Rumour GFC 2024 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 3

[Tony Barber]

So we ended up with 2 trades and a few pick swaps in a whole week.... Yeah no one is ever going to convince me trade period should be any longer than 7 days.

Either Monday to Monday or Friday to Friday at most.

Mate, they do a draft where round one is done first and then they stop.
Kids just want to be drafted.

But the clubs then need time to work out if they want to trade picks.
Apparently.

Trade period isn't being shortened.

 

[you pick one]

Boredom

Wanted to see thy response if I posted a happy dance gif before running off to cook dinner

BUT if something positive happened before my return I could claim insider knowledge and be all smug

Maybe next time use the privileges and just reserve the space.

 

[cats_09]

Maybe next time use the privileges and just reserve the space.

That would be tempting

 

[cats_09]

Collingwood seem to be getting left behind after a few moves today

 

[cat_shack]

Collingwood seem to be getting left behind after a few moves today

Port are an absolute rabble. 5yrs to Sav, letting Houston leave, if they offer a future 1st for Lukosious they have officially lost the plot.

 

[dont stop me meow]

Bruhn and Clark are similar. Both average midfielders who should get to C/B Graders. Main issue is the one pointed out already in which they need to soak up midfield time in the AFL to develop as the cant play any other position. Already cost us a flag this year when we were basically a man down with Bruhn playing in the prelim and got smashed in the midfield

Yeah but what do you think of Mullin?

 

[Lana]

Collingwood seem to be getting left behind after a few moves today

Play stupid games...

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yeah, but imagine how much more it'd turn over if they got trade done sooner.

I'd go through at least 3 sets of rears doing burnouts down Malop St if the Smith trade was announced today instead of Wednesday next week

Bailey Smith walked in last trade period, said he wanted to test drive some continental tyres on this new Ford ranger that just randomly appeared in his driveway. Has only just rocked up to negotiate the purchase now.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Continental want to sell them at $209 a pop and punters are only offering 10% of a future dole payment.

'take it or leave it" one was heard to say to the salesman.

Worked for Andrew Mackie. Sam Power tried the same and they called security

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Clubs asking for more and caving on the last day is AFL trade period 101.

Some interesting stuff happening league wide.

The whole Houston thing with multiple clubs jockeying is not something you see every year.

Then you have the Hawks seemingly dissing the Eagles on the Barass trade by trading out their first rounder.

If anything it is more a middle finger to richmond who probably wanted to stock pile picks this season and instead will get a future first for baker

 

[calder_daddy]

Boredom

Wanted to see thy response if I posted a happy dance gif before running off to cook dinner

BUT if something positive happened before my return I could claim insider knowledge and be all smug

It took 13 years but your finally doing bigfooty right

 

[My Tilly]

I've been firmly in the "do not want Oliver" group of supporters but if the club do go after him this final week, can only back in their better judgement and be all in for the cause.
I guess if anything, having a strong bull still in their prime can only be beneficial to Clark, Holmes and Bruhn.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If anything it is more a middle finger to richmond who probably wanted to stock pile picks this season and instead will get a future first for baker

I don't even know about the future first. If he went to the PSD I'm certain Yze and Clarko aren't touching him.

 

[allrighty]

 

[cats_09]

I've been firmly in the "do not want Oliver" group of supporters but if the club do go after him this final week, can only back in their better judgement and be all in for the cause.
I guess if anything, having a strong bull still in their prime can only be beneficial to Clark, Holmes and Bruhn.

Ditto

But on the proviso of the trade & salary being the right price

 

[Strange Cat]

Ditto

But on the proviso of the trade & salary being the right price

I think the club will cotton on to the right price

 

[Lana]

Port are an absolute rabble. 5yrs to Sav, letting Houston leave, if they offer a future 1st for Lukosious they have officially lost the plot.

I think it's a good pick up, they have a young but solid midfield, worst case scenario he replaces Houston down back, best case scenario they have a working forward line. As long as they don't get smashed with injuries next year they should make the 8.

