Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

[Strapping Young Lad]

This thread is becoming increasingly popular, and to keep some sort of order, we will have some….

Rules of engagement:

1. Bring valid news or links to Twitter posts from notable sources. Don’t post screenshots or “some bloke just said on SEN” or what some “trade whisperer” has posted on a Facebook page.

2. Ignore what other team boards are putting up as trade offers. Don’t quote or bring them here either.

3. Don’t post “buckle up” for the lols.

4. If you can’t say anything nice about Worpel or CJ, don’t say anything at all. The continued slaps and backhanders are just going to be deleted.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

HH couldn't get into our midfield.

Fiorini worked his way back into the GCS midfield unit (wing), played 18 games and averaged 20.9 touches.

He's also played 123 games and played an entire season averaging 25.4 touches, albeit several years ago now.

Reality is HH has very little value, hence the limited interest from other teams, despite him being clear in wanting to leave for opportunities.

I am not claiming HH has much value, but celebrating a bog average depth player who has been in the league for a decade is hilarious when claiming to be too good for another depth player who has been too good for VFL level.

 

[TheExtractorFactor]

10 mins to accept or it’s over. We don’t negotiate with terrorists.

 

[badgrill]

He’d be calling and answering the mobiles

 

[Ned Ryerson]

The turning pick 14 to 8 wasn’t even out decision. West Coast had the choice of taking our pick or Blues and luckily for us they chose poorly.

You can goalpost shift all you want - proof is in the pudding. MM knows how to negotiate both in good faith and get deals done that benefit us. He is not as poor at this as you make out.

 

[LegendLewis]

Time extension incoming

So now they're going to think about it rather than just fist bump each other about how strong they are.

 

[Snoref]

We should of done this move on Monday and then we have 48 hrs to do other trades...

 

[cryptor]

Essendon supporters calling into SEN are melting over this.

 

[Alex_au]

Tick tock Welsh

 

[Judd2Sewell]

For those who dont follow the NBA Sam is an NBA reporter who moved to Australia to live so this is a take by someone who deals in assets not in emotion like the Essendon board members

A common sense approach.

Even Essendon fans seem to understand this.

It's just the moron talking heads and the Essendon board that don't.

* I haven't read the last 9 pages, so if things have changed then I'm not aware as yet

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Sleepy Mark about to Les Grossman to Rosa

 

[Ned Ryerson]

We should of done this move on Monday and then we have 48 hrs to do other trades...

Fairly sure MM is a big boy and can walk and chew gum at the same time.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

An interesting thought exercise.

If we were bottom 4 and things looked as hopeless as they do for Essendon, and a team came knocking to offer a similar package for Sicily, what would we say?

Id march him to The hangar myself, that's the difference between how we operate and them.

 

[Mojo]

Time extension incoming

Deadlines, extensions... this has so much Trump about it. We're 'the art of the deal-ing' Essendon.

 

[badgrill]

Essendon supporters calling into SEN are melting over this.

In what way? Melting at the deadline or at Essendon?

 

[Hawksboy72]

1900hrs...Essendon "No Deal"

1901hrs..."So do we call Josh Carr

Josh Carr

Age

45

Ht

179cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.8

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

or Dimma"

 

[rjslcM]

We should of done this move on Monday and then we have 48 hrs to do other trades...

Time pressure can be quite useful in negotiation, I completely disagree.

 

[CHUBBSS]

 

[Roddy]

Deadlines, extensions... this has so much Trump about it. We're 'the art of the deal-ing' Essendon.

There are many many parallels between the chump administration and the bummers of the last 20 years…

 

[Sonny Hayes]

A common sense approach.

Even Essendon fans seem to understand this.

It's just the moron talking heads and the Essendon board that don't.

* I haven't read the last 9 pages, so if things have changed then I'm not aware as yet

Not from where i am seeing things, most are claiming Essendon are in the right and shouldn't even respond at all until we offer something better.

Apparently Essendon are above negotiating a deal like every other club in the history of professional sports have done.

 

[Snoref]

Time pressure can be quite useful in negotiation, I completely disagree.

You do realise the pressure isn't coming from.the 7pm deadline but rather removing pick 7. We could of said same thing Monday night 7pm.

 

[stevehawkington]

In what way? Melting at the deadline or at Essendon?

Essendon supporters are in perpetual melt 4eva

 

[GinniAndTonic]

This 7pm deadline is coming from Sam McClueless so who knows if it’s actually legit.

 

[CHUBBSS]

 

[I got the outside word]

Did we win?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

You do realise the pressure isn't coming from.the 7pm deadline but rather removing pick 7. We could of said same thing Monday night 7pm.

West Coast were dithering last year while MM then did trade deals with Carlton for our picks. The guy isn't myopic - we are clearly doing many different negotiations on the run.