Confirmed Tom Barrass & 2025 F4 (WCE) traded to Hawthorn for 2025 F1, F2 & F3 (all Haw)
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He's a vice captain on a long term deal, and a local boy
The Eagles are not as desperate to push him out as you are suggesting, even though of course they would be happy with a stronger draft hand.
They may be desperate for picks, but they're just as desperate for leaders in that age bracket.
Hawthorn, or it doesn't get done.
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- he will be 29
- he wants to leave and has made that obvious
- previous injury issues
- WCE are in desperate need of picks
- he would not be part of any future success
- WCE need to cash in on tradeable assets whilst they can
- they want to trade him, hence they did not honour their verbal agreement re his contract
- look at the history of trades for players of that age
What we offered him is irrelevant.
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Eagles can ask doesn’t mean hawks have to pay.
If that’s the least the eagles will take then Barrass can stay put. No skin off the hawks nose. No need to overpay just because.
So now you’ve agreed to a 5 year deal with a player on good money and then reneged on it.
Poor Tom lol
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Sometimes you have to walk away. Hopefully we have learned that lesson from the O'Meara and Wingard trades
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Not reneging at all. If the eagles ask for too much that’s just the way it goes.
If we put forward a more than reasonable offer that’s all we can do. If Eagles decide to hold him he can direct his anger at them.
Wingarg was premo before we got him
Eagles allowing a contracted player to explore the market means that WCE do not really want to keep him. Trading Barrass is their preference.
A 4 year contract is a not all that large by today's standards. Hawks F1 on the table currently. Barrass is valued around 16-20 by the Hawks. Trading will be based around that.
A 4 year contract is a not all that large by today's standards. Hawks F1 on the table currently. Barrass is valued around 16-20 by the Hawks. Trading will be based around that.
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Barrass seems like a bit of a flog to me.
Would be interested to hear West Coast supporters perspective
Would be interested to hear West Coast supporters perspective
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The leverage argument is being so overblown.
Hawthorn want a gun key defender and he is contracted
West Coast want to cash in on one of the few valuable veterans they have.
It is in both parties interest to get a trade done
Hawthorn want a gun key defender and he is contracted
West Coast want to cash in on one of the few valuable veterans they have.
It is in both parties interest to get a trade done
What an absolute load of BS.
It would be really bad of Hawks to whisper and chase a contracted player, and then back out. I doubt the Hawks recruiting team would do that. They will pay what they need to.
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No they won't. If you are unreasonable, you will keep him. It is quite simple
“More than reasonable”
A late first rounder and change for a contracted key position player you offered 5 years on good money.
Who is that reasonable for? Lol
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Its not that we want him to leave at all its he is getting a 5 year offer and we won't match it .
We would be happy to keep him .
Yeo said on the radio the other day all the boys want him to stay .
He is contracted but if we get an offer heavily in our favour we would let him leave .
This whole myth that we need young players isn't really true .
We have been bringing in young players for 4 seasons now . Half our list is under 23 .
Its the 24- 28 year bracket we are short on especially after we delist some mid age spuds this off season
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Its pick 13 and will probably be pick 15 or 16
Its clearly not enough not even close .
West coast have already said they want 2 first rounders .
What goes back with barrass is another story
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I don't really think it's as simple as Hawks chasing a contracted player. Trying to be as level headed as possible, I think the situation is more both WC and Barrass had a discussion about it last year, WC said no, but we'll look at your contract or trading you again next year.
They had a discussion again this year and they asked if WC would fix his contract worth or trade him, WC said with where we are at, we are open to trading you. They reached out to Vic clubs and Hawks went all in.
I don't have any inside running on this stuff and that might all be rubbish but regardless, WC are motivated to sell like Hawks are motivated to buy, it's not like a Schultz where Freo absolutely wanted to keep him if we could.
There is no world in which we offer 2 x firsts for a 29 year old.
Pick 13 is a solid pick.
Plus some pick shuffles.
Done on the first day. Bank it.
Pick 13 is a solid pick.
Plus some pick shuffles.
Done on the first day. Bank it.
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