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    Rumour Speculation, Rumours, Lies Thread 2026 - Part 2

    Quoting this post but in reality this is a reply to the many posts that are having this conversation. I often see two camps on this issue. Old school footy people bemoaning the focus on athletic data ahead of 'but are they a footballer...can they kick? do they have footy IQ?' and then new age...
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    NBA NBA SC 25/26

    with the NBA cup finals bye week going across two ‘game weeks’ does anyone know what happens to those 3 games on the Monday 8th? Logically I’d think they’d just make December 8-21 week 8, and exclude those NBA cup games. As there aren’t that many games 15-21 as it is. But the schedule has...
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    Rumour Speculation, Rumours, Lies Thread 2026 - Part 2

    He may not be it, but he’s got enough standout attributes that he’s infinitely better than taking a look at a ‘proven’ vanilla type. Seriously good contested ball winner, unreal at navigating traffic. Good tackler, great size. The other one I love, probably more than Davies, is Will Graham. We...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Clarry's 'build' is more aligned with our deficiencies as a first possession/extractor type. That he'd come significantly cheaper in trade price and salary is a huge bonus. It feels like a good backup plan. Issue is, obviously, that peak-Clarry is an incredible player with his ballwinning/hands...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Yeah I just don’t really know how he’d fit into a modern defence speed wise. Kicking can be damaging but when you’re as slow as he is at that height you can’t match up on talls but any self respecting small will burn you at ground level and get separation. I think it’s midfield (or maybe a high...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    https://www.geelongcats.com.au/video/1752050/gather-round-press-conference-chris-scott?videoId=1752050&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1744086256001 ‘George has something a bit different to the rest of our midfielders which is going to work in his favour I suspect. He is a really big, strong...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Yeah, I think he’s an interesting prospect and worth a look. He was a manchild in juniors and even now is physically very developed and a solid inside mid. But what’s intriguing is I recall Chris Scott saying in a press conference mid year that they’re really hoping to get him in at some stage...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Yeah I wouldn't be chasing Laverde because he's just not really what we need. He was drafted as a midfielder/wingman who was super athletic. The KPD was a conversion that happened given his athleticism but failure to figure it out upfield. He was never a 1 on 1 lockdown guy. He was better as...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    I don’t see why we wouldn’t give out one year deals to fringe guys who aren’t really what we want yet, unless someone else is out there offering two. Few players we’ve had on the list over time who’ve gone into a contract year feeling like they’re bound to be delisted because we’ve given them...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Yep agree. Centre bounces are still stoppages and have a bit of a different skill set required - Trac is a reasonably strong centre bounce guy. Other thing to note about my feedback on Trac’s stoppage work over the last five years is that it’s mainly data based. He’s played in a system with...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Yes, both are really poor kicks. But so were Fyfe and Dangerfield. We’re obviously not going to recruit Darcy Parish, but with good coaching and system you can get players to stay in their lanes a bit better. With better outside players around a distributor and clear instructions on their job...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    My idea of Trac is based on a career body of work in the midfield role as opposed to a small sample size. Trac is a good player. An excellent player. A difference maker. None of that is in dispute. Dawson had 7 games this year where he had 6 or more clearances. I’m not citing them as reason...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Peak Petracca is better than our current crop at stoppage. Just. But peak Petracca also attended a lot more stoppages per match than our current group who rotate a bit more. Peak Petracca was excellent, but clearances weren't his one wood. Current Petracca is no better than what we currently...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Petracca at his best is good for us purely because he was that good. And irrelevant of balance, pure talent often wins. But let's not pretend Petracca is what our midfield needs. Dawson's good, but offensive minded and more outside. Rankine's an offensive guy. Soligo's solid, but more offensive...
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    List Mgmt. List Management Thread

    Thanks fellas. Obviously had very little to talk about while we were allegedly a good football team.
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