List Management for 2020/21

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Interesting take from a Pies fan. Make of this what you will:


Interesting to hear his contract isn't $900k x 5. If Collingwood are only paying one year, second round pick come on down.

Those things about Treloar are exactly why I'm not overly keen on him. The last thing we need is a midfielder who doesn't defend.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Anyone think we'll move on one of Schache / Dale?

[Axe Man]

Anyone think we'll move on one of Schache / Dale?

Surely we would have heard some rumblings by now, but you never know I suppose.

[Rocket Science]

... they are frustated as his lack of defensiveness and can't see us winning a premership with someone who only front runs and while he has pace to breakaway his foot skills don't do enough damage to be a purely offensive player ...

This is a valid take for mine and makes me seriously query whether the investment - not just monetarily but culturally, etc - is simply too big for attributes, leg speed aside, we neither need nor want.

[bornadog]

In all this trading talk, the one area we haven't addressed is another KPD.

What do we do next year? Do we hope Lew Young comes good? Does Trengove stay and be our FB or do we rely on an undersized Cordy or inexperienced Gardner.

[soupman]

Hope our midfield with the addition of the sprightly Martin and defensive pressure Treloar never lose a clearance ever?

[1eyedog]

This is a valid take for mine and makes me seriously query whether the investment - not just monetarily but culturally, etc - is simply too big for attributes, leg speed aside, we neither need nor want.

Yeah well Dumbkley can't kick and is slow. You can't have everything.

[Bullies]

Those things about Treloar are exactly why I'm not overly keen on him. The last thing we need is a midfielder who doesn't defend.

Never see Martin and Dangerfield defend either and they haven't turned out to bad. Talking to a few Pies supporters and they are shattered.

[1eyedog]

Never see Martin and Dangerfield defend either and they haven't turned out to bad. Talking to a few Pies supporters and they are shattered.

Hearing the same. They loved how he could continually find the ball and break away. Rare traits.

[bornadog]

More draft rule changes ...
By Peter Ryan

Although list sizes are being cut to a minimum of 37 as per Michael Gleeson's report this morning clubs have been told of two shifts in the rules relating to the draft being held in December.


The AFL have reduced the requirement that clubs take three selections at the draft to just one. Most clubs will make more than one pick but several clubs are considering adding one player from the total pool and then using the remaining points to put academy, father-son or NGA graduates on the list.


The second change is that clubs will be able to take selections into the national draft as if the primary list is still at 40. This is important as clubs have had to take as many picks into the draft as they had list spots available but the uncertainty around list sizes left them concerned about what they could do this season. Some clubs also wanted to potentially trade picks on the night so having an extra number would increase liquidity into the system.

This is a very important change.

[Rocket Science]

Yeah well Dumbkley can't kick and is slow. You can't have everything.

Naturally, but when the tide turns against us in games as it often dramatically does, are we particularly well served by another one-way mid accused of conditional efforts?

He's not enough of a difference-maker to compensate, for mine.

[soupman]

That seems very flexible.

Would imagine it's good news for Cavarra, Hayes and Porter who are all out of contract and not yet delisted implying that we are hoping to keep them should the list rules allow. God knows why we are so desperate to keep Porter though.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Naturally, but when the tide turns against us in games as it often dramatically does, are we particularly well served by another one-way mid accused of conditional efforts?

He's not enough of a difference-maker to compensate, for mine.

How many mids are two way runners in the comp though these days?

There's really not many, which is why if you win the mid battle, you win the game most times.

[GVGjr]

Anyone think we'll move on one of Schache / Dale?

I suspect no only because we should have heard some more speculation over the last 2 days.

I'd like to keep Schache but if he is in the Doghouse then maybe a trade should be considered

That has happened to the good old player for player trades?

[The Underdog]

How many mids are two way runners in the comp though these days?

There's really not many, which is why if you win the mid battle, you win the game most times.

Think we have somewhere between 0 & 2, depending on your definition of a mid.