Recruiting AFL Trade & Free Agency IX

[Lore]

Spoiler: 2021 Key Dates

AFL TRADE, DRAFT AND FREE AGENCY DATES 2021

Grand Final
Saturday September 25

Draft Combine – Vic Country
Friday October 1

Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agency Window
Friday October 1 – Friday October 8

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Wednesday October 3 - Monday October 15

Trade Period (picks and players)
Monday October 4 (9am) – Wednesday October 13 (7.30pm)

Draft Combines (States and Regions)
VM: Saturday October 9 (tbc)
Qld: Sunday October 10
Tas: Monday October 11
SA: Saturday October 16
WA: Sunday October 17
NSW&ACT: tbc
NT: will join SA or Qld

Trade Period (picks only)
Monday October 18 – Monday November 15

List Lodgement 1
Friday October 29

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Wednesday November 3 (9am) – Tuesday November 9 (5pm)

List Lodgement 2 (Final date for primary list delistings)
Wednesday November 10 (2pm)

Delisted Free Agency Window 2
Thursday November 11 (9am) – Monday November 15 (5pm)

Draft Nominations Due
Wednesday November 17 (3pm)

Pre-Season Commences (First to fourth year players)
Monday November 22

National Draft
Round 1: Wednesday November 24 (7pm)
Round 2–end: Thursday November 25 (7pm)

Rookie Upgrade Period
Thursday November 25 (10pm) - Thursday November 25 (11pm)

Delisted Free Agency Window 3
Thursday November 25 (10pm) - Thursday November 25 (11pm)

Pre-Selected Rookie Nominations Due (Includes Academy, Father/Son)
Friday November 26 (12pm) - Friday November 26 (12.30pm)

Preseason Draft
Friday November 26 (3pm)

Pre-Selected Rookie Notification
Friday November 26 (3.15pm)

Rookie Draft
Friday November 26 (3.20pm)

Final List Lodgement
Monday November 29 (4pm)

Pre-Season Commences (All other players)
Monday December 6

Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP)
December - March (tbc)

Current Contract Status
2021 Draft Watch
Father/Son and NGA
Adrian Dodoro

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Luke Parker is not one I would be chasing on big money.
Not to big-note my opinion, but I played all my junior footy against him so have always watched him a little bit more closely.

He is a fantastic competitor. A great tackler. A good clearance mid. And good overhead for his size.

He is also very slow, and getting slower. He is also an average kick to put it lightly.

It was a shame that we didn't draft him when we could have. And he would've been perfect for what we needed.
But not now.
Our money is better spent elsewhere.

Just depends on our cap situation

I think he'd be a good addition if we have the money to spare. We're still not exactly flush for on-field leadership. Heppell... Merrett... it's already getting pretty bloody thin after those two.

 

[TheGrizz]

Why Seb Ross but not Parker? Parker is way better. I know he costs extra $$ though.

You answered your own question.

 

[ghostdog]

No big name trades please.

Hewett or Ross as a FA
Jack Payne/Nathan Kreuger/Lewis Young as a young but mature bodied key defender
Maybe get Malcolm Rosas as a FA
Take our picks to the draft

Laverde gets 2 years witha 3rd year trigger, McBride, Clarke, Cahell, Cutler and Hird get one year.
Hooker, Ambrose, Zaharakis, Johnson, Mosquito and probably Gleeson get cut.

Leaves us with 3 open spots pending list changes

Jack Payne would harden the defence significantly. Not sure how tall though. Seems Laverde-ish...

 

[eth-dog]

Jack Payne would harden the defence significantly. Not sure how tall though. Seems Laverde-ish...

197/101

 

[Milanista28]

I reckon Dodoro wants to trade our 1st this year. No idea who for but he itched his draft scratch last year I think.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

I feel like Seb Ross gets mentioned in this thread every year.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

You answered your own question.

Buy it right or buy it twice. I don't see how dollar store Jack Macrae makes us better, personally. Luke Parker is a fantastic, lead-by-example player. I'd be making a phone call.

 

[Jade]

I reckon Dodoro wants to trade our 1st this year. No idea who for but he itched his draft scratch last year I think.

I reckon he's more inclined to trade next years first.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I reckon he's more inclined to trade next years first.

Wouldn't that rule out pretty any shot at nabbing Ben King?

