The Moving-Rolling Delisting/Retiring/Trading Thread 2017

[Bullies]

I've heard some doozies lately, scarey stuff.

And from what is coming out from those rumors there appears to be quite a bit of truth. By all accounts they would put the Collingwood Brat Pack to shame.

[boydogs]

Confirmed.

1. Murphy
2. Boyd
3. Hamilton

Out of Contract

1. Honeychurch
2. Crameri

In Limbo and rumoured

1. Stringer (Damian Barrett, Stevo)
2. Dahl (Greg Baum)

Isn't Campbell out of contract?

[bulldogtragic]

Isn't Campbell out of contract?

Nope, he's got next year if he's not traded.

[always right]

Don't rate Ralph but interesting even if partially true.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/lu...95d0952cfe45b4

[GVGjr]

Not a great way to (re) commit to Stewie though. If he has other suitors, which I'm guessing he would have, I'd imagine he would have already packed his bags.

Without knowing the reasons why we haven't offered him a contract I'm surprised by the move. I think he is worth sticking with providing he is reasonable with his contract demands.

[bornadog]

Don't rate Ralph but interesting even if partially true.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/lu...95d0952cfe45b4

Paywall

[BulldogBelle]

Paywall

Luke Beveridge and Western Bulldogs went from handball club to party club, writes Jon Ralph
JON RALPH, Herald Sun
September 12, 2017 7:44pm
Subscriber only

LUKE Beveridge seems cut from the same cloth as the AFL’s longest serving coach Mick Malthouse.

A father figure, a confidante and a master motivator who didn’t seem overly fussed if his players burnt the candle at both ends.


If his players wanted a cheeky beer or an odd blowout after a victory, it didn’t matter as long as they went to war for him on a weekly basis.

One of the many take-outs from the Western Bulldogs’ premiership hangover is that an isolated group of his players took that rope and ran with it.

The last time there was this much chatter about the Dogs, the fallout was dramatic.

They sacked their coach, lost their Brownlow Medallist, traded their captain and saw their CEO depart just months later.

Now the club which won a premiership off the back of those dramatic decisions has again become the subject of an off-season whispering campaign.

They might ship their best forward, there are rumours about administrative changes, the list manager is unsigned, the fan base is unsettled.

The team that started the Handball Club seems more intent on being the Party Club.

The club’s recent history shows events are never as bad as they seem, that one poor season can be the launching pad for success.

But only if those issues are identified and immediately rectified instead of swept under the carpet.

Luke Beveridge’s decision to trade Jake Stringer is the warning shot across the bows of his entire list.

Beveridge’s issues run far deeper than Stringer when it comes to on-field issues.

A simple snapshot: the Dogs were 15th for points for, 18th for goals per inside 50, 18th for kicking efficiency, 18th for centre clearance ranking and 17th for hit-outs to advantage.

Simple question — who kicks all of the Dogs’ goals if Stringer leaves?

The Dogs want a pick for Stringer instead of players, with Essendon and Geelong strong early suitors and St Kilda, Collingwood and North Melbourne interested.
Luke Beveridge hopes his side can quickly rebound. Pic: Michael Klein

But as flighty and inconsistent and infuriating as Stringer is, he is a goalkicker.

Despite being dropped last year, despite a knee and two hamstring issues this year, he has 122 goals from 2015-2017.

In that time Marcus Bontempelli has 63 goals, Liam Picken 54, Jack Redpath 54, Luke Dahlhaus 39 and Tom Boyd 36.

Tory Dickson kicked 101, but at 30 and with just 11 of those goals coming this season, it’s hard to think he picks up the slack.

So Bevo needs to weed out the ratbags, find a better ruck set-up, weigh a trade for Stringer, fix his midfield, find more goalkickers.

A single entry on his resume — 2016 premiership coach — will have him shouted free beer in pubs west of North Melbourne for all his days.

But a long-lasting legacy comes from his capacity to drag this club back up the ladder again.

[ledge]

I don't mind this article , i don't think it's over the top as much as a lot of others , actually points out that things are never as bad as they seem and we do know the media blow up stories with the worst scenarios and add huge adjectives to make you read their article. It also goes back to our onfield problem of goal kicking, it's not sleazy muck raking.
Well done Ralph for a little bit of a sane article in an insane media world.
It's not a good article about us but it's not condemning us but it points out we have issues.

