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

[Stocks_go_Up]

This is why draft week should have finished on Friday. Clubs spend too much timing posturing wasting time only for them to finally roll in the last hour.

 

[catempire]

Sounds like Mackie has made a first & final offer - take it or leave it

Mackie making an early bid for the statue. Love it.

 

[iameviljez]

Speaking of which, this will be unpopular but he really should get a hair cut before rocking up to date 1 of pre season.

It’s not the 70s, nobody really gives a shit about whether you have long hair or short back and sides

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Sounds like Mackie has made a first & final offer - take it or leave it

Reckon that's what they told him, didn't mean it's true.

 

[Tony Barber]

This is why draft week should have finished on Friday. Clubs spend too much timing posturing wasting time only for them to finally roll in the last hour.

They have been trading picks.

Everyone is trying to take a position of power. Whilst also not showing their hand.
I personally like it. Its a combination of high level poker and chess.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

My favorite is that blokes bio
It goes like this in order

Rusted on Leftie. Anti racist, anti fascist, anti Murdoch. Richmond FC

Says it all really

You left off the most contemptible part

Arsenal, Melbourne Storm, Pittsburgh Steelers, Foxicon.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

This is why draft week should have finished on Friday. Clubs spend too much timing posturing wasting time only for them to finally roll in the last hour.

Make it 3 days.

FA starts Friday. Ends following Tuesday.
Trade Period is Wed - Fri

A week of Continental Tyres adverts and SFA all else has happened.
Got to be a Grade A loser to enjoy the protracted farce we have now.

 

[Stan The Caddy]

It’s not the 70s, nobody really gives a shit about whether you have long hair or short back and sides

You've edited my post.

And yeah, I knew that you would say that.

Pride is the most cardinal of sins.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

I’d actually much prefer to just do a deal with the dogs in good faith as we’ve usually done with clubs. But I don’t think any other clubs would take Smith in the draft. Pickering gave a good understanding of what role managers would play in these circumstances and said other clubs would not take a player they haven’t spoken to in these circumstances.

So what are the chances then of another club taking him in the pre season draft? Probably more of a risk unless he had a big price on him. But that’d mean we can also use that pick or trade it.

 

[calder_daddy]

You left off the most contemptible part

Arsenal, Melbourne Storm, Pittsburgh Steelers, Foxicon.

I follow zero sports outside of Australia
I know who Arsenal are, I have no idea what relevance they have in this world

 

[D BRIDGE]

Question without notice.

Obviously new R1 draftee get a 3-year deal on a set wage.

I know Smith can specify wage, but can he specify a term less then 3 years if R1? (assuming yes).

Could he put say... 2 million on his head for one year? or 3 million for two years and then we do the old Jack Bowes

12

Jack Bowes

Age

26

Ht

189cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.3

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.5

4star

MG

318.1

4star

D

18.0

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

6.3

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.1

2star

MG

318.1

4star

D

11.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

smooth it out thing?

Is that draft tampering? I actually don't know because anyone can take him if they choose.

If that can be done... man I reckon we take him with our pick 38.

 

[Grimoz]

Sending Bailey to the draft is an empty threat, they know he will get picked up and get nothing, absolutely stupid to even mention it, they wont let it happen

 

[cats_09]

It's pretty terrible actually.
Melb offered them a future 1st (which I think will be top 10) and North also did (top 5) for 13 and hawthorn got a r1 and 2 for 14.
Instead they swapped 13 for a future 1st that will likely be later than 13.
Unless the pies crash its terrible Atkins must be on more cash than I thought.

Reports tonight have tonight have Lukosius on a backended deal - potentially as much as $1.8million over the next two years (so Jack Bowes all over again), and Atkins on approx $400k. Considering Atkins played only 3 senior matches & 16 VFL matches this year, I'm pretty sure they'd be happy to clear that off their books

 

[cats_09]

Come on mate. Thats just stupid.
You're better than that.

1/ dusty won't play again.
2/ if he did, it would be for peanuts.

Don't go making yourself look stupid.

I'm not Mitch - you're welcome to message him and say the above directly to him though

 

[cats_09]

More on the trade between Collingwood - GG - Port

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Question without notice.

Obviously new R1 draftee get a 3-year deal on a set wage.

I know Smith can specify wage, but can he specify a term less then 3 years if R1? (assuming yes).

Could he put say... 2 million on his head for one year? or 3 million for two years and then we do the old Jack Bowes smooth it out thing?

Is that draft tampering? I actually don't know because anyone can take him if they choose.

If that can be done... man I reckon we take him with our pick 38.

If you wanted to get real cute with it you would actually go in at 2 years at 2.7m per year so his whole contract dollars. Geelong drafts him and evens the money back out in exchange for like $1 added to the total.

Would prefer not to.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

More on the trade between Collingwood - GG - Port

Just throwing Martin's name in to spice up a dull patch

 

[Kitcat]

If Smith has to go to the draft, no other club would risk a first round pick on a senior player who doesn’t want to be there. Geelong would take him with our first round pick as it is the right thing to do and it would relieve Smith’s anxieties about it on the first night. If we waited, it could p**s off other clubs who might just take a gamble, as we would be acting like smart arses.

 

[Brewskies]

Make it 3 days.

FA starts Friday. Ends following Tuesday.
Trade Period is Wed - Fri

A week of Continental Tyres adverts and SFA all else has happened.
Got to be a Grade A loser to enjoy the protracted farce we have now.

All of these deals are alot further along and probably agreed than what the public is being led to believe. Only about 25 players will change clubs imagine if the majority of these were already done before the final day and the final night it would make it pretty boring and nobody would tune in to watch the end which is what he AFL want.

 

[Tony Barber]

If Smith has to go to the draft, no other club would risk a first round pick on a senior player who doesn’t want to be there. Geelong would take him with our first round pick as it is the right thing to do and it would relieve Smith’s anxieties about it on the first night. If we waited, it could p**s off other clubs who might just take a gamble, as we would be acting like smart arses.

Zero chance we do it to him.
Zero

The guy isn't a pick 60 type. If he improves us immediately. You trade.
What amazes me is that the dogs have nothing to use as bait for any other deal. They are shooting themselves in the foot.

 

[cats_09]

And just like that, the mega deal is over

 

[#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL]

Port list manager reads Cats BigFooty board confirmed.

 

[Oisin_the_Goat]

Thoughts on picking up Soldo this trade period ?

 

[Goggin Our Best]

I only update myself on the draft looking at this Geel thread

But has Houston actually nominated a preferred club yet

And it wont be in the last hour when things get done , it will be in the last 15 minutes

 

[cats_09]

Port list manager reads Cats BigFooty board confirmed.

Ok

So which one of you buggers (term of endearment) doubles as Ports list manager...

And whichever one it is, hurry up and accept a further 4th in exchange for Butters