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[Axe Man]

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Banking, ballet and back to the ‘burbs: What every delisted and retired AFL player has planned for 2020

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Tom Boyd (retired) – St Kevin’s (VAFA)

Dale Morris (retired) – Development coach at Western Bulldogs (AFL)

Liam Picken (retired) – TBC

Fletcher Roberts (delisted) – TBC, but has been linked to Essendon (VFL)

Lukas Webb (delisted) – TBC, but has been training with Carlton (AFL)

NORTH MELBOURNE

Nathan Hrovat (delisted) – Football operations with North Melbourne (AFL) and set to play with North Melbourne (VFL)

[Twodogs]

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Hrovat will dominate playing VFL level full time. He doesn't have to worry about promotion or being dropped and he can just play.

He will win the Liston trophy. I wonder if they have a market for that this early on?

[azabob]

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Hrovat will dominate playing VFL level full time. He doesn't have to worry about promotion or being dropped and he can just play.

He will win the Liston trophy. I wonder if they have a market for that this early on?

Funny you should say that. Straight after he was told he wasn't going to be offered another contract he did a sit down interview with one of the North media staff for a good ten minutes (actually just under 14 mins) and it was a great open honest chat.

Hrovat mentions that he was often caught between no mans land being first emergency for the seniors and would often miss playing any competitive footy at all and when he did play it was often very last minute and couldn't put his best foot forward due to the lack of regular footy.

It was a really good chat and worth a listen.

For those interested below is the link to the video.

https://www.nmfc.com.au/video/437048/hrovat-says-farewell-powershop-players-podcast?videoId=437048&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1566805220001

[Mofra]

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Funny you should say that. Straight after he was told he wasn't going to be offered another contract he did a sit down interview with one of the North media staff for a good ten minutes (actually just under 14 mins) and it was a great open honest chat.

Hrovat mentions that he was often caught between no mans land being first emergency for the seniors and would often miss playing any competitive footy at all and when he did play it was often very last minute and couldn't put his best foot forward due to the lack of regular footy.

It was a really good chat and worth a listen.

For those interested below is the link to the video.

https://www.nmfc.com.au/video/437048...=1566805220001

I've seen other interviews where he expresses how grateful he is for the opportunities football has given him, he's 25 with a house and a partner who still gets to play competitive footy on the weekend and spend his time in a club environment he enjoys.

I reckon he's doing well for himself and on top of that he seems like a genuinely likable guy.

[Bornadog]

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I've seen other interviews where he expresses how grateful he is for the opportunities football has given him, he's 25 with a house and a partner who still gets to play competitive footy on the weekend and spend his time in a club environment he enjoys.

I reckon he's doing well for himself and on top of that he seems like a genuinely likable guy.

Sat at our table one year at the season launch, great guy and was a Captain as well in the TAC days.

[ledge]

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I liked him he just had limitations on the field which obviously hasn’t followed him in his future career, good in him.

[Axe Man]

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There's an article on the AFL website about Marcus Adams and one particular part of it caught my attention:

Sitting on a lounge chair in a cafe at Hobart's University of Tasmania, this is when the conversation moves to Adams' meticulous nature.

He likes to dot every 'i' and cross every 't', and you get the sense he's been conscious of what other people have thought in the past.

But not anymore.

"Being drafted at [age] 22, I'd worked and been involved in a company and dealt with other companies and seen how organisations interact," he said.

"I don't think I've come across an organisation where everyone is so accommodating, supportive, enthusiastic about what we're doing.

"I think our club has developed something pretty special.

"That has made it a bit easier to be that meticulous nature, it's supported. I don't feel weird.

"You can feel like an absolute weirdo at times if you're the one guy not drinking or not eating a certain type of food."

Once Adams arrived in Brisbane 15 months ago, it didn't take him long to strike up a friendship with ruckman Stefan Martin.

They're like two peas in a pod in many respects.

Two of the most professional players at the club and two of the deepest thinkers.

The pair often help each other navigate through any setbacks or difficult times, unravelling why they are the way they are.

"Coming here and seeing Stef's respect in the group, I thought "wow, you can be like that and be respected amongst the group".

"Stef and I both take that approach of maximising what we've got. Neither of us starting out at 20 years of age were going to be the guys picked on talent.

"You don’t have to be an outlier, [a] weirdo that's ostracised.

