List Mgmt. 2018 Trade, Free Agency & Draft thread

[Danni_Benson]

Brisbane Lions join chase for Western Bulldogs midfielder Mitch Wallis
JAY CLARK, Herald Sun
July 27, 2018 9:21am
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BRISBANE has joined the hunt for Western Bulldogs free agent Mitch Wallis to help beef up its midfield for a finals tilt next season.

The Lions have some of the best young talent in the competition and are targeting Wallis to add more leadership and strength through the midfield.

The Herald Sun understands a rival club could prise Wallis out of Whitten Oval with a four-year deal, securing his future until the end of 2022.


Wallis is highly rated at the kennel and his experience and team discipline over 118 games appeals to the Lions, who hit the jackpot acquiring champion Luke Hodge from Hawthorn late last year.

The Lions have registered their interest in the hard-running midfielder with the Wallis camp, but there are a number of clubs in the race to land the father-son jet.

Mitch’s father, Stephen, played 261 games for the Dogs between 1983 and 1996.

Wallis has already attracted interest from Essendon and Gold Coast, with the Bombers widely believed to be in the box seat to keep him in Melbourne.

Essendon is openly targeting another inside ball-winner and is planning to be active in trade period again after landing Jake Stringer, Devon Smith and Adam Saad last year.

Essendon has a quality midfield brigade but want another hard-nosed onballer such as Wallis to fill the void left by Jobe Watson when he retired at the end of last season.


Wallis is weighing up his future at the Bulldogs after another decent season, averaging 21 possessions across 13 games this year.

Wallis has made a full recovery from the horrific broken leg in 2016 but he appeared to fall out of favour last year, playing 12 senior games.

The Dogs are looking to make changes to their list after missing finals for the second-straight year on the back of a stunning 2016 premiership.

Wallis is one of four Western Bulldogs’ free agents facing uncertain futures.

Tom Liberatore, Luke Dahlhaus, Jordan Roughead and Wallis are able to switch clubs at the end of the season under free agency rules.

The club also wants veteran defender Dale Morris to play on next season

Hang on a minute! What’s going on here?!

No mention of North offering him a 10 year deal at one million a year?!

Can’t believe his manager hasn’t used us as a bargaining tool. First for everything I guess!

 

[XU1-ROO]

Hang on a minute! What’s going on here?!

No mention of North offering him a 10 year deal at one million a year?!

Can’t believe his manager hasn’t used us as a bargaining tool. First for everything I guess!

If there is no mention of North. It’s Fake News!

 

[Danni_Benson]

If there is no mention of North. It’s Fake News!

Lol!

 

[Passmore]

Ha dunno, but I will say with our list balance up shit creek, we cannot keep Pruess as a back up, we've 17 defenders on our list, a hand full of forwards and the rucks consist of Goldy, Preuss, Daw and Xerri.

One of Goldy/Pruess need to go

Any danger we recast one of our abundance of KPDs as a forward?

Daw and McKay look capable. Even the cantaloupe could at least stand at both ends.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Don’t like the rumour I heard today linking us to Dan Hannerbery....

Is contracted and we’d be looking at moving on our first. 4 years ago I would’ve been all over it but he has been very average for 2 years now

 

[Harris 10]

Don’t like the rumour I heard today linking us to Dan Hannerbery....

Is contracted and we’d be looking at moving on our first. 4 years ago I would’ve been all over it but he has been very average for 2 years now

I’ve heard Syd want to move one of their mids on and that Parker is the one that’s gettable. Posted this at the start of June.
I don’t think we’ll be interested to be honest.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Don’t like the rumour I heard today linking us to Dan Hannerbery....

Is contracted and we’d be looking at moving on our first. 4 years ago I would’ve been all over it but he has been very average for 2 years now

Rate him can he bring Jake Lloyd with him

 

[tazaa]

Don’t like the rumour I heard today linking us to Dan Hannerbery....

Is contracted and we’d be looking at moving on our first. 4 years ago I would’ve been all over it but he has been very average for 2 years now

He is finished
Would rather Wells back

 

[Shermanator]

He is finished
Would rather Wells back

yep no to Hanners, yes to Peter parker

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Don’t like the rumour I heard today linking us to Dan Hannerbery....

Is contracted and we’d be looking at moving on our first. 4 years ago I would’ve been all over it but he has been very average for 2 years now

He has been battling OP for the last season and a half. If he gets it right he'll be back as good as ever.

 

[GreatBradScott]

Can we get someone who's not going to sit in the rehab room?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Give them our first for Parker and Hannebury. That’ll learn ‘em.

 

[archereleven]

Put a fork in Sydney imo, they are going to slide decently

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[SheezNuts]

Massive no to Cockatoo

Yes to luggage

 

[naturally north]

Any danger we recast one of our abundance of KPDs as a forward?

