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.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

We're leading the race!

For

 

[Manila_Hawk]

Not sure I would even trade Mackenzie for Merrett, straight up.

Really?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

For

Inside joke mocking journos who use the cliche 'X club is leading the race for X player'.

 

[TazHawk15]

Get a bad feeling someone we don’t want to will end up getting traded for Merrett.

Just walk away and Zach would know we gave it our best shot.

We have already offered them the biggest trade bounty ever for a 30yo.

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

Hawthorn players get so undervalued by the media and opposition fans and yet everyone wants them, go figure...

They devalue them so they can be steak knives.

For example Dear is worth more than Merrett, but they are trying to work him in

 

[Dewwwww]

Get a bad feeling someone we don’t want to will end up getting traded for Merrett.

I have the same feeling however feel like we will end up with both Merrett and Bear

 

[butlers hawks]

Wonder if there is a way that the Merrett and Curnow deals can combine considering that Serong has also nominated Swans

Would there be a young player at Sydney that might interest Essendon?

Something that gets Essendon a young player plus the outlined deal Hawthorn offered yesterday, the offered deal to the Blues plus whatever they were offering for Serong and Merrett and Curnow to both land at their places of interest

 

[stevehawkington]

Movement in pants.

 

[Sixpence]

525 minutes till Zac Merrett Bailey Humphrey is a hawk

cough

 

[SA HAWK]

Just walk away and Zach would know we gave it our best shot.

We have already offered them the biggest trade bounty ever for a 30yo.

That is what i would do also but not our decision.

 

[I got the outside word]

Looking at it as an overall result, if we bring in Humphrey and Merrett but lose Lewis and Mackenzie on top of some decent picks, are we happy?

 

[LunchboxLegend]

Really?

5 years of Merrett or 12 years of Frenchie?

I honestly don't know.

But I certainly wouldnt be trading Frenchie + 9 + F1 + 2nd Rounder...

 

[BuddwaGOAT]

Forget the scum, make this happen!

 

[onthemoney]

Looking at it as an overall result, if we bring in Humphrey and Merrett but lose Lewis and Mackenzie on top of some decent picks, are we happy?

Swap Mackenzie with someone else and I'd be okay with it.

Just don't ask me who the someone else should be

 

[Ballsontheline]

Everybody here just needs to take a deep breath and get your head around knowing that Merrett will be wearing the Brown & Gold next season.

Come 7:30 tonight Merrett will officially be a Hawk.

Mackenzie will be the collateral, and the one that will get this deal done.

 

[SA HAWK]

5 years of Merrett or 12 years of Frenchie?

I honestly don't know.

But I certainly wouldnt be trading Frenchie + 9 + F1 + 2nd Rounder...

I would be taking away the future 1st for sure.

 

[ahhhhhh]

I said it earlier and I'll say it again. There is no way any club would take Lewis without doing a medical. He is going nowehere.

 

[almuz]

Everybody here just needs to take a deep breath and get your head around knowing that Merrett will be wearing the Brown & Gold next season.

Come 7:30 tonight Merrett will officially be a Hawk.

Mackenzie will be the collateral, and the one that will get this deal done.

I’m sure I’ll come around to this but mannnn I’d rather Humphrey or just roll to the draft with our picks if that’s the case.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Looking at it as an overall result, if we bring in Humphrey and Merrett but lose Lewis and Mackenzie on top of some decent picks, are we happy?

I think we would be disappointed to lose Lewis as he seems like a team player and fan favourite, but in reality he hasnt really had a good run with injury, and strangely we seem far more balanced and dangerous without him in the side

Mackenzie would be a bigger loss from a team structure point of view. We need dynamic mids, he's shown he has traits of being a top-line player, and with more elite players around him i feel like he'd flourish

 

[SA HAWK]

Everybody here just needs to take a deep breath and get your head around knowing that Merrett will be wearing the Brown & Gold next season.

Come 7:30 tonight Merrett will officially be a Hawk.

Mackenzie will be the collateral, and the one that will get this deal done.

Feels that way unfortunately.

 

[Noel Gallagher]

Loosing Mackzenzie is only palatable if we bring in Merrett and Humphrey AND the is happy to leave

 

[Whistling Hawk]

The club has said we're not trading Mackenzie yet every second post mentions his name. STOP

 

[LunchboxLegend]

Everybody here just needs to take a deep breath and get your head around knowing that Merrett will be wearing the Brown & Gold next season.

Come 7:30 tonight Merrett will officially be a Hawk.

Mackenzie will be the collateral, and the one that will get this deal done.

Big statement.

Is... is there anything you'd put on the line?

 

[Come back Cyril]

About to board a flight to LA with Chol now so he’s either going to the Chargers or the Rams

Would be an insane Wide Receiver with his height and athleticism

 

[5minutes_of_Dew]

I'd rather the Merrett trade goes up in flames than give the scummers Mackenzie.