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  • ledge
    Hall of Fame
    • Dec 2007
    • 14111

    Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

    The comment about leaders leaving .. Well it worked for us when Griffen left.
    I think Bont got it right with you can't use the same brush on everything, it's all individual needs and processes.
    A player who knows he is good enough to get a contract against a player who doesn't know if he will get another contract are completely different scenarios also.
    Bring back the biff

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    • Bornadog
      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
      • Jan 2007
      • 66065

      Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

      Originally posted by ledge
      We should have learnt from the Ward debacle.
      Hope so, that one was bad list management
      FFC: Established 1883

      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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      • Axe Man
        Hall of Fame
        • Nov 2008
        • 10986

        Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

        Good news, hopefully he can get his Achilles right.

        Suckling re-signs

        Matthew Suckling has signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Victoria University Whitten Oval until at least the end of the 2019 season.

        The 30-year-old was lured from Hawthorn with a three-year deal back in October 2015, and notched his 50th game in Bulldogs colours in Round 11 this season against the Demons.

        Suckling has averaged 21.9 disposals and 4.9 marks per game since arriving as an unrestricted free agent and has posted a career-high 24.5 disposals over 11 matches this season.

        “Matthew is a key member of our group and we’re really excited to have secured him for another season,” said Bulldogs’ General Manager of List and Recruiting, Sam Power.

        “He’s had some injuries in the past month but he was in career best form this year before that, and we’ve got no doubt that when he returns he will continue to have a major influence on games this year and going forward.

        “As one of our more experienced players, Matt’s presence around the Club is really important for our young group as they continue to develop as players and people.”

        Sucking is in his 10th AFL season after being rookie listed by Hawthorn with the 22nd pick of the 2007 AFL Rookie Draft.

        He went on to play 102 games for the Hawks and was a member of their 2014 and 2015 premiership teams.

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        • Bornadog
          WOOF Clubhouse Leader
          • Jan 2007
          • 66065

          Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

          FFC: Established 1883

          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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          • GVGjr
            Moderator
            • Nov 2006
            • 44262

            Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

            Fantastic news, he had a good year and deserves a contract. I had plenty of doubt about him last year but it just goes to show that even players of his age can continue to improve.
            Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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            • bulldogtragic
              The List Manager
              • Jan 2007
              • 34316

              Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

              I wonder if his Achilles hadn't been mismanaged whether he would've got two years.

              Happy to have him run again in 2019.
              Last edited by bulldogtragic; 25-07-2018, 07:05 PM.
              Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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              • KT31
                Bulldog Team of the Century
                • Jul 2008
                • 5454

                Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                Good news
                It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.

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                • Bornadog
                  WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 66065

                  Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                  Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                  I wonder if his Achilles hadn't been mismanaged whether he would've got two years.

                  Happy to have him run again in 2019.
                  How do you know it is mismanaged?
                  FFC: Established 1883

                  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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                  • azabob
                    Hall of Fame
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 15204

                    Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                    Originally posted by bornadog
                    How do you know it is mismanaged?
                    I just got my crystal ball back from the shop and I know BTs response-

                    How do you know it wasn’t?
                    More of an In Bruges guy?

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                    • bulldogtragic
                      The List Manager
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 34316

                      Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                      Originally posted by bornadog
                      How do you know it is mismanaged?
                      Call it a hunch if you prefer. He's 9 minutes off playing, now he probably won't play again this year. That to me strongly indicates a lack of sufficient management, aka mismanagement. That might not be a enough 'direct evidence' for some jurors, but I'm satisfied that there's enough 'circumstantial evidence' for me to return my jurors vote as guilty.
                      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                      • bulldogtragic
                        The List Manager
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 34316

                        Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                        Originally posted by azabob
                        I just got my crystal ball back from the shop and I know BTs response-

                        How do you know it wasn’t?
                        Actually, this!
                        Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                        • Sedat
                          Hall of Fame
                          • Sep 2007
                          • 11121

                          Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                          Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                          Call it a hunch if you prefer. He's 9 minutes off playing, now he probably won't play again this year. That to me strongly indicates a lack of sufficient management, aka mismanagement. That might not be a enough 'direct evidence' for some jurors, but I'm satisfied that there's enough 'circumstantial evidence' for me to return my jurors vote as guilty.
                          Just unlucky
                          "Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"

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                          • ratsmac
                            Coaching Staff
                            • May 2009
                            • 3974

                            Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                            I'm really happy pig signed on for another season. He was probably our best player behind Macrae before his achilles shit itself.
                            They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
                            Brian Fantana.

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                            • EasternWest
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 9993

                              Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                              Grumble grumble.
                              "It's over. It's all over."

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                              • Axe Man
                                Hall of Fame
                                • Nov 2008
                                • 10986

                                Re: WBFC - Player Contract Status

                                Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                                Call it a hunch if you prefer. He's 9 minutes off playing, now he probably won't play again this year. That to me strongly indicates a lack of sufficient management, aka mismanagement. That might not be a enough 'direct evidence' for some jurors, but I'm satisfied that there's enough 'circumstantial evidence' for me to return my jurors vote as guilty.
                                If I'm ever wrongfully accused of murder I hope to god you aren't on the jury.

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