Recruiting Trade & Free Agency VI

[TheGreatBarryB]

That's not how it works though - you don't get to pick the part of the season we played best.

It's a 23-round season.

And while we missed Joe/Raz, injuries hurt other teams every bit as much.

You could perhaps make an argument for Top 8, but to say fixture is the reason we finished 11th and not Top 4 seems silly to me. You're entitled to your opinion of course.

You do if you’re talking about how we’re positioned for the future

 

[adsla69k]

Hows the Saints early pre trade period form?! Looks like they will trade out Hickey and Steven and bring in Hanners on a big contract.

 

[DapperJong]

Steven

eh???

 

[yodellinhank]

You do if you’re talking about how we’re positioned for the future

well then given we won our last game I'm tipping us to go one better than 2000 next season.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

eh???

I think Geelong are chasing him hard, but he said yesterday that he’s happy at the saints.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

well then given we won our last game I'm tipping us to go one better than 2000 next season.

Yeah but he's got a point. There was a huge difference between the team that played rounds 1-8 and the team that played rounds 9-23 and it goes far deeper than win/loss.

 

[Runk]

I think Geelong are chasing him hard, but he said yesterday that he’s happy at the saints.

Tom Browne was 'reporting' earlier that Jack Steven's exit interview with Richo did not go well.

 

[Doss]

Yeah but he's got a point. There was a huge difference between the team that played rounds 1-8 and the team that played rounds 9-23 and it goes far deeper than win/loss.

Nah it’s all or nothing. No nuance allowed here.

 

[DapperJong]

Tom Browne was 'reporting' earlier that Jack Steven's exit interview with Richo did not go well.

I would read that as Richo getting the arse.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

That guys history is riddled with essendon stuff lol

 

[DallasCrane316]

That guys history is riddled with essendon stuff lol

Apparently he’s close friends with Luke Ball. So there’s an Essendon connection.

 

[Runk]

I would read that as Richo getting the arse.

If true, I would say that's highly likely.

 

[calyam]

That's not how it works though - you don't get to pick the part of the season we played best.

It's a 23-round season.

And while we missed Joe/Raz, injuries hurt other teams every bit as much.

You could perhaps make an argument for Top 8, but to say fixture is the reason we finished 11th and not Top 4 seems silly to me. You're entitled to your opinion of course.

It is perfectly reasonable to use a sample of smaller than a season when assessing the outlook for Essendon next year. In that 10-4 stretch we played pretty much every team that is relevant to forming an assessment. Recent form always enjoys greater weight in these assessments and rightfully so.

If we started the season great and then collapsed - effectively the reversal of our season - then it wouldn't be appropriate to cherry pick.

 

[Vindicater]

We are entering Hawthorne post-bye territory in this thread and I don't like it.

 

[Runk]

We are entering Hawthorne post-bye territory in this thread and I don't like it.

RUBBISHE!!

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Apparently he’s close friends with Luke Ball. So there’s an Essendon connection.

More interested in his post yesterday, everythings abit quiet on setterfield at the moment and he's the one I want the most.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

More interested in his post yesterday, everythings abit quiet on setterfield at the moment and he's the one I want the most.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Yeah but he's got a point. There was a huge difference between the team that played rounds 1-8 and the team that played rounds 9-23 and it goes far deeper than win/loss.

There was also a huge difference between the team that finished 2017, even including that disappointing final, and the team that started 2018.

 

[yodellinhank]

Nah it’s all or nothing. No nuance allowed here.

Exactly. I wouldn't have him back at the club with all of the threats to kill and foot stomping.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

There was also a huge difference between the team that finished 2017, even including that disappointing final, and the team that started 2018.

I think there's a lot more optimism that can be taken from 2018 than what came out of 2017, even without the final. 2017 was an extremely inconsistent year

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

I think there's a lot more optimism that can be taken from 2018 than what came out of 2017, even without the final. 2017 was an extremely inconsistent year

top 4 and winning a home qualifying final no more excuses for this club

 

[Doss]

Lincoln McCarthy has requested a trade to Brisbane. If there'd been any rumblings about him wanting to leave Geelong, I must have missed them.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Lincoln McCarthy has requested a trade to Brisbane. If there'd been any rumblings about him wanting to leave Geelong, I must have missed them.

There has been. Best mates with Lachie Neale so they are trying to tempt him.

 

[dnbassador]

“This is Tom Lynch my preferred club is Collingwood”

 

[JayJ20]

Stack the midfield with pressure and contested players