Club Focus Gold Coast Suns 2024

[Ticky009]

Data from footywire. To check the draft order see the thread here.

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[Scotty_222]

Rioli should be a main focus.
Run and carry, speed and skilled players should be the focus this off season.

 

[DCSuns]

Which of the UFA and out of contract players could be seen dropping off the list this year?

Even players with 1 year remaining?

The volume of numbers will give Dimma a fair opportunity to quickly shape his roster.

Is it true there are some rookies who must either be promoted/delisted this year?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Casboult and ellis would be gone/retire.
You would think tsitas day and mahony pretty much get the same treatment (macpherson im unsure on).
Faulkhead and brock in trouble.

If im moyle and davies im asking for trades to clubs where i will play every week.

I still cant believe both atkins and graham are contracted past 2024 as they are terribly bad.

 

[fargothegreat]

How high is Lombard going to rise up the draft order? Could put the Suns in an awkward spot if they have two picks in the back half of the top 10.

 

[kreglze]

Pretty good selection of picks, only Lombard in the academy to pick up who is slated to be later 1st round. Want experienced good experienced players to bring in now the youth in our club is filling out nicely, will be an interesting watch come the end of the year.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Asking in good faith, why did the Suns delist Jez McLennan? I would have thought his rebounding skills would be handy.

 

[Deleted member 2402071]

Asking in good faith, why did the Suns delist Jez McLennan? I would have thought his rebounding skills would be handy.

Good VFL player. Not so good AFL player.

 

[Jen2310]

Good VFL player. Not so good AFL player.

probably tough to say given he never debuted. But he had some injuries?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

How high is Lombard going to rise up the draft order? Could put the Suns in an awkward spot if they have two picks in the back half of the top 10.

Could just (and probably will) trade those picks into 2025.

 

[Deleted member 2402071]

probably tough to say given he never debuted.

Reason for that.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Are GC really going to squander picks on Dusty?

 

[kreglze]

As far as I am aware he is a free agent, so IF we do pick him up and he is fit, keen to go on and keen on moving to the GC, it will just cost us cap space.

 

[fargothegreat]

As far as I am aware he is a free agent, so IF we do pick him up and he is fit, keen to go on and keen on moving to the GC, it will just cost us cap space.

May not even cost you that if we can tie it into any potential Rioli deal — for example you give us two firsts, we pay some of Rioli's wage so you can fit Duz in as a FA. Similar to the Bowes deal I guess.

 

[Gavin Excell]

As far as I am aware he is a free agent, so IF we do pick him up and he is fit, keen to go on and keen on moving to the GC, it will just cost us cap space.

On any level it's a terrible decision

 

[THE_GUN]

Are GC really going to squander picks on Dusty?

He is a free agent they dont need to trade

 

[THE_GUN]

On any level it's a terrible decision

Dusty still haunting Geelong fans i see

 

[Gavin Excell]

Sounds like Hardwick has given up and putting his hope in magic beans of dead Tiger players

Terrible future

 

[Gavin Excell]

He may get Dusty and even add the brilliance of (certainly not a dud) Jack Graham

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Jack Graham

Age

26

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

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Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

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14.7

4star

K

8.0

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HB

6.8

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M

2.1

2star

T

6.3

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

0.0

1star

D

14.0

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

7.0

5star

G

1.0

4star

to the list

 

[kreglze]

On any level it's a terrible decision

I don't think this happens FWIW and think he probably retires come years end.

But I can understand it somewhat, especially if Ainsworth gets picked up, Martin can slot in on a HFF quite easily (if he passes a medical and is fit).

On a 2 year contract, doesn't really have a long term salary cap impact (like the Atkins debacle), allows the likes of Rogers, Lombard, Humphrey who could play that HF position a bit more time to develop and not get thrown in straight away and regardless of his level, would probably bring through a few neutrals in just to see how he gets on.

Lets just say, it wouldn't be our worst list decision ever .

 

[Gavin Excell]

I don't think this happens FWIW and think he probably retires come years end.

But I can understand it somewhat, especially if Ainsworth gets picked up, Martin can slot in on a HFF quite easily (if he passes a medical and is fit).

On a 2 year contract, doesn't really have a long term salary cap impact (like the Atkins debacle), allows the likes of Rogers, Lombard, Humphrey who could play that HF position a bit more time to develop and not get thrown in straight away and regardless of his level, would probably bring through a few neutrals in just to see how he gets on.

Lets just say, it wouldn't be our worst list decision ever .

If he was a leader like Hodge at Brisbane then yes perhaps

 

[THE_GUN]

If he was a leader like Hodge at Brisbane then yes perhaps

Dusty really has scarred you bad it appears

was it his 4th goal in the 20 GF
or maybe Dusty making Danger his girlfriend in 19

 

[Gavin Excell]

Dusty really has scarred you bad it appears

was it his 4th goal in the 20 GF
or maybe Dusty making Danger his girlfriend in 19

Do you think it's a wise decision by GC?

 

[jakson68]

Do you think it's a wise decision by GC?

Only because of the name, so as to create more interest in GC at the local level.
On talent alone, he was nursed to 300 and would only just get into the starting 22 at GC.

If I was Richmond, I would open the door for him and hope for decent compensation.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Only because of the name, so as to create more interest in GC at the local level.
On talent alone, he was nursed to 300 and would only just get into the starting 22 at GC.

If I was Richmond, I would open the door for him and hope for decent compensation.

For Richmond it's a great outcome
Free up cap space and potentially get something in return