List Mgmt. 2025 Draft & Trade Hypotheticals

[NinjaSwan]

Every single team that made finals and the Dogs in 9th (GC/Geelong are debatable depending on how you class Blicavs/Farrar) played 3+ talls in their forward line, we were one of the worst contested marking and aerial teams ever this year and with likely 5 on the bench next season I don't think we should be going smaller.

Brisbane - Morris, Ty Gallop, McInerney/Fort
Geelong - Jezza, Neale, Blicavs/Stanley
Collingwood - Cox, Membrey, Mihocek
Hawthorn - Gunston, Chol, Lewis/Dear
Adelaide - Tex, Thilthorpe, Fogarty
GC - King, Read, Farrar (not really a true KPF but was playing the role after they dropped Walter)
Freo - Treacy, Voss, Amiss + 2 rucks
GWS - Hogan, Cadman, Riccardi + Stringer/Brown can play tall too
Dogs - Darcy, Naughton, Croft

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Every single team that made finals and the Dogs in 9th (GC/Geelong are debatable depending on how you class Blicavs/Farrar) played 3+ talls in their forward line, we were one of the worst contested marking and aerial teams ever this year and with likely 5 on the bench next season I don't think we should be going smaller.

Brisbane - Morris, Ty Gallop, McInerney/Fort
Geelong - Jezza, Neale, Blicavs/Stanley
Collingwood - Cox, Membrey, Mihocek
Hawthorn - Gunston, Chol, Lewis/Dear
Adelaide - Tex, Thilthorpe, Fogarty
GC - King, Read, Farrar (not really a true KPF but was playing the role after they dropped Walter)
Freo - Treacy, Voss, Amiss + 2 rucks
GWS - Hogan, Cadman, Riccardi + Stringer/Brown can play tall too
Dogs - Darcy, Naughton, Croft

It's scary to think that Brisbane had arguably the weakest three tall forward set up when you think about it. Would explain why they're bringing in Allen and Draper

 

[NinjaSwan]

It's scary to think that Brisbane had arguably the weakest three tall forward set up when you think about it. Would explain why they're bringing in Allen and Draper

Their medium and small forwards are so elite all the talls have to do is bring 50/50 balls to ground level and stop intercept marks, the 3 talls is just important structurally rather than needing to kick goals themselves.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Petracca is also on over $1.3 million a year for the next 4 years.

Curnow will be wanting something like this. Less trade capital for Trac and he will improve us more than curnow.

 

[bloodsbigot]

I'd love to get Petracca, if he decided to have a big redemption year he could get back to his best. We need a big body in the middle, last two grand finals we've been bullied around the ball.

I don't think we need that many big bodied players. We just need one main guy at stoppages to feed it out to our zippier players. Tracc would be ideal. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how to it feels to me. Meanwhile Heeney can hold his own.

 

[dosser]

I don't think we need that many big bodied players. We just need one main guy at stoppages to feed it out to our zippier players. Tracc would be ideal. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how to it feels to me. Meanwhile Heeney can hold his own.

That's good, cause I'm not going to hold it for him.

 

[Highflying Swans]

Every single team that made finals and the Dogs in 9th (GC/Geelong are debatable depending on how you class Blicavs/Farrar) played 3+ talls in their forward line, we were one of the worst contested marking and aerial teams ever this year and with likely 5 on the bench next season I don't think we should be going smaller.

Brisbane - Morris, Ty Gallop, McInerney/Fort
Geelong - Jezza, Neale, Blicavs/Stanley
Collingwood - Cox, Membrey, Mihocek
Hawthorn - Gunston, Chol, Lewis/Dear
Adelaide - Tex, Thilthorpe, Fogarty
GC - King, Read, Farrar (not really a true KPF but was playing the role after they dropped Walter)
Freo - Treacy, Voss, Amiss + 2 rucks
GWS - Hogan, Cadman, Riccardi + Stringer/Brown can play tall too
Dogs - Darcy, Naughton, Croft

Interesting and the majority of names on that list far exceed our tall forwards. Where do you think Amartey, McLean & McDonald rate compared to some of those names?
The point is you need good midfielders and defenders as Brisbane showed, tall forwards are the icing on the cake. I think we are deficient in a number of areas and hopefully the trade period will address this. Bringing in just Curnow is not the answer either but if we can get some good quality in which will involve a couple leaving then we might be on the way. I would like to think we can get more out of the 3 of our forwards I mentioned.

