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Rumour GFC 2023 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt II
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Phillips will be a decent player if he has a good injury run. That said i think he will be more a B+ grader and clark projects higher than that for me he has potential A grade qualities.
The issue is that north overlooked mcdonald which given their issues with tall timber was really stupid
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He isnt now but if he hasnt signed by mid next year theres a good chance hes coming back to vic.
That's a shame. Have always loved Macrae, and would have rather got a few years from him for a decent price, rather than a king's ransom for someone like Smith (neither are happening so the point is moot, but still my preference hypothetically).
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I was hoping the 'mystery mid' would be Tom Powell. Same draft as Phillips, and someone I've liked since his draft year. Wouldn't cost a whole lot, and would add a lot to our future midfield.
Phillips should be fine, but Powell has been played out of position/had way too many mids drafted in front of him to really showcase his worth. Would love us to have a sniff next year.
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Might have been, and come on early, we had a ton of early subbed-offs.
If the Dog's extend JUH and English on what really will be monster contracts after just giving Naughton one... surely they just can't be keeping Smith.
Not saying we get Smith (anyone could) but if a club is offering Smith a big contract I just don't see how the Dogs can match it $$$ wise and have a fourth monster contract within 12 months signed off (yes I know they do not need to match an offer but if Smith is to stay it won't be on unders).
I'm kinda surprised they are not letting Smith go now to get maximum value for him and to have more of an idea on what $$$ they have left to play with.
They gotta lose players if they keep them all on big $$$.
Not saying we get Smith (anyone could) but if a club is offering Smith a big contract I just don't see how the Dogs can match it $$$ wise and have a fourth monster contract within 12 months signed off (yes I know they do not need to match an offer but if Smith is to stay it won't be on unders).
I'm kinda surprised they are not letting Smith go now to get maximum value for him and to have more of an idea on what $$$ they have left to play with.
They gotta lose players if they keep them all on big $$$.
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over the next 24 months yes... he's the future.
In 2024 he will improve well IMO but not enough to meet a full season as #1 ruck.
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I know im 17000k away but ive seen plenty of VFL and Neale can do many things.
Id disagree on the following:
-No Ground ball second efforts - Ive seen the footage in both AFL and VFL games of him doping exactly this both in F50 and as as ruck around the ground.
- No Footy IQ - I disagee but have less examples of it to refer to. What ive seen is he leads to the right spots, understands the game and body positioning and jusges the ball in flight well. And in IMO it will prospoer with more AFL experience.
- Bringing the ball to ground when out of position - Needs the most work here yes.
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If the rumours are true, they might be letting Smith go - to the Hawks. But I don't think there's anything substantial to that just yet.
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How easy would it be to dislike Bailey Smith in a Hawthorn guernsey
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If it is reinstated, only needs to be 5% in my opinion. Or 8%, capped at $20k a player.
It's easy to dislike ANYONE in a Hawthorn jumper.How easy would it be to dislike Bailey Smith a Hawthorn guernsey
iShank Smith deserved our contempt and derision.
Isaac 'Norm' Smith was a a fantastic player for us and was a good bloke!
I think a Phillips-like pick is a missunderstanding of the value of an early pick.
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Yeah I don't know where the idea he's not good at ground level has come from. His biggest issue looks like he's got the game of a tall winger in the body of a key forward at the moment. He has some skills but really needs to learn how to develop his physicality to the point where he can compete either as key forward or in the ruck.
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Agreed. Picking in junior performance rather than senior potential.
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If Sav went into the ND he'd have to be a chance to get through to Port's #25.
Maybe North with all their late first-rounders would be threat as they need key position defenders.
Hawks only currently hold #4 and #33.
Sav and Port would not be keen at all for it to get to that though but I'm just having a think about how it could go down if no trade was made.
North & Hawks with earlier picks in the PSD so I don't think that would help Port.
Whatever happens... Sav is gonna get paid so he should be good... Him getting paid at a different club doesn't help Port though.
Maybe North with all their late first-rounders would be threat as they need key position defenders.
Hawks only currently hold #4 and #33.
Sav and Port would not be keen at all for it to get to that though but I'm just having a think about how it could go down if no trade was made.
North & Hawks with earlier picks in the PSD so I don't think that would help Port.
Whatever happens... Sav is gonna get paid so he should be good... Him getting paid at a different club doesn't help Port though.
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I think that like a lot of tall players that have always been tall Shannon has "soft hands" in a marking contest. Because they are so tall they never have to really contest for the ball in the air and do not develop "strong hands". I think it is really hard for players like that to recover from it. As a result will always play more like a flanker or winger or just be able to use his size to attack a pack and bring the ball to ground but not be able to take strong grabs.
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Cats are been catty.
Normally if a player wants to leave we help them move
Normally if a player wants to leave we help them move
Just looking for a level of compensation that = the contract offered.
On the other hand... If the Cats need, target, and commit to a player we pay up to get the deal done (not to forget that this player has been courted for 2 years now).
It doesn't need to be done until the trade deadline on Wednesday night, so we still have plenty of time to help Sav and Port out.
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