List Mgmt. 2018 Trade, Free Agency & Draft thread

[Billy Not Really]

Our first pick is up for trade according to Jon Ralph on AFL tonight

I dno how I feel about this on this year of all draft years.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Someone needs to get round to De Goey's house in tow with a few hot babes, a drink card for Hard N Fast at Chasers and a bag of whizzbang.

I nominate Twinkletoes and Snake_Baker for the job.

We're on it mate.

As soon as TT stops ****en about with the methylamine!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Someone needs to get round to De Goey's house in tow with a few hot babes, a drink card for Hard N Fast at Chasers and a bag of whizzbang.

I nominate Twinkletoes and Snake_Baker for the job.

Onto it now, with 6 can can dancing day shift ladies from Tender Touch

Our first pick is up for trade according to Jon Ralph on AFL tonight

I very much doubt that. Look at our history and listen to every interview with Brad post each draft.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Our first pick is up for trade according to Jon Ralph on AFL tonight

Say what?

 

[Twinkletoes]

We're on it mate.

As soon as TT stops ****en about with the methylamine!

This suits a bitch to work in. F***!

 

[Jindrrk]

Jon Ralph is a troll. Can't be trusted.

In fact with his stupidity with trades, dumbass pathetic trolling....wouldn't surprise me if Ralph is actually the user 'THE_GUN' on bigfooty.

 

[remfan101]

Ollie Wines has to be the one imo, throw the kitchen sink at him. Walsh/Rankine might be guns, but you can't get a surer bet than a 22 year old who is already a star. Cunnington, Higgins, Wines, Jacobs, LDU with Anderson, Ziebell, McDonald and Simpkin rotating through is seriously good on paper.

A year later, add Kelly to that mix plus the likes of Tarryn Thomas, a fit Garner in bursts with Walker, Zurhaar, Hayden and hopefully Bailey Scott developing. Good times.

 

[Snake_Baker]

hmm interesting you think with how touted the draft is this year we'd be parting with it for a pretty big return

If our 1st pick really is in play then we already have Thomas & Scott in the bag.

Crocker is a certainty.

 

[The Nostradamus]

First rounder for Ollie Wines

Only player out of contract that is worth it

 

[Snake_Baker]

Ollie Wines has to be the one imo, throw the kitchen sink at him.

I highly doubt we could outbid the scum.

They'll be giving up pick 4-6 and that would land Port Rankine/Rozee.

They will also offer Wines a mint. More than we would.

 

[giantroo]

I'll have the video snippet shortly.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Snake_Baker]

Who would come at us for pick 7-11? Maybe GC would bundle up 17-23 or 17-24 (1700-1830 points for 1400-1600 points)?

 

[Snake_Baker]

He's hinting at GAFF!

 

[Le Grille]

He's hinting at GAFF!

FA right?

 

[Snake_Baker]

FA right?

Restricted.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Who would come at us for pick 7-11? Maybe GC would bundle up 17-23 or 17-24 (1700-1830 points for 1400-1600 points)?

If we trade our first rounder it will be for a player, not picks (unless it’s for a first rounder next year).

 

[giantroo]

Article up on the HS website

 

[giantroo]

North Melbourne to target star midfielder in off-season, put first-round draft pick on table

Jon Ralph, Herald Sun
40 minutes ago
Subscriber only

NORTH Melbourne says its first-round pick is officially on the trade table, adamant it has again become a destination club.

The Roos are only a game out of the top four with a 4-3 record, desperate to knock off ladder leaders Richmond on Sunday.

Last year despite a huge war chest they were unable to secure either of Richmond’s Dustin Martin or GWS star Josh Kelly, in part because they were not in the premiership window.

But North Melbourne chief executive Carl Dilena told the Herald Sun the Roos were back in the game.

Rival free agents include Andrew Gaff, Luke Dahlhaus and Rory Sloane, while Josh Thomas, Jordan De Goey, Ollie Wines and Angus Brayshaw are quality midfielders out of contract.

Collingwood half forward De Goey is in the form of his short career, and has already drawn interest from multiple clubs despite putting off talks until mid-year.

Jordan De Goey in action against Brisbane.

