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My trade targets for 2025:

Bailey Smith - Superstar, love this kid.  But we aren't in the running by the sounds.  Hope we at least made a play

Dylan Shiel/L. Parker - Midfield depth we need whilst our young guys come through

Ned Reeves - good solid young ruck, coukd become a good AFL ruck

Reilly O'Brien - good AFL ruck, on the outer at Adel, just as a back up so doubt he would be interested

Josh Battle - very nice player, sounds like it's Hawks or Saints though

Isaac Cumming - I see as a Lever type and a very good player that can't get a gig in his normal spot at GWS

James Peatling - Can't break into GWS, good solid midfielder out of contract.

Rory Lobb - If we don't get a ruck or fwd and he is cheap, yup do it.  But has to be cheap

Others to consider but only depth players:

Davies(GC), Ladhams(Syd), Parfitt(Geel), Hewett(Carlt), Membrey(STK), Powell(Nth), Daniel(WBD), O'Driscal(Freo), Rayner(Bris)

If we could pry a big fwd from somewhere that be great  just no options really so would have to be a big deal.

 

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    5 hours ago, Travy14 said:

    My trade targets for 2025:

    Bailey Smith - Superstar, love this kid.  But we aren't in the running by the sounds.  Hope we at least made a play

    Dylan Shiel/L. Parker - Midfield depth we need whilst our young guys come through

    Ned Reeves - good solid young ruck, coukd become a good AFL ruck

    Reilly O'Brien - good AFL ruck, on the outer at Adel, just as a back up so doubt he would be interested

    Josh Battle - very nice player, sounds like it's Hawks or Saints though

    Isaac Cumming - I see as a Lever type and a very good player that can't get a gig in his normal spot at GWS

    James Peatling - Can't break into GWS, good solid midfielder out of contract.

    Rory Lobb - If we don't get a ruck or fwd and he is cheap, yup do it.  But has to be cheap

    Others to consider but only depth players:

    Davies(GC), Ladhams(Syd), Parfitt(Geel), Hewett(Carlt), Membrey(STK), Powell(Nth), Daniel(WBD), O'Driscal(Freo), Rayner(Bris)

    If we could pry a big fwd from somewhere that be great  just no options really so would have to be a big deal.

     

    Calling Rayner depth is bold. He hasn’t quite lived up to the hype but he’s definitely more than depth

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    6 hours ago, Travy14 said:

    My trade targets for 2025:

    Bailey Smith - Superstar, love this kid.  But we aren't in the running by the sounds.  Hope we at least made a play

    Dylan Shiel/L. Parker - Midfield depth we need whilst our young guys come through

    Ned Reeves - good solid young ruck, coukd become a good AFL ruck

    Reilly O'Brien - good AFL ruck, on the outer at Adel, just as a back up so doubt he would be interested

    Josh Battle - very nice player, sounds like it's Hawks or Saints though

    Isaac Cumming - I see as a Lever type and a very good player that can't get a gig in his normal spot at GWS

    James Peatling - Can't break into GWS, good solid midfielder out of contract.

    Rory Lobb - If we don't get a ruck or fwd and he is cheap, yup do it.  But has to be cheap

    Others to consider but only depth players:

    Davies(GC), Ladhams(Syd), Parfitt(Geel), Hewett(Carlt), Membrey(STK), Powell(Nth), Daniel(WBD), O'Driscal(Freo), Rayner(Bris)

    If we could pry a big fwd from somewhere that be great  just no options really so would have to be a big deal.

     

    There’s a lot of players here who aren’t in their side’s best team for a reason; I doubt they’d be in ours either

     We already have a lot of sloppy seconds who aren’t in our best 26; we don’t need more list cloggers on good coin 

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    Ben Hobbs from the dons is someone i rate highly, i'm surprised to see him out of the senior team, i think he'd slot nicely into the age profile and needs of our list.

    It's unlikely he'd want to go/they'd be willing to trade him but i think that's the type of player we should be looking for, young top end talent that perhaps isn't getting the opportunities they would with us.

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    1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

    There’s a lot of players here who aren’t in their side’s best team for a reason; I doubt they’d be in ours either

     We already have a lot of sloppy seconds who aren’t in our best 26; we don’t need more list cloggers on good coin 

    All those players I have done a write up on walk into our team besides the rucks.  

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    29 minutes ago, Travy14 said:

    All those players I have done a write up on walk into our team besides the rucks.  

    Really? Please expand. Who would replace who? 

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    36 minutes ago, Travy14 said:

    All those players I have done a write up on walk into our team besides the rucks.  

    you think? i'm not sure sure...

    • smith - yes, but his limitations with disposal are clear for all to see
    • shiel - no
    • parker - yes, he's the 'senior player' i'd love us to target
    • reeves - would not be in our best 23
    • o'brien - same
    • cumming - not sure who he'd replace in our best 23
    • peatling - borderline
    • lobb - doubt it, hope not

    of the others you listed, rayner would be a walk-up start in any team's side, daniel borderline, and the others not so much

     

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    2 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    What about Essendon’s third ruckman, Bryan? He monstered our back-up rucks at Casey, and won’t get much of a gig behind Draper in the near future.

