Bluemour 'Silly Season' Edition XXXIV

[katmanblue]

SAd to delist a player that hasn’t hit his straps just yet but it is what it is I guess.

We can't wait till a guy has been on the list for 6, 7 or 8 years to hit his straps anymore. List spots are at a premium and lots of guys a fighting for few spots. Need to see something other than "he's a hard nut" in the first few years, to make it worth persisting.

Sadly, we never really saw Stocker reach his potential. And that probably wasn't his fault entirely, but this is a cutthroat business.

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[Blue_Fusion]

Big name player keen to come... may involve Dow and Setters... lol yeah must be a very big name if trading Dow and Setters gets him over here....

 

[Accidental genius]

We can't wait till a guy has been on the list for 6, 7 or 8 years to hit his straps anymore. List spots are at a premium and lots of guys a fighting for few spots. Need to see something other than "he's a hard nut" in the first few years, to make it worth persisting.

Sadly, we never really saw Stocker reach his potential. And that probably wasn't his fault entirely, but this is a cutthroat business.

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Yeah completely agree.

There was so much hype about him so I was very curious to see him at his best. Unfortunately that hasn’t eventuated just yet.

Also these situations always leave me wondering...

Is it our poor development or the player not up to the rigours of Afl.

 

[Accidental genius]

Drexl 31 you sure that bluemour you posted at 3:40 am wasn’t from a dream?

 

[CeeDee88]

Drexl 31 you sure that bluemour you posted at 3:40 am wasn’t from a dream?

Thinking same thing!

 

[CeeDee88]

the Pumper is also going with we have a surprise trade coming on twitter. Who knows

 

[Gointocarlton]

The annual "Big Fish" has commenced

 

[Kernafides]

Bombers also interested in Stocker

 

[rp84]

Drexl 31 you sure that bluemour you posted at 3:40 am wasn’t from a dream?

Or is it just a VFL player with a particularly long name?

 

[JuddgementDay]

Or maybe just a very tall player

 

[Juddrockz]

Bombers also interested in Stocker

I think he'll be at the Bombers next year aswell.

 

[rp84]

I hope people just say who they're talking about this off-season.

If people don't name names, I'm just going to call bullshit everytime.

There are no secrets any more. Players still playing finals heavily linked with other clubs. Previously there did seem to be some need but player movement seems to be coming much more Americanised.

The secretive attention seeking should end this year.

 

[rp84]

I think he'll be at the Bombers next year aswell.

He'll probably get 7 years at 500k there.

 

[Gavstar]

the Pumper is also going with we have a surprise trade coming on twitter. Who knows

Which injury prone player will we overpay for this year? Going by the history of Martin, Williams, McGovern.

Trading out all midfield depth to achieve that sounds super smart.

 

[zeggie]

The annual "Big Fish" has commenced

FINALLY. Pav is coming to the Blues.

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

He'll probably get 7 years at 500k there.

We all know Dodo's love of half back types

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Bombers also interested in Stocker

Will be tough to see him in a sash, but he's the type they need. If they can play him in the guts. Hard at it.

 

[zeggie]

Big name player keen to come...

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti. Biggest name in the game.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Drexl 31 you sure that bluemour you posted at 3:40 am wasn’t from a dream?

I'll give it a chance to play out and see if any solid info comes from other sources, but not sure too many good rumours come out after 3:30am.

 

[rp84]

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti. Biggest name in the game.

Not that this unicorn exists but a fit tippa is exactly what we need

 

[btdg]

Which injury prone player will we overpay for this year? Going by the history of Martin, Williams, McGovern.

Trading out all midfield depth to achieve that sounds super smart.

It sounds like exactly the sort of thing we would do, to be honest.

They have to be injury prone, and ideally not quite have a clear 'best position' but everyone has to agree they are super talented. If we are thinking we can convert them to a new position (ideally one that we already have filled) that's even better.

De Goey - 6 years, $4m, and he wants 'more midfield time'? Sounds about right...

 

[KohPhi]

Big name player keen to come... may involve Dow and Setters... lol yeah must be a very big name if trading Dow and Setters gets him over here....

The Bont!!!!!! Come on down..

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

The Bont!!!!!! Come on down..

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I'm thinking Coniglio myself.........

 

[Coops93]

At the risk of sounding contrarian for the sake of it, and being run off the board, I just want to say that I didn't really see it with Stocker.

I love the kid personally, he's a great kid and great for the mental health movement, also love his tenacity, his hardness and willingness to stand up for his mates on field.

BUT, when it came to football stuff, I didn't really see it. He didn't get a lot of possession, he wasn't that skilled despite the hype - he butchered a lot of kicks - and wasn't an amazing athlete in terms of running speed, agility and in stamina. To me he always looked a bit off the pace at AFL level in just about every facet, except strength physicality.

I think it was clear he wasn't going to fit in our midfield rotation and I never thought he was a good fit as a defender. In fact I hated that move for him. Perhaps that move killed his midfield career, we never really got to see that. I would've rather kept him and given him a fair crack on ball rather than delist him, but having said that, it's not as though delisting him was some otherworldly decision, he wasn't ever that good at AFL level.

 

[Arr0w]

Whitfield?