Confirmed Daniel Rioli - Traded with picks 51, 61, 70 & 76 to GC for picks 6 & 26

[THE_GUN]

Saad is/was a better player, was a year younger, and the trade was Saad and 48 for Pick 8.

Saad was not a better player when traded from Essendon to Carlton
Rioli in 2024 is better than Saad 2020 in every stat

Yes he was younger but less reliable and had already jumped off 2 clubs under strange circumstances and already walked out as well as being uncontracted

Adam Saad and Daniel Rioli AFL Stats Comparison

Adam Saad and Daniel Rioli AFL Stats Comparison.

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[My Tilly]

Gun player.
Significantly bolsters Gold Coast's back half.

 

[Daka]

Saad is/was a better player, was a year younger, and the trade was Saad and 48 for Pick 8.

Saad is not a better player.

 

[mrposhman]

Saad is/was a better player, was a year younger, and the trade was Saad and 48 for Pick 8.

Just shows IMO that people don't watch other clubs and why Dan Rioli appears to be so under rated by several player.

He's a much better player than Saad was then and now, regardless of how many times Carlton supporters do that ridiculous and annoying woof.

 

[Mich0]

Didn’t this bloke only poll 4 Brownlow points in a team that had next to no one else taking votes?

Pick 6 for a HBF from an 18th placed team is crazy talk

 

[mrposhman]

Didn’t this bloke only poll 4 Brownlow points in a team that had next to no one else taking votes?

Pick 6 for a HBF from an 18th placed team is crazy talk

What do you mean no-one else taking votes. The opposition were taking all the votes!! Did you not see how bad we were this year for various reasons? Not many teams get votes when they are being beaten by 40+ points.

What a strange way to assess talent.

 

[THE_GUN]

Just shows IMO that people don't watch other clubs and why Dan Rioli appears to be so under rated by several player.

He's a much better player than Saad was then and now, regardless of how many times Carlton supporters do that ridiculous and annoying woof.

Thats what happens in a Dynasty team when you have players like Lynch , Riewoldt , Rance , Cotchin , Dusty etc
Players like Daniel Rioli get looked over and are not noticed as much. Dan has played nearly 200 games and kicked 110 goals and will likely have another 100 games in him with his athleticism speed and durability.

 

[Mich0]

What do you mean no-one else taking votes. The opposition were taking all the votes!! Did you not see how bad we were this year for various reasons? Not many teams get votes when they are being beaten by 40+ points.

What a strange way to assess talent.

Surely having someone like Rioli in the backline whose worth so much would have stemmed heaps of the bleeding.

 

[THE_GUN]

Didn’t this bloke only poll 4 Brownlow points in a team that had next to no one else taking votes?

Pick 6 for a HBF from an 18th placed team is crazy talk

Yes same as Bailey Fritsch and 1 more than Ksyiah Pickett

* Also same as Nick Blakey

 

[Mich0]

Yes same as Bailey Fritsch and 1 more than Ksyiah Pickett

We aren’t asking for pick 6 for either, nor has either requested to leave and both don’t play in the 18th worst team in the comp. Apples and Oranges

 

[THE_GUN]

We aren’t asking for pick 6 for either, nor has either requested to leave and both don’t play in the 18th worst team in the comp. Apples and Oranges

LOl Well we are !!!

and what has Brownlow votes got to do with trade value

 

[THE_GUN]

Surely having someone like Rioli in the backline whose worth so much would have stemmed heaps of the bleeding.

It did

We would have lost by another 40 points if he was not there

 

[mrposhman]

Surely having someone like Rioli in the backline whose worth so much would have stemmed heaps of the bleeding.

You realise how much it was coming in there right? Our midfield and forward line were wrecked with injury this year and we were always likely to be 10-13th anyway, making a middling team awful. Our defence was made to look ordinary for much of the year, but Rioli was still great at what he is mainly there for, bringing the ball out of defence and moving the ball swiftly and with quality delivery.

 

[mrposhman]

LOl Well we are !!!

and what has Brownlow votes got to do with trade value

You better hope Melbourne aren't looking at Cripps. They'd offer up their next 10 Round 1 draft picks with all those Brownlow votes he's been getting.

 

[THE_GUN]

You better hope Melbourne aren't looking at Cripps. They'd offer up their next 10 Round 1 draft picks with all those Brownlow votes he's been getting.

Who would go to Melbourne ?
Houston nearly made that mistake luckily he did he research and spoke with Trac

 

[Danog]

Thats what happens in a Dynasty team when you have players like Lynch , Riewoldt , Rance , Cotchin , Dusty etc
Players like Daniel Rioli get looked over and are not noticed as much. Dan has played nearly 200 games and kicked 110 goals and will likely have another 100 games in him with his athleticism speed and durability.

99

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Saad is/was a better player, was a year younger, and the trade was Saad and 48 for Pick 8.

Rioli is at least as good, I think better, personally.

Rioli has 3 years on a contract. Saad didn't. The contract has a value if the team that tapped him up really wants him. A value that didn't need to be paid in the Saad trade.

 

[dean33]

Saad is/was a better player, was a year younger, and the trade was Saad and 48 for Pick 8.

Saad is better than Rioli in another universe, however not here on here.
Saads ex coach and father figure was also not coaching the blues like Dimma is the suns. Dimma wants it at all costs. This won’t just be pick 6, this will be pick 6 and more.

 

[eastfreo75]

Dan Rioli is like Selwood was to Geelong

Nobody would be upset to see him play for Richmond another 5 years
draft picks a majic beans and we have seen enough of them like Tambling , Ellis , Lennon, Dow, RCD

Wot?

 

[perplexed]

Just shows IMO that people don't watch other clubs and why Dan Rioli appears to be so under rated by several player.

He's a much better player than Saad was then and now, regardless of how many times Carlton supporters do that ridiculous and annoying woof.

I've watched both heaps, they are both good players, but Saad is a much better defender, especially one on one, and in the air. He can play on the best small forward and counter attack, Rioli can't. Both are great kicks and good runners, Saad better in traffic, Rioli in open space.

 

[perplexed]

Saad was not a better player when traded from Essendon to Carlton
Rioli in 2024 is better than Saad 2020 in every stat

Yes he was younger but less reliable and had already jumped off 2 clubs under strange circumstances and already walked out as well as being uncontracted

Adam Saad and Daniel Rioli AFL Stats Comparison

Adam Saad and Daniel Rioli AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Stats, please. Saad plays deeper and generally on the most dangerous small forward, Rioli often doesn't have an opponent at all.

 

[jthanos]

You better hope Melbourne aren't looking at Cripps. They'd offer up their next 10 Round 1 draft picks with all those Brownlow votes he's been getting.

Melbourne have no idea, propped up by the AFL multiple time, drug culture, unprofessional medicos, no respect for its best player since Barassi, they are imploding.....

 

[Rich01]

Stats, please. Saad plays deeper and generally on the most dangerous small forward, Rioli often doesn't have an opponent at all.

Hmm….

So he played on Higgins in Round 24 when he tore them a new one? Ginnivan in round 22 when he did the same? He kept Bobby Hill to 1.4 in round 21.

Saads a good player but let’s not pretend he plays on and shuts down the best opposition small forward as well.

 

[TigerTime88]

Gun player.
Significantly bolsters Gold Coast's back half.

Think it makes sense from a GC perspective. They get these academy kids and at some point they need to make a decent run at it.

 

[tiger_tough]

Didn’t this bloke only poll 4 Brownlow points in a team that had next to no one else taking votes?

Pick 6 for a HBF from an 18th placed team is crazy talk

LOL. Brownlow votes.