We got very lucky finding James O'Donnell as a speculative Cat B rookie last year. Has exceeded all expectations as a tall defender.
Our medium term (2-4 years) spine should be something like;
English first ruck, Darcy 2nd ruck/forward, Naughton, Ugle Hagan tall forwards.
Tall defenders a mix...
My pick would be Blake Acres. 3 clubs already at 28.
Wing is such a highly specialised position these days. His best is good enough that someone will take a punt on him if he goes cold at Carlton.
Dogs are paying less than $600k for Treloar.
Deal was $4.5m over 5 years, Dogs pay $3m, Pies $1.5m.
After dispute, it was agreed that Dogs would front end their proportion of payments as Pies had major salary cap issues at the time.
Exact proportions weren't disclosed, but speculation was...
Most organisations bury bad news by releasing it Christmas Eve/Christmas Day.
Curious choice of release date for a good news story but, then again, Freo.
One trade Dogs fans remember fondly is Jordan MacMahon in a straight swap with Richmond for pick 19 in 2007.
JM was a good runner, but limited contested game and poor disposal are a fatal combination. He lasted 34 games at Richmond.
With pick 19 we got Callan Ward who gave us 60 quality games...
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