List Mgmt. Contract, Trade and Draft Discussions - 2024 Edition

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Latest news and rumours:

• Tom Barrass officially requests trade to Hawthorn
  • Duffield: Eagles want two first round picks - "It may have to be in this year’s draft rather than a future pick."
  • Morris: Josh Battle is set to join Barrass at Hawthorn in 2025 - Ralph: Unclear if Hawks will pay enough for Band 1

• Kysaiah Pickett interested in a trade
  • "Club and management are confident they can work through his concerns"
  • Daniels: Pickett’s preference is Fremantle. Fremantle are keen, but Bolton the priority. Getting both “not impossible”. West Coast “an option if things get complicated.”

• Jai Culley, Coen Livingstone, Loch Rawlinson in line for one-year deals (The West)
  
  
• Liam Baker and Shai Bolton
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  Shai Bolton

  Age

  25

  Ht

  176cm

  Wt

  77kg

  Pos.

  M/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  12.3

  3star

  K

  6.9

  3star

  HB

  5.4

  4star

  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  2.9

  4star

  CL

  1.4

  4star

  D

  12.7

  3star

  K

  9.2

  4star

  HB

  3.5

  2star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  2.7

  4star

  CL

  1.8

  4star

  D

  9.2

  3star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  4.6

  4star

  M

  2.0

  3star

  T

  2.6

  4star

  CL

  0.0

  1star

  officially request trades to WA
  • Daniels: Bolton is Fremantle’s priority

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

I don't really appreciate the lack of humour around kids GGF

1974 ? You are old enough to have daughters chessers age .

Kids ? Am I missing something

Also you already replied to this comment earlier in the week without the outrage

 

[Jez1974]

1974 ? You are old enough to have daughters chessers age .

Kids ? Am I missing something

Also you already replied to this comment earlier in the week without the outrage

Outrage!! I type as I laugh. My kids are almost 30 mate

 

[Cuzz09]

Zac Mainwaring

for the feels

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[Cuzz09]

Or Alec Waterman for the Muddy bros

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[Bleedblueandgold]

i just want us to take the best available mid suited to the modern game in the MSD, whoever that is.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

How good does Ned Moyle look tonight
GC would be so stupid if they let him go, going to be a star
Loved his ruck work at around the ground throw ins

 

[eaglevision]

How good does Ned Moyle look tonight
GC would be so stupid if they let him go, going to be a star
Loved his ruck work at around the ground throw ins

Maybe we can get Witts instead to save Bailey from him for the next 2 years.

 

[Mulldogg]

How good does Ned Moyle look tonight
GC would be so stupid if they let him go, going to be a star
Loved his ruck work at around the ground throw ins

Looks ready to go and had some reasonably clean hands in his second efforts once the ball hit the deck.

206cm is the right size too. Genuine monster to take on the Gawn/English/Witts types.

 

[ronpingwins]

Massive game from Toby Conway too, looks the cats long term number 1 ruck. Wonder if Geelong would let the dogs out with Mitch Edwards down the track, surplus to needs. Getting the Edwards/Busslinger 2nd year types on the relative cheap side is important, we need this eras Cripps/Yeo bargains.

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

dogs out with Mitch Edwards

I see what you did there

 

[bUCKET__]

Don’t venture in here much. Not reading back through the s**t fights.

Ben Ainsworth. RFA. Four year deal on the table at GC but future up in the air per the tweet of the day.

He’s a Vic so no reason why he’d choose us, but in the hypothetical world where all we have to do is give a four year deal with a bit of an overpay, any takers?

27 in January next year, immediately gets into our B22 on a flank. Think there’s a bit of Jayden Hunt about the type of deal, where it doesn’t blow anyone away but makes a genuinely appreciated improvement to the team in an age bracket we’re missing.

Could even do a pick 2 and an overpay for compo, in exchange for their two firsts (say 9/10). Two throws of the dice for us, they get an early pick presumably ahead of all the bids.

Ainsworth is so frustrating to watch. He's from around my neck of the woods so I have kept a bit of an eye on his career.

He has some moments of brilliance but that can cover up the skill errors. Far too often he opts for the quick long bomb, or the low probability snap at goal. Kicking and decision-making in goals just hasn't come on with experience. Either his tank or his ability to stick to a role isn't good enough to let him play too far away from goals.

He probably still has all the tools to be a star forward, or even a good midfielder. But I wouldn't want us to be spending extra cash on him and dunno if he makes us better right now.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Ainsworth is so frustrating to watch. He's from around my neck of the woods so I have kept a bit of an eye on his career.

He has some moments of brilliance but that can cover up the skill errors. Far too often he opts for the quick long bomb, or the low probability snap at goal. Kicking and decision-making in goals just hasn't come on with experience. Either his tank or his ability to stick to a role isn't good enough to let him play too far away from goals.

He probably still has all the tools to be a star forward, or even a good midfielder. But I wouldn't want us to be spending extra cash on him and dunno if he makes us better right now.

My thinking is he’s 26 (27 by Round 1 next year).

