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Weekend Wrap and "Liked, Learned, Hated" right here -- How did tipping go?
What did we get for Ben Brown again?
I think we got two first rounders to turbocharge our rebuild...
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No shadows at all, our club isn't ballsy, I put up a suggestion based off the wider BF views on our young midfield.
Yes to contracts for both, as ive said before id be looking to transition Laz to a back pocket. Playing a Noble type role but Laz has a higher ceiling imo.
While its been brutal for LDU and will be for a little while yet, as you point out we'll be on the up by the time his new contract starts. So while the grass may look greener now he'd be much better off hanging around imo and he offers point of difference in our midfield.No shadows at all, our club isn't ballsy, I put up a suggestion based off the wider BF views on our young midfield.
They all can't play in the same side, so what do we do about that is my point.
And again if Phillips doesn't get game time he's out without a doubt. And the value of a footballer who can't get a game in a side that is sitting 0/5 is probably close to zero, zip & zilch. We got Stephens from Sydney for our pick 19(2024) & pick 44 (2023). They then gave us pick 25 (2023) draft.
So a six pick up grade & a fourth bloody rounder. Sydney used pick 5 Nat draft on Stephens originally. Doesn't matter that Stephens is s**t, not the point.
And as some of said, we'll get great compo next year if LDU decided he's had enough. Well that imo isn't a brilliant strategy, using being inept to get you quality draft picks.
Also al clarko has stated we need another 30-40 games into our youngsters. Well that is roughly rd 14 next season. And if we think winning 3 games in 2025 is acceptable, crikey.
I'd expect us to win 8/9 games next year at a minimum and we could finish around 13th-10th. That is starting to take the shine of any compo we'd get for Luke.
In saying all that I'm fine if he stays, fine if he leaves. But peeps better not get all blardy Rawling when Phillips walks for next to nothing
I can though, cause it is obvious how this will play out.
Right now Luke is contracted and we hold all the aces.
THis is business, nothing more, nothing less. It isn't personal.
Thats why we make sure the Bulldogs are paying 1m+ for JUH (dont think we'll get him)
Makes me sick when I think of how the Bulldogs have been kissed on the d1ckwith Father suns and academies.....
The curse is real Johnny Lawrence.
Every premiership team has players traded in that other clubs were ok to trade away, often for not that much. A lot of the decency of a player relates to where they are playing and how they are being used - these guys are all good enough to make an impact in the right place with the right system and the right role.
Yep. My comrade ex poster Carlos and I used to debate this pre BF days.
I agree (and did so at the time). It was almost a 'bet the house' type trade, giving up so much for a player coming back from an ACL
It was dire on so many levels.
| Stat | 2023 | 2024 | Positive/Negative |
| Contested Pos | 129 | 120.6 | -8.4 |
| Intercepts | 63.1 | 56.8 | -6.3 |
| Disposals | 355.2 | 350.2 | -5 |
| Handball | 155.1 | 150.2 | -4.9 |
| Shot Effi | 44.1 | 39.6 | -4.5 |
| Hitouts | 40.8 | 36.8 | -4 |
| Clangers | 58 | 54.4 | -3.6 |
| Contested Mark | 9.8 | 6.8 | -3 |
| Stoppage Cl | 24.3 | 21.8 | -2.5 |
| Shots on Goals | 20.7 | 18.2 | -2.5 |
| One Percenters | 45.3 | 43 | -2.3 |
| Behinds | 8.7 | 6.6 | -2.1 |
| Bounces | 5.8 | 3.8 | -2 |
| Rebound I50 | 42.4 | 41 | -1.4 |
| Tackles I50 | 9.1 | 7.8 | -1.3 |
| Free Against | 19 | 18 | -1 |
| Inside 50 | 46.8 | 46 | -0.8 |
| Clearance | 36.1 | 35.4 | -0.7 |
| Goal Assists | 8 | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| Goals | 10.6 | 10.4 | -0.2 |
| Kicks | 200.1 | 200 | -0.1 |
| Goal Eff | 22.6 | 22.6 | 0 |
| Tackles | 58.5 | 58.6 | 0.1 |
| Marks Inside 50 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 68.3 | 69.6 | 1.3 |
| Uncontested Pos | 219.9 | 221.6 | 1.7 |
| Fantasy | 1475.2 | 1477 | 1.8 |
| Centre Cl | 11.8 | 13.6 | 1.8 |
| Free For | 16.7 | 18.6 | 1.9 |
| Disposal Eff | 74.3 | 76.8 | 2.5 |
| Marks | 86.9 | 91.2 | 4.3 |
| Shots on Goal Accuracy | 51.2 | 57.1 | 5.9 |
That's the answer to a different question.No shadows at all, our club isn't ballsy, I put up a suggestion based off the wider BF views on our young midfield.
They all can't play in the same side, so what do we do about that is my point.
And again if Phillips doesn't get game time he's out without a doubt. And the value of a footballer who can't get a game in a side that is sitting 0/5 is probably close to zero, zip & zilch. We got Stephens from Sydney for our pick 19(2024) & pick 44 (2023). They then gave us pick 25 (2023) draft.
So a six pick up grade & a fourth bloody rounder. Sydney used pick 5 Nat draft on Stephens originally. Doesn't matter that Stephens is s**t, not the point.
And as some of said, we'll get great compo next year if LDU decided he's had enough. Well that imo isn't a brilliant strategy, using being inept to get you quality draft picks.
Also al clarko has stated we need another 30-40 games into our youngsters. Well that is roughly rd 14 next season. And if we think winning 3 games in 2025 is acceptable, crikey.
I'd expect us to win 8/9 games next year at a minimum and we could finish around 13th-10th. That is starting to take the shine of any compo we'd get for Luke.
In saying all that I'm fine if he stays, fine if he leaves. But peeps better not get all blardy Rawling when Phillips walks for next to nothing
I can though, cause it is obvious how this will play out.
Right now Luke is contracted and we hold all the aces.
THis is business, nothing more, nothing less. It isn't personal.
Centre bounces - LDU starting position is to close and he’s to flat footed and easier to stop.
Tarryn used them up for the 18mths..
