Traded Ollie Henry - Traded to Geelong as part of a reported 3-way deal (details tbc)

[iGNITER]

Ah makes sense. So we helped stephens out and unlocked you guys getting tom mitchel??

I think all collingwood fans owe Mr Mackie an applogy! He just landed you guys tom mitchel

Hahahaha

 

[CatToTheFuture]

So now cats don't rate stephens.

Should have done a future first boys

Go have a look at the Stephens thread, or our own threads. We had a couple who rated him but they were in the minority

 

[DanA]

There’s a very real chance Cooper Stephens is a good player IMO

 

[Gone Critical]

Cats should be happy because they got the prize of this trade. He is worth the price easily. We will be shitty watching him develop but at least got a bit back. Thought we would end up with 25 and swap 27 for Mitchell so keeping 27 makes this palatable. Hats off to Geelong. They have smashed the trade period.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Best get it out your system then I guess.



Haha, now Stephens is a gun.

Actually there's an argument he is one of Hawks key mids

 

[The Plowking]

So in summary 3 clubs sorted out a mutually beneficial trade.
We all get something.
We all lose something.
We all get 200+ pages of entertainment.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Can't wait to see Ollie get absolutely smashed in the contest next year - see ya sook!

Can't wait to see the slowest midfield with Adams and Mitchell operate for the 5 weeks of the year they'll both be injury free

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Thoughts on Dodoro as your interim list manager until you find a permanent replacement for the Mack?

 

[catman2006]

Calling it as I see it.

220+ pages of Cats fans laying s**t into Collingwood only to end up eating humble pie.

not really bit of both to be honest you not read some of the garbage from pies supporters

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yeah same with Henry. He WASNT getting a game for us anyway. Rubbish. Highway robbery by the Pies getting 25 and a Brownlow medalist for him.

Well I'm happy with the trade. Whatever floats your boat

 

[ExcitementMachine]

Cats should be happy because they got the prize of this trade. He is worth the price easily. We will be shitty watching him develop but at least got a bit back. Thought we would end up with 25 and swap 27 for Mitchell so keeping 27 makes this palatable. Hats off to Geelong. They have smashed the trade period.

Geelong paid a lot more for Henry in reality as they traded up to spite us.
This is not a good reflection on Mackie, Anthony McConville, or the Henry family - especially his parents IMO who would have been influencing this.
The tweet that came from his Mum was beyond embarrassing.

 

[DanA]

Not Hawthorn.

Stephens is by far the worst player in the deal and they got two useless late picks with him.

Henry is extremely talented. Titch is still very good in the right role. Stephens meh

Right but they were clearly cap dumping.

 

[#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL]

Thoughts on Dodoro as your interim list manager until you find a permanent replacement for the Mack?

It was a madge made in heaven man!

Pleasure doing business with you man.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Thoughts on Dodoro as your interim list manager until you find a permanent replacement for the Mack?

Mate, have you seen our trade period? Need to sign Mackie to a 10 year contract

 

[Art Vandelay_]

You happy with that in the end? Stephens and 25 for Henry?

Yeah. Trade period is always an exercise in the totality.
Your first trade affects your next one, and is affected by all other clubs trades. Fast moving feast.

Upgraded our R1 this year by 11 spots.
Got 3x former first round drafted players under 25.

All of which only using 2nd, 3rd and 4th round selections in totality this year and next. Held onto our F1.
(18 for Bruhn is cancelled out by being gifted 7).

For all the Mackie is a flog talk who doesn't care about player welfare he's thrown a former 1st rounder from 2019 away for next to nothing. For his own career's sake really.

 

[Stokey]

There’s a very real chance Cooper Stephens is a good player IMO

He'll be a good post flags-Liam Shiel replacement for the Hawks.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Actually there's an argument he is one of Hawks key mids

Yeah said it in the Stephens thread, huge upgrade on the crab Mitchell.

 

[MotlopMagic]

So now cats don't rate stephens.

Should have done a future first boys

Stephens absolutely sucks. Hope he proves me wrong.


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[Ricketz]

Yes we need better extractors. And another KPD as well as a KPF. Hence why we're taking the savings from Grundy's contract to bring in recruits (whether those recruits are the right ones is another story but that's for a future thread)
This is the essence of list management. You identify weaknesses and look to rectify them. If that means diluting one of your strengths (Grundy) then so be it.
The other unknown is how well Grundy will recover from his PCL and ankle injuries. As the stats you referred to have shown, his value lies in his mobility. If that's diminished. his value goes down.
And you can quote all the stats you want - the one stat you haven't mentioned is our win-loss record without Grundy.

Oh geeze, Grundy was behind the win loss record? Sheesh.

A smart club would have found a way to keep him. Sure re-negotiate his salary, but don't low ball it so badly that he has no choice but to say no. Clearly there is bad blood and a certain level of disrespect involved - Grundy has been a great servant of the club and is being made the scapegoat for poor management decisions made by the administration. Just like Treloar. Or De Goey.

The coach is decent but there are clear signs the club itself are not out of the woods yet. Some really concerning decisions if you can be objective about it.

 

[catman2006]

Reality is Cats get Henry, Bruhn, Bowes, Pick 7, and keep future 1st after winning the grand final, solid effort by Mac and Wellsy

 

[DanA]

Thoughts on Dodoro as your interim list manager until you find a permanent replacement for the Mack?

LOL.

You just lost Grundy for a mid second rounder and are paying a chunk of his wages.

We got Bowes, Bruhn, Henry, and our first top 10 pick in a decade…after a premiership!

 

[Ricketz]

BringouttheGimp have a look at the tears starting to flow

What'd I miss?

 

[PieLebo87]

I am sure they didn't want to, but he just wasn't getting a game and had a few players in front of him. Ultimately, he walks next year when he is out of contract, or Geelong can use him as a bargaining tool to try and get Henry.

Not trying to nitpick, but didn’t you guys prioritise midfielders (Bruhn) thus Henry wasn’t ‘a priority’ to then trade a young midfielder heading into his 4th season (only his 2nd injury free) for a forward who you guys were claiming ‘wasn’t a priority’ for 200 pages?

 

[Mantastic]

Thoughts on Dodoro as your interim list manager until you find a permanent replacement for the Mack?

The #mackattack landed all of his trade targets in Bruhn, Henry and Bowes, kept his future 1st and upgraded this year's first from 18 to pick 7. For Cooper Stephens and some nothing picks.

It might be the greatest trade period in history! The #mackattack will go rest until the draft, prepping another reaming to the rest of the AFL.

 

[PieLebo87]

What'd I miss?

I’d hug you right now if you were infront of me. Win/win trade in the end.