 

[Wolfgang West]

Curnow will be wanting something like this. Less trade capital for Trac and he will improve us more than curnow.

Trouble with this though is if you believe the coat pullers Curnow will play with us if he can't get to Geelong. Petracca may not be the least bit interested in us apart from him being in Sydney a couple of weeks ago. Heeney & Petracca in the same side would make us top 4 material again. Petracca finds his best frorm and they could brutalize opposition defenses.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Trouble with this though is if you believe the coat pullers Curnow will play with us if he can't get to Geelong. Petracca may not be the least bit interested in us apart from him being in Sydney a couple of weeks ago. Heeney & Petracca in the same side would make us top 4 material again. Petracca finds his best frorm and they could brutalize opposition defenses.

Sweet.When do we book our Grand Final tickets and after party venue?

 

[Wolfgang West]

Interesting and the majority of names on that list far exceed our tall forwards. Where do you think Amartey, McLean & McDonald rate compared to some of those names?
The point is you need good midfielders and defenders as Brisbane showed, tall forwards are the icing on the cake. I think we are deficient in a number of areas and hopefully the trade period will address this. Bringing in just Curnow is not the answer either but if we can get some good quality in which will involve a couple leaving then we might be on the way. I would like to think we can get more out of the 3 of our forwards I mentioned.

Its a massive year for McDonald make no mistake. Amartey apart from injury & the odd week of inconsistency has started to earn his keep. We are better every time he returns from injury as far as the inside 50 function of our attack works. McClean is handy for the odd clunk and an honest battler but is a Kenworth attempting a 3 point turn in Flinders Lane. Unfortunately if we are to be more mobile and add flexibility he is on the outer. If the club do believe we are still there abouts Amartey & Curnow would be a pretty athletic attack with McDonald using his footy IQ to create from outside 50 working up the ground. Preface this by saying I am not campaigning one way or another for Curnow just looking at what it could create in an attacking sense as it has been pretty clunky the way we score and far too much is left Heeney, Warner, Papley & Gulden to be our more regular goal scorers.

 

[Wolfgang West]

Sweet.When do we book our Grand Final tickets and after party venue?

You don't think with these 2 at their best we could not be top 4 ? The Petracca thing was a hypothetical on my behalf nothing more. Which for me is unusual because I only deal in fact not fantasy.

 

[Bonz]

If we are going to get more information on Curnow, it is likely going to be after Carlton's best and fairest on Saturday night.

He is going to be attending, so in all likelihood won't be declaring a club to be traded to before then. It also gives Geelong enough to to potentially respond to Carlton's demands.

Sydney are still confident on a deal and chasing him.

 

[ashep]

If we are going to get more information on Curnow, it is likely going to be after Carlton's best and fairest on Saturday night.

He is going to be attending, so in all likelihood won't be declaring a club to be traded to before then. It also gives Geelong enough to to potentially respond to Carlton's demands.

Sydney are still confident on a deal and chasing him.

But he was 100% nominating the Cats today...

 

[Wolfgang West]

If we are going to get more information on Curnow, it is likely going to be after Carlton's best and fairest on Saturday night.

He is going to be attending, so in all likelihood won't be declaring a club to be traded to before then. It also gives Geelong enough to to potentially respond to Carlton's demands.

Sydney are still confident on a deal and chasing him.

Thing is Bonz club maybe confident with a deal with Carlton but are they confident with a deal with Charlie ? This despite the media have said about being plan B.

 

[Wolfgang West]

But he was 100% nominating the Cats today...

So he has said it publicly ? Silly if he has.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Every single team that made finals and the Dogs in 9th (GC/Geelong are debatable depending on how you class Blicavs/Farrar) played 3+ talls in their forward line, we were one of the worst contested marking and aerial teams ever this year and with likely 5 on the bench next season I don't think we should be going smaller.

