Rumour Bluemour Discussion XLI

[Aphrodite]

#BUMP from February


Re: 'Alleged' rumours resurfacing ...

Folks, this is the way things are here.

Posters are responsible for what they post. Moderators can not attest to the accuracy or otherwise of any rumour posted.

Moderators will intervene for a couple of reasons.

1. If a thread is threatening to be derailed because of a post.

2. If invested parties request the removal of material.

None of this draws a conclusion as to the accuracy or otherwise of the original post.

There is no need to further speculate. What will be will be.

Also, you need to remember that this thread like all parts of this forum is bound by the rules of poster conduct. If you want to express skepticism towards a rumour that's fine, but having a crack at posters who are contributors to this forum is simply not on and will be acted upon.

Simply put, don't be a dick.

Thanks all!

 

[Coops93]

McGovern the same, rocked up fat and thus the injuries came rolling in. Could barely jump at stages and completely lost faith in his body.

McGovern was unfit and injury prone at the Crows before getting to us and we still gave him the long term solid $ contract. I called it out as poor LM at the time (watching a lot of the Crows due to familial connections), but was roundly dismissed and he'd be much better for us for... reasons. Even Ricciuto said we gave him a silly offer at the time, which he was mocked for saying and suggested it was just sour grapes, but in retrospect he was right.

He's panned out about as well as I expected, his fitness and application at the Crows outside of his first season was decidedly average.

 

[Broadside]

McGovern can be a tease he makes difficult stuff look absurdly easy and you go whoah! And then he stuffs up the simple things. He has talent to burn and he burns it!

 

[Sam The Doc]

McGovern can be a tease he makes difficult stuff look absurdly easy and you go whoah! And then he stuffs up the simple things. He has talent to burn and he burns it!

The goal against north this year sum that up?

 

[JustaBattler]

McGovern fractured his neck in his first pre-season at Carlton - people forget these things.

 

[circusdevil]

McGovern fractured his neck in his first pre-season at Carlton - people forget these things.

I thought it was his back in pretty much his first training session. Landed awkwardly taking mark of the year apparently

 

[Schoonerman]

Anyone know when next years fixture is released ?
I thought it was early Nov in years past ?

 

[The Bighouse]

Anyone know when next years fixture is released ?
I thought it was early Nov in years past ?

Used to be end of Oct.
Draft first
Then rounds 0-15 by start of Dec (drop some tidbits over the cricket likely)
Frustrating ASF to book travel earlier.
And the split fixture bites IMO

 

[SurreyBlue]

I thought it was his back in pretty much his first training session. Landed awkwardly taking mark of the year apparently

It was his neck, back and legs. Just amazing he could play the whole year out……It really was!!

 

[JustaBattler]

I thought it was his back in pretty much his first training session. Landed awkwardly taking mark of the year apparently

dunno - either - I vaguely remember that he did it taking a speccie - and wrote off the pre-season

 

[ferrisb]

**** that noise... West Coast can have 11 at best if they want to make that trade.

GWS just paid pick 37 to upgrade from pick 14 to 12

WCE can pay pick 34 to upgrade from 13 to 11...

 

[The Blueseum]

The Tasmania timeline doesn't seem to be getting any clearer, noticeable that while the AFL announced the assistance package they would be getting, they intentionally did not tie the picks to actual years on the calendar just (Draft 1, Draft 2 etc). Damien Barrett today criticising the Devils and saying the game isn't in the right place for it. As a key correspondent for the AFL, that sort of language doesn't get thrown around lightly. There is a good chance the Devils entry is canned, or at least delayed by a year or more.

Perhaps our 2027 picks we just picked up for cheap won't be as useless as people think they are.

If you watch this news report about the Spirit of Tasmania debacle it really makes you wonder how on Earth they would be able to handle a project like the stadium? I suspect it is never going to happen.

