Simon Dalrymple is gone

[comrade]

Has taken up a non disclosed role with Sydney, despite being contracted with us.

Thanks for everything, Simon.

[bulldogtragic]

Huge loss. Huge.

[jazzadogs]

Such a shame. I'm sure the club would have done everything they could to keep him.

A great 10 years of service and well deserved life membership.

[choconmientay]

This is from the afl:

Dalrymple will be the Swans' national recruiting manager, while Kinnear Beatson was promoted to general manager of list strategy and recruiting.

AFL.com.au understands Dalrymple and the Bulldogs' football director Chris Grant did not always see eye to eye.

Interesting remarks about not seeing eye to eye with Chris Grant.

[GVGjr]

A recent addition to our life member ranks departs which is a real shame.

Good luck to Simon perhaps it was more money or more resources as the driving point but I wouldn't read too much to any conflict with Chris Grant. There needs to be a reasonable amount of people at our club challenging each other.

He's done a very good job and should be proud of what he has achieved with us.

The timing isn't great because we now need to find someone else but I doubt this has caught the club by surprise and we might very well have someone heading back our way from one of the Sydney clubs.

Sydney are really beefing up their recruiting team

[Sedat]

Crap news but he has delivered for us and then some. I wish him well and thank him for his stellar work with us.

In terms of timing it shouldn't affect us too much. Now is actually as good a time as any, with several father-sons on the horizon for us in the next 2 drafts.

Hope we chase Matt Rendell to replace Simon.

[chef]

This is worse than losing the Bont, well almost. Sad news.

Huge loss for our club.

[lemmon]

Big loss. Was instrumental as any in our Premiership.

Let's hope Sam Power is putting a good team together.

[jeemak]

Interesting the role is undisclosed, perhaps just an opportunistic grab at resources and cash for the respective parties, which is fine.

Good luck to him, he was great for us and it’s better it’s happened now prior to the next scouting period.

[comrade]

Interesting the role is undisclosed, perhaps just an opportunistic grab at resources and cash for the respective parties, which is fine.

Good luck to him, he was great for us and it’s better it’s happened now prior to the next scouting period.

It has been revealed since he’s taking on the national recruiting Manager role for Sydney.

[bulldogtragic]

Since October:

JMac - gone/poached
Dalrymple - gone/poached
Crameri (& his big money, pick 27 investment by JMac) - gone
Stringer (& his big money, pick 5 investment by Dal) - gone

Thank God Bains came on board though.

[bulldogtragic]

It has been revealed since he’s taking on the national recruiting Manager role for Sydney.

Good thing it wasn't GWS or the media would be in a tizz about JMac and Dal apparently not getting along...

[ledge]

A recent addition to our life member ranks departs which is a real shame.

Good luck to Simon perhaps it was more money or more resources as the driving point but I wouldn't read too much to any conflict with Chris Grant. There needs to be a reasonable amount of people at our club challenging each other.

He's done a very good job and should be proud of what he has achieved with us.

The timing isn't great because we now need to find someone else but I doubt this has caught the club by surprise and we might very well have someone heading back our way from one of the Sydney clubs.

Sydney are really beefing up their recruiting team

I think the timing is perfect the new man gets a whole year to look at possible recruits. What would you call a better time?
I'm not really worried , ten years is a long time and people move around all the time , look at the Hawks assistant coaches.
We will be fine , it's not like all he recruited leave as well.
We have the players already for the next 5 years at least.

[jeemak]

Interesting the role is undisclosed, perhaps just an opportunistic grab at resources and cash for the respective parties, which is fine.

Good luck to him, he was great for us and it’s better it’s happened now prior to the next scouting period.

It has been revealed since he’s taking on the national recruiting Manager role for Sydney.

So I’m probably not far off the mark, aside from saying if you’re pigeon holed as a recruiting manager there’s probably only so much you can do at one club.

[Dry Rot]

I'm just hoping Bains can get us the Saints genius who got them Billings and McCartin.