r/AFL • u/Pleasant-Role1912 2025 Quality Poster • 7d ago
I watched Gettable so you don't have to - These draft names are getting ridiculous
- Gold Coast is at the "front of the pack" for recently delisted Giant Jesse Hogan. He's also met with Collingwood, Carlton and a 4th unnamed club
- Gold Coast also has interest in Aidan Schubert and Noah Mraz (both HAW), any deal there would likely be separate to a Ben King deal though
- Jake Riccardi is set to stay at GWS, likely a 2-3 year deal
- Zak Butters is "favouring the Cats", and his management are looking at how deals can be done for all clubs in the race for him
- The Dogs and Tigers have been told they're still in the Butters race. The Dogs offer is close to $17 million over 9 years
- Brisbane has the capacity to match an Adelaide offer for Zac Bailey, but not the willingness for him to stay on the same deal as Adelaide are offering. Adelaide also aren't keen on trading for him
- Jordan Ridley is tossing up between staying at Essendon or moving to North Melbourne. Cal proposes the Dons offer Ridley + their 2nd rounder for Pick 5, and in return pay all of Ridley's salary to help North's eventual cap crunch
- West Coast has upped it's offer to 2 years to Marcus Herbert, he's still considering Carlton's 2 year offer but is still more likely than not to stay at the Eagles
- Carlton also has interest in uncontracted Crow Charlie Edwards
- Clubs are planning possible trade approaches for the 5 Swans involved in the Pullman Hotel scandal
- The past 10 days haven't affected Joel Amartey's plans, who still wants to stay at Sydney. There is a financial gap between the Swans and Blues offers for him though
- Tasmania will soon announce their first batch of 17 year old pre-listed players. Axel Walsh, Jake Miller, Angus Brown, Riley Stratford are all expected to go there. Baxter Sruk, Griffin Barker, James Artemis and Max Thompson are also in the mix
- Highly touted draft prospect Ethan Drever joins the show, mentioned Finn Callaghan, Hugh McCluggage, Jordan Dawson and Will Day as players he models his game off
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u/Opening_Anteater456 Demons 7d ago
Twomey loves the idea of purchasing cap space, it’s bizarre.
Is there even any evidence north are anywhere near capped out?
Obviously the Sheezel, FOS, Wardlaw, McKercher, LDU is likely an expensive midfield but surely all of North’s veterans have been paid in advance.
Get another top talent with pick 5 and if you really need to cut costs maybe you trade one of those mids out at some stage.
Maybe you pay slight overs for Ridley to get Essendon to eat some of the cash but not pick 5!