Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Lickmesocks]

JUH and English about to re-sign with WB.

Baz is not. Welcome to Hawthorn son.

Hmmm I keep hearing the Cats are leading the race.

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

Still not sure about this whole Smith thing. Reeks of going full Clarko. We have more pressing needs then giving up another 1st rounder for a 24 year old mid. Wait for free agency

 

[Lickmesocks]

I would be throwing the kitchen sink and lounge room at Logan McDonald. He was our number 1 a few years back when the swans jumped in.

 

[Yardie]

I would be throwing the kitchen sink and lounge room at Logan McDonald. He was our number 1 a few years back when the swans jumped in.

You mean when Norf couldn't draft properly.

 

[Howe Amazing]

I would be throwing the kitchen sink and lounge room at Logan McDonald. He was our number 1 a few years back when the swans jumped in.

If we managed to snare a KF like McDonald or the like could Mitch Lewis play KD if he completed a pre season there?

 

[FB19]

Split our first round pick this year:

• One of them goes to WB for Smith
• One of them goes to GEE for Holmes

2x outside class players (as we've officially acknowledged we need to address) for the price of one first round pick.

So much cash to spend, may as well use it to get players to the club.

Won’t be that easy Cats will hold out for more. Are you really prepared to give up picks 77 and 95???

 

[Tomohawks]

Say we finish 3rd last and Hardwick decides to leave as a RFA do you reckon we’ll end up with pick 4 as compensation?

Nah, end of second round most likely unfortunately. He's worth far more as we all know it, but there's no way known that the AFL would give us a top ten pick as compensation. They seem to screw us at every opportunity they can and this is an easy one for them to do so again.

 

[Topiary]

Hmmm I keep hearing the Cats are leading the race.

Not my info.

 

[TylerDurden]

Not my info.

Same. I hear it's all but done to us.

 

[Bugs1977]

I would be throwing the kitchen sink and lounge room at Logan McDonald. He was our number 1 a few years back when the swans jumped in.

Do a reverse Buddy you say

Hmmm maybe see how the kids season goes but he's no where near the Big Bud talent wise

 

[Bugs1977]

Same. I hear it's all but done to us.

Don't get me wrong I'm all for it but awwwww sh****t

I just wish this was about JUH and Baz (in that order)

 

[MasterSamurai]

A bottom 5 finish would mean the dogs will ask for that and not leave it to chance by accepting our future first. But we can't be giving away a top 5-6 pick with so much talent available in this draft re-mids. It will set up our midfield stocks for 12-15 years which includes McKenzie, Ward, Newc and Day.

 

[cryptor]

A bottom 5 finish would mean the dogs will ask for that and not leave it to chance by accepting our future first. But we can't be giving away a top 5-6 pick with so much talent available in this draft re-mids. It will set up our midfield stocks for 12-15 years which includes McKenzie, Ward, Newc and Day.

The irony is that I’m sure our first rounder this year would’ve been on offer 6 months ago in the form of our future first.

They didn’t want to deal and now Baz’s market value is less due to being out of contract and being out for the season with an ACL.

 

[Sixpence]

The irony is that I’m sure our first rounder this year would’ve been on offer 6 months ago in the form of our future first.

They didn’t want to deal and now Baz’s market value is less due to being out of contract and being out for the season with an ACL.

Thing is though, had Baz come last trade period, he wouldn't have been at the same session that he did his knee in and we would be benefitting from having him in our midfield, thus would be looking at a better finish. Given that, would Dogs be better off offloading him last year or this year?

 

[theiaofseed]

Thing is though, had Baz come last trade period, he wouldn't have been at the same session that he did his knee in and we would be benefitting from having him in our midfield, thus would be looking at a better finish. Given that, would Dogs be better off offloading him last year or this year?

Clearly last year. Bulldogs were banking on Smith capturing his form from 2020-22 which would warrant a top ten pick, now they have a player coming off an ACL and is two years removed from his last elite year. Not only should the Bulldogs get less in a trade for Smith, they still have his contract on the books when they have some of their best players out of contract at years end.

 

[tommyk72]

I feel war chests should only be used on free agents

As long as it doesn't push our pick back (at least until after we've traded it!!!).

 

[tommyk72]

Same. I hear it's all but done to us.

Can't wait to have Baz and Congilio in the same team. We'll be unstoppable

 

[bindas12]

A bottom 5 finish would mean the dogs will ask for that and not leave it to chance by accepting our future first. But we can't be giving away a top 5-6 pick with so much talent available in this draft re-mids. It will set up our midfield stocks for 12-15 years which includes McKenzie, Ward, Newc and Day.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Splitting it

 

[The Chad and I]

Insane to be spending a top 10 pick on a guy coming off a knee reco.
Split the pick or use it in the draft.
Def don't trade it for Smith!

 

[smish]

Splitting it

What for BH?

One for Baz and the other for the draft?

 

[cryptor]

We only have 2 picks in this years draft. Our first - currently pick 2. Pies second - currently pick 24, but probably end ups at least pick 30.

If we're looking to split our first for picks to use this year then only Suns and Freo have multiple first round picks with 3 each. But they'll likely all end up mid-late first round.

AFL Draft Order 2024 - Zero Hanger

 

[grumbleguts]

• he’s out of contract
• he’s just done an ACL
• his output in 2023 was less than previous years

All factors conducive to his trade value which reflect he’s not worth a top 3… even top 6 pick.

Lucky then, that we'll only be getting pick 17 or 18.

 

[grumbleguts]

None of our picks will be worth anything when the gold coast find a loop hole that casts an academy net over the entire country giving them all 75 picks in the draft. What an absolute load of garbage this drafting has become.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

We only have 2 picks in this years draft. Our first - currently pick 2. Pies second - currently pick 24, but probably end ups at least pick 30.

If we're looking to split our first for picks to use this year then only Suns and Freo have multiple first round picks with 3 each. But they'll likely all end up mid-late first round.

AFL Draft Order 2024 - Zero Hanger

Would be an interesting move to say the least. For all the Sleepy Mark gags (apologies everyone) we've had over the years the club has shown that it's willing to try to be aggressive and pull the trigger on moves - Weddle deal being the obvious example that was completed. We tried to trade this year's first in order to draft O'Sullivan too.

Personally I'd rather we keep our first. I expect it's going to be a top four pick, and as it stands the top three in the draft look like great prospects. Plenty of time for others to announce themselves though so maybe by the end of the season splitting the pick would look like a great option.