Strategy Trade and List management Thread Part 2 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[lifesaver]

That is the most boring trade in AFL history

had a giggle at this and then couldnt stop. awesome post

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[Martyn_30_]

I’d rather go for a mature state league mid sized forward like Gowers, than a stop gap key position forward who’s there purely for depth.


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[Dogsman16]

I suppose Cordy or Naughton can be pushed forward to play KPF if Schache is unavailable.

We probably land Ben King anyway so maybe not a huge dilemma.

 

[Dogs Rule]

Gordon once said of our departures that "the adults were left to run things". My biggest worry is that maybe the adults left the children to play with their toys (our club) alone.

Who do you want given the flick?

 

[immortalmike]

Who do you want given the flick?

Not close enough to know.
Just sharing my worry and thoughts.

 

[maddog37]

Not close enough to know.
Just sharing my worry and thoughts.

I agree to a degree Mike. Worried about PG being able to delegate well enough. Only opinion though so hoping I’m wrong as he is a club legend.

 

[immortalmike]

I agree to a degree Mike. Worried about PG being able to delegate well enough. Only opinion though so hoping I’m wrong as he is a club legend.

Absolutely love PG as a bloke and as a president. Gun bloke too but has a habit of getting people's noses out of joint and taking on too much.

 

[Roscoe_au]

Absolutely love PG as a bloke and as a president. Gun bloke too but has a habit of getting people's noses out of joint and taking on too much.

A footy club is the only organisation I can think of where the President of the Board is as visible as the CEO on a consistent basis.

PG comes across as a top bloke and was responsible for making sure we survived, but I understand that he is a very hard task master and has made several of the club's CEOs jobs incredibly hard.

 

[Tommycash]

Tick tock. No libba

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We have until the 31st of October don't we? I hope we are just waiting to release the news rather than there still being horse trading going on at this stage.

 

[compact72]

We have until the 31st of October don't we? I hope we are just waiting to release the news rather than there still being horse trading going on at this stage.

We do. Hoping their just trolling

 

[footyfan000001]

If Libba is back in Melbourne and training - I don’t get what the hold up is.

 

[ossie_21]

If Libba is back in Melbourne and training - I don’t get what the hold up is.

Would be wanting 2yrs & being offered 1 plus triggers

 

[Dog 36]

Would be wanting 2yrs & being offered 1 plus triggers

If this is the case you would think that this should have been sorted and not left to the last minute with things still up in the air.

It seems there are more boxes to be ticked than filling out a government form.

 

[The Cowshed]

If Libba is back in Melbourne and training - I don’t get what the hold up is.

I saw Libba at whitten oval last week doing some running work.

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

I'm no expert on the draftees but following the draft closely for a few years one thing that seems consistent is that under the new bidding system Academy and father son players always get nominated later in the draft than they are rated pre-draft.

Based on this and if our draft order doesn't change I would expect a bid for Khamis to come later than 32, allowing us to pick another player in the second round. He may even be bid on after our 3rd rounder.

If I remember correctly Zaine was listed in Cal Twoomeys top 25 in his draft year and we picked him up in the 60's. Off the top of my head Stretch, Naish, Rice, Keayes and several others were all expected to go much higher than their final draft positions also.

Fingers crossed but I think when clubs know they are going to be taken by someone else they focus on other players.

 

[Yojimbo]

Fingers crossed but I think when clubs know they are going to be taken by someone else they focus on other players.

It's lucky there is not any disgruntled former employees at GWS who may bid on West purely out of spite..

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

There were several times during the season that the only midfielder who we had waiting in the wings was Porter, who is by all reports not at the required level yet. No need to throw kids to the dogs, I think the club has been pretty good at developing our youth. I'm comfortable with Honey getting games in the middle last year given the injuries we had.

And he was essentially playing a negating role although not very well at times.

 

[TedDougChris]

It's lucky there is not any disgruntled former employees at GWS who may bid on West purely out of spite..

Pick 19 looks likely, doesn’t it.....

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

It's lucky there is not any disgruntled former employees at GWS who may bid on West purely out of spite..

Yes but given that particular persons track record he would make a bid around 60.
Seriously it wont be him making the decision and clubs are not stupid enough to say bid pick 4 or so for someone that's ranked in the 15-20 range as it can backfire on them.

 

[Yojimbo]

Pick 19 looks likely, doesn’t it.....

9 and 11 hurt more.

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

If Libba is back in Melbourne and training - I don’t get what the hold up is.

Wasnt there a report saying (although not naming Libba) that he needed to complete some things before he was re signed, maybe those things may have been early start to training and perhaps a medical check?

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Not close enough to know.
Just sharing my worry and thoughts.

Reality is that most of us will never know and its quite possible that PG is both good and bad and it can actually depend on the overall team dynamic or the particular individual. Im sure its the same with Eddie a lot of what he does is great for the Pies but he has had his mistakes as well eg Gubby Allan.
That being said my thoughts are that its not worth worrying about as we really on can speculate which is why I try to focus on the positive but also understand why we get worried at times.

 

[TedDougChris]

9 and 11 hurt more.

Risk is we wouldn’t match and he’ll come to us in a few years anyway. Then they have blown a top 10 pick.

 

[gordo2016]

Taken a fair while but Libba deal now finalised. Announcement shortly.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

Taken a fair while but Libba deal now finalised. Announcement shortly.

How many years mate?