Traded Judd McVee [traded to Fremantle for pick #23]

[eastfreo75]

Or they want to join one of the most successful clubs in the land with A grade facilities and opportunity?

Not everyone wants to sit in the backpocket at a rebuilding Victorian clubs sipping lattes on Chapel Street id suggest. Eagles are a good alternative to that. We know that because players choose to come to us fairly regularly

West Coast have never been this bad. 4 years of continuous in the bottom 4 with little short term potential success.

Perth sucks in terms of shopping, night life and restaurants.

 

[Beats]

Has had a down year in 2025 due to injuries both during pre-season and in-season.

Hope he stays with the dees, rumoured to have put off the decision until he gets more certainty on his playing future - currently used as a lock down back pocket - wants to move up the ground to an attacking hbf role (currently behind Salem, Rivers and Bowey for that role).

Has shown flashes to suggest he could be an attacking hbf, but his limited time on the wing/ in the middle was underwhelming.

Pros:
Athletically decent - decent size (185cm), quick without being explosive, relatively agile, good long distance runner.
Neat and reliable ball user - rarely misses a short option, can be trusted to bite off some of the riskier kicks.
Good defensively - generally reliable lockdown defender, at 21(22 in a week) can pencil him in at back pocket for another 150-200 games.

Cons:
Lack of penetration in kicking - yet to see him hit targets over long distance, generally his kicking is limited to short options and the occasional switch to the corridor.
Lack of ball winning ability - lot of intercepts in the back line, but yet to see it translate to ball winning up the field.
Limited scope for improvement - don’t see him improving much physically and coupled with the points above he could transition to a handy attacking hbf (filled this role well while Salem was injured last year), but can’t see him evolving into a full time wing/ distributor up the ground.

Given his age and reliability to date you can pencil him in as a back pocket/ hbf role player for the next 8-10 years, but clubs don’t pay up for that - if he moves would suggest it would be on average coin for an early 2nd round pick.

 

[danster168]

I understand what you are saying, I just don't think McVee is the type of player that commands much currency in a trade.

He is out of contract and has had a poor year. If he pushes to leave I doubt anyone is offering a top 20 pick to get him.

I think they will. I think WCE give up their pick 14 and that's about fair value. I rate McVee pretty highly. It's a poor draft too.

 

[GingerDocker]

I think they will. I think WCE give up their pick 14 and that's about fair value. I rate McVee pretty highly. It's a poor draft too.

WC are overloaded with half backs and mid sized defenders.

I doubt they give up prized draft capital for another one.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

WC are overloaded with half backs and mid sized defenders.

I doubt they give up prized draft capital for another one.

They broke up pick 3 to help bring in Baker and Owies. Who ****ing knows what WC would do

 

[ray_purchase]

Kids playing like he has 1 foot out the door already.

 

[danster168]

WC are overloaded with half backs and mid sized defenders.

I doubt they give up prized draft capital for another one.

that's like saying 'we don't need Kozzie Pickett because we have Dudley'. A Mcvee is an upgrade of their current players.

 

[GingerDocker]

that's like saying 'we don't need Kozzie Pickett because we have Dudley'. A Mcvee is an upgrade of their current players.

When you have so many holes and limited draft picks, the priority becomes the holes, not depth.

Sure, they'd love him, but I seriously doubt they would want to pay much for him at all.

 

[TheBoss]

When you have so many holes and limited draft picks, the priority becomes the holes, not depth.

Sure, they'd love him, but I seriously doubt they would want to pay much for him at all.

West Coast is not going to fix their list in one off-season. But it would be good business if they can land McVee. He will be 22 next season with 60+ games experience and should offer another 10+ years service if his body holds up. He won't cost a fortune in terms of salary and trade value. He is a clean ball user with decent footy IQ that might potentially be part of midfield rotations down the track. He is a WA boy, low ego and just gets to work.

This is the exact type of player clubs should bring in during rebuild. You're getting a young player that is ready to step up into more responsibility and grow with the group.

A future second or early third round pick would probably get the deal done. Odds are McVee will return more value than the average player taken with that pick.

If he wants to go there, then the Eagles getting the deal done should be a no-brainer.

 

[AstonSouffle]

West Coast have never been this bad. 4 years of continuous in the bottom 4 with little short term potential success.

