Discussion Re-Signings, Retirements, Delistings, Trade & Drafting

[Under The Dome]

Saad and Aliir deals are now official.

Looks good in the teal.

 

[Tex]

Looks good imo.

Definite steal for the Power

 

[Shannon]

Lions defender Alex Witherden’s slated move to West Coast is in limbo despite the two clubs essentially agreeing on his trade value.

Foxfooty.com.au understands the size of his contract and who pays for it is the sticking point and increases the chances of the 22-year-old remaining in Queensland.

Witherden has two years remaining on a Brisbane contract worth more than what West Coast is willing to pay.

The former Geelong Falcon is assessing whether he would be willing to accept a significant wage reduction, or stay at the Lions where he loves his teammates and the club and fight for a place in Chris Fagan’s best 22.

 

[Darkie]

Trades are flowing now.
BRISBANE has signed injury-plagued Geelong forward Nakia Cockatoo.
The former No.10 draft pick moves to the Lions in exchange for a future third-round selection which is tied to Melbourne.
Brisbane took a chance on injury-plagued Geelong forward Lincoln McCarthy and turned his career around. Now they are doing the same with his former teammate.
The pair have the same manager, with Cockatoo well aware of Brisbane's exemplary medical history.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/523646/lions-land-former-no-10-pick-from-cats

Interesting, Allen Christensen is another that springs to mind on the Geelong => Brisbane path.

 

[Under The Dome]

Interesting, Allen Christensen is another that spring to mind on the Geelong => Brisbane path.

Hopefully he is still a mid/fwd next year with what Brisbane has been able to do with injury prone players McCarthy,Birchall. Got their work cut out with Daniher and Cockatoo. Was a 148,200 mid/fwd this year so hopefully he becomes a 123k mid/fwd.

 

[Darkie]

Hopefully he is still a mid/fwd next year with what Brisbane has been able to do with injury prone players McCarthy,Birchall. Got their work cut out with Daniher and Cockatoo. Was a 148,200 mid/fwd this year so hopefully he becomes a 123k mid/fwd.

Good point. I think I had McCarthy in early 2020 drafts, so I reckon he’ll occupy a similar spot in my 2021 draft unless he’s clearly out of contention for R1 for fitness reasons. At that sort of price he’s pretty interchangeable with a less proven entity anyway, so it doesn’t really impact structure if he doesn’t get up (or doesn’t get picked!).

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326374541220835328

 

[Couch Coach]

Dogs could've probably signed him as a FA so would have been interesting to see the compo. Probably knew what the compo was so elected to do a trade instead.

FA period had finished.
Dogs didn't FA pick him because of the AFL's uncertainty over list size, etc.

 

[Leroy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326374541220835328

The clean out is well and truly on. To the draft we go!

 

[Ironhawk]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/524160/not-fried-yet-saints-cooking-up-a-chip-comeback

It would be disappointing to see this happen again, Hodge was a bit more understandable with post footy options part of the deal.

 

[Professor]

Hickey to the Swans confirmed

SYDNEY has boosted its ruck stocks with the acquisition of Tom Hickey.

The Swans handed West Coast a third-round pick (currently No.58), a fourth-round pick (currently No.62), a future second-round selection (tied to Port Adelaide) and a future third-round selection for the experienced 29-year-old, a second-round pick (currently No.34) and a third-round pick (currently No.60).

 

[Lost In The Sky]

Hickey to the Swans confirmed

SYDNEY has boosted its ruck stocks with the acquisition of Tom Hickey.

The Swans handed West Coast a third-round pick (currently No.58), a fourth-round pick (currently No.62), a future second-round selection (tied to Port Adelaide) and a future third-round selection for the experienced 29-year-old, a second-round pick (currently No.34) and a third-round pick (currently No.60).

Means the Eagles are all in on Bailey Williams now... Expect him to play regularly next season. No choice but to get games into him and have him parter Nic Nat week in week out.

 

[Spots]

Means the Eagles are all in on Bailey Williams now... Expect him to play regularly next season. No choice but to get games into him and have him parter Nic Nat week in week out.

It also means we have basically checked out of this years draft.. any chance we redraft some players we delisted?

 

[Connoisseur]

Definite steal for the Power

Hear, hear.

Much needed height in defence, increases the depth in the position and adds flexibility (short stints in the ruck to relieve Lycett) if Ladhams is injured/omitted.

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326471927309893633

 

[Under The Dome]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326471927309893633

Adios to Jetta you would think.

 

[Spots]

Adios to Jetta you would think.

Yep a shame but they’ll hopefully keep him at the club to work with our indigenous guys

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326374541220835328

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326409946934730753

 

[Connoisseur]

Hickey to the Swans confirmed

SYDNEY has boosted its ruck stocks with the acquisition of Tom Hickey.

The Swans handed West Coast a third-round pick (currently No.58), a fourth-round pick (currently No.62), a future second-round selection (tied to Port Adelaide) and a future third-round selection for the experienced 29-year-old, a second-round pick (currently No.34) and a third-round pick (currently No.60).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326417485588033536

 

[Under The Dome]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326409946934730753

Pretty good feat considering those big injuries he had early years.