Dawes

[demon_dynasty13]

Phew! Thank you Melbourne. I was worried we were going to waste a draft pick on Dawes.

I can enjoy the weekend now!

Enjoy not having a key forward yet again.

And LOL if you think he even entertained the thought of playing for your rabble.

 

[PureFooty]

Phew! Thank you Melbourne. I was worried we were going to waste a draft pick on Dawes.

I can enjoy the weekend now!

No worries mate, he didn't really fit the dogs criteria of a 'hack' forward anyway. Don't worry though I'm sure there are plenty more Scott Welsh's, David Bandy's, Andrew mcdougall's, Ben Harrison's, Adam morgan's, Patrick Vespremi's, and Tom Davidson's left in the sea

 

[SPC 98]

No worries mate, he didn't really fit the dogs criteria of a 'hack' forward anyway. Don't worry though I'm sure there are plenty more Scott Welsh's, David Bandy's, Andrew mcdougall's, Ben Harrison's, Adam morgan's, Patrick Vespremi's, and Tom Davidson's left in the sea

They can also take Lucas Cook, he and Jarrad Grant would just muscle defenders around all day, those big gorilla's!! ;p

 

[Andy_Mac]

Neeld appears to have gotten his man. Wanted him last year, with patience a virtue he prevails.

Would like to get St Kilda involved.

Melb trade P20 and Martin and get Dawes, Ray and P39
Collingwood trade Dawes and P39 and get P20 and P34
St Kilda trade Ray and P34 and get Martin.

 

[Bluelegs]

Neeld appears to have gotten his man. Wanted him last year, with patience a virtue he prevails.

Would like to get St Kilda involved.

Melb trade P20 and Martin and get Dawes, Ray and P39
Collingwood trade Dawes and P39 and get P20 and P34
St Kilda trade Ray and P34 and get Martin.

If you gave pick 39 to St.Kilda instead that deal might actually be possible.

 

[Andy_Mac]

Martin is worth Ray and a mid second rounder. Maybe they get our third round selection.

 

[Bluelegs]

Martin is worth Ray and a mid second rounder. Maybe they get our third round selection.

While I like Martin, he hasn't done enough to prove that he's worth that much.

 

[Andy_Mac]

Agree to disagree. I rate Martin, and if Dawes is worth more than P20, Martin is worth a second rounder and Ray.

 

[Bluelegs]

Agree to disagree. I rate Martin, and if Dawes is worth more than P20, Martin is worth a second rounder and Ray.

Don't get me wrong I rate him too. But when other clubs look at his form they won't rate him as well as you or I do.

 

[Andy_Mac]

Don't get me wrong I rate him too. But when other clubs look at his form they won't rate him as well as you or I do.

Did you see the ball bounce of Dawes' chest this year?

 

[Bluelegs]

Did you see the ball bounce of Dawes chest this year?

You're rating him on one poor year. I don't think he's worth 20, I would say high twenties early thirties but 20 is what we have to play with.

 

[Vim Fuego]

Martin is worth Ray and a mid second rounder. Maybe they get our third round selection.

Farren Ray is worth more than Stefan Martin period.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Farren Ray is worth more than Stefan Martin period.

lulz

 

[Andy_Mac]

Mate Faz is all but cooked. Blokes that make there wat toa third club are usually stars over the hill chasing coin, or spuds. Which one is Faz?

 

[SuburbanMe]

Farren Ray is worth more than Stefan Martin period.

come on, really? Not sure if you're serious here.

 

[seysearles]

Good get. Depending on what the trade involves I think it will be a win win win. Dawes will improve when he is allowed to be a go to man. Plus it will free up Clarke to play less in the fwd line and more in the ruck. Well done.

 

[Carusiii]

Good get. Depending on what the trade involves I think it will be a win win win. Dawes will improve when he is allowed to be a go to man. Plus it will free up Clarke to play less in the fwd line and more in the ruck. Well done.

Dont think so

 

[Surkin]

Stefan Martin is the most overrated player on the Melbourne board.

 

[Tommy D]

Is Martin on $450 k / season? That is the offer put forward to Dawes each year for the next 4 years.

I wouldn't be believing anything Barret says. First he thought Melbourne were unable to to land the player's it wanted, so subsequently tried to hit on anything tall that moved. Then it turns out that Neeld gets the man he's been after all along.
How could Barret not see it coming (he should be able to see around the world and back again, with those magnifying glasses he wears).

 

[Demon JP]

Would have preferred Pedersen.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Is Martin on $450 k / season? That is the offer put forward to Dawes each year for the next 4 years.

You oversaw the whole deal did you? Or are you taking Barrett at his word?

Ridiculous.

 

[forwardflanker]

Good get by Melbourne. I'm not happy he left tbh.

As long as he doesn't play second ruck, at the least you get a tall target who will bring the ball to ground a lot pretty much never gets outmarked. He is also an aerobic machine - back in 2010-11 when he was actually playing well had the best best workrate out of any tall forward in the comp. I valued him highly, close to the 3-4th most player we could least afford (not best) to lose in 2010 because of the impact he had on Cloke's game - these were the years that Cloke move into the top 2 forward in the game. If played solely as a forward then he would help Clarke out a lot. Also is beautiful kick in theory, just lacking in confidence atm. Seems difficult for Melbourne to lose this one, at worst you get a 100kg tall forward with an insane work rate who will provide a target all day even if he isn't gloving them. If he starts gloving them and kicking straight then we will look like complete idiots.

I'm not happy about letting him after go with not even giving him a chance of playing a forward, rather than out of position as 2nd ruck. It's difficult to determine his value though because he didn't have a great year. Although it wasn't anywhere near as bad as we've been led to believe. He had a pretty decent second half of the year and good finals series - he just didn't put it on the scoreboard because of woeful kicking. He also made a few glaring mistakes like the trampoline mark which the media replayed to death. I don't think the media's portrayel of his season this year is an accurate reflection of his ability. And I attribute his poor season to our dodgy gameplan and poor midfield kicking as much as anything else. Travis Cloke had a poor season to and I doubt that it's a coincidence that he relied on the same midfield and gameplan that Dawes did.

 

[syl]

Not to discount your earlier posts. But this is your best post ever!!!

Let's take pedo bear too. He will cost **** all abd is a great everyman... I want him bad.

 

[Big_Ed]

Not to discount your earlier posts. But this is your best post ever!!!

Let's take pedo bear too. He will cost **** all abd is a great everyman... I want him bad.

Mad props for mentioning pedobear while quoting a picture of a small Mexican child.

 

[Djcjdees]

Not to discount your earlier posts. But this is your best post ever!!!

Let's take pedo bear too. He will cost **** all abd is a great everyman... I want him bad.

Agree. I'd rather Pedo than Dawes. Pedo is way more versatile and a flat out better player IMO. I still think we can get both though.

I thought no one wanted to come to the dees. Barrett = G&GF