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    Re: Early Trade talk - Anyone we want that may be available?

    It's complete nonsense to say Macrae wouldn't get a game there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    The only reason why they wouldn't chase Jack is because the asking price would be too much for them to stomach.

    He's a gun. Sure his long kicking and scoring requires improvement but the rest of his game is unbelievably good for a 22 year old.
    Holds his feet in a contest and doesn't fall over too. Invaluable trait for a footballer. We've got a few now.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    I was trying to think of an inside midfielder who's come into the game and immediately had an impact that's gotten the media buzzing, and the first one I thought of was Joel Selwood. So I compared their output at the same age and it makes for an interesting look.

    http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/f...&fid1=O&fid2=O

    Clearances and frees for probably make up the biggest differential in points related to stats. Jack played his first two years in a terrible side, while Selwood played his in an excellent side.

    I'm pretty confiendent Jack as he is today would get a game in any premiership side from the last 20 years, let alone GWS's current side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    I was trying to think of an inside midfielder who's come into the game and immediately had an impact that's gotten the media buzzing, and the first one I thought of was Joel Selwood. So I compared their output at the same age and it makes for an interesting look.

    http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/f...&fid1=O&fid2=O

    Clearances and frees for probably make up the biggest differential in points related to stats. Jack played his first two years in a terrible side, while Selwood played his in an excellent side.

    I'm pretty confiendent Jack as he is today would get a game in any premiership side from the last 20 years, let alone GWS's current side.
    I don't think he gets enough credit for always going when it's his time to, be it laying or taking a tackle or hit, sheperd etc. I think that's underrated. He's just in a funk of confidence kicking for goal especially. He needs to work on it, but every player has something to work on. I'm backing him to take his game up another notch and force the media to actually consider that he was the better picked and not Wines.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    I don't think he gets enough credit for always going when it's his time to, be it laying or taking a tackle or hit, sheperd etc. I think that's underrated. He's just in a funk of confidence kicking for goal especially. He needs to work on it, but every player has something to work on. I'm backing him to take his game up another notch and force the media to actually consider that he was the better picked and not Wines.
    I said to a few fellas at the Melbourne game that Macrae is actually tough as nails. One of the guys I was with was a country lad and he laughed at me, with my mate saying he's taking issue with that summation.

    Plainly I said to my mate, "he doesn't watch the Dogs closely, why would I give a shit about what he thinks?".

    Happy days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    I said to a few fellas at the Melbourne game that Macrae is actually tough as nails. One of the guys I was with was a country lad and he laughed at me, with my mate saying he's taking issue with that summation.

    Plainly I said to my mate, "he doesn't watch the Dogs closely, why would I give a shit about what he thinks?".

    Happy days.
    Happy Days said that. Typical of you Happy Days!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    Happy Days said that. Typical of you Happy Days!
    I actually thought the same think when I posted it.

    Happy Days would be more acerbic or graphic if he said it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    I actually thought the same think when I posted it.

    Happy Days would be more acerbic or graphic if he said it.
    I'd go into more detail too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Days View Post
    I'd go into more detail too.
    That's because you still care.

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    Yes. Yes he does care.


    Care. He does.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    As an aside, how come the Swans have 8 rookies?

    http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/footba...rookie-players
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    I said to a few fellas at the Melbourne game that Macrae is actually tough as nails. One of the guys I was with was a country lad and he laughed at me, with my mate saying he's taking issue with that summation.

    Plainly I said to my mate, "he doesn't watch the Dogs closely, why would I give a shit about what he thinks?".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    As an aside, how come the Swans have 8 rookies?

    http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/footba...rookie-players
    Because they get more AFL money than everyone else?

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    Like the look of McKenzie from Norf. Elite kick. Would ask the question.

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    Would love to get WHE from GWS I remember watching him play us one day and he looked like he was gliding across the ground. Would compliment us nicely

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