Non Lions Discussion 2024

[McIvor]

I don't get why Suns are including pick 23 for Rioli. Surely pick 6 is enough.

 

[McIvor]

Some Melbourne club may get an easy OR game in 2025

I bet its Collingwood or Carlton that will get the Giants early.

 

[captainrich]

I don't get why Suns are including pick 23 for Rioli. Surely pick 6 is enough.

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[McIvor]

I don't get why Suns are including pick 23 for Rioli. Surely pick 6 is enough.

Until I read this, obviously nothing will happen trade wise until 2pm AEDT

 

[Lace Out]

Sadly I'd be surprised if he pies missed the 8 next year.

Pies success in ‘25 seems to hinge on Pendles,Ironarse,Howe and Cox maintaining contributions which might be in doubt

 

[McIvor]

Reading the Eagles board and if we think our whipping boys cop it, Matt Owies and to a lesser extent Liam Baker

7

Liam Baker

Age

26

Ht

173cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

222.2

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

191.9

3star

D

14.4

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

224.2

4star

have massive whipping boy targets on their backs and they haven’t even walked into their club particularly Owies who is a lesser light.

Saw highlights of Bo Allan a Peel player on Trading Day; looks a nice mover and I hope for the Eagles sake they can land him.

 

[BRAB]

Based off these valuations of pretty average players this trade period I honestly wonder if Tom Cutler

12

Tom Cutler

Age

29

Ht

192cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.1

4star

K

11.7

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.7

4star

MG

317.5

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

317.5

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

8.4

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

could actually be worth 2 first rounders in the 2024 market.

 

[McIvor]

I guess you can bookmark Dan Houston

5

Dan Houston

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

getting his third AA by pure virtue of being a Collingwood player in 25. If getting one in 24 was easy despite missing a bunch of games and being nowhere near as effective as 23, imagine how easy it will be at Collingwood with 90% of the selection committee in Melbourne.

Let’s be honest, Starcevich doesn’t have a hope in hell irrespective of how good he’s been.

 

[M Malice]

I guess you can bookmark Dan Houston getting his third AA by pure virtue of being a Collingwood player in 25. If getting one in 24 was easy despite missing a bunch of games and being nowhere near as effective as 23, imagine how easy it will be at Collingwood with 90% of the selection committee in Melbourne.

Let’s be honest, Starcevich doesn’t have a hope in hell irrespective of how good he’s been.

If Harris Andrews was at a big Melbourne club he would be a 4 time All Australian by now... at least.

 

[Gadzorks]

Whatever the gws players on wacky Wednesday did must have been extreme. Up to 10 players have been offered suspensions for their behaviour. Cannot have been good, and what a rubbish way for their club to start the next year.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/gws-players-face-bans-over-distasteful-acts-at-postseason-event/news-story/3ac81388b95de21ae62f24b5f99bec12

 

[McIvor]

Not this again; haven't we heard this all before

 

[McIvor]

So it was the bartender that blew the lid; I can just picture them too with the faux outrage and them thinking to themselves, how can I make a $ out of this.

 

[Bucking Beads]

A woke Bartender has no doubt dobbed them in. What a debacle that the AFL feels the need to even get involved in this.

 

[Elixuh]

Ffs can we stop saying woke.

 

[dlanod]

Ffs can we stop saying woke.

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Woke up sheeple!

 

[Bucking Beads]

Maybe change it to Broke then because that would certainly be true

 

[The Flying Belgian]

I know foxsports isn't the paragon of journalism, but surely they have spell check...

 

[Perrip]

So it was the bartender that blew the lid; I can just picture them too with the faux outrage and them thinking to themselves, how can I make a $ out of this.

If I wanted a truly private mad monday/wacky wednesday celebration, I'd probably have it at someone's house instead of some random place in the CBD.

 

[McIvor]

I don't get the price some of these clubs are paying Richmond for their players.

WCE, Freo and Suns are just massively overpaying for all.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I don't get the price some of these clubs are paying Richmond for their players.

WCE, Freo and Suns are just massively overpaying for all.

I think both Rioli and Bolton have like 3 years to go on their contracts which would likely be a strong bargaining chip

 

[McIvor]

To Richmond's credit, good to get this spate of draft picks and even converting a couple into next year's draft and truly loading up before the Devils enter the comp.

 

[Lace Out]

I think both Rioli and Bolton have like 3 years to go on their contracts which would likely be a strong bargaining chip

Under contract but everyone knows Richmond definitely want them out to get picks in so it’s a bit different but it hasn’t affected them getting a big return

 

[McIvor]

 

[KissKiss]

If I wanted a truly private mad monday/wacky wednesday celebration, I'd probably have it at someone's house instead of some random place in the CBD.

I have been around and worked at venues that have hosted Mad Mondays in the past. In my experience its handled pretty well. Rooms well cut off from any potential public (including plastic sheets on any potential window). Staff were always very specifically chosen (usually managers or owners with a heap of experience and almost always male) for both their capability but also discretion

Generally its messy as they are young fit athletes but who havent been able to drink for months. They get super drunk and throw up a lot but also just keep going and going all night. They get up to some pretty outrageous stuff but also keep it very in house. From what I've heard they have always been amazing with the venue staff.

I know things have happened in the past (ahem St Kilda) and some pretty bad incidents have happened after players have gone off on their own after the "official" event.

In the end it means either someone really screwed up hosting the event with the wrong people (ie its possibly overblown) or something really really bad happened.

 

[p4p1]

lol you can't be serious. Who cares if it was in private.

It is normally an important factor.
I can do many things in private that I can't do in view of the public.