2023/2024 Gold Coast Draft & Trade periods

[Happy Idiot]

I've lived too many Suns Years(which are triple dog years btw)to panic
But I'll wager you a JW Black label Ben King isn't signed by round 2

That may turn out to be the case, but that won't necessarily give us any further insight beyond what Ben's manager has already said. Perhaps Ben and his family know more, the rest is just noise – Big Footy being Big Footy.

Really, I'm mostly commenting on how twitchy this place is lately. A tweet here, a tweet there, a Kane Cornes journalism masterclass, a kid visiting his hometown. Most of it means nothing.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

North Melbourne knocks back huge offer for No.1 pick

North holds firm despite an audacious bid from Adelaide to claim homegrown talent Jason Horne-Francis

www.afl.com.au

3 first Rd picks for pick 1… REJECTED

In the article also says

"But North's insistence on keeping the selection – Gold Coast has also been interested in moving up the board from pick No.3 – points to Horne-Francis joining the blue and white at November's national draft."

 

[Ben Drever]

In the article also says

"But North's insistence on keeping the selection – Gold Coast has also been interested in moving up the board from pick No.3 – points to Horne-Francis joining the blue and white at November's national draft."

rendall on Trade radio spent the afternoon saying how badly we wanted Ben Hobbs

Possibly trading back if we could guarantee to nab him

Rebel with a cause: Competitive beast who could be draft's ace in the hole

Ben Hobbs has emerged as one of the leading prospects in this year's NAB AFL Draft crop

www.google.com.au

 

[Ben Drever]

Geelong and Richmond eyeing off Blake schlensog
I wanted him Partnered up next to Collins for the next 5-10 years

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Geelong and Richmond eyeing off Blake schlensog
I wanted him Partnered up next to Collins for the next 5-10 years

Didn't Geelong delist him like 12 months ago?

 

[The Kings Ransom]

rendall on Trade radio spent the afternoon saying how badly we wanted Ben Hobbs

Possibly trading back if we could guarantee to nab him

Rebel with a cause: Competitive beast who could be draft's ace in the hole

Ben Hobbs has emerged as one of the leading prospects in this year's NAB AFL Draft crop

www.google.com.au

looks like Noah to me.

 

[Jen2310]

Crows were prepared to hand over pick 4 plus 2 x 1st rounders next year for pick 1...

Even though North said no.. This tells me they don't have any faith that Rankine and Luko are coming back.

 

[Supersuns]

looks like Noah to me.

Nowhere near Noah's running power, he is a pure inside mid. Not exactly what we need

 

[Ben Drever]

Didn't Geelong delist him like 12 months ago?

correct.. dominated down back n forward at WAFL

 

[Ben Drever]

Crows were prepared to hand over pick 4 plus 2 x 1st rounders next year for pick 1...

Even though North said no.. This tells me they don't have any faith that Rankine and Luko are coming back.

damn wish North took the picks and ran.

Only leave 1 SA team left..
which has Lukos best mate in Rozee.

Maybe luko will sign a contract if Suns promise to poach Rozee when he becomes uncontracted end of 2022

 

[Jen2310]

Hobbs is an inside bull, tackling machine. Trained with the pies earlier in the year, he is viewed to be in the mould of Tay Adams. Shadowed him at training.

 

[Supersuns]

Hobbs is an inside bull, tackling machine. Trained with the pies earlier in the year, he is viewed to be in the mould of Tay Adams. Shadowed him at training.

Also not great by foot and not super versatile. Hardly the player we should be looking at

 

[KaySwizzle]

I will be quite upset if we don’t take the best tall we can in this draft. It is our biggest area of need by a mile, while an inside mid is right down the bottom of the haystack.

 

[Jen2310]

Also not great by foot and not super versatile. Hardly the player we should be looking at

I just meant in terms of his inside work. Being a beast. I'm sure Hobbs have better foot skills lol

 

[Supersuns]

I just meant in terms of his inside work. Being a beast. I'm sure Hobbs have better foot skills lol

No I mean Hobbs isn't great by foot and not super versatile.

 

[SandyToes]

I will be quite upset if we don’t take the best tall we can in this draft. It is our biggest area of need by a mile, while an inside mid is right down the bottom of the haystack.

Its a tricky one
Yes we need talls and KPDs but an 18yo will take minimum 3-4 years to make a difference in our line up
The clock is ticking for us regarding success so I think we'll be concentrating on what makes us finals contenders in the next 12-24 months

 

[Jen2310]

No I mean Hobbs isn't great by foot and not super versatile.

Ohh. Well.

Also I feel Rowell fills this role, so prob not someone the suns should be looking at.

 

[Supersuns]

Ohh. Well.

Also I feel Rowell fills this role, so prob not someone the suns should be looking at.

Pretty much

 

[Jen2310]

Pretty much

if I was the suns, I'd prob be looking at Callahan if GWS go with Mac Andrew, or.. go with the tall defender in Gibcus.

 

[Supersuns]

if I was the suns, I'd prob be looking at Callahan if GWS go with Mac Andrew, or.. go with the tall defender in Gibcus.

Gibcus or Callaghan should be our only 2 we look at

 

[TheSunGod]

Callaghan is the one I want. Just seems to have some weapons we need to help our midfield turn into something to be feared. Touk, Greenwood, Rowell, Hollands, Flanders, Davies, Anderson with Callaghan, Sharp, Ellis and Luko on the wings…

 

[Supersuns]

Callaghan is the one I want. Just seems to have some weapons we need to help our midfield turn into something to be feared. Touk, Greenwood, Rowell, Hollands, Flanders, Davies, Anderson with Callaghan, Sharp, Ellis and Luko on the wings…

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Thats a finals midfield

 

[OB11]

rendall on Trade radio spent the afternoon saying how badly we wanted Ben Hobbs

Possibly trading back if we could guarantee to nab him

Rebel with a cause: Competitive beast who could be draft's ace in the hole

Ben Hobbs has emerged as one of the leading prospects in this year's NAB AFL Draft crop

www.google.com.au

Rendell has about as much credibility these days as the Trade Whisperer

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Callaghan, Gibcus, Ward only with our pick 3

 

[TheSunGod]

Thats a finals midfield

Gives us depth in quality to cover even 3 or 4 injuries. We saw how pedestrian our midfield became late season with just Greenwood and Ellis out. With this new depth, there’s no need to throw Holman, Rankine, Weller etc. into the middle, robbing our forward line and watching them get smashed by the better midfields in the comp.