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

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Curtin last year, English this year.

Imagine hitting this draft without Pick 3? **** me.

Other clubs saving us from ourselves yet again.

 

[Kegs15]

Curtin last year, English this year.

Imagine hitting this draft without Pick 3? **** me.

Other clubs saving us from ourselves yet again.

Why would we lose pick 3 if we picked up English as a free agent?

 

[Farang83150]

Why would we lose pick 3 if we picked up English as a free agent?

Didn't we offer the Crows out F1 last year?

 

[Tugga27]

Why would we lose pick 3 if we picked up English as a free agent?

I think he means we offered this year's first for Curtin last year.

 

[Tugga27]

Curtin last year, English this year.

Imagine hitting this draft without Pick 3? **** me.

Other clubs saving us from ourselves yet again.

Not to mention offering Devon Robertson a 4 year deal.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I think he means we offered this year's first for Curtin last year.

This.

Madness.

 

[Westend]

I was in the small boat that wanted English as I believed he would have improved and complimented our midfield but I won't lose sleep over it.

We really do need a better ruckman.

Yup me too....he would've improved our list ..but oh well we move on

But we do need a ruck......lets hope Flynn can have a big preseason and have some impact next year and we continue to develop J williams

bailey is serviceable but he is not a ruck

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

bailey is serviceable but he is not a ruck

He's not a forward either

 

[ziad]

End of last year Hurn (186cm) played on Larkey(198cm) and beat him comfortably.

Height can definitely be managed with skill, but probably need a McGovern type floating around to chop off leads, no way to stop those when giving up that much height

Hurn's strength through the hips has well in excess of others we have. makes a huge difference.

 

[Goroyals22]

Would be interested to see how BBW goes in the ruck with an actual pre-season developing as a #1 ruck under his belt.

It's time to stop persisting with the theory that he's going to be a forward who can pinch hit. He's got zero forward craft. It's full time ruck or bust for him IMO.

He also has zero ruck craft…


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[TY24]

He also has zero ruck craft…

Because he's been developed as a forward

I'm not saying he's going to become Max Gawn in one off season, but a pre-season developing as a ruck, working purely on his craft, can only be good for his ruck prospects.

If that fails, then yeah, we need to explore other options.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Because he's been developed as a forward

I'm not saying he's going to become Max Gawn in one off season, but a pre-season developing as a ruck, working purely on his craft, can only be good for his ruck prospects.

If that fails, then yeah, we need to explore other options.

I think the "Developed as a forward" is overblown.

I'm sure he did some forward work but he would have been doing 90% ruck work in his development. And if he was genuinely developed as a forward, it didn't work. He sucks.

 

[TY24]

And if he was genuinely developed as a forward, it didn't work. He sucks.

No arguments here.

 

[fullbull]

Loving the reported interest in Peatling. If we can turn Barrass into Travaglia/Lindsay and Peatling, I think that’s a pretty solid outcome for us.

Peatling has looked awesome in place of Cogs and Kelly lately, and would be a great piece of our midfield alongside Yeo, TK, Harley, Hewett and Pick 3.

Get it done Eagles!

 

[Altum Volantes]

This.

Madness.

Yes but had Curtin come in and played a role for us this year, this it might not look so bad.

Of course, nobody knows what that role would possibly be, considering he doesn’t actually have a position.

 

[EdCurnowRules]

We can want Rivers and all vote for him.

Problem is his bestie Luke Jackson wears purple.

That means **** all beanbag… Barrass and McCarthy were besties and they played on each other, seemingly without yielding anything

 

[Altum Volantes]

Not to mention offering Devon Robertson a 4 year deal.

Say his name and he appears…

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Yes but had Curtin come in and played a role for us this year, this it might not look so bad.

Of course, nobody knows what that role would possibly be, considering he doesn’t actually have a position.

Especially when we already drafted him with a first rounder back in 2017.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Loving the reported interest in Peatling. If we can turn Barrass into Travaglia/Lindsay and Peatling, I think that’s a pretty solid outcome for us.

Peatling has looked awesome in place of Cogs and Kelly lately, and would be a great piece of our midfield alongside Yeo, TK, Harley, Hewett and Pick 3.

Get it done Eagles!

Delicious, can see it now, midfield loaded next year. First center bounce, Bailey Williams goes up, gets nowhere near it, and the opposition ruck palms it straight down to his midfielder and they burst from the stoppage.

 

[Obeanie1]

That means **** all beanbag… Barrass and McCarthy were besties and they played on each other, seemingly without yielding anything

Did Barrass and McCarthy get drafted interstate to the same club and spend 3 years playing together and win a flag?

No they didn't.

 

[Big_Birdy]

I think we need some clarification on this pick 3 for Curtin business.

I am pretty sure they were sending us picks back also in what we offered

 

[KERRPOW]

We don't need Trainor.

We needs mids.



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Mids and a kpd back

 

[EdCurnowRules]

Did Barrass and McCarthy get drafted interstate to the same club and spend 3 years playing together and win a flag?

No they didn't.

If Rivers wants to go there based on that then he can go there as far as I care.. these are still young men though, their priorities lay where they lay I suppose.

 

[West123]

Get Gold Coast involved

WCE
OUT - Barrass, 59
IN - 6, 47

Hawthorn
OUT - 10, F2
IN - Barrass

Gold Coast
OUT - 6, 47
IN - 10, 59, F2

I imagine we would want Hawthorn's F2 more than a low pick upgrade but that's one way of getting a better pick back for Barrass.

I think Gold Coast will be aiming to use pick 6 and hope Lombard slides so they can use points to get him shortly after pick 6.

 

[pantskyle]

I think we need some clarification on this pick 3 for Curtin business.

I am pretty sure they were sending us picks back also in what we offered

Was never a straight swap.