Strategy Trade and List management Thread Part 5 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[VitalDread]

Then where would Richmond, Carlton, Geelong and Collingwood develop their players?

Is that Gold Coast music?

 

[TBOW]

Tanner Bruhn has nominated Geelong not surprised never seen a kid look so disappointed on draft night

First round pick names his new home; ticking clock has Brisbane shock looming: Trade Whispers

Ha I love how in the same article that states Tanner Bruhn has nominated Geelong, they apply the logic that Dunkley must have picked Brisbane and can't say anything because they are playing finals.

My take is there are a lot of balls in the air in this trade period and until some of them start coming down clubs, players and managers won't know the full lay of the land. If Dunkley wants maximum $$$ he is likely waiting for Essendon to get a coach and a few other players to start moving around to see who else might throw their hat in the ring. He may even be holding out to try to bluff us into a bigger contract.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Media patting themselves on the back like they have split the atom by realising Brisbane may be a suitor for Dunkley.

 

[Northernsoul74]

Then where would Richmond, Carlton, Geelong and Collingwood develop their players?

Exactly. The experiment hasn’t worked and it’s only benefiting a handful of powerhouse clubs.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Does warren Tredrea

Warren Tredrea

Age

46

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

6.9

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

2.2

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.0

4star

have a long history of head injuries?

 

[grassman75]

First round pick names his new home; ticking clock has Brisbane shock looming: Trade Whispers

Ha I love how in the same article that states Tanner Bruhn has nominated Geelong, they apply the logic that Dunkley must have picked Brisbane and can't say anything because they are playing finals.

My take is there are a lot of balls in the air in this trade period and until some of them start coming down clubs, players and managers won't know the full lay of the land. If Dunkley wants maximum $$$ he is likely waiting for Essendon to get a coach and a few other players to start moving around to see who else might throw their hat in the ring. He may even be holding out to try to bluff us into a bigger contract.

We also know a lot of "journos" are reading Bigfooty

 

[Bald]

You absolutely do get to choose these things though. Don't lowball JJ and Wallis and I'm sure they'll stay.
I expect that our offseason will be just that. We will lose Dunkley, JJ and possibly Hunter. We will bring in a 32 year old Jones off a year out of AFL football and Lobb on decent coin for far too long. We will make a show of trying to land others but none will come to fruition like Soldo, Wingard, Martin, Lever, May, etc before them. Then we'll hit the draft with some magic beans and an AFL average recruiter hoping for something decent.

I hope I'm wrong but this is how I see the club's future.

It’s actually impossible to have proper discussion with somebody who is so very negative. Good god.

 

[Lex22]

If you said that about Daisy Thomas but not anyone that says we don’t need Lobb.
Eade knows the capability of Darcy or JUH having coached them at scotch. Whilst I know Darcy isn’t ready yet, recruiting a forward/ruck probably means they could never play together in the same forward line

I have no idea what those first two sentences mean.

I’d say if we got 40-50 games out of Lobb, that would be a win and by then, Darcy would be more developed.

Playing them both in the same forward line (short term) is a big risk, but they could easily be doing it in 3-4 years.

 

[VitalDread]

Does warren Tredrea have a long history of head injuries?

Here ya answer:

Warren Tredrea leaves Channel 9 over Covid vaccination policy​

https://www.foxsports.com.au › afl › news-story

 

[iambrilliant]

So tanner bruhn has requested a trade to the cats who are still playing in the finals. What’s stopping Dunkley

 

[Zgope1]

Happy to get Lobb because English is better with good support and Lobb’s never played with a marking threat like Naughton.

I’m happy with having the tallest forward line of all time next year two. Mccrae for the pies this year has shown that you should lean into what strengths your list has.

Bont should play more midfield time too with Dunks gone and win a Brownlow

 

[immortalmike]

It’s actually impossible to have proper discussion with somebody who is so very negative. Good god.

Not negative. Realistic.
I find it impossible to have a discussion with someone who plays the man and not the ball as much as you do.

 

[bobs head soup]

So tanner bruhn has requested a trade to the cats who are still playing in the finals. What’s stopping Dunkley

The longer Dunks leaves it without letting anyone know his intentions, there are 2 results.

