Player Watch Dougie Cochrane APPROVED to be in Port's NGA, signs for Port Magpies for 2026

[240volt]

Pointless predicting trades with a full year’s form to go. Someone will increase their value and be prime trade out targets as a result. Also our ladder position has a big say in it.

What I think we will do is aim to use players to upgrade our picks to land Dougie. The tall forwards look like an area of depth. The trade watch is on Lord and Whitlock. Georgiades, Lukosius and Dougie look like our talls for the next 5-10 years.

So don’t think of it as Farrell for a R2 but rather Farrell and our first for Carlton’s first or Whitlock and our first for North Melbourne’s first. That’s the sort of trade that lands Dougie.

I’d agree Lord is on thin ice but I’d have Whitlock in front of Lukosius by the length of the Flemington straight.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

So we’re back on the whole Jack Whitlock to North because his brother plays there?

Yeah like that trade will happen to acquire enough points for Dougie.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

What do you reckon Collingwood would give us for Jones?

Maynard would be his mentor and eventually take over from him.

I’d say you’d be lucky to get a Banana.
These players you’re throwing up ain’t worth nothing.

Bullshit

Players that are worth something are
Butters
JHF
Georgiades
Whitlock
Rozee

You are obsessed with these players. I've never said trade them.

After that maybe a couple of second rounders then it falls off the cliff.

Rubbish. We have more than 7 players who have good value.

All we can really do is wait for the contracts for players like Lord, Soldo and Mead to finish next year and replace them with young players through the draft.

You can trade players whilst they are still in contract. It happens all the time.

I see our improvement being tied to the draft.
The five players I mentioned we need to keep, the rest I agree you could trade but I can’t see much value in them.
Be nice if we could land an Andrews type defender somehow, it’s been an Achilles heel for years.

We traded Wingard at end of 2018, who achieved more in his first 5 seasons at Port than any of 5 you mentioned above, and we survived and improved - not in 2019, but after that we did.

No other player outside your 5, might get us a pick 10 by himself, but you can package things up to get a high value pick.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

You need to remember though the first round pick we got for Polec and Pittard had its value reduced because it was expected that North would have to match a bid on Tarryn Thomas before that pick. So all we had to do was fluff the trade out with more points with late picks. While also giving them a player they were desperately over paying for to get someone.

I don't know if I misread your post, but we gave North pick 48, and then moving the pick back by 1 spot because of a NGA isn't that massive a disadvantage. Anyway we traded 11 (+ 3 other picks) to Freo, for 6 and Freo's F3.

 

[240volt]

So we’re back on the whole Jack Whitlock to North because his brother plays there?

Yeah like that trade will happen to acquire enough points for Dougie.

There’s about 15 players I’d get rid of before Whitlock.
He has the best looking future of all our young players I’ve seen.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

There’s about 15 players I’d get rid of before Whitlock.
He has the best looking future of all our young players I’ve seen.

I think Whitlock has the capacity to become someone like Thilthorpe. Hopefully Whitlock returns to pre-season day 1 looking like a man in a few years. Signs are promising though.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

You really didn't. We paid a second round pick, a first round pick, Richards and Noble for Dan Houston.

A late first is pick 20 - I think he'd get you that.

You paid your 2025 first round pick + 13 +36 for Houston. You demanded 13 for Noble from the GC and we ended up with it.

Yes you lost Richards as well in the package deal and got back 58.

 

[sr36]

You paid your 2025 first round pick + 13 +36 for Houston. You demanded 13 for Noble from the GC and we ended up with it.

Yes you lost Richards as well in the package deal and got back 58.

It gets confusing when you include in the whole deal. But if you break it up (even though it relied on all parties):

Future first, 36, Richards and Noble for Dan and 58. That was the price we paid for Dan.

Then you on sold some of it and paid: our future first, your future first and Noble for 13 and Lukosius. GC made out like bandits. But that 13 was in high demand.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

It gets confusing when you include in the whole deal. But if you break it up (even though it relied on all parties):

Future first, 36, Richards and Noble for Dan and 58. That was the price we paid for Dan.

Then you on sold some of it and paid: our future first, your future first and Noble for 13 and Lukosius. GC made out like bandits. But that 13 was in high demand.

It's why I say we did OK out of the Houston component of the deal, but shithouse out of the GC Lukosius portion, so a lot of our fans say we got screwed in the Houston deal, as he was the main act.

 

[sr36]

It's why I say we did OK out of the Houston component of the deal, but shithouse out of the GC Lukosius portion, so a lot of our fans say we got screwed in the Houston deal, as he was the main act.

Did those picks end up as Berry and Whitlock?

You still might end up doing well - those two (or whoever it was), Lukosius and Richards for Houston and future first.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Did those picks end up as Berry and Whitlock?

You still might end up doing well - those two (or whoever it was), Lukosius and Richards for Houston and future first.

13 for Noble became 16 and then traded up with WCE to 15 but had to give up a 2025 Rd 2 pick to get Berry as Freo apparently were keen on him and had 17. They probably did better and ended up with Murphy Reid.

29 we got from GC became 33 and we drafted Whitlock.

