Training 2024 Pre-Season discussion

[goyoucatters]

5 goal win minimum IMO. We won't lose round 1 with the opening of the stand and the embarrassment of last year. It would go against everything we know and love about this club.

Corza's 300th at K.P. says hi. As does our home final against the Dockers.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Corza's 300th at K.P. says hi. As does our home final against the Dockers.

I still get angry about Boris 300

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Corza's 300th at K.P. says hi. As does our home final against the Dockers.

Don't remind me, I can't even remember the game being played.

Joel kicked an awesome goal, and then it faded to black for me.

 

[CHAWKTS]

I’m happy to beat ‘em with half their team missing, really don’t mind either way

I am the same. Want to win game one in new stadium.

Second game against a good adelaide at their home is pretty tough so can’t afford emotionally to be down 0-2!

If we are 2-0 then it all opens up over the following few rounds

 

[dazbroncos]

I still get angry about Boris 300

i planned to be there from LA for it and was.

Very bitter feeling leaving the ground.... still dirty

GO Catters

 

[CatRiot]

I want to see Mannagh in the first round... I thought he has a touch of class about him, from very limited game time. Looks a good finisher, and can get to the right spots. Pacey enough too.

 

[Turkey Tom]

I want to see Mannagh in the first round... I thought he has a touch of class about him, from very limited game time. Looks a good finisher, and can get to the right spots. Pacey enough too.

He looked very footy smart. Not sure he can be squeezed in though. Selection is going to be interesting.

 

[MacStradbroke]

He’s coming.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Hope we put a big contract in front of Luggage bags.

Dude could be a million dollar per season player after this year.

 

[Mr Meow]

Hope we put a big contract in front of Luggage bags.

Dude could be a million dollar per season player after this year.

A Conway, McLuggage, Holmes, Bowes, Bruhn, Clark, Mannagh midfield mix in 2026 could be pretty exciting.

 

[D BRIDGE]

A Conway, McLuggage, Holmes, Bowes, Bruhn, Clark, Mannagh midfield mix in 2026 could be pretty exciting.

McLuggage would be an almost perfect fit imo.

I have no idea if he’d be keen on leaving Brisbane at all… but I’m sure he will be getting big offers from plenty of clubs.

If he stays with the lions for less than 850k long term I reckon they would have done very well.

I can see him pushing the 6 for 6 million range from someone.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Hope we put a big contract in front of Luggage bags.

Dude could be a million dollar per season player after this year.

I think we'd be about zero chance of landing him

 

[bombersboy]

For that sort of money, good as he is I want someone who can take their chances and finish in front of goals. If he was able to do that Brisbane would have won the flag.

 

[D BRIDGE]

I think we'd be about zero chance of landing him

Gotta be in it to win it.

Although many will be in it… and likely none will win it (beside the Lions).

 

[Mr Meow]

I think we'd be about zero chance of landing him

My uncle works with his Dad. Apparently Hugh has said a sea change down south would have it's appeal.

I am definitely not making this up.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

My uncle works with his Dad. Apparently Hugh has said a sea change down south would have it's appeal.

I am definitely not making this up.

Lock it in! #ClugSouth

 

[goyoucatters]

I think we'd be about zero chance of landing him

That number seems a trifle optimistic to me. Still, we can live in hope, I guess.

 

[CatRiot]

How much is Dangerfield's contract?

I wonder if that covers McLuggage...

 

[CatToTheFuture]

How much is Dangerfield's contract?

I wonder if that covers McLuggage...

Danger is still on his high roller contract from years ago so maybe

 

[CatRiot]

Danger is still on his high roller contract from years ago so maybe

You'd think it's his last season...

 

[Kobe Gryant]

A Conway, McLuggage, Holmes, Bowes, Bruhn, Clark, Mannagh midfield mix in 2026 could be pretty exciting.

We'll be attending to it in some way, and they're all exciting for mine.

McCluggage
Smith
First round midfielder

The point being, whichever option we land on has us going in the right direction. We're the only club in history who will have successfully rebuilt it's list in a time period of:

19: Prelim
20: GF
21: Prelim
22: GF/Premiership
23: Missed finals
24: N/A

A couple of later gems like Dempsey, Close, Stengle, Neale, Miers etc is an enormous help, but to get access to guys like SDK, Bruhn, Holmes, Clark, Henry, COS and so on is pretty incredible.

Nobody's done it before, at least in the salary cap era. Hawthorn and Richmond could have, but they sold the farm for players who are just 'okay' (Mitchell/JOM/Wingard/Hopper/Taranto)

Now, if they'd been able to keep their picks and get these guys as FA, then they could have done what we've done....but they didn't.

Lead to them relying on the Harry Morrison & Tyler Sonsies of the world to help build their next core. Not exactly what you'd want, but it's the position they put/have put themselves in.

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

 

[STPer18]

Fingers crossed he gets a spot round 1.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

You'd think it's his last season...

Maybe, I have a feeling there's life in the old battle axe yet

 

[CatToTheFuture]

That's conformation of selection if ever I've seen it