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    Bulldogs re-sign nine

    Bulldogs re-sign nine

    The Western Bulldogs will head into the 2020 AFLW season in a strong position after re-signing nine players on the third day of the 2019 AFLW Sign and Trade Period.

    The re-signings include 2019 co-captain Ellie Blackburn, defender Hannah Scott and rising star Isabel Huntington, who have committed to the Club for at least the next two AFLW seasons.

    The Club’s first pick in the 2018 NAB AFLW Draft, Eleanor Brown, 2018 Rising Star nominee Bonnie Toogood and the Bulldogs’ first ever AFLW goalkicker Kirsten McLeod have also committed to the Club for the 2020 AFLW season.

    Midfielders Kirsty Lamb and Naomi Ferres, and key defender Lauren Spark, have signed two-year deals.

    Blackburn said she is excited about what the future holds for the Bulldogs after the Club retained the key group of developing and experienced players.

    “It’s super exciting to have signed for the next couple of years and I’m really looking forward to continuing to be a part of the red, white and blue,” Blackburn told Bulldogs Media.

    “I really do enjoy the place and I think (two-year contracts) give you a bit more of a sense of security, so you can really thrive in your role a little bit more knowing that you’ll be here for the next couple of years.

    “All of our supporters should be really looking forward to seeing us grow and develop, knowing that we’ve got a young list but a really exciting list too.”

    Western Bulldogs General Manager of Women’s Football, Debbie Lee, said the introduction of two-year contracts has helped significantly with player retention during a busy player movement period.

    “Being able to lock in players for a longer period of time is incredibly beneficial to both the Club and the player,” Lee said

    “To be able to re-sign some of our younger, developing players for a longer period is really exciting. Those players will continue to grow and improve over their next two years within our program.”

    As it currently stands, the Bulldogs head into the 2019 AFLW draft with picks 4, 18, 32, 46 and 60 in the National Draft, which is likely to be held in October this year.

    Western Bulldogs re-signings at April 10, 2019:

    Ellie Blackburn (Two Years)
    Eleanor Brown (One Year)
    Naomi Ferres (Two Years)
    Isabel Huntington (Two Years)
    Kirsty Lamb (Two Years)
    Kirsten McLeod (One Year)
    Hannah Scott (Two Years)
    Lauren Spark (Two Years)
    Bonnie Toogood (One Year)

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    Getting Ellie, Issy, Loz and the twin bulldozers Hannah Scott and Kirsty Lamb for 2 years is a top start.

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    Conti the BIG name still to get.

    Utri a handy player as well still to be announced. She is a Dogs supporter so hopefully the club is just spreading out the announcements.

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    Quote Originally Posted by Prince Imperial View Post
    Conti the BIG name still to get.

    Utri a handy player as well still to be announced. She is a Dogs supporter so hopefully the club is just spreading out the announcements.
    McCarthy is huge as well. Get those 3 (Conti, Utri & McCarthy in that order) and I'll be reasonably happy.

    Very, very happy that we retained Hannah Scott (strong rumours linked her to the Saints).
    Although it broke our hearts it did not break our will

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    We've kept Lochland (yay) and Berry as well.

    Lochland is important, played a key role in 2018, and a big loss through injury through most of this season.

    I like Berry's potential, and she kicked a great goal in the 2018 Grand Final, but she drives me crazy by trying to do too much and being very hungry (typical old-fashioned forward, but not that much room for that anymore). Lost a lot of confidence as the 2019 season went on, but has lots of tools if only she could move the ball speedily.
    Although it broke our hearts it did not break our will

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prince Imperial View Post
    Conti the BIG name still to get.

    Utri a handy player as well still to be announced. She is a Dogs supporter so hopefully the club is just spreading out the announcements.
    Conti should be the second Marque player

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raw Toast View Post
    We've kept Lochland (yay) and Berry as well.

    Lochland is important, played a key role in 2018, and a big loss through injury through most of this season.

    I like Berry's potential, and she kicked a great goal in the 2018 Grand Final, but she drives me crazy by trying to do too much and being very hungry (typical old-fashioned forward, but not that much room for that anymore). Lost a lot of confidence as the 2019 season went on, but has lots of tools if only she could move the ball speedily.
    Good News, I was hoping to keep Brooke
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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    You can add another two in Lochland and Berry - story here

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    Lochland is a goal kicker in a competition where goals are like diamonds. We really missed her this year. Personally think she made tne single biggest difference to our chances, a real threat to hit the scoreboard.

