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

[Keys]

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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

  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

 

[Keys]

We are gathering a bevy of Jacks. Have to get creative with nick names.

We are also gathering a bunch of kids from country Victoria - Chesser, Long, both Reids, Johnston, Maric, Burgiel and Culley off the top of my head

 

[DanWCE]

So we picked up Hutchinson and keep Ruscoe? Sounds like a pretty bloody good outcome to me.

Hopefully we upgrade Ruscoe at the end of the year, he deserves to be on a list.

Begs the question why Ruscoe nominated at all. I'm guessing it was at our request given he did it late. Maybe just a back up strategy if we were genuinely underwhelmed with the talent pool if we missed Hutch? Didn't want to get stuck with noone.

 

[new breed]

Cripps replacement I would have thought .

 

[eaglevision]

National Recruiting Manager Duane Massey says: “Jack is playing as a 190cm forward, can really mark it, has got really good speed and is very compliant in the Collingwood system. We’re scoping that he could play wing and maybe even across half-back, so we think he’s got flexibility in his game to play a few different roles. We really like his talent.”

Have to say this comment really pi**ed me off when Hopkins and Beecken were available. Instead we’re going to try and turn a 22yo HFF with a good mark into a HBF!?

 

[ghostbat12]

Have to say this comment really pi**ed me off when Hopkins and Beecken were available. Instead we’re going to try and turn a 22yo HFF with a good mark into a HBF!?

I don't know what to think anymore given we don't draft HBFers and try to turn them into midfielders . This recruitment guy is going backwards, from HFF to midfield to HBF. reminds me of that red dwarf episode for some reason.

 

[ArdentEagle]

Have to say this comment really pi**ed me off when Hopkins and Beecken were available. Instead we’re going to try and turn a 22yo HFF with a good mark into a HBF!?

They must really rate him as a talent mate. Very high ceiling perhaps?

I don't mind it as he's shown exponential grown in a very short time of being in a half decent system.

I'd love to know more about his speed (looks pretty quick), endurance, kicking ect.

I'll back the draft team in but we are screaming out for a quality HBF.

 

[eaglevision]

I don't know what to think anymore given we don't draft HBFers and try to turn them into midfielders . This recruitment guy is going backwards, from HFF to midfield to HBF. reminds me of that red dwarf episode for some reason.

They must really rate him as a talent mate. Very high ceiling perhaps?

I don't mind it as he's shown exponential grown in a very short time of being in a half decent system.

I'd love to know more about his speed (looks pretty quick), endurance, kicking ect.

I'll back the draft team in but we are screaming out for a quality HBF.

Just hope it all points towards us drafting Travaglia at the end of the year.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Draft a medium running player and you're all complaining that he's a medium tall forward?

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Have to say this comment really pi**ed me off when Hopkins and Beecken were available. Instead we’re going to try and turn a 22yo HFF with a good mark into a HBF!?

Better than drafting HBF trying to turn into mids

I’m thinking Hutchinson could also play the wing role, depending on endurance

 

[amazingjoshy]

Happy enough to go best talent in the MSD in our position

Def not worth getting worked up over

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

We are gathering a bevy of Jacks. Have to get creative with nick names.

Hungry Jacks

 

[Hoskin300]

They must really rate him as a talent mate. Very high ceiling perhaps?

I don't mind it as he's shown exponential grown in a very short time of being in a half decent system.

I'd love to know more about his speed (looks pretty quick), endurance, kicking ect.

I'll back the draft team in but we are screaming out for a quality HBF.

The mid season draft is about plugging holes in the list. If his talent was crazy he would have been picked up in the previous four years.

 

[Monocle]

The mid season draft is about plugging holes in the list. If his talent was crazy he would have been picked up in the previous four years.

Stupid comment, never heard of late bloomers?


Luke Ryan
Bayley Fritsch

Say hello.

 

[Hoskin300]

Stupid comment, never heard of late bloomers?


Luke Ryan
Bayley Fritsch

Say hello.

I mean it’s possible. But the success rate of draft picks from the mid season draft would be absolute terrible

 

[amazingjoshy]

Luke Ryan
Bayley Fritsch

Say hello.

Stupid comment, never heard of late bloomers?

Could've gone even closer to home

Tim Kelly
Matt Priddis
Liam Ryan

 

[amazingjoshy]

I mean it’s possible. But the success rate of draft picks from the mid season draft would be absolute terrible lol

So picking someone we rate as less talented would be kind of dumb then?

 

[Cuzz09]

Hutchinson debut v NM at Optus

Bags 10

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[CoastersFlag No.5]

Hutchinson debut v NM at Optus

Bags 10

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Overshadowed by Burgiel's 5 from half back on debut.

 

[Hoskin300]

So picking someone we rate as less talented would be kind of dumb then?

We have absolutely no clue who has the most talent. It’s all gambling.

We are comparing players that are completely different ages in completely different leagues.

The only real certainty is what role they can play.

 

[Ghossein]

when Oscar comes back into the 22 our WAFL forward line is going to be stacked

 

[Hoskin300]

Could've gone even closer to home

Tim Kelly
Matt Priddis
Liam Ryan

The success rate out of mid season drafts is <5 out of 100 players picked. I genuinely can’t think of any that are A grade other than jai Newcombe.

 

[FKASC]

We are also gathering a bunch of kids from country Victoria - Chesser, Long, both Reids, Johnston, Maric, Burgiel and Culley off the top of my head

Johnston’s from bayside Melb I think

 

[Cuzz09]

We obviously don't want the Pies to win the Vfl flag

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[amazingjoshy]

The success rate out of mid season drafts is <5 out of 100 players picked lol.

You're arguing 2 different things

The players i listed were in response to

The mid season draft is about plugging holes in the list. If his talent was crazy he would have been picked up in the previous four years.

If youre simply just bagging the talent available in the MSD, how the hell does it not make sense to just grab the guy we think has the most talent, regardless of position?

 

[UseR2006]

Johnston’s from bayside Melb I think

Played for the same club as Archer Reid so they should know each other.