Silly Season (post home and away season trade period) suggestions.

[Twodogs]

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Just to expand a bit on the teams that need to accumulate points for academy players Jay Clark has tweeted the following

Jay Clark @ClarkyHeraldSun 50m50 minutes ago

GWS pick 8 (1551 points)
Ess pick 23 (815) & pick 25 (756) = 1571

GWS better off with 23 & 25 to use on academy players.

Geez. I wonder where he read that idea first...

[Twodogs]

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With GWS sizing up Stevie J I bet Geelong are spewing that they couldn't get that last minute deal for him that GWS proposed last year. I read and heard (newspaper and radio) that GWS offered two of their single digit picks for him (6 and 8?) but they couldn't contact him in time to do the deal.

I find it hard to believe they would have offered pick 6 or 8 let alone both for a guy who's played as many games as Steve Johnson.

[Remi Moses]

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That was pretty much confirmed by Matthews a while ago.
My goodness they are desperate for the " star factor"

[GVGjr]

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Geez. I wonder where he read that idea first...

All clubs have had a lot of time to work out their approach and would be all over this. I wonder if the penny has just dropped for a few of the journos now the the trade period has started. By the end of the trade period there should be some brilliant articles to read on how some clubs have worked the new options to their advantage.

[bulldogtragic]

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I could see GWS wanting pick 18 and and 25 for pick 8 as they would then have 140 more points to cover their academy players.

If that happened Essendon have 8 and we 11. Is Talia worth that upgrade of 3 picks and a third rounder?

[GVGjr]

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The Journo's now have their head around the draft index value and how it can be manipulated. Great example

The Hun

[GVGjr]

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Freo still looking at getting involved in a trade for McCartney from GWS.
They have pick 22 (Bennell deal) this year and obviously a future 1st round pick from next year they could trade but now appear to be open to trade a player.

If we were to get involved and potentially part with pick 11 in some deal for their pick 22 and a player the following might have some have appeal for us:
Michael Apeness - Ruckman who can also play forward might appeal. The knock on him is that he missed the year with a knee injury
Hayden Crozier - He's been with Freo for 4 seasons and has only played 35 games. Great skills but is more of a forward than genuine mid.
Matt Taberner - 198cm forward who can go into the ruck. Finished the season off below expectations.

Is there any interest in these guys or someone else from Freo?

[Ghost Dog]

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I'd be surprised if Crowley didn't get a gig at some club.
A team like Melbourne or Brisbane would be foolish not to look at him.

Some suggestion Essendon are interested in Honeychurch.

[GVGjr]

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Some suggestions Essendon were interested in Honeychurch.

Would we want to part with him and if so what sort of player or pick could be command?

[Ghost Dog]

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Would we want to part with him and if so what sort of player or pick could be command?

All I know is we have a surplus of his 'type'. Essendon is not an ideal club to go to in my opinion - something is wrong with their culture. I'd be disappointed to lose him to Essendon - unless it was a great deal for us.
I've not seen enough of him play, being abroad, but the regular posters here who seem to have a lot of industry knowledge rate him.
How many players do we have to trade?

In his 2013 player profile it says 'Nat Fyfe' - like skills. NAB rising star award, which I forgot about.
What's his rate of improvement?

[Hotdog60]

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Would we want to part with him and if so what sort of player or pick could be command?

That Daniher kid could be handy at CHF so just a straight swap seems fair with Esserdone.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Silly Season (post home and away season trade period) suggestions.

Freo still looking at getting involved in a trade for McCartney from GWS.
They have pick 22 (Bennell deal) this year and obviously a future 1st round pick from next year they could trade but now appear to be open to trade a player.

If we were to get involved and potentially part with pick 11 in some deal for their pick 22 and a player the following might have some have appeal for us:
Michael Apeness - Ruckman who can also play forward might appeal. The knock on him is that he missed the year with a knee injury
Hayden Crozier - He's been with Freo for 4 seasons and has only played 35 games. Great skills but is more of a forward than genuine mid.
Matt Taberner - 198cm forward who can go into the ruck. Finished the season off below expectations.

Is there any interest in these guys or someone else from Freo?

I wonder if we could merge a few of your ideas for us:

Apeness and 22 for 11.
Target St Kilda pick 24. Talia, Hrovat etc. By taking the deal with GWS away from Essendon, St Kilda can ark up about getting 25 returned in Carlisle trade.
22 & 24 to GWS for pick 8.


Dogs: Apeness and pick 8 for pick 11 and Talia/Hrovat (still have pick 32)
Freo: Pick 11 to get McCarthy
Saints: Hrovat/Talia, block Essendon from the GWS trade of 23 & 25. If they got 25, it'd be effectively JC & these for guys for pick 5. Talia could be involved between Saints & Essendon also.
GWS: Get 22 & 24, better points than 23 & 25 from Essendon. Get pick 11 from us thru Freo and next year 1st rounder for McCarthy.

[chef]

Re: Silly Season (post home and away season trade period) suggestions.

Freo still looking at getting involved in a trade for McCartney from GWS.
They have pick 22 (Bennell deal) this year and obviously a future 1st round pick from next year they could trade but now appear to be open to trade a player.

If we were to get involved and potentially part with pick 11 in some deal for their pick 22 and a player the following might have some have appeal for us:
Michael Apeness - Ruckman who can also play forward might appeal. The knock on him is that he missed the year with a knee injury
Hayden Crozier - He's been with Freo for 4 seasons and has only played 35 games. Great skills but is more of a forward than genuine mid.
Matt Taberner - 198cm forward who can go into the ruck. Finished the season off below expectations.

Is there any interest in these guys or someone else from Freo?

Alex Pearce would be the one I'd want.

[F'scary]

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All I know is we have a surplus of his 'type'. Essendon is not an ideal club to go to in my opinion - something is wrong with their culture. I'd be disappointed to lose him to Essendon - unless it was a great deal for us.
I've not seen enough of him play, being abroad, but the regular posters here who seem to have a lot of industry knowledge rate him.
How many players do we have to trade?

In his 2013 player profile it says 'Nat Fyfe' - like skills. NAB rising star award, which I forgot about.
What's his rate of improvement?

With respect to Honeychurch, he has plenty of upside to come although I don't know about the Nat Fyfe bit. We got him for pick 60, he would be worth around pick 30-40 on a trade for a pick, in my opinion.

[Ghost Dog]

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With respect to Honeychurch, he has plenty of upside to come although I don't know about the Nat Fyfe bit. We got him for pick 60, he would be worth around pick 30-40 on a trade for a pick, in my opinion.

He won't want to leave. With Caleb Daniels a lock, he's finally not the shortest bloke on the team.
Reminds me of Daniel Cross a bit. Looks tough and a possible long term servant of the club.

Champion data had him at pick 15. He slipped to 60. Why the big drop?