2015 Draft, Trade & Free Agent Discussion & Speculation Thread

[UFO Tatsu]

You know we get upset over these trades not going through but there are people much worse off than us. A lifelong Carlton supporter will choose anyone else over them, they keep trading all their forwards out for them to flourish at other clubs.
Adelaide keep losing their stars - Dangerfield, Bock, Davies
No one wants to stay at GWS and ditto for Brisbane

In comparison all our key players want to stay and hopefully we can add at least 1 star to our list this year.

None of those other clubs are really in their "premiership window". Hence the urgency from the posters.

 

[Rubber Pants]

None of those other clubs are really in their "premiership window". Hence the urgency from the posters.

I'd argue Adelaide would have been pushing for a premiership with a mid of Danger, Sloane & the 2 Crouch brothers plus Betts and Walker up forward and Davies, Lever and Talia down back.

 

[Lach72]

We are working on the Bennell deal atm, apparently.

According to who?

 

[apuchar]

You know we get upset over these trades not going through but there are people much worse off than us. A lifelong Carlton supporter will choose anyone else over them, they keep trading all their forwards out for them to flourish at other clubs.
Adelaide keep losing their stars - Dangerfield, Bock, Davies
No one wants to stay at GWS and ditto for Brisbane

In comparison all our key players want to stay and hopefully we can add at least 1 star to our list this year.

Very well said.

 

[ComradeSplutnik]

Where is Bondy in all of this?

Normally we hear Bonds voice on Trade Radio. Now it is Brad Lloyd.

Have Freo quietly passed the negotiation duties to Mr Lloyd this year?

 

[apuchar]

According to who?

Someone, somewhere at sometime

 

[freoextra]

You know we get upset over these trades not going through but there are people much worse off than us. A lifelong Carlton supporter will choose anyone else over them, they keep trading all their forwards out for them to flourish at other clubs.
Adelaide keep losing their stars - Dangerfield, Bock, Davies
No one wants to stay at GWS and ditto for Brisbane

In comparison all our key players want to stay and hopefully we can add at least 1 star to our list this year.

Yep, I agree that the first thing we needed to do was be a professional team that was driven and players wanted to stay at. Big tick, part of the reason we are a top four team. But a premiership might be more attainable if we were a destination club such as Hawthorn, who the best players in non performing teams just line up to join.

We find it far to difficult to add quality depth to our weaknesses. Admittedly this is the first year for quite a while that I think we really need an injection of class to remain in the top four or to challenge again. Must not waste the Fyfe era!!!

 

[Taylor]

If nothing happened by this time next week I still won't be worried.

GWS is holding out on everyone, GCS are playing bigshot too.

Wait them out.

 

[estibador]

God it must suck being a Blues fan at the moment. Even Carlton supporters don't want to play for Carlton.

 

[ep2018]

Sam Landsberger ‏@SamLandsberger 2m2 minutes ago
Bailey Rice has picked St Kilda. Close call but lifelong Blues fan and son of 95 premiership player Dean will instead join Saints as a F/S.

I hope Judd's son does the same thing when he is eligible.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

This trade period is boring. wake me up when it's over or something happens

 

[Wizard]

I hope Judd's son does the same thing when he is eligible.

Chooses to play for the side his dad didn't win a flag at do you mean?

In that case, agreed.

 

[Agenfrida]

Chooses to play for the side his dad didn't win a flag at do you mean?

In that case, agreed.

I think he means Judd Jr should become a Saint.

 

[Frank J Moose]

I think he means Judd Jr should become a Saint.

Well in media circles Judd Snr is a saint.....

 

[apuchar]

There you are Lach. Two sources afl.com and fox sports

The Dockers will keep asking the Cam McCarthy question for as long as they can. But they are looking at other options such as Carlton's Levi Casboult, while Aaron Black would love to leave the Kangas for the Dockers. And then there is Harley Bennell, whose move from the Suns to the Dockers will happen in the next few days.

 

[Docker82]

There you are Lach. Two sources afl.com and herald sun.

The Dockers will keep asking the Cam McCarthy question for as long as they can. But they are looking at other options such as Carlton's Levi Casboult, while Aaron Black would love to leave the Kangas for the Dockers. And then there is Harley Bennell, whose move from the Suns to the Dockers will happen in the next few days.

We did hear the bolded a few days ago. We won't get Bennell without our first rounder being involved I'd say. What hasn't been mentioned is Gold Coast has an end of first round compensation pick (for us losing Rhys Palmer actually). If McCarthy is out of the question swapping that for our first rounder as well as giving them our second would not be out of the question. Doubt we'll get it done with just our second rounder, unless it goes right down to the wire.

 

[jackkkkk]

Needless bump, but I'd love Casboult in our forward line regardless of what happens with Mccarthy.

 

[apuchar]

We did hear the bolded a few days ago. We won't get Bennell without our first rounder being involved I'd say. What hasn't been mentioned is Gold Coast has an end of first round compensation pick (for us losing Rhys Palmer actually). If McCarthy is out of the question swapping that for our first rounder as well as giving them our second would not be out of the question. Doubt we'll get it done with just our second rounder, unless it goes right down to the wire.

sounds more like a second and a player, but time will tell.

 

[Agenfrida]

We did hear the bolded a few days ago. We won't get Bennell without our first rounder being involved I'd say. What hasn't been mentioned is Gold Coast has an end of first round compensation pick (for us losing Rhys Palmer actually). If McCarthy is out of the question swapping that for our first rounder as well as giving them our second would not be out of the question. Doubt we'll get it done with just our second rounder, unless it goes right down to the wire.

Its probably going to have to be a player. I doubt we'd give them our first and they won't use our second. I think it will be a player for player swap.

 

[apuchar]

Ben Waterworth (bjwaterworth)

Haven't heard of an official offer yet. Freo, reportedly though, not prepared to part with first pick.

 

[apuchar]

Its probably going to have to be a player. I doubt we'd give them our first and they won't use our second. I think it will be a player for player swap.

We might be able to upgrade our second with a player. Who knows really. sounds like we are working through it at the moment though.

 

[apuchar]

This trade period is boring. wake me up when it's over or something happens

Talk to you again in 2 1/2 weeks

 

[malpaso]

ROCK THE CASBOULT!

DO IT.

 

[Docker82]

Its probably going to have to be a player. I doubt we'd give them our first and they won't use our second. I think it will be a player for player swap.

Our second may actually be around the mark for some of the players they are trying to trade it. Howe, Seedsman and perhaps even Currie.

 

[Proud SJW]

ROCK THE CASBOULT!

DO IT.

If McCarthy deal doesn't go through, I could live with that. Bennell and Casboult will still be an upgrade.
Casboult probably has more potential at Fremantle than he ever did at Carlton. Provided he comes cheap, I can't see what we could lose.