Reportedly GWS contract offer wasn't what Lobb thought he was worth
Recommitted Rory Lobb [trade is off, staying at Fremantle]
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Reportedly GWS contract offer wasn't what Lobb thought he was worth
KingsRansom
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Didn't you already have a chance to pick both Naughton and Georgiadis?
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Not sure Lobb is what we need
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He's a good second ruck who plays forward 60-70% of the game. Those sort of players aren't worth $700k.
From memory he wants to play forward rather than in the ruck full time, and as a forward he's not a reliable #1 target.
At his best at GWS he played forward with Patton and Cameron plus Steve Johnson and Toby Greene. At Freo he's played with Hogan, McCarthy and Taberner up forward who are all varying degrees of absent/useless and mostly Darcy in the ruck who is young and has missed games with injury. Not surprising Lobb has found form now that Darcy has hit his straps and Taberner has played most games.
From memory he wants to play forward rather than in the ruck full time, and as a forward he's not a reliable #1 target.
At his best at GWS he played forward with Patton and Cameron plus Steve Johnson and Toby Greene. At Freo he's played with Hogan, McCarthy and Taberner up forward who are all varying degrees of absent/useless and mostly Darcy in the ruck who is young and has missed games with injury. Not surprising Lobb has found form now that Darcy has hit his straps and Taberner has played most games.
Not sure if serious ??
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Genuinely would only trade him for pick 1 this year. Nothing less.
Worth that much to Freo imo, given our forward line, obviously not to anyone else.
Worth that much to Freo imo, given our forward line, obviously not to anyone else.
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You seem to have sour grapes. What does that have to do with drafting both naughton and georgiades?
Picked Brayshaw and Cerra before Naughton who was a defender as a junior so can't fault us there
We picked Young and Serong before Georgiades who went at pick 18 and would have been a massive reach
Young and Serong look like future stars so cannot fault us there either.
Didn't really have a pick in the range of the two players you suggested, if you wanna have a go at us for missing a tall then the trade for Hogan who Melbourne ontraded the pick to GC for King is relevant
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Geez, that was a wally of a moment. Wasn't it
Not sure what I would have sour grapes over.
You can't draft everyone, and our draft selections look fine. Trading is an equally legitimate way of building a list, although the Saints-Hill trade seem to be an example of how not to do that.
You seem to be keen on deflection. Every club would be interested in Naughton, and most would like the look of Georgiadous.
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I mean, if we really want to go down this rabbit hole we can look at the club who had two picks at 7 and 8 before Naughton...
On Lobb, I remain perplexed at the idea he is in 'high demand.' He's an above average AFL quality player getting paid 200k too much a year, with 2 years on his contract playing for a club with only 3 KPFs on its list. I cant imagine we give two shits about any media games his manager is trying to play here and I cant imagine any club is actually going to want to pay what it would cost for us to let him go
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Nah we needed midfielders and got them. Clark has been good in the midfield and Coffield has the traits to be a gun taller wingman. Never been overly shy in the Key position area.
Still filthy about paddy over petracca though...thank God the people from that era are long gone
Are we thinking of the same player?!
Freo have 3 tall forwards on our list
Taberner, Treacy and Lobb
Taberner is injury prone
Treacy is 18
Lobb is the one who gets on the field most.
He is one of our most valuable players, we won't trade him unless a stupid offer comes from another club.
Blame our list management but that's the position we are in.
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his form was pretty decent until the Geelong game.
agree tho, won’t be going anywhere unless someone pays overs.
Well I don’t smoke crack if that’s what you mean
If Gold Coast are interested this has a serious Lachie Weller sort of stink to it.
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I’m all for it if we get another Charlie Ballard out of it.
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Speaking of lachie Weller I believe he is out of contract this year still
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Matthew Lloyd urges Gold Coast not to overpay for opposition ruckman;
www.sen.com.au
Matthew Lloyd urges Gold Coast not to overpay for opposition ruckman
“(They have to) develop their own.”
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I agree with Lloyd, it makes no sense for GC to target himMatthew Lloyd urges Gold Coast not to overpay for opposition ruckman
“(They have to) develop their own.”
Freo would only let him go if we are getting a gangbuster deal and Lobb would only go if hes getting paid a god chunk of $$. GC lose out in both scenarios
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