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

[Keys]

Quick links:
Player contract status
Draft prospect video highlights (thanks to noobermensch)
AFL retirements and delistings

---

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
  15

  Shai Bolton

  Age

  26

  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

 

[kane249]

I’m torn. I’d rather take a punt on one of the top young prospects in the pool (even though it’s a shallow pool, we still get third crack at it), but I don’t want to lose Ruscoe from our WAFL side.

Even if we’d opened up a second list spot there’s no guarantee he’d last that long with clubs like Brisbane needing plug and play players. But taking him at pick 3 over a Hall or a Hutchinson seems like a waste.

So in conclusion, I’m torn.

Thanks Natalie

 

[squashface]

The fact that there’s no standout preference means there should be no melts later right?


Right????

 

[mattyc75]

If Richmond don't pick J Scaife and WC do , will be good for the WAFL Eagles in the short term ...added positive.

We'll have jack Williams, possibly bwilliams,a reid.livingstone Don't need him

On SM-S921B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[eaglevision]

If any posters who voted “other” want their player listed as an option, nominate them and I can add them to the poll.

 

[Keys]

The fact that there’s no standout preference means there should be no melts later right?


Right????

Hi Squashface, welcome to the WCE board you must be new here

 

[WCEswift]

Whats his age ?

21 basketball convert

 

[squashface]

Hi Squashface, welcome to the WCE board you must be new here

 

[Obeanie1]

The 206 cm Sudanese ruck sounds intriging.

Feel we are one ruck short on the list given how often they are injured.

Could do worse IMO. He develops and stays or joins the ruck merry go round and helps with gaining a pick or player in the future.

 

[ThePuma #9]

If any posters who voted “other” want their player listed as an option, nominate them and I can add them to the poll.

Geordie Payne

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Based on nothing but a vibe

That’s still considered more research than the average BF poster puts in, I tip my hat to you sir

 

[Hoskin300]

The 206 cm Sudanese ruck sounds intriging.

Feel we are one ruck short on the list given how often they are injured.

Could do worse IMO. He develops and stays or joins the ruck merry go round and helps with gaining a pick or player in the future.

One ruck short? We have an oversupply of rucks on our list at the moment. Twice as many players that can play rucks as players that can play outside mid.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

One ruck short? We have an oversupply of rucks on our list at the moment. Twice as many players that can play rucks as players that can play outside mid.

Specialist rucks and dudes that ‘can play ruck’ are not the same thing when it comes to list management my guy

 

[Hoskin300]

Specialist rucks and dudes that ‘can play ruck’ are not the same thing when it comes to list management my guy

I mean we currently have Flynn, Barnett, BWilliams, Jamieson, Livingstone whose best position is ruck. On top of that JWilliams, Archer Reid who are ruck forwards. Do you genuinely think its a priority to add to that over our outside mid / rebounding defender stocks?

 

[Hoskin300]

Ben Hopkins seems to tick the most boxes for us. Still very young and fills biggest position of need.

 

[bzparkes]

View attachment 2003951

Don't care who's available at #3, WCE aren't going to pick him anyway.

 

[bzparkes]

I mean we currently have Flynn, Barnett, BWilliams, Jamieson, Livingstone whose best position is ruck. On top of that JWilliams, Archer Reid who are ruck forwards. Do you genuinely think its a priority to add to that over our outside mid / rebounding defender stocks?

I don't want us to pick another ruck but we only have 2 actual rucks on the list currently in Flynn and Barnett.

The rest are forwards-cum-rucks.

BW - Forward as a junior
Livingstone - FF as a junior
JW - Listed as a ruck but also a forward as a junior
Reid - FF

Adding a mature ruck would actually be sound but I wouldn't be doing that in the MSD.

 

[Obeanie1]

One ruck short? We have an oversupply of rucks on our list at the moment. Twice as many players that can play rucks as players that can play outside mid.

And who has been playing #1 ruck so far this year?

198cm Bailey who has battled honorably but isnt a ruck.

We have a lot of forward rucks. Not true #1 rucks over 200cm.

Not all make the cut, they get injured easily and one or two will likely move after getting poached or look to go home.

Half backs and wingers you can get with later picks in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. First rounders are mainly quality mids and quality talls with a couple of quality flankers thrown in.

 

[Obeanie1]

I mean we currently have Flynn, Barnett, BWilliams, Jamieson, Livingstone whose best position is ruck. On top of that JWilliams, Archer Reid who are ruck forwards. Do you genuinely think its a priority to add to that over our outside mid / rebounding defender stocks?

Yes. Because Flynn still needs to prove he can stay on the park.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

I mean we currently have Flynn, Barnett, BWilliams, Jamieson, Livingstone whose best position is ruck. On top of that JWilliams, Archer Reid who are ruck forwards. Do you genuinely think its a priority to add to that over our outside mid / rebounding defender stocks?

Kind of echoing my point though - Flynn & Barnett (developing, 2nd year) are our only true rucks. You could probably throw Coen Livingstone in as a 3rd option but keeping in mind even more of a speculative / development prospect as was a Cat B Rookie through our Naitanui Academy.

It’s definitely more thin for proper rucks than you think, and the very fact we’ve had to play forwards like BW (for ages) and JW in the ruck just solidifies that. We were particularly thin last year but gladly moved to get Flynn in

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I don't even care who we take as long as it's not a key forward. A key/mid sized forward is something we already have enough of.

 

[FKASC]

If any posters who voted “other” want their player listed as an option, nominate them and I can add them to the poll.

Jack Watts

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Has to be either a HBF or a mid

Beecken or Murdoch

 

[KBLT]

Final guess;

Hutchinson

 

[Avalor]

I would like to tap into the Sudanese market - they are proving adept at footy with their wild agility.
Is there any late mail, by chance?

 

[briztoon]

Based on nothing but a vibe I think Trey Ruscoe will be on our senior list in about 5 hours time

A lot of posters linking him to the Lions if you pass on him.