Players On and Off the Market 2016

[1eyedog]

Are we talking about Paul Stewart from Port or James Stewart from GWS here?

Coincidentally someone has had a little bit of fun with Paul Stewart's Wiki page (typos and all):



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_S...an_footballer)

Sorry, James.

[Twodogs]

Coincidentally someone has had a little bit of fun with Paul Stewart's Wiki page (typos and all):



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_S...an_footballer)

The other coincidence is there is a Melbourne muso called Paul Stewart, he's the singer in Painters and Dockers. And Paulie is a bulldogs supporter.

Not to mention the fact that Rod Stewart had a try out to be a professional footballer.

[Axe Man]

Michelangelo Rucci reporting this:

The Advertiser understands Hartlett is the key to an emerging three-club deal with Richmond and Gold Coast that allows Suns midfielder Dion Prestia to join the Tigers, Hartlett to move to Gold Coast and Port Adelaide to get draft pick No. 6.

The Advertiser understand Hartlett would prefer to join a Melbourne-based club.

Port make out like bandits if they get pick 6 for Hamish Hartlett! Surely they would have to throw something else into the deal.

Power vice-captain Hamish Hartlett stand back as offers build for his new AFL home

[bulldogtragic]

Thanks Axe Man, loving your quick player updates!!

[Happy Days]

I'd like to make a play at Hartlett.

He kind of seems like a headcase, and he fades out of games badly, but he can seriously use the footy.

[bulldogtragic]

afl.com.au predicts this ruck movement: (brackets are my comments from the longer article on them):

Tom Nicholls (Gold Coast) – stay (you beauty!!)
Jarrod Witts (Collingwood) – go (Brisbane linked to him)
Toby Nankervis (Sydney Swans) – wait and see
Will Minson (Western Bulldogs) – go (retired)
Tom Campbell (Western Bulldogs) - wait and see
Nathan Vardy (Geelong) – go (reports are Dogs & GWS)
Rory Lobb (GWS) – wait and see
Tom Downie (GWS) - wait and see
Zac Clarke (Fremantle) – wait and see
Tyrone Vickery (Richmond) – go (reports are Hawthorn)

[Twodogs]

afl.com.au predicts this ruck movement: (brackets are my comments from the longer article on them):

Tom Nicholls (Gold Coast) – stay (you beauty!!)
Jarrod Witts (Collingwood) – go (Brisbane linked to him)
Toby Nankervis (Sydney Swans) – wait and see
Will Minson (Western Bulldogs) – go (retired)
Tom Campbell (Western Bulldogs) - wait and see
Nathan Vardy (Geelong) – go (reports are Dogs & GWS)
Rory Lobb (GWS) – wait and see
Tom Downie (GWS) - wait and see
Zac Clarke (Fremantle) – wait and see
Tyrone Vickery (Richmond) – go (reports are Hawthorn)

They said on SEN or 774 today that Zac Clarke is more likely to return to Victoria than to stay on at Freo.

[bornadog]

They said on SEN or 774 today that Zac Clarke is more likely to return to Victoria than to stay on at Freo.

I don't mind Zac Clarke.

[LostDoggy]

They said on SEN or 774 today that Zac Clarke is more likely to return to Victoria than to stay on at Freo.

Could do worse as long as he's not too expensive. No star but can go forward and is mobile enough to fit into Bevo's plans.

[Remi Moses]

Good lord he is hopeless . If he was a foot shorter he'd have been delisted by now

[chef]

Yeah, i dont see Clarke being able to play 'Bevo Football'. Just doesnt have a hard enough edge to his game.

Not sure an experienced ruck is what we'll chase either, we have Campbell, Roughead and Boyd (he's going to be a ruck/forward not a KPF) so i think we'll be after a younger developing type.

[LostDoggy]

Yeah, i dont see Clarke being able to play 'Bevo Football'. Just doesnt have a hard enough edge to his game.

Not sure an experienced ruck is what we'll chase either, we have Campbell, Roughead and Boyd (he's going to be a ruck/forward not a KPF) so i think we'll be after a younger developing type.

From our 2016 Ruck stocks, we've lost our project Ruck (Goetz), seem likely to lose our most experienced Ruck (Minson) and are yet to re-sign Campbell. Given all of our Rucks have had a history of injury issues, I'd reckon our list managers will be very keen for the best available experienced Ruck (by all accounts they tried hard last year - Martin, Kreuzer, Lobbe) as well as a project Ruck if the right prospect is identified.

[Happy Days]

Zero Hanger on FB (usually a very good source) claiming that Riewoldt is open to leaving the Tigers.

We'd have to be in contact with him surely? Obviously a better fit (by way of being way better) than Cloke.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Zero Hanger on FB (usually a very good source) claiming that Riewoldt is open to leaving the Tigers.

We'd have to be in contact with him surely? Obviously a better fit (by way of being way better) than Cloke.

This makes no sense to me.

Trading Riewoldt would tear that club apart, invoke member outrage, screw their forward half completely (plus they are losing Vickery) and is a back flip on what the club thinks it's going to do next season (make finals).

Jack's not exactly "old" - I don't see how Richmond win out of trading him, unless he demanded to leave, which seems 1/10000 chance. As much as I would love Riewoldt, I don't see it being any possibility whatsoever.

[Happy Days]

This makes no sense to me.

Trading Riewoldt would tear that club apart, invoke member outrage, screw their forward half completely (plus they are losing Vickery) and is a back flip on what the club thinks it's going to do next season (make finals).

Jack's not exactly "old" - I don't see how Richmond win out of trading him, unless he demanded to leave, which seems 1/10000 chance. As much as I would love Riewoldt, I don't see it being any possibility whatsoever.

I feel ya, but I'm thinking this is another one that can be chalked up to "because Richmond lol".

Him and Deleido are apparently disenfranchised by the game plan, and Hardwick is safe regardless of this dick-swinging board nonsense. We'd be fools not to get in his ear.