We had MG and Willie last year as our only forwards.
DBJ like a lot of others has to do more next year.
That’s the ruthless way not the toothless way.
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DBJ like a lot of others has to do more next year.
That’s the ruthless way not the toothless way.
Drew's offensive game completely disintegrated. I don't think he was terrible its just that he was only effective if he was tagging.
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We've been throwing everything at FA's for years. Just haven't been able to secure any. Particularly last year. Just a shame this year we've hooked one, who is far less valuable than those we chased last year. If we get Fiorini, that would be a boost though.
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With all these fringe players the Maggie's will be strong.
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Precisely, now he has competition in the form of Brodie and Fiorini if we get those 2. There's no way in the world unless we're decimated by injuries that we play all 3
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I remember watching him debut thinking this guy could play. A couple years later watching thinking he's not really progressing, but it's ok he must still only be like 21-22. Nope, he was 27. Now the last couple years he's hit a new level, but he's also far closer to the end than the start of his career and he's probably playing the best footy he'll ever play right now.
For mine I'd say no to Atkins for that reason, just doesn't fit a need. If he was a FA then maybe, but he isn't.
Fiorini as a free agent though makes a lot of sense.
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Na, we've made decisions to cull, but we've 100% hurt our depth again. It is absolutely the RIGHT call, but we've definitely been set back another couple steps as we finally started to build the Magpies back up again.
We've effectively culled (The impact that the decisions would have at an SANFL level):
- Our 2 best SANFL mids through Boak and Hugh Jackson going, Maybe replaced by Fiorini and our 1st pick in the 30's which is probably a net loss in the short term.
- Effectively our best SANFL player in Finlayson, who'll be replaced by our 3rd round pick.
- Atkins whose effectively getting replaced by Wehr, which is only really a slight gain.
- What would be our best 2 half backs in Burton & Williams, probably replaced with a 4th and 5th round picks, a huge loss.
- An AFL ready ruck in Soldo, we'll likely replace with a project late draft/rookie pick, which will hurt the team throughout the year undoubtedly.
- and up forward, where we already struggled for small forwards, Rioli our best is gone, McEntee for all his flaws was still at least ready to go, and Charleson has been cleared off. With SPP also out for most of the year, we go in significantly depleted here, with Rioli a huge loss in a trade with a deep rookie pick. McEntee and Charleson aren't huge losses, but again you're replacing them with deep rookie picks.
When you work through it, not only will we be significantly weaker, but it does highlight what I've been saying, that with this deep of a cull, you have to be looking at back filling with some known quantities in a shit draft.
I'd be surprised if we hadn't thrown an offer at Spargo and given the small forward void, I can totally understand why we'd go for Motlop, though we better not trade any 2026 currency or I'll lose my mind.
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If you can get Motlop and Brodie, cheaply using this years picks + the 8th rounder swap we get for Soldo, then you'd be happy. I'm worried about the cost of Motlop though.
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vic media will say we need a 2nd rounder for motlop lol
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Fox reporting Alex Davies set to stay at Gold Coast.
Surely an out of contact 22yo who is only being offered a 1-year deal post-season is worth peanuts. They clearly don't really want him, but perhaps due to his age and the sunk cost of 60+ games haven't delisted him.
A fairly tokenistic swap of fourth rounders that don't really matter, but they can sell as moving up a few spots, gets it done.
Otherwise he just nominates for the PSD and easily gets to Port.
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I have said this the last 2 off seasons. Drew needs to play the first 4-6 weeks in the SANFL as an inside midfielder, learn how to get the ball.
This day and age you have to do more than just tag.
Those days are gone, he couldn’t make the distance kicking at goal from 40m out.
I’d be seeing what we can get for him this year.
We hold onto him and he has another season like last year he won’t be worth bugger all.
Then posters will be carrying on why is he only worth a 3rd round pick at best.
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looks like our recruiting strategy hasn't changed
Bonus: if your last name is Motlop, automatically receive contract offer
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Bonus: if your last name is Motlop, automatically receive contract offer
very few players who dont fit that bill have little to no interest in playing here.
Its actually a catastrophic problem
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Cal reported that on Gettable before
Apparently Pistol Pete is trying to leave Sydney
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Just as an example, crom picked up Scummings and Peatling (scraps). Shittest post of the day award goes to you.
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I don't think Bali has an AFL team
He can make a team. The Bali Thrifters
That would suggest to me that he was injured. Let's face it, it was Donuts.
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Noting Wehr and Fiorini are UFA, the value of the other two is basically this
Brodie - 4th rounder (if we get rid of Soldo, whatever pick we get is what I would pass to Freo as they dont want him)
Motlop - early 3rd rounder (I see him as similar value to Lord, out of contract but tbf I see him having higher upside than Lord so if it pushes into late 2nds which ends up in 45ish in this draft I wouldn't be upset).
Brodie - 4th rounder (if we get rid of Soldo, whatever pick we get is what I would pass to Freo as they dont want him)
Motlop - early 3rd rounder (I see him as similar value to Lord, out of contract but tbf I see him having higher upside than Lord so if it pushes into late 2nds which ends up in 45ish in this draft I wouldn't be upset).
We honestly shouldn't be paying anything for Brodie. Freo want his contract gone so they should agree to delist him so we can pick him up for free.
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