2023/2024 Gold Coast Draft & Trade periods

[CanYouFeelTheSunburn]

There were a few on here interested in bringing Buddy up to the Gold Coast next year but what's interesting is that Chol has kicked the exact same goals and behinds as Buddy year to date. What's even more interesting is Chol's overall accuracy sits at nearly 64% compared to Buddy's 55%. With Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

coming back next season and Casboult not far behind Chol on 26 goals for the season I don't really know if we need Buddy as Chol has the same output. If Casboult decides to retire though at the end of the season as some have speculated Buddy would be the obvious choice to replace him.

King, Chol and Buddy would be one incredible forward line.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

There were a few on here interested in bringing Buddy up to the Gold Coast next year but what's interesting is that Chol has kicked the exact same goals and behinds as Buddy year to date. What's even more interesting is Chol's overall accuracy sits at nearly 64% compared to Buddy's 55%. With Ben King coming back next season and Casboult not far behind Chol on 26 goals for the season I don't really know if we need Buddy as Chol has the same output. If Casboult decides to retire though at the end of the season as some have speculated Buddy would be the obvious choice to replace him.

King, Chol and Buddy would be one incredible forward line.
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I am one of those select few.

King Buddy Chol, King gets #2 best defender each week.

We play finals simple

 

[Supersuns]

We would be stupid to pay what it would cost for Buddy.
We would also risk becoming to Buddy centric. Like the Swans have

 

[RowellAnderson12]

We would be stupid to pay what it would cost for Buddy.
We would also risk becoming to Buddy centric. Like the Swans have

UFA, he's taking a pay cut either way to continue playing footy.

How would we be Buddy centric with 3 gun talls?

 

[Supersuns]

UFA, he's taking a pay cut either way to continue playing footy.

How would we be Buddy centric with 3 gun talls?

We'd have to pay more than Sydney to entice him here. I wouldn't be paying anything over 500k and we would be paying more than that.

Sydney have McDonald who is a gun junior and they are still incredibly buddy centric. Hawks had him and Roughy and they were still buddy centric. It happens.
It's a waste of money and resources imo.
Casboult will play on, and King and Chol are plenty good enough.
Id prefer us chasing midfielders or defenders.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

We'd have to pay more than Sydney to entice him here. I wouldn't be paying anything over 500k and we would be paying more than that.

Sydney have McDonald who is a gun junior and they are still incredibly buddy centric. Hawks had him and Roughy and they were still buddy centric. It happens.
It's a waste of money and resources imo.
Casboult will play on, and King and Chol are plenty good enough.
Id prefer us chasing midfielders or defenders.

Even if we don't go Buddy,

We'll get Ben back next year and it will be King centric either way.

A Key defender would be nice but right now none on the market

Midfielders we do have and we need to give them the chance to develop, Bowes, Flanders, Davies, Hollands, Budarick, Uwland.

 

[Jirik13]

Not point discussing Buddy as it was run through media last week that he is re-signing with Swans.

 

[Jirik13]

We'll get Ben back next year and it will be King centric either way.

Why it will be Ben centric? Last year he was the only KPF for most of the season. Big difference next year.

 

[Supersuns]

Even if we don't go Buddy,

We'll get Ben back next year and it will be King centric either way.

A Key defender would be nice but right now none on the market

Midfielders we do have and we need to give them the chance to develop, Bowes, Flanders, Davies, Hollands, Budarick, Uwland.
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Rather King than a 36 year old Buddy.
We need a mature midfield option, Spittas bash and crash style means he won't be around forever. The rest of those guys bae Bowes are 3 or so seasons away from being A level. We can't wait 3 seasons.

 

[Jirik13]

Rather King than a 36 year old Buddy.
We need a mature midfield option, Spittas bash and crash style means he won't be around forever. The rest of those guys bae Bowes are 3 or so seasons away from being A level. We can't wait 3 seasons.

Swallow actually looks very fresh to me this year and played great in most games, IMO. Not even strapping on knees. A couple of great chases with speed in Port game. He did not play basically 2 years during his career. If his knees are OK he may last longer than we think.

 

[Supersuns]

Swallow actually looks very fresh to me this year and played great in most games, IMO. Not even strapping on knees. A couple of great chases with speed in Port game. He did not play basically 2 years during his career. If his knees are OK he may last longer than we think.

