List Mgmt. 2024 List Management thread - Trade Targets Part 2

[Andyy]

Sounds like Baker ideally wants WC but both WC and Baker are waiting on the new coach. If it was me and I was taking that job, I'd be telling the list team they can trade for Baker over my dead body. Absolutely insane for a rebuilding team to spend a top 20 (even top 30) on a 26 year old role player.

Freo seem keen though

Call me biased but he's a seriously good leader and one of the two players (other being D Rioli) I am actually upset about losing for our own rebuild. I wanted either or both of them to be captain in 2025.

Bolton clearly the best player but not a leader.

I think Baker is a good get for WCE. He's looking at a top finish in our B&F for about the 5-6th year in a row or whatever. But they don't have a great draft hand yet. Rumour is they'll get 12 for Barrass and send that to RFC for Baker which for us is a good return given Baker's origins.

 

[Alfonz]

We are not getting Chad if we get Bolton and Pickett unless someone very very good (Brayshaw) leaves.

We've got another year to assess Draper, Davies, Reidy, Knobel. Maybe Cox and/or Darcy become homesick? Long contracts don't seem to matter anymore.

 

[Purpletown]

There is some interesting and wild speculation going on here with still a couple of months until it is all resolved.

It's going to be very entertaining.

 

[Lach72]

We've got another year to assess Draper, Davies, Reidy, Knobel. Maybe Cox and/or Darcy become homesick? Long contracts don't seem to matter anymore.

Yeah, If Warner hasn’t explicitly said he’s coming THIS year, I’m throwing EVERYTHING at these two.
Warner will sort himself out, and he’d be looking at that team drooling

 

[s_wd6]

If I'm pushing blokes, I'm pushing Cox or Darcy (unless he gets proper fit) WAY before I let Andy go.

Draper will do a much better Cox impression (especially after 2 more preseasons and 20 more games) than any of our mids will do an Andy one.

And I figure you're due so Knobel is a locked and loaded 5 x AA so he can cover Sean from 2026.

Darcy is still too hard to replace but Cox is the perfect trade bait in this scenario.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Now I understand, go_the_dockers leaked the Kozzie news.

You only know half of the plan.

Walls think Pickett is available, he then passes on Bolton

Bolton goes to WC for future first.
Baker comes here for pick 25 as WC, don't want to trade away too many picks.
Pickett goes to port, letting us get Richards.
Winder comes because he is a star.
Warner comes in next year.

It is happening.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

There is some interesting and wild speculation going on here with still a couple of months until it is all resolved.

It's going to be very entertaining.

If we got Kozi and Bolton we'd be premiership favourites heading into next year

 

[Joao]

Darcy is still too hard to replace but Cox is the perfect trade bait in this scenario.

Knobel is the ruck GOAT.

But yes, I think at their best Darcy > Cox and also Draper could easily be ready to take over in 2026.

 

[wakojako]

Yeah I need to cool down, getting way too excited about the prospect of Bolton and Kozzie. Definitely setup for disappointment here as Port will have the picks and home factor to get it done.

 

[go_the_dockers]

If I'm pushing blokes, I'm pushing Cox or Darcy (unless he gets proper fit) WAY before I let Andy go.

Draper will do a much better Cox impression (especially after 2 more preseasons and 20 more games) than any of our mids will do an Andy one.

And I figure you're due so Knobel is a locked and loaded 5 x AA so he can cover Sean from 2026.

I would let Ryan go.

 

[Joao]

I would let Ryan go.

Not enough value in him. He'll be 30 so salary and picks just aren't there.

Plus, IMO, he's better than Cox.

 

[Purple Jesus]

 

[guidodp15]

Paps on 6pr seems to think Kosi is SA bound.

i think Rachelle for kossi with picks involved

 

[DragoDelph]

 

[DragoDelph]

Also, apparently there’s a news report around from Cleary that mentioned all
The wa family ties?

 

[Docker82]

Not enough value in him. He'll be 30 so salary and picks just aren't there.

Plus, IMO, he's better than Cox.

I can see Draper being very very good in the Luke Ryan role in 2-3 years tbh. Think it actually suits him more than a genuine KPD spot does.

My biggest concern for our window assuming we can find a good small forward is whether we’ve got enough time to win a flag whilst one or two of our defenders are still good. I think decent drafting could replace our other older players - they aren’t superstars really (at least anymore).

 

[Rockmelon]

 

[s_wd6]

Well now I've convinced myself we're going to end up with Warner, Bolton and Pickett within the next two years without losing anyone important so I'm going to be very upset when that doesn't happen

 

[ROGS]

Call me biased but he's a seriously good leader and one of the two players (other being D Rioli) I am actually upset about losing for our own rebuild. I wanted either or both of them to be captain in 2025.

Bolton clearly the best player but not a leader.

I think Baker is a good get for WCE. He's looking at a top finish in our B&F for about the 5-6th year in a row or whatever. But they don't have a great draft hand yet. Rumour is they'll get 12 for Barrass and send that to RFC for Baker which for us is a good return given Baker's origins.

Baker is just an average player wont improve us to a marked degree (another JOM deal )
Let him go to WCE

 

[Farrand]

Pickett is the way forwards. If we can't Bolton for a first and second then the club needs to forget it and offer a second for Pickett.

 

[Taylor]

Both Pickett and Bolton coming for strong family reasons is some lovely leverage to add two elite smalls.

 

[s_wd6]

They need to rip the bandaid off already and tell us if home is SA or WA

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Where is Kozi's partner from? That'll be where he requests a trade to. It's called Salmon Theory, I wrote my thesis on this at Oxford.

 

[Swiggy]

How many small forwards can freo get???

 

[Docker82]

Just another thing I noticed.

The Inside Trading article on the AFL website states that clubs can have up to three Category B rookies. This hasn’t been the case since 2020 when the AFL cut back list sizes.

More than likely just a mistake by the writer but there is a small chance that perhaps the AFL has increased it again and that Conrad Williams is not necessarily gone.