List Mgmt. 2024 GWS Giants List Management - Academy, Free Agent, Trade & Draft

[Colonial]

I don't remember the taxi driver, I was thinking about a fight at the pub he had.

Think it was one and the same. Wasn’t really a “fight”.

 

[Giant Gutsache]

I don't remember the taxi driver, I was thinking about a fight at the pub he had.

Belted a bouncer. Was 10 years ago. Things have changed and a young player doing something similar this year would face far harsher penalties through the courts and club.

Toby’s father got 9 months for head-butting a female police officer in 2019. A little light for my liking.

 

[3207]

Think it was one and the same. Wasn’t really a “fight”.

Stepped in to help his mate who was wrestling with a bouncer when they were cut off from drinking.

Hit him with a crutch he was using then punched him three times.

No conviction recorded. $2500 fine.

 

[Colonial]

Stepped in to help his mate who was wrestling with a bouncer when they were cut off from drinking.

Hit him with a crutch he was using then punched him three times.

No conviction recorded. $2500 fine.

Wasn’t there an incident with a taxi driver?

Anyway I’m old so memory most likely meh.

 

[GWS Goose]

Stepped in to help his mate who was wrestling with a bouncer when they were cut off from drinking.

Hit him with a crutch he was using then punched him three times.

No conviction recorded. $2500 fine.

That is how I remember it as well

 

[Giant Strides]

Wasn’t there an incident with a taxi driver?

Anyway I’m old so memory most likely meh.

Sure that wasn't you with the taxi driver?

 

[Colonial]

Sure that wasn't you with the taxi driver?

There have been one or two in my very very early days, but that was more a case of almost being run down at 3am in Pitt St. Long story.

 

[Orange crush]

There have been one or two in my very very early days, but that was more a case of almost being run down at 3am in Pitt St. Long story.

Can confirm…. Taxi driver here

 

[Maximus 2011]

So.... Been a while since I have been on here... But here we go:

If we lose both of Cumming & Perryman to big money offers then like someone else stated we could be the recipient of end of first round picks. Those added to out own 18th pick (after winning the flag) We would have pick 18,19,20 now that would be tasty! Seem we have so much depth everywhere with talent on all lines I think we would be crazy not to trade one or two of those picks into the first round next year.

The only area I see a weakness currently is in the ruck as after Briggs we don't have much in reserve. Usually you can pick up a 2nd rank ruckman for a pick in the 40's + so that will be no issue.

Do we also trade in for Elliot Himmelberg to perform back up ruck / key forward reserve position? Surely won't cost us anything more than a pick in the third round?

Exciting time to be a Giants fan.

 

[Danny88]

So.... Been a while since I have been on here... But here we go:

If we lose both of Cumming & Perryman to big money offers then like someone else stated we could be the recipient of end of first round picks. Those added to out own 18th pick (after winning the flag) We would have pick 18,19,20 now that would be tasty! Seem we have so much depth everywhere with talent on all lines I think we would be crazy not to trade one or two of those picks into the first round next year.

The only area I see a weakness currently is in the ruck as after Briggs we don't have much in reserve. Usually you can pick up a 2nd rank ruckman for a pick in the 40's + so that will be no issue.

Do we also trade in for Elliot Himmelberg to perform back up ruck / key forward reserve position? Surely won't cost us anything more than a pick in the third round?

Exciting time to be a Giants fan.

I was a no regarding EH until watching him last week. He is a solid option and better than I thought

 

[Orange crush]

I was a no regarding EH until watching him last week. He is a solid option and better than I thought

Not quite as good last night but with proper coaching he’d be solid

 

[dlanod]

The only area I see a weakness currently is in the ruck as after Briggs we don't have much in reserve. Usually you can pick up a 2nd rank ruckman for a pick in the 40's + so that will be no issue.

Madden's looking really good in the reserves at the moment too.

Do we also trade in for Elliot Himmelberg to perform back up ruck / key forward reserve position? Surely won't cost us anything more than a pick in the third round?

He's a free agent, so no trade required.

 

[Giant Strides]

The only area I see a weakness currently is in the ruck as after Briggs we don't have much in reserve. Usually you can pick up a 2nd rank ruckman for a pick in the 40's + so that will be no issue.

