Early Trade Rumours 2023

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

No one has ever doubted his talent and he was always great player especially in the early days but his arrival at the Hawks has also seen him miss more games than is ideal. He is lacking durability and given he is also soon to be 30yo it's not a good mix. He's clearly played his best football and any interested team would have to accept some cameo's.

He is clearly ready for Geelong.

They lost Shaun Higgins last year and have not replaced him.

[Axe Man]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Yes.

GCS have a few things going on:

- Possibly three top 20 academy kids
- Which makes it the biggest draft points haul needed
- They need to cut seriously deep to use all the picks and points, some decent to ok player will have to go
- They need to be conservative with cash to keep the list together in the medium term

I?m prepared to bet the farm the first rounder is for sale and some handy players will need to be traded, hence I?ve been looking hard at them. Who or what we might want is the question. Don?t know enough of the names mentioned form, but talented kids and higher picks interest me.

Same article mentions Richmond are eyeing off the Suns first round pick having already traded theirs out for Hopper.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Same article mentions Richmond are eyeing off the Suns first round pick having already traded theirs out for Hopper.

I reckon all other 17 clubs should want it, it’s available. If the Suns do it well, they could set up a bidding war and get overs. Will be very interesting to see what they can get for it and if they can manage it right.

[Mofra]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Any interest in some fringe Suns?

Clubs circle young key defender

Clubs looking for the next key back to bring into their club are assessing the VFL form of Gold Coast?s Caleb Graham, who only signed a four-year deal with the club last August.

The Suns have high hopes for 195cm defender Graham, but Charlie Ballard and Sam Collins are locked into the key defensive slots and top-10 pick Mac Andrew has emerged as a rising star.

With Joel Jeffrey also being trialled as a marking defender, Graham has slipped down the pecking order.

Clubs also have interest in unsigned midfielder Sam Flanders, one of the few remaining priority signing this year for the Suns.

Elijah Hollands, the No. 7 draft pick from 2020, has also attracted rival interest after playing the last 10 games in the VFL.

He is contracted to 2024 and the Suns would be crazy to let him go given his talent, with his VFL form modest as he averages 81 ranking points and 18 possessions on the wing.

Link

Yes to Graham - he's an 'everywhere' player who was thrown into the ruck during the Suns ruck crisis a couple of years ago.
KPDs are in short supply across the comp right now

[Sedat]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Yes to Graham - he's an 'everywhere' player who was thrown into the ruck during the Suns ruck crisis a couple of years ago.
KPDs are in short supply across the comp right now

Are we trying to stockpile every single Caleb and Baily in the competition?

[Axe Man]

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Are we trying to stockpile every single Caleb and Baily in the competition?

There has to be a Caleb Bailey out there somewhere.

[Bornadog]

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There has to be a Caleb Bailey out there somewhere.

Wouldn't mind Caleb Serong

[hujsh]

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Are we trying to stockpile every single Caleb and Baily in the competition?

Someone has to quarantine them

[Mofra]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Are we trying to stockpile every single Caleb and Baily in the competition?

I'd take Bailey Humphrey too thanks.

[GVGjr]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Yes to Graham - he's an 'everywhere' player who was thrown into the ruck during the Suns ruck crisis a couple of years ago.
KPDs are in short supply across the comp right now

You were keen on him a couple of seasons ago weren't you?

[GVGjr]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Port Adelaide is weighing up its ruck options for 2024 as the futures of three of its big men remain clouded.

With Scott Lycett, Brynn Teakle and Sam Hayes all out of contract at season’s end and uncertain to remain at the club, the Power is scouring the market for other talls.

Brisbane’s Darcy Fort and the Western Bulldogs’ Jordon Sweet are among the rival ruckmen Port has shown some interest in.

Both their deals expire at the end of the campaign.

Fort, who turns 30 next month, has played six games for the Lions this year, including the past two as the substitute, and 32 matches in total since 2019 for Brisbane and Geelong.

If the former Central District SANFL ruckman moved to the Power, it would be as a short-term solution while one-gamer Dante Visentini developed.

Sweet, 25, wants more opportunities at the top level after featuring in 11 matches across five seasons (none in 2023).

[Bornadog]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Port Adelaide is weighing up its ruck options for 2024 as the futures of three of its big men remain clouded.

With Scott Lycett, Brynn Teakle and Sam Hayes all out of contract at season’s end and uncertain to remain at the club, the Power is scouring the market for other talls.

Brisbane’s Darcy Fort and the Western Bulldogs’ Jordon Sweet are among the rival ruckmen Port has shown some interest in.

Both their deals expire at the end of the campaign.

Fort, who turns 30 next month, has played six games for the Lions this year, including the past two as the substitute, and 32 matches in total since 2019 for Brisbane and Geelong.

If the former Central District SANFL ruckman moved to the Power, it would be as a short-term solution while one-gamer Dante Visentini developed.

Sweet, 25, wants more opportunities at the top level after featuring in 11 matches across five seasons (none in 2023).

Sweet is from SA isn't he?

[GVGjr]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Sweet is from SA isn't he?

Yes he's from SA.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Port Adelaide is weighing up its ruck options for 2024 as the futures of three of its big men remain clouded.

With Scott Lycett, Brynn Teakle and Sam Hayes all out of contract at season’s end and uncertain to remain at the club, the Power is scouring the market for other talls.

Brisbane’s Darcy Fort and the Western Bulldogs’ Jordon Sweet are among the rival ruckmen Port has shown some interest in.

Both their deals expire at the end of the campaign.

Fort, who turns 30 next month, has played six games for the Lions this year, including the past two as the substitute, and 32 matches in total since 2019 for Brisbane and Geelong.

If the former Central District SANFL ruckman moved to the Power, it would be as a short-term solution while one-gamer Dante Visentini developed.

Sweet, 25, wants more opportunities at the top level after featuring in 11 matches across five seasons (none in 2023).

I do get the feeling Sweet is going to be one of those guys we discuss for a long time when he leaves. eg: Lipinski, Young etc.

Ironically Fort was with Footscray for a while as well.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Early Trade Rumours 2023

Let him go have a crack at making it, it’s not with us for whatever the reason (Sugar Free Zone post). So go with our blessing.

But we need to find a mature option if anything happened to Tim. So we need to add this to our trade list. The question is a fringe back up, some old dude, a state leaguer or a bonafide ruckman?