2027 List Management

[Kafka's Ghost]

What do you fine people think of the Merrett trade? For mine, it's overs for a 31 year not dominant role type. Yes he's durable and will complement the Hawks well (and is a very good player), but it's a lot of draft capital. I don't think clubs outside of ESS + HAW would have valued him that highly, but curious what you all think?

Agree it’s overs for a good, but not great player, who’s now a soft tissue injury away from problems. Yes, he’s been durable, but so was Jarrad McVeigh before calf injuries impacted his last couple of years.

[lwjoyner]

where there is smoke there is fire, someone is speaking out of school. Surley it is not the Swans. Other clubs appear to be gettin the sniff of smoke from somwhere.

[Dow]

Still talk of Blakey, I hope it doesn't eventuate but....

Any talk of that needs to be turned into Weitering/Mc Andrew type deal or O'Sullivan ++

100 percent if we lose a young quality star on a long contract we need overs which includes a young star on return

[lwjoyner]

perhaps we should go to nic and mgr to check if this is all true. If it is maybe we should look at what might be available if a club is happy to take him. If he is is grumbling about his treatment re Pulman Hotel night oerhaps he should grow up. If geelong is his choice see what they would offer, it would have to be its first rounder +, if its Suns the pick it gets for king + and if nth its first rouder +.
Can we afford to ley him go that is another ?. If CM was available to play in 2027 maybe, nut not if CM is unavailable . Snell and or Bowman (who appears imnjury prone) have some work to do.

[UUaswan]

perhaps we should go to nic and mgr to check if this is all true. If it is maybe we should look at what might be available if a club is happy to take him. If he is is grumbling about his treatment re Pulman Hotel night oerhaps he should grow up. If geelong is his choice see what they would offer, it would have to be its first rounder +, if its Suns the pick it gets for king + and if nth its first rouder +.
Can we afford to ley him go that is another ?. If CM was available to play in 2027 maybe, nut not if CM is unavailable . Snell and or Bowman (who appears imnjury prone) have some work to do.

Needs to be an All Oz return plus.

Even if he has the @@@@s, next trade period he still has 4yrs to run.

[stevoswan]

perhaps we should go to nic and mgr to check if this is all true.

According to Chris Keane: "We've had no indication from Nick or his management that he's keen to explore anything, so we're really confident that he'll be at our footy club next year."

So it looks like we have gone to Nick and his manager.

[imuninformedtwo]

Agree it’s overs for a good, but not great player, who’s now a soft tissue injury away from problems. Yes, he’s been durable, but so was Jarrad McVeigh before calf injuries impacted his last couple of years.

It’s definitely a bit overs, but he’s contracted and the Hawks are in a window, so do it.

As for Blakey, he should grow up. And you don’t let players like that go unless you get something extraordinary in return and it’s players, not picks when we’re in a window ourselves. If the Cats wants to throw up O’Sullivan, you might think about it. But they won’t, so see you day one of preseason Nick.

[UUaswan]

Get back to us when you have organised Weitering or Taylor separately + or your prepared to start at Osullivan + 2x 1sts

[The Big Cat]

100 percent if we lose a young quality star on a long contract we need overs which includes a young star on return

Whether he gets to Geelong will depend on how many acres he's being offered.

[imuninformedtwo]

There’s an interview I saw somewhere earlier re the stand off between St Kilda and Geelong over Marshall with the Saints wanting a player involved. And Michael Voss was saying one of the sticking points to dealing with the Cats is they generally refuse to offer up players. It was one of the reasons the Blues were able to deal with us on Charlie last year. We were willing to convince Hayward to go.

Which is probably why Nick hasn’t approached the club yet requesting a trade. He’s got his manager sniffing round to see if there’s a club that’d put the right player up. And it’s all very unlikely.

[lwjoyner]

interstimg discussion/take on Nic on fox trading day review. . Seems like no one knows where the talk keeps coming from but they suggest hes worth 2 first rounders. Joey said not many clubs have this but threw up Melbourne as one with 2 picks inside top 15. geelong has nt got yhe trade capital to cover and besides they have R Marshall on the radar as well.
what is going on?

[lwjoyner]

further talk on nic. afl.com (cal tomey) suggests this mornin he will cavas rival options in the coming days. He has not given up on a trade and unlike the others involved in pulamn hotel saga has not given his commitment to the Swans. But the latin words "Caveat emptor" (learnt in my legal studies many year ago. meaning let the buyer beware applies.
BUT is he wants out should we entertain it and get the best deal we can. melbournes 2 first rounders seems great (rivers a running half back was looking at returning to WA, not sure whats going on with him) and if dees want Nic (2 1st & maybe rerturn of our pick we got for JA) could get a deal done. WHAT SAY r&W online people. Could certainly use th picks for McGregor or another top un18 player.

[UUaswan]

Id say there is truth in it but the reality for Nic is he is contracted for 5yrs on good money, in his prime.

This isnt a fire sale.

He could be held to this deal for 3 yrs and 2 x 1sts might still not be enough

He is better than Dawson at the same age and, in hindsight, we wouldn't take 2x 1sts if we had the upper hand on that deal