Recommitted Lachie Whitfield [re-signed]

[Andre the Giant]

I got a feeling if Cognelio wanted out of GWS, it will be Hawthorn he'll want to go to. Home sickness isn't a concern anymore for him, and I don't think he'd leave without a flag first. If GWS believed he was going to leave as a free agent in 2019, they'd trade him in 2018 at his maximum trade value.

But without being rude why would he leave? He would get similar money as you guys don't overspend, he's very happy and playing with all his mates? It just wouldn't add up.

More likely a guy like Kelly who gets offered a grandfather type deal or a kid not quite making the best team like Kennedy.

 

[Holy Rioli]

But without being rude why would he leave? He would get similar money as you guys don't overspend, he's very happy and playing with all his mates? It just wouldn't add up.

More likely a guy like Kelly who gets offered a grandfather type deal or a kid not quite making the best team like Kennedy.

Nah nothing rude about that at all mate. You are correct he is close to the GWS boys, he's also very close to O'Rourke and O'Meara. Actually went to O'Meara's comeback game against Essendon in the VFL and watched it with O'Rourke. Does this mean he'll leave GWS for Hawthorn? It is honestly a stretch to think so, and all it means is he wanted to be there for a mate for an important moment and nothing more. There just have been the odd whisper that Hawthorn are appealing to him if he was ever to leave GWS.

But if we don't spend next year's trade capital this year (e.g. our 2018 first rounder) and Whitfield doesn't get traded to us because GWS says come back to us in 12 months time and talk when he's out of contract, I wouldn't be surprised if we inquired about Cognelio instead.

 

[Orange Agent]

Just realised the Hawks poster claiming to be ITK has nfi and cant even spell players names right. This website has some strong magnetic forces.

 

[Holy Rioli]

Just realised the Hawks poster claiming to be ITK has nfi and cant even spell players names right. This website has some strong magnetic forces.

Yep you are right too lazy to look up how to spell his name. and to be clear, I am not in the know at all when it comes to Whitfield or Coniglio.

 

[kirbatron]

But without being rude why would he leave? He would get similar money as you guys don't overspend, he's very happy and playing with all his mates? It just wouldn't add up.

More likely a guy like Kelly who gets offered a grandfather type deal or a kid not quite making the best team like Kennedy.

Agree with you, unless he wants to play in Melbourne.

 

[TallyHawk]

LOL. "Will need a new target".

Good one, dickhead.

Lol darn we missed out on Roberton, better go with Plan B: Whitfield.

Mike must be embarrassed with what crap Tony puts out.


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[TallyHawk]

Just realised the Hawks poster claiming to be ITK has nfi and cant even spell players names right. This website has some strong magnetic forces.

Try playing the ball mate!


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[Andre the Giant]

Someone on our board with a very good track record of info says that there have been discussions with GWS about Whitfield to Hawthorn.

It's not just Crawford.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/8b7ecba3485cb3b7fd9121c2daf97b34

People can stick the scuttlebutt up their scuttlebutts. This has just been scurrilous fanciful BS.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/8b7ecba3485cb3b7fd9121c2daf97b34

People can stick the scuttlebutt up their scuttlebutts. This has just been scurrilous fanciful BS.

Paywall.

I can see the title, but if you think that disproves conversations have taken place, good for you.

Clubs are talking about multiple players with each other all the time at this point in the year.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

GWS and Whitfield due to announce a 2yr extension, according to a poster on our board with good intel.

 

[BLERN]

GWS and Whitfield due to announce a 2yr extension, according to a poster on our board with good intel.

Cant believe we had to go to the extent of extending a contracted player just to try and silence crawf.

We must be pretty worried about people listening to him if this is true

 

[dlanod]

Cant believe we had to go to the extent of extending a contracted player just to try and silence crawf.

We must be pretty worried about people listening to him if this is true

It was cheaper than 4 million pairs of headphones.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Why would Whitfield want to go to Hawthorn?

