Trade Targets ~ Free Agency & MSD player movements

[Jen2310]

I believe Taberner's back is stuffed. Couldn't stay on the park. So probably no thanks.

[5:11pm]

Let’s just land Weitering or Lobb then …

Dreaming.

[Pies2016]

Saw some where Leppitsch had asked Suns for pick 12 in exchange for John Noble

Is that correct & is there any movement??

Yes pick 12...
Magpies’ reported asking price for John Noble could unlock monster trade.

I’d suggest pick 12 is a genuine possibility with the Suns, simply because we have something they want, Johnny Noble. We would need to give up more on top of Noble but we have plenty of options to satisfy the secondary part of that deal.
With the NGA bid for Lombard expected to come in the early teens, the Suns would be looking to trade out their pick 12 anyway. The Suns will also look to plan for the 2025 draft as part of this years strategy, so it might be our futures form part of any conversation that includes pick 12.
Ultimately, any Noble trade that includes their pick 12 is our best outcome, while any trade that would include their pick 20, draws closer to a “ straight swap “ outcome.
What we do with that pick is another conversation but the key is to get that deal done quickly, so we can then go forward during the trade period with a much improved draft hand.

[lazzadesilva]

I believe Taberner's back is stuffed. Couldn't stay on the park. So probably no thanks.

Seriously is there any player genuinely available who hasn’t got a medical, physical, mental or emotional injury/problem/issue? Seems that just about every player considered as gettable has at least one of the above mentioned concerns and makes the whole process almost meaningless

[LaurieHolden]

@5:11pm Just a shocking run with injury which I'd suggest is where any discussion within the Club will end.
If the medicos where confident could get his carcass right, he'd present a dual option at either end. If he wants to return to Victoria and he'd take an offer of a rookie spot with triggers, then maybe.
https://www.statsinsider.com.au/sport-h ... 20Stringer

[LaurieHolden]

North Melbourne has reportedly placed their first-round selection for the 2025 AFL Draft on the table in a bid to lure contracted Port Adelaide defender Dan Houston to Arden Street.

Sauce:
https://www.zerohanger.com/

[5:11pm]

@5:11pm Just a shocking run with injury which I'd suggest that's where any discussion within the Club will end.
If the medicos where confident could get his carcass right, he'd present a dual option at either end. If he wants to return to Victoria and he'd take an offer of a rookie spot with triggers, then maybe.
https://www.statsinsider.com.au/sport-h ... 20Stringer

Judging our re-signings the club obviously thinks we have another shot with an aging list.

So If we’re not getting an older KB to plug a hole for a season or two, why not play Checkers back and Reef at FF for the first half of next season?

[The Black and White Lion]

Just a look at some of the defender options ~
Name Height Age I.Mark Spoils
Laverde 1.93m, 27yo, 1.9int 3.6sp

I'd be happier with Laverde than Stringer. If we've fallen apart for one role down back and still largely have the same forward line then I would target Laverde over Stringer. Dons may want more for him at 27 but he's surplus to their needs so we're in play. If we can't use the Noble trade to eke out a Dan Houston trade I'd be happy to trade some Noble spoils for Laverde.

Boring Fact: Laverde was in the same draft as DeGoey and Moore and talked up as one of the players we could take if DeGoey wasn't available. Grateful that he was and 2023 was a premiership year.

[stui magpie]

If we're seriously looking at a tall marking forward with the short term in mind, Would Sam Day from the Suns or Matt Tabener from Freo be worth a look? Both have been delisted so could be picked up as a delisted free agent for nothing.

Both have been forced out by young KPP's, but we don't have any of those. An alternative if we don't get stringer, we could (and should) try to draft a young KPP or 2 but they take years to develop and our need is now.

[neil]

If we can get the Suns first pick I'd rather we took it to the draft and got an 18 yo KPF than Stringer or Laverde
There are a whole group of KPFs available yes they wont really help win the GF in 2024
Remember King at StKilda played a lot of senior football his first year
They will be a Key Forward for the next decade not for two or three years

[BBHS]

^
Isn't the worst idea considering the injury/age of our current KFs. Both these guys can't stay on the park though.

[jatsad]

If we can get the Suns first pick I'd rather we took it to the draft and got an 18 yo KPF than Stringer or Laverde
There are a whole group of KPFs available yes they wont really help win the GF in 2024
Remember King at StKilda played a lot of senior football his first year
They will be a Key Forward for the next decade not for two or three years

If we are lucky enough to get 12 or 20, we won't be wasting it on Stringer or Laverde. They'll go for mid 40's or above as they are not really wanted and clubs know that.

That pick either goes to the draft or somehow used in the Houston trade, hopefully.

[Presti35]

North Melbourne has reportedly placed their first-round selection for the 2025 AFL Draft on the table in a bid to lure contracted Port Adelaide defender Dan Houston to Arden Street.

That will end any chance of us getting him then. Unless he specifically says "Make me a Pie". Does Dan really want to go from Port to North?

All we can really do is offer Joe, next years first, and maybe next years 2nd too...? Other clubs simply have better draft hands. Unless we improve our draft hand after Noble trade, etc.

[WhyPhilWhy?]

I might take Tabener in the preseason SSP if he was available.

[Presti35]

Elliott Himmelberg was one I thought we could groom into replace Cox, but with Cox going around again and with Condon on the way over soon, I think this is one to now pass on. Yes he is in another teams best 22 and yes he is a tall forward, but I no longer think he is a fit in 2025. The Suns are currently looking at him with an offer of more game time.

Stringer, I reckon, is one the is going to happen. He's finished with Essendon. But the deal still needs to be right. And if it is, then it wont take long for us to get around him. The challenge for him will be staying fit and staying motivated. Then we ask ourselves about other Essendon players availability and if we want; Hobbs, Jones, Wright, Laverde, etc. Fin Macrae has been linked to Essendon (as has his older brother from the Dogs).

Perryman as a UFA is a no-brainer. Make the offer, see what happens. Getting players via free agency is always a win, without having to make a trade and losing picks. Peatling is a great trade target and hopefully one we can make without selling the farm.

The big one is gonna be Dan Houston. Are we really a chance here? They'll be no trade for 'Trac and Bailey Smith is sounding like no chance either, as much as I'm secretly wishing for it to happen. So is Houston a real possibility??

We know Joe and Noble are likely on the move and will both probably end up in picks coming our way. Ed and Beau are definite keepers for me after both were earlier talked about as trade possibilities. But who out there has interest in Kreuger, Ash and Reef? Are we eying off any Demons players, do any others want out? I'm not keen on Tomlinson. I know we're all really focused on replacing Murphy and also finding a key forward, I just dont know who can fill these roles.

Cox, Howe, Steele and Jamie are likely entering their final season, so we need to be mindful of that. Pendles too, but I believe he may go on if the games record is in reach. Tom Mitchell was earlier linked to North, but that talk has gone away. I wonder if we would still entertain that trade if it brought in a pick we could use elsewhere?

Sorry, gone on a classic P35 trade target rant here. I guess I'll finish off by saying that I just hope we can trade in players that will help us in 2025, whilst also holding on to a pick that can get us one or both Whitlock twins. Very wishful thinking.