List Mgmt. 2023 Draft/Trade/FA thread

[Scythe]

Seems a good time to pin this:


OOC players:

• Michael Hibberd (retired)
• Deakyn Smith (delisted)
• Andy Moniz-Wakefield
• Jake Melksham (delisted, will be re-drafted as a rookie)
• Luke Dunstan (retired)
• James Jordon (signed with Sydney as a Free Agent)
• Kye Turner (delisted)

Traded out:

• James Harmes (Bulldogs)
• Brodie Grundy (Sydney)

Traded in:

• Tom Fullarton (Brisbane)
• Jack Billings (St Kilda)
• Shane McAdam (Adelaide)

Drafted:

• Caleb Windsor (Pick 7)
• Koltyn Tholstrup (Pick 13)
• Kynan Brown (Rookie)

 

[Crusty Demon]

Interesting article. They rate us, along with North Melbourne, as the two clubs in strongest position to trade with West Coast for Harley Reid/Pick 1.

North committing absolute daylight robbery though if they receive first round compensation for Ben McKay, which would effectively mean they receive pick 3 for him. He’s barely worth a second rounder let alone a pick that high.

Two top-10 picks up for grabs, bidding war looms for No.1 prospect in AFL trade drama

Two top-10 picks up for grabs, bidding war looms for No.1 prospect in AFL trade drama

www.foxsports.com.au

AFL will make it happen though because Norf are a basket case. I reckon they'll end up with Reid tbh. WC would be crazy to keep that first pick now.

 

[Bluelegs]

Pick 3 for McKay would just be the AFL laundering a pp for North. If McKay stays they'd probably get the pick anyway.

 

[Lord Nev]

Pick 3 for McKay would just be the AFL laundering a pp for North. If McKay stays they'd probably get the pick anyway.

Yeah! What sort of club would accept pick 3 for a departing free agent key defender!

 

[Bluelegs]

Yeah! What sort of club would accept pick 3 for a departing free agent key defender!

Yes the Frawley comparison is obvious. I've made it before.

 

[BaliDemon]

Yes the Frawley comparison is obvious. I've made it before.

Longish bow.

Frawley was a much better player in his prime than Ben McKay is now. Probably not worth the compo pick we got (3) but conceivably was worth a mid first rounder at the time.

McKay a textbook case of “brother’s good and they look alike so he must be as well”. He’s a bog standard key defender with no pace or tricks.

 

[TheBoss]

He’s a bog standard key defender with no pace or tricks.

McKay is gonna get paid handsomely only because most teams have a need for a KPD and there is a huge dearth of talent on the market this year (Himmelberg excepted).

 

[Lampers]

McKay is gonna get paid handsomely only because most teams have a need for a KPD and there is a huge dearth of talent on the market this year (Himmelberg excepted).

Plus free agents are always a bit more attractive and have more suitors to drive up price because the acquiring team doesn’t give up any draft picks or players to get them.

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[schmuttt]

Going to be an interesting trade period, that’s for sure. Freo finishing bottom 5 might be critical for our chances.

 

[The Dr]

I'm still in the 'don't sell the farm for Reid' camp. Maybe I'm scarred by Scully and Watts (not to mention so many other No.1s) but the first pick is rarely the best.

Much prefer taking too prospects at say picks 5 and 18 ().


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[Lord Nev]

I'm still in the 'don't sell the farm for Reid' camp. Maybe I'm scarred by Scully and Watts (not to mention so many other No.1s) but the first pick is rarely the best.

Much prefer taking too prospects at say picks 5 and 18 ().


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Reckon it's win win tbh. From a player-type perspective I love the idea of having Reid playing as a tough, quick, goal-kicking high half forward for us. Would fit in perfectly for us and the combo of him and Trac mixing it up through hf/midfield adds some explosiveness to our front half and perhaps takes some pressure off our key forward stocks.

 

[danster168]

we need Sydney to beat Freo. If they do, we can get Harley Reid I reckon.

 

[Topkent]

I'm still in the 'don't sell the farm for Reid' camp. Maybe I'm scarred by Scully and Watts (not to mention so many other No.1s) but the first pick is rarely the best.

Much prefer taking too prospects at say picks 5 and 18 ().


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First pick is rarely the best when it goes to dog shit teams with no standards. Last 3 going to contending teams have all looked like jets

 

[Daemon]

Would be happy for us sell our draft hand for Reid. Don't think WC would take it though. Equally happy to take what we've got and back our recruiters.

 

[mores]

Would be happy for us sell our draft hand for Reid. Don't think WC would take it though. Equally happy to take what we've got and back our recruiters.

So you are having abit eachway

 

[booshboy]

So you are having abit eachway

what's wrong with that Bubble Boy?

 

[Daemon]

So you are having abit eachway

I think we are in a good position regardless.
Do you have a trade and draft opinion?

 

[mores]

I think we are in a good position regardless.
Do you have a trade and draft opinion?

It doesn't matter what I think the club will do what they want to do.

 

[The Dr]

It doesn't matter what I think the club will do what they want to do.

Good point [emoji106]


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[stEdy]

It doesn't matter what I think the club will do what they want to do.

Sounds like you haven't stared someone down in the Casey carpark before

 

[pjfairbairn]

Still keen to see what we can shake from GC in terms of Holland/Flanders, but the latter might be playing his way into a new deal.

 

[The Dr]

Still keen to see what we can shake from GC in terms of Holland/Flanders, but the latter might be playing his way into a new deal.

Definitely re those two. Depends if they want to leave tho but I'd love either


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[Daemon]

It doesn't matter what I think the club will do what they want to do.

Why do anyone of us bother even posting here.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Why do anyone of us bother even posting here.

Why are we still talking about the Melbourne Football Club?

 

[The Dr]

Why are we still talking about the Melbourne Football Club?

That's not very nice


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