Trade Rumours 2025

[doggies ftw]

Yes agree, this bullshit inflation is going to fracture playing lists.
Wilkie might free up due to this.

A guy with his injury history four years is incredibly generous.

The Aints are playing a risky game, top ending your list doesn't tend to work well.

If Wilkie was pissed with Aleers contract surely this won’t help, we really need to try and pry him out - happy to pay overs, he’d be such a good fit

[kickit2Koly]

Just on the saints how quickly it is forgotten they have gone down this path before.

2018 and 2019 they "hit gold" apparently by bringing in Dan Hannaberry, Dan Butler, Dougal Howard, Paddy Rider, Bradley Hill among others.

How did all that turn out?

it’s what’s commonly known as the Essendon Method. Has worked well for them

[Bornadog]

Draper confirmed leaving Essendon, but not confirmed where.

[whythelongface]

Draper confirmed leaving Essendon, but not confirmed where.

Wonder if Draper will nominate us

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Draper confirmed leaving Essendon, but not confirmed where.

Brisbane or Adelaide apparently.

It's getting a bit ridiculous with Brisbane now. Reaching Geelong levels if they land Draper, Ridley and Allen.

[doggies ftw]

Brisbane or Adelaide apparently.

It's getting a bit ridiculous with Brisbane now. Reaching Geelong levels if they land Draper, Ridley and Allen.

Look I don’t have any complaints with good players wanting to go to Brissy, a couple of years ago no one wanted to stay but they’ve turned that around as a well run club and they deserve it.

The issue is they also bring in top draft talent every year with the academies so they get the best of both worlds (and the FS luck on top!). Even Geelong have had to sacrifice the draft to bring in mature players every year, not Brisbane they can target whoever they want and then pick up top 5 kids for loose change.

the academies are beyond a joke now, you can argue they’ve been a success in deepening the talent pool but if that talent is only going to 4 clubs is the league better off? Enoughs enough - take all academies out of clubs hands and open the draft pool to everyone. Father sons should stay seeing as nearly all clubs have that now, but change the rules to make clubs pay a fair price. Pretty simple stuff

[DOG GOD]

Brisbane or Adelaide apparently.

It's getting a bit ridiculous with Brisbane now. Reaching Geelong levels if they land Draper, Ridley and Allen.

yep, the system is a joke.

[macca]

Brisbane or Adelaide apparently.

It's getting a bit ridiculous with Brisbane now. Reaching Geelong levels if they land Draper, Ridley and Allen.

there is a lot of land,,,, :
1. north of brisbane to sunshine coast
2. south of brisbane down to gold cost

Plus the weather is nicer in winter

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Look I don’t have any complaints with good players wanting to go to Brissy, a couple of years ago no one wanted to stay but they’ve turned that around as a well run club and they deserve it.

The issue is they also bring in top draft talent every year with the academies so they get the best of both worlds (and the FS luck on top!). Even Geelong have had to sacrifice the draft to bring in mature players every year, not Brisbane they can target whoever they want and then pick up top 5 kids for loose change.

the academies are beyond a joke now, you can argue they’ve been a success in deepening the talent pool but if that talent is only going to 4 clubs is the league better off? Enoughs enough - take all academies out of clubs hands and open the draft pool to everyone. Father sons should stay seeing as nearly all clubs have that now, but change the rules to make clubs pay a fair price. Pretty simple stuff

I was more meaning fitting in the salary cap. The points about academies and father sons is a good one. No more discounts at least. Needs to be fair value.

[doggies ftw]

I was more meaning fitting in the salary cap. The points about academies and father sons is a good one. No more discounts at least. Needs to be fair value.

Yeah I dunno how they’re fitting in these big money players, I suppose looking at their list it’s very very good and deep but probably doesn’t really have too many 1mil+ players, maybe Neale and Andrews but even they’d be on the lower end of the scale of the top end these days (and both signed long term when less money was floating around). No gun key forwards or ruck on big money, just a lot of really good players on decent money.

Theyve built a superb list and have been such a well run club to be completely honest, pretty impressive considering where they were not too long ago

[GVGjr]

North Melbourne, Western Bulldogs and West Coast chasing Richmond defender Tylar Young

Richmond key defender Tylar Young is being chased by three rivals including North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs as the Tigers attempt to re-sign their young emerging defenders.
Young defender Campbell Gray has re-signed with the club on a new two-year deal after thriving when he was given a trio of opportunities this season before a June knee injury.
The former mid-season draftee was given chances when Noah Balta was suspended for his summer assault and showed good closing speed to cut down attacking thrusts with his strong spoiling.
Fellow mid-season pick Jacob Blight missed a games-based trigger on his one-year contract and is yet to be offered a deal by the Tigers.

He impressed early on as a key tall who could play at either end and even pinch-hit in the ruck given his huge tank.
Midfielder Thomson Dow has also been told the club will have to wait until they have a better idea of their available list spots before he is told if he is a required player.
Former high level soccer player Young returned from an ACL reconstruction to play the last seven games in Adem Yze’s senior side and rated in the top 20 defenders in the competition in that time.

West Coast is also asking about his availability, with the Roos and Dogs both keen to strengthen their backlines given their issues this season.
The Dogs are keen on Carlton free agent Jack Silvagni but St Kilda is likely to offer five seasons at up to $4m, while the Western Bulldogs have handed him only a four-year offer.
The Roos have youngsters including Will Dawson and swingman Matt Whitlock but 26-year-old Young, a former North Albury and Frankston VFL defender, is a plug-and-play key back.

[GVGjr]

I quite like Young as a target mainly because he is mobile and competitive.
The question might be if he is an upgrade on Gardner

[Mantis]

I quite like Young as a target mainly because he is mobile and competitive.
The question might be if he is an upgrade on Gardner

Based off Gardner’s quite awful performance in his only game this year one would think it would only be in desperate times that we would play him again… so maybe that answers it.

[Willow18]

I quite like Young as a target mainly because he is mobile and competitive.
The question might be if he is an upgrade on Gardner

Unless it’s purely down to system, Young looked capable at AFL level while Gardner has consistently been found out

[doggies ftw]

One of Young or Butts, and one of Ridley or Silvagni would be great. We honestly need 2.

Obviously Silvagni as a free agent would be wise considering no need for draft capital, both him and Ridley have injury concerns but I’d back us in to get them right. Both could be fantastic 2nd defenders and significantly move the needle for us if we get their body right.

It’s time to start taking some risks, what do we really have to lose? We finish 10th instead of 9th again?