List Mgmt. Contract, Trade and Draft Discussions - 2024 Post Season

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Trade period
In: 12, F1, F2, F3, 73, Baker, Owies, Graham*
Out: 3, 63, F4, Barrass, Darling

*Free agent

Done deals

• Jai Culley, Alex Witherden
  23

  Alex Witherden

  Age

  26

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  85kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  20.7

  5star

  K

  15.2

  5star

  HB

  5.5

  4star

  M

  6.2

  5star

  T

  1.8

  4star

  MG

  386.5

  5star

  D

  13.0

  3star

  K

  10.0

  4star

  HB

  3.0

  2star

  M

  7.0

  5star

  T

  0.0

  1star

  MG

  201.0

  3star

  D

  24.0

  5star

  K

  15.4

  5star

  HB

  8.6

  5star

  M

  5.8

  5star

  T

  2.2

  4star

  MG

  380.2

  5star

  and Coby Burgiel delisted
  • Burgiel to be considered as a train on player

• Tom Barrass traded to Hawthorn
  • In: F1, F2, F3 (HAW)
  • Out: Barrass, F4

• Liam Baker and Matt Owies join West Coast in Pick 3 trade
  • In: Baker, Owies, 12, 73
  • Out: 3, 63, 68

• Jack Darling traded to North Melbourne for Pick 67

• Jack Graham joins West Coast as UFA

• Jake Waterman re-signs with West Coast until at least 2029

• Zane Trew, Jamaine Jones
  31

  Jamaine Jones

  Age

  26

  Ht

  180cm

  Wt

  80kg

  Pos.

  D/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  9.0

  2star

  K

  4.8

  2star

  HB

  4.2

  3star

  M

  2.1

  2star

  T

  3.8

  5star

  MG

  159.6

  3star

  D

  10.5

  3star

  K

  6.5

  3star

  HB

  4.0

  3star

  M

  2.5

  3star

  T

  4.0

  5star

  MG

  196.5

  3star

  D

  9.0

  3star

  K

  4.2

  2star

  HB

  4.8

  4star

  M

  2.4

  3star

  T

  4.2

  5star

  MG

  166.0

  3star

  and Jordyn Baker delisted

• Archer Reid (2027), Loch Rawlinson (2025), and Coen Livingstone (2025) sign extensions

 

[Obeanie1]

So if we get Robinson that'll be 3 players added that their previous clubs didn't want?

Did Richmond not want Baker?

Or Graham?

Blues stuffed up their list holding too many small forwards under contract.

Talk about being a revisionalist.

 

[Deplorable trumpster]

Total debacle.

Burning up precious draft capital to bulk up the list with 27 year old filler.

The only explanation i can come up with is that the WAFC, which effectively controls the club, has told them to prioritise getting out of the bottom 4 even at the expense of building a platform sustained success with a good player group 5 years from now because they are worried punters will stop going to games and the royalty cheques will shrink if we stay in the bottom 4.

I was a Pyke supporter up until today. He has burned up all credibility and goodwill with me now. The excuses are pathetic. It is basically "we made a commitment to Liam". Well, why did you do that? It is not like Baker is going to be the difference between a top 4 finish or bottom 6 finish. It is not going to cost us a flag if we don't get him. You could have told Baker "We will offer a pick in the 15 - 20 range for you if we have one and then it will be up to Richmond to accept it or not accept it. And it is a possibility we won't have a pick in that range depending on how things pan out". Just be transparent and tell him what the lay of the land is with no guarantees. And if that is not good enough for Baker and he nominates Freo instead then so be it. You don't pledge to a player you will pay whatever it takes no matter what and no matter how much draft capital you have to burn to get him to your club.

And they got led around by the nose with the Barrass trade. It is obvious now they never got Hawthorn to agree with a ballpark trade value. That should have hapenned first given he is contracted. They should have shut the whole thing down until Hawthorn agreed and committed to a trade value. It is obvious now that Barrass was just an insurance policy for them. They wanted Battle from St Kilda as a key back because he wasn't going to cost them anything as a free agent. Barrass was the back up plan in case that failed. Once they got Battle they were free to low ball us.

 

[mattyc75]

Imagine if Warner nominated freo

On SM-S921B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Graham, Owies, and Baker, will at least apply AFL level pressure to the contest.
I’m looking forward to WC playing at an AFL level again.

 

[Elite Pete]

Who is trading out though?

Can’t see us getting pick 10 no matter what.

GWS and Sydney most likely.

