2026 Trade / FA Thread

[Jelly Bean]

It was mentioned by Glen McFarlane a couple of years ago, and in one of the recent Gettable episodes by Cal Twomey.

Considering we chased Rowell pretty hard last year before he re-signed also tells me we have plenty of cap space.

Not to nitpick, but Glen McFarlane and Gettable are 'the media'.

 

[WanderingDude]

We could be doing the same right now.

In the HS this morning McGuane predicted St Kilda 9th, one position above Carlton. Talking better players from a crap team can place you above that crap team. Not a convincing strategy. We have been gradually getting established players. We need really top end to complement Nick. Not a heap of coulda players.

 

[Vankri]

Who says we didn’t? Bobby was adamant he wanted to stay, publicly on social media.

He wouldn’t be adamant to stay publicly for any salary.

 

[Dtennent94]

He wouldn’t be adamant to stay publicly for any salary.

What do you mean?

 

[Eric Shin]

Not to nitpick, but Glen McFarlane and Gettable are 'the media'.

I probably didn’t word that properly, but they are some in the media that still say we have a tight salary cap. People like Riley Beveridge, Jon Ralph, Jay Clark and Caroline Wilson.

 

[Vankri]

What do you mean?

I mean that the first signal a list manager would show a player that they are willing to let them go is to offer a salary that is below what they would get elsewhere. It’s not a case of ‘maybe we did float him as a trade but Bobby wanted to stay’. It’s a game of leverage and give and take. If we were very cut throat we would have assessed the list and its gap and realised we really only have 2-3 players we could have traded for significant currency (right age, right level but not the obvious no gos like Nick) and do that to balance the list and bring an elite mid. That’s what I personally was advocating for close to this time last year. During the year we had multiple opportunities with Cameron and Maynard. The first one I was very much in the keep camp, Maynard we could have replaced on the field by position but maybe not by heart, so Bobby should have been an option.