List Mgmt. Trade & Free Agency talk Pt 6

[Bojangles17]

Thats totally understandable but there are a couple of reasons it 'could be' Soldo

GWS were interested in Meek so the people in charge must believe another Ruck is a required

Preuss has stolen a career and is either always injured or suspended and doesnt have the work rated to become a 100 game player 27 years old with 20 games after 6 years at the level

The young rucks are not ready yet and will need 2-3 years to take over if they are AFL standard

Kingsley will know the best if he wants him but Soldo was played regularly with Kingley at Richmond and would have had a big say in team selection

Ralphsmith is highly rated and i would hate to lose him as steak knoves and believe the club rates him highly also with McIntosh and Pickett our only other genuine wingman atm

I expect Ralph’s who’s next in line to be pushing both macca and Pickett for a spot ,,,gws have several similar types I’d expect soldo more likely to be in the frame

 

[Marcel Proust]

I expect Ralph’s who’s next in line to be pushing both macca and Pickett for a spot ,,,gws have several similar types I’d expect soldo more likely to be in the frame

If ralphsmith goes i guess banks or brown need to be fast tracked?

 

[NZ_Tiger]

Crazy, All signs point to Rachele being an elite mid/forward.
Georgiades could very well top out as a B grader. Port's stocks aren't as good as they seem. Marshall is a ruck more than a forward. Dixon is trash, who else was there? Fantasia? They're ass.

Georgiades is a shit kick. That doesn’t usually fix itself.


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[Rioli2Rioli]

Would prefer Ralphsmith obviously but Castanga I wouldn't be too upset with, was really underrated during those peak years, probably hasn't been at his best the last couple offensively but does all the little things better then almost any other small in the comp

The main problem would be Ralphsmith knows he has a position in the Richmond team or will have in 12 months time and is contracted as well as being a melbourne boy that most likely wont want to move interstate so would be extremely hard to convince unless its a big uplift in cash which will be the same problem GWS have with your elite kids and Hugo is not worth giving that money to at the moment.

GWS cap space is the main reason Hopper & Taranto are leaving and if you are not making cap space then why let these players leave ?
GWS have enough stars and potential stars that will be needing an uplift in salary next 2 years and most likely need some foot soldiers on low $$$
that provide experience and depth in area's you need.

As a freebie players like Aarts , Soldo , castagna may offer this , Im not sure how many list spots you guys need to fill but with so many leaving
it would be cray to have 6-8 kids coming into the team.

Personally i think this deal gets done at the end when GWS has done all their deals and know what they have and will allow Hopper to leave even if its for F1+#30

Clubs usually let players get to where they want even if its slight unders and i think Hopper is a respected player coming from you academy and giving 7 years of good service.

I dont believe GWS would sand in his way for a 10 spot upgrade from 30 to 20 and pay him $600k when they could use that for another star that they may keep.

We shall see

 

[richoatthedisco]

Georgiades is a s**t kick.

He certainly is not.



I fricken love this kid. Not too many I'd take before him if we could steal one player.

 

[Disco_Stu]

 

[Danog]

Honestly, GWS need hard workers with mongrel. Mansell and Castagna wouldn't be the worst for them. I actually really rate Mansell, but the reality is that he's not getting a game for us any time soon because of our backline depth.

 

[chriso11]

It's annoying consistently being overly nice guys at the trade table.

Not really
It’s what gets us Taranto, Prestia, etc. without Being totally reamed. Other clubs like doing business with us… we protect our reputation as fair traders.
Great gif btw

 

[Roksman]

It's annoying consistently being overly nice guys at the trade table.

You know when good players are looking to move, agents advise their clients which clubs they should preference?

It's no coincidence agents advise their clients to go to Richmond because "the trade will get done without issues".

It's no coincidence Dunkley and Bobby Hill previously nominated Essendon - both trades failed to get done and now those same players requested trades again and neither nominated Essendon again.

All this trade period bravado might impress fan bases but clubs pay the price for it long term.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

I guess this dumb campaigner wasnt listening to their list manager earlier

“changed tact”?

