Free agent push 2021

[inxs88]

So apparently we have ripped the band aid off metaphorically speaking salary cap wise in November and are going to be a player in the 2021 free agency stakes. Lets hope that the Adam Treloar experiment has taught us one valuable lesson (other than back-ended deals) and that is recruit "match-winners". Adam for all of his ball gathering abilities couldn't and didn't win us the requisite amount of football matches and finals that other big recruits from rival clubs have managed to achieve.

Examples of match winners:

Tom Lynch: cue the 2019 Preliminary Final against the Cats

Paddy Dangerfield: wins 5-7 matches per year for the Cats

Lachie Neale: similar to Paddy has been the panacea for the Lions the last two seasons

Lance Franklin: yes no flag but achieved all but....


Examples of selfish accumulators who fill their boots and wallets:

Adam Treloar
Tom Mitchell
Jaegar O'Meara
Chad Wingard
Brad Hill
Tim Kelly

So Ned and Recruiters:

Steer clear of spending $800,000+ for Zach Merrett, Matt Crouch, Jack Billings, Luke Parker etc...

Interesting watch ahead.

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

If we have decided to save a war chest for a free agent in the future, I'd hope its for either C.Petracca or P.Cripps

[Presti35]

Zach Merrett would be fine by me.

Cripps would be fkn perfect tho.

[Charlie Oneeye]

[Pies2016]

Except you are always going to pay overs for a quality free agent. That’s what happens in any bidding war. At some point their contract catches up with them and the only pass mark is either being part of a flag or not. Just ask any Swans supporter.

Matt Taberner is pretty much the only quality tall forward who is a free agent at the end of this season. He’s a northern Vic country who has now put together two solid seasons in an ordinary team.
He’s no superstar but he’s a target we need forward of centre ( without the benefit of our 2021 season having been played out ) He’s generally good ffor a couple most weeks and proven to be durable. So in his case, it’s more about filling a ( likely ) void rather than revolving a team around a “ superstar “
Thoughts ?

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

If we are not going to pick up a 'Superstar', I'd rather we save our money so we can keep our own as they improve and other clubs become interested in poaching them...

[Pies2016]

Looking ahead to the end of 2021 season, the planets seem to be aligning that we will be making a play for a free agent.
We have picked up eight new kids in the 2020 draft ( s ) List wise, I’m not sure we need much more youth than those additions.

As it stands now, if Nick Daicos was to go anywhere before pick four, we don’t have enough points to pick him with our current pick selections ( that’s no big deal by the way ) That best guess scenario is based on all clubs MOST PROBABLE ladder finishes at end of 2021.
The point being, I can’t see us being in a position to add any decent ready made players to our list at end of 2021 unless it’s via a free agency pick up. Alternatively, we can always trade away quality to introduce some quality back in but invariably that’s akin to robbing Peter to pay Paul.

[Presti35]

[Presti35]

2021 Free Agents:

[Pies2016]

^ ^ ^

I knew he wasn’t young but didn’t think he was “ that “ old either. He’s certainly been a late bloomer but at 28, he does lose a bit of appeal.
I have no doubt there is something in the wind. Time will tell I guess.

[Lazza]

[Dave The Man]

Going by the Rumors in Last Trade/FA Period we are making a Massive Play for Zac Merret

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

[magpieazza]

Would love Merrett as he is the complete package midfielder we desperately need to fill the void of Pendlebury/Treloar/Beams/Sidebottom etc.

TBH I would hope we get 2 quality midfielders of the ilk of ZM.

[Dave The Man]