The 2021 Great Big Consolidated Trade & Draft thread

[Mr Miyagi]

Heard Cunnington is available

He is like a rusty old Holden.

Running on one cylinder

Yeah I’d rather bring Greenwood back out of retirement. I just remember a poster here being right into Cunnington all year.

[Lazza]

So we are rebuilding right? And you think it would be a good idea to recruit someone simply on the basis that they are big and who will be 31yo at the start of next year and has been delisted from the wooden spooners?

No, wrong way of looking at this. Just because you are rebuilding, it is a myth that you can have a team of young guys under 23 or whatever battling along each week against sides that will smash them. This will be traumatic. The side also needs a couple of experienced big guys to protect and guide them on the field. Daw will be a perfect recruit for that role. If we are now becoming smarter about how we do things, this is a no brainer. Get it done.

[inxs88]

I remember. Ben had to take out an AVO

[Pies2016]

So we are rebuilding right? And you think it would be a good idea to recruit someone simply on the basis that they are big and who will be 31yo at the start of next year and has been delisted from the wooden spooners?

No, wrong way of looking at this. Just because you are rebuilding, it is a myth that you can have a team of young guys under 23 or whatever battling along each week against sides that will smash them. This will be traumatic. The side also needs a couple of experienced big guys to protect and guide them on the field. Daw will be a perfect recruit for that role. If we are now becoming smarter about how we do things, this is a no brainer. Get it done.

Majak has his distractions at the moment. I’m not sure footy is currently his priority.

[BazBoy]

Twenty nine yr old Josh Caddy is of a mind to explore his options after playing in two of Tigers flags

[MJ23]

Agree we need some big bodied experienced players to protect some of the kids development.
These guys need to set an example on and off the field and need to contribute significantly on field.
A player for "bog bodied" sake can cause more harm than good if its the wrong fit.
these players are taking a kids spot so form should ensure they hold it not body size.

Ideally the kids will take their place in the team when they a physically ready.

Daw does not fit. Caddy might.

[Pies2016]

Twenty nine yr old Josh Caddy is of a mind to explore his options after playing in two of Tigers flags

I will absolutely guarantee you that Caddy won’t be at Collingwood because McRae knows him better than anyone.
Keep in mind, if Caddy finds a new home, it will be his fourth club.
Make of all that what you will.

[Lazza]

Majak has his distractions at the moment. I’m not sure footy is currently his priority.

I assumed that stuff was all behind him. If those issues are still unresolved, he needs to concentrate on getting his mind right before anything else.

[piedys]

Twenty nine yr old Josh Caddy is of a mind to explore his options after playing in two of Tigers flags

I will absolutely guarantee you that Caddy won’t be at Collingwood because McRae knows him better than anyone.
Keep in mind, if Caddy finds a new home, it will be his fourth club.

Make of all that what you will.

Well that's a rather negative conclusion to draw?
If Caddy has issues outside football, then sure, Fly won't entice him over.
However, if he has ticked all the boxes and played his role at both AFL/VFL level, then I'd suggest those two will be talking on the blower sooner than later.

His departure from Geelong over to Tigers does concern me though, wandering if was for cap space, or his application, or other.
Still he commanded a spot in that Richmond 22 for quite a while, during that successful era; he'd walk into our 22 - no question.

[themonk]

Twenty nine yr old Josh Caddy is of a mind to explore his options after playing in two of Tigers flags

I will absolutely guarantee you that Caddy won’t be at Collingwood because McRae knows him better than anyone.
Keep in mind, if Caddy finds a new home, it will be his fourth club.

Make of all that what you will.

Well that's a rather negative conclusion to draw?
If Caddy has issues outside football, then sure, Fly won't entice him over.
However, if he has ticked all the boxes and played his role at both AFL/VFL level, then I'd suggest those two will be talking on the blower sooner than later.

His departure from Geelong over to Tigers does concern me though, wandering if was for cap space, or his application, or other.
Still he commanded a spot in that Richmond 22 for quite a while, during that successful era; he'd walk into our 22 - no question.

I just don't think he's good enough.

Would rather invest in Wallis, inside mid that can also play forward.

[RudeBoy]

So we are rebuilding right? And you think it would be a good idea to recruit someone simply on the basis that they are big and who will be 31yo at the start of next year and has been delisted from the wooden spooners?

No, wrong way of looking at this. Just because you are rebuilding, it is a myth that you can have a team of young guys under 23 or whatever battling along each week against sides that will smash them. This will be traumatic. The side also needs a couple of experienced big guys to protect and guide them on the field. Daw will be a perfect recruit for that role. If we are now becoming smarter about how we do things, this is a no brainer. Get it done.

Daw is not a good player. It's that simple.

[Pies2016]

Majak has his distractions at the moment. I’m not sure footy is currently his priority.

I assumed that stuff was all behind him. If those issues are still unresolved, he needs to concentrate on getting his mind right before anything else.

Lazza, youve done it again

[Pies2016]

Twenty nine yr old Josh Caddy is of a mind to explore his options after playing in two of Tigers flags

I will absolutely guarantee you that Caddy won’t be at Collingwood because McRae knows him better than anyone.
Keep in mind, if Caddy finds a new home, it will be his fourth club.

Make of all that what you will.

Well that's a rather negative conclusion to draw?
If Caddy has issues outside football, then sure, Fly won't entice him over.
However, if he has ticked all the boxes and played his role at both AFL/VFL level, then I'd suggest those two will be talking on the blower sooner than later.

His departure from Geelong over to Tigers does concern me though, wandering if was for cap space, or his application, or other.
Still he commanded a spot in that Richmond 22 for quite a while, during that successful era; he'd walk into our 22 - no question.

I posted nearly three weeks ago that McRae and Kingsley were the true front runners for the Collingwood job in the “ who will coach collingwood “ thread. I also posted that info came from a long time mate and twenty year staffer at Richmond F C, so when he gives me “ feedback “ on Caddy, I have every confidence its accurate.
We’ve talked about Patrick Naish too and he reckons he is worth a shot. Exceptional skills and good pace but was a bit timid once under Hardwick and the coach pretty much put a line through him. That’s obviously a bit easier to do when you have no injuries for three years and also have the best list in the comp.
if you want to chase players from Richmond, then I would speak to Chol and Naish ( neither require trades ) long before I would bother with Caddy.

[K]

...
I posted nearly three weeks ago that McRae and Kingsley were the true front runners for the Collingwood job in the “ who will coach collingwood “ thread. ...

I shoulda put money on McRae three weeks ago... Missed opportunity!

[Presti35]

I've watched Daw at VFL level. He's not the player he used to be. And he was never really that good to begin with. As an older player, I dont think he offers any kind of mentoring either.

Would you look at a Zaharakis or Houlii? Players that are passed it, but could offer mentoring to younger players? I'm guessing 99% wouldn't.