Trade Rumours 2025

[Willow18]

Well it was fun while it lasted! Back to dreaming of Lachy Dovaston being the key to premiership success!

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Sounds about right.

Just enough to get our hopes up.

I sure hope we've got other options like Butts lined up.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Mitch Cleary reporting that Wilkie is likely to reject our offer.

I'm not upset. Very good player, but a huge price to pay for a 30 year old both in terms of $$ and trade capital.

If we don't land Butters and he goes elsewhere, I'll be filthy.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I'm not upset. Very good player, but a huge price to pay for a 30 year old both in terms of $$ and trade capital.

If we don't land Butters and he goes elsewhere, I'll be filthy.

There'll be quite a bit of pressure on the saints next season.

NWM committing for 2 years on big money in the hope they get the ultimate success.

New players on big money.

Wilkie turning down the opportunity to double his salary.

If it goes a little pear shaped the whole thing could blow up pretty quickly. There'll be nowhere to hide for them. Expectations on club and individuals will be sky high.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Morris now reporting that the saints have significantly upped Wilkie's offer.

He met with Bevo and the coaching staff in person. So it was in play.

Once again you could argue we've been used for contract negotiations with another club.

I seriously hope this hasn't cost us in other deals. We don't have a great success rate in the player market.

[Bornadog]

Morris now reporting that the saints have significantly upped Wilkie's offer.

He met with Bevo and the coaching staff in person. So it was in play.

Once again you could argue we've been used for contract negotiations with another club.

I seriously hope this hasn't cost us in other deals. We don't have a great success rate in the player market.

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[Aidan7557]

Not unexpected. Gee wiz if he don't get Butts we are in big trouble imo. Can't go into 2026 with Lobb, JOD, Garnder and Busslinger as our key back stocks and expect to do anything. Might be the worst key back room in the entire competition right now.

[doggies ftw]

Shame, seems inevitable that Saints were going to come to the table and up their offer. The fact that their president had to get involved and effectively overrule to ensure it, sounds like it was definitely on the cards if they didn’t and they really didn’t want to

On to the next, surely go all out at Butts now - unfortunately he’s contracted too so we’re still reliant on Adelaide to play ball. There’s just no uncontracted options this year really

[hujsh]

I'm fine with having put the squeeze on the Saints even more. Wilkie would be a great get but he's 30, going to cost a lot in trade capital and not a key defender. Does he fix our structural problems through individual brilliance? Doubt it.

[EasternWest]

Once again you could argue we've been used for contract negotiations with another club.

Argue it? Any manager worth their would be factoring it into their dealings knowing how easy we are to leverage.

Let's face it, we're not rated externally and nobody wants to come to us.

Butters will do exactly the same thing.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Argue it? Any manager worth their would be factoring it into their dealings knowing how easy we are to leverage.

Let's face it, we're not rated externally and nobody wants to come to us.

Butters will do exactly the same thing.

Yeah I fully expect it.

Even after we won in 2016 with a young list we couldn't attract anyone.

Yet on the other end we lose star players for pittance. It's become a major drag.

[chef]

Bugger.

Shep rumours are Butts will stay at Adelaide too.

[DOG GOD]

Certainly no surprise. Expected it. Butts won't come either and we will be stuck with Lobb, JoD, Buss and Gardner. Christ sake. Almost laughable...oh and Sellwood, who looked just as bad as Buss in the VFL final.

Will not be contending in 2026 when you see how the contenders will most likely improve their teams alot.

How much time have we wasted on this Wilkie pipe dream?

oh well, i guess we have Robertson and Buderick as possibles...yep they'll make a huge difference, and what about Butters? Geel are probably already in his ear for 2027.

Get May and Frost on the phone. We wont have to worry about other teams wanting them haha.

[Happy Days]

Wow we’re ****ed for 2026 now. Unless we’re recruiting Budarick and Robertson with the idea of one playing on the others shoulders.

[The Underdog]

That’s the spirit WOOFers. Half empty those glasses now. Don’t let them hurt you.