“To change tack means to change course, to try a different approach or a different method. The phrase change tact is often used, but it is incorrect.

 

[Calcium Man]

You know when good players are looking to move, agents advise their clients which clubs they should preference?

It's no coincidence agents advise their clients to go to Richmond because "the trade will get done without issues".

It's no coincidence Dunkley and Bobby Hill previously nominated Essendon - both trades failed to get done and now those same players requested trades again and neither nominated Essendon again.

All this trade period bravado might impress fan bases but clubs pay the price for it long term.

It amazes me how many people miss this. It’s not just a reputation with other clubs, it’s with players and player managers.

 

[Bird Man]

“changed tact”?

“To change tack means to change course, to try a different approach or a different method. The phrase change tact is often used, but it is incorrect.

as is their tactic was to get JG and now they have changed their course and now going for JHF ......

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Taranto , Hopper and Bruhn have all played as midfielders at GWS and is something they don’t have huge depth in . Surely if losing all 3 and wanting a player in return it’ll be someone who can play as a inside mid .
Graham , Ross , RCD , Dow all likely to be in that frame you would think ??

 

[TigerTime88]

Graham actually makes a heap of sense for GWS given her is a defensive mid and they don’t seem to care about defensive running.

 

[Tzatziki_Man]

Tom Lynch, Jacob Hopper

22

Jacob Hopper

Age

27

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.0

5star

K

9.9

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.6

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

8.9

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

18.6

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.4

5star

, Dion Prestia

3

Dion Prestia

Age

32

Ht

175cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.1

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.2

5star

CL

3.2

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

, Tim Taranto

14

Tim Taranto

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.3

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

9.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

17.0

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.0

4star

CL

5.5

5star

D

15.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

There's a clear strategy here from the Tigers.

Our success doesn't allow us to get early draft picks, instead of relinquishing our dominance on field, we trade our draft picks (which are hit or miss), for proven top 10 talent - not alleged (JHF) top 10 talent.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

It's annoying consistently being overly nice guys at the trade table.

If we give up Brown then i agree.

 

[Profop]

I can see Soldo getting a game at GWS but I don’t see Raphsmith getting one with the players the Giants have in his position

While Ralphsmith will be the better player for a steak knives deal Soldo makes more sense

 

[RichoLedio]

dont think jim ross will get a game next year

Bah gawddddd

 

[Marcel Proust]

I can see Soldo getting a game at GWS but I don’t see Raphsmith getting one with the players the Giants have in his position

While Ralphsmith will be the better player for a steak knives deal Soldo makes more sense

Could see HRS get a go in the bobby hill spot

 

[Bojangles17]

If ralphsmith goes i guess banks or brown need to be fast tracked?

Presumably yea , still like to see him stay

 

[Bojangles17]

Tom Lynch, Jacob Hopper, Dion Prestia, Tim Taranto

There's a clear strategy here from the Tigers.

Our success doesn't allow us to get early draft picks, instead of relinquishing our dominance on field, we trade our draft picks (which are hit or miss), for proven top 10 talent - not alleged (JHF) top 10 talent.

There will be decent FA coming avail in coming years too , pity one of these weren’t FA as gws couldn’t have matched

 

[Bojangles17]

Honestly, GWS need hard workers with mongrel. Mansell and Castagna wouldn't be the worst for them. I actually really rate Mansell, but the reality is that he's not getting a game for us any time soon because of our backline depth.

Agreed reckon he’d be a reg in a lot of sides and George has more claims than alot of small forwards out there that do fa other than they’re 5”2 and are flavor of the month

 

[ryza87]

Interesting, I'd have no interest in Soldo at all and I think most of our board echo's that but Ralphsmith could be interesting as a wing/HB option

Did the three of you put that to a vote?

 

[smasha]

Advance Richmond Fair!

A trade done that did not bend over the Giants and makes us a great club to deal with in future trades.

I applaud our recruiting team.

 

[Barunga Bullet]

Geez Karen Cornes is a deadset flog! reckons a future 1st and 30 is not enough for hopper! I bet if it was Port a 2nd rounder pick would be fine