List Management 2015

[LostDoggy]

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Free agency was always going to work for us when we started to climb the ladder. Loving the clubs position atm, going for best available at the draft table and use free agency to address needs particularly talls.

Absolutely.

The exciting thing about FA is that you don't have to give up picks or players in acquiring a FA. We can then trade out a player of lesser value to us for a draft pick and end up with extra draft pick/s. The way our list mangers are nailing their draft picks, it's scary to think where our list could be in a couple of years.

[Sedat]

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I'm a big Kreuzer fan. He's like a younger and more talented version of the People's Beard in at the ruck contests, but who knows his way around the forward line as well. His durability is the major issue for me but if he is given a clean bill of health he would be a great addition to our list.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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I'm a big Kreuzer fan. He's like a younger and more talented version of the People's Beard in at the ruck contests, but who knows his way around the forward line as well. His durability is the major issue for me but if he is given a clean bill of health he would be a great addition to our list.

Exactly my thoughts.

I watched him live v Melbourne and one bit of play was amazing. Cripps had the ball and needed an 'out' about 80m from goal as he was being closed down. Kreuzer came running past at full pace like a genuine midfielder with speed, received the ball and ran into the F50 whilst burning off the opposition chasers to nail a seriously exciting goal.

I'd love him, but durability is a huge concern.

[Remi Moses]

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Ditto for me . The best of the rucks available, but his injury issues are a concern.

[ratsmac]

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Kreuzer had talent to burn but has been injured half his career. This worries me a lot. But on the other hand Higgins was injury prone and is going alright. New environment new lease of life (maybe)

[azabob]

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How is Peter Wright tracking at the Gold Coast? Could he be an option or too expensive from a trade position to get across the line? Has the flexibility to ruck and play key forward. From memory though he might not be too keen on the ruck part!

So after all that maybe not an option?

[Go_Dogs]

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The ruck is going to be the most interesting area for us in the off season. I look at our options and think a combination which includes either Roughead or Campbell as the number one ruck with perhaps Boyd providing the chop out is a solid enough combination to work with.

If we're going to be trading for an established ruck or chasing one through FA then we are presumably moving on at least one of our current rucks, perhaps sticking with Roughead as a defender and saying we don't have faith in Campbell getting to the desired level.

I look at Hawthorn who traded for McEvoy and wonder whether that was the best play for them. I don't want to see us making significant list changes or locking in large sums of money on blokes who may or may not be better than what we have and in most circumstances with what appears available on the FA market, coming with extensive injury history.

[The Doctor]

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If we get Kreuzer I can see this being our 'Ottens' style coup.

Insert Kreuzer & Liberatore into our midfield that is as close to elite as you could get and make us a considerable force. We wouldn't see the likes of Natanui and Priddis run amok the way they did on Sunday.

The flow on effect would be Bont & Macrae playing a bit more outside and having more space to operate in & Roughead could be our 2nd ruck. It's a mouth watering prospect.

[Ozza]

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I'd like to get Kreuzer into the side for this years finals if we could!

I think he is definitely the type of ruckman we are after...with Boyd playing full forward and 2nd ruck - that is a very good combination, with Roughy playing on the monster forwards/resting ruckman.

[LostDoggy]

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Kruezer's reputation for being always injured is a bit exaggerated. He's 26, in his 8th season and has played 117 games, so averages 15 games per year and has only had 1 season where he played less than 12 games (3 seasons of 20 games+).

[Doc26]

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Kruezer's reputation for being always injured is a bit exaggerated. He's 26, in his 8th season and has played 117 games, so averages 15 games per year and has only had 1 season where he played less than 12 games (3 seasons of 20 games+).

Of his 8 seasons so far 4 of these have ended with the tally (ACL effected years) 13, 12, (Foot effected years) 1 & 11 (likely +2 to come) so there is some reasonable concern there particularly with the recurrence of the foot injury earlier this season which ruined all of his 2014 season. He seems to have overcome his ACL rupture which halted his early progress.

There is buyer beware but assuming he passes our medical due dilligence he would be a very attractive proposition given his class and strong on-field leadership.

[stefoid]

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Foot injuries.

Cant he annoucne he wants to come to us and sit out the next 3 games?

[ReLoad]

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Foot injuries.

Cant he annoucne he wants to come to us and sit out the next 3 games?

Brendan Bolton will try hell or high water to keep him. He knows he has 2 years to see results, which they will not get by bottoming out. heck its taken us 3 years of bottoming out and we are still ahead of expectations.

They will not be letting go of guys like him unless they get something decent in return.

Im thinking one of Honeychurch/Hrovat which the blues need desperately.

[stefoid]

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Brendan Bolton will try hell or high water to keep him. He knows he has 2 years to see results, which they will not get by bottoming out. heck its taken us 3 years of bottoming out and we are still ahead of expectations.

They will not be letting go of guys like him unless they get something decent in return.

Im thinking one of Honeychurch/Hrovat which the blues need desperately.

free agent - they get compo depending on the contract we offer.

[ReLoad]

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free agent - they get compo depending on the contract we offer.

Restricted or unrestricted?