Unrestricted Free Agent Josh Battle [UFA 2024] “Make me a Hawk”

[Makeshift Park]

Choice has been made

Saints wont get band one
Hawks get Battle

Looks like you could be wrong

 

[Philhawk]

if deal is done why offer him more? he just go to the new team with the agreed terms since is done.

The deal currently offered by Hawks isn’t triggering Band 1.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Looks like you could be wrong

Perhaps about compo

 

[THE_GUN]

Surely Battle cant go back to the Hawks and say moreeeeeeeeeeeeee please

It would be take St Kildas deal or leave

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Surely Battle cant go back to the Hawks and say moreeeeeeeeeeeeee please

It would be take St Kildas deal or leave

He sure can. Loves the cash

 

[banzai]

Surely Battle cant go back to the Hawks and say moreeeeeeeeeeeeee please

It would be take St Kildas deal or leave

Exactly, there is no way Hawthorn will up their offer.

 

[beside the seaside]

Perhaps about compo

So you actually have no idea.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

So you actually have no idea.

Here he is

 

[Ash1337]

I doubt Hawks will up the offer just to secure him. Also don't what this new offer is from saints do we? Could still be less than Hawks offer just closer.

 

[TylerDurden]

We're not made of money.

And we're not blowing up our cap for St Kilda. Hope he stays.

 

[THE_GUN]

Barrass is meant to be on $750k a year at the eagles so you would expect a $200k increase for him = $950k
Cannot see the Hawks paying Battle the same cash

 

[ABAB]

Barrass is meant to be on $750k a year at the eagles so you would expect a $200k increase for him = $950k
Cannot see the Hawks paying Battle the same cash

So 3 defenders on A grader salary, I can't see any team investing that much in defense. At most you will have is 2 like Melbourne did with Lever and May.

 

[Atomboy]

Barrass is meant to be on $750k a year at the eagles so you would expect a $200k increase for him = $950k
Cannot see the Hawks paying Battle the same cash

Hawks should just be getting Battle so they can save a first round draft pick.

Pretty much the same player and cash.

 

[Libbaaaa]

With Barrass committing not sure why the Hawks want to throw $900k per at a 3rd defender?

 

[ABAB]

Hawks should just be getting Battle so they can save a first round draft pick.

Pretty much the same player and cash.

Sicily is more like Battle, Barass is a different KPD to both.

 

[Atomboy]

Sicily is more like Battle, Barass is a different KPD to both.

Potato - tomato.

Like both players though, they are great to watch.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Just sign the contract for the most money and put in a trade request if you ever wanna leave

Seems a easy choice to me

 

[THE_GUN]

Sicily is more like Battle, Barass is a different KPD to both.

How is he different ?

I dont see Barrass as a KPD that takes on the gorilla fowards he is more intercepting tall than a lockdown KPD
Battle is only 193cm and not the player that takes on a Tom Lynch Sam darcy or Ben King

With TB coming Battle really doesnt make alot of sense now and $3 mil for 3 defenders is alot of cap space to lose

 

[ABAB]

How is he different ?

I dont see Barrass as a KPD that takes on the gorilla fowards he is more intercepting tall than a lockdown KPD
Battle is only 193cm and not the player that takes on a Tom Lynch Sam darcy or Ben King

With TB coming Battle really doesnt make alot of sense now and $3 mil for 3 defenders is alot of cap space to lose

Barrass is 197cm compared to Battle at 193cm.

 

[THE_GUN]

Barrass is 197cm compared to Battle at 193cm.
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Yes but Barrass is a terrible 1 on 1 defender against the big KPF
plays more like a 3rd tall intercept defender

 

[botts]

It's obvious there should be no compo picks for losing a player to free agency. The compensation is the massive space in your salary cap. Getting a pick as well just punishes every other club.

You will change you tune if it happens to you.

 

[botts]

Surely Battle cant go back to the Hawks and say moreeeeeeeeeeeeee please

It would be take St Kildas deal or leave

That’s literally his managers job.

 

[cdcanman]

I like both Battle and Barrass as individuals. Think they would both be good additions certainly for my club or any club. I do have a slight concern with why the need for both. We've played really well with a smaller backline this year. It has rarely hurt us, and has helped with creating run and overlap and enhanced our ball movement. Adding two talls (assuming they replace Frost, poor him, he has been really good for 2 straight years) to the mix of Sicily, Weddle and Scrimshaw does alter their set-up back there quite a bit. Perhaps it allows them to get really creative with Weddle. I'm not absolutely convinced that going taller works or makes them better.
If I had to choose in a vacuum, I'd prefer Barrass. His extra length is something that Hawthorn could use to cover all the 200cm+ forwards running around nowadays. Battle is a little undersized, and we have plenty of undersized key backs already. In saying that, Battle has performed really well and his lack of height doesn't seem to hurt him often. The fact that he is an UFA also makes him extremely attractive.

 

[parsons nose]

I like both Battle and Barrass as individuals. Think they would both be good additions certainly for my club or any club. I do have a slight concern with why the need for both. We've played really well with a smaller backline this year. It has rarely hurt us, and has helped with creating run and overlap and enhanced our ball movement. Adding two talls (assuming they replace Frost, poor him, he has been really good for 2 straight years) to the mix of Sicily, Weddle and Scrimshaw does alter their set-up back there quite a bit. Perhaps it allows them to get really creative with Weddle. I'm not absolutely convinced that going taller works or makes them better.
If I had to choose in a vacuum, I'd prefer Barrass. His extra length is something that Hawthorn could use to cover all the 200cm+ forwards running around nowadays. Battle is a little undersized, and we have plenty of undersized key backs already. In saying that, Battle has performed really well and his lack of height doesn't seem to hurt him often. The fact that he is an UFA also makes him extremely attractive.

Why are you talking about extra length? it’s an odd use of the word. He’s not auditioning for an adult movie.

 

[cdcanman]

Why are you talking about extra length? it’s an odd use of the word. He’s not auditioning for an adult movie.

Not odd if you follow sports other than football.
I get the need to say that to introduce your joke