List Mgmt. 2024 Trade Thread

[Mavefromdelburn]

Mcluggage and LDU on the top of our whiteboard according to McClure

Sweet lord either of those would be fantastic. Suitcase has such class, but my oh my, imagine LDU's explosive ball-winning ability. EXACTLY what we need.

Believe he's averaging 30 disposals, 8 or 9 clearances, and 5 tackles a game already this year (albeit very small sample size). Was operating at near Clayton Oliver levels statistically across last year as well.

Also only 24 years old, perfect age.

Throw kitchen sink and other things of note at him.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Mcluggage and LDU on the top of our whiteboard according to McClure

Either would be outstanding McLuggage 26yo and LDU 24yo. According to Stavro/SOS we have plenty of salary cap, so perhaps they are our in our plans. Hopefully they have enough to grab another ruckman at some stage also.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Can't see how we'd have the capacity to play money games against Norff so we'd have to trade and it would be enormous.

 

[Armoooo]

McLuggage as a free agent would be the biggest target surely.

I don't see it happening but if we can promise him an onball position and keep him off the wing / half forward lines he might be tempted.

Can't see him wanting to leave a contender though so hopefully we can show some form and make him think we're closer to a flag.

 

[stavro#4]

Either would be outstanding McLuggage 26yo and LDU 24yo. According to Stavro/SOS we have plenty of salary cap, so perhaps they are our in our plans. Hopefully they have enough to grab another ruckman at some stage also.

Most clubs expected the cap rise due to the tv deal so built in % increases to existing deals.

We apparently had very little of these deals. Players played for the $$$ they signed for.

Our issues were that we gave big deals up directly in 2019. So had to manage the cap situation

 

[botts]

Sweet lord either of those would be fantastic. Suitcase has such class, but my oh my, imagine LDU's explosive ball-winning ability. EXACTLY what we need.

Believe he's averaging 30 disposals, 8 or 9 clearances, and 5 tackles a game already this year (albeit very small sample size). Was operating at near Clayton Oliver levels statistically across last year as well.

Also only 24 years old, perfect age.

Throw kitchen sink and other things of note at him.

We can trade LDU for hunter Clark. I’m sure north would be happy with that

 

[Dard Ball Get]

McCluggage, LDU, Florent and Holmes the players mentioned on the podcast

 

[akaifu]

Florent is also apparently in the equation. Holmes too according to Mitch Cleary but hard to see considering we'd have to trade for him

 

[akaifu]

Can't see how we'd have the capacity to play money games against Norff so we'd have to trade and it would be enormous.

The point of McClure's argument was that we are apparently telling player managers and clubs that we have the biggest war chest any club has ever had (hard to believe but also possible) so will go hard in FA whilst also keeping our top draft picks.

Money won't be an issue, this is a case of loyalty

 

[g_TRAIN]

LDU and Holmes for mine... If we got those two it would be massive.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

LDU and Holmes for mine... If we got those two it would be massive.

Would be one or the other not both

 

[g_TRAIN]

Would be one or the other not both

I'll keep dreaming

 

[SteeleSaints]

LDU and Holmes for mine... If we got those two it would be massive.

If Im right we would have to trade for both, but is McLuggage an RFA. So he would be my preference and use the draft picks to keep going back to the drafts.

 

[akaifu]

If Im right we would have to trade for both, but is McLuggage an RFA. So he would be my preference and use the draft picks to keep going back to the drafts.

If we went after LDU it would be next year when his contract expires and he becomes an RFA end of 2025. No need to trade

 

[g_TRAIN]

If Im right we would have to trade for both, but is McLuggage an RFA. So he would be my preference and use the draft picks to keep going back to the drafts.

Yeah as it stands now, but we probably wouldn't be looking at these trades this year.

 

[stavro#4]

14 minutes in to todays “tradies” podcast.

Summary

McClure - story I’ve been working on for a while is that the saints have been telling clubs that they have a war chest. Potentially the biggest war chest ever seen.

They are targeting 2 players this year

Current big deals based on McClures research for the story he is working on

King on <900k per year.
Marshall <900k per year
Hill >900k this year as its back ended. Will re-sign on significantly less. Roughly half

Howard OOC this year is on a good deal as we paid overs to bring in.

Top 2 names confirmed by multiple sources for McClure. But will be incredibly hard to get these deals. He thinks we will offer huge deals to players like this and force clubs to eat their cap spaces to sign them.

LDU
McCluggage

Thinks LDU won’t do anything until mid next year as he wants to see the lay of the land. He is however very very loyal.

Thinks we may also ask the question again to Florent this year.

Cleary linking us to Holmes this year

 

[Dard Ball Get]

I think of that lot Holmes is the best fit/most exciting. Has the leg speed and game style to mesh with our group.

LDU would be my first pick but no way it happens.

 

[BrutThough]

I dont have much of opinion of him as a player but Florrent makes a lot of sense just looking at external factors

• Free Agent so wouldnt impact our publicly stated intent of drafting again this year
• Local lad which we were reportedly targeting last year
• Just brought in someone from Sydney's list management team

 

[g_TRAIN]

Florrent is another pacey guy who kicks it well... Seems like that's the type Ross wants to build this team around.

 

[stavro#4]

I dont have much of opinion of him as a player but Florrent makes a lot of sense just looking at external factors

• Free Agent so wouldnt impact our publicly stated intent of drafting again this year
• Local lad which we were reportedly targeting last year
• Just brought in someone from Sydney's list management team

Doesn’t fix our midfield issue though.

Not a bad player.

 

[BrutThough]

Doesn’t fix our midfield issue though.

Not a bad player.

That always seems to be our issue. Not many potential star mids are gettable.

 

[stavro#4]

That always seems to be our issue. Not many potential star mids are gettable.

There is a name I was told. But it’s way too early to think it could happen and it would require a first round pick as they are contracted.

We won’t trade this years and who knows if they would take nexts. But if this club keeps sinking. It’s one I’ll be keeping an eye on.

 

[SaintTwitch]

There is a name I was told. But it’s way too early to think it could happen and it would require a first round pick as they are contracted.

We won’t trade this years and who knows if they would take nexts. But if this club keeps sinking. It’s one I’ll be keeping an eye on.

We're finally getting Petracca?

 

[stavro#4]

We're finally getting Petracca?

Yep.

I’m also getting to spend a night with Jennifer Aniston

 

[botts]

Imagine if we add LDU and Thomas to our midfield next year. The north Melbourne melt would be well worth it