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

Hasn't Whitfield been a disappointment? Pick one, very outside, neat player, but no game breaker. If he played for Melbourne he would be torn to shreds about his lack of impact. Hidden in Sydney.
I would have thought the giants would be happy to offload for something. They already have Scully as the outside runner who doesn't excel in the contested situations

 

[schmuttt]

Nah nothing rude about that at all mate. You are correct he is close to the GWS boys, he's also very close to O'Rourke and O'Meara. Actually went to O'Meara's comeback game against Essendon in the VFL and watched it with O'Rourke. Does this mean he'll leave GWS for Hawthorn? It is honestly a stretch to think so, and all it means is he wanted to be there for a mate for an important moment and nothing more. There just have been the odd whisper that Hawthorn are appealing to him if he was ever to leave GWS.

But if we don't spend next year's trade capital this year (e.g. our 2018 first rounder) and Whitfield doesn't get traded to us because GWS says come back to us in 12 months time and talk when he's out of contract, I wouldn't be surprised if we inquired about Cognelio instead.

You're heavily overrating how important friendship would be to most players. Tyson and Bugg are also in that little circle, does that make us equal favourites for Coniglio?

 

[Bokonon_]

Hasn't Whitfield been a disappointment? Pick one, very outside, neat player, but no game breaker. If he played for Melbourne he would be torn to shreds about his lack of impact. Hidden in Sydney.
I would have thought the giants would be happy to offload for something. They already have Scully as the outside runner who doesn't excel in the contested situations

Now that really is rubbish

 

[Colonial]

Hasn't Whitfield been a disappointment? Pick one, very outside, neat player, but no game breaker. If he played for Melbourne he would be torn to shreds about his lack of impact. Hidden in Sydney.
I would have thought the giants would be happy to offload for something. They already have Scully as the outside runner who doesn't excel in the contested situations

Nah we are good thanks.

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[dlanod]

Hasn't Whitfield been a disappointment? Pick one, very outside, neat player, but no game breaker. If he played for Melbourne he would be torn to shreds about his lack of impact. Hidden in Sydney.

To some degree, because with pick 1 you always want a top player and Lachie is solid but complementary - but if you look at the top dozen of that draft it shows how bad it was in general.

I would have thought the giants would be happy to offload for something. They already have Scully as the outside runner who doesn't excel in the contested situations

But nah, this logic doesn't follow. GWS's system is predicated on those outside runners and Whitfield is a key player in it. They suffered when he was out earlier in the year. He's also increased his contested work noticeably throughout this year

 

[Raymann]

To some degree, because with pick 1 you always want a top player and Lachie is solid but complementary - but if you look at the top dozen of that draft it shows how bad it was in general.



But nah, this logic doesn't follow. GWS's system is predicated on those outside runners and Whitfield is a key player in it. They suffered when he was out earlier in the year. He's also increased his contested work noticeably throughout this year

When you consider the two father/sons (Viney & Daniher) and the two 17 y/o (Crouch & O,Meara) he really at best was selection #5

 

[dipper86]

Hasn't Whitfield been a disappointment? Pick one, very outside, neat player, but no game breaker. If he played for Melbourne he would be torn to shreds about his lack of impact. Hidden in Sydney.
I would have thought the giants would be happy to offload for something. They already have Scully as the outside runner who doesn't excel in the contested situations

I agree to this to an extent, he ain't a match winner and he isn't the quality of other players in terms of elite status. He ain't a Dangerfield Martin a Shiel a Kelly etc, what he is, is elite at his role, as an outside gut running mid which is a desperate need at Hawthorn. If the number one pick status wasn't with Whitfield, he would be worth slightly more than what we achieved with Hill. The arousal of a number 1 pick inflates his price.

 

[DJ Sammy]

http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2017-09-13/whitfield-commits

 

[JG22]

off to the kelly thread then..

 

[Colonial]

Lol end thread.

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[Leather Poisoning]

Well that ends another nice thread of speculation.

Well done Giants in holding on to a pick 1.

 

[coniglio_number1]

The Matt Kennedy thread should get some nice traffic now after being neglected for long