Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025

[Knighter]

Forget about JUH. He won’t be playing AFL ever again

[camboon]

It’s not my decision I know but I feel we will go to the draft again, Reid would cost us 3 first round picks and that just doesn’t stack up. A club who thinks their close to winning a flag will pay well over for him in a bidding earn,  if he goes.

[TigerLand]

Reid would be brilliant, but I would sell the farm for him. Maybe one of the first rounders and maybe a future 1st. But certainly not 3 and not our two picks from 1 draft.

[MintOnLamb]

It’s not my decision I know but I feel we will go to the draft again, Reid would cost us 3 first round picks and that just doesn’t stack up. A club who thinks their close to winning a flag will pay well over for him in a bidding earn,  if he goes.

Agree 100%

[Willy]

I'd be keen on Reid if we can get it done for our two top-10 picks this year.

[Andyy]

I'd be keen on Reid if we can get it done for our two top-10 picks this year.

Not going to lie, I'd be interested too tbh.

He doesn't look happy other there. Suspect once he's back in Vic and settled he will take off.

How's this year's draft crop looking?

We might not be so lucky to get 2&3. We could end up finishing higher if there's FA compo or WCE get a priority pick. If WCE gets both they will have picks 1 + 2 + 3 and we'd have 4 + 5, and I reckon they'd look at their chances of taking the top 5 kids for their rebuild and say see ya HR.

[one-eyed]

https://x.com/gettable_afl/status/1923237257269428369

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I would be joining the dots on a Harley Reid play AND a free agency on a year or two later.
With Harley, maybe we get Butters a year later at free agency.
Having Lalor, Hotton and Harley join Taranto and Hopper in the midfield  sounds a lot more appealing to a free agent.
That midfield surely wins 7-8 games and make our future look a hell of a lot brighter than a 3rd consecutive bottom 3 finish to a player like Butters

We then hit 2027 with a stacked midfield, hopefully a fully fit Gibcus partnering Balta and Trainor down back.
Tom Brown and potentially Seth Campbell on the wings and Armstrong, Faull and Sims up forward.

Presents well for a top 8 push that year.

[one-eyed]

Elijah Tsatas (Essendon)

Jon Ralph says: ‘When he does get in (to the Bombers’ AFL team), he plays as a flanker. He played against Adelaide and had those seven clearances. He looked electric, he looked so fantastic. My message to you, Elijah Tsatas: Find a way out of that football club. You need to find somewhere that values you.’ I understand they did a lot of work with him through David Rath on his kicking efficiency. He might not be an amazing kick, but he’s a clearance beast. Now Sam Durham is about to come back into that side, Will Setterfield – who’s only 27 – is playing great football and maybe does things off the ball that’s better than Elijah Tsatas. But he’s a Pick 5, he absolutely has talent and you’ve got to find a club – wherever that is, whether that’s North Melbourne or Richmond – that would say: ‘We value you and we’ll give you some elite centre square opportunities.’”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/department-of-trade/afl-trade-news-rumours-whispers-2025-midweek-tackle-tackle-the-headline-looks-at-14-fringe-players-who-could-be-in-rivals-sights-elijah-tsatas-jedd-busslinger/news-story/ec17263f63885edc7a7f4d1ee70ed074

[Tiger Khosh]

No thanks.

[Andyy]

He tears it up in the VFL but doesn't seem to get on the park enough?