Welcome to the Western Bulldogs:- Josh Schache

[Happy Days]

That's how Hamling got to Freo - and then Crozier got to the Dogs.

Hmm I think Freo still win that handily. It's easy to respect the other club when you do better than them in trades between you. You wouldn't have wanted to pay a cent more than what we did for Crozier, but the same can't be said about what Freo paid for Hamling.

[Topdog]

Not sure i agree with that. Hamling really only had a handful of good games with us and i don't believe we could have got more. Wasn't great this year either

[Happy Days]

Not sure i agree with that. Hamling really only had a handful of good games with us and i don't believe we could have got more. Wasn't great this year either

He was excellent this year. 6th in their B & F and was the #2 player in the AFL for one on one defending (behind Rance) before their late season capitulation.

[Scraggers]

He was excellent this year. 6th in their B & F and was the #2 player in the AFL for one on one defending (behind Rance) before their late season capitulation.

I disagree ... he had an average season. I attended 10 Freo games this year (and as a past Bulldog) I watched his games closely. The only reason his statistics were high was because Freo’s defensive unit as a whole sucked. Their midfield was even worse. He was constantly having to defend because the ball was always up that end, but he had very few second efforts. His effectiveness would be the only statistic worth looking at.

[Twodogs]

I thought that if Hamling was still playing for us the night we played Freo we would have won.

[Happy Days]

I disagree ... he had an average season. I attended 10 Freo games this year (and as a past Bulldog) I watched his games closely. The only reason his statistics were high was because Freo’s defensive unit as a whole sucked. Their midfield was even worse. He was constantly having to defend because the ball was always up that end, but he had very few second efforts. His effectiveness would be the only statistic worth looking at.

That would speak to his stats actually being better than they appear; that particular stat is calculated as a percentage rather than a counting stat.

[Topdog]

Got a link for that? In July he wasn't in the top 10 from what i can see

[Rocket Science]

FWIW the bespectacled grub asserts the drums are beating louder and louder on Schache to Dogs with us currently doing our "due diligence".

[Scraggers]

That would speak to his stats actually being better than they appear; that particular stat is calculated as a percentage rather than a counting stat.

They were HD ... he was our third best defender in 2016 and he would have been their third best defender behind Johnson Logue/S.Hill

[Happy Days]

Got a link for that? In July he wasn't in the top 10 from what i can see

It was frequently touted on SEN by Frawley at the time, but I don't have a link because Champion Data is like Fort Knox.

[Dry Rot]

FWIW the bespectacled grub asserts the drums are beating louder and louder on Schache to Dogs with us currently doing our "due diligence".

Anyone else wondering why no other club is interested in the former pick #2 KPP forward Schache?

[Doc26]

Anyone else wondering why no other club is interested in the former pick #2 KPP forward Schache?

Everything down to the perception of a lack of competitiveness.

[bulldogtragic]

Anyone else wondering why no other club is interested in the former pick #2 KPP forward Schache?

Caro's article seemed to suggest some fragility. Other pieces by others referenced his salary, which was good to knock us back earlier in the year. Others about cost to get him.

That Barrett is saying we are doing our due diligence... We were chasing him apparently before he recontracted. I reckon we've done our due diligence well before now, you news breaker Barrett. Again, last to know nothing from our club.

[Rocket Science]

Anyone else wondering why no other club is interested in the former pick #2 KPP forward Schache?

Coupled with Barrett & Wallet suggesting he's gettable for a 2nd rounder while pushing the line the Lions are now happy to acquiesce on a trade for "humanitarian" reasons, it does have an odd whiff to it ...

[1eyedog]

Caro's article seemed to suggest some fragility. Other pieces by others referenced his salary, which was good to knock us back earlier in the year. Others about cost to get him.

That Barrett is saying we are doing our due diligence... We were chasing him apparently before he recontracted. I reckon we've done our due diligence well before now, you news breaker Barrett. Again, last to know nothing from our club.

Yeah I heard we met with him again a few weeks ago. We've been all over him for ages.