List Management 2015

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Whispers going around that Port are open to Hamish Hartlett being traded. Apparently they need to move 1 quality player for cap reasons.

The sort of big bodied, hard running mid that could fit very nicely into our team?

Strongly doubt that to be the case. Sounds like a BF whisper.

[jeemak]

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What about his other problems?

Clearly there is more to his problems than meet the eye. Otherwise the Suns wouldn't be trading him mid contract.

I think our group is still too young and in-experienced to handle potential problem child's.

Az, I think you might have some antiquated views on what our group is used to and what they get up to.

Bennell wouldn't be too far from the worst some in our group has displayed within the last two years or so. If you said he's stupid for getting caught I'd agree.

[jeemak]

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Call me a skeptic but Rockets comments that this will be the thing that finally gets Bennell focused is more likely to be about not devaluing his worth any further.
On face value, Bennell's last misdemeanor should not have warranted him being moved on so there could very well be a bit more that hasn't made it into the media.

Someone will roll the dice with Bennell and the Suns will get a swag of early picks again in the draft with he and Dixon departing and perhaps they will look to recruit some proven talent. Perhaps Clayton and his team will place a bit more emphasis on the proven 'good young man' approach.

That's just plain McCartneyism mate!

Jokes aside, it's clear Eade is forcefully exiting everyone that's up for trade at GCS right now. His hand was forced with Bennell, but no more than it was forced to keep him in the first place in light of the club he's representing being AFL backed and needing to present itself as a destination club for hot talent.

Eade has a prick of a job right now. He has to clean up a culture that wasn't even a culture in the first place, with a group of young dickheads that have been told it's OK to be a dickhead as long you you can play footy all their lives.

By the time he gets that part of the job done in a year or so, he'll be in the gun with the media asking whether he can actually coach any more. Tough gig.

[LostDoggy]

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Strongly doubt that to be the case. Sounds like a BF whisper.

Yeah, I was just chatting with someone who threw Hartlett up as a name they had read on twitter was gettable. No idea of the credibility of the source. Just chucking it in as a highly speculative name I have heard bandied about.

[chef]

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My ever reliable Carlton source just told me Kruze did have a fitness test at the kennel on Monday. No word if he passed or failed though.

[Ozza]

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Eade has a prick of a job right now. He has to clean up a culture that wasn't even a culture in the first place, with a group of young dickheads that have been told it's OK to be a dickhead as long you you can play footy all their lives.

By the time he gets that part of the job done in a year or so, he'll be in the gun with the media asking whether he can actually coach any more. Tough gig.

Do you think Eade has the people management skills to be able to lead turning the culture around, and coach the club at the same time? I'm not necessarily saying that he doesn't - but interested in people's thoughts.

As you say....its a tough gig.

[Bornadog]

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Melksham of Essendon has a two year deal on the table but is considering leaving. Any interest?

[Greystache]

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Melksham of Essendon has a two year deal on the table but is considering leaving. Any interest?

*!*!*!*! no. How the hell did he get a 2 year offer? He should sign immediately before he gets charged with impersonating a footballer.

[bulldogtragic]

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*!*!*!*! no. How the hell did he get a 2 year offer? He should sign immediately before he gets charged with impersonating a footballer.

Sam Power Mk2. Pass as well.

[ledge]

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He gets a two year contract because Essendon are desperate to keep some players and not look like the basket case it is.

[Greystache]

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Sam Power Mk2. Pass as well.

He's like a more physical and arrogant version of Sam with less talent.

[Bornadog]

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*!*!*!*! no. How the hell did he get a 2 year offer? He should sign immediately before he gets charged with impersonating a footballer.

Cheers, I know nothing about him.

[Mofra]

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It will be interesting to see how important these spots are to Bevo & co. when the silly season begins.

Dalrymple in an interview about a month ago was quite open about us chasing a ruck/forward - he also said it's the hardest spot on an AFL list to fill.
looking across the league I'd agree, although I think we have a pretty good one in Boyd developing into the role (I'd prefer he spend most time forward).

[Doc26]

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The Age had commented in an article written last night by Jake Niall, Emma Quayle and Larissa Nicholson that:

Collingwood is interested in Kreuzer, a free agent, but Fairfax Media has confirmed that the Western Bulldogs are not pursuing him.

and

The Western Bulldogs are not believed to be in the race for Carlisle, but North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has said his club has some interest in him.

[LostDoggy]

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Sounds like our LM guys are active in the market for talls but keep running into dead ends. Reading between the lines of the various media reports, it seems like we were into Carlisle but dropped out because his head's not right and were into Kruezer but dropped out because his body's not right.

If this is accurate, it's good that our due diligence is thorough enough to avoid costly mitakes. I wonder who else is on our radar?