List Mgmt. Contract, Trade and Draft Discussions - 2024 Edition

[Keys]

The Contracts Thread

Updated (14/6/24) the status of all contracts for people’s reference : Overall List - 45 Players : Main List(37), Rookie List(6), Cat B(2) Contracted until the end of 2027 (2) : Tom Barrass (8/10/95) - Signed a 5 year extension (2023,2024,2025,2026,2027) on an existing contract set to...

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[Big_Birdy]

I think he is better aerially and in contest work than what people (WCEphil) gave him credit for pre-draft. I’ve really liked the bits I’ve seen in the wafl, particularly in the ruck.

I could see him being a KPD in the Liam Jones mould eventually when he puts on size.

Personally, if all out talls come on, clubs will come knocking. I could see Bailey being the one who falls out and looks for more opportunities.

It’s all hypothetical at this stage.

Oscar is so overrated as a KPD. When he has gone back there, it’s normally been as an extra coming down from forward line. When he has gone back as a defender he got cleaned up by forwards (see: v Curnow in Carlton game last year).

Waterman has actually shown more than Allen as a defender.

Not sure we can base much on games we are getting flogged by 100 and having 20 inside 50s against in a quarter.

I am talking about in 3 years when hopefully we are contending and we need winners all over the ground.

 

[Tugga27]

The booming kick set to be top pick in the mid-season draft​

https://archive.ph/RVw6Q

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

Not sure we can base much on games we are getting flogged by 100 and having 20 inside 50s against in a quarter.

I am talking about in 3 years when hopefully we are contending and we need winners all over the ground.

That was just an example.

I think Oscar is a much better forward than he is KPD.

Clearly the club does too. After starting Oscar as KPD and Brander as a KPF in 2018 they decided to have Oscar train as a KPF in 2019, that was just as much about what Oscar was showing up forward as much as what Brander wasn’t, and the rest is history.

Oscar isn’t the swing man people think.

 

[Trouto]

i was pleasantly surprised in Jamieson at the start of the year how he was defending - he took some really good pack marks

 

[Trouto]

The booming kick set to be top pick in the mid-season draft​

https://archive.ph/RVw6Q

haha i like how the article says "Scaife would be a hit at AFL level if he landed in the right environment".

so any club except North Melbourne ?

 

[Obeanie1]

That was just an example.

I think Oscar is a much better forward than he is KPD.

Clearly the club does too. After starting Oscar as KPD and Brander as a KPF in 2018 they decided to have Oscar train as a KPF in 2019, that was just as much about what Oscar was showing up forward as much as what Brander wasn’t, and the rest is history.

Oscar isn’t the swing man people think.

Maric is the one who is capable of swinging from attack to defense IMO.

Have Sicily vibes with him but without the DH factor.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I think he is better aerially and in contest work than what people (WCEphil) gave him credit for pre-draft. I’ve really liked the bits I’ve seen in the wafl, particularly in the ruck.

I could see him being a KPD in the Liam Jones mould eventually when he puts on size.

Personally, if all out talls come on, clubs will come knocking. I could see Bailey being the one who falls out and looks for more opportunities.

It’s all hypothetical at this stage.

Oscar is so overrated as a KPD. When he has gone back there, it’s normally been as an extra coming down from forward line. When he has gone back as a defender he got cleaned up by forwards (see: v Curnow in Carlton game last year).

Waterman has actually shown more than Allen as a defender.

To be fair you don't use one of the elite key forwards as a defender, even in a swingman basis. Oscar Allen should only ever go back as a last resort because everyone over 6 foot in our team got injured during the game.

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

Maric is the one who is capable of swinging from attack to defense IMO.

Have Sicily vibes with him but without the DH factor.

Good shout. I agree with the comparison.

 

[Hoskin300]

I think we should be looking at the MSD to plug holes in our list and the only true hole i see at the moment is ruck.

We have project ruckmen, so lets look at getting a seasoned guy to fill in when needed. Someone like Brynn Teakle from East Freo. He played a few games for Port a couple years back

We are already carrying too many rucks on the list. Wait until we clear off Jamieson before we add anyone else.

 

[Hoskin300]

i was pleasantly surprised in Jamieson at the start of the year how he was defending - he took some really good pack marks

He had good games but also had shockers. Harry Edwards clearly ahead of him.

 

[Cuzz09]

According to squiggle 7 wins would still place us third last which is a good result

that'd be great.

unless we win the next 4 somehow which means we'll lose like 10 in a row

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[Dom sheed pocket]

that'd be great.

unless we win the next 4 somehow which means we'll lose like 10 in a row

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Squiggle (and most models) can lag at picking up trends.

I think we’re vastly better than we were 4 weeks ago, and have a soft fixture coming home.

North x2, Hawthorn, St Kilda x2, Freo, Adelaide even GCS at Optus are all winnable.

We could be looking at 7-9 wins.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

The only reason I can think why we might go Howes is that the new list strategy is to become a KPF farm, we just pick up KPFs and develop them just to trade them away for more picks

Given how desperate clubs are for keys, it's not a bad strategy.

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[Big_Birdy]

To be fair you don't use one of the elite key forwards as a defender, even in a swingman basis. Oscar Allen should only ever go back as a last resort because everyone over 6 foot in our team got injured during the game.

I agree with the sentiment, but I’d still rather push a Oscar back than be forced to play the likes of Aiden Corr there ala North if we have no one else, and have a plethora of capable forwards.

 

[WCE_Phill]

The only reason I can think why we might go Howes is that the new list strategy is to become a KPF farm, we just pick up KPFs and develop them just to trade them away for more picks

Dont mind it tbh

We're bloody good at developing talls

Talls go for a premium too

 

[Keys]

Given how desperate clubs are for keys, it's not a bad strategy.

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I honestly don’t think they know who I am, nor do I think I could help much anyway

 

[eaglevision]

It appears Ruscoe has nominated for the MSD, I’d say we’re most likely to head down that path.

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Murdock is a good WAFL player. But so was Greg Clark. Really hard to know who can take the next step. What position would he play for us? As a midfielder, he's behind everyone in the side, plus Culley, Hall and Trew.

Question is will his skill set transfere from wafl to afl ? Greg Clark was too slow for afl .

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Just can't fathom coughing up anything in the 1st round for a 26 yr old (will be 27 if he ever plays for us) 173cm tall player.

In fact, wouldn't cough up our 2nd.

Our 2nd and Burgeil
For Baker and kaleb Smith

 

[Cuzz09]

Geez I'd love a big away scalp this year but the improvement has been great!

Be nice to cause some havoc to finals bound sides

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[flamingEMBERS]

List of clubs that could be interested in Harry Edwards

Sydney
North
Richmond
Collingwood
Adelaide
Geelong

 

[Chris_6678]

List of clubs that could be interested in Harry Edwards

Sydney
North
Richmond
Collingwood
Adelaide
Geelong

To North for Sheezel.

 

[Grahame]

List of clubs that could be interested in Harry Edwards

Sydney
North
Richmond
Collingwood
Adelaide
Geelong

But would he suffer from homesickness?

 

[pantskyle]

But would he suffer from homesickness?

He'd be fine as long as he could spend every days at home.

 

[mat11]

List of clubs that could be interested in Harry Edwards

Sydney
North
Richmond
Collingwood
Adelaide
Geelong

Hedwards + 2024 first + 2025 first to the swans for 'the chad'