Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

2024 Picks



2025 Picks

 

[SpanishBrowne]

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

Bulldogs can have our 1st pick and next years for JUH only. No way you spend a 1st rounder and $1mil a year on a mid with our list profile.

 

[MrPremiership]

Future first for Bailey Smith

3

Bailey Smith

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

Use this years 1st for Jagga Smith

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Future first for Bailey Smith

Use this years 1st for Jagga Smith

Josh Smilee

Thats all

 

[PenAndPaper]

Surely we can stop the JUH talk now, was never going to happen.

 

[smish]

Josh Smilee

Thats all

Smille + Baz would be a fantastic haul this off season

In 2025 make Taylor an offer GWS can't match and we're off to the races

 

[burner1]

Is Mitchell driving the rumoured smith interest or Mark McKenzie? Hard to see the list manager pushing it given other obvious needs.

The club also seemed to have its mind set on Watson a long way out - felt a bit of a Mitchell captains call (which may be way off the mark). But Mitchell has been pumping the ‘wiz’ up a lot.

A trade for Smith smells a bit like Wingard trade to be honest.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Is Mitchell driving the rumoured smith interest or Mark McKenzie? Hard to see the list manager pushing it given other obvious needs.

The club also seemed to have its mind set on Watson a long way out - felt a bit of a Mitchell captains call (which may be way off the mark). But Mitchell has been pumping the ‘wiz’ up a lot.

A trade for Smith smells a bit like Wingard trade to be honest.

Having seen him close up for two years running in preseason and the way he gets on with the other players and that some of the players we were looking at had already gone was the reason. McKenzie has a list and so do other list managers. I am sure this has been mentioned before. He was the next cab off the rank. He is a very talented footballer. You haven't seen the best of him yet give him a chance. The picks in the draft that high up are on talent then the next pick is a pick for needs

 

[killerspud]

Future first for Bailey Smith

Use this years 1st for Jagga Smith

Just keep Will Smith's wife's name outta your ****ING mouth

 

[Nugett]

Is Mitchell driving the rumoured smith interest or Mark McKenzie? Hard to see the list manager pushing it given other obvious needs.

The club also seemed to have its mind set on Watson a long way out - felt a bit of a Mitchell captains call (which may be way off the mark). But Mitchell has been pumping the ‘wiz’ up a lot.

A trade for Smith smells a bit like Wingard trade to be honest.

It’s Mitchell. Mark is currently in hibernation. He only wakes up with 5 minutes to go from trade deadline…

 

[WWSD]

JUH and English about to re-sign with WB.

Baz is not. Welcome to Hawthorn son.

Think of the possibilities…

C: Weddle, Day, Smith

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

Smille + Baz would be a fantastic haul this off season

In 2025 make Taylor an offer GWS can't match and we're off to the races

And who plays KPF?

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Is Mitchell driving the rumoured smith interest or Mark McKenzie? Hard to see the list manager pushing it given other obvious needs.

The club also seemed to have its mind set on Watson a long way out - felt a bit of a Mitchell captains call (which may be way off the mark). But Mitchell has been pumping the ‘wiz’ up a lot.

A trade for Smith smells a bit like Wingard trade to be honest.

I'm certain that if Duursma was available we'd have taken him, so I'm not sure that Mitchell becomes set on a player and overrides MM. But who knows. I'd hate for a coach to be at odds with a list manager again, last time that happened Clarko mortgaged our future.

But Mitchell inherited that mess so he would know all about it.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

And who plays KPF?

Lewis and Chol presumably. Fingers crossed Dear continues to develop.

KPD is the biggest issue on the list. We need McCabe to develop into a gun, and Blanck and/or Phillips to become decent players.

 

[unitedhawk]

It's not even April yet!

Note to self: Come back to this thread in October.

 

[Blackhawk42]

A trade for Smith smells a bit like Wingard trade to be honest.

Completely different.

The list is in a very different position than at the end of 2018.

Wingard was 'icing on a cake' that was taken out of the oven way too late.
We needed to be focusing on a new cake.

Chad was also a few years older at the time than Baz would be if/when he joined us.

Smith would be the perfect addition to our group from an age demographic perspective and a list need. A dynamic, inside/outside midfielder who has risen to the occasion in big games.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Is Mitchell driving the rumoured smith interest or Mark McKenzie? Hard to see the list manager pushing it given other obvious needs.

The club also seemed to have its mind set on Watson a long way out - felt a bit of a Mitchell captains call (which may be way off the mark). But Mitchell has been pumping the ‘wiz’ up a lot.

A trade for Smith smells a bit like Wingard trade to be honest.

We’ve been talking about needing outside class for 12 months.
Go listen to McCartney on hawks insiders pod.

Smith makes complete sense.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

A kpf in the draft with first pick is a MUST! Can't see us acquiring one through trades. Baismith shouldn't be first option. İF the cards fall our way then yes , but there are bigger needs before him.

No you land the player who you’ve been into, particularly when they’re class like Baz.

Unless things have changed significantly since last years outlook this year’s draft will struggle to have any stand out tall forwards in the first round, and none that would be doing much with us in 2-3 years time, anyway.

We’ve transitioned away from the draft being the focus. It’s trade and FA targets now to fill out the roles we want to have covered.

 

[TylerDurden]

We’ve been talking about needing outside class for 12 months.
Go listen to McCartney on hawks insiders pod.

Smith makes complete sense.

By the time we nab him, it would've been 2 years in the making.

 

[burger09]

By the time we nab him, it would've been 2 years in the making.

Didn't won't him before his reco.
His worth has declined.
Dogs can't afford him.
We have the cap space but he must come cheap with regards trade capital.
We have bigger, obvious list needs.

 

[Brant]

Didn't won't him before his reco.His worth has declined. Dogs can't afford him. We have the cap space but he must come cheap with regards trade capital. We have bigger, obvious list needs.

Behind Day, he'd be our 2nd most dynamic mid (IMO) & I don't think we have a mid with his speed.

Not saying we don't have other needs, but we definitely need a fast mid that can break from the contest.

 

[chopflop]

The 2024 edition. Love it

 

[FB19]

We’ve been talking about needing outside class for 12 months.
Go listen to McCartney on hawks insiders pod.

Smith makes complete sense.

I agree he’s a good fit, a point of difference and amazing if he gets back anything like his 2021 form. But class? I associate class with things like poise and skill. He’s tough, quick and breaks the lines but his kicking is suspect from what I have seen, also wouldn’t he come to us to play again as an inside mid rather than mainly outside? I figured that would be our pitch.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Are we still interested in Josh Battle

24

Josh Battle

Age

27

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

?

 

[TylerDurden]

Are we still interested in Josh Battle?

Staying at Saints.