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

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  officially request trades to WA
  • Daniels: Bolton is Fremantle’s priority

 

[eaglevision]

It’s a draft board so yeah that’s what you would expect. When someone doesn’t agree the tears and tantrums ain’t great but expected by some. Throwing out little jabs and then cops one back and the tears flow again.

Oh only the person who throws out the first ‘insult’ isn’t childish. Gotta ya EV

Yep. Bedtime.

 

[random260]

You people are nuts and not consistent.

Early this year it was

This year first round + next year's first round for Warner.


Pick 3 + Barrass for Warner when you put in perspective is really Pick 3 + steak knife's for Warner. Which is a steal.

 

[bzparkes]

You people are nuts and not consistent.

Early this year it was

This year first round + next year's first round for Warner.


Pick 3 + Barrass for Warner when you put in perspective is really Pick 3 + steak knife's for Warner. Which is a steal.

Err, what?

2x top 10 picks for a bloke whose last high-impact game was against Norf in round 18, then you need to go back to round 11 for his previous standout game before that. Had a good start to the season but apart from beating up on Norf, hasn't had too much of an impact in recent weeks.

Kelly 2.0.

I'm not giving up 2x top 10 picks for that.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

A quality FB is not merely steak knives to a club in a premiership window.

Not that I think Warner would be coming here regardless.

 

[stallon]

You people are nuts and not consistent.

Early this year it was

This year first round + next year's first round for Warner.


Pick 3 + Barrass for Warner when you put in perspective is really Pick 3 + steak knife's for Warner. Which is a steal.

Earlier in the year it was people getting way too ahead of themselves, Warner was never worth that.

Hes certainly NOT worth Barrass AND pick 3. This isnt Chris Judd here

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Watched training yesterday and it was good to see Malakai Champion there doing the full session with the senior group

Seems almost certain he’ll be an Eagle next year

Yea he has been training a lot with us this year
Also we have had a lot of NGA training with us this more so than in the past
There been about another 4 that are available next year that having been at training sessions

 

[Tugga27]

You people are nuts and not consistent.

Early this year it was

This year first round + next year's first round for Warner.


Pick 3 + Barrass for Warner when you put in perspective is really Pick 3 + steak knife's for Warner. Which is a steal.

I agree that TB isn't as good as Dev Robertson, but he's better than steak knives.

 

[ThePuma #9]

Hey BOND 007

Pyke has mentioned several times now we will try and improve the list by any means possible……

So are we going to ask the AFL for an assistance package or not?

Whilst I don’t want to wave the flag around publicly in the media like North did I would certainly hope we are making enquiries privately.

if you can’t answer if we a going to ask for some more picks then can you at least answer whether you think we should.

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Please no Baker or Bolton

Bolton is a gun but we are in no position to pay the overs that Richmond want .

Freo have 3 first rounders this year and draftees won't have an immediate impact Bolton would .

 

[Obeanie1]

Hope no one at the club is selling all our players to just get into the draft like your plan. You can tell the supporters who don’t watch other clubs. Box score fans and I’ve got one here.

We are clearly going to the draft. Let’s hope that’s not the only play we have or we will be in real trouble for next year and 5 years time.

Pyke already said we will use all means at our disposal.

As for selling all our players. It would be a significant shift if one player was traded out. Its is something we havent done as well as other clubs. Geography is a factor but not the overriding issue.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Hey BOND 007

Pyke has mentioned several times now we will try and improve the list by any means possible……

So are we going to ask the AFL for an assistance package or not?

Whilst I don’t want to wave the flag around publicly in the media like North did I would certainly hope we are making enquiries privately.

if you can’t answer if we a going to ask for some more picks then can you at least answer whether you think we should.

Nothing in the AFL stays private. We make enquiries, it’ll be leaked and it’ll be seen as “waving the flag around”

 

[eaglevision]

Nice of the AFL to give the Tigers a leg up by allowing them to get a look two pick 1 candidates playing in their VFL team.

Worth tuning into at least.

 

[eaglevision]

Money Talks: Where this Eagle lands could unlock future trades

A low-profile Eagles key defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the biggest deals in this year’s AFL trade period, while the race to be this year’s No.1 draft pick is heating up.

www.theage.com.au

Anyone able to unlock this article?

 

[TheNumber9]

Money Talks: Where this Eagle lands could unlock future trades

A low-profile Eagles key defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the biggest deals in this year’s AFL trade period, while the race to be this year’s No.1 draft pick is heating up.

www.theage.com.au

Anyone able to unlock this article?

