The Jamarra Thread

[X_box_X]

Wish there was an eye roll emoji.

Yes, and a wink emoji.

Can we get it done please Cheif

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[Cudi]

This makes it sound likes it not as sure thing as some journos have suggested.

 

[Foxman98]

This makes it sound likes it not as sure thing as some journos have suggested.

Looking at his current condition I have a feeling he may not pass it

 

[Spiritof82]

Presumably his involvement in this game would have also needed to have been ticked off by the club, given injury risk etc? Would love to know if that occured or not...

Good guess that it wasn't, he seems to do what he wants that suits his agenda

 

[Bulldogs85]

This makes it sound likes it not as sure thing as some journos have suggested.

The Gold Coast List manager did say the decision will be made by the end of the week

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

And we are being leaned on by the AFL.

 

[Thunderoad]

He’s been training to be a professional athlete since 13 or whatever. Taking a year off at 23 won’t do him any long term harm. I concede it will take time though. Might struggle through 2026 before being able to get back to his best.

JUH is well behind where he should be.

For a start, his development was impacted by the covid lockdowns and he effectively missed 18 months of footy.

This was acknowledged by the club when we drafted him.

“You watch him at training and he’s got that brilliance about him. It’s just probably the consistent workload and that fitness base and strength and conditioning after missing a year and a half of footy and just getting that up as a key forward.

“We’ve found just doing some competitive stuff against bigger bodied backs, those repeat efforts, it’ll take some time for his tank to build.”

Why didn't Jamarra Ugle-Hagan play in the Bulldogs' main scratch match?

The Bulldogs took on Hawthorn today at the Whitten Oval and there was a notable omission.

archive.sen.com.au

He has effectively missed 2.5 years of genuine football conditioning between the ages of 17 and 23 and is well behind a contemporary like Riley Thilthorpe.

 

[Mr. Walker]

I think we are missing the key injustice in all of this sorry saga. Channel 7 News promoted the Xander McGuire piece as an "in-depth interview". If "in depth interview" means the journalist asks a dorothy dixer , then doesn't question anything the interviewee says well i am seriously out of step with modern journalism. Only a Royal Commission or the ACCC at the very least can put this injustice right.

 

[Fossie 32]

I think we are missing the key injustice in all of this sorry saga. Channel 7 News promoted the Xander McGuire piece as an "in-depth interview". If "in depth interview" means the journalist asks a dorothy dixer , then doesn't question anything the interviewee says well i am seriously out of step with modern journalism. Only a Royal Commission or the ACCC at the very least can put this injustice right.

Deep dive huh :roll eyes emoji

 

[Cudi]

The Gold Coast List manager did say the decision will be made by the end of the week

I do get the vibe that the list bosses aren't keen on him and it's purely a Dimma move, some ITK have said the same thing.

 

[BrisDog]

Marra’s body shape in that video looks like he has not been training much at all and has a caloric surplus in his lifestyle/diet.

Not fat shaming, just observing quite a dramatic change to his torso region.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Liam Pickering didn’t hold back

 

[Bald]

Liam Pickering didn’t hold back

He's 100% correct.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Liam Pickering didn’t hold back

Pickering buttering him up for the Gold Coast ''no'' - As far as it's been reported this potenital trade has to be ticked off by the GCS board of directors, interesting to see if that happens.

 

[Doggies7]

Liam Pickering didn’t hold back

It's still smart by Gold Coast IMO. If JUH does get it together, they got him for nothing when as Pickering said, 17 other clubs would be interested a year later. If he doesn't work out, they will have paid very little by trade and salary and can wash their hands of him very easily. I'm still surprised a North Melbourne, West Coast, even Sydney wouldn't be thinking the same way and seeing if they can get him back on track. I don't think he's a toxic mess who will bring others down with him, the risk is quite low compared to reward, players like him don't come around for free very often.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Pickering buttering him up for the Gold Coast ''no'' - As far as it's been reported this potenital trade has to be ticked off by the GCS board of directors, interesting to see if that happens.

Tom Morris has Reported that a few things need to be ticked off

 

[HK_Bulldog]

It's still smart by Gold Coast IMO. If JUH does get it together, they got him for nothing when as Pickering said, 17 other clubs would be interested a year later. If he doesn't work out, they will have paid very little by trade and salary and can wash their hands of him very easily. I'm still surprised a North Melbourne, West Coast, even Sydney wouldn't be thinking the same way and seeing if they can get him back on track. I don't think he's a toxic mess who will bring others down with him, the risk is quite low compared to reward, players like him don't come around for free very often.

Yeah, I agree. If the shoe was on the other foot. I would take him. Get the Bulldogs to pay his salary for 2026. Draft cost is minimal. Stick him in the VFL program for a year. If he comes good, great, I got a player for 2027 onwards. If he doesn't, then it cost me nothing as the Dogs are paying his wage. Shouldn't affect culture either as I'm sticking him in the VFL program. All it costs me is a list spot.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I think we are missing the key injustice in all of this sorry saga. Channel 7 News promoted the Xander McGuire piece as an "in-depth interview". If "in depth interview" means the journalist asks a dorothy dixer , then doesn't question anything the interviewee says well i am seriously out of step with modern journalism. Only a Royal Commission or the ACCC at the very least can put this injustice right.

Deep dive huh :roll eyes emoji

Youse guys is expect two much from anybody who is work at Channel 7 or is named Maguire.

 

[iambrilliant]

Yeah, I agree. If the shoe was on the other foot. I would take him. Get the Bulldogs to pay his salary for 2026. Draft cost is minimal. Stick him in the VFL program for a year. If he comes good, great, I got a player for 2027 onwards. If he doesn't, then it cost me nothing as the Dogs are paying his wage. Shouldn't affect culture either as I'm sticking him in the VFL program. All it costs me is a list spot.

Why would we bother trading him for a 4th and pay he’s full salary tho ? If that’s the case just make him sit out a year and tell him to stay away the from club . I thought the whole idea of trading him for a 4th rounder is to get most of he’s salary off the books

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Geez he looks bad in this. Thought it'd make me mad but instead I just feel sad for him/the waste. Looks so far from it both mentally and physically.

 

[Anja_Nees]

Tom Morris has Reported that a few things need to be ticked off

• Physical exam
• Drugs test
• Mental health check
• Get his mates to give Rory Lobb his sofa back

 

[doggiesin08]

Fitness, especially at a professional level, is cumulative.

That year off is going to hurt him long term, if there is a long term.

People always say this but then you see blokes like Ashcroft and Smith come back from ACLs as if they didn’t miss a beat. I appreciate Smith is an extreme trainer, but I don’t think missing a year means you’re doomed to never fully building up your tank again.

 

[doggiesin08]

Jamarra still appears to have taken no accountability for the situation. Complete victim mentality.

I'm sure he's dealt with genuine family issues but those family issues aren't at Love Machine at 2am every weekend.

Fully understanding even a single funeral can throw a person off course, does anyone believe him throwing out the number 12?

You want to believe him, but he also told us there were 100 people of the front of Love Machine when a gun went off and the real number from the footage was 3.

 

[Spiritof82]

People always say this but then you see blokes like Ashcroft and Smith come back from ACLs as if they didn’t miss a beat. I appreciate Smith is an extreme trainer, but I don’t think missing a year means you’re doomed to never fully building up your tank again.

JUH never had a tank in the first place, during the games he played he didn't chase and spent most of his time standing in the pocket with his hands on his hips exhausted after running a few meters to drop a mark (again)