least he finally says something one way or another, given his silence

It’s a shame we might not get to see him play with Pendles.

Hopefully we have the currency next season.

 

[Chameleon75]

I see a situation of Petracca remaining at the Dees, remaining disgruntled, having a poor year (by his standards) and then asking to be traded again next year and succeeding. And the Dees end up trading for less than they would have this year.

doubt he’ll be physically ready for round 1, and wouldn’t be surprised if it took most of next year to get his confidence to attack a contest back. So a down year isn’t inconceivable.

 

[Bramax]

No had no choice.
The two clubs that were in contention were not gonna sell the farm for him.
Was just gonna be impossible to pull off. So he stays.
Just like Houston.

That’s ok Jen.
He can ease back in next year, remain an unhappy player, underperform by his standards and Pies can grab him for a single first round pick next year.

 

[magpies42]

Perhaps Daddy should have thought of his unborn child before he cheated on his pregnant fiance with a 17 year old school girl.

110%

 

[The jouneyman]

Thank god he's staying at Melbourne,I'll sleep well tonight, happy days

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Putting what he may or may not have done away from the game to one side for a moment, what message would bringing in a fat, lazy, self centered bag of finely crushed gravel like Stringer into the club send to the guys who have busted a gut over the last 3 years? Players who are totally professional in their preparation, like Pendles & the Daicos brothers? Someone like McStay who busted a gut to get back this season to try and help us get to the finals. Someone like JFN, who regardless of whether you think is any good or not, is 100% heart & soul?

This bloke is septic, to be avoided at all costs.

Didn't like him anyway & now you tell me he's American!

 

[Bramax]

This is interesting to listen to by Gerard Whateley.

 

[jathanas]

I’m not sure how much they’d care if it helps us win, especially JFN who’s told the club to eat rocks so he can go to the Gold Coast

"Helping us win" would include chasing hard and 100% effort over 4 quarters. High-performing teams value trust as much as ability.

JFN is leaving for family reasons, unlike Stringer who has met other clubs because he was told to pull his finger out.

 

[NMBB]

He will. Nothing surer.

We'll have Stringer as a Norm Smith medallist by then - different situation

 

[JuniorB]

Prediction:

Trac goes out and plays for Melbourne next year after an interrupted preseason and has a so-so year. Melbourne fans begin to question if it’s because of mental demons from his injury, or if his hearts just not in it anymore because of the way the club treated him.
The Melbourne heirachy begin to worry that he won’t ever get back to his best, and they’re stuck paying a million a year to what is now a so-so player.
Both club, and fans begin to think that maybe they should have traded him in 2024 when they had the chance and could obtain something of value for him.
Christian asks for a trade at the end of 2025, and a trade is facilitated for a much more reasonable cost than was being demanded in 2024.
In 2026, Christian coming off a full preseason has a career best year playing alongside the Daicos brothers, JDG and young Tommy McGuane. Collingwood wins the flag, and the Demons have fallen to the bottom of the ladder.
Melbourne supporters curse Collingwood and blame them for ruining their club by ending Brayshaws career, and intentionally injuring Trac in a devious plan that culminated in them stealing their star player.
Order has been restored and all is right with the world.

That's an entirely possible scenario.

 

[JuniorB]

"Helping us win" would include chasing hard and 100% effort over 4 quarters. High-performing teams value trust as much as ability.

JFN is leaving for family reasons, not because the coach told him he has to pull his finger out.

Johnny's digit is well and truly extracted - we couldn't have asked for more from him this year.

 

[KillerMagpies]

That's an entirely possible scenario.

It’s happening.