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

 

[Jumpoff Joey]

That's a good sign, means he could actually be interested in an extension already, I presume.

Everything I heard, he loves it here!

That verbatim from Gilbee pissed as **** at Dirty Nelly’s last night.

So who knows….

 

[CountryLad]

A grader is a stretch but he's a known commodity and has some upside still

He’s 23 an one of the best small forwards in the league already. He’s absolutely elite for the role he plays.

 

[bzparkes]

Everything I heard, he loves it here!

That verbatim from Gilbee pissed as **** at Dirty Nelly’s last night.

So who knows….

I guess unlike most interstate draftees, he's already got a bunch of close mates at the club. That would help massively.

 

[twce13]

I don't want this to happen, but the more I think on it I reckon it will be baker, 6 and something like 39 for our pick 3 and a F3. Then hawks first two picks for TB.

6, 12, 23, 30, 39, 59, baker & graham.

Again I prefer we just don't pursue baker, but my gut says we will.

Tigers are gonna have so much picks under 50 when it is all said and done, they will surely be the team who trades up and takes advantage of the corrupt point system. If not would love to get one or two of their 3rd round picks somehow. Given how many high picks they will have they prob won't value them so much.

 

[stallon]

I don't want this to happen, but the more I think on it I reckon it will be baker, 6 and something like 39 for our pick 3 and a F3. Then hawks first two picks for TB.

6, 12, 23, 30, 39, 59, baker & graham.

Again I prefer we just don't pursue baker, but my gut says we will.

Tigers are gonna have so much picks under 50 when it is all said and done, they will surely be the team who trades up and takes advantage of the corrupt point system. If not would love to get one or two of their 3rd round picks somehow. Given how many high picks they will have they prob won't value them so much.

Yuk, even if you take out the F3 from our side its still kinda yuk.
If we are happy to take any of the top 6 or so in the draft then I dont see why we wouldnt trade down though and take what value we can out of it.
Any of Draper, FOS, Smith, Langford, Lalor or Smillie work for us tbh, even if a couple of them are less ideal

 

[maverick001]

Yuk, even if you take out the F3 from our side its still kinda yuk.
If we are happy to take any of the top 6 or so in the draft then I don't see why we wouldnt trade down though and take what value we can out of it.
Any of Draper, FOS, Smith, Langford, Lalor or Smillie work for us tbh, even if a couple of them are less ideal

Likely meaning we get one of Langford or Lalor (I'm not keen on Smillie).
If we are drafting a top mid next year with our first, so that our midfield ends up......Reid, Lalor/Langford, Top 4 Pick next yr, Hewett, Ginbey(? hbf ?) then I guess we are set in there.
Pickett traded in would mean we have an elite small fwd for next 8 yrs
This year's draft hand 6 (Langford, Lalor), 23 (ours), 30 (Hawks), 39 (Dees), 50-something (ours) means we can probably also address other areas of need e.g. KPD, HBF, Wing with a selection of such players as O'Farrell, Oliver, Moraes, Davis plus also match on Champion.

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Edit: just realised this was to get Baker in, not Picket

 

[plays tall 1]

I’ve heard Murphy Reid doesn’t want to leave Victoria. Any others? Smith and Smillie are Vic Metro boys - any word on whether they’re willing to move away from their mummies?

 

[eaglespremiers]

My dad earns more than your dad.

 

[Farang83150]

I think the best part of getting Picket would be the reaction from gary lying.
In a perfect world, Picket, Petracca and Oliver all leave the MFC this year.....the reaction would be gold.

 

[maverick001]

Having watched Noober's vid of Langford from last wkend, I'd be keen to trade down to 6 if he's still going to be there, & we can get something good out of Richmond for him (late first rounder, or Baker).

There's been a lot of noise about Langford's (lack of) pace, but he doesn't look slow to me. His first 2-3 steps out of a stoppage in fact looks quite good, which is more important than top speed or even 20m sprint I'd have thought for an inside mid.
His athletic profile can't be any worse than a Clayton Oliver

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Clayton Oliver

Age

27

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

(who is comparable in size & that inside/first possession role). Coupled with his good kicking, high production, elite consistency, big size, very good mark for a mid & ability to hit the scoreboard, I really can't see how he's not a top 5 lock.

I'd definitely have him over Smillie and Lalor, & I don't see us being worse off with him vs Smith/FOS/draper.