Player Watch #5: Caleb Daniel

[Samsquanch]

Like when they convinced us to trade for an eight game Lachie Young rather than force them to delist him and get him for free

I wonder if that Lachie Young badge that they sold at the Roo Shop has any value as a collector's item?

 

[ferball]

I wonder if that Lachie Young badge that they sold at the Roo Shop has any value as a collector's item?

Ligma will pay good money for it.

 

[shinboner magic]

Like when they convinced us to trade for an eight game Lachie Young rather than force them to delist him and get him for free

We’re number one for goodwill towards other clubs

 

[Heaps of fun]

Any apologies for those that defended this trade yet? I haven't kept up.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Any apologies for those that defended this trade yet? I haven't kept up.

Haven’t seen too many tbh

they’ve gone silent

 

[speedy]

Worst trades ever ???
1. Hay
2. Polec
3. Daniel

There is good reasoning to put Daniel first because the other 2 had merit initially, just the outcomes were disastrous.

The Daniel trade was a disaster right from its first inception. Anyone with half a brain would have foreseen it.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Worst trades ever ???
1. Hay
2. Polec
3. Daniel

There is good reasoning to put Daniel first because the other 2 had merit initially, just the outcomes were disastrous.

The Daniel trade was a disaster right from its first inception. Anyone with half a brain would have foreseen it.

Not enough CCJ.

 

[speedy]

Not enough CCJ.

Similar to Hay & Polec, it had some merit. Young key tall stuck behind some very good players and showed signs on the few occasions he played seniors.

 

[DocSholl]

Worst trades ever ???
1. Hay
2. Polec
3. Daniel

There is good reasoning to put Daniel first because the other 2 had merit initially, just the outcomes were disastrous.

The Daniel trade was a disaster right from its first inception. Anyone with half a brain would have foreseen it.

Pretty sure West Coast used the pick we gave then for McConnell on Shannon Hurn

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

Is he a campaigner?

 

[TruRoo]

Is he a campaigner?

By all reports he’s a great guy, well liked. Just can’t kick 30 metres or apply any defensive pressure

 

[TruRoo]

We downgraded pick 63 for pick 70 in that trade and then didn't use that pick. Wouldn't really call it as pulling one over on us there. It just helped them to facilitate it as a 3 way trade with Brisbane to pick up Stef Martin.

Good of us to be so accomodating

 

[kool kangas]

Time to list Daniel as being "managed" starting this week..

 

[Ligma]

Ligma will pay good money for it.

BRING HIM BACK

 

[The Nostradamus]

I’m a bit confused why the general consensus is we paid overs with pick 25. I would have thought a player that has proven All-Australian caliber ability, no off-field red flags, leadership credentials, BnF in a successful year, no injury concerns, at a prime age of 28 would have demanded at the very least a pick in the early 20’s?

We could have given a future 2nd or 3rd, but if the Dogs wanted picks this year, what else are we going to give them?

If he didn’t have a down year this year, we would have paid way more than pick 25. I’d say we got him at his prime age at the best possible buying time.

And hallelujah a proper half back not a repurposed one.

Are you still confused?

 

[shinboner magic]

He was cooked two years ago - what did our coaches /recruiters see

 

[remfan101]

Worst trades ever ???
1. Hay
2. Polec
3. Daniel

There is good reasoning to put Daniel first because the other 2 had merit initially, just the outcomes were disastrous.

The Daniel trade was a disaster right from its first inception. Anyone with half a brain would have foreseen it.

The collective trade approach that resulted in pick 2 for Daniel and pick ~30 has to be number 1.

 

[My Left Foote]

He was cooked two years ago - what did our coaches /recruiters see

It's truly staggering.

 

[Blightys Barrel]

He was cooked two years ago - what did our coaches /recruiters see

I think it’s the equivalent of when you’re 20 years old at 1 AM with your beer goggles on. Then every female at the Werribee RSL looks like Claudia Schiffer, Liz Hurley and Elle McPherson. You even stop to admire yourself in the toilets mirror thinking you’re a young Brad Pitt or Bradley Cooper.

We all know the reality however and what Clarko/Rawlings came home with that night……actually next 4 years

 

[giantroo]

He was cooked two years ago - what did our coaches /recruiters see

Probably saw the experienced component and forgot about the rest.

 

[ferball]

He was cooked two years ago - what did our coaches /recruiters see

Less than two years ago he came fourth in their B&F behind Bont, Libba and Ed Richards.

 

[shinboner magic]

Less than two years ago he came fourth in their B&F behind Bont, Libba and Ed Richards.

The bloody dogs were playing the long game - he finished top 4 in the bnf , we want pick 25

 

[shinboner magic]

Probably saw the experienced component and forgot about the rest.

GR with all your connections - let them know we have gun scouts on here.
Not Nostra

 

[ferball]

The bloody dogs were playing the long game - he finished top 4 in the bnf , we want pick 25

LOL. Bastards...


He looks worse on our backline cos our players don't move enough. He's not the only one that goes back and forth looking for targets when he kicks out from 50. He's taken shitloads of kickouts but we've also increased our scores from kickouts by 500% or five times what we scored last year. So despite how bad he looks and what everyone says, he must be having some positive impact.

 

[TiAn_]

LOL. Bastards...


He looks worse on our backline cos our players don't move enough. He's not the only one that goes back and forth looking for targets when he kicks out from 50. He's taken shitloads of kickouts but we've also increased our scores from kickouts by 500% or five times what we scored last year. So despite how bad he looks and what everyone says, he must be having some positive impact.

NM have gone from dead last by a distance in 2024 to third in the comp in 2025 for average score from kick ins.