List Mgmt. Our Trade/FA, Suburban & Country Town Thread

[No SPIN]

Agree Houston is a gun. But I think you are underestimating the importance of JFN to our game style. And Richards was developing very nicely. Players don't need to be AA calibre to be super important to a team

Where does Richards play in our best 22?

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

So with Rory Atkins

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Rory Atkins

Age

30

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

367.4

5star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

0.3

1star

T

2.7

4star

MG

147.7

3star

D

14.2

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

217.8

4star

being part of the deal, that would have held up the progress as l'm sure he would have required some thinking time, yet we never heard anything about Atkins in the media.
Just shows these jurno's had no real idea of what was going on behind the scenes, and alot of the doom and gloom about us in this trade was just "a lot of smoke and shadows behind the windows.”, as big T Cloke would say....
I'm sure the media love sending panic through all the Collingwood members and supporters, and they definitely achieved that with me!!
Cannot wait to see the footage of Houston walking into Collingwood and wearing that magnificent guernsey for the first time!!!.....

 

[3rdMan]

Then we needed a targeted strategy that fixed the issues on our list: some more quality in the midfield to support Nick Daicos and some more quality in the key positions where we have Billy and Dean struggling to hold KPD

I'm sceptical that two half back flankers will address these issues.

We have gone some way to addressing "midfield" (I'd rather say runners) issues, even if Houston and Perryman both play defence. It releases one or two mids to play mid rather than half back or wing (I actually think Perryman will be one of those).

Key position isn't a major weakness in our 22, more a problem of depth. With Tomlinson and Hayes, looks like we're making some effort there. Key position is more of a problem in a 2-3 years time.

Similar with KPP our mid issue was more with unavailability than the list. Adding two quality runners who can play midfield helps us with shuffling efforts when injuries crop up.

 

[Tadpole]

jmac70 - where are you?

Could the bin lady help in final negotiations?

Where's she bin?

 

[DopeMaster]

Finally, the classic BigFooty trade deal of packaging up a punnet of spuds for an elite player comes off!!

Read it and weep Carlton.

Now to package up our 8 3rd rounders for Trac!

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Next season we can trade 2 years into the future.
SDK is one player we should be monitoring for out of contract next season.

If we can bring in via the free agent market next season Ed Richards and or LDU that would be huge too

In theory we should have the cap space required to pry 2-3 RFAs out of other clubs

Our targets should definitely be LDU, Richards and a key back

 

[Lockyer24]

Then we needed a targeted strategy that fixed the issues on our list: some more quality in the midfield to support Nick Daicos and some more quality in the key positions where we have Billy and Dean struggling to hold KPD

I'm sceptical that two half back flankers will address these issues.

Agree. Midfield was a big issue during our bad moments in 2024 - seemed far too shallow

 

[Harry O]

The Port board is going feral over the thought of losing Houston in what is being proposed. LOL

This is the icing on the cake.

As is the Korn

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Thats mere impossible to have a healthy list through the whole season. Thats footy isn't it. Injuries happen.

We definitely will have injuries, but lets get DeGoey and Mihocek back out there for the majority of next season....

 

[Jonno94]

Am I missing something? How is Noble, Richards and a future first for just Houston a good deal? Essentially two early teens picks and Richards for just Houston sounds bad to me.

 

[Apex36]

Really? Bet he isn’t even in our 22 in our first game next year.

I’m afraid I must decline to take that bet!

 

[Harry O]

I swear if we walk away from this trade period with Perryman, Houston, Hayes, Tomlinson and picks that actually take advantage of Hine’s only strength it would be incredible

Dev Robertson would be a nice bonus but I don’t see how that gets done

Kreuuugs

 

[sr36]

That's exactly how I picture you.

 

[sr36]

Really? Bet he isn’t even in our 22 in our first game next year.

I think he'll play round 1.

 

[manicpie]

That's exactly how I picture you.

I reckon that's how most picture me

 

[barrackers]

Wasn’t he in their losing 2023 GF team? So saw us up close on the biggest stage. Perfectly understandable that he’d want to be part of it.


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Seemingly Robertson also wasn’t put off by the boos a couple of years ago when he was strutting around with his jumper torn off.

 

[Bramax]

Am I missing something? How is Noble, Richards and a future first for just Houston a good deal? Essentially two early teens picks and Richards for just Houston sounds bad to me.

The answer is yes to your first question.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Am I missing something? How is Noble, Richards and a future first for just Houston a good deal? Essentially two early teens picks and Richards for just Houston sounds bad to me.

Read the Port board.

They'll be able to explain it to you.

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

So with Rory Atkins being part of the deal, that would have held up the progress as l'm sure he would have required some thinking time, yet we never heard anything about Atkins in the media.
Just shows these jurno's had no real idea of what was going on behind the scenes, and alot of the doom and gloom about us in this trade was just "a lot of smoke and shadows behind the windows.”, as big T Cloke would say....
I'm sure the media love sending panic through all the Collingwood members and supporters, and they definitely achieved that with me!!
Cannot wait to see the footage of Houston walking into Collingwood and wearing that magnificent guernsey for the first time!!!.....

My guess would be that Ratkins is what opened up #29. So Ratkins + #29 was a salary dump.

 

[Visions]

This is a bit interesting. They aren't totally sure richards is incuded, though you'd think so

All saying its a win for each club.

They need to tell the Port supporters that….,

 

[3rdMan]

Agree. Midfield was a big issue during our bad moments in 2024 - seemed far too shallow

This was mostly due to injuries though. We've now added two midfield capable players and traded out two who do not play midfield. We have thickened the soup.

 

[Apex36]

Am I missing something? How is Noble, Richards and a future first for just Houston a good deal? Essentially two early teens picks and Richards for just Houston sounds bad to me.

You seem to be missing more than just something if you think this is a bad deal for us.

 

[celestial]

Thats mere impossible to have a healthy list through the whole season. Thats footy isn't it. Injuries happen.

But management of injuries this season has been an issue ,JDG being the prime example. No rushing players back from injury.

 

[Football God]

I thought Damo said that Houston will get to Carlton. Honestly, what a flog that bloke is. What's his actual ****ing job

Imo he said that because he wanted a reaction from viewers as he worked for afl.com.au and is on trade radio so basically did it for the clicks and listeners today. An absolute lying knob and weasel but that’s what we’d expect from these journos to get a reaction out of us.

 

[No SPIN]

We have gone some way to addressing "midfield" (I'd rather say runners) issues, even if Houston and Perryman both play defence. It releases one or two mids to play mid rather than half back or wing (I actually think Perryman will be one of those).

Key position isn't a major weakness in our 22, more a problem of depth. With Tomlinson and Hayes, looks like we're making some effort there. Key position is more of a problem in a 2-3 years time.

Similar with KPP our mid issue was more with unavailability than the list. Adding two quality runners who can play midfield helps us with shuffling efforts when injuries crop up.

Agree - it’s all about flexibility and Fly now has 2 new magnets that enable existing players to move into new roles - Crisp as permanent mid, JD to wing even IQ to the midfield.
And these new magnets can also be played in more than one position.
So overall team flexibility has been significantly enhanced.