List Mgmt. 2025 Trade/FA Thread (Cont’d)

[WanderingDude]

Im sorry but i cant see why on earth Richmond delisted this kid

Maybe they thought Dean should go as well.

 

[NMBB]

Two years is generous if we sit idle, our midfield is teetering on the edge of being equivalent to Gold Coast’s midfield the first year they entered the competition and only had GAJ.

Should absolutely be into Oliver, and we should’ve been into Worpel.

Best fit: Ranking rival clubs on where Oliver should head

Which clubs should throw their hat in the ring?

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[WakeUpPies]

Big fan of Oliver’s nose candy and off-field shenanigans. Without them there would be 0 chance Collingwood could land someone of his abilities at a discount. Worth the risk for one final flag push with the oldies. Besides, we all loved Swanny, didn’t we? As long as he’s not disruptive to the team then does it really matter? All this rubbishing from media and fans might just motivate him and get him back to his best.

Or maybe he’ll be a flop but at $600k that’s not the worst gamble ever. How much were we paying Grundy and Treloar not to play for us?

 

[Pistol Night]

Only want to play backline

So let him

Looks a natural KPD

 

[Scodog10]

If that’s his weakness we can fix that. His potential based on the highlights I’ve seen is enormous

Do you mean potential to be worse by foot than Long? He literally missed every target by foot that wasn’t a sideways dump kick.

 

[Pistol Night]

Do you mean potential to be worse by foot than Long? He literally missed every target by foot that wasn’t a sideways dump kick.

Must have watched a different video to me. All i seen was a young kid, great size, clunking plenty of marks and backing himself to come off his man and affect plenty of contests. If were picking our KPDs based on needing footskills like Nick were in trouble

 

[yeah man]

Realistic depiction of Richmonds forwards lining up against our backline in 2026 (i hope some of you have played Dark Souls)

 

[Ugene41]

No but it greatly affected the value/quality of our list. How good is Grundy this year? We are paying him to be that good. Treloar was AA last year, we don’t have many on our list. Paying huge money to Oliver could impact money, bring in a poor player and trash the culture. Would Fly consider Oliver a winner, as Fly demands of his layers? The prospect of 1.4m and playing VFL is that a winner?

Or maybe Oliver is to us what Grundy is to Sydney and Treloar was to WB last year

 

[Bianconeri]

Do you mean potential to be worse by foot than Long? He literally missed every target by foot that wasn’t a sideways dump kick.

As a back up key defender, does he need to do any kicks that aren’t sideways or dumps down the line?

Dean was quite good by foot but it wasn’t very useful when he got called up to AFL level.

 

[Scodog10]

Must have watched a different video to me. All i seen was a young kid, great size, clunking plenty of marks and backing himself to come of his man and affect plenty of contests. If were picking our KPDs based on needing footskills like Nick were in trouble

They don’t need to be Nick, but they need to be able to hit targets in transition. That was Jack Frostesque any time he put speed on the game. Good teams will just sag off a defender like that and either make them kick long to a set zone or force the sideways dump kick that does the same (ala the Fremantle kick in that highlights package).

 

[Jafo]

Eagles taking big risk on Starcevich. Good player but big risk.

 

[Scodog10]

As a back up key defender, does he need to do any kicks that aren’t sideways or dumps down the line?

Dean was quite good by foot but it wasn’t very useful when he got called up to AFL level.

If you’re bringing a player in you want them to be able to one day play a role in your best 23 without having to rely on injuries. Blight looks like he can defend like Frampton, but is a worse user. Dean was a truly awful kick of the ball. Blight looks much more physically capable which is almost certainly why we’re interested.

 

[legendstatus]

Maybe they thought Dean should go as well.

One player even before this interested that I thought would be a good fit for us in our backline under a good football system

Cost us nothing, Make it happen!

 

[tranquilli lace]

I don’t trust anyone who gets named Alexander and chooses the Xander part.

 

[Pistol Night]

I don’t trust anyone who gets named Alexander and chooses the Xander part.

Like a Timothy going by Mothy

 

[CheckerTrade666]

I don’t think Jenkins watches games

Made me cringe so hard when they were talking about Fin Macrae and Dean getting more games next year.

 

[Apex36]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1435783
They talked on the trade desk nothing of a trade for checkers but that he can walk there

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That’s because they’re numpties who overlook things like that.

 

[BillyElliott]

Eagles taking big risk on Starcevich. Good player but big risk.

Yep that's what I thought too.

Considering they've just received an assistance package from the AFL, mostly due to their own poor recruiting & list management.

And I think they've had 4 of their players medically retired due to concussion.

 

[Apex36]

The ignorance is mind boggling. If it's completed by trade, how is it free agency?

Your literal words were “If they match he has to stay”.

So you either got it wrong or you’re a rather poor communicator.

 

[JuniorB]

I don’t trust anyone who gets named Alexander and chooses the Xander part.

He's like an over-eager puppy.
His dad was probably the same at that age.

 

[Apex36]

We’ll have to pay up for Oliver with either salary or trade capital. Melbourne aren’t going to pay his salary AND give him away for nothing.

Sorry, but you can’t tell a player that they’re fringe (not guaranteed senior games), tell them to look elsewhere, offer to pay another club to take them off your hands and then expect said club to cough up anything worthwhile.

Melbourne have completely nuked any chance of them gaining something worthwhile for Oliver, regardless of how much of his salary they’re paying.

 

[JuniorB]

Yep that's what I thought too.

Considering they've just received an assistance package from the AFL, mostly due to their own poor recruiting & list management.

And I think they've had 4 of their players medically retired due to concussion.

The best thing Starfish, as my son calls him, has ever done was being Bobby's stepladder.

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

Would anyone trade Bobby if it meant getting Bailey Humphrey?

 

[BillyElliott]

Would anyone trade Bobby if it meant getting Bailey Humphrey?

I wouldn't.

 

[BillyElliott]

Im sorry but i cant see why on earth Richmond delisted this kid

Who knows what it means based on 10 games, but his disposal & kicking efficiency is sitting close to 80% :