2026 Trade / FA Thread

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

Let’s just let the season pan out a bit before throwing the baby out with the bath water.


We sit 1-1.

It’s a long season

For all we know west, Steene, Hayes, swaddling might all develop quick and plug some holes. We could find another Steele in the MsD..

I liked what i saw of Swadling, think he might be the pick of the youngsters on our list, and reckon Cochran may have something, but am concerned about both of these players top end speed

 

[HFF]

We would be better off not trading and looking for cheaper free agent gets to stock up the list. Bailey Scott from Nth, Jack Ross from Richmond, Justin McInerny and Joel Amartey from Sydney and Buku from the Dogs. From the list I see, these are free agents and wouldn't cost us the world. We need to keep our first rounder this year and stock up on more middling talent to fill for the older guys leaving.

Who knows, we get a young jet into the team at pick 4-8 this year, and suddenly we feel a lot better about the list to go with Nick.

Is there a chance Hill will get traded back to Perth? Even a second rounder for him would be helpful.

Absolutely agree here.
JI from the swans is someone who would really fit the way we want to move the ball with speed and run.

Khamis is a replacement for Howe in an instant now and moving forward

And of course there’s how many Suns players who would get games here really.

These are the types of names we should get in from other clubs to boost our profile whilst hitting the draft hard

 

[Jen2310]

Justin McInerny

McInerney signs long-term contract extension

Sydney Swans utility Justin McInerney has turned his back on free agency to sign a contract extension wth the club.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Just signed a 5 year extension.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Go after king and if we can’t get butters then Zac bailey

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Zac Bailey

Age

26

Ht

181cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.6

3star

how many years has waterman signed for wce

 

[Jen2310]

how many years has waterman signed for wce

Until 2029 is when his contract expires

 

[Doc1763]

Go after king and if we can’t get butters then Zac bailey how many years has waterman signed for wce

the problem with going after King now is the Suns are now in the window. after doing hard yards, he's likely to want to stay and possibly play in a flag with the players he's come through with. would have been a much better chance if they were still crap.
now with Port on the way down, Butters is a realistic chance to leave. where he is willing to go is the question.

 

[manicpie]

the problem with going after King now is the Suns are now in the window. after doing hard yards, he's likely to want to stay and possibly play in a flag with the players he's come through with. would have been a much better chance if they were still crap.
now with Port on the way down, Butters is a realistic chance to leave. where he is willing to go is the question.

Port have already said that they will match all offers for butters which makes it impossible for us. GC have only offered king 2 years and they won't match due to salary cap. King is a much more realistic chance.

 

[gouki88]

the problem with going after King now is the Suns are now in the window. after doing hard yards, he's likely to want to stay and possibly play in a flag with the players he's come through with. would have been a much better chance if they were still crap.
now with Port on the way down, Butters is a realistic chance to leave. where he is willing to go is the question.

I'd be pursuing Butters in the first instance, both for the reasons you mentioned and because he's a weapon. I'd also be looking hard at Bailey - reckon he'd be a great 2nd midfielder behind Nick, and Brisbane have to be looking down the barrel of a cap squeeze with all their talent

 

[legendstatus]

Pretty simple, player X wants to come back home, Player X nominates Collingwood - player gets to Collingwood.

 

[Pistol Night]

Port have already said that they will match all offers for butters which makes it impossible for us. GC have only offered king 2 years and they won't match due to salary cap. King is a much more realistic chance.

This is where FA gets interesting if Butters asks for a move and they match

 

[Jen2310]

This is where FA gets interesting if Butters asks for a move and they match

Then you're looking at 3x 1sts at the minimum, a top 10 pick included in one of those 1sts. Or a good player to be included.

 

[Pistol Night]

Then you're looking at 3x 1sts at the minimum, a top 10 pick included in one of those 1sts. Or a good player to be included.

Over to you Leppa..

