List Mgmt. Trade Week 2016 - Live Thread

[Spartan]

Will they keep the pick or will it go to the Hawks for Hill?

Assuming they send the 30s GWS pick to the Hawks for Hill.

 

[Godfather32]

Assuming they send the 30s GWS pick to the Hawks for Hill.

Wait, what? They got a second rounder in that trade as well? Wtf

 

[Dark Sharks]

Wait, what? They got a second rounder in that trade as well? Wtf

They got McCarthy, pick 7, pick 35 and pick 73.....

Giants got pick 3.... because that's such a fair trade and everything.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

I'm not sure if you just haven't kept up to speed with everything that's been reported about the issue, you're trolling or you just don't get it.

I'll humour you.

WCE targeted Mitchell as a future coach a year ago. Presumably this was due to the strong link between Simmo and Mitchell. Now Mitchell could have (possibly) got a job as an assistant at the Hawks (most aspiring coaches however move to different clubs to get different experiences) or entertained offers from other clubs (this would be purely speculation) however from all reports he had a 2018 gig at the Eagles lined up. From a coaching recruitment perspective that's a nice little innovative move by WCE (or just another jobs for the boys exercise but I can see the potential and merit in looking at Mitchell as a assistant coach).

He didn't plan to leave the Hawks. He signed an extension in July ffs. If 12 months ago we were in his ear and had a strategy for him moving to the Eagles next year then we failed miserably. Well up until ol mate Clarko decided he needed the cap space at brownlow night and 'encouraged' Mitchell to consider a move to us a year early. That's why he is (likely) leaving the Hawks. Not because we've been in his ear about coming and playing for us, but because Clarko asked him.

Personally if I was Mitchell knowing that coaching at the Eagles in 2018 was a done deal I would have much rather played on at the club, my only club, that I have achieved so much at, etc etc and retire being a one club player. Yeah not dragging the kids out of school after a year is nice but that is a very small part of the decision process and that's basically the only real benefit to Mitchell coming across a year early. I mean heck he could have not signed the extension, signed with us as an FA for 2017 and then coached in 2018. You can argue that getting to know the club a year early as a player is a positive, but it could also be a negative going from player to coach after just a year in a new club and environment.

Getting Mitchell a year early is a great thing for the Eagles (again assuming the price is right) but you need to stop drinking the kool aid if you think WCE master minded him coming across for 2017 and this wasn't driven primarily (and solely) by Hawthorn's need for cap space.

You're even more of a broken record than Biggie

100% agree BTW. Hawks are a well oiled, ruthless organisation who allowed this trade to happen.

I'm confident Clarko knows they're cooked next year and after congratulating Bevo after their loss, addressed his teams lack of contested game as the problem then went to work.
I reckon he can see we are knee deep in it and wants Simmo to join Bevo as a premiership coach.
A few weeks later and Mitchell is playing for us and he brings in 2 of the best up and coming contested players going around.

 

[Godfather32]

They got McCarthy, pick 7, pick 35 and pick 73.....

Giants got pick 3.... because that's such a fair trade and everything.

I'm out of the loop, I guess GWS might not even get down that far in the draft if they get another couple of higher picks from their trades.

 

[KO_KO]

Lol

What the **** you laughing at? He's mine

 

[avishka5]

Sg

And lockdown small / mid defenders don't win you premierships.

Cole and Butler can cover that role.

We need more...............that's the point.

Shep could possibly deliver more...........he needs to be challenged.

Shep at best could go on a wing and not in the middle. I just don't think his hands are that great and on when he has made mistake this season it's been because of a dodgy hand pass. Shep was averaging more than 20 odd possessions then It is worth a punt but he isn't.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Sg

Shep at best could go on a wing and not in the middle. I just don't think his hands are that great and on when he has made mistake this season it's been because of a dodgy hand pass. Shep was averaging more than 20 odd possessions then It is worth a punt but he isn't.

Shep's decision making is what holds him back going to the midfield.

 

[eagle eyed]

Lol, Mitchell's perfect for us, a flat track bully

 

[LittleGreekGod]

Freo are making out like bandits this trade period thus far.