Do we also trade in for Elliot Himmelberg to perform back up ruck / key forward reserve position? Surely won't cost us anything more than a pick in the third round?

dlanod beat me to the punch: Madden's stats in VFL are surprisingly good for a very young ruckman. I am no longer surprised by the club's 2-year extension earlier this year, that was outstanding foresight. Our only risk is another club coming to poach him. If he can do that for this year, it probably moves him into solid 2nd ruck territory from next year onwards.

Yes, I fully expect we'll go and get EH this year, as a free agent. He's solid enough, and is that "utility tall" who can cover forward, back and ruck (none well, of course).

Do we then get a third ruckman to replace Preuss? Possibly someone who's seen as washed up elsewhere? Or perhaps we go get another young ruck to start building up. Logan Smith in the GWS Academy would be one option; I'm sure there will be others uncovered in the U18 championships or could be pulled from VFL.

 

[Giant Pete]

My concern with EH is he has too many occasions where he is out bodied too easily. By his age he should be better in the contest.
Interestingly, this appears to be where Madden is starting to thrive.

 

[BarryAglett]

My concern with EH is he has too many occasions where he is out bodied too easily. By his age he should be better in the contest.
Interestingly, this appears to be where Madden is starting to thrive.

You can tell he's coached by Mumford.

 

[Colonial]

My concern with EH is he has too many occasions where he is out bodied too easily. By his age he should be better in the contest.
Interestingly, this appears to be where Madden is starting to thrive.

Meh he is costing us nothing, if he comes, and he is back up.
Wil be used in a tweet to be the first time brothers play at the Giants.

Of course he could prove us wrong and kill it under Kingers.

 

[Orange crush]

Meh he is costing us nothing, if he comes, and he is back up.
Wil be used in a tweet to be the first time brothers play at the Giants.

Of course he could prove us wrong and kill it under Kingers.

Toby and Tom?

 

[Colonial]

Toby and Tom?

dude.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Meh he is costing us nothing, if he comes, and he is back up.
Wil be used in a tweet to be the first time brothers play at the Giants.

Of course he could prove us wrong and kill it under Kingers.

I lean towards him killing it under Kingers.

The club has been pretty on point with the players they've signed on in recent times*, I reckon they'd be onto something with this signing if they pursue it by seasons end.

*Not sure what was occurring prior to me arriving on the Giants scene but looking at our players now, seems like a lot of good selections.

 

[PMBangers]

So.... Been a while since I have been on here... But here we go:

If we lose both of Cumming & Perryman to big money offers then like someone else stated we could be the recipient of end of first round picks. Those added to out own 18th pick (after winning the flag) We would have pick 18,19,20 now that would be tasty! Seem we have so much depth everywhere with talent on all lines I think we would be crazy not to trade one or two of those picks into the first round next year.

The only area I see a weakness currently is in the ruck as after Briggs we don't have much in reserve. Usually you can pick up a 2nd rank ruckman for a pick in the 40's + so that will be no issue.

Do we also trade in for Elliot Himmelberg to perform back up ruck / key forward reserve position? Surely won't cost us anything more than a pick in the third round?

Exciting time to be a Giants fan.

I'd be interested to see if we got any bites trying to move up the order for a top 8 pick to give us a shot at one of the top end mids in the draft, I think our current young midfield brigade is fairly light on when considering they're going to be replacing the likes of Cogs and Jelly long term, another top end prospect to go into the mix is never a bad thing.

 

[Danny88]

Cumming injured again. If he can't get on the park it seems less and less likely a big offer comes from another club. He might end up staying at this rate

 

[Brave New World]

Moneyball: All the latest trade news from across the AFL

By GLENN MCFARLANE

SPORTS REPORTER

JON RALPH

SPORTS REPORTER

and JAY CLARK

SPORTS REPORTER

NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA SPORTS NEWSROOM

08 MAY 2024

Versatile Giant’s stock rising across the AFL

Footy’s most lucrative three letters have become “UFA” as unrestricted free agent Harry Perryman

36

Harry Perryman

Age

25

Ht

187cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.1

4star

M

4.5

4star

T

2.8

4star

MG

216.2

3star

D

18.5

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

7.9

4star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.3

2star

MG

301.3

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

MG

83.2

2star

’s value skyrockets despite only a single top-ten best-and-fairest result in his entire career.

The Giants have offered general defender Perryman a five-year offer but are aware clubs will offer the free agent $800,000 or more per season to jump ship.

The extraordinary price for a general defender comes because of his free agency status in period where the salary cap will jump 27 per cent from early 2023 to 2025.

Port Adelaide and Adelaide are leading the chase, with the Giants offer is around $600,000-$656,000 a season.