Guy was drafted to the wrong club, at pretty much any other club he would have grown into a franchise player.

 

[Warhorse]

I've been firmly in the "do not want Oliver" group of supporters but if the club do go after him this final week, can only back in their better judgement and be all in for the cause.
I guess if anything, having a strong bull still in their prime can only be beneficial to Clark, Holmes and Bruhn.

I want to see a fire sale for the opposition melts

 

[OzeSparky]

People are being incredibly harsh on Clark. In my lifetime, the only player I recall having an immediate impact within the first 3 years of being drafted is Selwood. Most kids take time. He has shown glimpses of his potential. I honestly believe his ceiling is a Zak Butters type.

It’s todays kids/ up bringing.
We saved every dollar to buy a secondhand fridge. We bought second hand cars. We bought shitty old houses and done them up bit by bit.

today it’s a want it now mentality, new house, new car, new fluffy dog that cost 5k.

Blame social media, we never had to compete against anyone, these days they post and brag about everything.
Trying to better them so called friends/ followers.

Once they realise to live free and not care what anyone thinks, there whole world will change.

 

[PzBlinky]

Port are an absolute rabble. 5yrs to Sav, letting Houston leave, if they offer a future 1st for Lukosious they have officially lost the plot.

Masterstroke if they meet us in finals again, though. Lukosius has only kicked 5 goals twice in his career...guess who they were both against?

 

[My Tilly]

I want to see a fire sale for the opposition melts

Have to be honest, I don't mind a good troll every now and again but I'm pretty frustrated with the amount of garbage Geelong has received by opposition fans this year.
This whole Bailey Smith saga . . . there's been some truly appalling commentary. It's brought out the worst in all supporters. Don't mind if Doggie supporters are disgruntled by we are copping from Richmond, Hawthorn (were dead silent for a few years and now they're back and chirpy as f*ck) and Carlton.
Carlton! Do they not remember they recently got done for salary cap rorting and here they are hanging sh*t on us.

Nothing worse seeing clubs tank, poach all the best talent in the land for years on end, rise back up the ladder and start mouthing off. As if they should be respected.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I think it's a good pick up, they have a young but solid midfield, worst case scenario he replaces Houston down back, best case scenario they have a working forward line. As long as they don't get smashed with injuries next year they should make the 8.

Guy was drafted to the wrong club, at pretty much any other club he would have grown into a franchise player.

Luko is a good player but I can see Port falling off a cliff.

 

[Lana]

Luko is a good player but I can see Port falling off a cliff.

What is your rational?

Imo their core is good and young but it is their players on the periphery who are lacklustre, that poor bottom 6-8 that kills you in finals but not at the lower standard of the H&A season.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It’s todays kids/ up bringing.
We saved every dollar to buy a secondhand fridge. We bought second hand cars. We bought shitty old houses and done them up bit by bit.

today it’s a want it now mentality, new house, new car, new fluffy dog that cost 5k.

Blame social media, we never had to compete against anyone, these days they post and brag about everything.
Trying to better them so called friends/ followers.

Once they realise to live free and not care what anyone thinks, there whole world will change.

That rolls both ways though. Fridges and other electrical goods built today don't last long enough to get resold. I saw a house in a suburb that was pretty cheap in Adelaide 15 years ago the other day list for 1.4m and it had been gutted by fire. You can't get cheap second hand fridges or houses. I recently resold a BA falcon I bought ten years ago, put 100k on the odo. Bought at $7k in pristine condition for a 10 year old car, sold for $5k needing work.

Young people today are so utterly f***ed it blows my mind. Let them buy a yaris or a dachshund if it takes their mind off the fact they will never retire.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Masterstroke if they meet us in finals again, though. Lukosius has only kicked 5 goals twice in his career...guess who they were both against?

I reckon he'll be playing off half back again by finals