List Mgmt. 2014 Free Agency, draft and trades news and discussion **Not the trade hypotheticals thread"

[TheJaegerBomb]

So is it confirmed he is going?

No, sorry. I should choose my wording more carefully. Looks pretty likely though. Toured the club yesterday I think.

 

[MrPremiership]

No, sorry. I should choose my wording more carefully. Looks pretty likely though. Toured the club yesterday I think.

What are your thoughts on the trade in terms of giving up picks? Happy with 29?

 

[HawkintheTuarts]

On current ability he may slip ahead of Stanley. It's hard with a guy like Hallahan cos you never know what he may do at a new club with more opportunity.

Cool, will take Stanley in a straight swap then! #callmeWrighty

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

What are your thoughts on the trade in terms of giving up picks? Happy with 29?

Kind of hard to say. I wish I had seen more of him. He seems a perfect fit from an outsider's perspective. Our young mids took a huge load this year.

I think 29 may be slight overs except he is contracted and Clayton is pretty keen so I think I would be happy with it.

 

[MrPremiership]

Kind of hard to say. I wish I had seen more of him. He seems a perfect fit from an outsider's perspective. Our young mids took a huge load this year.

I think 29 may be slight overs except he is contracted and Clayton is pretty keen so I think I would be happy with it.

Seeing that he is contracted, and wants to stay, means that the deal will have to be good for us to let him go. GCS other pick is 47? Far too low. I think 29 is a starting point to be honest. Anything less than that and I would walk away.

There is no way that 15 is a suitable pick either, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

Seeing that he is contracted, and wants to stay, means that the deal will have to be good for us to let him go. GCS other pick is 47? Far too low. I think 29 is a starting point to be honest. Anything less than that and I would walk away.

There is no way that 15 is a suitable pick either, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Exactly. Pick 47 wouldn't cut the mustard at all.

 

[Dewnior]

Where do you guys see Hallahan's ceiling?

About 3 metres above his floor

 

[Davo-27]

About 3 metres above his floor

badum tish

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Any fringe Suns that could fill needs for us along with pick 47? Or would that cause issues with cluttering the list pre-draft and rookie promotions.

 

[ObieWan]

We still have to cut two from the list, adding players just complicates that further.

 

[MrPremiership]

Any fringe Suns that could fill needs for us along with pick 47? Or would that cause issues with cluttering the list pre-draft and rookie promotions.

no one good enough to pass the "clutter" test.

we go for 29 or he stays. Don't think 29 is far off.

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

no one good enough to pass the "clutter" test.

we go for 29 or he stays. Don't think 29 is far off.

Campbell Brown?

 

[MrPremiership]

Campbell Brown?

then you'd have to throw in 15

 

[LegendLewis]

I like Boxer....really do. Sad to see him go IF he goes, but for pick 29 sounds about right really.

He is an above average inside player, not elite by any stretch, yet. Decent skills and decision making. Can get forward and kick the odd goal.

The knock on him is speed and endurance. Problem with Boxer and the modern game is that, after 4-5 preseasons, he still doesn't have the engine to run all day. This is important as he can't get to enough contests to impact a game. No use having an "inside" player who can't get to the contest and influence. Also, he is NOT a prolific ball winner. He doesn't rack up a lot of touches.

So you've got a good ball user who can't get to contests or win the pill. He may develop in time, but to be brutally honest, that's where he sits right now.

nice deflect

 

[HawkintheTuarts]

Went to look at the stats at VFL level, Hallahan averages 23 touches at 65% disposal efficiency from 14 matches. Woodward is at 24 disposals, 68%DE (omitted the game he was injured in and got 2 touches) from 15 games. Other comparisons: Simpkin 5 games, 25disp @70%DE and Ross 15 games, 17 disp @68%DE.

 

[TazHawk15]

Strong rumour that Josh Kennedy to the Dees for picks 2 and 3.

Even though the COLA can't trade in anyone they can trade out a player.

 

[BobHawk]

Pardon the intrusion.

According to 5AA, the rumour is the list manager asked the Adelaide forwards which of Cheney and Schoenmakers they preferred tto play on and the answer was (unanimously) Schoenmakers, so they went after Cheney instead.

Take that for what it's worth.

Crude radio banter. If half the people on radio had half a brain they wouldn't be in an industry where they are given free license to carry on like the morons that they truly are to fill in the white spaces in between ads.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Strong rumour that Josh Kennedy to the Dees for picks 2 and 3.

Even though the COLA can't trade in anyone they can trade out a player.

Sauce?? Remember, he's $wans royalty according to those geniuses at the grand final parade.

 

[Thaihawk]

Plus their only ruckman is Bellchambers...... Hence why Giles wants to go there

Bell chambers suffers from ellisitis, doesn't he. He gets injured just trying to hurdle blades of grass. So a #3 ruck there should get plenty of opportunities.

 

[Iva Bigun]

I think you will find we are a decent team to deal with so 29 is probably likely for Hallahan. Personally I don't understand why we are chasing him but Clayton obviously rates him.

 

[Furn2]

Strong rumour that Josh Kennedy to the Dees for picks 2 and 3.

I heard it was to be 3 and 12 but trengroves foot put an end to that.

The Swans are deep salary cap Poo, don't have the space to upgrade Biggs to meet the 38 player minimum.

Will have to trade someone.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I think you will find we are a decent team to deal with so 29 is probably likely for Hallahan. Personally I don't understand why we are chasing him but Clayton obviously rates him.

It baffles me, not because he isn't a good player, but because the Suns need more mature players (we saw what happened when Ablett went down)

Mitch is still very raw at AFL level
A player like Simpkin or Cheney though...

 

[dipper86]

Adelaide have shown some interest in another ruckman from GWS, the Victorian-born Tom Downie, whileHawthorn's Luke Lowden looks increasingly likely to stay at the Hawks.

Mitch Hallahan is considering an offer from the Gold Coast however the Suns and the Hawks will need to sort out an appropriate deal before he becomes certain of heading north. Hallahan has talent but has lacked opportunities at the back-to-back premiers.

 

[Iva Bigun]

It baffles me, not because he isn't a good player, but because the Suns need more mature players (we saw what happened when Ablett went down)

Mitch is still very raw at AFL level
A player like Simpkin or Cheney though...

It's a bit weird and it doesn't fit or spread our age profile, struggling to understand the clubs reasoning, thanks for the response

 

[GoldenHodge]

Adelaide have shown some interest in another ruckman from GWS, the Victorian-born Tom Downie, whileHawthorn's Luke Lowden looks increasingly likely to stay at the Hawks.

Mitch Hallahan is considering an offer from the Gold Coast however the Suns and the Hawks will need to sort out an appropriate deal before he becomes certain of heading north. Hallahan has talent but has lacked opportunities at the back-to-back premiers.

Trading Grimley and one of Cheney/Hallahan, while keeping Lowden for at least another season. Not too bad.