Traded Esava Ratugolea [Traded to Port Adelaide for #25, #76 and #94]

[tswizzle]

Mckenzie is done, Clurey is small/wants out

Clurey is also close to cooked so he may have a year left in him as well.
Back injury put him out for most of 2023, while he's been borderline best 22 since 2021 with McKenzie jumping in.
Very slow in the field too

 

[Ctl]

If Mckay chooses Essendon, I can see Esava being convinced to choose hawthorn given how much easier the trade would be to complete using pick 22

 

[Gee Class Loco]

If Mckay chooses Essendon, I can see Esava being convinced to choose hawthorn given how much easier the trade would be to complete using pick 22

Convince?? nah buddy it's his choice and he made it last year and doubled it up again this year.
Buying a house in Adelaide. Nice big long contract. Mrs is happy, we'll wish him well and take what we can get.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If Mckay chooses Essendon, I can see Esava being convinced to choose hawthorn given how much easier the trade would be to complete using pick 22

The trade will still be easy with port abc he won't turn his back on a long term opportunity at a top 4 side

 

[burge13]

Ahhhh please tell me how you come up with that?
Id say if he was a UFA we would be getting a pick between 25-30

How completely ludicrous is our sports trade rules when UNRESTRICTED free agents get the clubs compo. ****ing cowboy league

 

[Bevoman]

The trade will still be easy with port abc he won't turn his back on a long term opportunity at a top 4 side

Players decide where they wish to go and their managers normally do not go public until they believe the trade will get done.

 

[The 747]

Players decide where they wish to go and their managers normally do not go public until they believe the trade will get done.

It will get done, but that won't stop us having fun with this thread.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It will get done, but that won't stop us having fun with this thread.

Yeah I almost forgot

First round pick or we strap him to a rocket and fire him into the sun

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

I wouldn't be surprised If he ends up at Hawthorn.

 

[Turksta84]

I wouldn't be surprised If he ends up at Hawthorn.

How do you think that will happen? Going to force him to go there?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

How do you think that will happen? Going to force him to go there?

Via the PSD? Wouldn't rule out

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I wouldn't be surprised If he ends up at Hawthorn.

Bloody unlikely given Sav has already nominated Port.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Via the PSD? Wouldn't rule out

So Geelong would rather be that arrogant that they wouldn’t accept a second rounder and would rather he goes for nothing? Don’t see any way the PSD is even a remote option.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Bloody unlikely given Sav has already nominated Port.

Twice…

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Twice…

It should be easier now he is uncontracted as Cats have little say.

Confident this trade will get done.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

So Geelong would rather be that arrogant that they wouldn’t accept a second rounder and would rather he goes for nothing? Don’t see any way the PSD is even a remote option.

Chris Scott flagged that if they didn't get a reasonable deal for him they aren't averse to it. It makes sense if the scenario is pick 37 or nothing because at that point in this draft specifically there will be clubs passing. You're not losing much walking away from p37 here so may as well stuck to your guns.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Chris Scott flagged that if they didn't get a reasonable deal for him they aren't averse to it. It makes sense if the scenario is pick 37 or nothing because at that point in this draft specifically there will be clubs passing. You're not losing much walking away from p37 here so may as well stuck to your guns.

If pick 37 is on no use, then a future 2nd.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

How do you think that will happen? Going to force him to go there?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If pick 37 is on no use, then a future 2nd.

That might do it

Edit: no wait, I meant first round pick or he gets the rocket

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Bloody unlikely given Sav has already nominated Port.

Hence my 'surprise'.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Chris Scott flagged that if they didn't get a reasonable deal for him they aren't averse to it. It makes sense if the scenario is pick 37 or nothing because at that point in this draft specifically there will be clubs passing. You're not losing much walking away from p37 here so may as well stuck to your guns.

You’ve got pick what 7 and 80 odd in the draft?

If you get offered a second then you’ll take that rather that be stubborn and send him to the psd and use those picks in the 80s…

You’ve got a couple retirees/delistees so have to replace them somehow on the list.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Power fans ITT

 

[Revan11]

I wouldn't be surprised If he ends up at Hawthorn.

I mean, I know your dreaming of the hawks pick 22 but cmon mate he’s already nominated

 

[CatToTheFuture]

You’ve got pick what 7 and 80 odd in the draft?

If you get offered a second then you’ll take that rather that be stubborn and send him to the psd and use those picks in the 80s…

You’ve got a couple retirees/delistees so have to replace them somehow on the list.

Maybe we, like pretty much everyone else, don't rate the tail end of this draft. We've got one decent pick and after adding pick 37 we'd still have one decent pick. Who cares if our next pick is 43ish or 55ish?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

If Mckay chooses Essendon, I can see Esava being convinced to choose hawthorn given how much easier the trade would be to complete using pick 22

Pick 29 hawthorn have.