Dogs have crunched numbers and sons of guns appear likely recruits

[Mitcha]

Son of Robert Groenewegen (79 games) will play at Williamstown

Staying in Tasmania I believe but may come over in 2011.

[The Coon Dog]

All this overt interest, stories etc aren't in our best interests IMO.

Wish the Club had gone about this differently.

That's just plain silly, all the other clubs have scouts watching TAC Cup games, know we have had them at training etc... It's not like we can squirrel them away until 2011. Their talent is & has been widely known for many years.

[LostDoggy]

I'm very excited to see these guys joining the club. They both played some great football last year and in a year where the compromised drafts start, it's especially good to know that we have these two locked in.

Watched them play a couple of times, very exciting.

[Dry Rot]

That's just plain silly, all the other clubs have scouts watching TAC Cup games, know we have had them at training etc... It's not like we can squirrel them away until 2011. Their talent is & has been widely known for many years.

Not suggesting we can squirrel them away - just not all the hoopla I've been reading.

[ledge]

Not suggesting we can squirrel them away - just not all the hoopla I've been reading.

Its not the club that wrote the hoopla its the press, they do research and its not like its a secret if you watched the TAC grand final.

Actually its just stating the obvious, slow day in footy news.

[FrediKanoute]

What about Mark hunter's kid?

Also doesn't Dougie have a kid as well?

[The Underdog]

Not suggesting we can squirrel them away - just not all the hoopla I've been reading.

Hey even if they cost us 1st and 2nd round picks next year, we'll probably be paying under the odds or at least evens as our picks will be around the 20's and 30's. We may actually be the only team that benefit from the draft bastardisation next year.
Admittedly keeping the numbers aside is a fairly obvious ploy but it's not like it's a huge secret. As TCD said, the other clubs know these guys and they'll cost us what they cost us regardless of media.

[chef]

All this overt interest, stories etc aren't in our best interests IMO.

Wish the Club had gone about this differently.

Considering who their fathers are and what they have achieved in their short careers, there was never a chance of that happening.

[ledge]

What about Mark hunter's kid?

Also doesn't Dougie have a kid as well?

Apparently Marks kid has a future but sadly Dougs boy had a health problem from what I remember.

[azabob]

Apparently Marks kid has a future but sadly Dougs boy had a health problem from what I remember.

From memory I think you will find it is the same as Sam Reid has, so unless their was medical complications no reason why he couldn't play, unless it came down to ability.