Trade Rumours 2025

[GVGjr]

I wouldn't be that keen to trade Sanders unless he says he wants to go. He appears to be happy at the club and he lives with Treloar so I don't think he wants to shuffle around sides while he makes a decision on Tas.
He's got some parts of his game to work on but I'd be in no hurry to trade him.

[Uninformed]

I wouldn't be that keen to trade Sanders unless he says he wants to go. He appears to be happy at the club and he lives with Treloar so I don't think he wants to shuffle around sides while he makes a decision on Tas.
He's got some parts of his game to work on but I'd be in no hurry to trade him.

Not for a 30 year old fullback. We got a late first for Lake.

[JanLorMill]

Not for a 30 year old fullback. We got a late first for Lake.

if it was only a late first.
Pick 21 and 41 for Lake and Pick 27.
That was our own fault.
Worth way more without hindsight.
With hindsight how much was trade for a future norm smith and starting FB in 3 premierships?
WIlkie will be our starting FB in the next 3 years

[kickit2Koly]

C4(the poster) is legit, he’s been spot on for about 10 years on there. So I think it’s true.

its interesting - as you said clearly there is something in this Wilkie talk then.

On Sanders it’s a tough call, I don’t want to lose him but I think he may end up a very good player but probably not a great one. I like the kid and I’d try to get Wilkie without him, but if that was the only way then I’d probably do it, I wouldn’t add more to the trade though.

It really depends what the deal with Butters is too, if we’re confident on him then I’d definitely move him on. Sanders for Wilkie & Butters (and picks from us) would be brilliant business

I see a little bit of Lachie Neil in Sanders, not flashy but consistently good. awesome one touch ground balls and uses it smartly. He seems to lack confidence and plays safe to often but I thinks both of these improve with age.

I wouldn't be in a rush to ship him given Libba and Ads age. Especially not for a 30 year old in Wilkie. Give me Butts and Sanders over Wilkie.

[EasternWest]

I see a little bit of Lachie Neil in Sanders, not flashy but consistently good. awesome one touch ground balls and uses it smartly. He seems to lack confidence and plays safe to often but I thinks both of these improve with age.

I wouldn't be in a rush to ship him given Libba and Ads age. Especially not for a 30 year old in Wilkie. Give me Butts and Sanders over Wilkie.

I wonder if we've ever had a young kid that people were so keen to trade before. I don't get it, Sanders played his second year and made huge leaps early in the year before dropping off at the end.

He'll be fine. I think it's silly to think about trading him.

[GVGjr]

I wonder if we've ever had a young kid that people were so keen to trade before. I don't get it, Sanders played his second year and made huge leaps early in the year before dropping off at the end.

He'll be fine. I think it's silly to think about trading him.

Sanders has so much improvement to come I don't get the notion we would shop him around.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Sanders has so much improvement to come I don't get the notion we would shop him around.

I don't think there's a notion. Just that it's been rumoured the saints have enquired about him. Potentially as part of a Wilkie deal. So it's raised the idea of whether we'd be prepared to do it.

[jazzadogs]

I don't think there's a notion. Just that it's been rumoured the saints have enquired about him. Potentially as part of a Wilkie deal. So it's raised the idea of whether we'd be prepared to do it.

I'm interested in what people see as the right price for Wilkie - a guy we have actively chased, in contract, in the top 5 players at his side.

They'll absolutely ask for two firsts, or Sanders and a first, as a starting point. But where do we think it finishes? We can't afford not to get the deal done, if Wilkie does ask for a trade.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I'm interested in what people see as the right price for Wilkie - a guy we have actively chased, in contract, in the top 5 players at his side.

They'll absolutely ask for two firsts, or Sanders and a first, as a starting point. But where do we think it finishes? We can't afford not to get the deal done, if Wilkie does ask for a trade.

Yeah that's what I was trying to gauge. Picks are often easier to raise as there's no known quantity attached to it.

But Sanders really is an interesting one. A top pick. A young midfielder with potential but has struggled a little to get going and has the risk of going to Tassie.

Would Sanders on his own even be fair value for the saints? As a club, we must know what we're prepared to do to get Wilkie over after offering him the big bucks even if it means overpaying. He's under contract so we can't pull a Geelong here.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

I would like to keep Saunders if possible

as Buku has asked to be traded. Can we off load him and swap draft picks for Wilkie.

it’s only the start of the negotiations and I recon the dogs will do ok if they really want Wilkie.

[Grantysghost]

I wonder if we've ever had a young kid that people were so keen to trade before. I don't get it, Sanders played his second year and made huge leaps early in the year before dropping off at the end.

He'll be fine. I think it's silly to think about trading him.

Yes. Especially considering the gap we have in middle age players. They get to 23-25 and we tend to lose a few.

(Dunks, Baz, buku, lippa) That's a core group of middle agers

Edit actually the age profile is more balanced than I thought :

Player	Date of Birth	Age
Under 20
Josh Dolan	11 Nov 2006	18
Luke Kennedy	11 Oct 2006	18
Cooper Hynes	28 Feb 2006	19
Lachie Jaques	1 Jun 2006	19
Zac Walker	3 Mar 2006	19
Joel Freijah	14 Nov 2005	19
Lachlan Smith	5 Oct 2005	19
20–24
Jordan Croft	12 May 2005	20
Ryley Sanders	21 Jan 2005	20
Harvey Gallagher	26 Sep 2003	21
Michael Sellwood	2 Oct 2003	21
Sam Darcy	19 Jul 2003	22
Arthur Jones	18 Jul 2003	22
Caleb Poulter	12 Oct 2002	22
James O'Donnell	31 Aug 2002	23
Luke Cleary	5 Mar 2002	23
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	4 Apr 2002	23
Sam Davidson	13 Dec 2001	23
Lachlan McNeil	2 Sep 2001	24
Cody Weightman	15 Jan 2001	24
Riley Garcia	30 Jan 2001	24
25–29
Buku Khamis	24 Mar 2000	25
Rhylee West	12 Jul 2000	25
Nicholas Coffield	23 Oct 1999	25
Aaron Naughton	30 Nov 1999	25
Ed Richards	3 Jul 1999	26
Laitham Vandermeer	3 Feb 1999	26
Matthew Kennedy	6 Apr 1997	28
Ryan Gardner	1 Jun 1997	28
Tim English	10 Aug 1997	28
Bailey Williams	10 Oct 1997	27
Oskar Baker	25 May 1998	27
Lachlan Bramble	19 Apr 1998	27
Bailey Dale	22 Jul 1996	29
James Harmes	5 Oct 1995	29
Marcus Bontempelli	24 Nov 1995	29
30+
Anthony Scott	28 Feb 1995	30
Jason Johannisen	8 Nov 1992	32
Rory Lobb	9 Feb 1993	32
Adam Treloar	9 Mar 1993	32
Tom Liberatore	16 May 1992	33
Liam Jones	24 Feb 1991	34
Taylor Duryea	24 Apr 1991	34

[azabob]

I would like to keep Saunders if possible

as Buku has asked to be traded. Can we off load him and swap draft picks for Wilkie.

it’s only the start of the negotiations and I recon the dogs will do ok if they really want Wilkie.

BB, it is Sanders. Not Saunders as you keep writing.

[Sedat]

BB, it is Sanders. Not Saunders as you keep writing.

Nathan Saunders making an unlikely comeback?

[EasternWest]

Nathan Saunders making an unlikely comeback?

He's training with Vez as we speak. Just one good preseason away.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

BB, it is Sanders. Not Saunders as you keep writing.

I thought I had missed an inside woof joke.