Here you go:

https://archive.is/J6m9u

 

[Art OF war]

Money Talks: Where this Eagle lands could unlock future trades

A low-profile Eagles key defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the biggest deals in this year’s AFL trade period, while the race to be this year’s No.1 draft pick is heating up.

www.theage.com.au

Anyone able to unlock this article?

A 37-game defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the blockbuster deals in this year’s trade period.

West Coast’s Harry Edwards, whose two-year deal expires at season’s end, is attracting opposition interest, and whether the Eagles re-sign him may be the decisive factor in whether contracted star Tom Barrass gets to Hawthorn.

The 23-year-old key backman is nowhere near as established as Barrass, who is five years older, but is developing well, and his age better fits rebuilding West Coast’s timeline to on-field relevance.

There is also a possibility that the future of Richmond’s Liam Baker, out of contract at season’s end and being hunted by both Western Australian clubs, could be tied in once the Edwards and Barrass dominoes land. The Eagles’ new list boss, Matt Clarke, used to be the Tigers’ head recruiter.

The Hawks, with senior coach and ex-West Coast assistant and player Sam Mitchell performing a lead role, along with list boss Mark McKenzie, hope to deliver a stunning recruiting coup to cap a promising season.

Western Bulldogs are also chasing Barrass, but two sources familiar with the situation told this masthead Hawthorn are viewed as the frontrunners if he leaves. The Swans are not interested in Barrass this time around, a separate source told this masthead.

Barrass, who sat out West Coast’s 10-point win over Gold Coast with concussion symptoms after playing his 150th game a week earlier, would earn more money at the Hawks and Bulldogs, while his sister is relocating to Melbourne from Sydney.

 

[bzparkes]

Money Talks: Where this Eagle lands could unlock future trades

A low-profile Eagles key defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the biggest deals in this year’s AFL trade period, while the race to be this year’s No.1 draft pick is heating up.

www.theage.com.au

Anyone able to unlock this article?

Here you go:

https://archive.is/J6m9u

Thought you were talking to yourself for a second there...

 

[bombard]

BOND 007 -- how are you feeling watching some of our unknown quantities and youngsters step up and have a crack? Must be enjoyable to watch from your vantage point?

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I hope Jai stays because he's so much fun to be around, but the reality is he's not playing much now and with Hewitt back next year, & the club seeking midfield options at years end, then there might not be a place for him.

Any re-signings should be left for the club to announce publicly.

You'd bloody hope so, otherwise you split a pick and drafted a bloke with no farken feet, on top of the previous year's effort in dropping down the order to target a bloke from the U10s with a leather allergy

 

[kerrazy]

That article basically implies we'd trade Barrass for a 1st rounder and then offload it for Baker...

 

[amazingjoshy]

Here you go:

https://archive.is/J6m9u

I like this part (talking about pick 3)

However, the Eagles would not put that selection on the table for Baker despite leading the race for him

But I hate this part

Enter Barrass, who would fetch a first-round pick that could be flipped to the Tigers – but West Coast would need to know Edwards was staying.

 

[Vin]

I hope we don’t cave and try fast track the rebuild at expense of draft capital resulting a middle of the table team for the next decade. The Baker trade talk makes me nervous


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[Eastcoasteagle]

Evans is not a very good NGA prospect not like collard or champion.

Only reason he played in the U18s was because he is part of our academy and we requested it .

Late pick to rookie

Koby Evans?

 

[MCMUFFIN]

You'd bloody hope so, otherwise you split a pick and drafted a bloke with no farken feet, on top of the previous year's effort in dropping down the order to target a bloke from the U10s with a leather allergy

Need to be more optimistic with Chess, he's shown glimpses of why we drafted him. His first year was ruined by being tunnelled by the purps, hopefully 2025 coach plays him in a role thats not a dead wing.
I'm hopefully he comes on in waves after a slow start aka Shep.
If Elijah overcomes his feet issue after this deload he's gonna be jet, have faith man

 

[BOND 007]

Hey BOND 007

Pyke has mentioned several times now we will try and improve the list by any means possible……

So are we going to ask the AFL for an assistance package or not?

Whilst I don’t want to wave the flag around publicly in the media like North did I would certainly hope we are making enquiries privately.

if you can’t answer if we a going to ask for some more picks then can you at least answer whether you think we should.

Actually I reckon the club has a view a little like mine which is "I'm not sure"

Yes WC could do with a free hit at a couple of players like North did. And this is an outcomes based industry, so anything that can help achieve a good result should be considered. And I'm sure any embarrassment will be forgotten if we win a flag.

But on the flip side I actually think there is talent on the list it just needs to be developed and Im not sure that has happened recently.

 

[Mudguts12]

Sid Draper please