Petch is 25 and starting to show his best signs, but I’d still take Ainsworth in a heartbreak. Cripps won’t be around forever. We’ve got Brockman/Dewar and the occasional Luke Edwards minutes up in the forwardline.

The gulf in our late 20 year olds is stark. Extra cash isn’t the be all and end all while we’re growing, with the Gaff deal coming off, JD next year, all that.

It’s moot because he almost certainly would have a relative pick of suitors from his home state, but of the RFAs he’d certainly be one I’d be happy to slightly overspend on in the scheme of his market value, while we keep adding talent through the draft.

 

[Mulldogg]

With the talk of the mid season draft spot being freed up with Long’s unfortunate injury I’m a bit perplexed about why Simpson (twice now; Monday on 7News and tonight on 6PR) and Gavin Bell (SEN on Tuesday) have been at such pains to talk down the talent pool or seemingly trying to allay fan misconceptions about what type of cohort the mid season draftees represent.

I know there are plenty of Facebook nuffy fans out there that are clueless about the difference between the mid season and national drafts but the tone from the club in the media over the past week has been borderline patronising.

 

[garlic munchers]

How good does Ned Moyle look tonight
GC would be so stupid if they let him go, going to be a star
Loved his ruck work at around the ground throw ins

Cats/GC showing the future of rucks is plus 204cms.

 

[maverick001]

English will stay. Moyle or Bryan would be fine. Worst case scenario picking up the best state league ruckman available in the rookie draft would tide us over as cover until Batman or Livingstone get up to speed. As I said this is dependent on Flynn playing out the season after what was a very, very rare injury.

I think Moyle will have heaps of suitors though so we're not likely to get him

 

[bzparkes]

With the talk of the mid season draft spot being freed up with Long’s unfortunate injury I’m a bit perplexed about why Simpson (twice now; Monday on 7News and tonight on 6PR) and Gavin Bell (SEN on Tuesday) have been at such pains to talk down the talent pool or seemingly trying to allay fan misconceptions about what type of cohort the mid season draftees represent.

I know there are plenty of Facebook nuffy fans out there that are clueless about the difference between the mid season and national drafts but the tone from the club in the media over the past week has been borderline patronising.

There's no major standout this year, unlike the last 2 with Culley/Maric, so they're probably tempering people's expectations for when we pick Ruscoe.

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Do you think us drafting Loch Rawlinson last year means we don’t go for Oskar Smartt?


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No not all, maybe at the national draft but not the MSD. MSD there isn't a heap of talent so you just have to take best available no matter the position. Plus as we're likely to have pick 3 we won't have much choice, as it's starts to get into more speculative selections shortly after.

National draft has heaps more talent in it, so you normally have a choice at each pick and fill list needs.

From what I've seen of Smartt, he's a bloody good footballer and was dominant in both young gun games. Been playing VFL for bombers, including a 4 goal haul. Probably more of a offensive weapon at AFL level than Loch, I think Loch will be a defensive fwd at AFL. Plus Loch no guarantee to stay on the list.

Apparently Oskar had some behavioral issues previously, so that's more of a reason he won't get drafted.

 

[FKASC]

How good does Ned Moyle look tonight
GC would be so stupid if they let him go, going to be a star
Loved his ruck work at around the ground throw ins

Gun.

 

[Spooky17]

Hopkins in the MSD for mine.

Good height, endurance, flexibility and kick in a position of need for us.

 

[eaglevision]

Hopkins in the MSD for mine.

Good height, endurance, flexibility and kick in a position of need for us.

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Killer instinct.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

With the talk of the mid season draft spot being freed up with Long’s unfortunate injury I’m a bit perplexed about why Simpson (twice now; Monday on 7News and tonight on 6PR) and Gavin Bell (SEN on Tuesday) have been at such pains to talk down the talent pool or seemingly trying to allay fan misconceptions about what type of cohort the mid season draftees represent.

I know there are plenty of Facebook nuffy fans out there that are clueless about the difference between the mid season and national drafts but the tone from the club in the media over the past week has been borderline patronising.

Just now you are noticing the club are patronising towards fans? Been going on for 5 years now.

Its just a case of protecting your ass. If you tell people something will fail time and time again, you can say I told you so. If it succeeds, well then you look a genius still in some peoples minds

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

How good does Ned Moyle look tonight
GC would be so stupid if they let him go, going to be a star
Loved his ruck work at around the ground throw ins

Will literally have his pick of clubs this off season. All 17 teams will be after him.

Your gut tells you Geelong win that battle because well they always do.

 

[pantskyle]

IMO it's 100% we'll take Ruscoe.

 

[Boohemian]

Mick Nolan, known as the galloping gasometer.
Wouldn't be allowed to have a nickname like that in this day and age.

Are you the one that rings in to ABC sports talk to name drop this guy every week?

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

IMO it's 100% we'll take Ruscoe.

I’d hate to lose him. He’s been very impressive at the Beagles.

No idea what role he plays at AFL level, but he’s been a step above at WAFL.