List Mgmt. Contract, Trade & Draftee Discussion - 2022 Off Season Edition

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Contract status of all players now fully updated

The Contracts Thread

2024 List Changes : Out: Retired- Gaff Delisted - Jones, Trew(R), Baker(R), Witherden, Burgiel, Culley(R), Rotham, L Edwards Traded - Darling (NM) Barrass (Hawthorn) In: Trade/FA acquisitions - Graham (Richmond) Baker (Richmond) Owies (Carlton) Current contract status (Updated 31/10/24) ...

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[THE A5]

Yeo back to the midfield, Jones back to his forward/mid role, Hough/Chesser to the wings/midfield?

Jones looked a lot better in 2021 when he was assigned an attacking role. His half back stint might give him more confidence playing forward too. If west does survive the cut, more than happy to give him the sacrificap defensive forward role

 

[TerryFilk]

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

My post is still valid - there's a reason why he wants out even as someone who has the potential to be a top 10 mid.

Being at North isn’t a good enough reason to want out of North?

 

[Eagletime]

We won’t find a prince if we don’t risk kissing a few frogs.

Loser mentality. Figure out who the frogs are before you start handing out kisses like they free

 

[Icanwalk]

From the Drafts thread (cbf combing the Melbourne board):





He may well turn out to be a dud but he certainly has more attributes than just being a pacy half back flanker. We will have to wait and see...

Thanks for the info. Interesting. I suspected his best role might be as that sort of fourth forward since it is pretty standard to park a lightning fast player who shits himself with ball in hand on the half forward flank where his turnovers are less damaging (i.e. Petch). Our HFF stocks were once our strength, but are now looking like a liability, so he might offer some flexibility here.

And also a good point about being a long kick. That could go some way to mitigating any substandard decsion making and skills. Give him a mandate to take the game on and pump it long in an attempt to beat or simply catch out the opposition press. I'm not convinced it's a good tactic, but at least it is a tactic.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Loser mentality. Figure out who the frogs are before you start handing out kisses like they free

Wait for them to be named prince or better yet king, then trade for them and have everybody cry about overpaying for Tim Kelly I mean for a generic prince, could be anyone.

 

[Forward Press]

Thanks for the info. Interesting. I suspected his best role might be as that sort of fourth forward since it is pretty standard to park a lightning fast player who shits himself with ball in hand on the half forward flank where his turnovers are less damaging (i.e. Petch). Our HFF stocks were once our strength, but are now looking like a liability, so he might offer some flexibility here.

And also a good point about being a long kick. That could go some way to mitigating any substandard decsion making and skills. Give him a mandate to take the game on and pump it long in an attempt to beat or simply catch out the opposition press. I'm not convinced it's a good tactic, but at least it is a tactic.

I always defer to other club posters when it comes to assessing their player - after all, they would've observed them for far longer than us.

But I think we can all agree it's unlikely he'll reach anywhere near elite level AFL player, but for the cost of no draft picks lost and paying his salary (which judging from the compensation pick given to Melbourne is not much above base wage) he could be valuable. Maybe he's earmarked to slot into the HFF since Rioli is leaving? Who knows.

 

[shooshka]

Pick 2 should be off the table, both as a trade or a split.

If the Roos take Cadman, we take Wardlaw.

If the Roos take Wardlaw, we take Cadman.

This ain’t a ‘build an average’ squad competition. It’s a take the best players possible competition.


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Could be sheezel also based on the Pieman's press conference.

Was asked point blank about the go-home factor and said it wasn't a consideration we will take best available.

Personally I don't see how Tsatas fits that bill when 2 of Wardlaw, Cadman and Sheezel will be available at 2 (3 after Ashcroft).

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[Eagletime]

Wait for them to be named prince or better yet king, then trade for them and have everybody cry about overpaying for Tim Kelly I mean for a generic prince, could be anyone.

Just because a frog is hopping around wearing a crown, doesn’t make him a prince. The wise men say “that isn’t a a prince, it’s a frog. It’s eating flies for crying out loud“ and then move on and find their own prince instead

 

[Icanwalk]

Tarryn Thomas

26

Tarryn Thomas

Age

24

Ht

190cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.3

5star

CL

0.9

3star

D

7.8

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.2

4star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

0.4

3star

is well worth a look. The guy not only has silky skills and moves well but is also a good size and a ferocious tackler. There is plenty to work with there.

I'm not sure what has gone wrong for him at North (apart from being at North in the first place), but they have clearly preferred to work their way back into contesting matches by playing a very solid, contested starting midfield (i.e. Sympkin, LDU, JHF, Cunnington, et.) so maybe there was no space for a more refined and somewhat more difficult to integrate midfielder.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Ideally more?

That's some real cutting edge journalism. Isn't everyone wanting ideally more in a trade?

Be lucky to get the amon compo at this point i reckon.