So Perryman might have to sacrifice more than a million dollars over the life of his contract if he wants to stay.

He is a loyal clubman and his long-time girlfriend Jamie-Lee Price plays netball for the Giants and is an Australian Diamond.

So it would be a huge decision to leave a club in the premiership window, with GWS hopeful he will follow Harry Himmelberg in accepting an excellent contract that still falls short of rival offers.

Perryman’s only top-10 result since being taken at pick 14 from the Riverine town of Collingullie is a third-placing in the 2020 season.

This year he is ranked 25th of all general defenders in football and is the 140th ranked player via Champion Data’s Player Rankings.

He plays a valuable role as a defender taking difficult match-ups to allow Lachie Whitfield

6

Lachie Whitfield

Age

29

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.3

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

411.8

5star

D

21.4

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

8.9

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.8

3star

MG

350.6

5star

D

17.6

5star

K

8.2

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

and Lachie Ash to play a more offensive role.

He is also in the club’s leadership group for the second year, but is no one’s idea of a champion player.

Yet with so many clubs having significant salary cap space both South Australian clubs are interested.

The Giants are also keen to secure fellow free agent Isaac Cummings – currently playing in the VFL – but the Suns have interest in him as a rebounding defender.

The salary cap hits a staggering $17.7 million in 2025 _ as well as a $1 million marking allowance – so clubs keen to get into contention are prepared to spend that cash.

 

[Colonial]

Moneyball: All the latest trade news from across the AFL

By GLENN MCFARLANE

SPORTS REPORTER

JON RALPH

SPORTS REPORTER

and JAY CLARK

SPORTS REPORTER

NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA SPORTS NEWSROOM

08 MAY 2024

Versatile Giant’s stock rising across the AFL

Footy’s most lucrative three letters have become “UFA” as unrestricted free agent Harry Perryman’s value skyrockets despite only a single top-ten best-and-fairest result in his entire career.

The Giants have offered general defender Perryman a five-year offer but are aware clubs will offer the free agent $800,000 or more per season to jump ship.

The extraordinary price for a general defender comes because of his free agency status in period where the salary cap will jump 27 per cent from early 2023 to 2025.

Port Adelaide and Adelaide are leading the chase, with the Giants offer is around $600,000-$656,000 a season.

So Perryman might have to sacrifice more than a million dollars over the life of his contract if he wants to stay.

He is a loyal clubman and his long-time girlfriend Jamie-Lee Price plays netball for the Giants and is an Australian Diamond.

So it would be a huge decision to leave a club in the premiership window, with GWS hopeful he will follow Harry Himmelberg in accepting an excellent contract that still falls short of rival offers.

Perryman’s only top-10 result since being taken at pick 14 from the Riverine town of Collingullie is a third-placing in the 2020 season.

This year he is ranked 25th of all general defenders in football and is the 140th ranked player via Champion Data’s Player Rankings.

He plays a valuable role as a defender taking difficult match-ups to allow Lachie Whitfield and Lachie Ash to play a more offensive role.

He is also in the club’s leadership group for the second year, but is no one’s idea of a champion player.

Yet with so many clubs having significant salary cap space both South Australian clubs are interested.

The Giants are also keen to secure fellow free agent Isaac Cummings – currently playing in the VFL – but the Suns have interest in him as a rebounding defender.

The salary cap hits a staggering $17.7 million in 2025 _ as well as a $1 million marking allowance – so clubs keen to get into contention are prepared to spend that cash.

Marketing allowance?

 

[Brave New World]

Marketing allowance?

Maybe they're talking about his intercepts?

 

[MelbourneGWS]

A profile on Sam Taylor

15

Sam Taylor

Age

25

Ht

198cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.1

4star

MG

130.5

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

60.8

1star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.8

5star

MG

110.8

2star

prior to his 100th match today. Other than Taylor wanting to have the nickname “Serge” (and not “Slammer”!) , the most interesting answer was his absolute commitment to stay with us - hope our club signs him up soon as his contract expires next year and there will be other clubs chasing him with big $

Do you see yourself staying at the Giants long-term?
Definitely. I love the club and I want to win games. I'm surrounded by great people and I don't think there's any better place to be so hopefully we can get something done but I'll leave that to my manager.

Taylor on 'awful' health battle, 'Slammer' nickname and his future

Sam Taylor chats with Cal Twomey about his season, health scares, his future and much more

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