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

 

[Strange Cat]

I think the announcement will be made next week it won’t happen with the grand final happening

 

[FootyLad0]

No rush mate, where is trade period counter?

Oh crap! I haven't posted it 5 times a day.
I'm on it!

HERE WE GO PEEPS!

 

[bulletproof]

Bruhn is nothing like Parfitt.

He might've only got it 10 times but he did use it bloody well. He had the highest disposal efficiency of any player which is insane for an inside mid. Bruhn is a genuinely elite ball user while Parfitt is a complete butcher.

He also had our second highest clearances only 1 behind Danger, more score involvements than Lachie Neale, the same as Holmes and Mannagh. And his defensive work was solid.

He actually wasn't that bad at all. He just didn't get the ball much.

Getting the ball is pretty important when you are playing midfield. He was very poor.

He may have had a legitimate excuse.

Had we hung on for those last two minutes, we would have been forced to go back to Cam Guthrie for him or Bowes.

That is how bad they were.

Let’s be honest about the situation. And I like Bruhn.

We need to move on from Bowes as best 22, he has way too many convictions against good midfields now.

 

[bulletproof]

Holmes had a hamstring strain, came on for 30 seconds and won a clean possession. Some players can win their ball and some can’t.

 

[catempire]

Getting the ball is pretty important when you are playing midfield. He was very poor.

He may have had a legitimate excuse.

Had we hung on for those last two minutes, we would have been forced to go back to Cam Guthrie for him or Bowes.

That is how bad they were.

Let’s be honest about the situation. And I like Bruhn.

We need to move on from Bowes as best 22, he has way too many convictions against good midfields now.

They are both very strange. At times they look like A-graders and the next week (or quarter in Bruhn’s case) they virtually disappear. I just don’t get it.

 

[bulletproof]

They are both very strange. At times they look like A-graders and the next week (or quarter in Bruhn’s case) they virtually disappear. I just don’t get it.

Bowes it is normally opposition dependent. Bruhn is very weird. Maybe partly victim of game plan. I think it may click for him. He is also much younger. Next year is huge for him.

I am almost done with Bowes. Looks classy and tough but just goes missing when the heat goes up too many times.

 

[FootyLad0]

Getting the ball is pretty important when you are playing midfield. He was very poor.

He may have had a legitimate excuse.

Had we hung on for those last two minutes, we would have been forced to go back to Cam Guthrie for him or Bowes.

That is how bad they were.

Let’s be honest about the situation. And I like Bruhn.

We need to move on from Bowes as best 22, he has way too many convictions against good midfields now.

I like Jack, like a big supporter of his but i did a best 22 (23) for 2025 and he didn't make my team, i considered him as the sub...probably due to versatility to play multiple positions but Mullin can do that too and has way more upside.

Probably speaks volumes. He's a great depth player but if he's in our midfield every week we are probably struggling.
This is my Cats best team for 2025 so people can criticise or dissect it how they like but it is my opinion soooo.

B: Zuthrie, SDK, Kolo
HB: Stewart, J.Henry, Humphries
C: Dempsey, Danger, Holmes
HF: Miers, Jezza, Mannagh
FF: O.Henry, Neale, Stengle
FOL: Conway, Bailey Smith, Bruhn
INT: Blicavs, COS, Atkins, Jack Martin
SUB: Mullin

EMG: Clark, Bowes, MOC

Go ahead Cats fans, dissect away!

 

[calder_daddy]

B: Papley Sicily Ginnivan
HB: Greene Walker M.Pickett
C: Zorko De Goey

Good start to the shit blokes team.

Stringer is stiff

 

[Cataholic]

Bowes it is normally opposition dependent. Bruhn is very weird. Maybe partly victim of game plan. I think it may click for him. He is also much younger. Next year is huge for him.

I am almost done with Bowes. Looks classy and tough but just goes missing when the heat goes up too many times.

The ability to read the ball is crucial.

I saw Stanley palm the ball down cleanly on a good few occasions but no-one other than Danger seemed to read where it was going and time their run to that exact spot at the right time.

Getting the ball in that very first instance is where we break down too often.

 

[Klink]

I think the announcement will be made next week it won’t happen with the grand final happening

That's what I'd be doing if i was him. It's GF week, I wouldn't want to be taking away spotlight from the two competing teams.

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[Klink]

They are both very strange. At times they look like A-graders and the next week (or quarter in Bruhn’s case) they virtually disappear. I just don’t get it.

There is a lot to be said for consistency and durability. Two of the most valued and important things in football..

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[year of the cat]

Bowes it is normally opposition dependent. Bruhn is very weird. Maybe partly victim of game plan. I think it may click for him. He is also much younger. Next year is huge for him.

I am almost done with Bowes. Looks classy and tough but just goes missing when the heat goes up too many times.

Bowes just doesn't do it for long enough. Imo, he has the skill level to be a good AFL mid. But I'm not sure whether his endurance allows it? He often starts games well but fades. Saturday another example of that.

 

[thejester]

Did Joe do a full preseason last year?

