Strategy Trade and List Management Thread Part 7 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[Norm De Guerre]

Annoys me that we keep going Footscray players. FFS look elsewhere.

Im not going to claim that I was clamouring for his recruitment pre draft, or that I wouldn't have moaned if we drafted him. Given in isolation he seems your typical over age tweener from outside the traditional pathways. Indeed I had no idea who he was until the draft.

But I guess it's just one of multitude of sliding doors moments that arise when recruiters and the list management teams sit down and make their final decisions.

You win some, you lose some.

We lost this one.

Hindsight, like cocaine is a hell of a drug.

 

[DognBones]

Annoys me that we keep going Footscray players. FFS look elsewhere.

I mentioned him way back in Nov last year as a likely type to fill our small forward need. He played a very classy game against our Footscray VFL side that year. The problem was, of course, once we had drafted Sanders and Croft our next pick was 45 and Geelong, which had obviously been keeping an eye on him, snatched him with pick 36.
To be fair, VFL players are not usually drafted as high as pick 36 but Geelong were right on the money with his value.
Disappointing for us but at least our next pick, Freijah, has turned out to be a gem.

 

[Bald]

Annoys me that we keep going Footscray players. FFS look elsewhere.

Didn't we draft Rypstra this year?

 

[Munnez]

Didn't we draft Rypstra this year?

Mid season as a replacement for Aiden O'Driscoll

 

[JTCWBFC]

Annoys me that we keep going Footscray players. FFS look elsewhere.

It just stinks of narrow bulldogs thinking.

 

[ossie_21]

Geelong annoyed me by taking him at 36, then they annoyed me by barely playing him until the 2nd half of the season, since then he’s been killing it.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

We wanted him was my recollection, and that is why Geelong took him earlier in the draft than was expected #36. With our next pick we took Freijah 43.

 

[Dogs54]

We had no trouble beating GWS and Geelong, the issue we had this season is beating teams with pace.

Losses against Hawks, Port and Lions showcased this fully.

We either need to get some faster outside mids that can break open the game or at the very least get some players with speed that can run with those faster mids/high half forwards.

How about having a forward structure that maximises our inside fifties

 

[DannyB4]

Call me salty but it would be pretty funny to watch Dunkley lose his 3rd Grand Final.

Even funnier when the context is he went to that club to be the Number 1 Midfielder and now he's just a tagger (aka Failed Midfielder à la Kane Cornes).

 

[Doggy]

Call me salty but it would be pretty funny to watch Dunkley lose his 3rd Grand Final.

Even funnier when the context is he went to that club to be the number 1 midfielder and now he's just a tagger (aka Failed Midfielder ala Kane Cornes).

Hopefully they lose

 

[Mojorisin]

Call me salty but it would be pretty funny to watch Dunkley lose his 3rd Grand Final.

Even funnier when the context is he went to that club to be the Number 1 Midfielder and now he's just a tagger (aka Failed Midfielder à la Kane Cornes).

With another Ashcroft and Marshall coming in they're going to have a seriously good midfield.

 

[Doggy]

With another Ashcroft and Marshall coming in they're going to have a seriously good midfield.

Yeah but they're also going to leave the Gabba soon for a while... so **** them

 

[goodcop badcop]

With another Ashcroft and Marshall coming in they're going to have a seriously good midfield.

Daniel Annable in next year's draft as well.

These academy selections are getting out of hand, Gold Coast will have 4 player's next year as well.

 

[DannyB4]

With another Ashcroft and Marshall coming in they're going to have a seriously good midfield.

HAHAHA it'd be so ironic if he ended up back at Half Forward where he began.

 

[Mofra]

I did laugh when Dunkley had to take a couple of ruck contests in the 3rd quarter

 

[Doggy]

Daniel Annable in next year's draft as well.

These academy selections are getting out of hand, Gold Coast will have 4 player's next year as well.

Yes but they can't keep them all. Players will be shaken out

 

[St 07]

Mid season as a replacement for Aiden O'Driscoll

Why are we replacing someone who wasn't in the team

 

[glenashley]

Yes but they can't keep them all. Players will be shaken out

That's the thing when teams load up on high picks of the same age bracket.

Eventually you get a cap squeeze.

That's why North are in trouble in a few years.

 

[SweatOnMySkin]

Geelong and Port both done, means we probably hear from garcia early in the week

 

[Pencil case]

Geelong and Port both done, means we probably hear from garcia early in the week

You’re shitting me if he leaves our midfield to go to Geelong or Port for more opportunity hahah

 

[taurus]

What do we realistically need from the off season in order to be a better regular season team than Port, GWS or Geelong?

Psychologist and goal kicking guru for Marra.

Speed. So you can use the corridor sometimes.

I think your list is awesome overall.

 

[Ash1337]

You’re shitting me if he leaves our midfield to go to Geelong or Port for more opportunity hahah

He'll get more opportunity at port or Geelong. Drew, Butters, Rozee, Wines, JHF then daylight. Need more than 5 mids I think. a group A & B, group A to as the main 3 Wines Butters Rozee group B to rotate in when they need to rest. He also ads a bit of difference to the group.

Geelong has Dangerfield that they're trying to move forward for his body's sake. Smith, Atkins, Bruhn, Mannagh & Holmes who they want in the half back over midfield. Cam Guthrie is cooked and Parfitt is too.

He'll get his most opportunities at the eagles imo. Reid, Yeo, Kelly, Sheed, Culley. Edwards who is close to medical retirement. They preffer Ginbey at half back over midfield at atm. Hewitt is struggling to break in.

 

[Libbaaaa]

So Cats first pick now 15 before bids correct?

 

[Munnez]

So Cats first pick now 15 before bids correct?

That is correct

 

[perro_loco]

Neither Sweet or English compare to Peter Street so they have some work to do

or Iljia Grigic