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

 

[Lana]

What's the chances of drafting Hunter Holmes, Max's brother?

We've been happy to have siblings on the list in the past, so is it something we could see again?

Holmes doesn't have a brother, that is just some other guy cough

 

[Lana]

Not sure. He was AA full back so he has some justification to being looked at with a decent pick. He probably looks a bit unfashionable if that makes sense? But on the limited viewing I’ve had of him he would be a nice addition.

In the footage I've seen he looks very fashionable

 

[Two Planks]

With the drafting of Humphries and Edwards last year, any chance we are trying to position ourselves for the best chance to try and trade for Harley Reid in a couple of years time. More WA kids this year perhaps.

 

[cats_09]

No clubs mentioned, but wonder where he may end up if he does decide retirement isn't for him at this age

 

[cats_09]

With the drafting of Humphries and Edwards last year, any chance we are trying to position ourselves for the best chance to try and trade for Harley Reid in a couple of years time. More WA kids this year perhaps.

No, and if the primary reason for drafting youngsters from a certain region is because you think it gives you a starting basis for a potential future trade, then you're drafting players for the wrong reason & it's a pretty shit thing to do

 

[year of the cat]

In the footage I've seen he looks very fashionable

We clearly share the same taste in fashion. Others must see differently!

 

[MacStradbroke]

When we traded up for Holmes, we had not been linked to the player. I suspect it would be our strategy again to keep quiet on who we really want. That being said, we do need to have conversations with clubs that might entertain a pick swap. These conversations absolutely would get leaked… “Geelong are keen to trade up”. Then journos and others try to think about who that might be for. Hence links to Horton, Dodson, Clarke. Most likely, it’s only Mackie and co who know. If we trade up, I’ll back the club that they believe player x is worth whatever pick, even if we miss finals next year.

I get why plenty aren’t keen on drafting for half backs with high-ish picks, but if Angus Clarke is available I’m pulling the trigger! Might be just just out of reach though unfortunately.

 

[Hamingja]

No clubs mentioned, but wonder where he may end up if he does decide retirement isn't for him at this age

He doesn't like the limelight and I get he would have made a stack of money from footy and probably owns his house and a couple of investment properties to live off but what does he actually do outside of footy? Joe not having a tv is about the only thing that gets regurgitated by the media.

If he did want to make a comeback I bet Sydney would be the team to go hard at him.

 

[cats_09]

He doesn't like the limelight and I get he would have made a stack of money from footy and probably owns his house and a couple of investment properties to live off but what does he actually do outside of footy? Joe not having a tv is about the only thing that gets regurgitated by the media.

If he did want to make a comeback I bet Sydney would be the team to go hard at him.

I'm not sure if it was Mitch Cleary who mentioned it when the retirement speculation started just prior to the GF, but Joe lives northern NSW on farmland in a pretty chill life - it was said his daily commute for training & such was 2hrs each way

When it was mentioned, it sounded a similar situation to say Cameron or Stanley on their farms, but they have no where near a 2hr commute to get to the club

Wonder if that lifestyle situation is why we were linked to him, even if it was a joke

 

[Hamingja]

I'm not sure if it was Mitch Cleary who mentioned it when the retirement speculation started just prior to the GF, but Joe lives northern NSW on farmland in a pretty chill life - it was said his daily commute for training & such was 2hrs each way

When it was mentioned, it sounded a similar situation to say Cameron or Stanley on their farms, but they have no where near a 2hr commute to get to the club

Wonder if that lifestyle situation is why we were linked to him, even if it was a joke

He lives in Byron Bay. I think he wanted to get out of the Victorian bubble. Yeah he could live on a farm near Geelong but it is still a mad football area and anywhere he goes he is still getting swamped. Hipsters in Byron Bay wouldn't know who he is or care if they did.

 

[strauchnyy]

My hopes:

1. Trade our F1 to get into the first round this year for Hotton, Shanahan, one of the tall twins etc types that are talked about the 16-22 mark. Trading this pick makes it easier to get a RFA for free next year…

2. That if we do, we do not draft a first ruck for the third time in as many years in Dodson. It’s list mismanagement by definition as we can only play one of these, and renders the other two redundant. Waste of selections. We need a stop gap ruck more so than a third developing ruck on the list. A 29 yr old to bridge until Conway is 25 and ready to assume the role.

3. Gabriel Stumpf with one of our later picks. Think this guy could be a diamond.

4. Not to draft dud falcons for the sake of them being a falcon. Jaques falls into this category for mine.