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

 

[year of the cat]

HS reporting (not that I think they are credible) that Geelong is keen on Smith (who will get matched) gerreyn and Dodson.
Gerreyn I could believe (although I suppose it's up to your perspective if you think having 3 WA ruck/kpf on the list is a big risk) although I reckon he may get to 45 anyway.
Dodson would be interesting-i rate him a lot talent wise the ceiling is huge but it would be unusual to trade a future 1st for a ruck (I think we would need to trade to early 20s to get him) unless we think Conway's foot is cooked. We need more of a short term ruck for next year (hence my asking for a mature ruck late in the draft or ssp) than we do a long term one unless we are planning on Conway being injured or Edwards not being here.

Which is super silly

Appears that the club (and I) don’t think so if that HS report is accurate (though they may be referring to our F2 being added to 45 but I doubt that’s sufficient to move too far up the draft board).

I’m a little surprised that we’d be interested in Dodson unless Conway’s medical reports are troubling.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Appears that the club (and I) don’t think so if that HS report is accurate (though they may be referring to our F2 being added to 45 but I doubt that’s sufficient to move too far up the draft board).

I’m a little surprised that we’d be interested in Dodson unless Conway’s medical reports are troubling.

You really wouldn't chase Dodson (I think he will be a good ruck or blicavs type utility in time but I'm not sure he has the footy IQ to be a good kpf so the fit with Conway would be questionable) unless you felt either Conway was cooked physically or you think Edwards will ask to go back to WA when his deal is up.

F2 plus 45 would only get us into the early 30s I reckon and I'd assume guys like Dodson go in the 20s.

 

[Lana]

HS reporting (not that I think they are credible) that Geelong is keen on Smith (who will get matched) gerreyn and Dodson.
Gerreyn I could believe (although I suppose it's up to your perspective if you think having 3 WA ruck/kpf on the list is a big risk) although I reckon he may get to 45 anyway.
Dodson would be interesting-i rate him a lot talent wise the ceiling is huge but it would be unusual to trade a future 1st for a ruck (I think we would need to trade to early 20s to get him) unless we think Conway's foot is cooked. We need more of a short term ruck for next year (hence my asking for a mature ruck late in the draft or ssp) than we do a long term one unless we are planning on Conway being injured or Edwards not being here.

With drafting odd are it takes 3 to get 1, we don't really have any short term needs on our list that will be solved at the draft, might as well bank talls.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Appears that the club (and I) don’t think so if that HS report is accurate (though they may be referring to our F2 being added to 45 but I doubt that’s sufficient to move too far up the draft board).

I’m a little surprised that we’d be interested in Dodson unless Conway’s medical reports are troubling.

I'm pretty ambivalent at this time of year, and trust the club over my own judgement when it comes to the information they have versus us on most occasions.

I gotta say though, three early-ish picks in 4 years on number 1 ruckman feels like mismanagement.

As Pure_Ownage points out, we probably do need a ruckman, but we need one who can bridge us from point A to point B for a couple years until Conway and/or Edwards at ready.

I just feel like adding yet another raw ruckman who's unlikely to impact for 3-4 years is a waste of assets, with us almost certainly needing to trade up. Happy to be proven wrong though.

The list isn't in such good shape that we can afford to just keep looking at what many would consider a luxury purchase of a position.

 

[FishGutz]

The trading our future st isn’t surprising to me at all but the name Dodson instead of Hotton surprises me. Unless I’m hard for hearing but this report looks to be pretty spot on. Would be Geelong leaking it as well to make clubs aware they’re making a move.


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[CatToTheFuture]

HS reporting (not that I think they are credible) that Geelong is keen on Smith (who will get matched) gerreyn and Dodson.
Gerreyn I could believe (although I suppose it's up to your perspective if you think having 3 WA ruck/kpf on the list is a big risk) although I reckon he may get to 45 anyway.
Dodson would be interesting-i rate him a lot talent wise the ceiling is huge but it would be unusual to trade a future 1st for a ruck (I think we would need to trade to early 20s to get him) unless we think Conway's foot is cooked. We need more of a short term ruck for next year (hence my asking for a mature ruck late in the draft or ssp) than we do a long term one unless we are planning on Conway being injured or Edwards not being here.

Always happy to bid on an academy kid

 

[MacStradbroke]

HS reporting (not that I think they are credible) that Geelong is keen on Smith (who will get matched) gerreyn and Dodson.
Gerreyn I could believe (although I suppose it's up to your perspective if you think having 3 WA ruck/kpf on the list is a big risk) although I reckon he may get to 45 anyway.
Dodson would be interesting-i rate him a lot talent wise the ceiling is huge but it would be unusual to trade a future 1st for a ruck (I think we would need to trade to early 20s to get him) unless we think Conway's foot is cooked. We need more of a short term ruck for next year (hence my asking for a mature ruck late in the draft or ssp) than we do a long term one unless we are planning on Conway being injured or Edwards not being here.

Dodson is very mobile, like him, decent upside. Stanley and Blicavs have been mobile rucks for ten plus years now and they have the number trait that keeps getting a mention…availability. Surprised we’re linked all the same.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Linked to Smith and Dodson?

Perhaps the journo was at the SA vs Allies match and overheard someone Geelong linked say they liked the ruckman with the number 40 on his back.

Not knowing which one he's just listed both

 

[Oisin_the_Goat]

Dodson is very mobile, like him, decent upside. Stanley and Blicavs have been mobile rucks for ten plus years now and they have the number trait that keeps getting a mention…availability. Surprised we’re linked all the same.

The best ABILITY is availABILITY

 

[year of the cat]

Dodson name could be a ruse. Happy to trust the club but I would have thought a key forward was a much higher priority. Unless they think Edwards is likely to develop into a forward who can ruck rather than the reverse.

 

[Turbocat]

Without knowing what we would have to give up to add him … Dodson would seem a good add to me. more of the type we like than adding anotehr heavy set ruck when we have Conway.

I like the idea of adding the best talent and developing them and let them fight it out. We have not had much luck with rucks but if we keep adding them it will turn. It would be ironic if we ended up with three all demanding games. One thing is a known is that rucks tend to be very tradable so I doubt the pick would be a flush and no matter what we hope for all the players on our list , they are only committed till the end of their contract … so there is nothing that say Edwards or whoever is on our list long term

I agree he would help almost zero short term. There is no reason why we could not add a 26 year old as a Rookie etc if thats a requirement … we lost multiple players of our list with ruck/kpp height so adding two is not an issue to me. If we trade picks to get him ..it would just indicate that the club see someone like him as a high potential thats rarely available.

 

[Turbocat]

Always happy to bid on an academy kid

Not against it but what the chance of success. Id think GWS would take him anything after R1.