Traded Jack Bowes [Traded to Geelong with #7 for F3]

[Mr Meeseeks]

No offence, but I don't believe there is any concentrate evidence of the media pushing Bowes to Geelong, the latest reports suggest he will nominate the club that rate him and his playing ability more than the pick 7 'sweetner' and apparently Geelong and Chris Scott have done a good job convincing him he will have a place in their best 22.

Your post does seem a bit of sour grapes/jealousy tbh

The bold bit ispure specualtion from the Cats fans and the media, its a lobby.

As for the last bit, take it that way if you like, Im a big boy, but you're only 50% right.

No sour grapes when nothing has happened. Jealous of the media obsession on Geelong after 1 flag though! Must be nice. They hated it every time we signed a player when we had just won 3 in a row.

 

[strauchnyy]

Don't be surprised if Phillipou gets in there. There's two clubs that I know of as looking at him closely.

Who?

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

It's the media, it's Whateley, it's Hocking, it's the farms, it's 'insert most recent Geelong boogeyman here'.

The kid will pick whoever he wants to play for, there's no grand conspiracy at work here.

Your words. Im not claiming some grand conspiracy, just that the Twomey, Ralph, Korn, Lloyd et al really want Geelong to win every trade. Its pretty clear. It is what it is.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Your words. Im not claiming some grand conspiracy, just that the Twomey, Ralph, Korn, Lloyd et al really want Geelong to win every trade. Its pretty clear. It is what it is.

Twomey - Bombers
Ralph - tigers
Kornes - power
Lloyd - bombres

Why would they want Geelong to win every trade?

 

[Duskfire]

A month ago, Geelong couldn't win a flag because their team couldn't hold up to finals. Now they must be cheating to try and squeeze all those champion players under the cap.

I like Zach Guthrie

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Zach Guthrie

Age

25

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

90.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.0

2star

MG

90.0

2star

D

10.4

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

as much as everyone else, but he isn't on that much yet!

 

[Travisty1331]

A month ago, Geelong couldn't win a flag because their team couldn't hold up to finals. Now they must be cheating to try and squeeze all those champion players under the cap.

I like Zach Guthrie as much as everyone else, but he isn't on that much yet!

Well no offence but they did get a little slap on the wrist a couple of years for “accounting errors” so it’s valid question

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Well no offence but they did get a little slap on the wrist a couple of years for “accounting errors” so it’s valid question

Do you know what it was even for?

Rhetorical question.

It was for the manner with which GST on management fees was recorded.

In layman’s terms. A minuscule transgression that’ll have had next to no bearing on the ability to remain under the cap.

 

[Travisty1331]

Do you know what it was even for?

Rhetorical question.

It was for the manner with which GST on management fees was recorded.

In layman’s terms. A minuscule transgression that’ll have had next to no bearing on the ability to remain under the cap.

Yes I am aware of what it was for it was just a cheeky little dig

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yes I am aware of what it was for it was just a cheeky little dig

Well then the serious answer would be that the 11 over 30 people kept referencing as why we’d not win will precisely be why in the next 2-3 trade period we can lure players.

Lots of retiree cash to splash the next couple of years

 

[KeeperLeaguer]

Who?

Crows & Hawks have both put a bit of work into him. He's a contested ball winner with a very late Dec birthday who just makes it to this year's draft so he's regarded as having arguably the highest ceiling of the current draftees.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Your words. Im not claiming some grand conspiracy, just that the Twomey, Ralph, Korn, Lloyd et al really want Geelong to win every trade. Its pretty clear. It is what it is.

Not to mention everyone @ Fox Footy (Laughton, Zita, Waterworth)

 

[HairyO]

Another day of people pretending they care about the player but really just want the pick ?

 

[carnthedons]

Another day of people pretending they care about the player but really just want the pick ?

Given we’ve just got 50 goals and a B&F out of a top 10 draft pick GC reject we paid for with a future 4th that they didn’t even use, I genuinely do have some interest in what Jack could do on field.

 

[KeeperLeaguer]

Given we’ve just got 50 goals and a B&F out of a top 10 draft pick GC reject we paid for with a future 4th that they didn’t even use, I genuinely do have some interest in what Jack could do on field.

You're not in the running. It's been narrowed down to Cats & Hawks.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Twomey - Bombers
Ralph - tigers
Kornes - power
Lloyd - bombres

Why would they want Geelong to win every trade?

No idea, its weird.

 

[eth-dog]

You're not in the running. It's been narrowed down to Cats & Hawks.

According to whom? Reported where? The only people who seem to think this are Hawthorne fans.

I'm not saying he won't be at those clubs, but the media seem to disagree about Essendon being out of the running.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

You're not in the running. It's been narrowed down to Cats & Hawks.

The club with the most salary cap space is out of the running?
Righto, think I will wait for official word thanks.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Another day of people pretending they care about the player but really just want the pick ?

I genuinely rate Bowes, we need players with neat foot skills as opposed to butchers who don't lower their eyes like Shiel and McGrath.

 

[carnthedons]

You're not in the running. It's been narrowed down to Cats & Hawks.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

According to whom? Reported where? The only people who seem to think this are Hawthorne fans.

I'm not saying he won't be at those clubs, but the media seem to disagree about Essendon being out of the running.

Media?

You mean Twomey (Dons Cheerleader)

 

[eth-dog]

Media?

You mean Twomey (Dons Cheerleader)

And Ralph, who hates us, Sam Edmund, and anyone who's actually reported on the story.

So yeah, the media. The only people who are saying that Essendon are out of the running are Hawthorne fans. Show me a mainstream media report that says Essendon are out of the running.

 

[FB19]

And Ralph, who hates us, Sam Edmund, and anyone who's actually reported on the story.

So yeah, the media. The only people who are saying that Essendon are out of the running are Hawthorne fans. Show me a mainstream media report that says Essendon are out of the running.

Dons and hawks keen to land pick 7 to either add an undersized mid or a sickly thin defender…

 

[BIGHAWK23]

And Ralph, who hates us, Sam Edmund, and anyone who's actually reported on the story.

So yeah, the media. The only people who are saying that Essendon are out of the running are Hawthorne fans. Show me a mainstream media report that says Essendon are out of the running

No, I don't care about Essendon, and its been widely reported multiple times that its mostly down to Cats / Hawks

Its Cats or Hawks

 

[eth-dog]

No, I don't care about Essendon, and its been widely reported multiple times that its mostly down to Cats / Hawks

Its Cats or Hawks

No, it hasn't. It's been said by Hawthorne fans. If it's been widely reported you'd be able to show me one single report of anyone in the media saying so.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

The club with the most salary cap space is out of the running?
Righto, think I will wait for official word thanks.

I don’t think Essendon are out of the running, but I also don’t think you’d have the most cap space, when McEvoy, Gunston, Shiels and likely Tom all go off the books this year.