2026 Trade / FA Thread

[Masked Magician]

Contracted until 29, going to be hard to satisfy GC considering he's about to turn 27 and has plenty of footy ahead of him.

He’s not playing 1s and they don’t want to carry his wage for someone not consistently in the 1’s.

 

[legendstatus]

Walter & Neale will pls me, any others would be a bonus

 

[yeah man]

He’s not playing 1s and they don’t want to carry his wage for someone not consistently in the 1’s.

Isn't he only just coming off an ACL? Has he not been one of their best intercept defenders til that ACL?

 

[danielnajdek]

What I don't understand about the Neale situation is it was stated he wants to go to a team who can win a premiership and we are favourites to get him. Am I missing something but we aren't close to a premiership.

 

[gouki88]

Isn't he only just coming off an ACL? Has he not been one of their best intercept defenders til that ACL?

He was awesome in 2023-24. Hasn’t been playing a heap this year

 

[PiesHateU2]

I’d be bitterly disappointed if we’re not still pursuing Butters

This years first, next years first and Beau

Add Butters and Neale into that midfield alongside Nick and BANG

Yes that would be a terrific deal for us, but I frankly don't see Port doing it.

The equivalent of that would be to say we'd be happy to lose Nick for two first rounders and someone like a Sam Switkowski. Not gonna happen right?

 

[gouki88]

Yes that would be a terrific deal for us, but I frankly don't see Port doing it.

The equivalent of that would be to say we'd be happy to lose Nick for two first rounders and someone like a Sam Switkowski. Not gonna happen right?

I don’t think there’s any package that Port will be “happy” to lose Butters for. But if he wants to leave then there’s not much that can be done, and it appears he does.

That package is much more reasonable than the bargain Geelong got Smith for, by way of comparison

 

[JLC]

We should also be after Toby Greene

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Toby Greene

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32

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182cm

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85kg

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Fwd

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Last 5

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22.7

5star

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12.5

5star

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10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

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14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

. Anyone who hates Papley like he does, should be embraced with open arms.

 

[gouki88]

We should also be after Toby Greene. Anyone who hates Papley like he does, should be embraced with open arms.

Would be an awesome villain for our forward line. Plus he is still a gun. If we could add Toby & Neale for free (draft capital wise) that would be unreal.

 

[Scodog10]

Isn't he only just coming off an ACL? Has he not been one of their best intercept defenders til that ACL?

They’ve preferred Adams this year. As a low cost, trade wise, option to replace Howe and as insurance for Moore I think we could do a lot worse. Doubly so considering how much better he is than our current next in option.

 

[WanderingDude]

I am smiling. To fit all these incoming must gets it will be necessary to trade Nick soon. I actually thought this year, lack of incoming quality options and good salary cap space were a bad fit.

 

[Carlthetruth]

Cal Ah Chee last year. Smith the year before left for significant unders under threat of the draft. Henry would have left through the draft forcing unders. There’s no scenario where a club trades a player coming off contract for a premium price anymore. It doesn’t happen.

That said go through and find me one example from the past five years where a club got premium value in that scenario and I’ll concede you’re correct.

FWIW Essendon may wind up with him in that scenario, but that’s preferable to us pissing a top 5-10 pick up the wall on him.

So you've come up with Cal AhChee and that's it, we're talking about a 20 yo top 3 pick key forward, the mental gymnastics to think the Suns can be levered into accepting less for a premium talent is truly impressive. We can get him for cheap isn't going to fly and neither is walking him into the draft.

 

[soreplums]

According to Cal Twomey, he's still unsure whether Ben King will re-sign with Gold Coast. He seems to think that if King decides to leave, Hawthorn would be the frontrunner, with Geelong waiting in the wings. No mention of Collingwood

It’s us or GC

 

[gouki88]

So you've come up with Cal AhChee and that's it, we're talking about a 20 yo top 3 pick key forward, the mental gymnastics to think the Suns can be levered into accepting less for a premium talent is truly impressive. We can get him for cheap isn't going to fly and neither is walking him into the draft.

I like how you continue to assert he’s a premium talent despite no evidence of such

 

[scplaya42]

It would be disastrous picking up Neale. Are we really this stupid? Lightening doesn't strike twice in the same place. Tom Mitchell was the perfect addition to a side competing for the 2023 premiership. Now at least six other teams have moved past us and we're in the rebuild phase. We need a younger gun midfielder just entering free agency. Wardlaw would be an ideal pickup. We need to forget about 34 year olds.

Wardlaw who is slow and averages less than 20 touches a game? Sure he can tackle - but he's a glorified Sam Berry. The old Berry too - Wardlaw hasn't played near the footy that Berry has this year.

 

[manicpie]

So you've come up with Cal AhChee and that's it, we're talking about a 20 yo top 3 pick key forward, the mental gymnastics to think the Suns can be levered into accepting less for a premium talent is truly impressive. We can get him for cheap isn't going to fly and neither is walking him into the draft.

Walters would struggle at Hoppers Crossing in his current form. All he has to do is threaten to go to the draft and he'll be lucky to get an early second rounder. If he was contracted you'd get a first round pick for him.

 

[BigVic]

Should we consider Sean Darcy

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Sean Darcy

Age

27

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

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Ruck

Career

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Last 5

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10.1

3star

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3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

from Freo? Another Darcy in the ruck and we have Darcy Pendlebury for our AFLW side in 2038

Darcy is playing for Peelmantle (Freo's WAFL side) since his injury with Jackson now their main ruck

 

[footballsack35]

Should we consider Sean Darcy from Freo? Another Darcy in the ruck and we have Darcy Pendlebury for our AFLW side in 2038

Darcy is playing for Peelmantle (Freo's WAFL side) since his injury with Jackson now their main ruck

**** no

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Charlie Ballard from GC will likely be at Collingwood in 2027.

Not sure where this rumour comes from but would be very happy with it

 

[yeah man]

Should we consider Sean Darcy from Freo? Another Darcy in the ruck and we have Darcy Pendlebury for our AFLW side in 2038

Darcy is playing for Peelmantle (Freo's WAFL side) since his injury with Jackson now their main ruck

Would you like to pick up ROB while we're at it? Maybe we can swap DeMattia for Darcy. A spud for a spud

 

[sr36]

Not sure where this rumour comes from but would be very happy with it

Me too. I really want Moore to play some ruck next year.

 

[WanderingDude]

Neale coming to us strikes me as a guy who’s looking to progress his post football life and wants to experience playing for a big club in big games as a footy nuts more than chasing success

Sure everyone wants it, but I’m not sure his motive seems to align from the outside. Speculation of course, I clearly don’t know him

Given the financial situation changes in his life I can understand those thoughts. So is the glass half full, half empty or dry as a roadkill frog on a desert highway ? For financial and big crowd reasons I think he is a better chance to be a Pie. The recruiting process will sort out his motivations and his fitness. His current form is exceptional. I can’t see a very fit and professional player being the equivalent of a dried out frog.

 

[Harry O]

Source?

He is a journo

 

[TW Sherrin]

Should we consider Sean Darcy from Freo? Another Darcy in the ruck and we have Darcy Pendlebury for our AFLW side in 2038

Darcy is playing for Peelmantle (Freo's WAFL side) since his injury with Jackson now their main ruck

Hes a non jumper. Game has gone in a different direction

 

[BEEG]

Going be a massive shame if we never get Nick a premo running mate.