 

[11kgm]

Ben King

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Ben King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

would cost 3 first round picks if Cameron cost 3 first rounders

 

[brutus76]

I think he'll be looking to split our first into a late first and a 2022 2nd from somewhere else.

Seeing next year we have Davey twins and a few other F/S possibiities.

#11 for the Lions 18 and a 2022 2nd

 

[Zach Package]

Ben King would cost 3 first round picks if Cameron cost 3 first rounders

Given Cameron’s actual cost was one pick in the teens and the difference between 2 pick 15s and 2 pick 30s 2 good firsts is perfectly appropriate for King.

Geelong got Cameron for a song

 

[Squeaky]

Hewett had a very strong finish to his year I thought.

Thought his 2nd half was good on the weekend too.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Thought his 2nd half was good on the weekend too.

Yeah, I was watching him a fair bit when Swans games were on this year, given his name had come up here a fair bit this year. Might be a handy inclusion to our midfield. I always liked having Heath Hocking who was a hard nosed defending type mid. Gives good balance and Hewett is kind of like him.

 

[Jade]

Wouldn't that rule out pretty any shot at nabbing Ben King?

Probably.

 

[Jade]

Ben King would cost 3 first round picks if Cameron cost 3 first rounders

I think (and hope) that we'll stop seeing those ridiculous asking prices for players.

 

[Duckworth]

I think he'll be looking to split our first into a late first and a 2022 2nd from somewhere else.

Seeing next year we have Davey twins and a few other F/S possibiities.

#11 for the Lions 18 and a 2022 2nd

I don't think there's a need to do that. There is no indication yet that the Davey twins will even go in the first round.

 

[11kgm]

I think (and hope) that we'll stop seeing those ridiculous asking prices for players.

I don't think so we saw an average Tim Kelly go for 2 first rounders. I think he's good but not that good

I think will see more and more craziness

 

[brutus76]

or maybe #11 for the Lions 18,52 and 57

We could then use 48,52,54,57 to trade for players and use 18 for a ready made Under 18 mid

 

[Hak94]

Surely given King has played in a below average team for his entire career, basically carried their forward line that if he does want to switch clubs that he'd move to one pushing for a flag? If he moves back to Vic I think any of the clubs mentioned (us being one) wouldn't have an issue finding the money but if it's between us and St Kilda I don't see why he would go to St Kilda apart from his brother being there.

Personally too, seeing how both Max and Ben play they both player similar in that they're are the number one forward in thaeir forward lines. I feel like it might work in the opposite way if he went to St Kilda and they'd both be fighting each others leads / want to kick goals. Just doesn't make sense for me, feels a little like St Kilda grasping at straws + just want to have them both in their team for the sake of it. Not to mention their list build still has a lot of gaps and questions about it. They've recruited for a push now, even then I don't think their recruitment has been to red hot.

Essendon seem like the most logical given we are crying out for a number one KPF to pair alongside Jones & Wright, who both don't play as the number one big man down there. Coming to Essendon too, he still is in Victoria and can still see/be around his family. Also, our list, build and growth in the next 3-4 years looks far more exciting and promising then St Kilda's, not to mention with the mudfielders that will be delivering him the ball in the likes of Merrett, McGrath, Parish, Stringer, Shiel, Caldwell + others etc once they all get more time to gel together.

 

[The Prosecutor]

Surely we learn the lesson from Collingwood this year and hang on to next year's first, especially with King out of contract.

 

[Ati Tude]

So, is this basically the official start of the million posts ahead about how we are going to get Ben King

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Ben King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

. Going to be a long 13 months. Just don't start a separate thread on it like those Norf nuff nuffs with Kelly.

 

[The Prosecutor]

So, is this basically the official start of the million posts ahead about how we are going to get Ben King. Going to be a long 13 months. Just don't start a separate thread on it like those Norf nuff nuffs with Kelly.

Well King is the obvious target; Gettable, out of contract and what we desperately need.

 

[Ati Tude]

Well King is the obvious target; Gettable, out of contract and what we desperately need.

I know and I would give up a lot to get him. I am envisaging the thousands of permutations of deals ahead.

 

[The Prosecutor]

I know and I would give up a lot to get him. I am envisaging the thousands of permutations of deals ahead.

Not much to envisage beyond Ricky Dyson and our third rounder.