List Mgmt. Contract, Trade & Draftee Discussion, 2023: Picks 1,20,34,39,53 ,58

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2024 List Changes : Retired- Gaff Delisted - Jones, Trew, Baker Requested Trades - Barrass, Darling Current contract status (Updated 18/9/24) : Total 41 Players (Pending Trades) - Main List (35) Rookie List (4) Cat B (2) Contracted to 2028 (2) : Liam Duggan (11/12/96) - Signed a 4 year...

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[CountryLad]

They’re obsessed with PPs over there. They were convinced they were getting pick 1 and more last year

Tin Rattlers are going to Rattle.

 

[Elite Pete]

It’s North, they aren’t going to magically conjure up a huge fan base because they drafted Reid. They have a severe need for a small forward and another KPP, Curtin and Watson for them > Reid, comfortably.

With that being said, as someone else pointed out, they probably won’t even get 3 for McKay.

Other Journos have suggested they will get pick 3. I agree he won’t magically turn them in to sell outs but he will put bums on seats.

Time will tell, I think they are at the stage of getting the best they can. I believe they will do the pick 2 and 3 for 1. Let’s see if and how it plays out.

 

[The_General#1]

Rookie Me Central’s June power rankings have Sanders at 9.

He’s moved up most watchers rankings after the Allies first few games.

Not potting Sanders cause he's a solid first rounder but RMC rankings and scout notes are bizarre at times. ESPN and Inner Sanctum tend to be closer to the mark IMO.

 

[Chump Change]

Rookie Me Central’s June power rankings have Sanders at 9.

He’s moved up most watchers rankings after the Allies first few games.

Just saw it now. Thanks.

 

[Elite Pete]

Ralph on Fox Sports last night mentioned that West Coast couldn’t get a meeting with Robertson over the bye week, as the player wasn’t interested in going through the initial rebuild.

Seems a weird stance from a bloke who isn’t even guaranteed games every week or in the future. You’d think this would be a great opportunity for him, oh well, everyone gets a choice. Hope it works out for him. Don’t like his chances though

 

[ThePuma #9]

Dev would have been an ok pickup at the right price, the same as Georgiades but I’m not overly fussed missing out on either.

Let’s go to the draft, keep our options open on potential salary dumps and look towards free agency next year.

We can always trade for role players later when our picks aren’t as valuable.

We’re better pumping as many games into Hewett, Ginbey, Chesser, Long, Hough, Burgiel, Culley, Maric, Bazzo, and co as we can.

It will pay us back when they all start to hit that 50 odd games mark as Woosha used to say.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Dev would have been an ok pickup at the right price, the same as Georgiades but I’m not overly fussed missing out on either.

Let’s go to the draft, keep our options open on potential salary dumps and look towards free agency next year.

We can always trade for role players later when our picks aren’t as valuable.

100% we r in the box seat for other clubs courting a salary dump.

I am just not sure many, if any clubs, are in as bad a position gold coast was in!

With Tassie coming in, i can't seeing anyone giving up a first rounder. Maybe a second rounder.

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[Wooshaaaa]

So I was reading up on what the Tin Rattlers were thinking at pick 2. Lots of talk about Caddy and Watson.
Then a few of them are thinking they are a good chance of getting pick 3 compo for McKay and on top of that a PP first round to so could get picks 2,3 & 4. That would push GWS picks right back no way the AFL does that surely?

AFL not giving them a first round PP. Dreaming. Some other aid maybe.

McKay compo won't a first rounder.



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[TerryFilk]

So I was reading up on what the Tin Rattlers were thinking at pick 2. Lots of talk about Caddy and Watson.
Then a few of them are thinking they are a good chance of getting pick 3 compo for McKay and on top of that a PP first round to so could get picks 2,3 & 4. That would push GWS picks right back no way the AFL does that surely?

Lmao they aren’t ending up with 2,3 and 4. I don’t even think they’ll get 3 for McKay and I doubt they get another priority pick, if they do it’ll be a 2nd rounder

 

[CountryLad]

AFL not giving them a first round PP. Dreaming. Some other aid maybe.

McKay compo won't a first rounder.



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It well could be it would depend on the contract he’s offered and then the AFL put it into there magic machine and split out a pick. I would actually think if McKay does leave them it’s more likely than unlikely to be tier one compo.

