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I think keeping MJ next year will be like hawthorn Gibson this year ( play reasonable well last season ) a season too Long .
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Think this is very possible. The end can come real quick for some.
My main issue with MJ going on is taking Pearce's spot though.
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The objective this year for MJ is keep freo from becoming previous Carlton or Melbourne and I think is a pass mark already with logue , Hughes ,Luke ryan ,blakely and Weller and hamling coming along nicely. If losing a player will lost an entire backline structure then the game plan do had a lot of problem.
Gibson even spend time with box hlll development squad the equivalent of peel reserve .
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... Provided Pearce can get through preseason and play 22 games. Better to have a handy MJ as backup than not, I'd have thought. At least he's one of the few performing this year. And while he's performing, he has a lot of wisdom to pass onto our next gen backline.
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We also have Cox, Ubergang and Collins. KPD is the one area we are chock full of depth.
Yep, but we're always going to play a mix of experience with youth. Ross holds onto his experience, often to the detriment of his youth according to some.
Ask yourself this, would you rather have Ballas go on and be that experienced player up forward taking games away from our kids? Or would you rather MJ go on next year and do the same down back. My preference would be to keep the guy that's still able to perform somewhat consistently still.
Unfortunately I think the chances are we'll still have both next year.
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MM looking very likely to leave the Crows according to Jon Ralph.
Gut feel says he ends up at the Beagles.
Gut feel says he ends up at the Beagles.
I'm having visions of the Yeo homecoming saga.
"I don't care if you're a Freo supporter. Sorry kid, you're gonna have to start at the bottom of the pack and earn a game the hard way here."
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I have seen him Play. To think he went from 165kgs to 115kg.
Surprised no one picked him up 2-3 years ago when Norwood had their 3 peat of flags from 2012-14. A lot of players have been picked up there recently too.
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I would if it benefits freo.
Freo gave up pick 3 for Picks 7, 35,71 and Cam McCarthy.
Again, I have said it before and will say again. If Freo have picks 5 and 41 or 4 and 40 as a 1st and 3rd rounder. Who ever is 9th and offers picks 10 28 and 46 to freo, I would take it.
Anyone is willing to do what gws did to us to get pick 3 should be considered.
Yeah but you only take it if who you want at 4/5 will be there at 10 OR if there is little difference between the 4th/5th ranked players and 10th ranked player. If the early pick gets you someone you really want, you just don't trade.
Last year we were after Logue regardless (well that was the report) and it was likely he got to us at 7/8 anyway. That may be the scenario again this year but I doubt it.
These were two kids who loved the Dockers. Hanging out in the change rooms. Dad played for the club. Hated the Eagles (guessing). To have them both playing there would be a bloody outrage.
I still have this fantasy land scenario that getting Mitch will land us Jeremy down the line. Jeremy can jump ship when he's out of contract (hopefully as a FA), and WC are doing what North are doing now. Imagine the boos.
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Perfect timing for our GF tilt in 2020.
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Yep - definitely think we should keep MJ for one more year. Watching Fyfe and McCarthy come back after a year out, can only assume Alex Pearce is gonna take some time to find touch again too. Wouldn't mind seeing MJ play 10-15, AP 13-18. Some games played together for on the job learning. Unless they are thinking Spurr can provide that on field leadership... but would rather MJ.
With MJ, we actually have the chance to transition him out with his successor(s) playing along side of him. Much more effective way to develop the youff in my opinion. Same boat as Sandi i reckon - both playing good enough footy to go around again, but you are very aware their bodies could go any time. Guys like Ballas, Mundy, and even Spurr (my buddy) shouldn't stick around. Spurr is contracted but should be playing plenty of WAFL next year. Not sure what Mundy's contract status is? Has met the trigger clause but not sure if he's actually extended?
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Again why freo defense must be Alex Pearce or MJ , if not what will happen .? Gunston , Sicily look like cover pretty well without frawley and Gibson . It will take time for them to gel at first and some adjustment.
Sydney and hawthorn are the type of team that don't wait for their Alex .Pearce to recover or afraid their team getting trash playing young player or senior in non prefer position .
Sydney and hawthorn are the type of team that don't wait for their Alex .Pearce to recover or afraid their team getting trash playing young player or senior in non prefer position .
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if that's the case I rather jack hannath back
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Yeo wanted to come to the Dockers.
Gut feeling says us, by a long way. He has no interest in going to west coast. He is another Mcarthy, put my left nut on it.
We have a word to Jeremy - he is a free agent next season, do a dodgy deal with him (WHATEVER IT TAKES!) and then pay slight overs for Mitch.
The only way that happens is if we don't want him. If we do he will choose Freo.
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