 

[katmanblue]

dunno - either - I vaguely remember that he did it taking a speccie - and wrote off the pre-season

Pretty much landed on the back of his neck after having him knee I. The shoulder of the blokes in the pack.

Was in the goalsquare at ikon. ****ed his entire season.

Doesn't excuse turning up overweight, though.

 

[tarczonandjane]

If you watch this news report about the Spirit of Tasmania debacle it really makes you wonder how on Earth they would be able to handle a project like the stadium? I suspect it is never going to happen.

The stadium will be fine, if it gets the go ahead. And yes the ferries have been a breathtaking shambles. But the parties that are keen on a stadium are ready to roll into action.

Getting the go ahead is the big issue. And you will have your answer on that in the next few weeks. Predicting numbers on the upper house vote is difficult.

I saw one poster talk about delayed entry for the Devils. That won’t happen. Tassie is either in or out. My guess is that if the stadium goes ahead, the AFL will likely extend the timeframe for its development and not impose fines on a delay. It will just mean an extra season or two at Bellerive.

 

[BlueBugs]

McGovern was unfit and injury prone at the Crows before getting to us and we still gave him the long term solid $ contract. I called it out as poor LM at the time (watching a lot of the Crows due to familial connections), but was roundly dismissed and he'd be much better for us for... reasons. Even Ricciuto said we gave him a silly offer at the time, which he was mocked for saying and suggested it was just sour grapes, but in retrospect he was right.

He's panned out about as well as I expected, his fitness and application at the Crows outside of his first season was decidedly average.

Brackets for McGovern is my favourite nickname for a footballer this century.

Pasties for Brian Peake is my favourite from last century.

 

[blueboy25]

Brackets for McGovern is my favourite nickname for a footballer this century.

Pasties for Brian Peake is my favourite from last century.

You didn't enjoy Brett Heady's nickname?

 

[RPCB]

Brackets for McGovern is my favourite nickname for a footballer this century.

Pasties for Brian Peake is my favourite from last century.

Mitch McGovern (ankle)

Mitch McGovern (knee)

Mitch McGovern (hamstring)

Brackets is quite literally the most suitable nickname for Mitch McGovern.

 

[ctwenty1]

Used to be end of Oct.
Draft first
Then rounds 0-15 by start of Dec (drop some tidbits over the cricket likely)
Frustrating ASF to book travel earlier.
And the split fixture bites IMO

Im in adelaide so am planning/looking at trip to sydney for round zero and melb for R1

Hopefully i need to be in melbourne for work reasons...

 

[ctwenty1]

You didn't enjoy Brett Heady's nickname?

LOL

I had to google that...

 

[Sector 7G]

I am all for CC spending as much time as he can with 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

. What could go wrong.

 

[Walshy_The_Goat]

dunno - either - I vaguely remember that he did it taking a speccie - and wrote off the pre-season

Yep, I headed up the video team in the media department that season and was behind the goals filming it. Thought he was absolutely cooked the way he landed.

 

[Bletch]

You didn't enjoy Brett Heady's nickname?

or Graham Johncock

 

[ferrisb]

And yes the ferries have been a breathtaking shambles. But the parties that are keen on a stadium are ready to roll into action.

Not gonna lie.

I glanced at this and thought 'Oh no, what have I done this time?'

 

[JustaBattler]

Yep, I headed up the video team in the media department that season and was behind the goals filming it. Thought he was absolutely cooked the way he landed.

and yet some 'people' on here think it is worth a laugh...as if something like that don't impact on a player or an achilles being done does not effect a player.s ability when they finally get back ..weird postings one can read...

 

[The Bighouse]

Im in adelaide so am planning/looking at trip to sydney for round zero and melb for R1

Hopefully i need to be in melbourne for work reasons...

R1 is hopefully 12-Mar as booked in accomm. Flight once firm fixture is released and then wait for MCC tix 2-weeks prior.

 

[The Bighouse]

Apparently the fixture is being released next week c/- Jon Ralph