No. Imagine what will be unleashed when he does

 

[D BRIDGE]

Bowes just doesn't do it for long enough. Imo, he has the skill level to be a good AFL mid. But I'm not sure whether his endurance allows it? He often starts games well but fades. Saturday another example of that.

I gotta cut Bowes some slack because he is used in different roles regularly and has never been given a chance to settle in one position... Probably due to him having some flexibility in his game.

Some games he is in at CBA's and showing he can win clearances... next week he is out of them.

 

[iameviljez]

They are both very strange. At times they look like A-graders and the next week (or quarter in Bruhn’s case) they virtually disappear. I just don’t get it.

Yeah, agreed. Bruhn has potential, he's still young and growing year-on-year. Bowes is worth a spot in the 22, on the basis of his flexibility, a la Tuohy in the last few years.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I like Jack, like a big supporter of his but i did a best 22 (23) for 2025 and he didn't make my team, i considered him as the sub...probably due to versatility to play multiple positions but Mullin can do that too and has way more upside.

Probably speaks volumes. He's a great depth player but if he's in our midfield every week we are probably struggling.
This is my Cats best team for 2025 so people can criticise or dissect it how they like but it is my opinion soooo.

B: Zuthrie, SDK, Kolo
HB: Stewart, J.Henry, Humphries
C: Dempsey, Danger, Holmes
HF: Miers, Jezza, Mannagh
FF: O.Henry, Neale, Stengle
FOL: Conway, Bailey Smith, Bruhn
INT: Blicavs, COS, Atkins, Jack Martin
SUB: Mullin

EMG: Clark, Bowes, MOC

Go ahead Cats fans, dissect away!

No Brad Close?

I like COS and he needs games but I would drop him off the bench to slot Close in

 

[MisterMarcus]

I gotta cut Bowes some slack because he is used in different roles regularly and has never been given a chance to settle in one position... Probably due to him having some flexibility in his game.

Some games he is in at CBA's and showing he can win clearances... next week he is out of them.

This is how I feel. He hasn't really been allowed to nail down a particular spot or role.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

The ability to read the ball is crucial.

I saw Stanley palm the ball down cleanly on a good few occasions but no-one other than Danger seemed to read where it was going and time their run to that exact spot at the right time.

Getting the ball in that very first instance is where we break down too often.

Feels like that used to be a real strength of cats midfields in the past too. Like we could roll out the worst ruck in the league and smashed the clearances because Selwood, Danger, Guthrie, Duncan would all just read the oppo ruck tap.

With this midfield I think we might actually need a tap to advantage because the kids can't gain it themselves

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Stringer is stiff

Why? Did he walk past a school...

 

[FootyLad0]

No Brad Close?

I like COS and he needs games but I would drop him off the bench to slot Close in

Oh I knew i missed one! He replaces Martin on the bench!

Martin is depth

 

[bulletproof]

The ability to read the ball is crucial.

I saw Stanley palm the ball down cleanly on a good few occasions but no-one other than Danger seemed to read where it was going and time their run to that exact spot at the right time.

Getting the ball in that very first instance is where we break down too often.

The centre square of an AFL final is a very hard place to win a clear ball. Bruhn is actually capable of it. But the Lions just overwhelmed us in the end.

I really want to see Dempsey spend all summer in contested ball situations. He has that quick mind and step, he has to get much tougher in the contest.

He will be a big physical presence in a year or two, but whether he has the contested game remains to be seen.

 

[iameviljez]

I really want to see Dempsey spend all summer in contested ball situations. He has that quick mind and step, he has to get much tougher in the contest.

I think people also forget at times that this is his first full year at AFL level. Week-in, week-out, is tough on young players and they typically run out of steam in their first year or three.

 

[Two Planks]

I like Jack, like a big supporter of his but i did a best 22 (23) for 2025 and he didn't make my team, i considered him as the sub...probably due to versatility to play multiple positions but Mullin can do that too and has way more upside.

Probably speaks volumes. He's a great depth player but if he's in our midfield every week we are probably struggling.
This is my Cats best team for 2025 so people can criticise or dissect it how they like but it is my opinion soooo.

B: Zuthrie, SDK, Kolo
HB: Stewart, J.Henry, Humphries
C: Dempsey, Danger, Holmes
HF: Miers, Jezza, Mannagh
FF: O.Henry, Neale, Stengle
FOL: Conway, Bailey Smith, Bruhn
INT: Blicavs, COS, Atkins, Jack Martin
SUB: Mullin

EMG: Clark, Bowes, MOC

Go ahead Cats fans, dissect away!

The trend of the game is going to smaller quicker forward lines and our backline ia getting bigger and slower. We need multiple small/medium quick defenders to nullify the new trend.

 

[iameviljez]

The trend of the game is going to smaller quicker forward lines and our backline ia getting bigger and slower. We need multiple small/medium quick defenders to nullify the new trend.

We need to be careful not to trend-chase. The only reason for this 'trend', IMO, is because the team that has Gulden, Warner, Heeney and Mills also happens to be saddled with Amartey and McDonald. If they had Hogan and Curnow, we'd be seeing a very different narrative.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Bazlenka announcement today peeps?

Not in GF week.