Traded Shai Bolton, pick 14 & F3 (Rich) traded to Fremantle for picks 10, 11 & 18

[Snuffaluphagus]

You seemed quite big on him when his name was floated as part of the Bolton trade by someone.

What’s the thinking potentially letting him get taken by another club? Or is he just really a plodder?

No, I'm a massive fan and think he'll be very good, I was hoping Reidy would leave

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

You seemed quite big on him when his name was floated as part of the Bolton trade by someone.

What’s the thinking potentially letting him get taken by another club? Or is he just really a plodder?

He takes up a senior list spot is the reality. Of the 7 players we've let go (Corbett, Taberner, Hughes, Kuek, Williams, Emmett, Stanley), Corbett and Williams didn't occupy "real" list spots, and Stanley and Kuek were already on the rookie list. That leaves 4 additions to the senior list (Bolton + 3 draftees) and only 3 senior list delistees if we don't do the Knobel move.

For the 42 "main" list spots, clubs can do 38 Senior List + 4 Cat A Rookie list, 37 + 5 or 36 + 6. Freo pretty much always try to go with 36 + 6, presumably because of the benefits of rookie listing on the salary cap. Doing what we've done with Knobel was the only path available for that.

 

[bc27]

People are sleeping on how good Bolton is going to be over there

I agree.

He’s perfect for Freo. If he can reach anything close to his potential then Freo have one of the best match winners getting around.

 

[Morro]

Now the dust has settled, how are Freo fans feeling about this trade? Or do we need to wait until he shows you first hand how transformative he is going to be the Freo side.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Now the dust has settled, how are Freo fans feeling about this trade? Or do we need to wait until he shows your first hand how transformative he is gong to be the Freo side.

Good trade for both clubs. What Ive reached the conclusion is that we basically turned Shultz and Henry into Bolton minus a 3 pick downgrade of our first pick. It complicated and approximate equal because we traded seconds to get the POrt pick and we gained two later seconds in the Henry and Shultz trade plus the Collingwood 1st while also gaining the future Richmond 3rd so approximately even all up.

 

[Morro]

Good trade for both clubs. What Ive reached the conclusion is that we basically turned Shultz and Henry into Bolton minus a 3 pick downgrade of our first pick. It complicated and approximate equal because we traded seconds to get the POrt pick and we gained two later seconds in the Henry and Shultz trade plus the Collingwood 1st while also gaining the future Richmond 3rd so approximately even all up.

That was so confusing, but it appears we agree that is was a pretty fair trade all in all.

 

[MakeshiftMartyr]

It's definitely on the high-end of Shais value, but at least we were able to keep a pick better than 18 and Shai should transform our forward line next year.

 

[captain cotch 9]

Enjoy the shit commentators calling him Shy.....
Whats the bet that Basil calls his first Freo game and calls him Shy....100-1 i rekon.