Rating the 2021 Trade Period

[bulldogtragic]

In:

Tim O’Brien
Draft Points

Out:

Lewis Young (3rd Rounder)
Pat Lipinski (3rd Rounder)

[chef]

I rate it meh.

[WBFC4FFC]

In:

Tim O’Brien
Draft Points

Out:

Lewis Young (3rd Rounder)
Pat Lipinski (3rd Rounder)

Did we get enough Draft Points for Sam Darcy (if he goes at #3)?

[Grantysghost]

Did we get enough Draft Points for Sam Darcy (if he goes at #3)?

Yes.

[WBFC4FFC]

Yes.

Thanks

[The Underdog]

Did we get enough Draft Points for Sam Darcy (if he goes at #3)?

We even got enough if he goes at 2. Which is possible given GWS are picking there and would probably do it out of spite.

It was a nothing trade period, but we didn’t have a lot of assets to spend, and essentially did alright with Young and Lipinski given the circumstances.
I would have liked to see some ruck talent come in, but we do have a draft period left where we can potentially add a mature state league bod (I’ve no idea who is out there) for depth.

[whythelongface]

Hard to rate really. Depends on our objectives which were probably along the lines of:

1. Ensure enough draft points for Darcy. ✅
2. Intercept defender. ✅
3. Ruck. X
4. Key defender. X

Thus maybe a B-.Neither good nor bad.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

D.

Reality is we lost two depth players, didn't improve our rucks and didn't improve KPD.

I like TOB but he should effectively replace Wood.

If any of Martin, English or Keath get injured we're stuffed.

[Vred]

D.

Reality is we lost two depth players, didn't improve our rucks and didn't improve KPD.

I like TOB but he should effectively replace Wood.

If any of Martin, English or Keath get injured we're stuffed.

+1 This

[BornInDroopSt'54]

D.

Reality is we lost two depth players, didn't improve our rucks and didn't improve KPD.

I like TOB but he should effectively replace Wood.

If any of Martin, English or Keath get injured we're stuffed.

Hard to improve rucks atm not too many candidates available and we kept Sweet. TOM helps if Keath goes down.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

D-.

Again it’s hard to judge from the outside but fact is we got worse in the ruck department, lost depth and didn’t add coverage for KPD. The idea of this time of year is to improve our list and we’ve done the opposite IMO.

There wasn’t a lot of activity and we weren’t the only club to have a quiet trade period. But we’re right in our window so would’ve liked to have seen us go harder now.

Yes I’m definitely harsher given Bonts in his prime. He’s a one in a generation talent and I don’t want us to piss it away.

[Scraggers]

D-.

Again it’s hard to judge from the outside but fact is we got worse in the ruck department, lost depth and didn’t add coverage for KPD. The idea of this time of year is to improve our list and we’ve done the opposite IMO.

There wasn’t a lot of activity and we weren’t the only club to have a quiet trade period. But we’re right in our window so would’ve liked to have seen us go harder now.

Yes I’m definitely harsher given Bonts in his prime. He’s a one in a generation talent and I don’t want us to piss it away.

I agree with most of what you’re saying but I’m unsure how we have got worse in the ruck department. From my understanding, it hasn’t changed. Sweet, Martin and English remain … no ruck left ??

[soupman]

I agree with most of what you’re saying but I’m unsure how we have got worse in the ruck department. From my understanding, it hasn’t changed. Sweet, Martin and English remain … no ruck left ??

Young gone. Martin even older and more cooked. Could mount a case for Sweet and English being better but neither performed in the ruck at all in the second half of the year and despite the 2 year contract we have never given off he impression we rate Sweet highly.

[Scraggers]

Young gone. Martin even older and more cooked. Could mount a case for Sweet and English being better but neither performed in the ruck at all in the second half of the year and despite the 2 year contract we have never given off he impression we rate Sweet highly.

I just said in the other thread, Young is not a ruck and neither is Dunkley. We lost depth, but we didn’t lose ruck-stock. If anything we will gain it with Darcy.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I just said in the other thread, Young is not a ruck and neither is Dunkley. We lost depth, but we didn’t lose ruck-stock. If anything we will gain it with Darcy.

I agree Young isn’t a ruck, but we used him as one in 2 finals and chose him as one over Sweet. Yet here we are with Sweet getting re-signed and Young is gone. So by whatever logic the MC is using, our ruck stocks got worse.

Darcy probably won’t play at all next season let alone play as a ruck. Even long term he’s not projected as a ruck.