"It's a pretty amazing environment in that regard that everybody's individual differences are respected and supported in the group.

"I can't speak highly enough of the culture that's been developed.

"It's not just changed my views in a footy sense, but a life sense.

"For the most part a lot of people just want to bring other people down rather than lifting themselves and the people around them up.

"The club conforms to you."

Perhaps I am reading too much into it but is he having a subtle dig at our club? Did he feel ostracised because he was different? There was definitely something that drove him to request a trade even further away from his home in WA, maybe this was it? I find it somewhat difficult to believe though as we seem to have a wide range of personalities, none more different than Libba.

[comrade]

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There's an article on the AFL website about Marcus Adams and one particular part of it caught my attention:



Perhaps I am reading too much into it but is he having a subtle dig at our club? Did he feel ostracised because he was different? There was definitely something that drove him to request a trade even further away from his home in WA, maybe this was it? I find it somewhat difficult to believe though as we seem to have a wide range of personalities, none more different than Libba.

It's definitely a reference to his time at the Dogs. It's a shame he felt 'ostracised' but my heart can't bleed too much for a guy playing the victim who was also getting paid multiple 6 figures to chase a ball around.

Sounds like he's found a safe space up in Brisbane, good on him.

[Mofra]

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Perhaps I am reading too much into it but is he having a subtle dig at our club? Did he feel ostracised because he was different? There was definitely something that drove him to request a trade even further away from his home in WA, maybe this was it? I find it somewhat difficult to believe though as we seem to have a wide range of personalities, none more different than Libba.

Some people just don't gel with a particular group. Marcus was one of them. Plenty of other blokes do, including those new to the club (e.g. Suckers)

[Bornadog]

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Some people just don't gel with a particular group. Marcus was one of them. Plenty of other blokes do, including those new to the club (e.g. Suckers)

I heard he didn't have any mates at the Dogs.

[Rocket Science]

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Sounds as if the 'Spec' is harking back to the Jakey-era Dogs when a certain dickhead clique was doing its thing until eventually nipped in the bud. Little bit of fuel for the sledging fire there for any of our blokes so inclined though ...

Hard to harbour much ill will, dude deserves a consistent run at it, I just hope it's punctuated by a succession of our forwards terrorising him.

[GVGjr]

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Carlton still considering adding Lukas Webb to their list. I wonder if Nick Austin will want to add a player that we delisted

[Axe Man]

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Carlton still considering adding Lukas Webb to their list. I wonder if Nick Austin will want to add a player that we delisted

Dumped dog Lukas Webb to train with Carlton to clinch AFL lifeline

Former Western Bulldog Lukas Webb will attempt to shine in Carlton’s practice match games to secure the Blues’ last list spot.

Webb, 23, is auditioning with the Blues after a horror run of injuries, including a fractured neck and leg, put an end to his time at the kennel.

The exciting utility, who has been back in full training at Carlton for several weeks, is considered one of the best players in the VFL.

But there are no guarantees the Blues will take him by the March 15 supplemental selection period deadline, with the club also considering keeping a spot open for a mid-season draft selection.

Webb’s performances in Carlton’s practice match games including a newly-announced bushfire fundraiser against Collingwood on Thursday February 20 at Ikon Park from 4pm could be crucial to his chances.

But his versatility to play in each third of the ground and add some hardness in the forward half, in particular, appeals to the Blues.

Carlton wanted to beef-up its small forward stocks in the trade period but missed out on top target Tom Papley from Sydney Swans.

However, David Teague’s men have been thrilled with Jack Martin’s first pre-season at Ikon Park after landing the talented forward from Gold Coast in the pre-season draft for nothing.

In 2018, Webb rated above average for tackles and pressure acts in his five games.

He has played 24 matches in five seasons and suffered a horrendous fractured neck in July 2018, before snapping his leg at training in May last year.

The Blues will ramp up their intra-club games in coming weeks before taking on Collingwood and then Fremantle (February 29) and Brisbane (March 8) in the pre-season series.

Last year’s mid-season draft pick-up Josh Deluca was training with the Blues before leaving to sign with Box Hill in the VFL.

[Bornadog]

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Good luck to Webby, still only 23, so it is all up to him now.

[Axe Man]

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Fletcher Roberts has officially signed with the Essendon VFL side.