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.

 

[Books]

Serong apparently traded for a 2026 r3 (with us sending an r4)

Reasonable.
Was hoping for Serong plus our F3 for their F2, but hopefully Sydney miss finals again next year.

 

[kazzooka]

... I'm hearing one Zachary Merrett will be playing for Hawthorn next year

Hearing same thing from former teammate that used to work at Essendon. Essendon basically told Hawthorn their demands and what they would agree with expecting us to hagle it, and we just said, "Yes, give us time to go make it happen"

No idea what the deal is, pretty sure it's all just restructuring the picks to get something WCE will take for Pick 1. If any player is involved it's still just Hustwaite.

 

[HedgeFund]

In a weak draft I wouldn't be doing it. 1 and 2 is far better than 2, 5 and 10.

Guess how many of our senior best 25 were selected after pick 40?

 

[Nugett]

Maybe ex-players working on Trade Radio should be asked answer the same question.

They have an IQ test. Fail you get to the 2nd stage question. Pass and your moved on.

The 2nd question is: Will Essendon win trade week. If yes, immediately hired. Answer no or maybe, your moved on.

 

[Hawkspot]

The way MM, TP, and the rest of the hawks room are acting.. Good signs.

 

[Xtreme]

It's a lose / lose for him now.
If they say yes, he is a liar who backed down.
If he says no to 3 firsts, he is the biggest idiot of all time.

What a wonderful situation for us.

Swimming with sharks vs swimming with piranhas

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Josh Jenkins, the bloke with CTE

Doesn't know much about Hawthorn if he thinks we would be putting Ginni on the table

 

[Hodgey 15]

Far out Carlton with another big fish.

Chesser, Buku and Florent.

Death riding Carlton next season would be even more fun than this season.

 

[butlers hawks]

unsure if it has been posted or not but here it is for those wanting to see it

 

[sinkintins]

Doesn't know much about Hawthorn if he thinks we would be putting Ginni on the table

Doesn't know much about Hawthorn if he thinks we would be putting Ginni on the table

fixed

 

[Arrogant Frog]

Nice little drive by by Tom Pedro. Basically said Zac wants to be at hawthorn, has given his all to Essendon and wants success. It's the biggest deal to a 30 year old he has seen in his 29yrs of footy and can't understand why Essendon, who are rebuilding wouldn't rather 3 quality picks, rather than a 30 year old player.

 

[Meek Juggernaut]

Honestly mate ask for 6 as well and when they give it still say no

I would reject any trade that involves my club getting pick six. F#$king cursed...

 

[LRobbo]

Someone link the Pretoro audio

Sounds like generational listening

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Doesn't know much about Hawthorn if he thinks we would be putting Ginni on the table

Jenkins doesn't know much about the alphabet let alone our footy side.

 

[Hawksboy72]

If Essendon had half a brain they'd take the new deal and hurriedly launch into BH from GC....but it is Essendon.....

 

[butlers hawks]

Cornes watching a different feed clearly

Keeps saying that its heated between Petroro and Hawthorn but they are all smiling and getting along

 

[Harper_Hawk]

unsure if it has been posted or not but here it is for those wanting to see it

Burning holes through Essendon minds to hear that.

 

[sinkintins]

Cornes watching a different feed clearly

Keeps saying that its heated between Petroro and Hawthorn but they are all smiling and getting along

For some reason he hates the idea of Merrett going to Hawthorn.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Cornes watching a different feed clearly

Keeps saying that its heated between Petroro and Hawthorn but they are all smiling and getting along

TP looks stressed.

MM chilling like always

 

[Paul Kersey]

Dealt with Tom. Told me he thinks Hawthorn are the best run club in the AFL followed by Geelong.

 

[StackedHunch]

For some reason he hates the idea of Merrett going to Hawthorn.

Players breaking contracts is his pet hate.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Dealt with Tom. Told me he thinks Hawthorn are the best run club in the AFL followed by Geelong.

The fact he's in the room with the hawks list management team says that we've done something right.

I mean, we have Brad Scott and Vozzo's manager sitting in the room with our list management team trying to get Essendon's best player to hawthorn.

hahahaha

 

[CobberRodgers]

Players breaking contracts is his pet hate.

This.

He likes the Hawks, but his big pet hate is long contracts and player power.

 

[Roddy]

He/they cannot make it any clearer than that. That’s as good as an official trade request I reckon.

Surely that makes his status back at the bummers even more untenable??

 

[Meek Juggernaut]

AFL edition of the chase featuring JJ, Browny and Gerard Whately... Make it happen please.

Watching Gerard get every question confidently wrong, while those other two intellectual titans are sounding out the question would be an amusing distraction from trade week.

Too late now obviously, but next year...