List Mgmt. Contract, Trade and Draft Discussions - 2024 Post Season

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Trade period
In: 12, F1, F2, F3, 73, Baker, Owies, Graham*
Out: 3, 63, F4, Barrass, Darling

*Free agent

Done deals

• Jai Culley, Alex Witherden
  23

  Alex Witherden

  Age

  26

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  85kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  20.7

  5star

  K

  15.2

  5star

  HB

  5.5

  4star

  M

  6.2

  5star

  T

  1.8

  4star

  MG

  386.5

  5star

  D

  13.0

  3star

  K

  10.0

  4star

  HB

  3.0

  2star

  M

  7.0

  5star

  T

  0.0

  1star

  MG

  201.0

  3star

  D

  24.0

  5star

  K

  15.4

  5star

  HB

  8.6

  5star

  M

  5.8

  5star

  T

  2.2

  4star

  MG

  380.2

  5star

  and Coby Burgiel delisted
  • Burgiel to be considered as a train on player

• Tom Barrass traded to Hawthorn
  • In: F1, F2, F3 (HAW)
  • Out: Barrass, F4

• Liam Baker and Matt Owies join West Coast in Pick 3 trade
  • In: Baker, Owies, 12, 73
  • Out: 3, 63, 68

• Jack Darling traded to North Melbourne for Pick 67

• Jack Graham joins West Coast as UFA

• Jake Waterman re-signs with West Coast until at least 2029

• Zane Trew, Jamaine Jones
  31

  Jamaine Jones

  Age

  26

  Ht

  180cm

  Wt

  80kg

  Pos.

  D/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  9.0

  2star

  K

  4.8

  2star

  HB

  4.2

  3star

  M

  2.1

  2star

  T

  3.8

  5star

  MG

  159.6

  3star

  D

  10.5

  3star

  K

  6.5

  3star

  HB

  4.0

  3star

  M

  2.5

  3star

  T

  4.0

  5star

  MG

  196.5

  3star

  D

  9.0

  3star

  K

  4.2

  2star

  HB

  4.8

  4star

  M

  2.4

  3star

  T

  4.2

  5star

  MG

  166.0

  3star

  and Jordyn Baker delisted

• Archer Reid (2027), Loch Rawlinson (2025), and Coen Livingstone (2025) sign extensions

 

[DanWCE]

Port is actually a pretty good option for Riley, he's an immediate upgrade on the likes of McEntee, F Evans, Narkle and Mead.

Yeah, but **** Port. Come home Riley

 

[DanWCE]

That would be fine if he was not already dating Yasmin, we need to keep him happier than anyone else.

Pretty icky meddling in this shit. Young kids hook up and break up all the time. She's already on her second or third club. If we legitimately went down that road and they broke up, we can't just trade her back to someone else. The uproar about using an AFLW player as a commodity to support the men's program would be unprecedented.

They'll work it out one way or another.

 

[Balls In]

Why are we suddenly linked to all these Richmond players? Surely not. No player over 25 unless they are free or a big crash and bash ruckman who can help our young mids. We need to scoop up as many early draft picks as we can possibly get.

 

[boondy]

He'd go into the PSD though if he just didn't accept our one year offer, no? Unless he doesn't fancy being at the mercy of the PSD / not his pick of clubs

I thought if you arent picked up in your first draft you automatically are an unrestricted free agent once out of contract . So Culley can go where he likes .

 

[Pencil case]

If we aren't into Garcia we clearly have no idea how to rebuild this team.

Absolutely ****ing ridiculous.

Easily best 22 and wouldn't cost much at all. Yeesh.

Josh Gabelich is reporting Garcia is going to stay now, but I agree it makes way more sense for him to go to WCE than Port if he is to leave.

He’s a midfielder, not a small forward.

 

[boondy]

Fair to say there's been a few melts about that speech of Bakers at their BnF. This is in their Baker thread alone:

I came equal 5th . Didnt know i would have a speech but anyways I will treasure this along with my 3 premiership medallions and from as far as I can get i will look at you guys thankyou .

 

[Deepthroat]

This Garcia thing is WCE asleep at the wheel AGAIN.

Look at his VFL season, undoubtedly would get a start in most AFL mids. If it were not for the Bulldogs depth in this area, he would have got games for sure.

Would cost us 1/5th of what Baker will.

Just absolute rubbish once again.

 

[FKASC]

This Garcia thing is WCE asleep at the wheel AGAIN.

Look at his VFL season, undoubtedly would get a start in most AFL mids. If it were not for the Bulldogs depth in this area, he would have got games for sure.

Would cost us 1/5th of what Baker will.

Just absolute rubbish once again.

Maybe the recruiters just don’t rate him for whatever reason

 

[Deepthroat]

Maybe the recruiters just don’t rate him for whatever reason

I would love some transparency on the reasons....

