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Strange call, hardly like for like. Another player with iffy disposal is hardly the solution to our woes. Langdon, Weller, Blakely, Crozier (if he gets his act together), Bennell - yes. Speed, pace, skill, composure, goal sense is what we need.

Ballard seems to have consistency and given no AFL chance, he deserves a shot to prove himself.
 
Agree with Mayne and Mzungu and would add Suban and de Boer - can certainly accommodate DP for longer and wouldn't have Balla's in my top 6 priorities to move on at all.

Yep Ballas would be in the bottom half of moving players on. He certainly isn't any where as bad as Mayne, who can't even bring average pressure these days.
 
Wouldn't include Ballas in that list but otherwise spot on. Also not sure on Lewis Jetta. Yeah he's an upgrade on Pearce but at what cost? Sydney won't let him for peanuts.
 
Wouldn't include Ballas in that list but otherwise spot on. Also not sure on Lewis Jetta. Yeah he's an upgrade on Pearce but at what cost? Sydney won't let him for peanuts.

I think Jetta has really shot Sydney in the foot, with his performances this year.

Since he only nominated two clubs, I think the cost will depend if the Eagles are interested.
 

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If nothing else, you guys have to go hard at McCarthy but I'm sure you already know that.
 
Our forward line sucks.
We repeatedly have to work so hard to get the ball toward goals only to have it rebound straight out again.
& I don't put the blame just at Suma's feet - I blame Lloyd & Bond - we just don't have any quality talls.
Walters is the only forward that consistently got into our best players.
Ballas is a good player, however has regressed this season. Pav is past it. Taberner isn't there yet. Our resting ruck invariably sucks. Crozier is far from being a Luke Breust it's not funny.
It is a real indictment upon our list that we are forced to persist with playing Mayne as a marking target - he's shorter than Mundy & has forgotten how to mark and kick straight for the past 2 seasons.
It pisses me that West Coast have recycled straight back up to the top again but you have to acknowledge that their list manager has been drafting plenty of talls.
Our list strategy of stockpiling mids doesn't work.
 
If nothing else, you guys have to go hard at McCarthy but I'm sure you already know that.

The problem is that now they know we're desperate for a tall, it was painfully obvious today.

The fact Tabs was the one subbed out with Fyfe on one leg, speaks volumes that he is a long long term prospect.
 
I literally thought you lost tonight through lack of talent, nothing else. Lyon can coach and he's finally realised he needs to score more. I thought you were let down by 2 many b graders in one side expected to do A grade things. Pierce, Deboer, Dawson, Taberner (he could turn out all-right but wasn't up to it tonight), Griffen, Crozier (another who may be ok, I don't know him well enough, but wasn't up to it tonight), Mzungu, Barlow.
They can all fill a role in a good side but too many B graders in one side for tonight and it showed. Dropped marks, wayward kicking, stupid mistakes under pressure. I'm not sure where your youth is at but you need to get some really good drafts in my opinion. You need to set an age barrier though.
If you could replace a couple of the above with better talent in one season, I think you'll get another crack next year. If not you're in trouble. The age of your main player list is really getting up there. You obviously have to go all out for a KPF. I know you've tried before without success but you simply cannot win a premiership next year without one.
 
Need to bring Bennell and McCarthy into the club. And I hope Bond doesn't **** around trying to screw GC and GWS over and ends up losing the opportunity.

If we can't get these two players who actually want a move to WA, someone needs to be sacked.

Its not every year you have talented WA players, wanting a move back.
 
Would hope we see what we can get for any of the following:

Clarke
DeBoer
Suban
Mayne
Gu
Ballas - love him but we may have to give quality. Can't see it happening.
Barlow
Croz

Must get in McCarthy and Bennell
 
Our forward line will not just be fixed by getting Mccarthy only, especially if Pav retires...hope we don't expect one person to be our saviour and turn us from averaging 70 points to 100 plus
 
Our forward line will not just be fixed by getting Mccarthy only, especially if Pav retires...hope we don't expect one person to be our saviour and turn us from averaging 70 points to 100 plus

A big part of the problem is delivery. Many of the players we have discussed over and over just deliver the ball so poorly to leading forwards. Just arent able to understand 'advantage side'
 

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Know it's a hypothetical, but say if Collingwood offered Cloke up as a trade, what would you hand over for him? Sorry about tonight, is sad to see Pav retire, he is my favourite non Coll player of all time. Champion.
 
A big part of the problem is delivery. Many of the players we have discussed over and over just deliver the ball so poorly to leading forwards. Just arent able to understand 'advantage side'

its hard to kick it to a forward when there is no space and the defender is right on their hammar. It takes it from taking a "kick to advantage" to a millimetre kick.

Lake barely moved out of the 50 tonight - our forwards didn't work hard enough.
 

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You see millimetres I see a team that had a better plan than ours, mentally weak players like Mayne and weak excuses about umpiring
How would fans excuses about umpiring affect the team's performance???? Oh, and the umpiring was diabolical even if you are an apologist for them and their terrible performance.
 
Would hope we see what we can get for any of the following:

Clarke
DeBoer
Suban
Mayne
Gu
Ballas - love him but we may have to give quality. Can't see it happening.
Barlow
Croz

Must get in McCarthy and Bennell

Ballas, MDB and Suban won't be going any where, Ross just loves these blokes.

I think Clarke is certainly gone and Gu/Barlow would be players he is willing to give up.

Croz just signed a contract, won't be going any where.
 
Pavlich kicked more goals than Mccarthy this year, don't expect Mccarthy to do much in the near future. The improvement will hopefully come from Bennell taking the spot of one of our shit flankers or, as Ross said in his presser, playing midfield and allowing fyfe to play forward.
 
Would hope we see what we can get for any of the following:

Clarke
DeBoer
Suban
Mayne
Gu
Ballas - love him but we may have to give quality. Can't see it happening.
Barlow
Croz

Must get in McCarthy and Bennell

Haha, MDB? You mean one of our BOG tonight?

Mayne needs to go down back and Crozier needs more game time. I think he's harshly treated. He can ACTUALLY kick clutch goals and set shots when given the opportunity.

Suban is staying, I don't understand the hate for him on this board. I'd love at least another 6 players on our team to play with the heart he has.
 
Would hope we see what we can get for any of the following:

Clarke
DeBoer
Suban
Mayne
Gu
Ballas - love him but we may have to give quality. Can't see it happening.
Barlow
Croz

Must get in McCarthy and Bennell
Ballantyne is untouchable, we aren't going to fix the forward line by getting rid of our second best forward.
 

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