Rumour GFC 2024 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 1

[cats_09]

‘Best in the business’: Inside powerhouses’ big calls that have defied AFL history

‘Best in the business’: Inside powerhouses’ big calls that have defied AFL history

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Interdimensional Bigfoot]

Didn't realize Olivers contract was so long, probably best pass on it and not sure Melbourne would do it. What's bonts contract status?

 

[cats_09]

Didn't realize Olivers contract was so long, probably best pass on it and not sure Melbourne would do it. What's bonts contract status?

He is a pre-agent this year

 

[Interdimensional Bigfoot]

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‘Best in the business’: Inside powerhouses’ big calls that have defied AFL history

‘Best in the business’: Inside powerhouses’ big calls that have defied AFL history

www.foxsports.com.au

What about if you're a good person from a shit family?

 

[Strange Cat]

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‘Best in the business’: Inside powerhouses’ big calls that have defied AFL history

‘Best in the business’: Inside powerhouses’ big calls that have defied AFL history

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It’s a very fine line and I worry it is almost like the comment made a few years ago by Adel in regards to indigenous recruits

 

[geelong_crazy26]

with us routingely getting smashed center square and stoppages, do we think we should ask the question on sean darcy again? former falcon, only 25, workhorse in the ruck all day, can conway do 20% ruck, 80% forward in the future?

No. Conway will become a star, and darcy will provide little additional benefit for the cost to get him.

 

[numbwombat]

I don’t think anyone would waste Darcy as a ruckman when he looks this good as a 20yo KPF, but can’t see him wanting to leave or us affording him

 

[year of the cat]

Source = Literally Clayton Oliver & Bailey Smith.

YOTC has friends in high places.

Been partying with them (jokes!)

 

[year of the cat]

Oliver would want to improve his form among other things. He's been average this year. Okay-ish at finding the ball but a liability with it, and offers zero defensively. Melbourne's midfield has been well beaten by some mediocre sides.

I understand he had no pre-season, but he isn't the Oliver of 2021/2022.

We could easily be getting into another Jack Steven type situation.

I’m very lukewarm on the idea. I tend to wonder as well if we’ve already seen his best footy.

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

I’m very lukewarm on the idea. I tend to wonder as well if we’ve already seen his best footy.

Is Melbourne pushing him out? or does he genuinely want to come to us?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Is Melbourne pushing him out? or does he genuinely want to come to us?

Probably both.

I imagine there's a bit of "oh my God this guy is falling apart and we owe him North of $6m in salary cap, quick pretend he isn't a complete liability and a required player"

 

[Catman]

I hope those suggesting Rory Lobb

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Rory Lobb

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31

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207cm

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106kg

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11.0

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4.4

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4.0

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2.4

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0.9

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11.3

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8.0

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3.3

2star

M

4.6

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1.4

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1.0

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2.6

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2.8

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0.6

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as an option have changed their mind.

I do not want him anywhere near the club. Hack.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

So who's the back up ruck we need to go after next year
Obviously Conway is the future, but we need the back up ruck that may have to play 10-15 games as the durability of Conway is a big question mark?

Ill start with Peter Ladhams. Might be still in contact but the amount of games his played for Sydney, you would get him for a pick 50

Ideally moyle but i doubt he comes unless you promise him the no1 spot (which we wont).
I dont mind pistol pete onfield-off field is another matter.
Reidy from freo would be another obvious target who will move.
Id like to see if heath could be gotten out of st kilda but that might not be easy.
I also like bryan out of essendon and hes ooc.
Obrien might be gettable if adelaide get someone like moyle but hed need to come here as backup for a couple of years bc you cant play him and conway together.
Ideally we need a bit of a ruck forward type so we can play them together if needed but those are harder to find.

 

[Strange Cat]

I hope those suggesting Rory Lobb as an option have changed their mind.

I do not want him anywhere near the club. Hack.

I’ve said it all along but if we need a mature ruck as a back up next year just get one cheap or from the VFL as Conway will be getting more games over the next few years anyway

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Didn't realize Olivers contract was so long, probably best pass on it and not sure Melbourne would do it. What's bonts contract status?

