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

 

[mattyc75]

FOS will end up a classy user off of HB.

You think every player on the eagles list should play in the backline. I'm just not sure that gameplan is going to take us very far

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[Miguel Sanchez]

Arguably should have played double that. I’m not sure how you can argue it isn’t an example. To be fair we don’t have that coach anymore.

No comment on baker?

Trew: you’ve gone from “we delist them without even trying them” to “well he hasn’t played enough games”.

Baker: if you think he’s “been in great WAFL form” then you’re very easily impressed. He’s been alright. If they did a Beagles top 10 right now I’m not sure he makes it.

 

[CountryLad]

I’m not wrong, I said you don’t rate him that highly (as in pick 3), not that you didn’t rate him at all. You could mount an argument that just about every player is taking a chance but Draper is probably the safest best with the highest floor.

Wrong again. I do rate him highly I’ve said that several times. I just don’t think we can risk taking him on his limited performance in 2024.

 

[maverick001]

FOS will end up a classy user off of HB.

So may as well put him in an Eagles jumper now then
We love mids cum half backs

 

[dinnaz]

Might been the midfield concerns, yes. He was a half-forward in his draft year, not a mid

Played a good stretch of 5 games mid season in the middle and had a bunch of 30+ disposal games.
However due to midfield depth around him got shuffled back forward where he was super dangerous and creative.

Especially at the champs. I rate kicking 3 goals a game and setting up others every week is just as good as 30 disposals through the guts.

 

[eaglevision]

Wrong again. I do rate him highly I’ve said that several times. I just don’t think we can risk taking him on his limited performance in 2024.

So you rate him at pick 3 but we shouldn’t take him at pick 3?

 

[maverick001]

You think every player on the eagles list should play in the backline. I'm just not sure that gameplan is going to take us very far

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With respect I don't think he was saying that.

It wasn't a comment in the context of him being an Eagles player.

 

[dinnaz]

Humphrey came in a bit of rush around state champs time. His main knock was his goal kicking accuracy and also he did talk about his issues with mental health in an interview after the draft.

Actually he missed almost the whole season and champs, coming back for the last champs game underdone and as a full time fwd rather than mid.

Really turned on the first month/6 weeks of the season as somewhat of a Petracca clone.

Word travels slowly on Bigfooty!

 

[maverick001]

I can't go into details publicly at this stage but there is certainly no guarantee the club has pick 2/3 and 22/23.

So the Freo pick swap then

 

[stylish]

Jacks a footballer thats sorta improved athletically since he got here. Doesn’t look slow or lumbering like he did. Bailey is an athlete that lacks complete footy smarts. Think when Jack hits his full maturity he’s gonna be a very strong especially at the legs and hips.

Yeah Deward has really come on in leaps and bounds this season. Tbf he has looked better that brockman all year

Yea - Jack has really started to come of age. He really stood up to Witts physically and never got pushed around in the ruck. I reckon he won as many knocks as Witts did when they competed.

Dewar gets to good spots and is clean when he gets there. I think both will become good footballers

 

[KBLT]

I can't go into details publicly at this stage but there is certainly no guarantee the club has pick 2/3 and 22/23.

If you can say, are we talking maybe grabbing / swapping for a pick or two inbetween, or just not having one of those picks by draft day?

 

[Hoskin300]

Trew: you’ve gone from “we delist them without even trying them” to “well he hasn’t played enough games”.

Baker: if you think he’s “been in great WAFL form” then you’re very easily impressed. He’s been alright. If they did a Beagles top 10 right now I’m not sure he makes it.

We havnt played Trew nearly enough games for what his WAFL form has deserved this year and last. Why are you trying this hard to miss the point? My definition of trying them is not picking them for a few games and then never again. If Trew had played 10 games this year we would have a much clearer picture on if we should delist or not. This might still be possible with Schofield actually prioritising youth.

Baker had an extremely good game a few weeks back and he should have been picked following it. Instead we chose to play Rotham who didnt even play in the WAFL that weekend and went on to ****ing suck as always. I struggle to believe you genuinely would haved prefered rotham played. Again, Baker is very unlikely to make it but we 100% know rotham wont.

 

[fullbull]

But also I want something back if they’re getting 22 and a 2nd rounder from us.

It may have been answered already, but 22 isn't coming from us. It's a FA compo pick.

 

[eaglespremiers]

Anyone who wanted to trade Waterman-you need to uppercut yourself.

Anyone who thought we would finish last - you need to uppercut yourself.

Anyone who thought the rebuild hadn't started - you need to uppercut yourself.

Umpires- you need to uppercut yourself.

