Strategy Trade and List management Thread Part 5 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[geoffjennings79]

Talking to my brother yesterday and one of his mates owns a butcher shop in Ballarat, mad dogs supporter. Chris Maple comes into the shop all the time and they are friends.
* Maple wasn't pushed out the door, felt is was time for a change, so took an offer to coach Ballarat.
*Lobb is do or die for them. They will do it what it takes to get him and Maple pretty certain he will be at the Dogs next season.

• Bev really considering playing Naughton in the backline again. Not set in stone he will continue to play forward.
• Guys playing with Jones at Currumbin were amazed at how professional and how good he was. Desperate to play AFL again.
• Marra very easy to coach. Didn't sulk when he got dropped, went to training and took it on the chin. Doesn't expect any favours being the no.1 draft pick.
• Players, coaches from other clubs already worried about Darcy. Players from other sides cant believe how good he is for someone who hasn't had a full pre season.

Yep, Maple mainly moved back to Ballarat for family reasons, thanks for sharing all of those titbits too.

 

[adogsfan5]

Not a fan of the Lobb point. But everything else is good.

True, do or die isn’t good but we do desperately need a second ruck. Power won’t be using a first.

 

[ossie_21]

Players, coaches from other clubs already worried about Darcy. Players from other sides cant believe how good he is for someone who hasn't had a full pre season.

I like this part the most. It can also be changed to include “the kid also spent half the season injured”

 

[Northernsoul74]

Talking to my brother yesterday and one of his mates owns a butcher shop in Ballarat, mad dogs supporter. Chris Maple comes into the shop all the time and they are friends.
* Maple wasn't pushed out the door, felt is was time for a change, so took an offer to coach Ballarat.
*Lobb is do or die for them. They will do it what it takes to get him and Maple pretty certain he will be at the Dogs next season.

• Bev really considering playing Naughton in the backline again. Not set in stone he will continue to play forward.
• Guys playing with Jones at Currumbin were amazed at how professional and how good he was. Desperate to play AFL again.
• Marra very easy to coach. Didn't sulk when he got dropped, went to training and took it on the chin. Doesn't expect any favours being the no.1 draft pick.
• Players, coaches from other clubs already worried about Darcy. Players from other sides cant believe how good he is for someone who hasn't had a full pre season.

We’re going to overpay for Lobb aren’t we?

 

[bresker]

What I took from the game was how easy the game looks when you've got skilful, mobile running talls who provide an outlet from kickins and a suffocating press coming back the other way. It makes the game look simple. Mark, kick to your lively forwards or handball to a mid running past.

Who have we got to provide something similar ?We've got Bailey Dale

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Bailey Dale

Age

29

Ht

188cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.6

4star

MG

117.4

2star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.7

3star

MG

117.4

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

4star

and Williams. Neither are tall and one is out of form.

I was looking at the game yesterday thinking Gards could never provide that service and he's scarily close to becoming our No 1 back.

Edits to add : can't forget tim english and the bont

 

[gordo2016]

We’re going to overpay for Lobb aren’t we?

The way they are talking Northern, could end up like that.

 

[geoffjennings79]

We’re going to overpay for Lobb aren’t we?

Josh Bruce
Alex Keath
Adam Treloar

Sam Power will pay an acceptable price, as he usually does.

 

[ossie_21]

Josh Bruce
Alex Keath
Adam Treloar

Sam Power will pay an acceptable price, as he usually does.

Freo will cave, if he wants to move to Melbourne they can hold him to his contract, but why keep someone that isn’t buying in?

 

[Struggle]

Freo will cave, if he wants to move to Melbourne they can hold him to his contract, but why keep someone that isn’t buying in?

I've got this feeling it's largely agreed upon but waiting on the Jackson deal to be done first so whatever assets we give up don't get demanded/taken by the dees.

 

[doggies ftw]

Absolute gem of a 2nd round find.
I'm really keen to take two first rounders (Brisbane's as part of Dunkley deal) and a 2nd round to draft.

Realistically, we're a draft & develop club so getting players who can help is great, but we should be looking to keep our picks at the pointy end of the draft.

We shouldn’t have driven out the man who picked Warner, and had more say in our premiership than any other person, Bevo included

 

[Jeff 1975]

Give the set of Global knifes we get for Dunks to Lobb - done

 

[Smiley Boy]

Wish we had Geelong's endless cap.

Cotton on cap

 

[Smiley Boy]

Freo will cave, if he wants to move to Melbourne they can hold him to his contract, but why keep someone that isn’t buying in?

It’s all posturing… Everyone knows he’s coming to the dogs they’re not going to just hand him over to free to us it’s a basic tactic to get as much as they can for him

 

[King Harold]

I shall wait and see how we go , but it does seem the club is somewhat panicked in now trying to bolster our defensive end.
It is somewhat frustrating considering 90% of us on this board could see this to be an issue for a number of years now, and especially after GF last year .
But Bev saw a need to collect a gaggle of mids !
McComb the latest real head scratcher.
Surely we had to try our luck on a developing or mature age tall back at that pick ?

 

[Smiley Boy]

I shall wait and see how we go , but it does seem the club is somewhat panicked in now trying to bolster our defensive end.
It is somewhat frustrating considering 90% of us on this board could see this to be an issue for a number of years now, and especially after GF last year .
But Bev saw a need to collect a gaggle of mids !
McComb the latest real head scratcher.
Surely we had to try our luck on a developing or mature age tall back at that pick ?

That would make far too much sense especially when there’s a vanilla Footscray mid available

 

[Smiley Boy]

Lachie Sullivan anyone?

 

[adogsfan5]

Lachie Sullivan anyone?

Is he better than McComb?
Does he have leg speed?

 

[dergert]

Is he better than McComb?
Does he have leg speed?

To be honest, he does deserve a list spot. He's held together Footscray midfield for two years now and is young enough.

I'd love him on the list BUT we already have enough VFL depth.

 

[Smiley Boy]

Is he better than McComb?
Does he have leg speed?

I was being facetious

 

[cleveland]

Hunter gone i'm hearing and a senior assistant will be signed in the next 2-3 weeks.

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

Hunter gone i'm hearing and a senior assistant will be signed in the next 2-3 weeks.

Where to?

 

[cleveland]

Where to?

No idea mate.

 

[Mofra]

We shouldn’t have driven out the man who picked Warner, and had more say in our premiership than any other person, Bevo included

"Driven out?"

He was poached.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Hunter gone i'm hearing and a senior assistant will be signed in the next 2-3 weeks.

That’s a good start. Disappointed but resigned about Hunter, he was amazing in 2016.

 

[Mofra]

Lachie Sullivan anyone?

I wouldn't mind us considering Garner late as a rookie spot, if we are considering Footscray VFL players.