Rumour Ben King 2023

[WillHayward]

To the Bombers I've heard.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

Some rumours have floated around that max has been telling a few of his team mates bens desire to come home and to the saints. Interesting to see how it plays out

 

[The 747]

Would be worth it for the Saints fan melts

 

[Big Bryza]

He'll be playing for a Melbourne-based club in 2023, not called Essendon or St.Kilda.

My source is his old man.

 

[EBERT THE KING]

Obviously St.Kilda in the box seat if he wants to play with his brother.

Cant see him having any interest in going to Collingwood or Hawthorn, as they are looking at 5+ year rebuilds. Richmond wont have the space, Melbourne wont have the space.

North and Carlton both have key forwards who are progressing really well.

Essendon the obvious danger. Would the Bulldogs have a look as a long term target alongside Jammara??

 

[dusty1234!]

He'll be playing for a Melbourne-based club in 2023, not called Essendon or St.Kilda.

My source is his old man.

richmond. heard it here first

 

[Islanda22]

St Kilda makes sense as Ryder will be done by 2023

Richmond also if Riewoldt decides to retire

 

[Billy ray]

I heard he is staying

 

[RUNVS]

I really feel for Gold Coast. They draft players and those players have often decided they are going to go home no matter what minutes after their names have been called out in the draft.

 

[Mofra]

Essendon the obvious danger. Would the Bulldogs have a look as a long term target alongside Jammara??

Not with Naughton and English, and Sam Darcy (although I prefer Darcy back)

We also have Jordan Croft as a FS pick next year who is a KPF

 

[The 747]

St Kilda makes sense as Ryder will be done by 2023

Richmond also if Riewoldt decides to retire

Makes sense for every single Victorian club if King wanted to come home.

 

[Islanda22]

Makes sense for every single Victorian club if King wanted to come home.

Yeah true LOL

But who has the cap room?

Thus the reason i have given St Kilda and Richmond as the options if players retire

 

[schmuttt]

I really feel for Gold Coast. They draft players and those players have often decided they are going to go home no matter what minutes after their names have been called out in the draft.

I don't. Melbourne had clubs chasing after our players for years until we actually made the place somewhere players actually want to play.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

St Kilda makes sense as Ryder will be done by 2023

Richmond also if Riewoldt decides to retire

Richmond wouldn't have the cap space I would have thought

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Makes sense for every single Victorian club if King wanted to come home.

Carlton don't have a need for him really (0r probably cap space) unless we play him in the ruck

 

[tenderwarrior]

For those worried about cap-space, any club would just make it happen if King picked them as his preferred destination - assuming that his asking price is not far off the range expected (whatever that is)

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Hawthorn have the salary cap and trade capital (least in terms of draft picks) to get a deal done I think.
Like Adam Cerra, if King wants to leave, he would want the Suns to be properly compensated, so this is partly why Hawthorn are in the box seat. Possibly Collingwood either, if they have enough free cap space.

 

[dusty1234!]

Richmond wouldn't have the cap space I would have thought

If it is 2023, Jack Cotch and a couple of others would be gone. I think we would have the cap space

 

[EBERT THE KING]

Hawthorn have the salary cap and trade capital (least in terms of draft picks) to get a deal done I think.
Like Adam Cerra, if King wants to leave, he would want the Suns to be properly compensated, so this is partly why Hawthorn are in the box seat. Possibly Collingwood either, if they have enough free cap space.

What experienced players do Hawthorn or Collingwood have that will satisfy the suns? They dont want picks.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

What experienced players do Hawthorn or Collingwood have that will satisfy the suns? They dont want picks.

That is part of the problem with Gold Coast, how many good young playes in their prime from other clubs want to play up there.

Teams like Essendon or St Kilda will likely not have players they are willing to trade that Gold Coast would want at any rate.

 

[EBERT THE KING]

That is part of the problem with Gold Coast, how many good young playes in their prime from other clubs want to play up there.

Teams like Essendon or St Kilda will likely not have players they are willing to trade that Gold Coast would want at any rate.

Essendon do. They would move Mcgrath or Ridley in a heart beat for King. Would throw in a Shiel/Smith for steak knives too.

Saints dont.

other teams would need to be involved.

It would be arguably the steepest trade price ever paid. He kicked nearly 50 this year in a rubbish team.

 

[AFDogs]

He was always destined to play in Victoria. Was never going to last on the Gold Coast with his brother living the Melbourne dream.

Silly draft choice by GC.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Essendon do. They would move Mcgrath or Ridley in a heart beat for King. Would throw in a Shiel/Smith for steak knives too.

Saints dont.

other teams would need to be involved.

It would be arguably the steepest trade price ever paid. He kicked nearly 50 this year in a rubbish team.

I agree with you in principle, but knowing Dodoro, I honestly doubt he would be trying to move the players of their calibre on, even accounting for the fact they wouldn't want to leave Essendon anyway

 

[Waca Jr]

Geez there is no in between at the Gold Coast. The good ones eventually come home and the players the other side of 30 go there top top up their super at the back end of the career

 

[EBERT THE KING]

I agree with you in principle, but knowing Dodoro, I honestly doubt he would be trying to move the players of their calibre on, even accounting for the fact they wouldn't want to leave Essendon anyway

This, is the arguably the biggest issue in the game today.

Who is their right mind wants to go to the gold coast?

They chew through players at an unprecedented level. The culture looks poor. The club is poorly run.

As long as players have a say in whether they cna be traded or not, the gold coast suns will be a poor on field team.

This is the main factor in Clarkson going there in 2023. The AFL are desperate for players to be attracted to playing there.