I agree with the first part that I don't think Wilkie is leaving, but the second part is untrue. You can now trade 2 years into the future (i.e. the 2027 AFL Draft). I reckon if push came to shove and the Dogs offered 2x first rounders from either 2025/26/27 and a suite of swaps in between it...
Josh Gabelich is reporting that the Bulldogs are prepared to offer more that the $4.5M over 4 years. Although numbers aren't stated wouldn't be suprised if it's $5M+
North Melbourne, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs are chasing Tylar Young from Richmond to bolster their defensive stocks, according to Jon Ralph. Out of contract but not a free agent so would require a trade.
Dogs: Geelong, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, GWS, Hawthorn
Honestly the Dogs fixture is make or break the first 6 weeks;
Melb @ MCG
St. K @ Marvel
Lions @ Marvel
Tigers @ MCG
Port @ AO
Dockers @ Optus
If they can't go at least 3-3 it'll be a long road back
Assuming a full list to select from:
FB Duryea Gardner Jones
HB Richards Keath Dale
MID Macrae Treloar B.Smith
HF Hannan Naughton West
FF Weightman Lobb JUH
RUC English Bont Libba
INT Daniel Williams McLean Darcy
Sub from Baker, R.Smith, Scott, Vandermeer, Clarke
It's a...
Interesting, given the games at Ballarat usually rotate between the duo of Adelaide/Gold Coast and Brisbane/Port, with this year supposed to see the latter happen. Unless they double up with either Ade/GC along with Port, it'll be a new team (more likely one of the Syd teams than WA)
They always list the home team first. So both games are Suns home games, which means 9 at Metricon, 2 at TIO and then 11 away (12 if you include Gather Round)