Who would you have JMac target this year?

[Mofra]

That's true. I'm having trouble thinking of the last matched offer.

Crows would have matched the offer for Dangerfield which is why Geelong traded for him rather than just signed him - he was a RFA.

[ledge]

Former players always add the superlatives when discussing contracts. Seems a natural reaction to playing in a previous era when the salaries were lower (and a top player at a club was around the 500-600 p.a mark).

It's all the media, even the dusty Money was exaggerated by 200,000 a year.
Barrett and Robbo are great at it to make the story sound bigger than it is.
Actually watch any news and they add a little cream to each story. Funniest one I ever heard was when a shark bit a man and they reported an "angry " shark attacked a swimmer . Seriously ? It was angry was it ? Did it grit it's teeth and say I'm angry ? All media is out of control with its reporting now.

[Axe Man]

Crows would have matched the offer for Dangerfield which is why Geelong traded for him rather than just signed him - he was a RFA.

There is the possibility that Port may want to bring in a free agent themselves, potentially Motlop or Rockliff, which would mean they would get no compensation for Trengove. Therefore they could match the offer and force us to trade.

[Twodogs]

It's all the media, even the dusty Money was exaggerated by 200,000 a year.
Barrett and Robbo are great at it to make the story sound bigger than it is.
Actually watch any news and they add a little cream to each story. Funniest one I ever heard was when a shark bit a man and they reported an "angry " shark attacked a swimmer . Seriously ? It was angry was it ? Did it grit it's teeth and say I'm angry ? All media is out of control with its reporting now.

Heh! One of my favourites is "knowingly" being a member of a terrorist organisation. Really? Those blokes with the beards and AK-47s aren't actually the local Boy Scouts?

[Happy Days]

Bartel said in the paper today that we should look at Jackson Thurlow.

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse with regard to Jacksons. Would be down to recruit ALL the Jacksons just for the Jackson 5 references, or to recruit a guy called Jackson to play full forward (so we could go "down to Jackson").

But seriously Thurlow sucks and we can't do this right?

[Twodogs]

Bartel said in the paper today that we should look at Jackson Thurlow.

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse with regard to Jacksons. Would be down to recruit ALL the Jacksons just for the Jackson 5 references, or to recruit a guy called Jackson to play full forward (so we could go "down to Jackson").

But seriously Thurlow sucks and we can't do this right?

It's Goin' down ta Jackson, HD. Go ahead and wreck yourself! Go play your hand ya big talkin man.

Don't get me started on Lee Hazelwood. I love the man.



Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, yeah, yeah we go to Jackson.

[ledge]

Bartel said in the paper today that we should look at Jackson Thurlow.

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse with regard to Jacksons. Would be down to recruit ALL the Jacksons just for the Jackson 5 references, or to recruit a guy called Jackson to play full forward (so we could go "down to Jackson").

But seriously Thurlow sucks and we can't do this right?

A retired player who has no allegiance to either team makes a statement like people do on Facebook and fans think it will happen or we are looking at it .. That's why the media loves having ex players making statements or get them to Say them, doesn't mean we are or have any interest in it at all.
What the media calls an opinion piece to cover their arse .

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Bartel said in the paper today that we should look at Jackson Thurlow.

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse with regard to Jacksons. Would be down to recruit ALL the Jacksons just for the Jackson 5 references, or to recruit a guy called Jackson to play full forward (so we could go "down to Jackson").

But seriously Thurlow sucks and we can't do this right?

I haven't seen much of him but Geelong rated him highly internally before he did his knee.

[soupman]

I haven't seen much of him but Geelong rated him highly internally before he did his knee.

Yeah and we rated Prudden.

[bornadog]

Yeah and we rated Prudden.

Unfair on Prudden with his injuries.

[Bulldog4life]

Yeah and we rated Prudden.

So did Scotty Wynd. Wretched run with injuries for Josh.

[soupman]

Unfair on Prudden with his injuries.

I'm saying that just like Thurlow, Prudden was rated highly internally before copping his knee injury that set him back. Hence why I quoted it.

[Happy Days]

I haven't seen much of him but Geelong rated him highly internally before he did his knee.

They must have rated him highly, they spent a first rounder on him. But his comeback from his injury has been wholly uninspiring, and he seemed to have lost the confidence (or maybe the ability) to make sound decisions on field. Geelong were crying out for a Corey Enright replacement, which he theoretically was, but his total lack of form has forced them into a paradigm shift, and being content with a David Johnson replacement in Bews (which says a whole lot).

Perfectly happy for him to be someone else's reclamation project.

[Doc26]

A retired player who has no allegiance to either team makes a statement like people do on Facebook and fans think it will happen or we are looking at it .. That's why the media loves having ex players making statements or get them to Say them, doesn't mean we are or have any interest in it at all.
What the media calls an opinion piece to cover their arse .

That's assuming that it's even Bartel's opinion and not that of Jon Pierik who writes/copy edits his pieces.

Four straight wins would follow but the margin for error was too thin, and three losses to end the season would ensue.

There are words and phrases in that article that would never come out of Bartel's vocab.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Footy show reporting a bulldog is set to leave the kennel. Will be in soon. Any ideas? Libba? Stringer? Cloke? I hope it's just a beat up