Daw and McKay look capable. Even the cantaloupe could at least stand at both ends.

Look I'm not sure 17 defenders on our list is an issue, if we had just one more we could bat very,very deep across all back line positions. Yes you would think McKay should be playing as a forward at some point in the VFL's. Daw should now play permanent fwd, why we're not playing Nielson, Durds ( pre injury) McKay is beyond me?

EVW is out injured and is clearly rated higher than at least two of the three, if we're not going to play them delist them. To have your first rd pick stagnating on 9 games spread over 4 completed AFl seasons is a joke, and yep it's on us.

Our list management is amateur at best, imo. I do run my own team of 22 at work and reckon I'm better at list management than North. And before anyone wants to tee off, come prepared for a discussion, bring your facts or at least try and counter my wonderous-web of weltschmerz.

 

[Grogg]

I made my thoughts on the imbalance of our KPF and KPB development known a long, long time ago. A few on here got it. It's a shame that when we committed our top KPF prospect to become a backman, we didn't fully address the imbalance and throw the bloke drafted as a KPB up the other end and lock it in Ed.

You reap what you sow.

 

[Passmore]

I made my thoughts on the imbalance of our KPF and KPB development known a long, long time ago. A few on here got it. It's a shame that when we committed our top KPF prospect to become a backman, we didn't fully address the imbalance and throw the bloke drafted as a KPB up the other end and lock it in Ed.

You reap what you sow.

Getting McKay back has done wonders for him as footballer. He's improved out of sight.

It's time though to move him forward again if we think Maj is going to be a KPD for the long haul.

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[Passmore]

Lets just say we are flirting and I have NFI as to what this would cost us

Is he keen to pack his bags or are we just going to end up with carry on?

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[kelman]

Don’t like the rumour I heard today linking us to Dan Hannerbery....

Is contracted and we’d be looking at moving on our first. 4 years ago I would’ve been all over it but he has been very average for 2 years now

Gee, that is worth the risk if we think we can get him fit I reckon. 27 years old, absolute gun when he is going, great compliment to Cunners and Higgins - that would give us a high end midfield.

 

[Grogg]

Getting McKay back has done wonders for him as footballer. He's improved out of sight.

I don't disagree. My concern is that we haven't locked Durdin up the other end.

It's time though to move him forward again if we think Maj is going to be a KPD for the long haul.

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Yep agreed he needs to get back to where can be the most damaging for us and imo that's forward.

I don't think the coaching department are sold on Daw down back.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Gee, that is worth the risk if we think we can get him fit I reckon. 27 years old, absolute gun when he is going, great compliment to Cunners and Higgins - that would give us a high end midfield.

and not that it means much but Hannebery was a north supporter as a kid

always like stockpiling bfnaaks

 

[kaboom kid]

I don't disagree. My concern is that we haven't locked Durdin up the other end.
Yep agreed he needs to get back to where can be the most damaging for us and imo that's forward.

I don't think the coaching department are sold on Daw down back.

Durds is a total bust I reckon and not referring to his recent leg break. He's slow and doesn't take contested marks. He has all the intensity of a 3 toed sloth....It seems cruel on an player with a major injury but I'd delist him. McKay on the other looks highly impressive and could make it at either end. I think it's good for their development to play at both ends early doors as defensive pressure is very important for forwards and contested marking is important for key backs. Nielson has a chance because he is fast, strong and aggressive . Didn't look out of place at AFL level last year. Happy to be proved wrong on Durds he seems a very nice bloke, just don't see him making it.

 

[naturally north]

Is he keen to pack his bags or are we just going to end up with carry on?

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Was interested in playing for North and we still have contact in an above board kind of way. has along term deal so we'd have to offer something up to get Brissy to agree.

If we're trading Preuss for anything (which I hope we're not, why would we trade our next ruck when our current one is 30?) I hope it's for a better player than Cockatoo. Even picks would be better in my opinion.

IF and this is the problem for us. IF Todd is going to be our ruck for the next 3 or 4 years we do not need Preuss. This happened before with that other Indian footballer we had Dan Curry, he left for more opportunity, wasn't much chop but we did want Dan to stay as a back up ruck.

Do you honestly think Preuss will sign a new contract next year if he's still playing in the VFL? It's obvious we prefer Todd and see his likely replacement to be Xerri.

We have other area's of weakness we need to address and it is bloody time we grew a pair went into the trade period offered up some picks 'n' players and improved our on field position. And I don't mean a 28 year old clapped out Hanniberries from Sydney.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Jayden short is a jet
2 long goals 60m out in a row

Get this guy!

 

[naturally north]

Jayden short is a jet
2 long goals 60m out in a row

Get this guy!

Mate he's listed as a defender and we've plenty, Brad would lose his shit, defenders defend and bloody forwards carry out pressure acts. Stick to the script!!