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

[doggie dog]

Happy for Crossley, shattered for Brew. Hopefully he knows we'll look at him mid-year

If JJ's body doesn't get up after this latest setback, I'm hoping he makes that decision to retire before the Mid year draft.
Off the info that has been shared on BF about Brew in the pre-season, he sounds like a good fit for the dogs.

 

[JohnnySteel]

Crossley’s mo was our biggest list need.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Crossley’s mo was our biggest list need.

Having him man handle English at every training session will only help us as well.

 

[weltschmerz]

Having him man handle English at every training session will only help us as well.

Rucking against a big bruiser in Sweet didn’t help English that much

 

[House_of_Dahl]

You do all realise we'll probably draft Crossley, get smashed in the ruck every week, and never play him

 

[TiAn_]

Rucking against a big bruiser in Sweet didn’t help English that much

Yeah, 10 years in it’s not a craft issue.

 

[Del203211]

You do all realise we'll probably draft Crossley, get smashed in the ruck every week, and never play him

This.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Rucking against a big bruiser in Sweet didn’t help English that much

Sweet has genuine ruck craft, Crossley an out and out brute.

 

[stefoid]

You do all realise we'll probably draft Crossley, get smashed in the ruck every week, and never play him

theres worse ways to earn a big salary than keeping fit and playing VFL

 

[cleveland]

Someone on Woof said we pretty much decided on crossley.

Hope they are right

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Brews will make it elsewhere imo

 

[goodcop badcop]

Brews will make it elsewhere imo

Looks a bit slow from the footage I've seen, I haven't seen a heap of him though.

 

[MrChristo]

 

[LittleG]

Having him man handle English at every training session will only help us as well.

I don’t know how he is going to beat English at wing training sessions.

 

[Graeme Cook]

This height measurement fails the eye test completely. In VFL games and in pre-season training Smith is about the same height as Gardner and O'Donnell (both 197 cm). I think the Western Bulldogs website listing is purely an ambit claim!

Absolutely agree he looks to 6.5 tops.

 

[Unorth]

Taking Crossley over Brew is a very sensible decision.

I don’t think it’s about “toughening” English up - he is who he is. And our current coach believes that’s fine so he will always be first choice. We tried with Tim, he had Stef Martin and Sweet, worked with Lade, the player we’ve seen is the one we will be getting.

It’s just a lot smarter a choice than Brew from a list balance/break glass perspective. It also helps out the vfl guys a lot, takes pressure off a young Smith, lets Gardner act as cover in the backline, and most importantly keeps Darcy and Lobb where we need them if Tim goes down - particularly in the absence of JUH and Jones. Those two absences are really probably what caused the late pivot away from Brew and to Crossley.

Signing with Footscray would be wise for Brew, we have a pretty good strike rate of guys getting picked up mid season I would think. Just don’t see a world where it makes sense for us to be the team to select him. Or his training with us may have given him some exposure and he gets picked up by someone else soon. Unlucky for him but things can change quick.

 

[Foxman98]

Taking Crossley over Brew is a very sensible decision.

I don’t think it’s about “toughening” English up - he is who he is. And our current coach believes that’s fine so he will always be first choice. We tried with Tim, he had Stef Martin and Sweet, worked with Lade, the player we’ve seen is the one we will be getting.

It’s just a lot smarter a choice than Brew from a list balance/break glass perspective. It also helps out the vfl guys a lot, takes pressure off a young Smith, lets Gardner act as cover in the backline, and most importantly keeps Darcy and Lobb where we need them if Tim goes down - particularly in the absence of JUH and Jones. Those two absences are really probably what caused the late pivot away from Brew and to Crossley.

Signing with Footscray would be wise for Brew, we have a pretty good strike rate of guys getting picked up mid season I would think. Just don’t see a world where it makes sense for us to be the team to select him. Or his training with us may have given him some exposure and he gets picked up by someone else soon. Unlucky for him but things can change quick.

He can't sign for Footscray he has already signed for Werribee

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The official website of the Werribee Football Club, the VFL team of the City of Wyndham.

www.werribeefc.com.au

 

[Unorth]

He can't sign for Footscray he has already signed for Werribee

Ah right thought he was a free man. Still put him in the eye of an afl club which can only be a good thing for him

 

[Mojorisin]

Ah right thought he was a free man. Still put him in the eye of an afl club which can only be a good thing for him

Werribee have an extremely good record as of late. They had two players drafted just this year aswell as two training with AFL clubs currently.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Taking Crossley over Brew is a very sensible decision.

I don’t think it’s about “toughening” English up - he is who he is. And our current coach believes that’s fine so he will always be first choice. We tried with Tim, he had Stef Martin and Sweet, worked with Lade, the player we’ve seen is the one we will be getting.

It’s just a lot smarter a choice than Brew from a list balance/break glass perspective. It also helps out the vfl guys a lot, takes pressure off a young Smith, lets Gardner act as cover in the backline, and most importantly keeps Darcy and Lobb where we need them if Tim goes down - particularly in the absence of JUH and Jones. Those two absences are really probably what caused the late pivot away from Brew and to Crossley.

Signing with Footscray would be wise for Brew, we have a pretty good strike rate of guys getting picked up mid season I would think. Just don’t see a world where it makes sense for us to be the team to select him. Or his training with us may have given him some exposure and he gets picked up by someone else soon. Unlucky for him but things can change quick.

Its not necessarily about toughning up Tim, but if he can make Tim even 5% more competitive and less susceptible to giving up a run of hit outs to advantage it can only benefit the team.

 

[Dogman 1]

What do people think of the Ken Hinkley situation? Is he worth chasing to replace Bevo? He does regularly get Port into top 4.

 

[Doggy]

What do people think of the Ken Hinkley situation? Is he worth chasing to replace Bevo? He does regularly get Port into top 4.

Difference is, Beveridge has shown he can get to the big dance. Hinkley, not so much. Port supporters have wanted him gone for a long time and even hoped they'd lose games if that helped.

So probably not.

 

[Bald]

What do people think of the Ken Hinkley situation? Is he worth chasing to replace Bevo? He does regularly get Port into top 4.

I don't think Ken will get another senior coaching gig. I can see him doing the director of coaching gig at a few clubs over a few years before moving on to something else.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

What do people think of the Ken Hinkley situation? Is he worth chasing to replace Bevo? He does regularly get Port into top 4.

I would stop watching football if Ken Hinkley had anything to do with our football club

 

[Doggy]

I would stop watching football if Ken Hinkley had anything to do with our football club

Could pay him in coke ... the Beveridge kind