 

[Obeanie1]

Ralph on Fox Sports last night mentioned that West Coast couldn’t get a meeting with Robertson over the bye week, as the player wasn’t interested in going through the initial rebuild.

Especially where he currently is. A fringe 22 yr old at a contender.

He could be walking out on a medal if cards fell the right way. If he's happy, stay. Win a flag, reassess in 2 >>> yrs time.

Opportunities like he has at the Lions dont come around easily.

 

[briztoon]

Not potting Sanders cause he's a solid first rounder but RMC rankings and scout notes are bizarre at times. ESPN and Inner Sanctum tend to be closer to the mark IMO.

Who does ESPN’s rankings now?

 

[wirra44]

Especially where he currently is. A fringe 22 yr old at a contender.

He could be walking out on a medal if cards fell the right way. If he's happy, stay. Win a flag, reassess in 2 >>> yrs time.

Opportunities like he has at the Lions dont come around easily.

Pfft Brisbane can’t win at the G , so unless the grand finals going back to the Gabba for a year I highly doubt they’ll win one

 

[briztoon]

Seems a weird stance from a bloke who isn’t even guaranteed games every week or in the future. You’d think this would be a great opportunity for him, oh well, everyone gets a choice. Hope it works out for him. Don’t like his chances though

I’m just paraphrasing the reporting.

I tend to agree with you, particularly in Dev’s long term prospects.

 

[ziad]

Dev will be close to retirement before we hit out for a premiership (at best)

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

I

Is 195cm not KPP height? I feel like Key backs in general don’t need to be as tall as the forwards. Mind you he’s 18 and likely still growing

200cm seems to be the new ideal key position height, so my comment was with Busslinger being closer to that height 'he was more kpd height'.

 

[bzparkes]

So I was reading up on what the Tin Rattlers were thinking at pick 2. Lots of talk about Caddy and Watson.
Then a few of them are thinking they are a good chance of getting pick 3 compo for McKay and on top of that a PP first round to so could get picks 2,3 & 4. That would push GWS picks right back no way the AFL does that surely?

North supporters generally are delusional, judging by their posts elsewhere on this site.

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Who does ESPN’s rankings now?

Can't recall the name, but it's not Knightmare.

 

[dinnaz]

Curtin is less dominant aerially where Busslinger is on the end of everything that comes in.
Busslinger is still a good kick but Curtin is terrific.
A few cm doesn't really matter but the Buss tends to have a bit more reach on the spoil.

I'd say Busslinger is the better KPD with Curtin being a really elite 3rd tall if you can get him loose

 

[Cuzz09]

Dev will be close to retirement before we hit out for a premiership (at best)

Harley Reid's Grand kids prob will at this stage

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[bzparkes]

A few cm doesn't really matter

 

[TerryFilk]

Currently losing by 150 points in the WAFL

I don’t see how we keep our WAFL side, it’s a horrific place for our players to “develop” and the WAFL won’t let us actually recruit good players

If they don’t lift some of the bizarre restrictions placed on us, we’re going to have to find a club to merge with

 

[Shuestar13]

Currently losing by 150 points in the WAFL

I don’t see how we keep our WAFL side, it’s a horrific place for our players to “develop” and the WAFL won’t let us actually recruit good players

If they don’t lift some of the bizarre restrictions placed on us, we’re going to have to find a club to merge with

We have a grand total of two listed players in the WAFL today, both being our CAT B rookies.

The result is absolutely and totally irrelevant and clearly the WAFC likes looking like a joke allowing the game to proceed.

Totally agree about the need to address the WAFL side set up, if Trev cannot stand up to the WAFC and demand some changes then it is another sign he needs to go.

 

[bzparkes]

Currently losing by 150 points in the WAFL

I don’t see how we keep our WAFL side, it’s a horrific place for our players to “develop” and the WAFL won’t let us actually recruit good players

If they don’t lift some of the bizarre restrictions placed on us, we’re going to have to find a club to merge with

Young players develop?

That would entail WCE players actually playing in the WAFL side, no?

 

[kane249]

(Can't comment on what I would do with certain Vic players as they will potentially fall around the first pick of the club im working for)

If you are working for Norf make sure you get paid upfront