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

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  12.3

  3star

  K

  6.9

  3star

  HB

  5.4

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  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  2.9

  4star

  CL

  1.4

  4star

  D

  12.7

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  K

  9.2

  4star

  HB

  3.5

  2star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  2.7

  4star

  CL

  1.8

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  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

 

[maverick001]

If Langford is smart he'll pick up a 'minor injury' so he can't do testing at the combine. His results speak for themselves.

Or is it more a case of everyone is assuming he'll test badly, so if he doesn't, then they'll just retain this assumption?

 

[maverick001]

What did we get for Rioli in trade again? I think we gave up pick 40 & Rioli for what ended up being pick 38 & 49 the following year.
2 final qtr goals vs Purps, he's high quality.
We got totally reamed.

 

[Hillsy13]

Hutch with a 18.0 player rating yesterday keep him in the mids hopefully he can be something.


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[mattyc75]

I can't imagine anyone trading anything higher than a late 3rd rounder for him, and even that's stretching the friendship.
I think you'll find the people defending him were the type to join the plane choir and back Simpson in to coach next year

I'd take a late 3rd rounder for him in this draft. Could get us Davis, Urquhart, or any.tall defenders that are there at that pick. Could also be a champion bid

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[mattyc75]

Barnett and Bailey Williams for Soldo. His missus now lives in Dubai. Direct flight from Perth on the A380.

Geez, you need a life, or custodial sentence

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[mattyc75]

Because they need a tall forward to pair with Larkey, as well as a proper small forward. They have neither.

They need to manufacture picks in the range for someone like Shanahan, as well as an actual rebounding half back with elite disposal, as Zac Fisher ain't it, Sheezel's gone mid and McKercher will do the same.

Nobody else really provides drive off HB, either through run or elite kicking.

Don't really need tall backs anymore, as they've addressed that for now, but they're currently relying on Teakle and Pink to pair up with Larkey and neither is much chop.

Comben was supposed to be that bloke but he's looking far better in defense and CCJ is a complete bust.

Outside of that, Ford and Taylor ad mid-sized forwards, as is Duursma.

Hansen Junior may address the small forward issue in time but nothing I've seen so far suggests he will.

Simpkin's just an all-round spud.

LDU is elite but is more of a first-receiver than extractor, Sheezel's gone mid and is a similar type, as will McKercher be.

They desperately need a huge body in there to get first hands on the pill, which is why Smillie would be best pick for them if they retain the pick.

These aren't just my thoughts, many on the North board feel exactly the same way.

Curtis goes ok as a small forward

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[bzparkes]

Curtis goes ok as a small forward

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Plays higher up and gets more of his ball on the lead, as opposed to crumbing goals.

Not a bad player, by any means though.

 

[eaglevision]

Geez, you need a life, or custodial sentence

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Apparently a top news story, have a look and you might see why.

 

[mattyc75]

What did we get for Rioli in trade again? I think we gave up pick 40 & Rioli for what ended up being pick 38 & 49 the following year.
2 final qtr goals vs Purps, he's high quality.
We got totally reamed.

Yeah but he's indigenous so we has to be seen to be doing the right thing. Otherwise we shouldve screwed him

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[mattyc75]

Apparently a top news story, have a look and you might see why.

Flight attendant? Bit of all right but very plastic

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[eaglevision]

Flight attendant? Bit of all right but very plastic

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Didn’t actually read the article, just looked at the pictures.

Probably an influencer. Whatever the f**k that means.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

I went to the game at Optus with a mate of mine and apart from feeling grubby, I came away with a realisation that both Walters and Fyfe are cooked, the Purples small forwards are useless and that Cox is nothing more that big girl’s blouse.

Their list team would do well to say farewell to both Fyfe and Walters and to find replacements.

Hello Tigers rebuild and Bolton. Ain’t no way our team can afford to pay what the Violent Crumbles can for Bolton. Consider him a Purple in 2025. Sorry Nat but you can enjoy working in your families trucking business. Save the salary and delist (retire) them both.

Now for the interesting thing. Pearce (who Monocle states as robust as Yeo’s hamstrings) is needing a partner in crime. Why not Tom Barrass

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Tom Barrass

Age

28

Ht

197cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

6.1

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

158.5

3star

D

10.1

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

2.1

2star

M

5.6

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

139.6

2star

D

11.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

0.4

3star

MG

160.0

3star

? Surely his missus would be happy with grandparents in Perth around to help her with 2 young kids! Would pick 9 be enough? Luke Ryan alongside of Tom would be a wonderful pairing. Tom - don’t kick just hand pass to Luke.

