2017 trade/draft thread

[Spoon_Man]

What are you saying, he's playing without a soul?

Pretty sure he's saying that he squirts..

 

[Monocle]

Pretty sure he's saying that he squirts..

Playing very flippy floppy football at the moment that doesn't always stand up and has fallen away sharply of late , but has acted to the best of his ability, form has dived from where it once was.
Seems more interested in cricket than football.

I will show myself out .

 

[Jootube]

I know a few of you smarter blokes (Monocle) have been mentioning Zak Jones as a possible trade target.
Are we any possibility of convincing him to move across the nullabor?

 

[Kickitlong!]

Just seen M. McGovern talking to P. Cripps after the Adelaide v Carlton game. Obviously discussing next season with West Coast.

 

[Bacchus]

Make a big play for Jack Martin - gun going nowhere at Gold Coast

 

[dajesmac]

Not sure about this.

With all due respect to RE, he is a nice guy, but he doesn't have a strong track record for getting these right. I wouldn't worry just yet.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

With all due respect to RE, he is a nice guy, but he doesn't have a strong track record for getting these right. I wouldn't worry just yet.

Sorry what are you saying here ?

 

[pantskyle]

Sorry what are you saying here ?

That you are hit and miss and rarely get things right. That's what I'm reading into it.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Make a big play for Jack Martin - gun going nowhere at Gold Coast

Good player but not what we need. Cant play midfield, isnt a crumbing forward, tries to play taller than he is. Good forward or back flanker and thats it

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Make a big play for Jack Martin - gun going nowhere at Gold Coast

Gold Coast will demand 2 first rounders for him - no thanks. He is talented but his light frame is not giving much in our midfield.

He has signed an extension so cannot see it happening

 

[FKASC]

Gold Coast will demand 2 first rounders for him - no thanks. He is talented but his light frame is not giving much in our midfield.

He has signed an extension so cannot see it happening

We can wait til he's a free agent. He's a star IMO but I haven't watched him for a year or so. May have stagnated

 

[Dark Sharks]

Martin (of the non Dustin variety) is the full package i reckon.

Inside, outside, fast, tough line breaker who tackles hard and is excellent overhead. Just needs a better team.

At least that's what it looks like, haven't checked stats.

 

[Chris_6678]

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2017-07-03/young-guns-extend

Nelson has signed too.

 

[WCE_phil]

Happy as a pig in s**t with that

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

With Nelson and Sheed re-signed, this is where our delistings/retirements will come from:

Contracted until the end of 2017 (9):
Eric Mackenzie - Signed 4-year contract (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) in June 2013.
Mark LeCras - Signed a 4-year contract (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) in June 2013.
Sharrod Wellingham - Signed a 2-year contract (2016, 2017) in August 2015.
Malcom Karpany - Signed a 2-year contract (2016, 2017) in October 2015
Josh Hill - Signed a 1-year contract (2017) in September 2016.
Sam Mitchell - Signed a 1-year deal (2017) when traded in October 2016
Sam Butler – Signed a 1-year contract (2017) in October 2016.
Tom Lamb - Signed a 1-year contract (2017) in October 2016

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2017-07-03/young-guns-extend

Nelson has signed too.

Great news. Not surprising as Nelson is a tough nut and like The Shaker, he was always likely to commit to a club.

 

[Keys]

Never really doubted Sheed would leave nor Nelson for that matter but always happy to get our Victorian players like Nelson locked away.

Doesn't leave any priority signings coming out of contract at the end of this year

Our main priority now should be getting Venables to extend beyond 2018

 

[Keys]

Some hard decisions coming on the list if we want to make much more than the minimum three list changes

Butler and Lecras retired?

Lamb traded maybe

Mackenzie leaves as a FA?

Hill not given a new contract?

Mitchell retires which I'd rather he play on

Maybe Priddis reads to tea leaves and pulls the pin

McInnes, Snadden, Gorter and Tunbridge all fighting to keep a spot on the rookie list and Petrie most likely retires

 

[Jiggyman]

2/3 Darling's last games have been very positive. If we get the balance right in our forward half he shouldn't be going anywhere... Must've been a stressful time these last few months. Bloke is younger than me and I can't even imagine having a family

 

[mattyc75]

Some hard decisions coming on the list if we want to make much more than the minimum three list changes

Butler and Lecras retired?

Lamb traded maybe

Mackenzie leaves as a FA?

Hill not given a new contract?

