Strategy Trade and List Management Thread Part 8 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[_Mike_]

Opposition supporters coming to troll , you have been warned

 

[Norm De Guerre]

All I am saying is we better get some players in and not be relying on internal growth because we aren't going up the ladder with that when teams like GC get Petracca, JUH, Rowbottom etc. Yes I know Buderick nominated the dogs.

Who and how?

 

[dergert]

Is will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

a spud? He wants to go to bottomless salary cap Carltank?

 

[RWnBluey]

He'd get games at the dogs, who also chased Erasmus for a reason

Bont
Richards
Libba
Kennedy
Freijah
Treloar
Sanders
Hynes

Vs

Graham
Reid
Kelly
Hough
Hewett
Chesser
Yeo

Far harder to get opportunities in our midfield than WC. The move makes complete sense for him.

 

[Doggy]

Bont
Richards
Libba
Kennedy
Freijah
Treloar
Sanders
Hynes

Vs

Graham
Reid
Kelly
Hough
Hewett
Chesser
Yeo

Far harder to get opportunities in our midfield than WC. The move makes complete sense for him.

Libba and Treloar are going to miss plenty of football. Can't be relying on them anymore.

 

[MaxiBont]

Is will Hayward a spud? He wants to go to bottomless salary cap Carltank?

Definitely not a spud.

Would be best 22 in our team.

 

[RWnBluey]

Libba and Treloar are going to miss plenty of football. Can't be relying on them anymore.

Why Libba? Treloar likely but could say the same of Yeo.

 

[Doggy]

Why Libba? Treloar likely but could say the same of Yeo.

He will have plenty of rest weeks.

Sanders is being chased by Tasmania.

Need depth more than people realise.

 

[Dogs Rule]

Such a classy club the Saints.

 

[Foxman98]

He will have plenty of rest weeks.

Sanders is being chased by Tasmania.

Need depth more than people realise.

Can't keep mentioning it enough

Our midfield most weeks in the 2s was Scott Crofts CCP

Hynes ran through there a little but hasn't got the tank yet for full time VFL let alone AFL

 

[RWnBluey]

He will have plenty of rest weeks.

Sanders is being chased by Tasmania.

Need depth more than people realise.

Can’t just assume that he will. He’s super durable and only missed a handful of games over the last 5 years. Had opportunities to rest him this year but didn’t.

Tassie is still years away so no need to address something that’s not even an issue yet.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Such a classy club the Saints.

Zero class, the bloke toiled away in a team of scrubs for years and then is thrown on the scrapheap. Looks terrible.

 

[Doggy]

Can’t just assume that he will. He’s super durable and only missed a handful of games over the last 5 years. Had opportunities to rest him this year but didn’t.

Tassie is still years away so no need to address something that’s not even an issue yet.

Have you seen our reserves? If no, read Foxman's post

 

[Doggy]

Can't keep mentioning it enough

Our midfield most weeks in the 2s was Scott Crofts CCP

Hynes ran through there a little but hasn't got the tank yet for full time VFL let alone AFL

Need midfielders more than people want to believe

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Zero class, the bloke toiled away in a team of scrubs for years and then is thrown on the scrapheap. Looks terrible.

Is this different to the Macrae/Parker moves of last year?

 

[Foxman98]

Need midfielders more than people want to believe

Injuries obviously made it look worse i.e no Treloar or Garcia (don't think he is good enough anyway) for most of the year but realistically under 25 we are fairly thin on mids and in a way were lucky Freijah has come on how he has as a mid

 

[Foxman98]

Is this different to the Macrae/Parker moves of last year?

Yes neither of them were the Captain at the time

 

[MaxiBont]

Need midfielders more than people want to believe

I mean that’s why we’ve tried to bring mids in. The list management team knows it, that’s the main thing.

 

[Philthy1]

To quote Michael Regan, the question to ask when looking at recruiting players from other clubs is "are they going to make us better"

Deven Robertson

2

Deven Robertson

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

0.0

1star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

0.0

1star

T

3.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

0.0

1star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.0

1star

is not going to make us better, so chill.

Budarick will because he is a Duryea replacement and we have no one else quite like him.

Wilkie would have made us better, Zak Butters

9

Zak Butters

Age

25

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

7.7

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

14.7

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

5.9

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

definitely will.

So, stop losing our $hit over missing out on players who are not going to make us better.

The VFL team won a grand final so there is enormous natural growth from within from the likes of Dolan, Hynes, Jones, Jacques, Smith etc.

 

[Doggy]

To quote Michael Regan, the question to ask when looking at recruiting players from other clubs is "are they going to make us better"

Deven Robertson is not going to make us better, so chill.

Budarick will because he is a Duryea replacement and we have no one else quite like him.

Wilkie would have made us better, Zak Butters definitely will.

So, stop losing our $hit over missing out on players who are not going to make us better.

The VFL team won a grand final so there is enormous natural growth from within from the likes of Dolan, Hynes, Jones, Jacques, Smith etc.

Why does everyone keep trotting out Butters? That's far from a given

 

[Dogs Rule]

Is this different to the Macrae/Parker moves of last year?

A) He's captain B) he's got two more years on a contract and C) he's being booted out the door.

Don't think we booted Macrae out the door, he asked to be traded from memory, Parker the same.

 

[dergert]

Would like to add Seamus Mitchell to our list as a FA/DFA. Our small defenders will be settled for a while

 

[Bonty4]

Why does everyone keep trotting out Butters? That's far from a given

Because he wants us and 2nd preference geelong

 

[Doggy]

Because he wants us and 2nd preference geelong

Maybe. Even if so, the longer it takes and when it goes into next year, every club and their dog will be throwing the money

 

[RWnBluey]

Have you seen our reserves? If no, read Foxman's post

I don’t disagree that our midfield is aging and needs replenishing. The club has clearly identified it as an area of concern by drafting Sanders and Hynes in recent years, and even making an offer to Robertson shows we’re conscious of addressing the need for depth. But we can’t fix everything at once, and right now the priority is defence which is a more pressing issue. Other opportunities will present, and we still have enough depth through the middle for next season.

My original point still stands - if you’re offered more money, midfield minutes, and the chance to play in your home state, it’s a no-brainer. That shouldn’t reflect poorly on the club’s ability to attract talent

 

[Doggy]

I don’t disagree that our midfield is aging and needs replenishing. The club has clearly identified it as an area of concern by drafting Sanders and Hynes in recent years, and even making an offer to Robertson shows we’re conscious of addressing the need for depth. But we can’t fix everything at once, and right now the priority is defence which is a more pressing issue. Other opportunities will come, and we still have enough depth through the middle for next season.

My original point still stands - if you’re offered more money, midfield minutes, and the chance to play in your home state, it’s a no-brainer. That shouldn’t reflect poorly on the club’s ability to attract talent

Our defence probably gets.... frost