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I’ll die on this hill, Tom Blamires, 23, deserves his shotTheres no point burying the kids at 18,19 without trying to preserve them when it doesnt matter 2025 only for them to be the next Ridley, Parish, Langfords
You walk a tight rope, dont cry when it breaks
Robey has shown just how precarious it can be
It was interesting that in what was being called a weak draft that in the end clubs went with the young blokes anyway.I’ll die on this hill, Tom Blamires, 23, deserves his shot
Is that net games lost/gained through trades and delisting? Like with GC does it take into account Trac's games played to date or just summing the games played of all the players who left the club in off season?
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Maybe not a promise but I do think the preference to keep him if at all possible was pretty clear. Would be pretty mean to screw him around for so long that he basically can’t go anywhere else and then not take him.It looks like they wanted (maybe needed) to keep him, but whether they still do post draft is more important. We’ve ended up with a few guys who might be competitive in the middle early, which was never a given when they made that statement.
I also don’t read there statement as a promise, just an opportunity.
Also, I would have thought he would be training with us now if he/we were interested
How'd we lose so many?
If another club wanted him they'd have reached out and he'd be there by now.Maybe not a promise but I do think the preference to keep him if at all possible was pretty clear. Would be pretty mean to screw him around for so long that he basically can’t go anywhere else and then not take him.
You’re right that things may have changed since then, and I guess we will see. But I’d still like to see us do right by him.
Is that net games lost/gained through trades and delisting? Like with GC does it take into account Trac's games played to date or just summing the games played of all the players who left the club in off season?
I read dogs were keen on him when we first delisted him, not sure if they still have interest though.If another club wanted him they'd have reached out and he'd be there by now.
He was delisted on list lodgement day, as in the last one when the DFA periods are all done and they’re just figuring out how many picks each club should have in the national draft. By that point clubs already have their plans laid out. The timing means he’d have been lucky to get a rookie spot and now lucky to get a train on spot somewhere else.If another club wanted him they'd have reached out and he'd be there by now.
Clubs wouldnt have waited until then though.He was delisted on list lodgement day, as in the last one when the DFA periods are all done and they’re just figuring out how many picks each club should have in the national draft. By that point clubs already have their plans laid out. The timing means he’d have been lucky to get a rookie spot and now lucky to get a train on spot somewhere else.
They did express interest after he was told to look around.Clubs wouldnt have waited until then though.
100% if someone wanted him they'd have reached out, he was out of contract, when he was officially delisted is irrelevant.
I don't know what eth said.They did express interest after he was told to look around.
In any case I’m not here to convince you or eth. I’ve had my say and I stand by it.
Dayum Lore you aren’t usually a snarky postertldr; asap, kthxbye
Gold coast adding JUH, Trac aswell
I don't imagine the Eagles have a need for him, as they already have Reid and YEO as big bodies....if YEO can get on the park, don't need any more injured players.Was the foot news with setterfield clear before end of DFA period, has it been fully cleared that he can some genuine running in pre round 1?
I must say im surprised a club like eagles didnt take him over F.Macrae, Schoenborg - Also he may not have been interested enough to move their on a 1 year deal. As bad as that sounds, it does come into it for some, its why clubs have to offer guys like M.Cox, Sandilands very late in careers 2 years when they only deserve 1
I’ve heard Setters is all but signed at Albury. Waiting to see what happens at Essendon