List Mgmt. 2026 Draft and Trade Thread

[FreeAgent1]

There he is again

Who

 

[Indie_]

Maybe a controversial opinion, but if we were to lose Amartey and were able to get another quality midfielder I’d be very open to that idea.

The idea of Amartey to Essendon and Merrett to Sydney was floated last night on Ch 7, and while that’s extremely optimistic on our end, something along those lines would be very intriguing to me.

Not quite sure who that midfielder is, but I’d be pretty wary of giving Amartey a big deal at decent coin (anything north of 800k average per annum). I’d prefer we rolled into next year with Charlie, Logan & McLean as the three talls, and used the freed up funds to chase another difference maker in the middle.

 

[tombomb]

Maybe a controversial opinion, but if we were to lose Amartey and were able to get another quality midfielder I’d be very open to that idea.

The idea of Amartey to Essendon and Merrett to Sydney was floated last night on Ch 7, and while that’s extremely optimistic on our end, something along those lines would be very intriguing to me.

Not quite sure who that midfielder is, but I’d be pretty wary of giving Amartey a big deal at decent coin (anything north of 800k average per annum). I’d prefer we rolled into next year with Charlie, Logan & McLean as the three talls, and used the freed up funds to chase another difference maker in the middle.

We have no way to trade for someone like Merrett unless someone like Warner leaves.

 

[bedford]

Not sure on whether Mellis has nominated , but expect a player on the long term injury list

 

[Indie_]

We have no way to trade for someone like Merrett unless someone like Warner leaves.

I’m not suggesting we should be trying to get a player the calibre of Merrett, but assuming we’d get some compensation for Amartey leaving, I’d use that as a chip to try and trade for a midfielder who would cost around the same as what we are proposing to pay Amartey.

It may be there’s no one in that bracket, but worth exploring imo. I’m sure we could tempt someone who’s contracted at a lesser team who’d enjoy the chance to play for a contender.