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

 

[Zouz Kitty]

McLure? Lock him into the dees for eternity

McLure currently being crucified on SM

Eg: “McLure still thinks WC won’t pick Harley Reid”

 

[Klink]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

It's already painful enough having to read your dribble on the drafts and trading boards, please don't bring it onto our board.

 

[sleep]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

Macks taking the 1st off the table. Its now a Future 2nd.

Sam Power, give me a fkkn break.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

A deal on Smith is easy, dogs just want to look tough

 

[frggr]

Where did Dan’s mail come from?

A Nigerian Prince

 

[Grimoz]

Caddyshack reference?

The Goonies

 

[Johanpetro]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

Serious question, tell us all what you think he’s worth if a first rounder and “change” like a second isn’t enough lol. Out of contract and Coming off an acl and a poor season the year before. I’d love to hear it

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Now we've got Cal Twomey with a few Geelong updates:

It's like this every trade period. Everyone knows the deal gets done, but they'll wait until the last day to finalise.

It's done on purpose so they have something to talk and write about for however many weeks this godawful period now runs for. They have trade radio on all day every day, and they just sit around mindlessly droning on about the same crap, to the point where they're just throwing up imaginary proposals and scenarios. All just an exercise to keep the AFL in the media and to sell advertising.

I can't help but feel a lot of deals are really worked out well in advance, and then a lot of stuff in the media is performance art for headlines. The trade period could probably be done in a couple of days.

 

[Grimoz]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

You will get what we give you, you have no leverage at all since he is out of contract and coming of ACL, but hey you and the doggies board continue the narrative of us coughing up a ridiculous amount, whatever helps you sleep at night, we arent the best trading club in the league for no reason.

 

[Grimoz]

Ollie Henry keen to extend his contract. Ready to open talks with the club soon.

Forget extending him, needs to show up for a full year before we think about doing that, couple of good finals games doesnt deserve an extension. Many on here wanted dropped throughout the season me included.

 

[D BRIDGE]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

You guys will be doing ok to get steak knives on top of our R1.

Luckily we are good blokes and will hook the doggies up with some Macca’s wood knives + a paper straw.

 

[#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL]

Forget extending him, needs to show up for a full year before we think about doing that, couple of good finals games doesnt deserve an extension. Many on here wanted dropped throughout the season me included.

Many were wrong, including you.

 

[Grimoz]

Many were wrong, including you.

Hardly wrong, his mid season form was absolute shit, came good near the end but disappears a lot.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

You will get what we give you, you have no leverage at all since he is out of contract and coming of ACL, but hey you and the doggies board continue the narrative of us coughing up a ridiculous amount, whatever helps you sleep at night, we arent the best trading club in the league for no reason.

But dood they'll walk him to the PSD like all those other times it's happened...

 

[Footy Smarts]

Forget extending him, needs to show up for a full year before we think about doing that, couple of good finals games doesnt deserve an extension. Many on here wanted dropped throughout the season me included.

Time to swallow your pride and admit you were wrong. Just turned 22 and nearly single handedly dragged us across the line in a prelim.

 

[cats_09]

It could be that he’s not confident Geelong can get a deal done.

Reports are that Geelong are only offering a first and some change which Sam Power has gone on record saying “not even close”.

A deal will most likely get done, but Geelong have to start trading in good faith.

Surely a first with a swap of later picks is close to value though - Smith is OOC, hasn't played for 12 months due to his ACL, his 2023 season was down on his previous couple of years and he's never finished top 5 in the clubs B&F

I'm not sure the Bulldogs can be requesting for the world for him based on known factors

 

[Tony Barber]

On the Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

thing.
Who knows if he's changed his mind. (buying a property somewhere else means little in my mind)

But Geelong have been pretty smart at this stuff for a long time.
i.e. We told Cameron not to worry about anything. We'll get the deal done.

And I've seen us trade out future picks to create a squeeze on what we can actually pay for a trade.
So in my optimistic, 'Geelong are professional' mode. I wouldn't be surprised one bit to find out that Geelong have promised Smith but asked for it not to be disclosed so that their hand isn't shown for other trades.

My gut feel.

 

[cats_09]

Throw them a 4th rounder or 5th round pick and thanks for coming.

Don't need to trade for Preuss - he's been delisted by GWS, so can pick him up as a DFA

But surely we don't go that path - 10 senior games in 4 seasons at the Giants, his time their cruelled by injured and most recently a series of back issues. Having not long turned 29, not sure it's a risk worth taking

 

[cats_09]

Forget extending him, needs to show up for a full year before we think about doing that, couple of good finals games doesnt deserve an extension. Many on here wanted dropped throughout the season me included.

Happy to extend Ollie's contract now

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Sydney veteran Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

has officially requested a trade to North Melbourne, dubbing the decision an "extremely difficult" one.

https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_...rker-requests-trade-north-melbourne-kangaroos

 

[cats_09]

Bang

 

[STPer18]

Bang

But of course an ex-Geelong person would say that!

 

[Johanpetro]

Bang

They also mentioned if he were to walk to the ND he would be a lock to go to Geelong. No one else would touch him. Bulldogs fans need to understand we hold all the power here. We could probably be real c u next Tuesdays and say we will give you a second rounder and a future second. But we won’t , it will be a first and then at best a second and that’s totally fair

 

[Mattlock]

Time to swallow your pride and admit you were wrong. Just turned 22 and nearly single handedly dragged us across the line in a prelim.

I agree the young man has been disappointing at times.

But players that step up in preliminary finals are worth every xent.

 

[cats_09]

They also mentioned if he were to walk to the ND he would be a lock to go to Geelong. No one else would touch him. Bulldogs fans need to understand we hold all the power here. We could probably be real c u next Tuesdays and say we will give you a second rounder and a future second. But we won’t , it will be a first and then at best a second and that’s totally fair

I'm still seeing Bulldogs fans on socials say they should walk him to the PSD, not understanding the above

Try to explain to them that he'd nominate for the ND, not the PSD and that no club is wasting a first round pick on a player who doesn't want to play for their club