2026 Trade / FA Thread

[Pragmatic Shill]

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Not sure why Neale going to a vic club would be such a head scratcher for Fages? He’s a free agent. He can go wherever he likes.

I think people forget, at the end of the day, he also should do what’s best for himself, and if that’s a lucrative longer term contract, at a club that is crying out for his services, and it still works with seeing his children then why not?

Reading between it sounds like Fagan is asking him are you moving for your kids or for yourself? He’s indirectly putting pressure on Neale to choose between only Perth and Adelaide.

The fact that he’s even commenting on it to this depth tells me he knows Neale could be a chance of leaving for us. Very interesting language used.

I wonder if Fagan thought it was a headscratcher that a South Australian living in WA chose to move to QLD.

 

[Harry O]

Shit journalism. Unfortunately continues to put meals on his table

Look it’s a tried and true formula. The pie haters love it and pie fans get sucked in by it

And you can tell by Hutchy’s comments last night about Freo being a bigger club than Collingwood , that he is the one who loads the bullets for Kane to fire

 

[GreekLunatic]

Ralph mouth should worry about Richmond more the us

 

[frizzle]

His missus wants to come back to Vic, and imo she’ll inevitably get what she wants and GC know it. That’s why GC are suddenly throwing cash at Walter, with the prospect of Kimg leaving they can’t really afford to lose Walter as well.

I’m choosing to believe we’ll land Neale, King and Ballard this off season, and anyone who tries to convince me otherwise can naff off.

You’re living in your own private Idaho. But I’m happy to live next door please.

 

[Eastern Magpie]

Listening to the most recent Tradies podcast, seems like we are still in the race of Butters. We met with him recently and apparently Nick has been in his ear.

 

[carndapies]

Listening to the most recent Tradies podcast, seems like we are still in the race of Butters. We met with him recently and apparently Nick has been in his ear.

Players from rival clubs should be paying Collingwood to have the honour of playing in the same team as Nick.

 

[Apex36]

I would be pretty thrilled if we stripped QLD of 2 elite talents and a solid defender to boot.

Then Rowell next year just to sink the boots in

 

[Roverjg]

It does make me wonder if King is giving them some worry

It was reported last night on Fox that the increased offer by GC to Walter is due to their belief King will back flip on the 2 year contract and they will be without King and Walter. He has reportedly sat on the contract for 3 months after agreeing to it. His partner wants to go back to Victoria this year not in 2 years.

 

[Roverjg]

Are we not in the conversation or just not in the media fart sniffing conversation

Rumoured to be Hawks bound

 

[nahnah]

We could very well end up with a top 7 pick in the draft, is it a good year for key forwards? Probably not given we will probably have a good pick

 

[gouki88]

We could very well end up with a top 7 pick in the draft, is it a good year for key forwards? Probably not given we will probably have a good pick

Not really a key forward in the top 10 at all that I can think of

 

[Jen2310]

We could very well end up with a top 7 pick in the draft, is it a good year for key forwards? Probably not given we will probably have a good pick

Go for an elite mid.
Kodah.
Arki is a mid-forward
Drever
Texiera

Any of the above.

Jack Pickett prob the closest to a key forward in the first round you'd get, whose done his ACL

 

[SchuPie]

It makes the $1.7m we spent on Pez and Houston look conservative.

I’m with you but Houston’s real cost is the trade capital

 

[SchuPie]

Go for an elite mid.
Kodah.
Arki is a mid-forward
Drever
Texiera

Any of the above.

Jack Pickett prob the closest to a key forward in the first round you'd get, whose done his ACL

I want all 4

 

[well left]

I’m with you but Houston’s real cost is the trade capital

My hope is Darcy Wilson requests a trade to us and St Kilda demands Houston as part of the compensation.

 

[Soups]

Go for an elite mid.
Kodah.
Arki is a mid-forward
Drever
Texiera

Any of the above.

Jack Pickett prob the closest to a key forward in the first round you'd get, whose done his ACL

Herbert played KF on the weekend and kicked 4. Be good to see if he plays more of this role this season, could be an option.

 

[sr36]

He's trying to manipulate the final outcome so we don't get better than them. These sort of sideways guilt manipulations are one of my pet hates. Now I hope we get him for 2 reasons instead of one. Come on Leppa, make it happen!

The head scratcher is Fagan trying this shit in the media about a star player in the middle of a season.

 

[nahnah]

Not really a key forward in the top 10 at all that I can think of

of course

 

[manicpie]

Go for an elite mid.
Kodah.
Arki is a mid-forward
Drever
Texiera

Any of the above.

Jack Pickett prob the closest to a key forward in the first round you'd get, whose done his ACL

I was told that Pickett is going to be a great player. I wouldn't be against it

 

[MooreDaicos]

The head scratcher is Fagan trying this shit in the media about a star player in the middle of a season.

Maybe he wants to derail his season

 

[stormskye]

I was told that Pickett is going to be a great player. I wouldn't be against it

Can’t remember who posted it but there was a table of all KPf taken in first round in last 20 years or so. It doesn’t make for great reading. Some huge misses.

You’d want to be confident otherwise I’d prefer we just grab a mid. We desperately need one. Could also allow degoey to play forward as we really need his forward craft. Might prolong his career as well

 

[manicpie]

Can’t remember who posted it but there was a table of all KPf taken in first round in last 20 years or so. It doesn’t make for great reading. Some huge misses.

You’d want to be confident otherwise I’d prefer we just grab a mid. We desperately need one. Could also allow degoey to play forward as we really need his forward craft. Might prolong his career as well

I wonder if anyone will take a punt on him early. I'd prefer a mid though.

 

[footballsack35]

Pickett will be a late first so we won't be getting him. I like Drever and Teixeira the most.
Drever looks like he can play inside and out. Also listed as 188cm so could probably end up 190cm.

 

[tmpies01]

Listening to the most recent Tradies podcast, seems like we are still in the race of Butters. We met with him recently and apparently Nick has been in his ear.

Yep Cleary surprisingly still has us amongst Geelong, Dogs and Tigers.

I don’t know what we’d be able to offer. I still think the Dogs though.

 

[tmpies01]

Sam McClure: “is Lachie Neale

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Lachie Neale

Age

33

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

going to be playing for Collingwood next year?”

Mitch Cleary: “I think that’s the most likely scenario. They’re all in on him.”

+ Cleary assumes we were one of the clubs to speak to Walter over the Suns bye when he was in VIC, and said we’ve been keen on him for a while.

Problem is, he thinks Walter might be a first rounder. But OOC and hasn’t been picked in the team, it’s hard to argue that he’s worth that.