Recruiting Trade & Free Agency VIII

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Spoiler: AFL TRADE, DRAFT AND FREE AGENCY KEY DATES 2020

Draft Combine
Tuesday October 1 - Friday October 4

AFL Grand Final
Saturday October 24

Free Agency Window
Friday October 30 – Friday November 6

AFL Trade Period (Players and picks)
Wednesday November 4 – 7.30pm Thursday November 12

List Lodgement 1
Wednesday November 25

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Thursday November 26 - Sunday November 29

List Lodgement 2 (Final date for primary list delistings)
Monday November 30

Delisted Free Agency Window 2
Monday November 30 - Tuesday December 1

AFL Trade Period (Picks only)
Concludes Thursday December 3

National Draft
7pm Wednesday December 9

Preseason and Rookie Drafts
12pm Thursday December 10

Final List Lodgement
Mid-December (tbc)

Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP)
Wednesday January 6, 2021 – will conclude prior to the start of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

Spoiler: DRAFT ORDER

Any issues with it post in this thread:

Draft discussion goes here: Draft Watch

Father/Son & NGA discussion goes here: James Hird Academy (Father/Son and Next Generation)

Poll results: Who should stay? | Which key forward do you want? | What would you give up to get Josh Dunkley

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Josh Dunkley

Age

28

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

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[eth-dog]

Ha, really? Whys that?

I've no idea what the reasons are but it's something I've seen said by several "ITK" people.

 

[Snake Charmer]

A Rhys Mathieson mention. Now all we need is a Luke Dunstan post

 

[eth-dog]

A Rhys Mathieson mention. Now all we need is a Luke Dunstan post

I can't believe he's still on an AFL list

 

[Yoda_]

A Rhys Mathieson mention. Now all we need is a Luke Dunstan post

Where is Jesse Lonergan at?

 

[eth-dog]

Where is Jesse Lonergan at?

Kakkle

 

[eDPS]

Lonergan is playing SANFL, don’t think we will be hearing much about him in a draft sense.

 

[eth-dog]

Lonergan is playing SANFL, don’t think we will be hearing much about him in a draft sense.

Stop ruining our fun!

 

[Bjchan13]

i believe the thinking was Matho was not a good influence and likely leads Parish off the rails.
Can't say we missed much.

I wonder what Parish off the rails looks like

 

[ant555]

I wonder what Parish off the rails looks like

 

[andleanback]

Tom Morris thinks essendon would except Mcdonald in a trade for saad. How very Melbourne supporter of him.

 

[Yoda_]

Tom Morris thinks essendon would except Mcdonald in a trade for saad. How very Melbourne supporter of him.

Just read that. The AFL media needs to be held accountable.

In the article there is no direct quote from a club, nothing from a player or his manager just opinion being paraded around as fact. It's a cancer in sports media in this country

 

[andleanback]

Just read that. The AFL media needs to be held accountable.

In the article there is no direct quote from a club, nothing from a player or his manager just opinion being paraded around as fact. It's a cancer in sports media in this country

It’s getting out in control. The new ‘Trade whispers’ articles on fox footy are a joke, they just throw around possibilities without any actual information.

 

[Yoda_]

It’s getting out in control. The new ‘Trade whispers’ articles on fox footy are a joke, they just throw around possibilities without any actual information.

I would pay clubs to come out and start completely ruining these so called whispers.


These columns should finish with a catch phrase "ït's better to be first than right"

 

[ant555]

Just read that. The AFL media needs to be held accountable.

In the article there is no direct quote from a club, nothing from a player or his manager just opinion being paraded around as fact. It's a cancer in sports media in this country

That is the problem now days. There are too many random opinions on who would fit where and for what. It is pretty much big footy on a bigger stage.

 

[ant555]

It’s getting out in control. The new ‘Trade whispers’ articles on fox footy are a joke, they just throw around possibilities without any actual information.

Problem is it is actually player managers or even Opposition clubs who keep leaking the stuff. I know that there are clubs who will leak stuff like player Z is getable from his club if they are mildly interested. i have sat in on a few of the meetings that discuss it.

 

[andleanback]

Problem is it is actually player managers or even Opposition clubs who keep leaking the stuff. I know that there are clubs who will leak stuff like player Z is getable from his club if they are mildly interested. i have sat in on a few of the meetings that discuss it.

Yeah definitely. Player managers are the worst offenders, they leak flat out to try and get their play the little bit extra they are after. They are stains.

 

[citizen-erased]

I would pay clubs to come out and start completely ruining these so called whispers.


These columns should finish with a catch phrase "ït's better to be first than right"

Conor pinged them on the way out with the same line.

I still think we pressure the AFL for a comp pick for him being hounded out of AFL. We won't get it, but put the issue on the table with them

 

[Milanista28]

What is Saad actually worth in a trade?

 

[eDPS]

What is Saad actually worth in a trade?

A 1st rounder id say, I could imagine Dodoro thinking that as a bare minimum

 

[doug85]

A 1st rounder id say, I could imagine Dodoro thinking that as a bare minimum

Yeah for sure. A durable, 26 year old that provides run off half back that can actually defend. I’d be spewing if we didn’t get a top 10-15 pick for Saad.

 

[BrunoV]

Yeah for sure. A durable, 26 year old that provides run off half back that can actually defend. I’d be spewing if we didn’t get a top 10-15 pick for Saad.

He's arguably the most damaging half back runner in the league and the best small defender in the league.

 

[TheGrizz]

Tom Morris thinks essendon would except Mcdonald in a trade for saad. How very Melbourne supporter of him.

So an out of form KPP that hasnt settled at either end and whose club prefers Sam Weideman, Mitch Brown and an 18yo first year ruck in Jackson (when fit) to him up forward, for a borderline All australian half back who has barely missed a game since he emtered the league.

When did Tom Morris join Melbournes PR team?

 

[BrunoV]

So an out of form KPP that hasnt settled at either end and whose club prefers Sam Weideman, Mitch Brown and an 18yo first year ruck in Jackson (when fit) to him up forward, for a borderline All australian half back who has barely missed a game since he emtered the league.

When did Tom Morris join Melbournes PR team?

There is the Goodwin effect and pretty bizarre list manzgement.

TMac is the best or second best KPD on the list but they've committed 800k a year to Lever.

 

[Seb78]

Tom Morris thinks essendon would except Mcdonald in a trade for saad. How very Melbourne supporter of him.

Did he really mean Clayton Oliver?

 

[eth-dog]

There is the Goodwin effect and pretty bizarre list manzgement.

TMac is the best or second best KPD on the list but they've committed 800k a year to Lever.

Not at actually defending. May is 100% better and his brother is a better defender. Is McDonald a better 3rd up defender than Lever? Maybe in the intercepting game but it's marginal at best whereas Lever is a far better user so it's not even a contest.