Club Focus West Coast Eagles 2024

[Ticky009]

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[Red Bull]

Tom Barrass

37

Tom Barrass

Age

28

Ht

197cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

6.1

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

158.5

3star

D

10.1

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

2.1

2star

M

5.6

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

139.6

2star

D

11.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

0.4

3star

MG

160.0

3star

is contracted until 2027.
So with 3 full years remaining, the contract takes him through to 31yo.
With the Eagles in full rebuild, would Barrass consider a trade to a club in a premiership window and would the Eagles be open to trade to assist their rebuild.
The Blues could really use Barrass to partner Weitering with McGovern as the third allowing Kemp to be redeployed elsewhere further afield …

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

One aspect of all this is

If you are Eagles what are you going to do

Trade Barass for a mid teens pick OR, ask AFL for 2 priority picks instead. People seem to think Eagles should trade away experienced players to get assets the AFL will simply give us for free

 

[Ash1337]

I think if Eagles end up with pick 3 they should look at the suns picks 6 11 20. Say 3, 59, F3 for 6 11 20.

Trade that pick 20 for Baker and get whatever they can for Barrass from Hawks. Likely first round and a future pick.

Eagles have then 6, 9, 11 to get 3 draftees in the first round. Keeping 3 will not be wise to keep when you can potentially get two top 10 draftees.

Ignore this if Eagles end up in 17th place though because pick 2 is 0'Sullivan.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

One aspect of all this is

If you are Eagles what are you going to do

Trade Barass for a mid teens pick OR, ask AFL for 2 priority picks instead. People seem to think Eagles should trade away experienced players to get assets the AFL will simply give us for free

The AFL should tell West Coast to forget about a priority pick when they've had a Premiership in the past decade.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

The AFL should tell West Coast to forget about a priority pick when they've had a Premiership in the past decade.

If thats the measure of it all then St Kilda should get all picks from 1-10 as priority picks in 2024 surely?

 

[Johnny Bananas]

If thats the measure of it all then St Kilda should get all picks from 1-10 as priority picks in 2024 surely?

St Kilda haven't struggled for an extended period.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If thats the measure of it all then St Kilda should get all picks from 1-10 as priority picks in 2024 surely?

It probably wouldn't help them.

The AFL isn't going to start handing out priority picks to clubs after 60 bad games and one spoon.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

It probably wouldn't help them.

The AFL isn't going to start handing out priority picks to clubs after 60 bad games and one spoon.

I think they will if we ask cos AFL wont want to see us trade away too many experienced players and subsequently get worse.

Any help would be similar to what North got to bring in Logue/Tucker. Picks that must be traded. We then trade for Liam Baker with these picks

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I think they will if we ask cos AFL wont want to see us trade away too many experienced players and subsequently get worse.

Any help would be similar to what North got to bring in Logue/Tucker. Picks that must be traded. We then trade for Liam Baker with these picks

I don't think they'll see it as an issue. You're not bleeding members

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I don't think they'll see it as an issue. You're not bleeding members

We are bleeding attendance and ratings though.... which matters just as much.

You think Channel 7/Foxtel would be thrilled with one of the most supported clubs having games over at half time for example?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

We are bleeding attendance and ratings though.... which matters just as much.

You think Channel 7/Foxtel would be thrilled with one of the most supported clubs having games over at half time for example?

You're not borderline unviable like North or the Suns. You win a premiership like 5 years ago and last I heard you still had a waiting list for memberships.

Like Geelong, the afl will not give you a priority pick, probably ever

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

You're not borderline unviable like North or the Suns. You win a premiership like 5 years ago and last I heard you still had a waiting list for memberships.

Like Geelong, the afl will not give you a priority pick, probably ever

It depends who you believe makes the decisions

I think sponsors and those piling money into the game make the decisioms. Dont like Lauren Kane is anything but a messenger service to them

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It depends who you believe makes the decisions

I think sponsors and those piling money into the game make the decisioms. Dont like Lauren Kane is anything but a messenger service to them

Your sponsors aren't losing money on it though, that's the point.