That's why you keep a Strachan/Lowden type ruckman on your list, as backup in case something does happen to the lead ruck.
if they’re not good enough to play they’re not much of a backup
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That's why you keep a Strachan/Lowden type ruckman on your list, as backup in case something does happen to the lead ruck.
Yeah he’s really the type we should be moving on, considering age against impact. Put Hinge in his role from next season on, instead, or a smaller, more balanced defenderAre we entering a situation where we might actually get something for Jake Kelly as a UFA?
I don't think it's the right call to even consider retaining him, 27 year old who looks like he's having a career year is just a recipe for disaster, especially for a rebuilding club. That said though, he is having a good year, and potentially good enough he could find another job at an AFL level. Especially as Hartigan, and Atkins did.
if they’re not good enough to play they’re not much of a backup
Problem with that is Brown has been poor for 15 months. He has had many poor games and offered nothing offensively and no other options remotely ready. If he gets a second rounder though, I’d take itAre we entering a situation where we might actually get something for Jake Kelly as a UFA?
I don't think it's the right call to even consider retaining him, 27 year old who looks like he's having a career year is just a recipe for disaster, especially for a rebuilding club. That said though, he is having a good year, and potentially good enough he could find another job at an AFL level. Especially as Hartigan, and Atkins did.
If he gets a second rounder though, I’d take it
if they’re not good enough to play they’re not much of a backup
None of those picks would be in play for any of the players you mentioned, no matter what picks we included. Talia and Lynch have zero trade value, if we traded them it would be for a very late pick to get them to their destinations of choice.Combinations of Lynch, Talia , Fogarty and Crouch could get us (with picks) Saints 3, Hawks 4 Carlolton 6
That should be our aim
Talia directing the Saints backline for 2 years would be great for them - Crouch Bros reunited
Just some thoughts after listening to CrowCast
Crouch hasn't played and it's workingYeah let's gut the team it worked so well at North Melbourne......
Mid year draft.
Yeah let's gut the team it worked so well at North Melbourne......
LOLCrouch hasn't played and it's working
Talia isn't playing and it's nearly working
Fogarty is a nearly there player
Lynch is such a good leader
But sure let's re-sign them all
Our priority when it comes to the 2021 draft should be:
1. Midfielders
2. Midfielders
3. Midfielders
4. Tall Forwards
Saints is the team I would be targeting heavily. They will believe foolishly they are in some premiership window.Combinations of Lynch, Talia , Fogarty and Crouch could get us (with picks) Saints 3, Hawks 4 Carlolton 6
That should be our aim
Talia directing the Saints backline for 2 years would be great for them - Crouch Bros reunited
Just some thoughts after listening to CrowCast
Or we keep Crouch and Talia as both will offer leadership / experience onfield (when they overcome their injury) and will help the youngsters over the next couple of seasons. When Talia is fit, he is still clearly our best defender and M Crouch still offers great ball winning abilitySaints is the team I would be targeting heavily. They will believe foolishly they are in some premiership window.
Talia could be an asset for them. Ideally we could have traded him to the Dogs, but unfortunately we all know the backstory to any chance of that happening.
Cant see the Saints wanting Mrouch, given they have Brouch and plenty other mids in their squad.
CarLOLton are stupid enough to believe they are in finals contention, so again Mrouch to help Cripps in their midfield and Talia down back could really help them believe their foolish dreams.
Lynch would fit in well with the Hawks.
Or we keep Crouch and Talia as both will offer leadership / experience onfield (when they overcome their injury) and will help the youngsters over the next couple of seasons. When Talia is fit, he is still clearly our best defender and M Crouch still offers great ball winning ability
I would be offering Matt a 3 year deal on decent coin - $550K but if a club comes in with a 4 or 5 year deal with better money, then maybe we need to doff the hat and thank him for his career with us and hope to get some sort of reasonable compo pick (although I can't see a side offering him enough to get close to band 1)Talia you could genuinely justify that call seeing he'll likely get a 2 year deal, which is a perfect phase out kind of contract. Though of course that's with the caveat that a pair of Worrell, Butts and McAsey not breaking out into very good defenders. If they do then Talia has been made redundant.
The problem with Matt Crouch is length of contract. He's getting a 4-5 year deal somewhere, and all likelihood, he's not accepting 2 here. Considering we have Laird on a very long contract (which is the reason why resigning Matt is a terrible idea), and Keays has morphed into a good number 2, you do not even consider keeping Matt as a rebuilding side. Remember the goal is to be able to effortlessly get our next generation into our midfield because we're writing off the short term. You do not achieve that by investing heavily into roadblocks, and we can't move Matt elsewhere like we can in Laird. He either blocks a prospect or is dead cap space, and by that, we've hit our natural end.
We're probably the gutted list at the moment, but that shouldn't shy us away from finishing what we started. There are a few more who stand out, in the hunt for more draft picks/opportunities for kids.
Matt Crouch to Blues to help out Cripps is the move that could happen.Talia you could genuinely justify that call seeing he'll likely get a 2 year deal, which is a perfect phase out kind of contract. Though of course that's with the caveat that a pair of Worrell, Butts and McAsey not breaking out into very good defenders. If they do then Talia has been made redundant.
The problem with Matt Crouch is length of contract. He's getting a 4-5 year deal somewhere, and all likelihood, he's not accepting 2 here. Considering we have Laird on a very long contract (which is the reason why resigning Matt is a terrible idea), and Keays has morphed into a good number 2, you do not even consider keeping Matt as a rebuilding side. Remember the goal is to be able to effortlessly get our next generation into our midfield because we're writing off the short term. You do not achieve that by investing heavily into roadblocks, and we can't move Matt elsewhere like we can in Laird. He either blocks a prospect or is dead cap space, and by that, we've hit our natural end.
We're probably the gutted list at the moment, but that shouldn't shy us away from finishing what we started. There are a few more who stand out, in the hunt for more draft picks/opportunities for kids.
I would be offering Matt a 3 year deal on decent coin - $550K but if a club comes in with a 4 or 5 year deal with better money, then maybe we need to doff the hat and thank him for his career with us and hope to get some sort of reasonable compo pick (although I can't see a side offering him enough to get close to band 1)
Matt Crouch to Blues to help out Cripps is the move that could happen.
Carlton still think they are competing, yet they are in reality about to begin another rebuild.
Carlton is the perfect desperate Club for the Crows for us to off load players like Mrouch or Talia and get paid overs for them as they "push for finals in 2022".Yeah. Carlton is where I'm thinking. They're a desperate club.