You have to be careful if you chase success, sometimes it can backfire...
-
-
If you are seeing this notice, posts and uploads you make now may be lost when we cut over to the upgraded system. This should only last a few hours.
Post feedback, issues, errors and omissions here. Read the OP first, please.
-
Mobile App Discontinued
Due to a number of factors, support for the current BigFooty mobile app has been discontinued. Your BigFooty login will no longer work on the Tapatalk or the BigFooty App - which is based on Tapatalk.
Apologies for any inconvenience. We will try to find a replacement.
Something Wrong at Melbourne?
- Thread starter The Panther
- Start date
- Tagged users None
🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.
Tiger_Of_Old
THE_GUN:"Why don't you use your reg acc"7/9/24
But the Pies have Neon Leon
The Falcon Strike
Hall of Famer
Not ironic at all - we paid our price, losing two brownlow medallists and 2 captains. We have also taken steps to remedy it.
Plus the culture was poor with the some of the players, not the wider club.
....But the Pies have Neon Leon
sighLog in to remove this Banner Ad
Absolute bullshit,if Aaron Davey left it would'nt be great for sure but players came & go plus i always say if a player does'nt want to be at a club then its best that they move on no matter who they are,the club will continue & the players will work with whoever they have on the list!
RedWhiteNBlue
Rookie
- Sep 20, 2009
- 48
- 0
- AFL Club
- Western Bulldogs
The problem that McLean identified was travelling from Maribyrnong to Casey Fields.
Surely they can rustle enough to buy him an E -Tag!!!
Surely they can rustle enough to buy him an E -Tag!!!
Forget about Chris DAWES being traded.
He is a required player at thew pies,with Rocca leaving he will take up his post next year.
More likely scenario is Lovett to melbourne for DAVEY.especially if ALWYN is already at Essendon.
He is a required player at thew pies,with Rocca leaving he will take up his post next year.
More likely scenario is Lovett to melbourne for DAVEY.especially if ALWYN is already at Essendon.
We'll take Davey! Straight swap for Lovett.
I agree - it would probably suit both players well also - good move all round.
RedWhiteNBlue
Rookie
- Sep 20, 2009
- 48
- 0
- AFL Club
- Western Bulldogs
I didnt see Dawes play many games during ARocs absence from Rd 7 to Week 1 of the Finals.
I agree with this. This also applies to any other work place. A disgruntled player will affect the team with negative sentiment and a lessor effort on the field. viz.: "why should I put my neck on the line for this lot?" Not a good thing to have at any club.
I didnt see Dawes play many games during ARocs absence from Rd 7 to Week 1 of the Finals.
It's called KPP depth.
Something the Bulldogs should look into.
You only played Anthony and Cloke for the majority of the year. It's not depth, it's the willingness to only play 2 key forwards. Dawes should have been at FF for most of the year with Anthony in the FP. The Dogs have plenty of young KP forwards on their list, it's just proven quality right now that they lack.
Of course its depth.
In most cases his form perhaps did not warrant selection.
Also, if Cloke or Jack get injured, you need players to be able to cover their absences. This is where you require depth- proven or not.
You need a good balance of depth throught every position on the list.
Our key forwards as they stand are Jack, Cloke, Dawes and Rus.
We need to probably add another player into this department too.
Black Dog
Senior List
- Feb 15, 2007
- 176
- 162
- AFL Club
- Western Bulldogs
- Other Teams
- Mansfield Eagles, Bonnie Doon Dogs
Fair enough and good luck with it. I do believe it wasn't just the players problem though, the club would have been aware of the behaviour and were happy enough to sit on their hands while there was on-field success. If that isn't a problem with the wider club then I don't know what is...
We have a different problem at the Doggies of a "Near enough is good enough" culture, the club is desperately trying to turn that around but gee it's difficult. The Eagle culture would be similarly difficult to turn around being the supreme team in a small town.
BEWARE THE DEMON
Rookie
Davey ain't goin anywhere. The silly season is here I see and as for a straight swap for Lovett NO WAY. Davey is 10 times better then Lovett. It would have to be Lovett and Essendon's frist round pick. Davey is worth a decent player and first round pick it it ever happened.
Dawes played along side Cloke and Anthony during the year and so did Rocca as soon he could be pushed back into the side - for a final no less. For the whole of 2003 Collingwood played Rocca, Tarrant and Fraser up forward. Rusling has played as 1 of 3 talls when he's been fit and was brought back for the finals in 2007. Reid has been used as 1 of 3 talls as well.
MM has no reluctance to play 3 talls. Fact is, Dawes didn't make much of his chances when he had them and got dropped. Same with Reid who then got sent down back for a year in the VFL.
Anyway, back to Davey, I'd take him for our first pick & Dawes. Dawes could be a good get but there is water to flow yet. On the original topic though, if Davey left after a bloke that stood up to donate at the start of the year you can bet your life there is real trouble at Melbourne.
Do they have to take Dawes or can they make that a tax deductible donation to the VFL affiliate?
melbournemartin
Brownlow Medallist
I'm yet to buy into this Davey rumour until I see at least a bit of evidence.
🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.
melbournemartin
Brownlow Medallist
So if we drafted him with #1 in the national draft yet he turned out to be the same player, we shouldn't trade him?
Melbourne would never seek to trade Davey.
- Aug 30, 2007
- 9,004
- 6,155
- AFL Club
- Melbourne
- Other Teams
- Warney's IPL team!
We'll take Davey! Straight swap for Lovett.
I agree - it would probably suit both players well also - good move all round.
Although both players are of similar ability (i would have davey slightly ahead) Davey has his head switched on and is a lot better trainer also. So i would say know to this deal, the fact you to seem to be both jumping at the chance , I couldn't imagine any melbourne fan agreeing to this trade, that alone suggests it favours Essendon.
Wonaeamirri33
Lovable Whore With A Heart Of Gold
10k Posts
Bay 13: Flog of the Year
Chocolate
Artist
Ruby
- May 10, 2009
- 28,743
- 44,822
- AFL Club
- Melbourne
- Other Teams
- FITZROY, Aylesbury United, St Pauli
Ah... so your argument is that in a desperate fit of anger about imagined "tanking" claims by trolls like your good self, McLean decided to move to a club who are more closely associated with the phenomenon than any other?
Geez... if you're going to troll us, at least you could do a little better than this! Stupidity = fail. It's that simple.
[YOUTUBE]gyZDZCGQJf8[/YOUTUBE]
Heisenberg_
17🏆19🏆20🏆
hahaha I do not think so champ
He is a good player but isn't at that level, and nobody in their right mind would pay that much for him
Wonaeamirri33
Lovable Whore With A Heart Of Gold
10k Posts
Bay 13: Flog of the Year
Chocolate
Artist
Ruby
- May 10, 2009
- 28,743
- 44,822
- AFL Club
- Melbourne
- Other Teams
- FITZROY, Aylesbury United, St Pauli
Good on you for that post mate
And yeah, I don't think there's any real reason to worry about that rumour, it doesn't seem to have any credibility at all really, given what I've heard about the source, so in lieu of any more concrete information, I'm not particularly perturbed by that bit of scuttlebutt about Davey.
PS- To clear things up, on closer inspection, the source of this "rumour" turned out to be nothing more than a speculative post by a Collingwood fan on BigFooty. So as I said, no reason to take the claim seriously at all.
- Jul 15, 2009
- 8,618
- 9,977
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
If Davey was going why would Melbourne want Lovett?