Now for the kicker. Liam Ryan

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Liam Ryan

Age

27

Ht

181cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.9

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.6

5star

would be an ideal addition to their forward line. Neither Frederick not the Pole are that good and Liam along Amiss and Treacy would offer so much more. No need to comment on Sturt - I think he suffers from a weak heart muscle. Freo would be well off asking us to pay his salary for 2 years in exchange for pick 17 and Knobel. Who says no?

Time for the 2 WA clubs to start working together. Melbourne team can do this and while we have small minds blocking inter WA club trading, we will both suffer.


I did walk away with absolute delight and chuckled as I saw the wallowing looks on the faces of the Unwashed. And after the Saints came marching in, the Frockers were defrocked.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Harry Edwards wasn't a mid he was a KPP/ruck who missed almost all his draft year with injury . He was 195cms in his draft year

Yep he was a mid before the growth spurt, he says it himself here at 0:54.

 

[BartBart]

What did we get for Rioli in trade again? I think we gave up pick 40 & Rioli for what ended up being pick 38 & 49 the following year.
2 final qtr goals vs Purps, he's high quality.
We got totally reamed.

We knew that when the trade was done.

(After being reamed whilst the sample replacement issue went on, and on, and on)

 

[Keys]

Really like this from Waterman. And also like that for some reason the article isn’t stuck behind a paywall

Especially like this paragraph

“I know we just got smashed, but games like that solidify in my mind that I want to be part of the change and I want to come out of the other side. I want to be playing when we’re starting to win games of footy again and becoming more of a great club like we should be.”

 

[Grahame]

Time for the 2 WA clubs to start working together. Melbourne team can do this and while we have small minds blocking inter WA club trading, we will both suffer.

Absolutely. For some mysterious reason we seem to prefer to disadvantage our club rather than work with the mob down the road. Don’t have to love ‘em. It’s just business as they say.

Did dislike of Carlton, stop Pie favourite Daisy Thomas from swapping clubs? Etc etc

I’d go further, I’d like to see the two WA clubs (and similarly for the two SA, the two NSW and the two Qld clubs) almost colluding with each other to thwart the vAFL. Of course straight up ‘colluding’ would be a breach of vAFL rules wouldn’t it?

 

[plays tall 1]

Hamish Davis with 3.1 for Claremont playing League again today. I really hope we can get him, looks to have big upside.

 

[sharps24]

Harry Edwards wasn't a mid he was a KPP/ruck who missed almost all his draft year with injury . He was 195cms in his draft year

We talking hight or hat size?

Either way reckon he's about 205 now, gets bigger every year.

 

[sharps24]

What did we get for Rioli in trade again? I think we gave up pick 40 & Rioli for what ended up being pick 38 & 49 the following year.
2 final qtr goals vs Purps, he's high quality.
We got totally reamed.

Nissey wanted to save some money, the prospect of his personal scrooge mcduck vault pool shrinking bellow the 100 million mark truly put the fear of god into him. And besides, "Willie should of played for us for free after all we did for him" ™


Pictured: Trevor Nisbett almost hits head on bottom of his office lap pool after covid19 wrecks havoc on the football economy.

 

[CursoryMercenary]

I assume Barrass will officially request a trade tomorrow. I wonder when/if the priority pick gets requested?

Hawthorn have 12 & 30. Probably not a bad starting point for Barrass.

 

[Ghossein]

We talking hight or hat size?

Either way reckon he's about 205 now, gets bigger every year.

by the end of his career he could be pushing 3m

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

I assume Barrass will officially request a trade tomorrow. I wonder when/if the priority pick gets requested?

Hawthorn have 12 & 30. Probably not a bad starting point for Barrass.

Could wait until Hawthorns finals campaign

 

[squashface]

Really like this from Waterman. And also like that for some reason the article isn’t stuck behind a paywall

Especially like this paragraph

“I know we just got smashed, but games like that solidify in my mind that I want to be part of the change and I want to come out of the other side. I want to be playing when we’re starting to win games of footy again and becoming more of a great club like we should be.”

For the record I think Waterman will be a one club player but it's worth noting Barrass said similar words over the past year or two and now it looks like his bags have been packed for weeks.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

For the record I think Waterman will be a one club player but it's worth noting Barrass said similar words over the past year or two and now it looks like his bags have been packed for weeks.

TBs words were never as strong as that

 

[Hoskin300]

If you find the 2022 version of this thread I (and a fair few others) were all in on drafting the Poo. I like Ginbey but feel we made a real mistake going the wa boy.

Hope there’s no wa boys we reach for this year. Just take the best available no matter where they come from

Based on what? Ginbey has been much better in a worse team.