List of Trade/Free Agency Rumours 2014 (READ OP)

[Ambrosia]

2nd in hit outs per game
1st in goals for ruckmen (didnt include Hale as he plays majority forward)
2nd in marks for ruckmen
4th in disposals for ruckmen (behind Jacobs, McIntosh and Cox)
Frees hes 38 for and 15 against which is the best ratio of ruckmen

I think he's being underrated by some.

Agreed. Although Ryder's great asset to a team is that he is a point of difference. His flexibility and great athleticism combined with his excellent kicking ability allow him to have far greater impact than the raw stats often show.

For instance next year if Bellchambers remains uninjured there's every chance he kicks 20 goals and averages 30 hit outs but there's no way he snaps a 40m goal or kicks a left foot banana to win the game like Ryder will.

 

[markm106]

Age reporting Higgins likely to leave.

 

[DangerSloane]

Age reporting Higgins likely to leave.

Do not want.
WAY too injury prone. Wont get 10 games out of him.

 

[Sentinel]

Do not want.
WAY too injury prone. Wont get 10 games out of him.

Other than the fact that he played 20 games at AFL level this year (the other 2 at VFL level after being dropped, not through injury).

 

[DangerSloane]

Other than the fact that he played 20 games at AFL level this year (the other 2 at VFL level after being dropped, not through injury).

Yeh ok so hes playing crap, or hes not playing.
Either way, we have enough of those kind of players.

 

[philthy05]

But quite possibly in a good side with good delivery he'll look like a star.

as good as port has become our delivery into our forward line is still miles behind the rest of our game.

 

[davo99]

Age reporting Higgins likely to leave.

Will be at North.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Ryder = great ruckman 4-5 weeks per year
Maric = great ruckman 17 weeks per year
Quite happy with Maric

In other news, Geelong play off with Hawthorn this week, in the wake of Adam Cooney winning the Brownlow.

 

[Joshen]

Lumumba, Higgins, Jones, Waite??

<insert family guy vomiting gif here>

 

[markm106]

Carlton apparently gone cold on Higgins. Thinking he'll be a Roo

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Channel 9 news reporting beams has walked out on collingwood demanding a trade home to either qld team

 

[bigkev86]

Would have to be a pretty special trade for beams

Rockcliffe

O'meara

 

[Leezorr]

Would have to be a pretty special trade for beams

Rockcliffe

O'meara

Wont happen, will be picks and lesser players. Beams wants out, that's the key.

 

[bigkev86]

Wont happen, will be picks and lesser players. Beams wants out, that's the key.

If both clubs keen may still get a fair price for him. Would need to be a very high pick and at least serviceable player

 

[Demonheart]

Wont happen, will be picks and lesser players. Beams wants out, that's the key.

There is no way Brisbane will trade Rockliff, he came very close to leaving for us last years but he'll be there for good now.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Gerard Wheatley on AFL 360 and also SEN both reporting tonight that GWS are uber-keen on Petracca and will do whatever it takes pretty much to get pick 1 from us. Shit getting interesting today!

Lets get this pesky GF out of the way and get on the with the real business. Trade period!

 

[Demonheart]

Gerard Wheatley on AFL 360 and also SEN both reporting tonight that GWS are uber-keen on Petracca and will do whatever it takes pretty much to get pick 1 from us. Shit getting interesting today!

Lets get this pesky GF out of the way and get on the with the real business. Trade period!

GWS are addicted to having the first draft pick, which is good for the Saints

 

[bergholt]

Gerard Wheatley on AFL 360 and also SEN both reporting tonight that GWS are uber-keen on Petracca and will do whatever it takes pretty much to get pick 1 from us.

I'd settle for as little as Cameron, Coniglio and pick 4, if SOS also agrees to come back to us in a couple of years.

 

[dlanod]

There is no way Brisbane will trade Rockliff, he came very close to leaving for us last years but he'll be there for good now.

That's a bit of dreaming.

 

[Demonheart]

That's a bit of dreaming.

The quote came from him, I actually agreed to make the move until your current coach talked him out of it.

 

[dlanod]

The quote came from him, I actually agreed to make the move until your current coach talked him out of it.

According to http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-coach-justin-leppitschs-first-job-was-to-talk-tom-rockliff-out-of-taking-melbourne-trade-offer/story-fni5f5nx-1226946151477 which is what I assume you're talking about, it says he didn't want to leave. Leppitsch just reassured him that we weren't a basket case and he was wanted at the club.

 

[Demonheart]

According to http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-coach-justin-leppitschs-first-job-was-to-talk-tom-rockliff-out-of-taking-melbourne-trade-offer/story-fni5f5nx-1226946151477 which is what I assume you're talking about, it says he didn't want to leave. Leppitsch just reassured him that we weren't a basket case and he was wanted at the club.

I heard it from the player himself in an interview

 

[bigkev86]

Wont happen, will be picks and lesser players. Beams wants out, that's the key.

Aish & 4 to crows

Dangerfield to collingwood

Beams to brisbane

 

[Leezorr]

Aish & 4 to crows

Dangerfield to collingwood

Beams to brisbane

I just don't see Brisbane giving up Aish.

 

[RossFC]

Both Stringer and Burbury were being shopped around over the past week by Geelong but the club has decided to delist them.
Burbury over the last week has been linked to Western Bulldogs, Carlton, Port and Essendon.