Player Watch #35: Nathan Broad

[The Mighty]

Another Big Game Today.

 

[tora tora tora]

Another Big Game Today.

Broad played extremely well. Vlas role? grimes got a lot of it too.
I was hoping to see Bauer or Banks but KPF or wing

 

[Bojangles17]

He's better than that. He's whatever we need from him. Jeremy Cameron is comfortably the best key forward in the comp and arguably the best player in the comp and Broad was BOG against him.

I’d offer 450-75 x 2 , would be pretty uncomfortable with 3 tbh

 

[Growapair]

I’d offer 450-75 x 2 , would be pretty uncomfortable with 3 tbh

West Coast have offered him 4 years and lots of places to hang his premiership medals

 

[Truetiger]

West Coast have offered him 4 years and lots of places to hang his premiership medals

Don’t forget the after Grand Final entertainment he provided as well

 

[Growapair]

Understand what you’re advocating but trading out Vlastuin? Utter madness

Trading out Deledio got us a premierahip

 

[Bojangles17]

West Coast have offered him 4 years and lots of places to hang his premiership medals

Can have him then

 

[tora tora tora]

On the podcast saying 800k a year is the west coast offer. They have Old West coast players on the list already.
Retain them is better culture.

Personally I think it'd be 800 over 2 years.

 

[tiger_tough]

I love Broad but not for $800k a year. That'd get us a decent compo pick at least.

 

[Growapair]

On the podcast saying 800k a year is the west coast offer. They have Old West coast players on the list already.
Retain them is better culture.

Personally I think it'd be 800 over 2 years.

If he can't get 3 or 4 years at that money he needs a better agent. He is an absolute star though you feel that the money would be better spent on someone younger like Himmelberg

 

[tiger_tough]

On the podcast saying 800k a year is the west coast offer. They have Old West coast players on the list already.
Retain them is better culture.

Personally I think it'd be 800 over 2 years.

which podcast?

 

[peternorth]

Will play this week

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Geez he's playing well at the moment.

 

[59Stanley]

If Broad leaves and we get Himmel does that not cancel our Broad compo ?

 

[tiger_tough]

If Broad leaves and we get Himmel does that not cancel our Broad compo ?

Yes

 

[tunksy]

Losing broad to get hh would be a loss for us

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Losing broad to get hh would be a loss for us

Hummingbird is a C grader currently. Broad a solid B+.

 

[tora tora tora]

Losing broad to get hh would be a loss for us

We have got tall defender depth. If other clubs are offering 800k for Broad, do we get a high draft pick out of that? The club would know if there's interest in Broad elsewhere. In which case maybe go a KPF in the MSD.

I'd hang off the FA KPF for a year. Try the drafts.

JR retires and Lynch out injured for the year.

List wise we need a FA KPF.
Not necessarily HH.
Most expensive KPFs are Lynch and McKay. $1 million.
C Grade like Weideman.
HH is somewhere in the middle of that.

See if Gibcus can get back on the park. Miller & Ryan KPF at the moment. Bradkte, Bigoa, Bauer untried. TBH Balta showed a bit as KPF in 2022.

Knowing our list management they won't be confident of Bradke & Bauer and will go a FA. Castagna, JR, Cotch, Tarrant salary all available.

 

[Ctl]

If Broad leaves, I think we will put grimes back to taking on the most damaging forward and Gibcus goes into the Grimes slot. Or maybe it opens up a slot for Tom Brown

Can't knock broad if he accepts the rumoured offers, if it is 800k thats band 1 compo and a first round pick, and that could be like pick 6,7,8. If that is the case we should not go after himmelberg and just accept the compo pick

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

FMD there is no way in the world any team offers a 3rd tall defender thats 30 years old $800k a year

specially West Coast which have cap space issue's for 2024 with all their older players on big dollars next year

 

[tunksy]

Just hoping he stays to see out the journey. Can’t see any kids pushing him out of his position

 

[tora tora tora]

which podcast?

bigfooty tigercast

 

[banzai]

Just hoping he stays to see out the journey. Can’t see any kids pushing him out of his position

They won't but eventually you have to create positions for the kids. I mean a back 6 of Balta, Grimes, Broad, Vlas, Rioli and Baker is pretty much locked in if all are fit. Clearly Gibcus needs to play when he's fit, so who's spot does he take?

It's like people want to bring in all the untried kids in the coming weeks, but we still have Lynch, Hopper, MRJ, Gibcus to come in before them and we aren't going to play guys like Prestia in the reserves. Best 22 spots are very limited in our team, eventually we have to do what Hawthorn did and lose best 22 players to create spots for kids if we decide we cant win the flag in the next 2 years.

 

[Philth]

But he’s not going for the long haul
He would be going back west to start his family to his and his wife’s home state and eagles would want his experience to help assist with guiding the younger players they have

Would get paid more in the process and potentially be able to start the groundwork on his post footy career prospects

Has Broad actually stated that he wants to go home?

 

[Muddiemoose]

Has Broad actually stated that he wants to go home?

Not as far as I know
Just joining dots