Rumour GFC 2026 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 1

[Warhorse]

45 minutes behind?

Where's jumping jack at?

 

[FootyLad0]

Stanley looks done and Blicavs body got so battered during the finals he was cactus by the time the grand final came along. Pike is not the answer. SDK gets dominated by b-grade ruckmen. The rag tag brigade will see us lose a lot more games next year. Marshall would have been massive for Geelong.

You didn't mention Edwards in there.

Interesting.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Where's jumping jack at?

Idk probably in a state of shock due to the staggering.

 

[Lana]

Some draft experts are calling this the worst draft in history.

A pick 25 plus 40 odd next year is just not worth much.

We get to retain a bloke that has been one of our best players for the last 6 years on a very small salary the next 2 years.

It really shouldn't be staggering.

They say that pretty much ever 2nd year. In 2003 and 2012 they were right, every othertime they got it wrong. That's like a 20% strike rate

 

[Boxhead_31]

Swans ended up trading 3x firsts plus Hayward - clearly more than our offer.

Carlton lost there cap space and 2 further picks in this deal

 

[SkittleCats]

Welcome aboard Brayden Crossley??

Can see it happening. Our pick is nothing in a draft of nothing so why not take a swing at VFL talent. He is 26 and a massive unit. At the very least we need to depth.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

Some draft experts are calling this the worst draft in history.

A pick 25 plus 40 odd next year is just not worth much.

We get to retain a bloke that has been one of our best players for the last 6 years on a very small salary the next 2 years.

It really shouldn't be staggering.

Enjoy not making the finals again

 

[Generalissimo]

You didn't mention Edwards in there.

Interesting.

Or Toby. One of the two will make it, I'm confident.

 

[smotherking]

2026 1st and 2027 1st for Butters this time next year?

 

[catstorm]

Mackie re Marshall - "Bigger crack today than we thought we would have done"

Exactly we literally caved and payed the overs and St Kilda still turned it down for a redundant 30 year old backup ruckman, crazy list management.

 

[fpm84]

Exactly we literally caved and payed the overs and St Kilda still turned it down for a redundant 30 year old backup ruckman, crazy list management.

Loser clubs (St K and Essendon) sell things like this as a win - when all it’s doing is holding them back while they’re miles away from contending.

 

[Lana]

Go and get the fat campaigner. Even just for comedic value.

You can invite up to two players for every rookie pick to train with you in the offseason. We have what could be up to three free spaces. Might as well invite six ruckmen down and see who can run the most.

 

[Hamingja]

2026 1st and 2027 1st for Butters this time next year?

Port won't accept that.

Cross all fingers and toes that Port finish bottom 4 next year and they don't match. That's the only way we could get Butters.

 

[SkittleCats]

Exactly we literally caved and payed the overs and St Kilda still turned it down for a redundant 30 year old backup ruckman, crazy list management.

They panicked about their forward line, thats where they will play him given King is a walking injury and they have bugger all after that. Piss poor from their list management team to bring in TDK who gives them nothing they didnt already have instead of trying to fix their glaring issue up forward. Marshall is a ruck, but he will be a square peg in a round hole next year.

 

[calder_daddy]

Where's jumping jack at?

Making a new account for next year

 

[ChrisLOA]

This is a poor draft id rather trade 19 info the future if we can. I think next year will be too late for marshall age wise i think we will get someone else instead.
I doubt Rowan is happy though he basically cant play ruck anymore and is stuck there for the rest of his career.

I read that it's not necessarily a 'poor draft' but rather it evens out after the top 10. You get as good a player at 31 as 11, i guess is the implication.

Regardless, do I really worry about what's available with the picks we have given the history of Wells and Mackie? Not at all. I'm not saying there will be A+ grade players we can draft with those picks that Carlton and Stains have rejected... but good to very, very good players? If anyone can... Wells and Mackie can. #shrug

 

[The_Todd07]

2026 1st and 2027 1st for Butters this time next year?

Port watching what Trac and Curnow cost (and what Merrett didn't go for) may not work in our favour. They will probably want the 2028 1st as well

 

[clyde]

Exactly we literally caved and payed the overs and St Kilda still turned it down for a redundant 30 year old backup ruckman, crazy list management.

He isn’t a back up he will rotate forward and ruck as well, but the saints could be top top heavy playing both TDK and Marshall.

 

[catstorm]

They panicked about their forward line, thats where they will play him given King is a walking injury and they have bugger all after that. Piss poor from their list management team to bring in TDK who gives them nothing they didnt already have instead of trying to fix their glaring issue up forward. Marshall is a ruck, but he will be a square peg in a round hole next year.

This has got Oliver written all over it, when it doesn't work next year he will be worth a 3rd and a bag of chips.

 

[standupand]

2026 1st and 2027 1st for Butters this time next year?

He's a free agent next year. Just got a convince him to choose us.

 

[foxdog50]

Where's this guy's name coming from all of a sudden?

His name is coming as we need a ruckman.

So who are our free hits as a Delisted Agent for a ruch ?

 

[TheCattery2007]

Laughing at Hawks - no Merrett, lost Worple and CJ. They are net negative… made my day

 

[foxdog50]

Where's jumping jack at?

 

[Boxhead_31]

Exactly we literally caved and payed the overs and St Kilda still turned it down for a redundant 30 year old backup ruckman, crazy list management.

It’s funny that in a trade period where clubs seen the negative returns clubs holding onto players who want to leave(Oliver going from a trade worth of two firsts to being a 3rd rounder) teams still take this line

 

[calder_daddy]

Told Ya