Commentators - you need to uppercut yourself.

Birds of Tokyo - you need to uppercut yourself.

UP THE F-ING COASTERS!!!!

 

[Shueygod]

It may have been answered already, but 22 isn't coming from us. It's a FA compo pick.

Yeah I know how it works, but Graham is a crab that doesn’t deserve anywhere near 22. I can see it being a favour to get a cheaper baker price.

 

[fullbull]

Yeah I know how it works, but Graham is a crab that doesn’t deserve anywhere near 22. I can see it being a favour to get a cheaper baker price.

True, but if all we’re giving up is a 2nd round pick for Baker, I don’t think that’s too bad. Now, I think we’d agree that a future 2nd would be more reasonable than giving up this year’s 2nd. Now if it’s Collingwood’s 2nd that we get for Barrass from Hawthorn, I could live with that I suppose.

 

[Keys]

True, but if all we’re giving up is a 2nd round pick for Baker, I don’t think that’s too bad. Now, I think we’d agree that a future 2nd would be more reasonable than giving up this year’s 2nd. Now if it’s Collingwood’s 2nd that we get for Barrass from Hawthorn, I could live with that I suppose.

If we turn Barrass into Hawthorn’s R1 pick plus a pick that lands us Liam Baker I’d consider that a pretty good result, especially if Hawthorn miss finals

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Still keen for another elite mid. At the moment we have one of Chesser/Trew/Culley coming in for 6 touches and we just can't afford to carry that sort of performance going forward from our last-picked midfielder. Adjusting the gameplan to eliminate the gimp wing will help I guess.

Hall's played half a game of footy, Hewett's a double foot amputee, and Ginbey is a defender.

I don't know if we're splitting pick 2/3 but whatever we do our first pick better be a gun midfielder first and foremost and not a HBF with midfield potential (as good as Ginbey looks down back).

 

[eaglevision]

Still keen for another elite mid. At the moment we have one of Chesser/Trew/Culley coming in for 6 touches and we just can't afford to carry that sort of performance going forward from our last-picked midfielder. Adjusting the gameplan to eliminate the gimp wing will help I guess.

Hall's played half a game of footy, Hewett's a double footy amputee, and Ginbey is a defender.

I don't know if we're splitting pick 2/3 but whatever we do our first pick better be a gun midfielder first and foremost and not a HBF with midfield potential (and good as Ginbey looks down back).

Would like to see Chesser come in for Witho on a HBF. Think he could pull a Rueben back there and make us more attacking off both flanks with the ball coming to him.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Would like to see Chesser come in for Witho on a HBF. Think he could pull a Rueben back there and make us more attacking off both flanks with the ball coming to him.

Good call, wouldn't mind it.

 

[ghostbat12]

I can't go into details publicly at this stage but there is certainly no guarantee the club has pick 2/3 and 22/23.

Ah geez, leave us dangling!

Surely we go for fos. Hard runner. No3 becoming available. It fits.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

By crickey you post some dribble.

Bailey played a big chunk of his draft year at CHB. I watched a few of these games and he did pretty well.

Granger-Barrass blows up after 15 minutes so I suggest you edit the post and dull it down.

After tonight’s win, the last thing I want is to read posts from you. Do us all a favour and forget to pay your internet provider

You do know he grew a MASSIVE amount after we drafted him yeah? You do know because of that he isnt the same player? You do know that his weakness overall is reading the flight of the football and because of that he isnt as good a contested mark as he could be yeah?

Thinking a player did something at 14 years olf means they can go man mark Ben King is absolute dribble. The game of AFL doesnt work that way mate

DGB has had a ton of injuries but as a free hit is worth a go to get over them and see what happens. I mean McGovern at that same age blew up after 15 minutes too. Maybe we should have delisted him?

 

[Elite Pete]

BWilliams will most likely seek a trade if English comes in and that works for most I would’ve thought. Sounds like he considers himself a forward and he really would be 5-6th on that depth chart next year. 3rd on the ruck depth chart.

As most have said here, Dees would probably be in the hunt and would allow Petty to play back. Somehow linked to HEdwards

 

[Elite Pete]

Would like to see Chesser come in for Witho on a HBF. Think he could pull a Rueben back there and make us more attacking off both flanks with the ball coming to him.

Makes sense and it does seem a great fit in todays footy.

Probably a preseason thing now. Let the man have a run as a midfielder in the magoos and see how that plays out for the rest of the year.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Ah geez, leave us dangling!

Surely we go for fos. Hard runner. No3 becoming available. It fits.

I’d assume he is referring to Bolton.


EDIT: and Baker