Perth sucks in terms of shopping, night life and restaurants.

Try living in the Pilbara and Perth feels like it would take a lifetime to visit all the shops, night lift and restaurants.

Do these things really matter that as much as people say they do?

 

[eastfreo75]

Try living in the Pilbara and Perth feels like it would take a lifetime to visit all the shops, night lift and restaurants.

Do these things really matter that as much as people say they do?

Last week spend the week in Perth. The shopping hours was really painful.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

West Coast is not going to fix their list in one off-season. But it would be good business if they can land McVee. He will be 22 next season with 60+ games experience and should offer another 10+ years service if his body holds up. He won't cost a fortune in terms of salary and trade value. He is a clean ball user with decent footy IQ that might potentially be part of midfield rotations down the track. He is a WA boy, low ego and just gets to work.

This is the exact type of player clubs should bring in during rebuild. You're getting a young player that is ready to step up into more responsibility and grow with the group.

A future second or early third round pick would probably get the deal done. Odds are McVee will return more value than the average player taken with that pick.

If he wants to go there, then the Eagles getting the deal done should be a no-brainer.

Doubt we would give any future picks like that as we need the draft points for next year. I think Hawks 2nd for McVee would be the kind of easy deal to do. I imagine youd want 4 picks this year because if McVee went you still got deadwood of Billings/Fullarton/Woewodin to get rid of

 

[danster168]

Doubt we would give any future picks like that as we need the draft points for next year. I think Hawks 2nd for McVee would be the kind of easy deal to do. I imagine youd want 4 picks this year because if McVee went you still got deadwood of Billings/Fullarton/Woewodin to get rid of

Lol Hawks' 2nd. kidding yourself. He'd be your pick 14 and that's still a bargain. What are the odds that pick 14 ends up better than McVee? Probably 10% chance.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Lol Hawks' 2nd. kidding yourself. He'd be your pick 14 and that's still a bargain. What are the odds that pick 14 ends up better than McVee? Probably 10% chance.

Can't see how we will be held to ransom here

 

[Bald Headed Flog]

Last week spend the week in Perth. The shopping hours was really painful.

I’ve never understood this. How much shopping do you really need to do? Shops are open more than long enough in Perth

 

[eastfreo75]

I’ve never understood this. How much shopping do you really need to do? Shops are open more than long enough in Perth

Coles and Woollies finish at 6pm. Total joke

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Coles and Woollies finish at 6pm. Total joke

What, where? They all close 9pm bar Sunday...

 

[Bald Headed Flog]

Coles and Woollies finish at 6pm. Total joke

Most major shops are open until 6. Coles and Woolies are specifically open until 9

 

[danster168]

Can't see how we will be held to ransom here

pick 14 isn't being held to ransom. that's value in a trash draft.

 

[Tugga27]

pick 14 isn't being held to ransom. that's value in a trash draft.

Even your own supporters are saying it's a second rounder.

No one (even WC) aren't giving up pick 14 for him.

 

[danster168]

Even your own supporters are saying it's a second rounder.

No one (even WC) aren't giving up pick 14 for him.

True Footy the WCE YouTuber and Dylan Alexander, the draft guru, who has a good footy mind rates McVee and thinks 14 would be offered.

 

[Tugga27]

True Footy the WCE YouTuber and Dylan Alexander, the draft guru, who has a good footy mind rates McVee and thinks 14 would be offered.

Never heard of him.

Anyway, will get a good look at him soon enough.

 

[I Love Lamb]

We won’t get pick 14 unless pick 24 + more is heading back with Judd and with Lamb at the helm there’s no chance in hell he wins a trade.

If Mcvee was contracted and on 2024 form he would snare a first, now we will be lucky to get a 2nd for him.

 

[tiger_tough]

True Footy the WCE YouTuber and Dylan Alexander, the draft guru, who has a good footy mind rates McVee and thinks 14 would be offered.

The same bloke that has Dyson Sharp rated @ pick 18 in his draft rankings?

 

[tiger_tough]

and..? has he been proven wrong? he's probably better than any other recruiter out there and they have access to more info.

hell your recruiter rated Richard tambling ahead of Buddy

He will be.

Greg Miller recruited Tambling. He hasn't been at the club for nearly 2 decades....