Rumour Bluemour Discussion XL - ‘Silly Season’ in full swing 😱

[Aphrodite]

#BUMP from February


Re: 'Alleged' rumours resurfacing ...

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[Juice030103]

Sam Edmund reporting we have emerged as contenders for Ben Ainsworth

9

Ben Ainsworth

Age

27

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

12.8

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

13.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.6

3star

 

[Juice030103]

I really hope we are not interest in Ben Anisworth, here he is a massive flog, as well as being a fairly average player.

1. Our team needs a flog
2. He’s an upgrade on what we have and won’t cost much

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Wonder if this is in relation to curnow trade or outside of it

Most likely independent unless GC pivot to Curnow but doesn't mean it doesn't get connected via whatever we might do with eg Syd

 

[thegreatbeast]

I've always liked Ainsworth but he also has the ability to go missing for large patches.

 

[Bluebag13]

Most likely independent unless GC pivot to Curnow but doesn't mean it doesn't get connected via whatever we might do with eg Syd

good, even better. Tough good player, would more than happy to see Ainsworth play with us

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Florent, Chesser, Ainsworth, Hayward... It's like Austin finally realised blokes who can run and kick are what this list needs!

 

[Bluebag13]

You’d think if Humphrey nominated us, it would unlock the Curnow deal.

Suns > Pick 8 (Syd) & Pick 10 (Blues)
Swans > Curnow & Pick 36 (Blues)
Blues > Humphrey, Haywood, Florent & F1 (Swans), Pick 17 (Suns)

We’d have to move on some more players for points and to bring in Khamis, Chesser & Reidy.

Maybe this could work, dont mind it! having a bit of a laugh but this might be your most accurate yet haha

 

[RoyalBlues]

Jon Ralph reported a week or so ago that the Saints had been telling clubs TDKs deal was 1.65M.

The emojis for John Ralph:

 

[teagueyubeauty]

So what was the deal then RB? Someone must know

 

[Blue__Balls]

Florent, Chesser, Ainsworth, Hayward... It's like Austin finally realised blokes who can run and kick are what this list needs!

He's been chipping away at it for a while, mate.

Fantasia, Hollands, Carroll, Wilson, Moir, Smith, HOF, Campos, Charleson, Evans.

Mixed success, some that just need a bit longer and some that haven't panned out. But the shift has been there for anyone to see.

 

[Juice030103]

Might actually get to watch a side that isn’t slow for once

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

He's been chipping away at it for a while, mate.

Fantasia, Hollands, Carroll, Wilson, Moir, Smith, HOF, Campos, Charleson, Evans.

Mixed success, some that just need a bit longer and some that haven't panned out. But the shift has been there for anyone to see.

The shift happened last year when it was already too late unfortunately imo. The issues with our outside ball use have been there for multiple years now and needed to be addressed earlier if we were any hope of contending over a prolonged period.

 

[RoyalBlues]

McGovern hasn't been offered a contract - he was asked to shop himself around, honestly I don't think he has any takers. Desperately wants to stay but the club isn't forthcoming. It's purely a waiting game for him but doesn't like his chances. Very upset.

Lij said he is hoping he will get to stay, but also wasn't very confident.

He might have misunderstood and gone to Chadstone for a few hours and picked up some bargains

 

[No1Suspect]

He would have had a say in that too Wicks...

I reckon we just didn't have the room to go after anyone post 23 season.

Post 24, it was clear as day our midfield was lacking and hence going after Jagga rather than Houston was the smart move, in hindsight, it clearly was too...

The biggest list issues still stem from SOS's draft stuff up from 16-19... failed to pick up a few quality mids. Austin had to try and be creative hence the Williams as a mid idea, luring Cerra over etc. Had no top 10 picks to work with until last year.

The belief would have rightly been that Dow, SPS, Fish, LOB etc would eventually come good as our mids so they tried drafting small forwards with our first pick - hence the Durdin and Motlop selections... obv that hasn't panned out and if you look back at those drafts, could say we missed Paul Curtis.. but so did a lot of other clubs...

The writing was on the wall with our aging midfield post 24 though...

Bingo.

 

[tarczonandjane]

The shift happened last year when it was already too late unfortunately imo. The issues with our outside ball use have been there for multiple years now and needed to be addressed earlier if we were any hope of contending over a prolonged period.

I still think 2023 ended up masking the style the list was capable of playing. When the game really shifted to pace and skills with Hokball, we had already doubled down on a mode of footy which had become outdated.

 

[BlueLocke]

Struggling to value Chesser; former pick 14 with two years development (at a club that has struggled) combined with some nasty injury issues.

 

[branedotorg]

It's not Vossy's fault that Austin and Agresta gutted the list the last 2 years which is the primary reason the players have become disillusioned.

Instead of building on a preliminary finals base they've torn it to shreds.

i don't really agree with this fwiw, i think that team put together an amazing run in 2023 but that was the peak, it wasn't a sustainable repeatable pattern to be regular contenders, as 2022 and 2024 showed.

better to start the change process when they did than hold on too long to a failed system and list.

 

[BIuebagger]

Carlton fans: “We need better half forwards, we have no half forwards, we suck going inside 50”

Also prob same Carlton fans: “Ainsworth and Hayward won’t improve us at all, they’re average etc.”

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Carlton fans: “We need better half forwards, we have no half forwards, we suck going inside 50”

Also prob same Carlton fans: “Ainsworth and Hayward won’t improve us at all, they’re average etc.”

We need runners and better kicks!

DON'T WANT OLLIE FLORENT HE PLAYED 3 GAMES IN THE VFL THIS YEAR!

 

[BIuebagger]

We need runners and better kicks!

DON'T WANT OLLIE FLORENT HE PLAYED 3 GAMES IN THE VFL THIS YEAR!

Lunacy lol

 

[Juice030103]

Imagine hawks said that about dambrosio

 

[Red_man2008]

McGovern hasn't been offered a contract - he was asked to shop himself around, honestly I don't think he has any takers. Desperately wants to stay but the club isn't forthcoming. It's purely a waiting game for him but doesn't like his chances. Very upset.

Lij said he is hoping he will get to stay, but also wasn't very confident.

Maybe a rookie one year deal or wait for SSP.

 

[Red_man2008]

But can he change his ways?

Based on his speech last night he’s taken a lot of the blame too. If that’s the case he would be very aware of what he needs to get right for 2026.

 

[katmanblue]

Silvagni a third generation player who publicly admitted he will always love the club yet still choose to leave. TDK had an offer to good to refuse. Charlie just wants to get out of the place asap and wants to take a pay cut. Something is rotten in the club.

In the immortal words of Billy Ocean:

When the going gets tough,
The weak ask for a trade...


Or something.