 

[maverick001]

I recommend everyone holds off on renewing their memberships for 2025.
Hold out a few weeks and the club is likely to come crawling back with a 50% off deal or some such sh1t

 

[Elite Pete]

Imagine if Warner nominated freo

On SM-S921B using BigFooty.com mobile app

Highly likely imo

 

[Farang83150]

Did Richmond not want Baker?

Or Graham?

Blues stuffed up their list holding too many small forwards under contract.

Talk about being a revisionalist.

I didn't mean baker.
I didn't think they wanted graham, ditto for Carlton and Owies.

 

[Lions Flag 2020]

GWS Giants trade picks with Brisbane, receive Pick 2

Giants slide up draft order in pick swap

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[THE A5]

Us right now

 

[DanWCE]

Imagine if Warner nominated freo

On SM-S921B using BigFooty.com mobile app

After they sign Bolton and give Brayshaw a new contract? If Chad wants to come home, get paid and play with Harley, he will pick us.

 

[squashface]

 

[Free Agent]

What if this happens
Richmond get pick 10&11 from Freo for Bolton and pick 14.

Richmond trades pick 10 to Hawks for Hawks F1 and F2.

Then Hawks traded pick 10 to Eagles for Barrass.

We go to the draft with pick 10, 12, 26

 

[maverick001]

Why the hell have we given up our two picks in the 60s.
This means that Carlton convinced us we were getting the better of the 3 for 12,14, Owies deal.
Unfathomable levels of stupidity by Clarke

 

[6285sutto]

Graham, Owies, and Baker, will at least apply AFL level pressure to the contest.
I’m looking forward to WC playing at an AFL level again.

I agree, I used to love watching Richmond's high pressure game style when they won their premierships rather than the Weagles Web and keepies off kick mark gameplan.

Hopefully we see a bit more pressure and run and carry this year under Mini with assistance from Owies, Baker and Graham. The last two years have been putrid.

 

[Astro7]

Eagles scolded as three-club deal rocks trade period

West Coast, Blues and Tigers make trade

www.nine.com.au

Daniel Garb -
"An aspect of the Eagles trade that shouldn’t be overlooked is the desire to be competitive quicker to enhance the chances of locking down Harley Reid. Whether it works or not, who knows, but it’s an understandable strategy for a generational talent.."

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Apparently Brady Hough is focusing on putting on a few kgs in the off season, hitting the weight room, his brother is a teacher up here.
He’s gonna be an absolute ripper that kid!

 

[ziad]

Why the hell have we given up our two picks in the 60s.
This means that Carlton convinced us we were getting the better of the 3 for 12,14, Owies deal.
Unfathomable levels of stupidity by Clarke

Wife got home and declared they are country bumpkins.

 

[THE A5]

Apparently Brady Hough is focusing on putting on a few kgs in the off season, hitting the weight room, his brother is a teacher up here.
He’s gonna be an absolute ripper that kid!

Thats like saying water is wet, he’s been noticeably bigger every offseason

 

[Coasters7]

Even if we don’t follow through with cancelling memberships I think it would be a good idea for a fair portion of us to send emails to the club implying we won’t be renewing.

A mass amount of potential cancellation requests has to get some sort of attention.

 

[illegaleagle]

Apparently Brady Hough is focusing on putting on a few kgs in the off season, hitting the weight room, his brother is a teacher up here.
He’s gonna be an absolute ripper that kid!

Play him in the midfield

 

[Schtinker]

Next we are going to trade Harley for Jack Darling

28

Jack Darling

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

.

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Thats like saying water is wet, he’s been noticeably bigger every offseason

What ever ya reckon!

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Without getting into the merits of the trade, there are a lot of social media mouth-breathers who are going on about why didn’t the Eagles just walk Baker to the pre-season draft. When was the last time an established good player went to the PSD? It’s been absolute ages. Clubs have obviously made a tacit agreement not to use threats about the PSD to try to rip each other off in trade negotiations. If the Eagles decided to do that with Baker it’s not hard to see an Eagles player with Victoria ties being walked to the draft and going to whichever VIC club finished at or near the bottom of the ladder.

 

[DanWCE]

Eagles scolded as three-club deal rocks trade period

West Coast, Blues and Tigers make trade

www.nine.com.au

Daniel Garb -
"An aspect of the Eagles trade that shouldn’t be overlooked is the desire to be competitive quicker to enhance the chances of locking down Harley Reid. Whether it works or not, who knows, but it’s an understandable strategy for a generational talent.."

Given its the same point I made, I feel it necessary to advise that I am not Daniel Garb. (I am Don Pyke)