 

[WA footy mad]

Funny how the Richmond's president takes a swipe at the players leaving Richmond, but they are happy enough to rip players out of other clubs. So does this mean Richmond will no longer stab other clubs in the back by enticing players to move to Richmond.

 

[FKASC]

I would love some transparency on the reasons....

When does that ever happen though. Obviously it’d be nice as fans, but I find that extremely implausible

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Welcome Bo Allan.
Let the melts begin in here.

Actually I don’t know why he’s so unpopular in here. Is it because some see him as a threat to be taken instead of Tobie?

I've got no idea, I don't get it either. I'd love him at the Eagles.

 

[Magnum27]

Pretty icky meddling in this shit. Young kids hook up and break up all the time. She's already on her second or third club. If we legitimately went down that road and they broke up, we can't just trade her back to someone else. The uproar about using an AFLW player as a commodity to support the men's program would be unprecedented.

They'll work it out one way or another.

Meh , clubs do all sorts of things to keep players, why wouldn't we.

 

[stallon]

I would love some transparency on the reasons....

Go and ask them mate. When do clubs ever tell the general public how they actually rate random players?

 

[stallon]

Welcome Bo Allan.
Let the melts begin in here.

Actually I don’t know why he’s so unpopular in here. Is it because some see him as a threat to be taken instead of Tobie?

I think part of it is he may be seen as a bit of another Ginbey. Do we want a half back /mid who we arent sure what ends up as or do we want a pure mid/pure half back?

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

I get the sense from what I've read and heard, we are pretty unwilling to give up much draft capital as we quite obviously want to hit the draft.
Baker is obviously high on Mini's radar as he knows the gamestyle and brings that pressure game, so the club views him as a must and as such draft capital given up for him (regardless of what it ends up being) is enough given away for the year.

So may only be 1 of Dev and Garcia we give up some picks for, or possibly neither of them.
Personally I'd prefer to bring both in with late picks, both would be pick 45 onward as they aren't best 22 at their respective clubs. But both would be best 22 for us, and less speculative then draftees beyond that position.

I also think Garcia brings speed and pressure in spades, and Dev is perfect for the defensive mid role.

 

[Chris_6678]

Being that Dev is contracted, what would he be worth?

Also was Culley a rookie? I take it he would be leaving for free?

 

[bzparkes]

This Garcia thing is WCE asleep at the wheel AGAIN.

Look at his VFL season, undoubtedly would get a start in most AFL mids. If it were not for the Bulldogs depth in this area, he would have got games for sure.

Would cost us 1/5th of what Baker will.

Just absolute rubbish once again.

Maybe, just maybe he doesn't want to return to WA?

 

[Barrybran]

I don't get the Bolton / Baker speech hate.
I'm a pretty confident public speaker, but even I'd be nervous getting up in front of everyone having to say anything after I've just said yeah I'm off after a wooden spoon.

Every club has fans that have nothing better to do than shout at clouds

 

[stallon]

Being that Dev is contracted, what would he be worth?

Also was Culley a rookie? I take it he would be leaving for free?

Hes worth next to nothing, id just offer pick 64 we get for Darling and theyd probably take it. Hes never going to get a game at Brisbane with their depth, especially when theyre adding 2 more first round pick midfielders this year too

Clubs need to trade for Culley or PSD I think

 

[Bender_]

I get so excited when I see a few new pages have been posted in this thread

Only to click through and realise it’s the same posts about pick 13

We need this thread for recruitment news and a second thread for bed wetting, willsmithslap.gifs and WA footy mad shitposting.

 

[Barrybran]

So someone mentioned Preuss as a ruck backup on the cheap.

One year on the rookie list as a DFA I'd be ok with on low coin. $250k.

He seems to be permanently in rehab so no multi year deals or decent money.

If he comes good happy days. If not we had a crack.

Would prefer an option with better durability. However ruck is tough on bodies.

But why? So we have another ruck that is not at AFL standard to choose from? Briggs went past both Flynn and Preuss at GWS. I'd rather find our version of Jordan Sweet or draft a kid and bide our time than waste a spot on Preuss.

 

[Barrybran]

Pretty icky meddling in this shit. Young kids hook up and break up all the time. She's already on her second or third club. If we legitimately went down that road and they broke up, we can't just trade her back to someone else. The uproar about using an AFLW player as a commodity to support the men's program would be unprecedented.

They'll work it out one way or another.

Then we'll recruit her to Freo instead

 

[squashface]

Genuinely - who is the target audience for Trade Radio? Like what is the point?

I realise the hilarity of me questioning whether anyone cares about garbage trade hypotheticals in a trade thread with 276 pages in one month.

 

[bzparkes]

Genuinely - who is the target audience for Trade Radio?

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