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25-09-2022, 11:04 AM
#1741
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
No no no.
I really don't understand the names we are being linked to. Hopefully it's just speculation by the media
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25-09-2022, 11:36 AM
#1742
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I really don't understand the names we are being linked to. Hopefully it's just speculation by the media
It better be…I don’t want other clubs scraps.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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25-09-2022, 11:42 AM
#1743
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
It better be…I don’t want other clubs scraps.
I'm not worried about adding someone who isn't being played regularly at another club because sometimes you need to do that from a depth perspective but I doubt if some of the names being mention are an upgrade on Cordy and that isn't great.
Jones, Keath, Gardner, Cordy, O'Brien and Khamis should be sufficient in terms of depth and the challenge for us is to see if we can find upgraded versions of say Cordy.
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25-09-2022, 12:03 PM
#1744
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I really don't understand the names we are being linked to. Hopefully it's just speculation by the media
Yes I have seen Magden a lot of times play and always wondered how he got a game.A downgrade on Cordy. This time of the year as everyone knows is a lot of guesswork by journalists and on other forums.
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25-09-2022, 12:19 PM
#1745
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I really don't understand the names we are being linked to. Hopefully it's just speculation by the media
It's a little concerning.
The one guy it seems we put all of our resources into was rejected and we've got this plan B?
I won't worry just yet.
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25-09-2022, 01:24 PM
#1746
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
Swoop
Collins is a good player and would be a great addition to our side but he's their vice captain, hasn't been mentioned at all through any media outlets, and they have no obvious replacements for letting their best defender go.
Collins seems unrealistic but happy to be proven wrong.
Is it worth buying Pick 7 and Bowes? If we combine that with compensation from Dunkley we would go into the draft with a very strong hand.
If we did land someone like Collins then we wouldn't need Cordy.
Collins, Jones, Gardner, Keath and TOB would be more than enough and we would still have Buku and Darcy.
Suns must be in a mess if they need to fire sale Bowes along with a top 10 pick plus consider moving on Collins.
I can't see us having the room for Bowes as a player let alone his bloated contract.
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25-09-2022, 02:18 PM
#1747
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I'm not worried about adding someone who isn't being played regularly at another club because sometimes you need to do that from a depth perspective but I doubt if some of the names being mention are an upgrade on Cordy and that isn't great.
Jones, Keath, Gardner, Cordy, O'Brien and Khamis should be sufficient in terms of depth and the challenge for us is to see if we can find upgraded versions of say Cordy.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we got Collins then Keath might be tapped on the shoulder.
We have enough depth all round, so I don’t see the point of bringing in players unless they are best 26 on our list.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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25-09-2022, 02:46 PM
#1748
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Did Keath have a bad season or is he cooked?
He fell off a cliff this year but I wonder whether his preseason was compromised and he was chasing form and fitness all year. Can he recapture his 2021 form with the recruitment of Jones?
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25-09-2022, 03:17 PM
#1749
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
Swoop
Did Keath have a bad season or is he cooked?
He fell off a cliff this year but I wonder whether his preseason was compromised and he was chasing form and fitness all year. Can he recapture his 2021 form with the recruitment of Jones?
You would hope the club is very aware of whatever challenges he faced this year and if we need to replace him now or if he is likely to bounce back next season.
Could he announce his retirement or could he still be a solid player for us? I'm confident the club will know if they need to plan to cover him next season or not.
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25-09-2022, 04:25 PM
#1750
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Watching him, he looked like a player that knew he was nearing the end. I might be wrong, but geez he looked slow, mainly poor, slow decision making and could hardly get off the ground later in the season.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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25-09-2022, 04:29 PM
#1751
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
Watching him, he looked like a player that knew he was nearing the end. I might be wrong, but geez he looked slow, mainly poor, slow decision making and could hardly get off the ground later in the season.
Hope not DG. My hope is he just copped some of those niggly injuries that are hard to shake.
If Geelong can win a flag with the oldest side to have ever played (actually the oldest side ever to play) surely we can get a 30 year old up for a season.
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25-09-2022, 05:04 PM
#1752
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Hope not DG. My hope is he just copped some of those niggly injuries that are hard to shake.
If Geelong can win a flag with the oldest side to have ever played (actually the oldest side ever to play) surely we can get a 30 year old up for a season.
Geelong did this very well. Maybe there are more “old” blokes who can play if they have the right conditioning, are managed through the season and have tailored roles. I do hope our injury management, fitness and conditioning are all examined closely in the review..though I still haven’t seen anything to suggest that a capital R review is actually happening.
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25-09-2022, 05:21 PM
#1753
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Hope not DG. My hope is he just copped some of those niggly injuries that are hard to shake.
If Geelong can win a flag with the oldest side to have ever played (actually the oldest side ever to play) surely we can get a 30 year old up for a season.
I’m a broken record on this and called it out at the start of the year but Keath soft tissue injuries started in 2021, so it wasn’t just a 2022 issue. I wouldn’t be counting on Keath to impact 2023 at all.
More of an In Bruges guy?
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25-09-2022, 05:28 PM
#1754
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
azabob
I’m a broken record on this and called it out at the start of the year but Keath soft tissue injuries started in 2021, so it wasn’t just a 2022 issue. I wouldn’t be counting on Keath to impact 2023 at all.
Is that partly bad management though?
Steven May is the exact same age.
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25-09-2022, 05:33 PM
#1755
Re: List Management thread (For 2022)
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Is that partly bad management though?
Steven May is the exact same age.
No. It's chronic.
Keath almost lost his entire athletic career to hamstring injuries as a teenager, hamstrings were in terrible shape.
It's the main reason he turned his back on football (he was a Suns priority signing) to focus on cricket.
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