List Mgmt. 2026 Trade/FA/Draft Thread

[Lord Nev]

Big wraps for Taylor and Lamb, and some talk about Humphrey. The Unholy Trinity (because it's probably the same bloke) of Mich0, Dan & Boss all having a melt as we speak.

 

[schmuttt]

Even in that clip Twomey and Ed were contradicting eachother. Unusual to see completely different messaging like that.

Xander McGuire broke the story of Humphrey going to Hawthorn, that is why Eddie was sticking with it.

 

[Lord Nev]

Ben King

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Ben King

Age

25

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

anyone? Seems to be some whispers starting about us being linked.

 

[Topkent]

Ben King anyone? Seems to be some whispers starting about us being linked.

Hate the idea of trading for a key rn but as a free agent we'd be stupid not to have a dash

 

[MarcMaverick]

Hate the idea of trading for a key rn but as a free agent we'd be stupid not to have a dash

Doesn't hurt to try, does it?

 

[The Dr]

Hate the idea of trading for a key rn but as a free agent we'd be stupid not to have a dash

He’s restricted tho which means the suns will force a trade, I assume.

I’d be all for it if he was UFA

 

[The Dr]

Ben King anyone? Seems to be some whispers starting about us being linked.

Where have you heard this?

 

[Lord Nev]

Where have you heard this?

There's some gossip around the tracks, and believe it was also mentioned (albeit a bit in passing) by Mitch Cleary recently. Feels more like a 'watch this space' to see if it grows legs rather than a 'it's happening' at this stage.

 

[Lord Nev]

He’s restricted tho which means the suns will force a trade, I assume.

I’d be all for it if he was UFA

What if we turned Trac into Latrelle, XT and King? I'd call that a win.

 

[Topkent]

He’s restricted tho which means the suns will force a trade, I assume.

I’d be all for it if he was UFA

Only if they match the offer, I'm going under the assumption that we'd throw enough cash they couldn't match it. They have way more guys to pay than we do

 

[Demon Attack]

Tom Morris said in one of those videos that player managers aren't sending guys to Melbourne until they get a home base. So can't see it happening for a guy like bKing with heaps of options.

 

[Lord Nev]

Tom Morris said in one of those videos that player managers aren't sending guys to Melbourne until they get a home base. So can't see it happening for a guy like bKing with heaps of options.

Think that was more his opinion if I remember correctly? Plus, apparently we're not far off from announcing things about Caulfield anyways. Also, not anywhere near the same level, but didn't stop Steele or Checkers last year.

 

[Demon Attack]

"They will not be a destination club, according to the player managers I talk to, until the home base is sorted out " End of the video about dumping the NT game.

And two old blokes on the scrapheap is completely different to bKing who every club would have a crack at.

 

[stEdy]

Yeah, seems crazy to me.

Like, would you rather your player comes to us (without a 'home base') or Essendon (with a state of the art home base and training facility)? It's not nothing but it really would be down the list of considerations

 

[Lord Nev]

"They will not be a destination club, according to the player managers I talk to, until the home base is sorted out " End of the video about dumping the NT game.

And two old blokes on the scrapheap is completely different to bKing who every club would have a crack at.

Fair points mate. I still think there's a difference between being able to attract a couple of very good players end of this year and being a 'destination club'. Reckon game style, the G, knowing the coach, winning games etc would be higher up the list, as important as a home base is.

 

[Lord Nev]

Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

25

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

50/50. Dees, Hawks, Blues after Humphrey. Walter no guarantee to stay at GC.

 

[stEdy]

Trac goes there, plays well but their midfield has completely fallen apart and now everyone wants to leave.

Sucked in

 

[Lord Nev]

Trac goes there, plays well but their midfield has completely fallen apart and now everyone wants to leave.

Sucked in

At least he gets the big crowds he always wanted now...

 

[schmuttt]

It is extraordinary how that Suns midfield has fallen off so badly.

 

[Scythe]

It is extraordinary how that Suns midfield has fallen off so badly.

It's another case of talent being prioritised over structure.

All of Petracca, Anderson and Rowell are offense-focused mids (Rowell has high tackle numbers, but he's not an overly defensive player, similar to what Oliver was at his peak). Humphrey rolls through, and that's another attacking mid who doesn't really defend.

They looked much better in previous years where their third mid was Touk, who balanced the games of Rowell and Anderson with two-way gut-running (and the ability to play a minding role when needed).

Hasn't helped that Witts has fallen off a cliff, but still think they'd look much better if they swapped Touk and Trac around.

 

[The Dr]

**** it would be funny if the suns’ first round pick ended up being better than ours.

 

[Demon Attack]

Remember when the swap of our 2026 second for their 2026 first was only going to be one pick difference...

 

[Topkent]

"They will not be a destination club, according to the player managers I talk to, until the home base is sorted out " End of the video about dumping the NT game.

And two old blokes on the scrapheap is completely different to bKing who every club would have a crack at.

Yeah, until we are we are never going to be a club that attracts the superstars over the other clubs especially with our off field situation

 

[danster168]

Another trash game from Humphrey. 9 touches, 0 impact. He ain't worth pursuing at this rate.

 

[I Love Lamb]

Another trash game from Humphrey. 9 touches, 0 impact. He ain't worth pursuing at this rate.

To be fair he would look better as a full time mid but **** he struggles to really impact games heavily at the moment nor does he have much class when under pressure.

Still have M Reid or Harvey Thomas ahead of him.