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28-10-2020, 05:43 PM
#931
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
I agree, however I’m in the minority that I’d like Naughton to go back. I 100% agree we need a crumbing fwd, and I reckon it will be Lonie....unfortunately
I am not a Lonie fan.
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Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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28-10-2020, 05:45 PM
#932
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Why jealous? They won the same games as us for the H&A season and beat us in the final by 3 points.
Significantly better % and also smashed us in the regular season. Beat more top 8 teams than us also.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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28-10-2020, 05:52 PM
#933
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
comrade
Significantly better % and also smashed us in the regular season. Beat more top 8 teams than us also.
They beat Richmond and Port and we beat WC .
At the end of the day with all their imports, they should have done better.
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Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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28-10-2020, 05:55 PM
#934
Re: 2020 Player movement
Why would we be chasing a guy (Lonie) no one other than maybe the basket case that is Norf would even consider as a target. Surely we have bigger ambitions than becoming St.Kilda from 2019.
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28-10-2020, 05:58 PM
#935
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Why jealous? They won the same games as us for the H&A season and beat us in the final by 3 points.
I mean, not so much them as a club but moreso the players mentioned. I’d love to have all of Gresham, Butler and Billings and looking to bring in Higgins. I suppose seeing them actively pursue list needs vs our stubbornness to stick fat with what hasn’t worked for so long. Oh and to top it all of have to deal with speculation of one of our best wanting to leave.
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28-10-2020, 06:01 PM
#936
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Why would we be chasing a guy (Lonie) no one other than maybe the basket case that is Norf would even consider as a target. Surely we have bigger ambitions than becoming St.Kilda from 2019.
Exactly, and we will probably give a pick 30+ to get him. I don’t rate him AT ALL, but I don’t rate Hannan either, and we will get him, so we might as well go full hog and get Lonie to keep him company at Footscray.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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28-10-2020, 06:03 PM
#937
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
bulldogsthru&thru
I mean, not so much them as a club but moreso the players mentioned. I’d love to have all of Gresham, Butler and Billings and looking to bring in Higgins. I suppose seeing them actively pursue list needs vs our stubbornness to stick fat with what hasn’t worked for so long. Oh and to top it all of have to deal with speculation of one of our best wanting to leave.
Agree, they went aggressively last year to get Butler, Howard, Hill and Ryder. 3 had outstanding years.
Now they’re linked with Crouch and possibly Higgins. These are all guys brought in to play specific roles, and holes they had in their list.
We could only dream.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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28-10-2020, 06:04 PM
#938
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
bulldogsthru&thru
I mean, not so much them as a club but moreso the players mentioned. I’d love to have all of Gresham, Butler and Billings and looking to bring in Higgins. I suppose seeing them actively pursue list needs vs our stubbornness to stick fat with what hasn’t worked for so long. Oh and to top it all of have to deal with speculation of one of our best wanting to leave.
I can't agree with this statement.
Last year we brought in Keath and Bruce, two tall KP players. Before that we brought in LLoyd and Duryea trying to bolster goal kicking and defense and inject some experience into the team. Before that was Suckling and Trengove. We have our fair share of players from other clubs.
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28-10-2020, 06:09 PM
#939
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
Charlie Constable has been told by the Cats to explore his options during the AFL trade period
He'd be a reasonable replacement for Dunks if he does leave us
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28-10-2020, 06:12 PM
#940
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Why would we be chasing a guy (Lonie) no one other than maybe the basket case that is Norf would even consider as a target. Surely we have bigger ambitions than becoming St.Kilda from 2019.
Ruckman aside, we seem to get fascinated in filling a position we are perceived to be weak at
Lonie is an OK player but I doubt he makes us much better. Couldn't West or Garcia fill that role for us?
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28-10-2020, 06:13 PM
#941
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Ruckman aside, we seem to get fascinated in filling a position we are perceived to be weak at
Lonie is an OK player but I doubt he makes us much better. Couldn't West or Garcia fill that role for us?
I would only chase a player for the role if he was a star, like a Charlie Cameron.
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28-10-2020, 06:17 PM
#942
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
bornadog
I can't agree with this statement.
Last year we brought in Keath and Bruce, two tall KP players. Before that we brought in LLoyd and Duryea trying to bolster goal kicking and defense and inject some experience into the team. Before that was Suckling and Trengove. We have our fair share of players from other clubs.
Sure, we've chased for positional need but the missing context here is that Keath's the only one in that mix his previous club might've liked to keep - the rest largely surplus to requirements - and despite our best efforts (Wingard, Martin, et al) we haven't quite prised a Dunkley out of anywhere, yet.
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28-10-2020, 06:19 PM
#943
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Ruckman aside, we seem to get fascinated in filling a position we are perceived to be weak at
Lonie is an OK player but I doubt he makes us much better. Couldn't West or Garcia fill that role for us?
I don't understand the Lonie interest either. To me he seems like a younger but similar version of a Sam Lloyd, whereas Richmond's Higgins would offer an X factor to our forward line that is missing.
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28-10-2020, 06:21 PM
#944
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
Rocket Science
Sure, we've chased for positional need but the missing context here is that Keath's the only one in that mix his previous club might've liked to keep - the rest largely surplus to requirements - and despite our best efforts (Wingard, Martin, et al) we haven't quite prised a Dunkley out of anywhere, yet.
It is not that we haven't tried which is what BTT is suggesting.
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28-10-2020, 06:28 PM
#945
Re: 2020 Player movement
Originally Posted by
bornadog
They beat Richmond and Port and we beat WC .
At the end of the day with all their imports, they should have done better.
They came from well behind us and jumped ahead of us in 1 season. They are not standing still and are looking to add more quality through the doors so we need to get much better in the off season just to keep level with them, let alone have any hope of catching the top 4 from this year.
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