Times have certainly changed.
Ironical that Mitchell comes to WCE 14 years after he was picked up by Hawthorn using the Dockers pick 36 that was traded as part of the Croad deal.
Hawthorn got from the Dockers:
Pick 1 (Luke Hodge)
Pick 20 (some dud)
Pick 36 (Sam Mitchell)
Pick 1 would have also got them Chris Judd or Luke Ball.
Mitchell & Hodge changed the course of AFL history.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

I dibs sponsoring Mitchell in 2107

 

[Always Ballin]

Mitchell.

Eagles looking PRISTINE for 2017. Natanui to return come September. PREMIERSHIP.

 

[SpaceClef]

What the **** you laughing at? He's mine

Enter the draft m8

 

[Suma Magic]

Enter the draft m8

Who you taking with no.1?

Petrie?

 

[SpaceClef]

Who you taking with no.1?

Petrie?

 

[hudson2006]

I'm not sure if you just haven't kept up to speed with everything that's been reported about the issue, you're trolling or you just don't get it.

I'll humour you.

WCE targeted Mitchell as a future coach a year ago. Presumably this was due to the strong link between Simmo and Mitchell. Now Mitchell could have (possibly) got a job as an assistant at the Hawks (most aspiring coaches however move to different clubs to get different experiences) or entertained offers from other clubs (this would be purely speculation) however from all reports he had a 2018 gig at the Eagles lined up. From a coaching recruitment perspective that's a nice little innovative move by WCE (or just another jobs for the boys exercise but I can see the potential and merit in looking at Mitchell as a assistant coach).

He didn't plan to leave the Hawks. He signed an extension in July ffs. If 12 months ago we were in his ear and had a strategy for him moving to the Eagles next year then we failed miserably. Well up until ol mate Clarko decided he needed the cap space at brownlow night and 'encouraged' Mitchell to consider a move to us a year early. That's why he is (likely) leaving the Hawks. Not because we've been in his ear about coming and playing for us, but because Clarko asked him.

Personally if I was Mitchell knowing that coaching at the Eagles in 2018 was a done deal I would have much rather played on at the club, my only club, that I have achieved so much at, etc etc and retire being a one club player. Yeah not dragging the kids out of school after a year is nice but that is a very small part of the decision process and that's basically the only real benefit to Mitchell coming across a year early. I mean heck he could have not signed the extension, signed with us as an FA for 2017 and then coached in 2018. You can argue that getting to know the club a year early as a player is a positive, but it could also be a negative going from player to coach after just a year in a new club and environment.

Getting Mitchell a year early is a great thing for the Eagles (again assuming the price is right) but you need to stop drinking the kool aid if you think WCE master minded him coming across for 2017 and this wasn't driven primarily (and solely) by Hawthorn's need for cap space.

I hadn't read the Mitchell interview & Quayle article, so I thought the coach offer from 12 months ago was just a rumour. Fair enough. I shall switch from kool aid to something better, preferably with alcohol.

 

[avishka5]

but i thought you only take spuds

 

[2006_Eagles]

wait we have acronyms for kids names who havent even be drafted yet?

Stuff me.

If they have double barrelled surnames yeah.

Same with Sam Petrovski Seton aka SPS

 

[Godfather32]

If we were going to get a campaigner, I'd rather we got this campaigner than that troll-like little campaigner from the purples

 

[KO_KO]

Who you taking with no.1?

Petrie?

I'm going to change something that says 2017 sponsor

 

[EagleShore]

Gonna have to wash off a LOT of Sam Mitchell hate this off-season.

Only things I've enjoyed about Mitchell thus far were his Essendon injection taunt and the LeCras tackle on him that led to JK's goal in round 22.

 

[RookiePick]

but i thought you only take spuds

Pretty sure there needs to be swift moderator intervention if Spacey tries to pick a gun.

 

[Keys]

Gonna have to wash off a LOT of Sam Mitchell hate this off-season.

Only things I've enjoyed about Mitchell thus far were his Essendon injection taunt and the LeCras tackle on him that led to JK's goal in round 22.

He's been one of my favourite non Eagles players for a long time. Incredibly talented footballer

With him and shuey we arguably have the best two dual sided kicks in the league

 

[SpaceClef]

Pretty sure there needs to be swift moderator intervention if Spacey tries to pick a gun.

Who's the Swift moderator?

 

[Suma Magic]

I've hated Mitchell since he started kneeing people.

I'm happy to overlook that so long as he doesn't do it again.