Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXIX

[Just Kreuzing]

Watching Geelongs forward 6 last night really shows you how far off the pace our forward line is.

They counter at pace, good kicking, find the right option so often, good mix of smalls and talls, Dangerfield somehow still in beast mode.

Even still, I’d hazard a guess and say if you put their forward 6 in our current team, they’d lose 50% of their effectiveness.

You just hope that if Curnow does happen to stay around he had a good look at the effort levels of Dangerfield!

He hit every contest at full pace with maximum effort all night.

 

[morningbrown]

Slightly unrelated but can people start spelling players names correctly? Shits me to tears.

 

[RPCB]

Slightly unrelated but can people start spelling players names correctly? Shits me to tears.

Also, no nicknames.

When people constantly have to keep asking questions like “Who’s Skull?”, you know it’s time that everyone on here starts making the effort to type a players name.

 

[Moon]

Geelong were flag contenders the moment they scored Bailey Smith

3

Bailey Smith

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

Geelong continue to tick all the boxes

Is there any doubt now where Charlie wants to go..?

Is CJ still the smart choice or should Buku now be Carlton's focus..?

 

[Faucon Bleu]

A so called leader Curnow an immature leader at that holding us to ransom, we should shop him around and get the best deal for us, stuff him we send him to whichever club gives us the best deal.

 

[Navara79]

A so called leader Curnow an immature leader at that holding us to ransom, we should shop him around and get the best deal for us, stuff him we send him to whichever club gives us the best deal.

We don't have to do anything. He's contracted. If he wants out, he can retire unless and offer comes that is to good to refuse.

 

[Rustica]

You just hope that if Curnow does happen to stay around he had a good look at the effort levels of Dangerfield!

He hit every contest at full pace with maximum effort all night.

The velocity he hits contests with is actually ridiculous

Not many if any other players can do that

 

[HBF]

They quite literally have nothing appealing to accept

And graham wright would never do a trade with them

Forget it

GW will only trade Curnow if we win big on the deal.

 

[JJBagger]

GW will only trade Curnow if we win big on the deal.

Which completely rules the cats and pies out. Their draft picks have zero value in a trade for Charlie

 

[Zlatan]

How does it work if Charlie “retires”? Is his contract then null and void, he sits a year out and can then come back via one of the drafts? Or is he basically tied to us until the end of his current contract regardless of a faux-retirement?

 

[The Bighouse]

Out: Chuck
In: Neale + Mannagh + O’Sullivan

 

[sweethoney]

How does it work if Charlie “retires”? Is his contract then null and void, he sits a year out and can then come back via one of the drafts? Or is he basically tied to us until the end of his current contract regardless of a faux-retirement?

Think he has to sit out 18 months

 

[BlueTongue]

Watching Geelongs forward 6 last night really shows you how far off the pace our forward line is.

They counter at pace, good kicking, find the right option so often, good mix of smalls and talls, Dangerfield somehow still in beast mode.

Even still, I’d hazard a guess and say if you put their forward 6 in our current team, they’d lose 50% of their effectiveness.

Yep, you have to be a complete package these days, and the Hawks found that out last night. They are going to need another tall next year as they are way too reliant on Gunston’s form.

Strangely enough i dont think we are as bad as public the perception of us, but we do need some big pieces.

Big mobile KPD like Weddle (or Weddle), a classy mid/fwd with endurance and great disposal (Bailey Smith is exactly what we need), and not so urgent but soon we’ll need another 3rd intercepting tall and another small with a good radar for goals.

Im not so worried if Charlie goes (moreso if he stays tbh), as I think if Kemp can totally recover from the achillies and Moir can get more active, we have a decent forward line.

 

[GoBlues!]

Jiath is manic out there.

And I don’t mean that in a complimentary way at all.

Emu on steroids..

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Emu on steroids..

My concern is there's other options even in the VFL.
But presumably he's got attributes the club don't see in those.
It's hard to find the complete package without the cost.

 

[blue healer]

We don't have to do anything. He's contracted. If he wants out, he can retire unless and offer comes that is to good to refuse.

Yep. let's cut our nose off to spite our face

 

[BlueTongue]

We don't have to do anything. He's contracted. If he wants out, he can retire unless and offer comes that is to good to refuse.

Let me ask you this, given his performances in finals, and his on-field attitude and form this year, and all the public & media perception since he supposedly announced he wants out, do you think it’s likely he’ll suck it up and focus on returning to Coleman form?

 

[katmanblue]

Slightly unrelated but can people start spelling players names correctly? Shits me to tears.

Sure thing moaningbrown

 

[GoBlues!]

But wait there’s more

Collingwood has launched an audacious bid to land Charlie Curnow for 2026 and beyond.

Err. what are they actually putting up for this audacious bid? Could be one of those dummy auction bids to drive the price up, nice work McRae.

 

[katmanblue]

GW will only trade Curnow if we win big on the deal.

Hope that it will be true if we keep telling ourselves that.

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

He used to live directly outside mine, unless he still lives there and we work at the same place.

You guys work on a residential st in Collingwood?

 

[BlueTongue]

You just hope that if Curnow does happen to stay around he had a good look at the effort levels of Dangerfield!

He hit every contest at full pace with maximum effort all night.

That was a supreme effort, especially by a 35 yo. One that will go down in AFL history. Absolute Champion (not using that word in its modern superficial sense).

 

[goreds]

But wait there’s more

So this mysteriously comes out after GW catches up with Charlie for lunch!

Reeks of a desperate manager trying to get his player a deal and dragging in the biggest newspaper selling team to do so…

*note to managers: you do realise that GW is the captain of this ship and it’s not his maiden voyage??

 

[swuzzlebubble]

So this mysteriously comes out after GW catches up with Charlie for lunch!

Reeks of a desperate manager trying to get his player a deal and dragging in the biggest newspaper selling team to do so…

*note to managers: you do realise that GW is the captain of this ship and it’s not his maiden voyage??

Would not surprise if gw suggested to them they need to get more clubs competing for CC to have any chance of a good enough offer.

 

[BlueTongue]

I just can’t imagine how these lunches work, its like telling your partner you want a divorce, then having to finish your lunch.

Unless they shot the shit for an hour talking about anything but football, then saying ‘I want out NOW!” with his last mouthful…