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

[D BRIDGE]

To give the Dees fans some credit they haven’t come in here sulking and bitching about it all

I have stalked both Doggies and Dees boards a bit for some entertainment.

I can confirm the Dees fans (to my untrained eye) are far more switched on and realistic than the Doggies.

If I want a guaranteed lol... I head to the Dogs board.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

First day of the pre-season should be fun

Haha I think Ivan has a breakup with his GF coming.

 

[Tristan34]

hope you guys don’t mind me sharing this

BAILEY SMITH​

There have been talks between Geelong and the Western Bulldogs on how this deal gets done, but there is still a gap between the parties with three days to run in the trade period. The Cats have tabled their first-round pick this year – No.17 – but the Bulldogs are keen for more to add to it, or for the pick to be shifted up the board. If an impasse can't be broken, given Smith's out of contract status, he could have to wait until the national or pre-season draft to get to the Cats. That is still seen as a long shot, though, with all parties preferring to get a deal done.

Smith can just refuse to get interviewed by another club.. Would be nuta if another side grabbed him with their first pick in the ND..

 

[D BRIDGE]

Haha I think Ivan has a breakup with his GF coming.

I think he might retire if that's the case.

But I can't see her staying with a local footy ruckman.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

I have stalked both Doggies and Dees boards a bit for some entertainment.

I can confirm the Dees fans (to my untrained eye) are far more switched on and realistic than the Doggies.

If I want a guaranteed lol... I head to the Dogs board.

In simple terms.

Doggies fans: We're shit because the AFL, politics, and society as a whole collude against us.

Dees fans: We're shit because our club is run by morons, and our coach is on the gear.

Option two certainly sounds more like how 'normal' people would react, rather than nuff nuffs.

 

[Cataholic]

I think he might retire if that's the case.

But I can't see her staying with a local footy ruckman.

He'd be better off without her if that were so.

 

[Strange Cat]

Smith can just refuse to get interviewed by another club.. Would be nuta if another side grabbed him with their first pick in the ND..

If it goes to the ND he will put a price on his head that clubs can’t afford and as you said just get his manager to state to them that he’s not interested in going to another club

No club is going to burn their draft capital and good will and reputation by drafting a player that doesn’t want to be there

All a moot point it won’t get to the ND

 

[D BRIDGE]

He'd be better off without her if that were so.

No chance they last long-term.

 

[frggr]

Every single Dogs fan I know would rather see him go to the draft than get unders for him. We may lose this time but not long term.

And if the supporters mirror the organisation, this is exactly why the Dogs will continue to me a middle table club.

You will lose long term and short term because potential recruits will look at how the Bulldogs have handled this and go "I don't want to be part of a club that behaves like it's a 1980s footy club"

 

[Commando]

I think he might retire if that's the case.

But I can't see her staying with a local footy ruckman.

The AFL need him on a list purely for the WAG factor..

Or she could just get with Bailey Smith
That collab would make insta explode?

 

[Strange Cat]

And if the supporters mirror the organisation, this is exactly why the Dogs will continue to me a middle table club.

You will lose long term and short term because potential recruits will look at how the Bulldogs have handled this and go "I don't want to be part of a club that behaves like it's a 1980s footy club"

There’s not a club in the AFL that could move there salary cap around to accommodate a $1 million plus price on Baz head ….on a player that doesn’t want to be there mind you …should the doggies somehow fail the AFLPA mediation and walk him into the ND

They won’t get anything and he will come here for free …actually I hope they do this just so we can use the first round pick elsewhere

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

The Dogs have not pushed him out. He has been courted by your sponsor and recruiting department, we would still happily have him. If you want him you’ll pay for him, simple. If not t was the other way around you’d be saying the same as the Bulldogs now. He’ll be our hoops or yours next season depending on who pays.

Yeah he’s not going back to the dogs, even if a trade isn’t done.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Smith can just refuse to get interviewed by another club.. Would be nuta if another side grabbed him with their first pick in the ND..

Still don’t think it will get to that point the deal will get done

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Every single Dogs fan I know would rather see him go to the draft than get unders for him. We may lose this time but not long term. We don’t want to be pushed around by wealthy clubs anymore. He hasn’t even got to free agency and we feel we are being screwed by the AFL and the wealthy clubs who are also throughout the media. He is a young gun with 10 years left in the game. But he is an extremely immature narcissist easily lead by money and fame, not necessarily football history.

You’d rather get nothing for him?

Seriously, some fans are just that stupid.

 

[Strange Cat]

Still don’t think it will get to that point the deal will get done

Because Footscray doesn’t have any leverage their threats are next to useless

 

[PzBlinky]

Didn't Mackie do the same with Sav last year? Somebody mentioned that Port tried to REALLY low-ball us early on, but think they were offering pick #25 with time to spare and we still held out until the last minute (and got those "steak knives" that were put to great use).

This is just typical posturing and no different that most list managers do at this time of year. I know both sets of fans will see it their way, but this deal will get done - probably in a similar way (we throw another token pick their way or do some kind of pick swap on Wednesday afternoon / evening).

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Just one example of who might be available at our pick … If the dogs are too tall and want to add a small goal kicker then … here he is...

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I think he goes around 12ish but yes.

 

[CharacterFirst]

He'd be better off without her if that were so.

Yeah. No doubt.

But I imagine he actually loves her.

Poor fella.

Broken hearts are no fun at all.

 

[Strange Cat]

Didn't Mackie do the same with Sav last year? Somebody mentioned that Port tried to REALLY low-ball us early on, but think they were offering pick #25 with time to spare and we still held out until the last minute (and got those "steak knives" that were put to great use).

This is just typical posturing and no different that most list managers do at this time of year. I know both sets of fans will see it their way, but this deal will get done - probably in a similar way (we throw another token pick their way or do some kind of pick swap on Wednesday afternoon / evening).

Big difference is that we offered Sav a contract

Baz isn’t wanted and doesn’t want to be at the club

 

[Pure_Ownage]

hope you guys don’t mind me sharing this

BAILEY SMITH​

There have been talks between Geelong and the Western Bulldogs on how this deal gets done, but there is still a gap between the parties with three days to run in the trade period. The Cats have tabled their first-round pick this year – No.17 – but the Bulldogs are keen for more to add to it, or for the pick to be shifted up the board. If an impasse can't be broken, given Smith's out of contract status, he could have to wait until the national or pre-season draft to get to the Cats. That is still seen as a long shot, though, with all parties preferring to get a deal done.

No not at all no problems.
I think we will add 38 or a future 2nd to 17 (depends on the Oliver happening or not though) and you might send back a 60s pick with Bailey (we will use late picks this year) but that will get it done.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I think he might retire if that's the case.

But I can't see her staying with a local footy ruckman.

He won't retire he wants the 2 years on his contract $ that he has (he would only retire if medical payout). But I think she will move back to melb. I wonder if any other club in Vic will go for him late but Port want too much in picks.

 

[Cataholic]

No chance they last long-term.

Why?

 

[BORIS332]

Also see others that have failed at that like Shache or Jeka

That doesn’t justify Esava’s contract.

 

[Gunf]

i think most of us thinks what the deal will look like 17, 38 or 17, F2 let’s hope it gets done soon. So I will never have to read that Bailey Smith thread ever again

You read that thread on the mainboard? If so you poor bastard

 

[BORIS332]

Smith can just refuse to get interviewed by another club.. Would be nuta if another side grabbed him with their first pick in the ND..

Draft tampering is a fine line, and there are clubs with multiple picks before our first: Saints, Blues, Suns, Dockers.