List Mgmt. 2025 Trade/FA Thread

[gouki88]

Yeah but we get one more year out of him while our vets are still around. Post next year a semi rebuild anyway

I would hold him to his contract. Obviously try and extend the contract too

I think it depends - if we are able to get a crazy offer for him now we could flip that for something that extends our window of contention

 

[mumblingpie]

I think it’s poor form if Elliott, Checkers and co are using the recent signings as leverage to get more coin, I hope they realise we brought these players in to push for a premiership and continue a winning culture

 

[gouki88]

I think it’s poor form if Elliott, Checkers and co are using the recent signings as leverage to get more coin, I hope they realise we brought these players in to push for a premiership and continue a winning culture

Eh - Elliott is in career best form and has likely not made as much as he might have had he been healthy, and Checkers' late start would have deprived him of coin. They deserve a good salary, hopefully with us

 

[Jonno94]

I think it’s poor form if Elliott, Checkers and co are using the recent signings as leverage to get more coin, I hope they realise we brought these players in to push for a premiership and continue a winning culture

Except none of them have helped us win, Bobby excluded.

 

[gouki88]

Except none of them have helped us win, Bobby excluded.

Do you ever get tired of constantly posting garbage?

 

[BEEG]

I don’t want Hill, we have heaps of small forwards coming through our NGA. Freo will be after him hard if he wanted to leave.

The value of Cameron is more what I’d be interested in discussing.

How many you got that have won a Norm Smith?

Let's be serious if you are a chance at Hill you go your hardest to get him.

 

[nickyds35]

Am I the only one that doesn’t rate Ben King

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Ben King

Age

25

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

? Ok he can score goals when marking ball on lead, but he is a poor contested mark and struggles when ball hits the ground.

 

[gouki88]

Am I the only one that doesn’t rate Ben King? Ok he can score goals when marking ball on lead, but he is a poor contested mark and struggles when ball hits the ground.

You're not alone, similar convos happen each time his name comes up. He's rather one dimensional in my view, but if we are genuinely pursuing him we must see something there beyond that.

 

[No SPIN]

Can we get Mark Keane back please? How did Adelaide scam him before us anyway?!

Oh yeah, of course I remember the posters on this board saying he'll never come to anything, that he has no composure, that he should be delisted. Maybe that played a part.....

I was a fan from when he had a blinder in the preseason of 2019. His amazing athleticism for his size was highly impressive.
It’s a pity COVID intervened.

 

[No SPIN]

Reckon Clayton Oliver to the Cats is almost a done deal this season. Oliver will agree to rip up his current deal to get the trade done

I don’t think that’s allowed.

 

[Apex36]

I don’t think that’s allowed.

You think wrong. Cloke did it to get to the dogs.

 

[gouki88]

You think wrong. Cloke did it to get to the dogs.

Still cannot believe how quickly he declined. Career essentially toast at 29

 

[Scodog10]

King is a FA next year. Dont need picks.
We'll likely need to keep our 2027 first for Eli (or we can deal with points when we get to that point)
Pretty sure we can't trade a F1 at this point, unless Mccarthy is bid on in the first round (which is possible, but nobody knows, given how raw he is)

By bringing in their 2026 1st that deal would work (we get into trouble 23-26 with HDM the only player drafted). The King stuff though not so much because trading for him kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[Lockyer24]

Going against the grain with the old man team was fantastic for 15 weeks but it’s proven to be a failure. Rebuild time.

Need to find a new build to be there with Nick D for another tilt in 3 years.

Leppitsch and Fly can’t be that dumb to recruit more mature agents this summer.

 

[eddiesmith]

I’m glad the old players have rejected their contract offers, now we can give them nothing.

Not sure I’d be offering Sidebottom another season, he’s fallen off a cliff as the season wore on.

 

[TradeDraft]

Silvagni might change his mind with this Shit effort

 

[gouki88]

Silvagni might change his mind with this Shit effort

Nah, he'll play every game if he's able!

 

[Pendles!]

Going against the grain with the old man team was fantastic for 15 weeks but it’s proven to be a failure. Rebuild time.

Need to find a new build to be there with Nick D for another tilt in 3 years.

Leppitsch and Fly can’t be that dumb to recruit more mature agents this summer.

We need to sort out the midfield ASAP. We can’t go into next year with 2 blokes 35+ as our #2 and #3 midfielder and expect to win a flag. We will need to get creative during trade week, cos we don’t have a first this year.

I look at Brisbane, Freo, Adelaide, GWS and Geelong and we are so far off it in there.

Big question marks on De Goey. can Josh D go in there permanently? Mcreery? What the **** is going on with Long?

 

[TradeDraft]

Nah, he'll play every game if he's able!

Would not be Best 22 at Pies at Moment

 

[satty]

Time for a rebuild, lets have a new side ready to compete by the time nick is 25.

If fly doesn’t want to develop draft picks, then he should say that clearly. It is time for this club to invest heavily in midfielders.

 

[gouki88]

Would not be Best 22 at Pies at Moment

What??

 

[Pendles!]

He would be yes. But its very rare clubs match.

They would absolutely match and force a trade.

 

[satty]

Trade bobby and cameron and target two picks inside top 10 this year. Pick 2 and another pick inside top 10. Draft two midfielders. That should be the starting point.

We have to make tough decisions, this side has run its course.

Trade others who have trade value and bring in more mids.

We need to bring in top end talent to support nick, if we can’t see that then we risk wasting his prime.those are just the facts.

 

[TradeDraft]

IF older players want to get a Better Contract elsewhere then they can go

 

[Rusty Beam]

I’m happy to trade out Cameron and let Mihochek and Billy walk if they really want to chase money. WHE, Mitchell and Cox need to retire.We desperately need to regenerate this list.

We also need to desperately keep Beau and Bobby. It’s taken us a long time to find some decent crumbing and pressure forwards. Can’t afford to let elite young ones walk out the door.

IMO we should only keep Sidey, Pendles and Howe as those senior blokes. Crisp is getting close to the end IMO also. Ideally he’d only play one more year, but unfortunately has two left to run.