While that is true, he will be 30 at the end of this year. I love Spitta, he has been a Warrior and played some good footy this year. He just could be gone at any stage.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Rather King than a 36 year old Buddy.
We need a mature midfield option, Spittas bash and crash style means he won't be around forever. The rest of those guys bae Bowes are 3 or so seasons away from being A level. We can't wait 3 seasons.

I don't think it will take 3 season for Bowes.

George Hewett was a role player, tagger at Sydney.

Moved into the guts at Carlton and looks to be recruit of the year, same story for Bowes role player in the backline, just needs his opportunity in the guts, which would of been perfect this week but our recent injuries down back may have to keep him there

 

[Supersuns]

I don't think it will take 3 season for Bowes.

George Hewett was a role player, tagger at Sydney.

Moved into the guts at Carlton and looks to be recruit of the year, same story for Bowes role player in the backline, just needs his opportunity in the guts, which would of been perfect this week but our recent injuries down back may have to keep him there

I meant to say bar Bowes, I know he is pretty much ready to go.

 

[Ben Drever]

Even if we don't go Buddy,

We'll get Ben back next year and it will be King centric either way.

A Key defender would be nice but right now none on the market

Midfielders we do have and we need to give them the chance to develop, Bowes, Flanders, Davies, Hollands, Budarick, Uwland.
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Darcy Gardiner or Jack Payne from Lions would both be a big upgrade on Graham

 

[Jen2310]

What i've got on my spreadsheet (Could be wrong please correct me)

2022
Markov, Tsitas, Rankine, Burgess, Casboult, Uwland, Constable, Faulkhead, Nicholls, Rosas, Murtagh, Mclennan, Brock, Graham, Oea, Conroy

2023
Davies, Sexton, Holman, Fiorini, Day, Weller, Anderson, Thompson, Rowell, Sharp, Flanders, Macpherson, Farrar

2024
Atkins, Bowes, Ellis, Ainsworth, Lemmens, Swallow, Witts, King, Hollands, Jeffery, Moyle

2025
Chol, Ballard, Collins, Andrew, Budarick

2026
Lukosius, Powell

2027
Miller

Pretty sure Rosas signed for 2 years at the end of 2021.

AFL.com.au understands Rosas will ink a two-year deal with Gold Coast, taking him through until at least the end of the 2023 campaign, having broken through for his senior debut earlier this season.

Young Sun knocks back Bombers, set to stay at Gold Coast

Malcolm Rosas has turned down an offer from Essendon to remain at Gold Coast

www.afl.com.au

 

[Ben Drever]

Jeez the Suns head honcho’s really messed that draft/trade period up

 

[briztoon]

Jeez the Suns head honcho’s really messed that draft/trade period up

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Did pick 3 originally belong to the Suns?

 

[Lord_Flashheart]

Did pick 3 originally belong to the Suns?

We don't talk about that.

 

[Iva Bigun]

Did pick 3 originally belong to the Suns?

It was another Scott Clayton special in a long line of idiocy

 

[TheSunGod]

Yes we turned pick 3 into Callum Ah Chee

4

Callum Ah Chee

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

. There I said it …

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Yes we turned pick 3 into Callum Ah Chee. There I said it …

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Effectively boiled down to:

Oliver, weidemann, Tom Bugg

For

Ah chee, schoenfeld, will Brodie.


We all know how that turned out..

 

[Scotty_222]

Could we look at Nathan Wilson

14

Nathan Wilson

Age

31

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

456.0

5star

D

10.7

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.2

3star

T

0.8

1star

MG

271.8

4star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.4

4star

?

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Could we look at Nathan Wilson?

Why? Do you think he's an improvement on what we already have? He'll be 30 at the start of next season.

 

[Scotty_222]

Why? Do you think he's an improvement on what we already have? He'll be 30 at the start of next season.

Didn’t realise he was 30

 

[Stroppy]

Keep it simple this off-season.
Tinker at the margins. There will be role players available who get delisted or traded for 4th rounders, if we need to fill a spot (like another key defender)

Keep draft and cap powder dry for if/when an A grader shakes loose, otherwise wait.

Will need new deals for Ando and Rowell at end of next year. The sitting tight and waiting and not doing much is hard (and boring), but with an internally improving list it is the right strategy.