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

[cats_09]

Here's 2024 Provisional AFL Draft Order

Cheers to Lore for their hard work in setting this up, and making it available for all users on BF to use and keep track of the picks ahead of the upcoming draft - and please practice patience grasshoppers if it's not updated in the immediate aftermath of completed trade





I'll also sticky this post to ensure it's easily accessible for discussion of our hypothetical trader


Also,

2024 Draft and Trade Period Key Dates​

Oct 17 to Nov 8: Pick swap window
Nov 1 to Nov 8: Delisted free agency period
Nov 20-21: Telstra AFL Draft
Nov 22: Telstra Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft

 

[Footy Smarts]

Neale gives off zero signs of wanting to leave. I can only see him going if he gets an offer way above what we're prepared to pay like Sav did. And history shows we normally get those calls right.

 

[cats_09]

I think and hope he stays loyal

He does have a contract with Cotton On...

 

[calder_daddy]

He does have a contract with Cotton On...

Which was a once off that they didn’t sell online
Don’t get me started, it’s a touchy subject

 

[BORIS332]

Rookie Central's AFL Draft Guide is out, usually a really good read:

2024 AFL Draft Guide View

2024 AFL Draft Guide The 2024 AFL Draft Guide features individual full-page profiles on each of the available AFL Draft Combine invitees.

central.rookieme.com

 

[Turbocat]

I think we are lucky the WA teams are set with their tall forwards

Freo with Amiss, Treacy and Jackson

WC with Allen and Waterman

I don't see him leaving Geelong to go to another team outside WA

Hopefully . The discussion was about how Brisbane replace Daniher. I get the feeling he is happy at Geelong so for the moment ..its going to be unlikely...

 

[My Tilly]

Interesting that Gettable mentioned that Neale had a bit of attention to move elsewhere …and might receive other offers coming out of contract at years end 2025.

I'm hoping he takes a decent step forward next year. If not, perhaps his ceiling may not be what we had all hoped. I'm still hopeful he can become a similar type to Josh Jenkins. Whilst not a star, certainly a very good power forward.

 

[Turbocat]

I'm hoping he takes a decent step forward next year. If not, perhaps his ceiling may not be what we had all hoped. I'm still hopeful he can become a similar type to Josh Jenkins. Whilst not a star, certainly a very good power forward.

He lacks for little bar the engrained ego/confidence of a key player. I feel he has taken a step forward each year . Could be a thorn in the opposition side once he has 100 games up.

 

[My Tilly]

He lacks for little bar the engrained ego/confidence of a key player. I feel he has taken a step forward each year . Could be a thorn in the opposition side once he has 100 games up.

I bloody hope so.
We won't be toppling down the ladder in the coming years if he becomes a player.

 

[BORIS332]

I'm hoping he takes a decent step forward next year. If not, perhaps his ceiling may not be what we had all hoped. I'm still hopeful he can become a similar type to Josh Jenkins. Whilst not a star, certainly a very good power forward.

On his socials he's been in the gym just about every day this off-season. He's got all the tools and most importantly he has the application. He's odds on to make it.

 

[Mattttty]

On his socials he's been in the gym just about every day this off-season. He's got all the tools and most importantly he has the application. He's odds on to make it.

This. He's clearly a VERY hard-working off-season player. Whatever his ceiling is, he's giving himself every chance of reaching it. Great to see and a credit to him.

 

[BennyGan]

While Tommy played more games early than Shannon it wasn't until the later stages of 2011 where he became the gun he was. And that was the end of year 5 for him. Shannon going into year 4 in 2025, I think physically he has starting to look like he is ready. Just gotta get the games into him now. Think he is more than capable of kicking 40 goals next year.

 

[Oisin_the_Goat]

He's shown why he was taken early. He has some real smarts about him. Great vision, really good above his head for his size and neat disposal. He's also brutal with his body and a few times willed himself on the contest when the game was on the line like Selwood used to. He was too small to really impact though.

The player he could be similar to is Bartel. Both really clever, loved the physical stuff and quality overhead. Both slow mud runners too.

But Bartel was 6cm taller when the average player was shorter than now. Can Clark's marking be as dangerous when he's much shorter? It's also harder to play as a winger or flanker without being a great runner now compared to when Bartel was young.

Bartel didn't show much in his first 2 years either. Their stats look remarkably similar at that point. It's not surprising cause neither had the acceleration of a Holmes or even a Selwood to allow them to be effective on the outside before they matured. Bartel was still playing VFL early in his 3rd season then really became a player once he returned to the team half way through that season.

I'd be pretty surprised if Clark can't be an Atkins midfielder. He has a lot of similarities to him. The question is whether he can be significantly better than that.

This year is the time to find out though. If he doesn't look like he really belongs at the level by the end of this year you'd start to doubt whether he's good enough.

Yeah he's definetely shown some moments of class and quick hands

 

[Lingsface]

I hope Gerreyn gets through to us in the 40's he would be a steal, if not Clancy Dennis could be a nice steal,this is a bit WA focused but both a little under the radar.
Noah Mraz is a gamble we should take as well he has raw potential to the moon and back.
Joel Cochrane to fill that wing end to end running that we had when Isacc Norm Smith was with us, he is a great runner and has the height to drop into holes as well and take a grab.

 

[year of the cat]

I hope Gerreyn gets through to us in the 40's he would be a steal, if not Clancy Dennis could be a nice steal,this is a bit WA focused but both a little under the radar.
Noah Mraz is a gamble we should take as well he has raw potential to the moon and back.
Joel Cochrane to fill that wing end to end running that we had when Isacc Norm Smith was with us, he is a great runner and has the height to drop into holes as well and take a grab.

Think we’d need to trade back in to secure Gerreyn which I hope we do.

Dennis should be available at our picks.

Might be a draft where we look at a few WA boys.

 

[BennyGan]

Think we’d need to trade back in to secure Gerreyn which I hope we do.

Dennis should be available at our picks.

Might be a draft where we look at a few WA boys.

Hamish Davis is also pretty impressive from WA too. Not really sure what his best position will be at AFL and he does have an unusual ball drop (didn’t stop us with Miers). Had a really impressive game in a WAFL final too, love seeing prospects play well at senior level.

 

[year of the cat]

Hamish Davis is also pretty impressive from WA too. Not really sure what his best position will be at AFL and he does have an unusual ball drop (didn’t stop us with Miers). Had a really impressive game in a WAFL final too, love seeing prospects play well at senior level.

I like him a lot but probably feel with the limited ability to trade back in we will have other priorities.

 

[My Tilly]

While Tommy played more games early than Shannon it wasn't until the later stages of 2011 where he became the gun he was. And that was the end of year 5 for him. Shannon going into year 4 in 2025, I think physically he has starting to look like he is ready. Just gotta get the games into him now. Think he is more than capable of kicking 40 goals next year.

The thing with Hawkins though, and this is what frustrated many, he illustrated exceptional talent from the very beginning. At times, he was displaying prodigious ability with his marking and brute power.

 

[BennyGan]

The thing with Hawkins though, and this is what frustrated many, he illustrated exceptional talent from the very beginning. At times, he was displaying prodigious ability with his marking and brute power.

Yeah Tommy certainly showed more flashes but also had a lot more opportunities. He was also a much better prospect though. But the consistency didn’t come till 2011. Also one thing to remember with Shannon is that he played almost all his juniors as a ruck so had to learn how to play forward in the vfl.