Chris Dawes?
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Dawes would not have made an ounce of difference over the past 4 seasons, except that we may be still stuck with him and may not have recruited Jesse White. We sold him at exactly the right time. He and Wellingham afforded us three consecutive bites at the draft.
We nailed the Grundy pick, and managed to cash in on the Kennedy pick to land Howe. Jury remains out on Broomhead but he has tons of ability.
I have more reservations over losing Wellingham than Dawes who I have no concerns about and never did. But Wellingham had baggage which he took to the Eagles and wasted two years until 2015 when he started playing some good football again
We nailed the Grundy pick, and managed to cash in on the Kennedy pick to land Howe. Jury remains out on Broomhead but he has tons of ability.
I have more reservations over losing Wellingham than Dawes who I have no concerns about and never did. But Wellingham had baggage which he took to the Eagles and wasted two years until 2015 when he started playing some good football again
Alone, no list management decision would make a world of difference. It isn't about Dawes or Wellingham or recruiting Young etc etc. We are where we are because of the directions and decisions that Dawes' trade was a part of.
You make things up.
I'm happy to stand by my entire posting history without retraction.
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Dawesyyyy!
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Getting Dawes back to the club should be our #1 objective
That is all
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Trampoline hands Dawes would be our leading contested mark tonight.
Dawes and Cloke might be a good combo like the old days playing in the vfl.
WTF is wrong with you lot? In his first year at Melbourne, he showed 'Leadership qualities and laid ONE bone crunching tackle that labeled the trade as a 'disaster' for Collingwood. Why you no listen to Mathew Lloyd, Lingy and Duck? Whyyyyyyyyy?
We got Broomhead for him didn't we? Sort of a nil-all draw at the moment.
So not a disaster? * Lloyd and co.
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he did a poor job, nothing about how good he is. lift your game dawesy
I'd happily stand by my support of Dawes too. I know now that we saw the best of him in the 2 GF's (his tap and knock on's in the 2nd GF were exceptional - smart footy), but I didn't like the way we parted company with him. Not that I want him back now. BJ only deals in negativity. Just ignore him.
Dawes was brilliant in 2010 and the first half of season 2011 and I mean BRILLIANT. But that is 6 years ago and he's fallen away badly in fact he fell away when Buckley tried to ruck him because he lost confidence in the game. It was never a position he was good at. It's a no on his recruitment now got to look to who can be the next Dawes of 2010 not 2017.
He was never brilliant . Blaming his demise on being sent into the ruck is downright ridiculous
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I always blamed his demise on the LASIK eye surgery he had at the start of 2012
I thought it was his minor thumb injury in 2011!!
I think if we are seriously looking at a stop gap forward to cover for a year, Petrie would be a better option.
Although older, Petrie has been pretty clear in terms of injury whereas Dawes' body is destroyed. Also, Petrie is a genuine backup ruck in case of emergency as well, and a much more proven mark.
Realistically, we use our first round pick next year on a gun young forward, so it would only be a stop gap option for 1 year to help protect Moore.
Although older, Petrie has been pretty clear in terms of injury whereas Dawes' body is destroyed. Also, Petrie is a genuine backup ruck in case of emergency as well, and a much more proven mark.
Realistically, we use our first round pick next year on a gun young forward, so it would only be a stop gap option for 1 year to help protect Moore.
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He was pretty good before the thumb injury, seemed to set him back a fair bit.
yeah but a permenant setback? Hard to believe....
