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

  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

 

[WCErevival]

I think we can safely say that Ledwards, Rotham and Culley are gone.

Darling has dropped off so much that I would rather he get paid out before Sheed. Sheed at least can be depth in a position of need. Darling is surplus.

 

[Elite Pete]

Liam Baker is a mongrel.


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At the right price 100%.

We can turnover the bottom 6 of our best 23 easy.


Baker+English+Hewett+Sid*+Tragvalia*+Carroll/Garcia/Dev/Sheldrick

Would make a huge difference and almost all of those help with spread and run and carry which we are horrible at.

Still not sure how Hutchinson has played pretty much every game for us since being draft from semi professional gig. Especially with our current team structure.

 

[mat11]

I thought he battled very well against two strong rucks tonight, but most people seem to be tearing him to shreds in the match thread so not sure if I am completely wrong haha.

That's because people are obsessed with stats. Sure he's not Cox or nicnat but we'd be a lesser squad without him

 

[Schtinker]

J.T.D

Just Terminate Darling

 

[Goroyals22]

Bailey was 100% fine tonight, did better than he should have against 2 much better ruckmen.

Hes done enough to earn his spot even with Flynn looking ready to go

No way could you let him ruck against Witt’s against after the match earlier in the year


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[stallon]

No way could you let him ruck against Witt’s against after the match earlier in the year


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True actually Witts and Moyle is another beast. Need Flynn for that.

Itd be rough to drop Bailey after playing well tonight though, and dont like the idea of playing 2 rucks

 

[Cuzz09]

Delist:

Culley
Ledwards
JJ
Sheed

Retire:

Darling
Cripps
Gaff



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[TerryFilk]

Surely we have the cap flexibility to pay Darling out, he shouldn't be on the list next year.

If he is, it's exclusively as a Beagle.

Archer will be pushing for some games next year hopefully, and Livingstone. There's no place for him on the list.

I actually would keep him on the list and just play him in the WAFL, he’d help Archer so much there.

Definitely would not ever play him in an AFL game again barring injuries though.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Delist:

Culley
Ledwards
JJ
Sheed

Retire:

Darling
Cripps
Gaff



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No Rotham in that list sickens me to my very core

 

[Keys]

Do we give Culley a mulligan this year since he was coming back from an ACL and give him a chance to improve with a full preseason

Or do we rip the bandaid off to make the call that his pace won’t improve and that he hasn’t got enough other attributes to make up for that weakness

It’s borderline

 

[twce13]

just cant see us going early on darling. a club legend in his own right, would be very unlike eagles.

i think we need to cut deep.
id get rid of all;

gaff
witho
culley
JJ
baker
rotham
ledwards
rawlinson (may be harsh)
trew


i can see arguments for burgiel also, but i'd back in his upside for at least one more year.

 

[Cuzz09]

No Rotham in that list sickens me to my very core

Haha true TBH I never even think of him

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[twce13]

Do we give Culley a mulligan this year since he was coming back from an ACL and give him a chance to improve with a full preseason

Or do we rip the bandaid off to make the call that his pace won’t improve and that he hasn’t got enough other attributes to make up for that weakness

It’s borderline

i feel guilty thinking this, but i think we need to be more ruthless. i dont think he is quite afl level.

 

[Godfather32]

just cant see us going early on darling. a club legend in his own right, would be very unlike eagles.

i think we need to cut deep.
id get rid of all;

gaff
witho
culley
JJ
baker
rotham
ledwards
rawlinson (may be harsh)
trew


i can see arguments for burgiel also, but i'd back in his upside for at least one more year.

We have sort of done it before. Priddis triggered an extension and we pushed him out the door anyway

 

[twce13]

We have sort of done it before. Priddis triggered an extension and we pushed him out the door anyway

pridda played ball tho. darling is just a month or two removed from saying he wants to play for 5 more years.
i feel like it would be an ugly situation if we pushed him.

 

[eaglevision]

Do we give Culley a mulligan this year since he was coming back from an ACL and give him a chance to improve with a full preseason

Or do we rip the bandaid off to make the call that his pace won’t improve and that he hasn’t got enough other attributes to make up for that weakness

It’s borderline

The expected changes to list composition mean we can keep him as a cat A rookie for an extra two years which may be his saving grace. If we had to either transfer him to the main list or delist him I think he’d go.

I’d be happy retaining Maric, Culley and Hutch as Cat A Rookies. Rawlinson I’d delist with the hope of taking Clancy Dennis in the rookie draft or best available if he goes in the national draft.

 

[Cuzz09]

Yeah I feel bad for Culley but him and a bunch of guys need to go

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[twce13]

one thing that does work in culleys favor is that he helps beagles be more competitive.
if he can stay on as a rookie that is not the worst use of a spot.

 

[TerryFilk]

Travaglia - 22D, 2 goals, 9 tackles today in the Coates League.

 

[Keys]

The conversation has to be had with both Darling and Sheed that they’ll be predominantly WAFL players in 2025 and will only play to cover injuries

Let them make the decision if that’s how they want to end their AFL career or they’d prefer a negotiated payout

Sheed seems the more likely to hang up the boots since he’s having to manage that foot injury which must be painful. Darling meanwhile, is closing in on 300 games and is healthier body wise

Jamieson might well be done for the year with his knee so he might be another candidate for an early payout since he’s really struggled to stay on the park in any meaningful sense

 

[Lia]

i feel guilty thinking this, but i think we need to be more ruthless. i dont think he is quite afl level.

This is probably where I'm at too.

 

[kane249]

Keep Darling as depth next year and a mentor to the young forwards in the WAFL.

Nurse him along and a farewell game next season in his 300th at home

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Bailey was 100% fine tonight, did better than he should have against 2 much better ruckmen.

Hes done enough to earn his spot even with Flynn looking ready to go

Let me know when Flynn is ready to go because we've seen much more from Bailey.

 

[random260]

I said last week out of frustration Bailey Williams is cancer and should be delisted asap.

After reviewing bailey Williams game this week where he did better. I think bailey Williams is cancer and should be delisted asap.

No more trading bailey w. Just straight delisted get him out asap by any means

 

[Patron]

If we sign a FA like English, do we really want to pay out all of sheed, jammo, darling etc?

They have little to no place on our list moving forward, but we shouldn’t be wasteful with our salary cap unnecessarily. I guess it depends on how many acceptable picks we end up with and what we do with the witherden, culley types.

I reckon any pick under 50, maybe even 60 in this draft has more value to us than the aforementioned players.

Bad year to have traded our third.


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