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  1. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    In a year that saw South Australia win the National Championships for the first time since 2018 and both Adelaide and Port Adelaide didn't have a first round pick between them, giving teams a clear run at some top end SA talent, and our list management team read the play beautifully to...
  2. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    I had a thought last night.... If Butters is the prize in next years free agency / trade period, could it be possible that we have drafted 3 x SA players this year to support our trade hand for a deal with PA. We now have quite a lot of attractive pieces in a potential Butters trade. 1 (HAW)...
  3. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Taking Dyson Sharp at pick 10 would be a great result - WCE are keen on him but unlikely to use pick 1 or 2, so unless they move back from one of those picks, Sharp may be available at pick 10. Failing that, Ollie Greeves should be available so he'd be a good aquisition. If neither are...
  4. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Oh great, watch Port get excited about picks in the most compromised draft in AFL history when we come for Butters.
  5. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Great to see us going hard for Merrett, but the cupboard is pretty bare if we are considering another move this year or next :oops:
  6. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Trying to look at things from an Essendon POV.... They have picks 5, 6, 21 in this years draft (a weak draft apparently), so they are likely interested in improving their hand in next years draft. My tip, Hawthorn will now go and look to maximise the offer, focusing on 2026 first rounders to...
  7. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Mate these Essendon mouthpieces have been doing this for 2 weeks. They are full of it.
  8. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Trade Mackenzie to Melbourne for their F1, then send it plus our F1 and HH to Essendon for Merrett. Not that hard. Take Pick 9 to the draft or use it to acquire De Goey. Net loss is Pick 9, F1, Mackenzie, Huss. Net Gain is Merrett and De Goey.
  9. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    What in fact would he say if there was a chance?
  10. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Assuming Butters and Humphrey are not in play I'd like to see the Hawks hold on to Pick 9 and find a way to trade players and futures for Merrett. The goal here would be to secure Dyson Sharp or Ollie Greeves with Pick 9. Securing both Merrett and a top 10 mid in the draft would be a successful...
  11. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

  12. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    If Essendon come to terms that they are not getting 2 picks from us, they may see an F1 as better value than this years Pick 9. Hawthorn will also be keen to move the F1 as they don't want it getting in the way of matching a bid for Cooper Hodge next year. Effectively we trade F1 & Mackenzie for...
  13. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Couldn't agree more with these comments regarding Gunners, Dear and Chol. Ben King and Curnow would fit well next to Dear imo :cool:
  14. The Big Dipper

    Recommitted Zach Merrett [UFA 2027] - Wanted a trade to Hawthorn, but it didn't get done

  15. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    This.
  16. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Adding Petracca, a bull that can play forward. A bid bodied mid that Melbourne decided they wanted to play less in their midfield, when we have Newcombe who is also proficient in that role, just doesn't fit perfectly and still leaves us vulnerable in the middle. He's also not great by foot...
  17. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    It's possible that Essendon and Hawthorn are working together behind the scenes to get the trade done and have agreed to play things down in the media for the time being. Essendon: We want 2 x first rounders in this years draft and a player (HH). Hawthorn: Let us see what we can do and we'll...
  18. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Trainor will be A grade - nothing more certain. Merrett No point, we wont be keeping it.
  19. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    I think the majority feel strongly about Cam's prospects, but essentially his growth is no longer aligned with our timeline. ie He won't be the player we need him to be until 2028 and you can't keep a talent like that in the VFL and expect him to retain value. Reality is if we bring in Merrett...
  20. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Here's how we could get both Merrett and Butters done. Trade 1 Hawthorn get: Zak Butters F2 2026 (PA) St Kilda get: Cam Mackenzie Pick 41 (HAW) Port get: Pick 7 (STK) F1 2026 (HAW) F1 2027 (HAW) F2 2026 (HAW) Trade 2 Hawthorn get: Zach Merrett Essendon get: Pick 8 (HAW) Pick 30 (HAW)...
  21. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Newk, Merrett, Day, Humphrey, Ward and Nash
  22. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    I'm not against losing Frenchy. Humphrey is the Harley Reid we didn't get and he'll be much cheaper too.
  23. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    If Worps was worth Band 2 Compo, then why did 2 clubs offer him $650k a year. We just need to come to terms with the fact he aint that good. Turn the page and lets get on with finding a new midfield while Geelong pay $650k for a guy who kicks the ball worse than my ex girlfriend.
  24. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    I think we're all the same in this regard, but trade week is upon us and we need to understand that as we pursue A grade talent we are likely to see a departure or two from our team.
  25. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    There is no view...he's been great for us. Imo I think we struggled at times to play 4 talls in the backline as we did playing 4 talls forward. It put pressure on rotations and limited our run, but gave us flexibility to move the magnets around. To be 100% clear, I'm a big fan of Scrimshaw and...
  26. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    When Ward and Mackenzie are getting smacked in the middle, Day will be sent in to fix the issues. This will happen every week next season. Whilst Mackenzie and Ward are ready to take on more responsibility, they are not match winners at this stage so a 2nd acquisition is needed imo.
  27. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    If Essendon says we want Scrimshaw as part of the package, Hawthorn can simply tell Scrimshaw we are going to play 3 talls in the backline and you're the 4th option behind Sis, Battle and Barrass. This would mean Scrim is no longer guaranteed a game. Not saying this will happen, rather anything...
  28. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Still some fun to be had regardless. If we use our F1 and player(s) and manage to hold on to pick 8 we could end up with Merrett and 3 good draftees (8, 20, 27).
  29. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    Don't get caught up in the details, if we have to overpay for a pick like pick 7 then so be it. Mackenzie and Serong for pick 7 or Mackenzie and pick 27 for pick 7
  30. The Big Dipper

    Unofficial Preview 2025 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!

    GCS wont want early picks, they'll only get burned on academy players. In fact that's another way we can get deals done, GCS are likely to move picks 6 and 13 - they'll be looking for later picks and future picks of which we have both.

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