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Yep but out of Melb yesterday also said it’s one year
Yep, I’m more than happy to let it go and see how it falls, I reckon I’ll be right though
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Pick 8 and we pay eddie's contract in full
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While Betts is no Hodge, I genuinely believe he can and will impart his knowledge to our next generation of small forwards. He can do for them what Hodge did for the Lions defence.
I agree, keeping Betts is better than Pick 56. Thats of course, Carlton want to come to the table and trade overs for a contracted player on our list.
One of the reasons that CCameron had a solid foundation and development to his AFL career is because he was not the key small forward in our team as he had the luxury of Betts taking the best small defender every week.
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So whispers of 1+1=9
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Forgetting that Eddie has always made clear taking family back to Melbourne once footy finished.
So not achieving much by keeping here one year to mentor ,let him go Carlton and get job after played 1 season.
Pay some of wage and get best pick possible.
If any - and I mean any - player on our list older than 25 wants to pursue options then we should squeeze every ounce of value out of them and load up on the next two drafts. They won't all go, but we need to rebuild, so cash in now.
Pick 56 averages 79 games
Zac Langdon
Jordan Dawson
Dougal Howard
James Sicily
Joel Patfull
Chris Knights
Robert Shirley
Paul Medhurst
Daniel Cross
Ryan O'keefe
Cameron Mooney
Daniel Bradshaw
What’s one for deluded....start the car?
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Shane is quicker, taller, stronger and has more strings to his bow.
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It was a joke mate
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Great work. In priority order would like to see us move on Gibbs and JJ. I would take (and encourage) massive overs for Laird, Crouch and/or Smith. Burn this group down and start again.
Happy to pay Eddie for what he brings off the field. Would love to keep him on permanently in some capacity. Indigenous players are so important and we lack stars with that electric pace and classy ball use. Eddie could be the missing link going forward to adapt some bargain indigenous players to the system and also work with our NGA. Have to be massive overs for mine and really I hope it doesn’t come.
Mackay should not get another and happy to lose Keath and Hugh as long as it’s based on their best footy. Which is really overs for any player if you are cherry picking games to value them on.
Talia is taller, stronger and better in the air.
My point isn't who is the better player. It's that I don't think they play the same position. So why should it be a contest?
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Stengle may play the same position, but he's an even less clear replacement than Murphy. Didn't really think much of him in his 2 game cameo, he's far too much of a low effort coaster to make it in the AFL based on his demonstrations to date. You can certainly see why Richmond were happy to part with him.
It’s a major flaw. Hopefully preseason our new coach gets through to him he needs to chase with ferocity or he isn’t going to make it.
Agreed, I think both McAdam and Stengle should be playing in our forward line next year, I don't think it should be a competition between the two. Stengle is about as close to a Betts clone as you would ever find. A long way off Betts, but just has that natural ability to be dangerous around the F50 in both kicking and setting up goals. He may not be the best "defensive pressure" forward, but the very presence of dangerous players who punish mistakes creates significant pressure.
McAdam has a few more strings to his bow and I think brings that dynamic "X-factor" that McGovern brought when he played for us.
Personally with where our team/forward line is at, I'd be looking at playing a forward line something like:
F: Stengle - Himmelberg - Fogarty
HF: McAdam - Walker - McHenry
The jury's no doubt still out on some of these guys, but the only way we find out is by playing them.
Personally I don't see why there's such resistance at Carlton towards bringing Betts back in, especially given the success of Brisbane bringing Hodge in whilst in a similar situation. They have a young, talented forwardline, however perhaps lack in the small forward space and after how impressive the back half of their 2019 was, I'd imagine they'd be targeting a finals appearance in 2020.
Whilst Betts is a different player to Hodge, he's a great character/clubman who is an excitement machine and genuinely brings fans to the games. They're at the point now where they need to actually say "lets make a run at the finals".
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- Unlikely to play in our next finals campaign, definitely no chance of a flag
- Is never going to play regularly in the midfield
- His currency is at it’s peak
- Sholl and Hamill are promising replacements
- We could potentially take Ash or Young with pick 3, both similar players who may have greater long-term midfield potential
If Brisbane were to offer 15 or a package which includes other picks, would you do the deal?
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- 28yo at the start of 2020
- Unrestricted Free Agent at the end of 2021
- Unlikely to play in our next finals campaign, definitely no chance of a flag
- Is never going to play regularly in the midfield
- His currency is at it’s peak
- Sholl and Hamill are promising replacements
- We could potentially take Ash or Young with pick 3, both similar players who may have greater long-term midfield potential
If Brisbane were to offer 15 or a package which includes other picks, would you do the deal?
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This is a key I think. Jenkins will leave and we'll no doubt get something for him. How much? Who knows.
But Lynch is one whom now needs to make way in our forward line. The trouble is I just don't see him leaving. I actually wonder though whether we might look to move Lynch to more of a wing/half back role, especially if we're losing the likes of Keath +/- Laird/Smith and now clearly aren't brining in Francis or Williams.
I think our forwardline needs a complete makeover though, we have a heap of talent there waiting for opportunities, we now need to give it a chance. I think you keep Walker there as an elder statesman.