    Dunno about that Draper bit?

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    1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

    you think? i'm not sure sure...

    • smith - yes, but his limitations with disposal are clear for all to see
    • shiel - no
    • parker - yes, he's the 'senior player' i'd love us to target
    • reeves - would not be in our best 23
    • o'brien - same
    • cumming - not sure who he'd replace in our best 23
    • peatling - borderline
    • lobb - doubt it, hope not

    of the others you listed, rayner would be a walk-up start in any team's side, daniel borderline, and the others not so much

     

    Agree with this, but I think Cumming would replace a Bowey or AMW quite comfortably.

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    2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    you think? i'm not sure sure...

    • smith - yes, but his limitations with disposal are clear for all to see
    • shiel - no
    • parker - yes, he's the 'senior player' i'd love us to target
    • reeves - would not be in our best 23
    • o'brien - same
    • cumming - not sure who he'd replace in our best 23
    • peatling - borderline
    • lobb - doubt it, hope not

    of the others you listed, rayner would be a walk-up start in any team's side, daniel borderline, and the others not so much

     

    Luke I said ones I wrote up about besides the ruck.  Not others listed.

    Smith, Lobb and Peatling walk into out side straight away.

    Sheil and Parker are upgrades on Sparrow

    Cumming would take the AMW spot

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    2 hours ago, djr said:

    Really? Please expand. Who would replace who? 

    Smith - anyone.  Would be perfect for our midfield mix

    Sheil/Parker/Peatling - Sparrow

    Lobb - Any of our key fwds besides JVR

    Cumming - AMW

     

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    4 minutes ago, Travy14 said:

    Luke I said ones I wrote up about besides the ruck.  Not others listed.

    Smith, Lobb and Peatling walk into out side straight away.

    Sheil and Parker are upgrades on Sparrow

    Cumming would take the AMW spot

    No way Lobb and Peatling are walking straight into our side.

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    33 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    No way Lobb and Peatling are walking straight into our side.

    Lobb would be, as much as we don't want to admit it

    Peatling would be fringe

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    39 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Lobb would be, as much as we don't want to admit it

    Peatling would be fringe

    Exactly, I hate Lobb as well but he 100% walks into our forward line.

    Peatling is better than Sparrow, im hoping Sparrow turns it around.  But has been very average this year with a down Oliver and Petracca out

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    1 hour ago, Travy14 said:

    Exactly, I hate Lobb as well but he 100% walks into our forward line.

    Does he? I'd take JVR, Turner and Petty. And if we throw Petty down the other end next year, that leaves a spot for Jefferson.

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    14 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

    Does he? I'd take JVR, Turner and Petty. And if we throw Petty down the other end next year, that leaves a spot for Jefferson.

    yeah, funnily enough lobb's best form for the dogs has been as a tall defender

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    On 16/07/2024 at 11:43, SthSea22 said:

    Do we look at the the SANFL/VFL fort mature Rucks?

    • Harry Boyd - Norwood - 26 years/198cm/108kg - Best Ruck in the SANFL last 3 seasons

     

    I 'called' this, too, after seeing his BOG effort in their 2022 GF win, noting he was a VIC (Shepp?) boy, too. But I also think there's been some critical reviewing of him on here since then?

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    6 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    What about Essendon’s third ruckman, Bryan? He monstered our back-up rucks at Casey, and won’t get much of a gig behind Draper in the near future.

    Yes, although wasn't he less effective 'around the ground' than our boys?

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    6 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    What about Essendon’s third ruckman, Bryan? He monstered our back-up rucks at Casey, and won’t get much of a gig behind Draper in the near future.

    Don’t think he was that great around the ground. Gee we miss LJ…

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    53 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

    Does he? I'd take JVR, Turner and Petty. And if we throw Petty down the other end next year, that leaves a spot for Jefferson.

    JVR yup.  Rest no, Lobb easily makes it in front of Petty and Turner as a fwd.  And would go into the ruck allowing JVR to play full time forward.

    I hope Jefferson takes that spot too, but atm he isn't 

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    Linked to Dan Houston & Cumming

     

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    VICTORIAN clubs have a trade watch on Port Adelaide star Dan Houston, who is contracted to the Power for another three seasons.

    Houston has strong personal ties in Victoria, where he was drafted from the Oakleigh Chargers in 2015, but is signed to the Power until the end of 2027.

    The 27-year-old was last year named an All-Australian for the first time after a brilliant year with the Power and came third in the club's best and fairest.

    He has played every game this season and last week gathered 34 disposals and nine rebound-50s against Gold Coast.

    Melbourne has been linked among the clubs with interest in Houston, who clubs from Victoria have kept close tabs on through his career.

    Houston has played 163 games for the Power and is in the club's leadership group. He signed an extension with the club at the start of 2022 which runs for three more seasons. – Callum Twomey

    Edited by Demon Jack

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