Strategy Trade and List Management Thread Part 7 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[Smiley Boy]

''Shopping him around", meaning that we are actively trying to trade him or that he isn't untouchable and we would accept a deal that wow'd us?

He’ll be traded if we’re presented with the right deal. We’re looking to bring in a top tier mid and Jamarra is the likely piece that helps us get one

 

[MaxiBont]

He’ll be traded if we’re presented with the right deal. We’re looking to bring in a top tier mid and Jamarra is the likely piece that helps us get one

Interesting, thanks for the insight.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Can’t be true what a load of crap hey Dogsfan1

He’s a great player no doubt but sometimes the juice isn’t worth the squeeze

Whether a trade gets done it’s still to be seen but make no mistake we are definitely shopping him around for the right price

It was something along the lines of Training standards that they are not happy with.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Just me, but I don’t want any Cat's steak knives players.
We’ve been burnt so many times by them (apart from Matty Robbins & Bluey Hampshire of course ).

…and Hamling

 

[glenashley]

He is being shopped around

3 elite KPF and holes elsewhere in the list.

Next contract 50% of our forward line will be on $3m+.

Darcy is FS and will be best of the lot.

Naughton future captain and more of a CHF.

Makes sense. Sell high.

 

[WB_]

He’ll be traded if we’re presented with the right deal. We’re looking to bring in a top tier mid and Jamarra is the likely piece that helps us get one

It may be unknown at this stage, but would Butters be the primary target in mind, or it's more of a general idea of an elite mid?

 

[Rookie]

He’ll be traded if we’re presented with the right deal. We’re looking to bring in a top tier mid and Jamarra is the likely piece that helps us get one

A high draft pick that gets us a mid we want, or an established mid?

 

[The Inbetweener]

He’ll be traded if we’re presented with the right deal. We’re looking to bring in a top tier mid and Jamarra is the likely piece that helps us get one

Does that mean his management are aware we are shopping him and are ok for him to be traded?

 

[Smiley Boy]

A high draft pick that gets us a mid we want, or an established mid?

Established mid

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Knevitt couldn’t be more local if he was born on Kardinia Park. Third generation Grovedale Football Club, barracked for the club, family barracks for the club.

Thats true and he has local ties to geelong like a few of our young guys (like henry and bruhn did and like clohesy conway stevens etc do as well as partially with clark). But opportunity and $ can do funny things to move fringe players.

We should just tell Geelong go get us pick 12 from Gold Coast .

Do people think cats first and second rounder would get it over the line for goldcoast ?

Get them to throw clohsey our way as steak knives aswell

Im sure geelong would be open to a 3 way trade (like we did with henry) but i reckon 12 ends up at richmond as part of the rioli deal (who knows maybe richmond are willing to deal the pick once they get it).

 

[Doggies7]

Richmond might be the trade partner there if this is the case. They would be desperate for a talent like Marra, back themselves in to deal with issues of this nature after Dusty and others the last few years and will have a ton of high picks in this draft.

 

[dergert]

As much as I knock bevo at times. He doesn't tolerate shit and if he moves on an established player I am sure it's for the right reasons.

 

[doggy_dog]

Reckon we’re jumping at shadows a bit with the ‘3 talls doesn’t work in todays game’ angle

Trends are always changing. Speed is winning now, but some other strategy will come along soon enough. Through the history of the game tall forwards are pretty instrumental, our 3 are all potentially elite talents that bring different things to the table.

We should be working out how to turn them into the unstoppable force they can be, not giving up trying to follow everyone else

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Marra cost us a whole draft capital going pick 1. We better get an unbelievable deal, to set up our next flag challenge. I just hope it doesn’t upset our other First Nations players.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

3 elite KPF and holes elsewhere in the list.

Next contract 50% of our forward line will be on $3m+.

Darcy is FS and will be best of the lot.

Naughton future captain and more of a CHF.

Makes sense. Sell high.

Everyone seems to be forgetting Croft, full forward or defender.

 

[Bonty4]

Trades/FA:
1. Smith and F3 for Pick 15, Pick 35 and F2
2. Macrae and Pick 32 for Pick 24 and Pick 43
3. Jed Bews as a FA for small defender depth.
4. I'd love Houston but unsure we can convince him. Pick 15 and future picks may be enough for Port though.
5. We have about 10 guys who could retire or be delisted. We desperately need to move on 1 or 2 of those earlier so it's in a stronger draft.

Which would mean:
In: Pick 15, Pick 24, Pick 35, Pick 44, Bews, Late Pick
Out: Smith, Macrae, Keath, Bedendo, O'Driscoll/Rypstra, Clarke (moved to rookie list though), Baker/Cleary/Scott (contract paid out).

2025 team:

FB: Duryea, Jones, Freijah
HB: Dale, Lobb, Bramble
C: Williams, Bont, Poulter (or draftee)
HF: West, Naughton, VDM (or draftee)
FF: Weightman, JUH, Darcy
R: English, Libba, Treloar
Int: Richards, JJ, Daniel/Sanders, Busslinger/Coffield/JOD
Sub: Daniel/Sanders

Emerg: Bews, Busslinger/Coffield/JOD, McNeil

Buss wil start round 1

 

[Bonty4]

Can’t be true what a load of crap hey Dogsfan1

He’s a great player no doubt but sometimes the juice isn’t worth the squeeze

Whether a trade gets done it’s still to be seen but make no mistake we are definitely shopping him around for the right price

Yes we are

 

[cecil]

Can't see it being Butters that we'd bring in. Could see it bring Houston plus picks though...

 

[Dogs 13]

Thats true and he has local ties to geelong like a few of our young guys (like henry and bruhn did and like clohesy conway stevens etc do as well as partially with clark). But opportunity and $ can do funny things to move fringe players.



Im sure geelong would be open to a 3 way trade (like we did with henry) but i reckon 12 ends up at richmond as part of the rioli deal (who knows maybe richmond are willing to deal the pick once they get it).

“Fringe player”, pass !!

 

[Mojorisin]

“Fringe player”, pass !!

De Koning is the fringe player we should be after.

 

[Dogs 13]

De Koning is the fringe player we should be after.

Yep.
Anyway most of them wear a headband so you can’t see their fringe.

 

[RWnBluey]

De Koning is the fringe player we should be after.

He’d be one of their more gettable quality players, but do we really want another 200+cm player on the list?

 

[adogsfan5]

He’d be one of their more gettable quality players, but do we really want another 200+cm player on the list?

The thought of him in the back six with Jones and Lobb is pretty delicious.

 

[Mojorisin]

He’d be one of their more gettable quality players, but do we really want another 200+cm player on the list?

he'd be a great Jones replacement, with Buss and JOD beside him long term.

 

[Pencil case]

A few of us that wanted him got hounded on here because he was a dud.

And now he’s 10x better than Weightman and can actually perform in finals.