2026 Trade / FA Thread

[manicpie]

Did anyone else cream their pants watching Butters and Daicos link up last night?

A little

 

[granniewolf]

Oh I see, 495$ a plate sort of dinner?

If this is what a humble club does ( à la Craig Kelly) can only imagine what a non humble club would charge.

 

[SchuPie]

What is your trade bait to get it done ?

Isn’t he UFA at the end of year?

 

[Dtennent94]

Isn’t he UFA at the end of year?

RFA

 

[manicpie]

If this is what a humble club does ( à la Craig Kelly) can only imagine what a non humble club would charge.

Not many kids, who love to get an opportunity to be up close to their heroes, is going to afford $495. It's the times we live in unfortunately

 

[Jen2310]

Isn’t he UFA at the end of year?

Restricted, and you know port would match and force a trade.

 

[Peters_Nuts]

I know we’ve been burned by trading first round picks but I’d happily part with a couple if it means getting Butters

 

[SchuPie]

RFA

Restricted, and you know port would match and force a trade.

Boo - that sucks
We really need to be drafting with our firsts at this stage (and I don’t think we have enough capital anyway)
…yet I still want us to try to land Humphrey

UFAs are the way to go for us with our cap in good shape

 

[Dtennent94]

Boo - that sucks
We really need to be drafting with our firsts at this stage (and I don’t think we have enough capital anyway)
…yet I still want us to try to land Humphrey

UFAs are the way to go for us with our cap in good shape

2x of Macrae, Henry, McInness, Allan, HDM, Broomhead, etc or Butters?

 

[stormskye]

Our list is not on a great spot age wise which is well documented. Issue is the A graders (or those who’ve been A graders) outside of Nick are all the wrong side of 30.

If we go to the draft then the time to build those kids means Moore, degoey, Elliot, Maynard etc are approaching the end or gone and then also need replacing once pendles Howe and sidey have. We’ve kept trying to top up but I think long term a couple of years down the ladder with some good picks is actually what the club needs.


I’m not sold on offering multiple firsts for 1 player like butters or king as I don’t think as it stands that’s the difference between a flag or not. We need to find multiple A graders under 25. As it stands we have 1.

Our list management team have their work cut out for them. I don’t think a short term immediate focus is what’s needed.

All my opinion of course

 

[WanderingDude]

2x of Macrae, Henry, McInness, Allan, HDM, Broomhead, etc or Butters?

2x means end of first. That ain’t enough for a highly in demand Butters. Two top ten, probably one high. I suspect pies players required.

 

[Matrix10]

Daicos and Butters linked up really well.

As did Bontempelli and Butters , have a feeling he will want Dogs. Hope I'm wrong, would be amazing if we could get him. Absolute gun

 

[SchuPie]

2x of Macrae, Henry, McInness, Allan, HDM, Broomhead, etc or Butters?

Not a shot at you, this argument is used by a few on here.
I get your point. I despise it.
Just as easy to say - draft Butters at 18 and then...

 

[SchuPie]

I’m not sold on offering multiple firsts for 1 player like butters or king as I don’t think as it stands that’s the difference between a flag or not. We need to find multiple A graders under 25. As it stands we have 1.

Use our $$ to bring in jets as UFAs (or RFAs if we're lucky)
Or use picks to trade wisely for untapped potential
Use our picks to draft our own stars

 

[Apex36]

Dayne Beams anyone? AFL didn’t help us out with him

From my understanding, Beam’s was essentially exiled from the club due to certain actions, that didn’t necessarily break the terms of his contract, which was why we had to pay him out. If Bobby won’t or can’t fulfill his contract obligations I doubt there will be much issue in the club terminating it.

 

[Horaceg]

A little

Is it an age thing?

 

[manicpie]

Is it an age thing?

Yes, yes it is sadly

 

[Smackdos]

Thin list of free agents we can target this year imo that wont cost us an arm and a leg.
Jordan Butts would be a handy pick up to bolster our KPD stocks and a good age profile too.

 

[Horaceg]

Yes, yes it is sadly

Yup, I feel ya, not in the bad evil uncle kinda way.

 

[Horaceg]

Thin list of free agents we can target this year imo that wont cost us an arm and a leg.
Jordan Butts would be a handy pick up to bolster our KPD stocks and a good age profile too.

I’m hoping we have a crack at Bailey Frits1t, drop him before he gets a game in our VFL jumper and finishes his days at local level.

 

[manicpie]

Yup, I feel ya, not in the bad evil uncle kinda way.

It's been a while since anyone felt me, maybe that offer resonates somewhere deep inside

 

[Matrix10]

Thin list of free agents we can target this year imo that wont cost us an arm and a leg.
Jordan Butts would be a handy pick up to bolster our KPD stocks and a good age profile too.

Also would look at trying to prise out one of the plethora of talls the Doggies have , they can't all be getting a game , say a Croft , forget Darcy as he is their jewel in the Crown alongside the Bont .

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

We need a moratorium on Zak Butters

9

Zak Butters

Age

25

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

7.7

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

14.7

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

5.9

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

discussion in this thread.

 

[sr36]

Oh I see, 495$ a plate sort of dinner?

I get about 96 plates of dinner for $495.

 

[manicpie]

I get about 96 plates of dinner for $495.

Yes, but does it come with a jumper presentation