List Mgmt. Contracts. Trades. Draft. 2021 Edition

[Keys]

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The Contracts Thread

Updated (20/3/24) the status of all contracts for people’s reference : Overall List - 44 Players : Main List(37), Rookie List(5), 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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[pantskyle]

SPS would be a good get for you guys. He is a talented player that is still young at a time you haven't had a heap of early draft picks. Would be surprised if you can't at least turn him into a solid best 22 player. We screwed his development badly.

Us with Brander, let's fix it together by swapping them.

 

[Ok Boomer]

I’m keen on SPS, right age and has ability but probably needs some confidence and a fresh start.

 

[WCErevival]

Now we just need SPP to nominate us

 

[WCE_phil]

If it's a straight swap for Brander so be it.

Otherwise I think we're looking at something along the lines of 49 + next years third for SPS + 61 (ie neither clubs supporters are happy)

That's just realistic. I don't see the club being open to giving up any of the first 3 picks. There will likely be a couple of options genuinely worth looking at for 61+65 which will likely come down into the mid 50's.

SPS is and always has been an inside mid. It's his position and really his only position he's AFL quality at. Carlton have thrown him around the HFF and HBF but it's just not his game. While he's not a big guy he's been an inside mid since he was a skinny 14 year old when i first saw him play.

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Let's just trade O'Neill for SPS and keep brander

 

[Gentle Ben]

Contract-wise I hope it's for no more than 2 years. I think Witho's was similar?

We all know the first year at WCE is historically a write-off with traded-in players, but really don't want to see us carrying players for an extra year or two than needed if they're only WAFL standard.

 

[bombard]

Look, drafting and trading is bloody complicated stuff and there are so few universal truths.

Except this one: when you can have a player from Claremont, get the player from Claremont.

 

[Ishmael_]

Brander for SPS straight swap - good outcome for both teams. Two players that have been stuffed around, both arguably fill a need more at the opposite club (given SPS isn't playing midfield at Carlton).

Both speculative atm, both lost sunk cost. It's a perfect straight swap, which there should be more of.

Anything higher than a low third/fourth and send him to the draft.

 

[bh90210fan]

It’s not SPS’s size that worries me, it’s the fact that he has no core strength and baby girl arms which is a huge problem if he wants to play in the guts. Combine that with no speed and it’s not a good blend, no matter how skilful he is, he’s just too weak.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

It’s not SPS’s size that worries me, it’s the fact that he has no core strength and baby girl arms which is a huge problem if he wants to play in the guts. Combine that with no speed and it’s not a good blend, no matter how skilful he is, he’s just too weak.

I would be going after SPP. But he probably doesn’t fit our game style. Bit to hard around the footy for us.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Look, drafting and trading is bloody complicated stuff and there are so few universal truths.

Except this one: when you can have a player from Claremont, get the player from Claremont.

Good call. Add to that Sheldrick with our third pick, we would have 7 from Claremont. List build starting to make sense now.

We did alright will Josh Hill coming home.

 

[bh90210fan]

I would be going after SPP. But he probably doesn’t fit our game style. Bit to hard around the footy for us.

I like SPP too but the problem is we can’t afford babysitters anymore with the budget cuts

 

[Barrybran]

Bloody hell this thread moves quick. Say we get SPS across, do we have the room for Ryan, Rioli AND SPS in the same team? Where do they all play? What happens to Cripps and Jones?

 

[Westend]

I like SPP too but the problem is we can’t afford babysitters anymore with the budget cuts

Agreed we should not sell the farm ...and we need a return

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

The 2016 draft top 10 is looking a sorry case



Apart from the top 3, none of the remaining 7 places have hit the heights expected of them.

 

[Altum Volantes]

I thought we traded all of them out for Kelly

Correct.

We haven’t taken a 1st Round pick since Andrew Gaff and our next pick in the first two rounds will be in 2025.

 

[pantskyle]

Bloody hell this thread moves quick. Say we get SPS across, do we have the room for Ryan, Rioli AND SPS in the same team? Where do they all play? What happens to Cripps and Jones?

Don't think the spots are that related.

SPS would be a mid, Rioli mid/forward, Ryan ffs just forward please.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Bloody hell this thread moves quick. Say we get SPS across, do we have the room for Ryan, Rioli AND SPS in the same team? Where do they all play? What happens to Cripps and Jones?

Yes because SPS doesn't play any of those guys roles?

 

[pantskyle]

SPS is an interesting option, has obviously had dialogue with the Eagles to nominate us (if true). We can back-end his contract until 2026 once Kelly stops earning 6 millions a year and Mutimer also is OOC.

Talent, yes.
Cheap, has to be.

 

[Altum Volantes]

The 2016 draft top 10 is looking a sorry case

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Apart from the top 3, none of the remaining 7 places have hit the heights expected of them.

4 of them are from GC - which generally means they are either not quite as good as hoped or already poached.

Griffen Logue is easily in the top 6 medium to tall defenders on Fremantle’s list right now.

Bloody hell this thread moves quick. Say we get SPS across, do we have the room for Ryan, Rioli AND SPS in the same team? Where do they all play? What happens to Cripps and Jones?

Bit awkward.

We’ll be ok mate - we delisted Ah Chee and Cameron is probably bailing.

 

[Keys]

SPS is an interesting option, has obviously had dialogue with the Eagles to nominate us (if true). We can back-end his contract until 2026 once Kelly stops earning 6 millions a year and Mutimer also is OOC.

Talent, yes.
Cheap, has to be.

He’s definitely nominated us. Confirmed by Carlton

 

[greatwhiteshark]

I like SPP too but the problem is we can’t afford babysitters anymore with the budget cuts

My mum used to get rid of the babysitters that were not good enough, this freed up money to get new baby sitters. Does that not work anymore?

 

[greatwhiteshark]

He’s definitely nominated us. Confirmed by Carlton

This shits me, now we are obliged these days to take on a player we don’t necessarily need or want.

 

[pantskyle]

He’s definitely nominated us. Confirmed by Carlton

Interesting.

This shits me, now we are obliged these days to take on a player we don’t necessarily need or want.

It shouldn't, that means we do want him.

 

[ziad]

Ok, emotion aside do we need him or just like the idea of him wanting us?

Why could he not cement a spot in a very low ranking team? Attitude? Work ethic? Bad luck? Blame the coach?