 

[#BallMagnet]

the problem with going after King now is the Suns are now in the window. after doing hard yards, he's likely to want to stay and possibly play in a flag with the players he's come through with. would have been a much better chance if they were still crap.
now with Port on the way down, Butters is a realistic chance to leave. where he is willing to go is the question.

I'd also be shitting bricks about Ben Kings long term durability if his identical twin brothers record history is anything to go by.
Both had/have serious knee/calf issues.
Buyers beware I reckon.

 

[Pistol Night]

I'd also be shitting bricks about Ben Kings long term durability if his identical twin brothers record history is anything to go by.
Both had/have serious knee/calf issues.
Buyers beware I reckon.

Maybe Max will retire and we can keep him for spare parts for Ben

 

[Johno9911]

Pretty simple, player X wants to come back home, Player X nominates Collingwood - player gets to Collingwood.

Missed a few steps along the way

Player x wants to come home -> media have to speculate for 12 months where he's going, which according to them is anywhere but Collingwood -> Player x then nominates Collingwood -> Media report Collingwood can't get the trade done -> Sam McClure tells us all that player X isn't going to get to Collingwood -> then they start angling for every other club to jump in -> we do a merry dance of "Collingwood don't have money" vs "Collingwood have money so lets jack the price up" -> we get a haphazard report from Sam Edmund that Carlton still believe they can land Houston -> player X finally arrives at Collingwood -> then the media accuse player X of being any one of the following 1) not that great to being with 2) a better fit elsewhere 3) too old and a waste of cap space

All wrapped up in 5000 excruciating hours of Trade Radio and Pope Hose Reel ads

 

[#BallMagnet]

Then you're looking at 3x 1sts at the minimum, a top 10 pick included in one of those 1sts. Or a good player to be included.

What about if Butters wants to get to Collingwood specifically as a RFA.
Port wouldn't have a much negotiating power would they or it just turns into another Merrett situation?

 

[Pistol Night]

Missed a few steps along the way

Player x wants to come home -> media have to speculate for 12 months where he's going, which according to them is anywhere but Collingwood -> Player x then nominates Collingwood -> Media report Collingwood can't get the trade done -> Sam McClure tells us all that player X isn't going to get to Collingwood -> then they start angling for every other club to jump in -> we do a merry dance of "Collingwood don't have money" vs "Collingwood have money so lets jack the price up" -> we get a haphazard report from Sam Edmund that Carlton still believe they can land Houston -> player X finally arrives at Collingwood -> then the media accuse player X of being any one of the following 1) not that great to being with 2) a better fit elsewhere 3) too old and a waste of cap space

All wrapped up in 5000 excruciating hours of Trade Radio and Pope Hose Reel ads

You need to add around 745 "machinations" in there somewhere

 

[#BallMagnet]

Maybe Max will retire and we can keep him for spare parts for Ben

Yep, 2 good knees between them..........just!

 

[Johno9911]

You need to add around 745 "machinations" in there somewhere

Oh yeah and 14 iterations of Cooney's "Mega trade" - which gets teased for a good 4 hours of the day but I've never actually heard one

 

[Pistol Night]

Oh yeah and 14 iterations of Cooney's "Mega trade" - which gets teased for a good 4 hours of the day but I've never actually heard one

They're that shit the producers wont let him go with any

 

[Jen2310]

What about if Butters wants to get to Collingwood specifically as a RFA.
Port wouldn't have a much negotiating power would they or it just turns into another Merrett situation?

They will need points for Cochrane and any FA compo app will be after pick 8 now
They will match

 

[TradeDraft]

Pretty simple, player X wants to come back home, Player X nominates Collingwood - player gets to Collingwood.

We just need a Name Now

 

[Jen2310]

We just need a Name Now

It’s March. We don’t lol
Mid year you might start to hear things

 

[Pistol Night]

 

[TradeDraft]

It’s March. We don’t lol
Mid year you might start to hear things

I was being Sarcastic

I am not really taking the Trade/FA Talk very serious at the moment as the Season Just Bloody Started