Bont is an RFA next year i think but he wont leave the doggies.

Theres no reason for melb to trade clarry when they are in the window unless they can get a good kpf the other way (which they wont). Draft picks arent that much value to them where they are at.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

To clear $1m salary cap space?

Yes but the 95 % rule limits your ability to use that space (ie if it was 80 % then it allows teams to bank money heavily and chase a player the year after).
Hes contracted til 2029 so unless you think hes going off the rails and out of the afl next year they wont lose any leverage waiting a year.
Their window is now bc they only have a year or two of peak may and gawn left. The only reason to trade oliver is to get a top end kpf but none are on the market now.
They are better off holding him 12 months for when the FA market will be better.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Bont is an RFA next year i think but he wont leave the doggies.

Theres no reason for melb to trade clarry when they are in the window unless they can get a good kpf the other way (which they wont). Draft picks arent that much value to them where they are at.

Hence the red flag when they put him on the table last year

 

[Lana]

It’s a very fine line and I worry it is almost like the comment made a few years ago by Adel in regards to indigenous recruits

Mooney has literally zero involvement in the operation of the club at any level, he hasn't even appeared on the podcast.
I wouldn't read anything into it

 

[Strange Cat]

Mooney has literally zero involvement in the operation of the club at any level, he hasn't even appeared on the podcast.
I wouldn't read anything into it

I didn’t say he did , just said that the statement does remind me abit of the one made about indigenous recruits family background being taken into consideration

It’s all well and good to want to take good characters into account but I think judging players/people by their family background is a step too far imo especially to be saying it out loud.

 

[foxdog50]

Ideally moyle but i doubt he comes unless you promise him the no1 spot (which we wont).
I dont mind pistol pete onfield-off field is another matter.
Reidy from freo would be another obvious target who will move.
Id like to see if heath could be gotten out of st kilda but that might not be easy.
I also like bryan out of essendon and hes ooc.
Obrien might be gettable if adelaide get someone like moyle but hed need to come here as backup for a couple of years bc you cant play him and conway together.
Ideally we need a bit of a ruck forward type so we can play them together if needed but those are harder to find.

I would like Moyle, but I would think Geelong would be wanting Conway him to be taking that no 1,
Reidy like you said be good. Also you would only have to trade a Mars bar to get him... Him just as a ruckman winning hit outs he would easily do the jobs, as his stats in the WAFL are all in the 40s, but only question mark on him ( which you may know better ) what's he like around the grounds?

 

[Lana]

I didn’t say he did , just said that the statement does remind me abit of the one made about indigenous recruits family background being taken into consideration

It’s all well and good to want to take good characters into account but I think judging players/people by their family background is a step too far imo especially to be saying it out loud.

That connection was deliberately set up by the image macro released by Fox Footy. You are supposed to make that connection.

The difference was that was said by an Adelaide head recruiter. Mooney as a member of the Fox Footy media team suggested it was a policy of Geelong (and Sydney) where he'd have no idea. People not paying attention would see it being said by a former Geelong veteran and assume he has some insider take about Geelong's recruitment policy (again the Sydney part of the claim would wash away as he couldn't be perceived to be an insider there), when he doesn't.

His comments only reflect his own bias and nothing on the club or its recruitment polices.

 

[Two Planks]

Was told last night by someone connected to the bulldogs that the 2 clubs are talking about a possible trade involving both Bailey Smith

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Bailey Smith

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24

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185cm

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86kg

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18.3

5star

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8.5

3star

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9.8

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2.3

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3.8

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2.7

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19.8

5star

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9.6

4star

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10.2

5star

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1.8

2star

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3.2

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3.2

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14.8

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7.6

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7.2

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2.0

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3.4

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1.6

4star

and Jack Macrae.

 

[Lana]

Was told last night by someone connected to the bulldogs that the 2 clubs are talking about a possible trade involving both Bailey Smith and Jack Macrae.

Jack Macrae as a salary dump?

 

[Two Planks]

Jack Macrae as a salary dump?

Wouldn't think he'd be worth much in a trade after his last 30 games

 

[Lana]

Wouldn't think he'd be worth much in a trade after his last 30 games

They should be giving us something to take him