    Scott is my favourite, she plays the game in what I perceive to be a real Footscray way. Hard nosed, bullocking and resilient on the surface, scratch a little deeper and there's some clean hands and a bit of swagger. Our Club's most emblematic "Bulldogs" tend to be smaller, like Libba and Clay... it's nice to have a comparative big bodied, KPF hold the mantle.

    Mostly this news was timely. KB's treachery had left me flat.

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    Conti gone.

    Removed bulldog related tags etc from her Insta account today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SonofScray View Post
    Conti gone.

    Removed bulldog related tags etc from her Insta account today.
    Confirmed?
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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    Oh dear-in a side lacking in speed and smarts to lose Conti is heartbreaking. As big a loss or more than Brennan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by josie View Post
    Oh dear-in a side lacking in speed and smarts to lose Conti is heartbreaking. As big a loss or more than Brennan.
    Only 19 years old. Maybe wants a fresh start.

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/wom...877bee13c80718

    AFLW expansion clubs are continuing to raid established teams with All-Australian duo Monique Conti and Gabriella Pound the latest stars being targeted.
    Foxfooty.com.au understands Richmond is attempting to lure Conti from the Western Bulldogs to play alongside big-name signing Katie Brennan, while Gold Coast has its eye on Carlton’s All-Australian defender Gabriella Pound.
    Both players are weighing up their options and their current clubs are hopeful rather than expectant they will stay.

    While there is a rigid salary cap in the AFLW, tier one players have their Additional Services Agreement (ASAs) listed outside the salary cap.
    This allows wealthy clubs like the Tigers to effectively to pay their two allotted marquee stars a huge price to lure them to Punt Road.
    It’s a luxury some clubs don’t have, while Carlton just have the solitary tier one player in Bri Davey and are understood to have recently upgraded their financial offer to Pound in a bid to keep her.
    Pound, who lives in Brunswick and enjoyed a breakout 2019 season, has played 23 AFLW matches for the Blues and averaged a tick under 12 touches per outing this year. She has also toured Gold Coast’s Metricon Stadium state of the art facilities as the Suns attempt to woo her north.
    Conti’s 2019 campaign was highlighted by a 25-possession effort against Carlton in Round 7.
    Losing the 19-year-old — who was best on ground in the grand final when the Dogs won the 2018 premiership — would be a huge blow to coach Paul Groves, who was frustrated to lose Brennan and can ill-afford to let go of their recently-crowned best and fairest winner.

    On Thursday, the Bulldogs were bolstered by the re-signing of forwards Brooke Lochland and Deanna Berry on one-year deals.
    Captain Ellie Blackburn and fellow key players Hannah Scott, Lauren Spark and Kirsty Lamb have all signed two-year deals — the maximum contract length — as have talented youngsters Isabel Huntington and Naomi Ferres.
    Despite these recommitments, the absence of Brennan — and potentially Conti — among that list of names places the Dogs in a precarious position.
    With seven days remaining in the sign and trade period, some clubs have already expressed their disappointment in the structure of the player movement window, albeit privately.
    One club official told foxfooty.com.au the trade period should lead into a signing window, rather than signings and trades being lumped into one block.
    In the AFL, the trade period starts and finishes long before the final list lodgement dates, which allows clubs to make decisions on players after the trade period. This mechanism has not been afforded in women’s football, where the sign and trade window is all in the one hit.
    Not only are the 10 established AFLW clubs in danger of being raided, but they cannot trade players who they have just signed. And since the signing period only opened on Monday, clubs have found it increasingly difficult to orchestrate trades.
    Added to this is the fact clubs are unsure what compensation and therefore draft picks they will be handed.

    The AFL’s decision to allow ASA payments for two players per club outside the salary cap was borne from two key desires. The first was for the best players to be paid accordingly with their market value, the second was to promote player movement at this time of year.
    Conti and Pound have until next Thursday to make their decisions, but they will not be the last talented young women who will receive juicy offers from expansion clubs eager to hit the ground running in 2020.

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    Re: Bulldogs re-sign nine

    I really like the women's football but after reading that I might not bother.
    We have been plundered so hard that it's going to be tough just to be competitive.
    What good are compensation picks when the pool is so thin is like Russian roulette where one in six might be a hit.
    Don't piss off old people
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