Rumour GFC 2024 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 2

[cats_09]

Ask and we'll try our best to assist - so here's 2024 Provisional AFL Draft Order

As normal, would like to acknowledge & thank Lore for creating this, keeping it up to date and making it available for all users on BF to use and keep track of the picks ahead of the upcoming draft





I'll also sticky this post to ensure it's easily accessible for discussion of our hypothetical trader


Also,

2024 Free Agency Period​

The AFL introduced free agency at the end of the 2012 season, giving players another vehicle where they can transfer from one club to another. Free agency is a common form of player movement in major football and sporting codes around the world.

Free Agency Opens: Friday October 4 at 9.00am
Free Agency Closes: Friday October 11 at 5.00pm

Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period​

Trade Period Opens: Monday October 7 at 9.00am
Trade Period Closes: Wednesday October 16 at 7.30pm

 

[Kobe Gryant]

We've already got a Stringer. You know the guy. Looks like he might kick five. Ends up kicking 1. Its Henry.

How dare you guys pick on booze and under age schoolgirls.
You do know that outside of those two categories you're wasting your money right?

Paints it in a very different, much more messed up light.

Big believer in second chances, and I'm sure (or I hope) he's grown up since then.

He can do that at another club though. Not worth our time IMO.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Gold Coast have delisted James Tsitas and Oskar Faulkhead. Any interest in Faulkhead by the Cats?

Jimmy was great for us in the vfl but too old now. Would consider faulkhead as a rookie.

 

[Willo_]

Veteran defender Jayden Laverde is being eyed by as many as three rival Victorian clubs amid contract drama at Essendon.

While the 28-year-old is contracted with the Bombers for another season, he and teammate Jake Stringer were reportedly denied new, longer contracts in a recent meeting with club officials.

Now, St Kilda, as well as Carlton and Geelong, are expressing interest in the 131-gamer, according to Herald Sun journalist Scott Gullan.

Uggh yuk... He's like if the worst of Kolo then had a lobotomy... Absolutely a hard pass, one of the worst players in the AFL

 

[Tony Barber]

Paints it in a very different, much more messed up light.

Big believer in second chances, and I'm sure (or I hope) he's grown up since then.

He can do that at another club though. Not worth our time IMO.

Oh I dont want him.
I was just saying dont pick on booze and women

 

[Gunf]

AFL Draft: Your club's biggest need in the deepest draft pool ever

What list holes does your club need to fill at the 2024 AFL Draft? When is it? Which picks does your club have? Jasper Chellappah takes a look at the state of play ahead of one of the deepest draft crops in recent memory.

www.espn.com.au

ESPN are saying this years draft is the deepest draft pool ever

If a i had a dollar for every time i have heard this or "this is a super draft" goddanm i would be rich

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If a i had a dollar for every time i have heard this or "this is a super draft" goddanm i would be rich

To be fair last year they were saying the current draft was deep and last years wasn't. There's a bit of consistency there

 

[Strange Cat]

We've already got a Stringer. You know the guy. Looks like he might kick five. Ends up kicking 1. Its Henry.

How dare you guys pick on booze and women.
You do know that outside of those two categories you're wasting your money right?

Nothing wrong with the ladies …it’s a bit different when it’s 16 year old girls and you have a pregnant partner at home

 

[moond0g]

Perryman reportedly interested in midfield opportunity moreso than money, mates with Jeremy Cameron

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Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

, and loves fishing and the outdoors lifestyle

Is he good enough to play full time mid?

He’s probably no worse than Atkins or bowes, so could be in the rotation. But I’m not sure he’s significantly better either. So we’d probably still want to target some A grade mids in the next couple of years which would push him back out.

 

[Warhorse]

If a i had a dollar for every time i have heard this or "this is a super draft" goddanm i would be rich

You're the first person I have heard call it a superdraft. It has depth but the top end is even without many standouts.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

If a i had a dollar for every time i have heard this or "this is a super draft" goddanm i would be rich

Yeah, I stopped listening to the "experts" opinions of upcoming draft pools ages ago. Rather listen to Wells who regularly states that they see opportunity to bring in talent late in any draft.

Last year's draft was roundly suggested to be shallow after the first dozen or so picks. Meanwhile, picks 36 (Mannagh) & 63 (Humphries) are currently preparing to play in a Qualifying Final, having well and truly earned the right to do so.

 

[Warhorse]

Yeah, I stopped listening to the "experts" opinions of upcoming draft pools ages ago. Rather listen to Wells who regularly states that they see opportunity to bring in talent late in any draft.

Last year's draft was roundly suggested to be shallow after the first dozen or so picks. Meanwhile, picks 36 (Mannagh) & 63 (Humphries) are currently preparing to play in a Qualifying Final, having well and truly earned the right to do so.

The fact we brought in so many mature age players indicates that the draft crop last year lacked depth. Last year's draft lacked depth in midfielders in particular

 

[Footy Smarts]

Yeah, I stopped listening to the "experts" opinions of upcoming draft pools ages ago. Rather listen to Wells who regularly states that they see opportunity to bring in talent late in any draft.

Last year's draft was roundly suggested to be shallow after the first dozen or so picks. Meanwhile, picks 36 (Mannagh) & 63 (Humphries) are currently preparing to play in a Qualifying Final, having well and truly earned the right to do so.