Yeah I've posted we will only really know how good or bad this total mega deal is for us until 3 to 5 years after it happened.

 

[sr36]

13 for Noble became 16 and then traded up with WCE to 15 but had to give up a 2025 Rd 2 pick to get Berry as Freo apparently were keen on him and had 17. They probably did better and ended up with Murphy Reid.

29 we got from GC became 33 and we drafted Whitlock.

Yeah I've posted we will only really know how good or bad this total mega deal is for us until 3 to 5 years after it happened.

If Dan doesn't work out how to be effective in our system, we're looking like doing the worst out of it.

 

[Scodges]

If Dan doesn't work out how to be effective in our system, we're looking like doing the worst out of it.

Sucked in I say.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

I don't know if I misread your post, but we gave North pick 48, and then moving the pick back by 1 spot because of a NGA isn't that massive a disadvantage. Anyway we traded 11 (+ 3 other picks) to Freo, for 6 and Freo's F3.

Could've sworn I remembered us piling in more than just 48 in the trade to North, so they weren't really losing out much on points when getting Polec and Pittard (ie they weren't actually costing North much since they'd be using points on Tarryn Thomas).

But I guess it was just the Freo trade. Who didn't even have an NGA option. A lot of just weird trades in 2018.

Swapping 5 and 6 for Brisbane just seems strange. Sure they got the pick in the 30s, but that was pretty much covered by Sam Mayes. Its strange that they didn't just use 5 for Lachie Neale (and have that pick go travelling everywhere instead of 6) and have us left with 6.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Could've sworn I remembered us piling in more than just 48 in the trade to North.

You are probably thinking of us giving up 11, 23, 30, 49 to Freo to get pick 6.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

According to the last Gettable episode for the year, expect the new bidding rules to come into play starting next season which should not be a surprise at this point.

Points deficits are still going to be allowed though.

Going to be tough to match a bid on Dougie but I think Port will be able to do it even if it means having to delve into 2027’s draft assets.

Also a mention of Dougie Cochrane and there is clear separation between him and Cody Walker at this stage.

GETTABLE: The key forward in sights, next year's No.1, Hawks' big three trade targets

Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge unpack the 2025 Draft, answer your questions and more

www.afl.com.au

 

[jackag24]

According to the last Gettable episode for the year, expect the new bidding rules to come into play starting next season which should not be a surprise at this point.

Points deficits are still going to be allowed though.

Going to be tough to match a bid on Dougie but I think Port will be able to do it even if it means having to delve into 2027’s draft assets.

Also a mention of Dougie Cochrane and there is clear separation between him and Cody Walker at this stage.

GETTABLE: The key forward in sights, next year's No.1, Hawks' big three trade targets

Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge unpack the 2025 Draft, answer your questions and more

www.afl.com.au

Acquiring all of Pilot, Salopek and Rodan in 2027 will be nigh-on impossible now. Even under the current rules it'd be very hard

At most we could maybe get two of them

 

[manureid]

Acquiring all of Pilot, Salopek and Rodan in 2027 will be nigh-on impossible now. Even under the current rules it'd be very hard

At most we could maybe get two of them

It would probably have to involve a Butters trade

 

[Sleezy]

It would probably have to involve a Butters trade

Unless one or more of them slide or don't kick on, like happened with Tyler Welsh, Taj Schofield, etc.

I'd say its unlikely that Pilot, Salopek, Rodan and Tambe all end up in the top 20 in the same draft.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Acquiring all of Pilot, Salopek and Rodan in 2027 will be nigh-on impossible now. Even under the current rules it'd be very hard

At most we could maybe get two of them

Hard to gauge where they will be come draft night in 2027. They could slide for all we know which would be ideal.

There is also every chance Port will put all chips in for them meaning they will trade out most of their future draft picks to ensure they get them.

 

[240volt]

Hard to gauge where they will be come draft night in 2027. They could slide for all we know which would be ideal.

There is also every chance Port will put all chips in for them meaning they will trade out most of their future draft picks to ensure they get them.

I’m leaning towards Butters going after next year so if it does happen the upside from it is it will help us out some what with this situation

 

[jackag24]

I’m leaning towards Butters going after next year so if it does happen the upside from it is it will help us out some what with this situation

Bergman will be a watch too

 

[240volt]

Bergman will be a watch too

Possibly, I’m a bit more confident about him staying but you can’t take anything for granted with today’s footballers.

 

[powermacs]

According to the last Gettable episode for the year, expect the new bidding rules to come into play starting next season which should not be a surprise at this point.

Points deficits are still going to be allowed though.

Going to be tough to match a bid on Dougie but I think Port will be able to do it even if it means having to delve into 2027’s draft assets.

Also a mention of Dougie Cochrane and there is clear separation between him and Cody Walker at this stage.

GETTABLE: The key forward in sights, next year's No.1, Hawks' big three trade targets

Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge unpack the 2025 Draft, answer your questions and more

www.afl.com.au

Did they actually give any details or even say that the clubs know what it will cost?

 

[JimmyBC]

Possibly, I’m a bit more confident about him staying but you can’t take anything for granted with today’s footballers.

Not like them olden days when they played for the smell of goanna oil and stuck fat.