Brisbane - Morris, Ty Gallop, McInerney/Fort
Geelong - Jezza, Neale, Blicavs/Stanley
Collingwood - Cox, Membrey, Mihocek
Hawthorn - Gunston, Chol, Lewis/Dear
Adelaide - Tex, Thilthorpe, Fogarty
GC - King, Read, Farrar (not really a true KPF but was playing the role after they dropped Walter)
Freo - Treacy, Voss, Amiss + 2 rucks
GWS - Hogan, Cadman, Riccardi + Stringer/Brown can play tall too
Dogs - Darcy, Naughton, Croft

Remind us who won and look at their setup Morris is a medium that plays tall too.

 

[ashep]

So he has said it publicly ? Silly if he has.

Nah I'm taking the piss. Apparently he was going to nominate today according to some ITK.

Agree he'd be an idiot to do so.

 

[SSwans2011]

Have people already forgotten that we started this season with a 2 tall forward set-up? I was even happy at time that Cox was trying it too.


But it didn't work. We looked like shit. We managed a grand total of 5 marks inside 50 agaimst the Hawks, and the lack of marking options forward arguably cost us the Brisbane match one week later, so Cox wisely reverted back to 3 talls. I don't see how or why anyone would expect him to make the same mistake again next year.

 

[NinjaSwan]

Remind us who won and look at their setup Morris is a medium that plays tall too.

Morris is a tall forward and plays like one, they played 3 talls the entire year even if it meant playing guys like Sam Day and Henry Smith in order to keep the structure.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

KPD urgently needed so Tommy Mac can play the interceptor role. He’d be great there any maybe preserve his career. Tommy is also fast, very fast. He chased down Pickett and corralled him, never forget that.

So stop faffing around and debut Edwards so we can see what he’s got or bring in a KPD and be done with it. Not sure if Serong is the right answer.

Oh and Petracca, JUH / Curnow please.

 

[SSwans2011]

Remind us who won and look at their setup Morris is a medium that plays tall too.

The Lions won with a forward line including 3 talls. Just like they did the year prior. And Collingwood did the year prior to that, and Geelong did the year prior to that. And Melbourne prior to that. And there are some laughably average key forwards on that list (Melbourne selected Tom McDonald AND Ben Brown) that were selected over a number of available smalls on each list.

Morris is made to play like a tall because he has demonstrated an ability to do so very well. He was drafted as a key forward. From the moment he was drafted, the Lions developed him as one.

But yeah, I guess if we ignore Hayward's comfortably smaller frame, complete lack of history or development in the role and the complete lack of evidence to suggest he would be a good fit for the role, Hayward could be just like Morris.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Looks like we won Day 1 of the trade period.

Pav got it done !

 

[TasSixer]

Looks like we won Day 1 of the trade period.

Pav got it done !

Dodoro like

 

[NinjaSwan]

Interesting and the majority of names on that list far exceed our tall forwards. Where do you think Amartey, McLean & McDonald rate compared to some of those names?
The point is you need good midfielders and defenders as Brisbane showed, tall forwards are the icing on the cake. I think we are deficient in a number of areas and hopefully the trade period will address this. Bringing in just Curnow is not the answer either but if we can get some good quality in which will involve a couple leaving then we might be on the way. I would like to think we can get more out of the 3 of our forwards I mentioned.

I think they are good enough to win a premiership with, need more out of all of them but Collingwood and Melbourne were able to win recently with very average key forwards. I’d still like to bring in Curnow though, as I don’t think our small/medium forwards are as good as the other top teams so it could help having that 60+ goal kpf

 

[SSwans2011]

I do like the idea of finding players on our list that are a similar height to better players on another list and assuming that we can just get our players to play the same role with success though.

Can picture it already – Coxy rocks up first day of pre-season. "Paps, you're 1.78m yeah? Great, that's 1cm taller than Lachie Neale

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Lachie Neale

Age

32

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

. You're in the guts next season, champ."

"Braeden, you progressed well last year, sure. But Matty Rowell is around your height and won the Brownlow, so I figure you can just model your game off him."

It's that simple Coxy. No trades required. Relist the delisted players.