Picking a 26 year old high half forward at pick 36 shows how lowly rated the draft was. He'll give us a few years of solid footy but you don't normally give a top 40 pick for someone whose upside is pretty limited.

It would be fascinating to know where we would've pulled the trigger on Humphries if there was other interest. We clearly knew he wasn't going to be selected by anyone else so could wait to the last pick. It's staggering nobody else was interested especially West Coast letting him slip through their academy.

 

[Mr Meow]

If a i had a dollar for every time i have heard this or "this is a super draft" goddanm i would be rich

I love the sentiment but let's say you've been through 50 drafts and it was said 100 time each draft, that actually isn't very much money.

 

[Strange Cat]

I love the sentiment but let's say you've been through 50 drafts and it was said 100 time each draft, that actually isn't very much money.

 

[Gunf]

I love the sentiment but let's say you've been through 50 drafts and it was said 100 time each draft, that actually isn't very much money.

Hey now i watch a lot of sports i am sure my maths is correct ... maybe .. hopefully

 

[Gunf]

You're the first person I have heard call it a superdraft. It has depth but the top end is even without many standouts.

Was talking about drafts in general not just this one

 

[D BRIDGE]

It would be fascinating to know where we would've pulled the trigger on Humphries if there was other interest. We clearly knew he wasn't going to be selected by anyone else so could wait to the last pick. It's staggering nobody else was interested especially West Coast letting him slip through their academy.

This is where I'd love to get some kind of doco on this stuff.

Hearing Wells say "We have spoken to Lawson a few times and we like him for one of our later picks... he has told us that absolutely zero clubs besides us have contacted him this year" .

That would be an awesome inside viewing of how things potentially work.

I think from memory in Lawson's first interview with the club (the one when he was standing next to Edwards) he mentioned that he thought that it was Geelong possibly in the rookie draft or nothing for him.

Hearing deep list convos with senior club top dogs would be as good as it gets for lots of us footy nuffs.

 

[calder_daddy]

I know (knew) his dad. He matured late. I actually said it on the north board years ago. ie, be patient.
And he definitely thought he was a chance of being at the cats. He told my brother that 2 months ago.
Masons dad is one of my brothers best friends.

I dont think I've ever met Mason.
But he gets tickets for my brother to go to saints games.
He's never going to win a B&F but he's bloody versatile.

He’s improved out of sight since leaving North
Like I said, he has fantastic management

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

Picking a 26 year old high half forward at pick 36 shows how lowly rated the draft was. He'll give us a few years of solid footy but you don't normally give a top 40 pick for someone whose upside is pretty limited.

It would be fascinating to know where we would've pulled the trigger on Humphries if there was other interest. We clearly knew he wasn't going to be selected by anyone else so could wait to the last pick. It's staggering nobody else was interested especially West Coast letting him slip through their academy.

That’s pretty harsh on Mannagh, he’s got plenty of afl footy he can play in his career and looks to have plenty of upside. We took him that early because others had shown interest and he’d just blown up in the vfl gf.

 

[Iago]

I understand we wanted Mannagh in the 2023 mid season draft but went with Hardie instead. They had been tracking him for some time, not sure why we went with Hardie instead.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yeah, I stopped listening to the "experts" opinions of upcoming draft pools ages ago. Rather listen to Wells who regularly states that they see opportunity to bring in talent late in any draft.

Last year's draft was roundly suggested to be shallow after the first dozen or so picks. Meanwhile, picks 36 (Mannagh) & 63 (Humphries) are currently preparing to play in a Qualifying Final, having well and truly earned the right to do so.

We picked the eyes out of the back end as usual though. At this point there's not much past the top dozen picks from that draft which tracks everything said about it at the time with the usual Wells exceptions

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

We picked the eyes out of the back end as usual though. At this point there's not much past the top dozen picks from that draft which tracks everything said about it at the time with the usual Wells exceptions

Yeah, I might have just had my Wells/Mackie goggles on with that one. I probably should have checked who the other teams picked before suggesting it wasn't actually a shallow draft

Edit: Just took a look and there are a few outside the dirty dozen that have shown plenty for first year players - Darcy Wilson, Will Graham, Logan Morris & Joel Freijah, plus I'm gonna include Zane Zakostelsky because that is a fantastic name. I don't ever like to admit I'm wrong, so I'm going to need at least another 5 years or so before conceding here (by which time my post will be forgotten and I can pretend I never made it).

 

[Footy Smarts]

That’s pretty harsh on Mannagh, he’s got plenty of afl footy he can play in his career and looks to have plenty of upside. We took him that early because others had shown interest and he’d just blown up in the vfl gf.

He's been a very good pick up. But has a 26 year old ever gone in the top 40 of a draft before?

In most drafts we would've waited until pick 50+ knowing nobody would go for a 26 year old flanker with really talented kids still out there. We were absolutely desperate to get Stewart who was 3 years younger than Mannagh and still didn't feel the need to pull the trigger until pick 40.

 

[Hinkley29]

He's been a very good pick up. But has a 26 year old ever gone in the top 40 of a draft before?

In most drafts we would've waited until pick 50+ knowing nobody would go for a 26 year old flanker with really talented kids still out there. We were absolutely desperate to get Stewart who was 3 years younger than Mannagh and still didn't feel the need to pull the trigger until pick 40.

He was not your standard 26 year old though.

A fantastic vfl season, then 6 goals and 30+ possessions on a losing team on gf day will get plenty of peoples attention.

 

[cats_09]