Trade Requested Shai Bolton [UFA 2028] - Wants to join the Dockers

[Madas]

Nah, we're mad into Chad and have 2 good NGA prospects. Whatever we do, I am confident the bulk comes from 2024 assets.

Chad , Bolton and Baker in the space of a season to a nuffy club like Freo is La La Land stuff surely ?
Big Vic club might be able to pull off a coup like that but not us .

What you smokin’ Joao ?

 

[Joao]

Chad , Bolton and Baker in the space of a season to a nuffy club like Freo is La La Land stuff surely ?
Big Vic club might be able to pull off a coup like that but not us .

What you smokin’ Joao ?

It's hard not to think that, but geez there is a lot of smoke on all 3.

It's definitely in the "believe when I see it" category though.

 

[Madas]

It's hard not to think that, but geez there is a lot of smoke on all 3.

It's definitely in the "believe when I see it" category though.

Dare to dream I guess

 

[Morro]

No because he is contracted and required.

If they want him they will have to bend over and even then my answer would be no

Players like Bolton are very very rare .

Prefer to keep him.

We have enough draft currency as it is

We don’t really need more draft picks

With baker and graham going and what we have already we have enough

LOL mate 2 times top 10 picks is already well overs.

 

[tigs2010]

LOL mate 2 times top 10 picks is already well overs.

They’ll only have 1. Even if they miss finals the Battle compo will push it to 11

 

[tigs2010]

But also you've gotta at least hold on to the hope Carlton finish 9th. They can't both finish there ffs

 

[blaisee]

LOL mate 2 times top 10 picks is already well overs.

That’s cool we keep him

 

[richoatthedisco]

Ninth best centre clearance player in the comp and the genius Yze plays him as 178cm centre-half-forward.

 

[Morro]

Ninth best centre clearance player in the comp and the genius Yze plays him as 178cm centre-half-forward.

Even stranger when you consider he is our only mid option with serious pace.

 

[tiger_tough]

Ninth best centre clearance player in the comp and the genius Yze plays him as 178cm centre-half-forward.

Even stranger when you consider he is our only mid option with serious pace.

Gives me the ****ing shits.

 

[fnerd]

Ninth best centre clearance player in the comp and the genius Yze plays him as 178cm centre-half-forward.

Even stranger when you consider he is our only mid option with serious pace.

Gives me the ****ing shits.

Sounds like a coach “pushing” a player out if ever I’ve heard one .

This should no doubt be reflected in freos trade price you’d think

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Baker will be about pick 16. He will get to Freo if he wants to go there and it will be done early. I doubt we will trade Bolton unless its for crazy overs. It would be stupid for us to do that in this years draft assuming Rioli leaves.

I think it'd be a bad move not to trade him. By the time Richmond are competing for flags again, he'll be old and he'll have lost some pace, the weapon that sets him apart from similar players. He has a high trade value now, possibly the highest it'll ever be, and Richmond don't want to still be rebuilding come 2027 when Tasmania will be taking the top players.

And this years draft is full of good players, it's an excellent year to have lots of picks in the first round. It's only the very top of the draft (top 5 picks) where it's not as good as some other years.

Bolton will still have 3 years to run at the end of next year and plenty of teams will be trying to get him knowing he wants out. We would be better off accepting slightly less into next years draft.

Except, he only wants to go to WA as that's where his support network is. We've heard this a few times now.

 

[tiger_tough]

Sounds like a coach “pushing” a player out if ever I’ve heard one .

This should no doubt be reflected in freos trade price you’d think

Nah, he's said and done it since pre season. Stubborn bastard, like leaving Balta forward for 3/4 of the season while the backline haemorrhaged goals.

 

[tigs2010]

Sounds like a coach “pushing” a player out if ever I’ve heard one .

This should no doubt be reflected in freos trade price you’d think

Nah Yze thinks he can turn him into a Cyril full time small forward

 

[Morro]

Sounds like a coach “pushing” a player out if ever I’ve heard one .

This should no doubt be reflected in freos trade price you’d think

I can smell your desperation for that to be true from here

 

[blaisee]

I can smell your desperation for that to be true from here

It’s gunna be funny reading this thread after the trade period is over

Freo is gunna fail in the finals if they make it and they are gunna bend over and then we will say no thanks lol

 

[Freoforever86]

no way

2 different deals

Just like taranto and hopper where 2 different deals

2 top 10 picks for Bolton 1 top 12 pick for Baker

You can’t actually believe baker is worth a top 12 out of contract..

He’s going to WCE or Freo and itlll be for an early 20s pick. Worst case Freos last 1st rounder plus something back. If he chooses eagles, it’s their 2nd and that’s it.

2 top 10s for Bolton will only happen if you’re paying most his wage & we’re getting a good pick back. You’ll say “fine we keep him” don’t think that worry’s freo too much. They won’t badly over pay.

 

[Tugga27]

It’s gunna be funny reading this thread after the trade period is over

Freo is gunna fail in the finals if they make it and they are gunna bend over and then we will say no thanks lol

The poster you're quoting is living in Laa Laa land.

 

[Taylor]

Watch how Richmond's tune changes when Hasina moves back to WA to be close to family and support now baby #2 is on the way.

 

[captain bloodsport]

Watch how Richmond's tune changes when Hasina moves back to WA to be close to family and support now baby #2 is on the way.

Ok then, freo can take on his whole contract lol

 

[Taylor]

Ok then, freo can take on his whole contract lol

Or you can pay him to spend most of the season in WA with his mind elsewhere. That works too.

 

[captain bloodsport]

Or you can pay him to spend most of the season in WA with his mind elsewhere. That works too.

So he'll be in WA with his mind elsewhere?

 

[Taylor]

So he'll be in WA with his mind elsewhere?

Exactly. Doesn't have to be far removed for a father to be focused somewhere else instead of on his work, or then torn between his obligations to family and to work.

A real "mental health reasons" brew there.

I don't envy Richmond here at all. The AFL won't even let them pay for family to fly over and live to help out without including it in the salary cap.

 

[captain bloodsport]

Exactly. Doesn't have to be far removed for a father to be focused somewhere else instead of on his work, or then torn between his obligations to family and to work.

A real "mental health reasons" brew there.

I don't envy Richmond here at all. The AFL won't even let them pay for family to fly over and live to help out without including it in the salary cap.

I understand what you're saying, I also think his gone.

Doesn't mean the tiges should accept whatever freo offers. He's still a contracted player. Tiges are always pretty reasonable at the trade table

 

[Taylor]

I understand what you're saying, I also think his gone.

Doesn't mean the tiges should accept whatever freo offers. He's still a contracted player. Tiges are always pretty reasonable at the trade table

He's also a very good player, but that doesn't mean Fremantle has to wear the price of decisions that didn't involve them until the time came to pay a bill to facilitate what others wanted.

I think Fremantle is quite a way down the road with Chad Warner and Bolton would need to fit around that, but it would be stupid for Fremantle to not try and get a win for everyone here.

What about all our firsts and our second for Bolton and your future first?