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.

 

[HairyO]

Got to play Hustwaite rd1. He'll be pumped

Its still possible the F3 was for him.

Both were added after the 3 x 1sts were announced.

 

[CobberRodgers]

If they’ve done this on purpose to stall every other thing we could have done then it’s the dirtiest bit of work I’ve ever seen in the AFL.

They’ve cooked any relationship they could have had with multiple parties here.

 

[TylerDurden]

Oh well. We hit the draft.

 

[Jethro!]

A disaster of a trade period. We needed to add at least one mid, possibly two and got none. We have got worse.

We can still trade picks

 

[BobHawk]

Said from the get go. This is not a serious club and we are wasting our time with these clowns.

I'm not concerned. Its one player. I do feel for Henry and Merrett though.

 

[Ashman23]

EAD Essenscum enjoy your mediocrity.

Sorry, Zach, we tried, even Trumpy couldn't get that hostage out.

 

[Cleavy]

 

[TheFourPillars]

Well Hawthorn were confident in getting the deal done Tom Petroro was confident this morning and yet we have Essendon

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

real shame..
**** Essendon. I can’t wait to pump them next season.

 

[Geead]

imagine Hustwaite turns into a AA calibre midfielder now

 

[Gut Runner]

At this point I hope Rob McCartney and MM just walk in and punch on with the bombers crew

Line in the Sand

 

[seysearles]

Whats upsetting is the opportunities that we potentially overlooked by putting all our eggs in the Merrett basket.

Hopefully Hustwaite wins the brownlow in 2026

 

[HedgeFund]

Got to play Hustwaite rd1. He'll be pumped

Probably not a great reason to play a guy who is currently player 30-35 on our list.

He’d want to have had a stellar pre-season and earnt his spot.

 

[Jethro!]

Imagine how disillusioned poor Zach Merrett will be. That's culture gutting for them.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Bombers have horribly failed on merit.
What a club. Absolute shambles.

 

[Since 2001]

We hit the draft with a good hand of 10 and 21.

You cant trade 4 first rounders, that's just crazy. Feel bad for zach merret.

Hope essendon enjoying having a captain who reiterated he didn't want to be at their club, absolute shambles and we still strong.

Zach Merrett 2026 here we come hahaha

 

[Flukey!]

Its a shame.
We are a mid short with Worps going so hopefully Butler can step up.

 

[TheExtractorFactor]

We can still trade picks

We need players to truly contend next year. We lost Worpel and added no one.

 

[BobHawk]

Silver lining is Geelol didn't get Marshall.

 

[HappyHawk_1]

Wild scenes.

That’s what happens when you try to negotiate with terrorists - sometimes they just do something so stupid you don’t believe it.

Essendon could’ve walked away with a draft bounty, and now they’ve got a disgruntled captain who will be filthy after they have shifted the goalposts.

 

[Jethro!]

Can we swap our picks back with carlton now?

Maybe we can trade up?

 

[HedgeFund]

Whats upsetting is the opportunities that we potentially overlooked by putting all our eggs in the Merrett basket.

Who?

Curnow?
Petracca?

I can’t think of anyone else who got traded that we would have definitely wanted - can you?

 

[PenAndPaper]

I'm not in the slight bit disappointed. I'm laughing at Essendon being stuck with a player that wants to leave them and who wont be there when they possibly next contend.

 

[asanque]

There were quite a few bargains flying around this trade period.

Just a shame that we were stuck dealing with terrorists that wasted our time.

 

[JohnWembley]

**** we got worse