[KT31]

Channel 7 news reporting that Whitfield has re-signed with GWS until 2020, does that mean Kelly is gone ?

[bulldogtragic]

Channel 7 news reporting that Whitfield has re-signed with GWS until 2020, does that mean Kelly is gone ?

Hopefully to us. Theyre going to be tight to the cap, unless Gryphone took a package to retire.

[kruder]

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/...cf77b0124e5a11

Stringer gone....

[Doc26]

So it would seem that Bevo has now conveyed to Mark Robinson that the Club has agreed with Jake to seek a suitable trade deal.
No more innuendo. Article just posted up on HS.

Luke Beveridge says decision to trade Jake Stringer was mutual between club and player
Mark Robinson, Herald Sun
21 minutes ago

WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says he acted in the greater interests of the club in deciding to move on forward Jake Stringer.

In his first comments on the stunning split, Beveridge told the Herald Sun his premiership forward ultimately agreed he would be better suited elsewhere.

The only scenario which would see Stringer, 23, remain at the Bulldogs would be if a trade deal didn’t satisfy the club.

“Jake’s management and the club got together and both agreed we’d explore alternatives to him playing at the club and explore what’s right for his long-term future and the club’s,’’ Beveridge told the Herald Sun.

“It’s as simple as that ... I’m not going into details.”

Stringer’s football issues centre around a lack of professionalism in preparation, at training and the rehabilitation of injuries.

They are compounded by a litany of off-field issues, ranging from his personal situation with his former partner, the stresses of being a young father, to behavioural concerns.

Beveridge conceded the decision to trade his one-time All-Australian forward was a tough one.

“It is because first and foremost I operate from a platform of care and duty to our players and I’ve got to look after the whole group,” the coach said.

“But when it comes to the point where both parties are saying maybe it’s best to explore somewhere else, it means then it’s right for that individual, but it’s also right for the group he’s going to leave behind.”

A worthy trade would have to be organised, Beveridge said.

“Ultimately, he’s still a contracted player,” he said.

“We’re not going to just say ‘Here you go, you can have Jake Stringer’. We’ve said to him, you’re going to play here mate if no one is going to treat you with the respect you should have as far as what you have achieved, because we need to do what’s right for the club as much as you as well.

“We’ll try to work it out together.

“You asked if it’s irretrievable. It’s not. Ultimately, (if) Jake is still playing at the football club, then we’ve just got to work through that next year, of maturity and what it looks like for him, and see how we go.’’

Stringer has kicked 160 goals in 89 games after being taken at pick No.5 in the 2012 national draft.

Essendon and Geelong are reportedly Stringer’s preferred destinations, although it’s understood several clubs have made inquiries to Stringer’s manager Paul Connors.

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson said last week the Saints were interested in talking to Stringer.

Earning about $500,000 a season and with a year to run on his contract, the trade value for Stringer is anywhere between pick No.10 and pick No.25, depending on whether you highlight his qualities or deficiencies.

Connors refused to comment.

Beveridge said Stringer had unique challenges as a player and person and that the club had supported him through difficult times.

“Each player is presented with a different set of challenges,” he said.

“He’s obviously become a high-profile player very early in the piece and when you think of his life, having two young daughters, obviously going through settlement proceedings because he’s not married, and being a boy from the bush, and the city life ... he’s got a lot on his plate, a lot of challenges.

“And maybe it takes a little while to be able to get on top of those things. But he’s got unique challenges a lot of players haven’t had in the game.’’

Beveridge denied reports Stringer stormed out of his end-of-season exit interview.

“When I heard about it, I chuckled,” Beveridge said.

“He didn’t at all. We chatted more about family and future, he has two little girls and about what’s next for him, and we walked out as amicable as we ever have been.

“We’ve always had a good relationship, we still have, there’s no heat.

“The thing about exit meetings is there’s no surprises. Jake wasn’t surprised by anything we said or anything he mentioned to us in so far as what he’s going to work on and what are his strengths, so that was all fine.

“That was purely a fabrication.”

[kruder]

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/...cf77b0124e5a11

Stringer gone....

ahh thought that link was ok just google the headline

[comrade]

Yep, Bevo confirmed we're actively shopping Stringer. Seeya Jake, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[Happy Days]

Yep, Bevo confirmed we're actively shopping Stringer. Seeya Jake, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Bit harsh.