Andrew Gaff in action against Carlton.
Not only are the Roos youngsters coming on, the club has a strong record of helping the likes of recruits Jarrad Waite, Nick Dal Santo and Shaun Higgins play their best football.

Dilena said all options were on the table regarding the club’s picks, with the Roos certain to secure Tasmanian academy midfielder Tarryn Thomas.

At the weekend, Thomas peeled off a 28-possession, two-goal 189-ranking point game against the Sydney academy to roar into contention as top three draft pick.

The Kangaroos could trade off their first pick for a star midfielder then use later picks or even next year’s draft selections to match the points needed for Thomas.

Thomas is a goalkicking midfielder who can immediately slot into the Roos midfield.

“If you look at where the team is performing at the moment and how we would throw some extra talent into the mix, we are going to be right up there,” Dilena said.

“We do see ourselves as the kind of club which would be attractive to anyone coming in.

“Our list has some pretty good players but how do we add that extra talent to keep our team up the top of the ladder?

North Melbourne players celebrate the win over Sydney.
“That was the case last year and it will be the case again this year and it naturally helps if you are playing good footy.”

“You become attractive to other players that might be looking at us from other clubs.

Dilena confirmed last week’s report that the Roos were interested in midfielders rather than West Coast’s Jeremy McGovern.

“I think if you have a look at what our focus was last year, it’s developing added depth and flexibility in the midfield.”

“I think you have to look at all options,” Dilena said of the club’s potential to trade its first pick.

“Free agency can be cheap in quotation marks because you only have to give up money but if you are at the trade table and are going to be serious about it you have to give up something of value to get something back so we recognise that.”

De Goey’s manager Ben Niall told the Herald Sun on Anzac Day his client wanted to knuckle down and concentrate on footy rather than contract talks.

Tarryn Thomas in action for North Launceston. Picture: Chris Kidd

But there is no doubt enough clubs will pay De Goey on his huge potential that the Pies will have to hand him a sizeable deal to retain him.

“We are not entering any conversations. We are putting everything off until at least mid-year and maybe until the end of the year,” Niall said.

“The more good footy he plays the more confidence people (at Collingwood) will have in his sustained behavioural change and those talents translating to production.

Dilena said the Roos believed in principle father-son selection should trump academy picks after boom teen Nick Blakey chose Sydney over the Roos last week.

His father John Blakey has been at Sydney as a long-term assistant coach, giving the Swans the whip hand to secure the 196cm midfielder-forward.

“We had a bit of a discussion about that. Sometimes you think for the history and legacy of the game, there is a sense the father-son stuff should be a little bit protected and have priority.

“Father-sons were there first and maybe they should take priority. But I don’t think we will die in a ditch over it.”

 

[Snake_Baker]

Gaff & 24ish for 7-11 I could deal with, and it forces other clubs to outbid us, as contract money won't be the issue.

Eagles would be in the Ian Hill ballpark with that pick.

StKilda has pick 3 then 4th rounders and Carlton will likely have 1 or 2, then their next pick will be a minimum of 22.

Nice pot bullying by North.

 

[DunderHead]

Why not put it out there and make shit happen. Be aggressive North.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Thomas peeled off a .......... 189-ranking point game

****!

OFF!

 

[The Nostradamus]

Would only take free agents as free agents

Not worth trading for

Either get Wines for first rounder

Or bring in free agent mids like Sloane, gaff, Dahlhaus

 

[SpiderBurton22]

**** me Ralph is a tosser.

He is taking huge liberties with Dilena's words. Ralph said our 1st round pick is officially on the table. Dilena said nothing of the kind.

 

[Snake_Baker]

**** me Ralph is a tosser.

He is taking huge liberties with Dilena's words. Ralph said our 1st round pick is officially on the table. Dilena said nothing of the kind.

Read between the lines Spidey.

When Dilena was quoted:

“Free agency can be cheap in quotation marks because you only have to give up money but if you are at the trade table and are going to be serious about it you have to give up something of value to get something back so we recognise that.”

Did you think he was referring to pick 25-30 (our likely 2nd round pick) being the clincher for a trade deal?