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Jackson was much more athletic, Broadbent reminds me a bit of Jarrod Witts but a bit cleaner with disposal and around the ground impact, so while I think he's 'safe' early on to turn into a number 1 ruck
If King is main draft worthy he covers a lot of bases. KPD much more important, I would say mature age player and a draft age one, unless O'Connor really comes along... I'm a bit ambivalent on Gould's chances but he's got a year to change some minds
We'll look at that...it's March.
Pretty sure the SA clubs have been into him from his first day at GC.I'm keen on chasing Jack Lukosius. Provided we win his affections and he doesn't overachieve this year, two (late) first rounders should be enough to get the deal done, and we have three to choose from (two this year and one future first). Some might say "King! King!" - but Lukosius is more gettable than King - and, Lukosius comes from SA, so there's less 'go home' factor/more chance of attracting him to Sydney.
Personally I hope he stays at GC.Pretty sure the SA clubs have been into him from his first day at GC.
Yeah that worked for Dawson.I'm keen on chasing Jack Lukosius. Provided we win his affections and he doesn't overachieve this year, two (late) first rounders should be enough to get the deal done, and we have three to choose from (two this year and one future first). Some might say "King! King!" - but Lukosius is more gettable than King - and, Lukosius comes from SA, so there's less 'go home' factor/more chance of attracting him to Sydney.
Pretty sure the SA clubs have been into him from his first day at GC.
If Logan McDonald bends us over that’s going to be an absolute steak to the heart of the club which will reverberate for a long time.
The principal around it after Dawson left is what matters.
It shows we effectively can’t draft outside of NSW, absolutely and utterly hamstringing our long term future.
With all due respect I think this is a bit over the top. Granted I am concerned about the yearly loss of players we seem to experience and I think at some point that has to come to a halt if we're to take the next step towards winning a flag.
But we have lost players for a variety of reasons, not just because of geographical location. Aliir Aliir was from WA and Queensland, but requested a trade to South Australia. George Hewett was from South Australia but requested a trade to Victoria. Tom Mitchell was from WA but requested a trade to Victoria. So it's not like we are losing players purely because of homesickness.
The way out of the cycle though is to be drafting players who want to play footy. Not interested in money, external career opportunities or even necessarily being at their family's doorstep, but who just want to play footy and have great loyalty and will bleed for their club.
And it is possible. They're out there. JPK was a member of Victorian football royalty, but was given the chance to be with us and has gone on to become one of our best ever representatives. Luke Parker another, would've fielded huge offers from Victorian clubs but believed in our club and has gone on to become it's captain.
And you can also see it in the next generation. Florent has had every right to want to return to Melbourne - his mum and brother were there after losing his father, but has (so far) resisted that urge. Rowbottom has re-signed before he's even needed to twice now, and for 3 years each time rather than the standard 2 that flight risks typically do, suggesting a return to Victoria isn't even on his agenda.
And for all we know, Logan might be one of these kids too. Until there's evidence on the contrary, why not just give him the benefit of the doubt?
Whilst some players (read: Mitchell) are certainly more mercenary than others, it is a professional sport & all players are represented by managers whose sole aim in life is to get as much money as possible for their client (and skim 10% off in doing so).With all due respect I think this is a bit over the top. Granted I am concerned about the yearly loss of players we seem to experience and I think at some point that has to come to a halt if we're to take the next step towards winning a flag.
But we have lost players for a variety of reasons, not just because of geographical location. Aliir Aliir was from WA and Queensland, but requested a trade to South Australia. George Hewett was from South Australia but requested a trade to Victoria. Tom Mitchell was from WA but requested a trade to Victoria. So it's not like we are losing players purely because of homesickness.
The way out of the cycle though is to be drafting players who want to play footy. Not interested in money, external career opportunities or even necessarily being at their family's doorstep, but who just want to play footy and have great loyalty and will bleed for their club.
And it is possible. They're out there. JPK was a member of Victorian football royalty, but was given the chance to be with us and has gone on to become one of our best ever representatives. Luke Parker another, would've fielded huge offers from Victorian clubs but believed in our club and has gone on to become it's captain.
And you can also see it in the next generation. Florent has had every right to want to return to Melbourne - his mum and brother were there after losing his father, but has (so far) resisted that urge. Rowbottom has re-signed before he's even needed to twice now, and for 3 years each time rather than the standard 2 that flight risks typically do, suggesting a return to Victoria isn't even on his agenda.
And for all we know, Logan might be one of these kids too. Until there's evidence on the contrary, why not just give him the benefit of the doubt?
And for all we know, Logan might be one of these kids too. Until there's evidence on the contrary, why not just give him the benefit of the doubt?
Whilst some players (read: Mitchell) are certainly more mercenary than others, it is a professional sport & all players are represented by managers whose sole aim in life is to get as much money as possible for their client (and skim 10% off in doing so).
So whilst I agree that recruiting the more "loyal" players is important (academy kids will always tend to have a bit more connection and loyalty), to suggest that money isn't important to some is, I think, a bit naïve.
I actually feel a bit sorry for Logan - on the one hand, he's a kid trying his best to establish himself in a team, whilst on the other, he has his manager moaning publicly about his club's offer. I'd be a bit pissed off with my manager.
Money is important but there are plenty of cases of players who have prioritised their club over their individual pay-check.
The difference with all the players you mentioned, we didn’t spend pick 4 on them.With all due respect I think this is a bit over the top. Granted I am concerned about the yearly loss of players we seem to experience and I think at some point that has to come to a halt if we're to take the next step towards winning a flag.
But we have lost players for a variety of reasons, not just because of geographical location. Aliir Aliir was from WA and Queensland, but requested a trade to South Australia. George Hewett was from South Australia but requested a trade to Victoria. Tom Mitchell was from WA but requested a trade to Victoria. So it's not like we are losing players purely because of homesickness.
The way out of the cycle though is to be drafting players who want to play footy. Not interested in money, external career opportunities or even necessarily being at their family's doorstep, but who just want to play footy and have great loyalty and will bleed for their club.
And it is possible. They're out there. JPK was a member of Victorian football royalty, but was given the chance to be with us and has gone on to become one of our best ever representatives. Luke Parker another, would've fielded huge offers from Victorian clubs but believed in our club and has gone on to become it's captain.
And you can also see it in the next generation. Florent has had every right to want to return to Melbourne - his mum and brother were there after losing his father, but has (so far) resisted that urge. Rowbottom has re-signed before he's even needed to twice now, and for 3 years each time rather than the standard 2 that flight risks typically do, suggesting a return to Victoria isn't even on his agenda.
And for all we know, Logan might be one of these kids too. Until there's evidence on the contrary, why not just give him the benefit of the doubt?
Pay cut to their in cap salaryAccording to BigFooty and the Vic media, every Geelong and Hawthorn player takes a pay cut to play there.
Definitely not sold on McDonald hanging around by Williams take