shepherd, Gaff and Sheed looked like they were nothing special either when they were struggling early on. Talent wise Duggan has more talent than them. People forget that he is basically a couple of months older than the 2015 draft crop. Once he fills out he will have a much bigger impact in the middle. Simpson needs to move him into a half back flank/mid role where he played all his footy. He is being wasted at a half forward flank.
Like I said I don't doubt he'll develop into a best 22 player in time but there is no denying he's still a fair way short of that at the moment. And there is nothing wrong with that as long as match committee recognise he needs to be playing WAFL, like he is now.
Apart from having nice skills there I don't think he's shown anything in particular to suggest he'll grow into anything exceptional so I am comfortable with the idea of losing him if such a trade bought another player to the club who would be an upgrade. Its my fantasy to see him head to Richmond at the end of the year in a trade that nets us Daniel Rioli, would that be terrible?
Why is it everyone assumes that if a player gets traded it automatically means we'd get nothing in return or that the player we got in return would be bad? Duggan is a good trade prospect precisely because he is going to be a good but unlikely great player. He's not big and he's not fast so doesn't offer much besides sound foot skills in a team that going forward has Sheed and Redden looking to play a similar role. Ideally our midfield would have a more dynamic mix of players and would look better if we putting the development time into someone with elite speed over another plodder. [Hence my desire to target Rioli and belief our best draftee from last year was Mutimer]
As to the 3 players you mentioned Shep did look like he was going to be something special thats why he was drafted so early, he's taken time to settle but is special on half back. Sheed proved in his second year [and already in his 2nd game back from LTR] that he is a player so bad comparison, I think Sheeds 2nd year was precisely what everyone assumed we'd see Duggan replicate this year and he's obviously failed to do so. And Gaff, well bad example he actually is nothing special
More like Goose1414.
Tunners has earned another year. I was so happy that the MC backed him in against GWS, has real attributes and it's just building touch at AFL level that's required (seen enough clean touches to know he has the ability).
Srs question which is better - that we make the top 4 and get a second chance should we lose - or to finish 5th or 6th which means we get a home final in the 1st week of the finals and hope like mad we win. Also should we be lucky enough to make the top 4 and we lose that first game, would we get a home final the 2nd week of the finals as would be playing the winner of one of the teams placed 5th to 8th.
Mind you (don't want it to happen God forbid!!) it could make both Darling and Le Cras pull their finger out and not rely on Kennedy so much.
Not sure if srs or having a stir - but if srs you are a goose as some players take more time to develop than others. Have seen it happen and if we let him go would more than likely live to regret it. If you get rid of players you need to replace them with somebody better and there's never any guarantee with that.
Who is The Bridge?
Finish 5th or 6th means needing to beat 2 top-4 teams away just to get to the GF. Finish 4th and you only need to beat 1 away (+ possibly 1 at home if you win first week). So 4th is always better.
Pretty sure you've blamed Tunners for something Masten did. It was a poor decision by Masto that could easily have cost us the game if it weren't for Nic's heroics. I thought Tunners played a useful game yesterday and did some good things.