The first is he gets more attention, media coverage and presumably traffic on his podcasts/social media.

The second is that any interested parties may add a little extra onto whatever offers he has in front of him,

Either way that's a win for Josh

 

[iambrilliant]

The longer Dunks leaves it without letting anyone know his intentions, there are 2 results.

The first is he gets more attention, media coverage and presumably traffic on his podcasts/social media.

The second is that any interested parties may add a little extra onto whatever offers he has in front of him,

Either way that's a win for Josh

I guess that brings port back into the picture then

 

[TedDougChris]

The AFL should just shut GWS down.

 

[dergert]

The longer Dunks leaves it without letting anyone know his intentions, there are 2 results.

The first is he gets more attention, media coverage and presumably traffic on his podcasts/social media.

The second is that any interested parties may add a little extra onto whatever offers he has in front of him,

Either way that's a win for Josh

Plus it's still 3 weeks until he can actually be traded.

Agonising for supporters haha.

When did his last request come? Iirc it was a day or so into the trade period?

 

[immortalmike]

Plus it's still 3 weeks until he can actually be traded.

Agonising for supporters haha.

When did his last request come? Iirc it was a day or so into the trade period?

I don't see why it is agonizing. He was always leaving at the end of the year. Nothing has changed.
Just about getting the most out of the trade.

 

[Pocket Terrace]

You absolutely do get to choose these things though. Don't lowball JJ and Wallis and I'm sure they'll stay.
I expect that our offseason will be just that. We will lose Dunkley, JJ and possibly Hunter. We will bring in a 32 year old Jones off a year out of AFL football and Lobb on decent coin for far too long. We will make a show of trying to land others but none will come to fruition like Soldo, Wingard, Martin, Lever, May, etc before them. Then we'll hit the draft with some magic beans and an AFL average recruiter hoping for something decent.

I hope I'm wrong but this is how I see the club's future.

Wallis maybe, if he's on a 1 year contract.

As for JJ, what's your definition of a lowball offer? If he played for free next year he would still be averaging upwards of $550k per season over a 6 year period. Throughout that time, he's averaged about 3 good games per season and spent time in the magoos.

 

[Sharpiesadog]

Never going to happen, as we all know it’s all about the extra moolah from the broadcasting rights - hence GWS and Gold Coast to give an extra game each week.

I couldn’t care less if they are perennial strugglers - as long as we’re not!

 

[Custard Guts]

What say we calmly follow through on sending Dunkley to Windy Hill then file the transaction under 'be careful what you wish for'.

Off you go big dog, enjoy the spongy floors.

 

[Chops]

I don’t recall Darcy playing as ruck, but I could be mistaken. I haven’t counted when a forward or defender takes a throw in or ball up at their end.

You missed the last quarter of the final and he definitely took some of the ruck contests vs Hawthorn

If you want someone for that could 10% ruck he could now and not stunt his development(eg Josh Fraser), danger is the 90% gets injured.

 

[gordo2016]

First round pick names his new home; ticking clock has Brisbane shock looming: Trade Whispers

Ha I love how in the same article that states Tanner Bruhn has nominated Geelong, they apply the logic that Dunkley must have picked Brisbane and can't say anything because they are playing finals.

My take is there are a lot of balls in the air in this trade period and until some of them start coming down clubs, players and managers won't know the full lay of the land. If Dunkley wants maximum $$$ he is likely waiting for Essendon to get a coach and a few other players to start moving around to see who else might throw their hat in the ring. He may even be holding out to try to bluff us into a bigger contract.

Media is saying he will nominate Geelong, but he hasn't offficially done it yet.

 

[Libbaaaa]

So tanner bruhn has requested a trade to the cats who are still playing in the finals. What’s stopping Dunkley

Professionalism.

 

[immortalmike]

Wallis maybe, if he's on a 1 year contract.

As for JJ, what's your definition of a lowball offer? If he played for free next year he would still be averaging upwards of $550k per season over a 6 year period. Throughout that time, he's averaged about 3 good games per season and spent time in the magoos.

I don't agree with your premise.

I'd rather JJ on 500k than Lobb.

 

[grassman75]

So tanner bruhn has requested a trade to the cats who are still playing in the finals. What’s stopping Dunkley

Maybe he hasn't made up his mind