Star Dog in talks

[bulldogtragic]

I guess what I'm inferring is that clubs roll the dice and see if they can get enough player and media pressure for a deal to be done. The media is thirsty for trades, as is the AFL. A high profile club figures it can push into a situation with a massive trade and then you have dickheads like Tom Brown openly saying how much they want the Bombers to win Dunkley on national TV because they broke the story.

It's highly speculative but just like in 2020 with Junkley, you get enough of a profile around it and all of a sudden it's real.

So they make the news and don’t simply report it anymore?

How many clicks would AN to Collingwood get?

[Grantysghost]

My nephew fell asleep on the table during Bevo's speech.
I'm getting a little bored of the sulky Bevo persona. He needs to do some yoga or meditation and find the joy in the role again.

[Topdog]

My nephew fell asleep on the table during Bevo's speech.
I'm getting a little bored of the sulky Bevo persona. He needs to do some yoga or meditation and find the joy in the role again.

He has fallen out of love with the job, he just hasnt realised it yet

[Hotdog60]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx-M1R4SNmt/

[jeemak]

Was just watching the video of his post signing interview, and it had a side on at ground level of his kicking action. Put simply, he just drops the ball too close to his body.

If he aligned over his left as I assume he does, and then concentrated on extending his left/ drop arm forward he'd naturally have to keep over the ball at the drop, providing he still guided the ball down.

This would stop him from leaning back, and would also help the ball hit lower on his laces instead of closer to his shin which results in sprays all over the place.

[bornadog]

[GVGjr]

Purple was never going to miss if chance

IF ...

I've loved Aaron Naughton's style since his first game in 2018 ...
THEN ...

I'm also highly dubious about giving him a nine-season contractual commitment through to the end of 2032. Finished a distant ninth in the 2023 best-and-fairest count and in six seasons has placed just once (2022). After a highly embarrassing loss in Melbourne to woeful West Coast in round 22 cost the club a finals berth, the Dogs were desperate to fast-track this deal and announce it at Wednesday's Charles Sutton Medal function.

[bornadog]

Purple was never going to miss if chance

IF ...

I've loved Aaron Naughton's style since his first game in 2018 ...
THEN ...

I'm also highly dubious about giving him a nine-season contractual commitment through to the end of 2032. Finished a distant ninth in the 2023 best-and-fairest count and in six seasons has placed just once (2022). After a highly embarrassing loss in Melbourne to woeful West Coast in round 22 cost the club a finals berth, the Dogs were desperate to fast-track this deal and announce it at Wednesday's Charles Sutton Medal function.

I hope he doesn't start carrying on like he did with the Boyd deal. He really is a POS.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Purple was never going to miss if chance

IF ...

I've loved Aaron Naughton's style since his first game in 2018 ...
THEN ...

I'm also highly dubious about giving him a nine-season contractual commitment through to the end of 2032. Finished a distant ninth in the 2023 best-and-fairest count and in six seasons has placed just once (2022). After a highly embarrassing loss in Melbourne to woeful West Coast in round 22 cost the club a finals berth, the Dogs were desperate to fast-track this deal and announce it at Wednesday's Charles Sutton Medal function.

That's a long bow to draw.

Dammed if you do, damned if you don't. If Naughton had accepted a 10yr offer from Sydney, Collingwood, Essendon or Geelong he'd be sinking the boots into us and singing their praises.

[EasternWest]

Purple was never going to miss if chance

IF ...

I've loved Aaron Naughton's style since his first game in 2018 ...
THEN ...

I'm also highly dubious about giving him a nine-season contractual commitment through to the end of 2032. Finished a distant ninth in the 2023 best-and-fairest count and in six seasons has placed just once (2022). After a highly embarrassing loss in Melbourne to woeful West Coast in round 22 cost the club a finals berth, the Dogs were desperate to fast-track this deal and announce it at Wednesday's Charles Sutton Medal function.

Who?

[bulldogtragic]

I hope he doesn't start carrying on like he did with the Boyd deal. He really is a POS.

Of course they will. They will watch with Aaron Naughton voodoo dolls hoping for a serious injury and then rush to a microphone or Twitter to tell the world they were right. Nothing surer. Why people listen to anything these people have to say confuses me. They need someone to ‘punch down’ on and that’s us apparently. Just tune them out until they all line up to say the Tom Boyd trade paid for itself in two hours.

[bornadog]

Of course they will. They will watch with Aaron Naughton voodoo dolls hoping for a serious injury and then rush to a microphone or Twitter to tell the world they were right. Nothing surer. Why people listen to anything these people have to say confuses me. They need someone to ‘punch down’ on and that’s us apparently. Just tune them out until they all line up to say the Tom Boyd trade paid for itself in two hours.

If it was any other club, he wouldn't say anything

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

If it was any other club, he wouldn't say anything

What's more telling about guy's like Barrett, is how easily their narrative can be swayed by confirmation bias.
I have no doubt that were Sydney able to pull off a 10 yr deal for Naughton, Barrett's column would be nothing more than full of praise for their ability to get their man... and he'd be no doubt lauding their demonstrated ability to pay big money and keep their team together... like with Buddy...

[hujsh]

Also got a job as a development coach at Airport West apparently.

[Axe Man]

If it was any other club, he wouldn't say anything

Rubbish. There is no vendetta against us, he would have a crack at anyone. Same with Kane Cornes, it's their schtick.