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Please post all new threads relating to Trades, Draft & Free Agency on this Board. Any threads relating to these topics that are started in the Melbourne Demons Board will be moved here.

The unofficial name of board is the Way To Go Trade Draft & Free Agency Board dedicated to the good folk at the other end of the continent who made possible draft picks 5 and 24 and last year’s first pick Matt Jefferson who is coming along  nicely at Casey along with one or two other little gifts.

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    I like the subheading "Discuss everything to do with the Draft, Trade Week & Free Agency".

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    What does everyone think will happen on our list?

    I'm thinking:

    Grundy - Traded

    Harmes - Traded if interest there

    JJ - lose to free agency 

    Tomlinson - Traded

    Melksham - Retire

    Hibbard - Retire

    Dunstan - Not offered a new contract

    Ben Brown - Retire (may stay on the list and continue his AFLW coaching career with his contract as payment)

    That is 7-8 List changes which is a lot so I don't think they will all happen.  Some may also seam harsh but got to be ruthless. 

    Is a couple of other young guys that haven't shown much in the VFL but i can't see to many more list changes other than these, they will probably keep them and hope they benefit from another year of development. 

    We will more than likely carry a couple of SPP selections into next year. 

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    my best guesses, which is all they are...

    • harmes - 2024 contract smoothed out to 2025/6
    • grundy - requests trade to pear; probably a future 2nd coming back to us
    • hibberd - retires / possible rookie spot retention
    • melksham - retires
    • tomlinson - retained on the list in 2024 due to no trade interest
    • jordon - signs as a free agent elsewhere
    • dunstan - no contract offer in 2024
    • disco turner - elevated to senior list
    • brown - retires early, 2024 playing contract turned into coaching contract

    that's 5, possibly 6 off the list

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    14 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    my best guesses, which is all they are...

    • harmes - 2024 contract smoothed out to 2025/6
    • grundy - requests trade to pear; probably a future 2nd coming back to us
    • hibberd - retires / possible rookie spot retention
    • melksham - retires
    • tomlinson - retained on the list in 2024 due to no trade interest
    • jordon - signs as a free agent elsewhere
    • dunstan - no contract offer in 2024
    • disco turner - elevated to senior list
    • brown - retires early, 2024 playing contract turned into coaching contract

    that's 5, possibly 6 off the list

    Grundy for a future 2nd Round pick sounds too cheap (32 to 36 if Port were to remain top 4 in 2024). Would push for their future 1st round pick with our future 2nd & 3rd round picks going back the other way. On points that would equate to an approximate equivalent of Grundy for somewhere between pick 23 to 25 - the end result being highly variable if form from this season changes for both clubs.

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    27 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

    Grundy for a future 2nd Round pick sounds too cheap (32 to 36 if Port were to remain top 4 in 2024). Would push for their future 1st round pick with our future 2nd & 3rd round picks going back the other way. On points that would equate to an approximate equivalent of Grundy for somewhere between pick 23 to 25 - the end result being highly variable if form from this season changes for both clubs.

    would happily take that but i doubt the pear would be happy

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    They are getting an AA Ruckman! They should put up, shut up and cheer up.

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    5 hours ago, TRIGON said:

    Grundy for a future 2nd Round pick sounds too cheap (32 to 36 if Port were to remain top 4 in 2024). Would push for their future 1st round pick with our future 2nd & 3rd round picks going back the other way. On points that would equate to an approximate equivalent of Grundy for somewhere between pick 23 to 25 - the end result being highly variable if form from this season changes for both clubs.

    Can't Port trade this year's picks for Grundy? Clubs have to use 3 picks each year but that includes rookies. Couldn't they offer up 37 & 43 in return for Grundy plus Melbourne's Future 3rd. 37 & 43 are worth 861 points in return for Grundy (27 is what we used to get him worth 703 points) with a future 3rd worth 220-233 points based on Melbourne finishing Top 4 in 2024. We would definitely prefer draft picks this year to bundle for a trade with Gold Coast. Of course 37 could drift out a bit as it's based on Colingwood winning the Premiership.

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    Yes @Sydney_Demon, that's another way of skinning the cat. The risk there lies in counting on GCS to do as expected. Given that we don't necessarily have to trade Grundy, I'd rather transfer the risk across to Port.

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    When the club names its first draft selection this year will the producer of the programme play the Dockers song with the words …

    Demons Way to Go 
    Hit Em Real Hard 
    Send Them Down Below 
    Demons Give em The Old Heave-Ho
    We Are the Melbourne Demons

    Edited by The Third Eye

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    I am hoping that we achieve three key things at the draft this year:-

    1- Tall forward, 196 - 200cm

    2 - Tall defender 195 - 198cm

    3 - Tallish midfielder 188 - 192cm that can play forward or back whilst he developer’s into a premium mid.

    Then pick up Pup, Rookie the Best available Ruck running around in SANFL, WAFL or VFL and find Toby Bedford’s best available relative.!!!!

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    Hibbo retired.  Likely Ben Brown to retire   

    Likely Dunstan will be delisted. Likely Grundy, Tomlinson and JJ will seek to go elsewhere. 

    Thats 6 list spots  

    1- promote - Daniel Turner. Creates rookie spot.
    (save spot for a rookie ) 
    2-3 Add Shane McAdam and another mature player, probably backup Ruck) 

    4-5-6  package up picks and get access to two top 10 picks + add Kynan Brown 

    Interesting to know whether we give a one year deal to Melksham. He showed he’s got another year and hopefully recover from his knee injury by half way through 2024.  He deserves to go out on his own terms. 

    Unsure about Harmesy??? Contracted. We love him.  But he’s out of favour seemingly with Goody.  Offers may or may not arrive. 

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    On 9/9/2023 at 9:09 PM, DeeZone said:

    I am hoping that we achieve three key things at the draft this year:-

    1- Tall forward, 196 - 200cm

    2 - Tall defender 195 - 198cm

    3 - Tallish midfielder 188 - 192cm that can play forward or back whilst he developer’s into a premium mid.

    Then pick up Pup, Rookie the Best available Ruck running around in SANFL, WAFL or VFL and find Toby Bedford’s best available relative.!!!!

    Or at least players who can hit a target with foot skills inside forward 50. 
    Or players that can have the skill and confidence to kick goals.  
    That’s my Xmas list.  

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    1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Or at least players who can hit a target with foot skills inside forward 50. 
    Or players that can have the skill and confidence to kick goals.  
    That’s my Xmas list.  

    Spot on, no point drafting key forwards if we can't hit them up.

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