Mitchell retires which I'd rather he play on

Maybe Priddis reads to tea leaves and pulls the pin

McInnes, Snadden, Gorter and Tunbridge all fighting to keep a spot on the rookie list and Petrie most likely retires

If lecras retires I'd keep hill.rioli is unproven and injury prone, but if we get Matera hill may be shown the door

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[AsterixTheGaul]

Some hard decisions coming on the list if we want to make much more than the minimum three list changes

Butler and Lecras retired?
Lamb traded maybe
Mackenzie leaves as a FA?
Hill not given a new contract?
Mitchell retires which I'd rather he play on
Maybe Priddis reads to tea leaves and pulls the pin

McInnes, Snadden, Gorter and Tunbridge all fighting to keep a spot on the rookie list and Petrie most likely retires

Butler is looking more like retiring - we may have seen the last of the Butman
Lecras - I would say is done and needs to retire but he may get another year (so long as he knows it is depth) and cannot see Freo offering $$$$ nor him leaving Perth
Hill - has not been that much of a favoured son but who knows. Playing him (and Lecras) ahead of Parto, Karps, Mutimer and soon to say Venables and Rioli will not be popular nor of any sensible
Will be interesting on the Petrie and Mitchell options - the majority are still regretting extending Priddis meaning Sam is more likely to coach (Saturday was another case of we cannot play them both) while Drew has been much more than I thought he would and deserves his spot in the side and looks far from cooked
I would like to see us offer eMac an extension but he may want to test FA. Based on recent form, he may attract a decent offer for 2 years
Lamb is interesting as he has improved yet not been given a game. Not sure there is anything to gain from a trade so expect to be delisted and go home.

Summary:
Main List: 4 Outs: Butler, Lecras, Lamb, Mitchell (should be Matt)

 

[WCE_phil]

If lamb can show another couple of good wafl games playing further up the ground i'd happily give him a contract extension. He tried to get a trade end of last year and there were no takers. If it stays that way do we think he's worth a 1 year extension?

 

[Keys]

Butler is looking more like retiring - we may have seen the last of the Butman
Lecras - I would say is done and needs to retire but he may get another year (so long as he knows it is depth) and cannot see Freo offering $$$$ nor him leaving Perth
Hill - has not been that much of a favoured son but who knows. Playing him (and Lecras) ahead of Parto, Karps, Mutimer and soon to say Venables and Rioli will not be popular nor of any sensible
Will be interesting on the Petrie and Mitchell options - the majority are still regretting extending Priddis meaning Sam is more likely to coach (Saturday was another case of we cannot play them both) while Drew has been much more than I thought he would and deserves his spot in the side and looks far from cooked
I would like to see us offer eMac an extension but he may want to test FA. Based on recent form, he may attract a decent offer for 2 years
Lamb is interesting as he has improved yet not been given a game. Not sure there is anything to gain from a trade so expect to be delisted and go home.

Summary:
Main List: 4 Outs: Butler, Lecras, Lamb, Mitchell (should be Matt)

Agree that Butler is a certainty to retire

Depending on salary cap limitations (which there shouldn't be with the 20% cap increase) I'd like to see us payout Giles for his 2018 contract and delist him as I struggle to see what he offers next year

 

[Falco]

Butler is looking more like retiring - we may have seen the last of the Butman
Lecras - I would say is done and needs to retire but he may get another year (so long as he knows it is depth) and cannot see Freo offering $$$$ nor him leaving Perth
Hill - has not been that much of a favoured son but who knows. Playing him (and Lecras) ahead of Parto, Karps, Mutimer and soon to say Venables and Rioli will not be popular nor of any sensible
Will be interesting on the Petrie and Mitchell options - the majority are still regretting extending Priddis meaning Sam is more likely to coach (Saturday was another case of we cannot play them both) while Drew has been much more than I thought he would and deserves his spot in the side and looks far from cooked
I would like to see us offer eMac an extension but he may want to test FA. Based on recent form, he may attract a decent offer for 2 years
Lamb is interesting as he has improved yet not been given a game. Not sure there is anything to gain from a trade so expect to be delisted and go home.

Summary:
Main List: 4 Outs: Butler, Lecras, Lamb, Mitchell (should be Matt)

Agree with you Asterix. Gorter, McInness and Tunbridge should be gone from the RD at the end of the year too.

 

[FKASC]

Lamb is worth keeping on simply based on what we paid for him. It was a strong draft and we took a risk - might as well try to make it work.