 

[Forward Press]

Tarryn Thomas is well worth a look. The guy not only has silky skills and moves well but is also a good size and a ferocious tackler. There is plenty to work with there.

I'm not sure what has gone wrong for him at North (apart from being at North in the first place), but they have clearly preferred to work their way back into contesting matches by playing a very solid, contested starting midfield (i.e. Sympkin, LDU, JHF, Cunnington, et.) so maybe there was no space for a more refined and somewhat more difficult to integrate midfielder.

This is why it's gone wrong:

Roast - Tarryn Thomas - The AFL's answer to Ben Simmons

Coming in to the season, Thomas was predicted by many to make the jump into superstardom. Fast forward to round 15 and he has been incredibly disappointing, culminating in being dropped for his poor training standards and losing the trust of his team mates. After getting back into the team...

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Would not touch, Gold Coast can have him and good luck to them dealing with his baggage.

 

[Eagletime]

I’d be massive assholes now to Port over this. So many moving parts for them, let’s wait and let them panicm

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Would consider Thomas if he came with Pick 1 attached and would not consider him in any other scenario.

No ****ing thank you.

 

[Biggie]

Kisses, Frogs and Princes?

This time of the year always brings the goods.

 

[Icanwalk]

I always defer to other club posters when it comes to assessing their player - after all, they would've observed them for far longer than us.

But I think we can all agree it's unlikely he'll reach anywhere near elite level AFL player, but for the cost of no draft picks lost and paying his salary (which judging from the compensation pick given to Melbourne is not much above base wage) he could be valuable. Maybe he's earmarked to slot into the HFF since Rioli is leaving? Who knows.

So do I and a brief read of the Melbourne board solidified my opinion haha.

I agree with your assessment, but at risk of going around in circles, I don't think he warranted 3-years. We have been restrained by a lack of cap flexibility in the past few years due to poor list management, and if the past few trade periods have shown us anything, it's that cap flexibility and list spots are becoming increasingly more valuable (to point where they are exchangable for good picks). It's not hard to imagine this current Eagles management being slow to recognising this changing trend in the footballing landscape as well.

 

[Eagletime]

Kisses, Frogs and Princes?

This time of the year always brings the goods.

And with all this Thomas talk you can add toads to that list

 

[Forward Press]

So do I and a brief read of the Melbourne board solidified my opinion haha.

I agree with your assessment, but at risk of going around in circles, I don't think he warranted 3-years. We have been restrained by a lack of cap flexibility in the past few years due to poor list management, and if the past few trade periods have shown us anything, it's that cap flexibility and list spots are becoming increasingly more valuable (to point where they are exchangable for good picks). It's not hard to imagine this current Eagles management being slow to recognising this changing trend in the footballing landscape as well.

No, you're entitled to your opinion, would have preferred just 2 years myself but meh not a big deal if we have to carry a now certified clogger in 2025 on near base wage. We won't be hard up on the salary cap for the next three seasons, let's be honest, even if the cap gets tightened all clubs will be suffering too.

 

[Shueygod]

What people seem to not realise is that these longer deals allow us to offer less coin.

 

[mattyc75]

Getting hunt will allow JJ ,hough,chesser,witherden and yeo to all play other roles
Very astute pick up

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[Icanwalk]

This is why it's gone wrong:

Roast - Tarryn Thomas - The AFL's answer to Ben Simmons

Coming in to the season, Thomas was predicted by many to make the jump into superstardom. Fast forward to round 15 and he has been incredibly disappointing, culminating in being dropped for his poor training standards and losing the trust of his team mates. After getting back into the team...

www.bigfooty.com

Would not touch, Gold Coast can have him and good luck to them dealing with his baggage.

Thanks again for the info. That is certainly not a good look. However I'm not sure that a lack of maturity is a dealbreaker, particularity given the dysfunction of his playing environment (he's not the only young talented North Melbourne midfielder to visibily display a lack of motivation on the field). Given our dearth of young midfield talent, he could be worth a crack given if the price is right and if we believe we can address these issues. But it is likely to more trouble than it is worth.

 

[archiemoses]

As long he is a better hunt than Karmichael

 

[Monocle]

Kisses, Frogs and Princes?

This time of the year always brings the goods.

Biggie demonstrating his smooth manner and irresistible charm, as he moves in on the Princes, trying to sneak into fourth base .

 

[WCEswift]

Tarryn Thomas is well worth a look. The guy not only has silky skills and moves well but is also a good size and a ferocious tackler. There is plenty to work with there.

A shit house attitude is what happened

 

[Shueygod]

Tarryn Thomas

26

Tarryn Thomas

Age

24

Ht

190cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.3

5star

CL

0.9

3star

D

7.8

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.2

4star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

0.4

3star

is ****ing electric, if he performed anywhere near his potential in our team next year we’d be a top 8 team.