2026 Trade / FA Thread

[stormskye]

If Joel flipping Amartey is supposedly going to be getting over $1m then $900k for Neale is absolute peanuts

Less than half the price of butters in $ and no trade capital . Yes please

 

[gouki88]

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Less than half the price of butters in $ and no trade capital . Yes please

Less than $1m for one of the best mids in the comp is taking the piss. We’d have to do that

 

[yeah man]

If Joel flipping Amartey is supposedly going to be getting over $1m then $900k for Neale is absolute peanuts

Amartey is being massively over valued. NFI why he's being valued at that number because he really does f*ck all in most of his games. McStay is literally a better player

 

[nickyds35]

Amartey is being massively over valued. NFI why he's being valued at that number because he really does f*ck all in most of his games. McStay is literally a better player

100%, if we approach Amartey at all, let alone on anywhere near $1m+ I would lose all faith in leppa and co.

I am abit concerned that after missing out (most likely) on all of King, Butters, Bailey, and Humphrey, they will be looking to save face, and will do something stupid like throwing money at Amartey.

If we cant get a good forward, would prefer we back in West and McStay (who I dont rate highley, but is a cheaper Amartey) and bank the cash for future use.

Would be nice to have $3m+ in the salary cap for once.

 

[Roverjg]

Amartey is being massively over valued. NFI why he's being valued at that number because he really does f*ck all in most of his games. McStay is literally a better player

It has been reported that Sydney’s reported contract offer of $600–700k x 5 years and what Amartey is seeking is an ocean apart. Tom Morris & Damien Barrett suggested the range of $600k was “probably right” given his output.

Fox Footy has reported he is seeking $1m per year. They believe he could command up to $1.2m

The $1m–$1.2m figure is more “scarcity tax” than performance value: because if Ben King stays at Gold Coast as reported, Amartey becomes one of only several forward options available and that inflates the market.

But paying that for a forward who has gone goalless in 34% of his games, averages under three shots at goal per game, is not a dominant contested mark, and struggles against strong defensive systems (e.g. 1 goal against us in 4 games & 0 goals against STK in 3) is hard to justify.

Jed Walter may also command big money because of the same scarcity, as Kane Cornes suggested, but despite having poorer stats than Amartey at least Walter still has age and hope of upside on his side. Amartey is being priced like premium Wagyu beef despite being chump steak