Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Congratulations to Tim. A huge tribute to him. Keeps improving each year. Keep it up son.

[Bornadog]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Good news for Tim:

After just the two seasons at the Fever, Rudi Ellis is set for a move to Victoria.

Ellis has family in Victoria and her partner is Western Bulldogs ruckman Tim English.


She's tipped to be Vixens-bound.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Good news for Tim:

Unless he gets to have a WA girlfriend and a Victorian girlfriend. In which case there’s a great new reality TV show coming to the channels of 7 to work out Who Wins Tim.

[ReLoad]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Unless he gets to have a WA girlfriend and a Victorian girlfriend. In which case there’s a great new reality TV show coming to the channels of 7 to work out Who Wins Tim.

its all about the new CBA i reckon.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Good news for Tim:

Great news for us and Sam Power

[azabob]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Since some posters put a heap of faith in what player managers say (i.e. Smith and Naughton) what do they make of this?

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1708674412306931869?s=20

Not filling me with much confidence on big Timmy staying!

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Since some posters put a heap of faith in what player managers say (i.e. Smith and Naughton) what do they make of this?

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1708674412306931869?s=20

Not filling me with much confidence on big Timmy staying!

I mean it's less than ideal having 3 key guys out of contract next season and basically not committing to the club. Either you want to stay and sign early to avoid a circus or move on. Imagine this time next year and they're all unsigned? Next year is going to be hell really.

[Bornadog]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

I mean it's less than ideal having 3 key guys out of contract next season and basically not committing to the club. Either you want to stay and sign early to avoid a circus or move on. Imagine this time next year and they're all unsigned? Next year is going to be hell really.

Power will be working hard and earning his money.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Since some posters put a heap of faith in what player managers say (i.e. Smith and Naughton) what do they make of this?

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1708674412306931869?s=20

Not filling me with much confidence on big Timmy staying!

He's got an asset so he's going to muddy the waters to make people come to the table eg his partner has a property in Perth. Didn't need to say it, however him dropping that is tactical and I guess is a lever to make the Dogs pony up.

[GVGjr]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Since some posters put a heap of faith in what player managers say (i.e. Smith and Naughton) what do they make of this?

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1708674412306931869?s=20

Not filling me with much confidence on big Timmy staying!

It's not his job to fill us with confidence but once again I'm not sure how he could have answered the questions to appease everyone's interest.

Is there any particular point that inserts that level of doubt in you?

[azabob]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

It's not his job to fill us with confidence but once again I'm not sure how he could have answered the questions to appease everyone's interest.

Is there any particular point that inserts that level of doubt in you?

100% it is not his job to comfort us.

Was not what what he said but how he said it. The way he stumbled and um and ah his way through a fairly straightforward question, which he would have known was coming. I have not listened to the full interview but from what I?ve read McDougal was fairly succinct in Naughton staying.

Gut feel is English will test free agency which is right and I think he will leave. Not that I?m bias anyway in that outcome

[SquirrelGrip]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Gut feel is English will test free agency which is right and I think he will leave. Not that I?m bias anyway in that outcome

My reading of it was different - Tim has a partner so he has more to work through than a single Naughton.

[Mofra]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

My reading of it was different - Tim has a partner so he has more to work through than a single Naughton.

Treloar is married with a small kid and his partner plays netball in another state.
Patrick Cripps' partner had a major health issue and he still didn't return to WA for her.

I think we really overplay the importance of where a player's GF lives currently in how a player may view their career in 2025.

[Bornadog]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Treloar is married with a small kid and his partner plays netball in another state.
Patrick Cripps' partner had a major health issue and he still didn't return to WA for her.

I think we really overplay the importance of where a player's GF lives currently in how a player may view their career in 2025.

Also the season is not long, (14 weeks) so they can get back together quickly.

[SquirrelGrip]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Treloar is married with a small kid and his partner plays netball in another state.
Patrick Cripps' partner had a major health issue and he still didn't return to WA for her.

I think we really overplay the importance of where a player's GF lives currently in how a player may view their career in 2025.

With Treloar, I just don't get how he manages it. I couldn't

I wasn't aware of Patrick Cripps' partner.

With Tim, he's obviously been living in a different state to Rudi for a while now, but at some point I'd expect them to want to be together. The good news here is that she is moving to Melbourne for netball and I'm confident that this will be the stability they could be looking for.

Everyone is different. Some players would rather move to a state with their sister and their new best friend's wife, whilst leaving their own partner in Adelaide. That's something I really don't get.