Who would you have JMac target this year?

[anfo27]

Re: Who would you have JMac target this year?

How long do we give him to sort that side of his life out? If he isn't being a positive influence around the club at some point you have to cut your ties.

How can you answer that? unless you're in the club you don't know if he is a positive influence on his team mates or a disruptive influence. I'd like to think we would exhaust all our options before we let go of someone of the ability of Jake & letting him go at 23 makes me think we aren't prepared to do that.

[Mantis]

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How can you answer that? unless you're in the club you don't know if he is a positive influence on his team mates or a disruptive influence. I'd like to think we would exhaust all our options before we let go of someone of the ability of Jake & letting him go at 23 makes me think we aren't prepared to do that.

I go on things I hear and the message coming out Jake's end of season review (which he reportedly walked out on) was that he doesn't train hard enough, is often late to training & rehab appointments, and with his output well below we think he can reach means he probably isn't being the positive influence we hope he would be... There are also countless other rumours about his lifestyle choices, many which I take with a grain of salt, but if you hear the same thing often enough... and from different sources, then there must be some truth in it.

I'm a lot older than Jake and possibly more mature, but I'm in the same situation that he's in with his family life and it isn't easy... but you have a responsibility to both your employer to perform your duties and to provide and support for your family and to just be a good dad... If Jake has a look in the mirror and ask those questions of himself I'm not sure he would be comfortable with the answer.

[Remi Moses]

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So is thinking we'll be the winners in trading Jake.

I'm sort of waiting how it pans out .

[Remi Moses]

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Crap or not both are best 22 players. Fact! What did i expect? Wasn't expecting much but we got nothing! Biggs would have been delisted & 16 other clubs didn't even know who Biggs was.

I personally think we are very ordinary at the trade table & teams rub their hands together when they know they are dealing with us.

So you'd agree that we did well out of the Biggs deal ? Hamling was a delisted f/a( nobody wanted)
Out of interest what was a good trade for Stevens and Hrovat ? Taking into account neither were getting senior games at the time .

[ledge]

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I go on things I hear and the message coming out Jake's end of season review (which he reportedly walked out on) was that he doesn't train hard enough, is often late to training & rehab appointments, and with his output well below we think he can reach means he probably isn't being the positive influence we hope he would be... There are also countless other rumours about his lifestyle choices, many which I take with a grain of salt, but if you hear the same thing often enough... and from different sources, then there must be some truth in it.

I'm a lot older than Jake and possibly more mature, but I'm in the same situation that he's in with his family life and it isn't easy... but you have a responsibility to both your employer to perform your duties and to provide and support for your family and to just be a good dad... If Jake has a look in the mirror and ask those questions of himself I'm not sure he would be comfortable with the answer.

I went through a separation and my kids were 5 and 10 at the time .. Certainly made me more responsible and to grow up. Yes separation is hard and hurts to the core but you take a look inside yourself and do the right thing.
Has Jake ? It seems not.

[LostDoggy]

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I get the leeway given to him about his separation but that was long ago now and he had 6 months to mentally prepare for it before it was made public so as far as I'm concerned that'll do pig.

He is a professional AFL player and it's about time he acted like it. From what I'm told if true he well and truly needs a good kick up the arse.

I say we keep him, but be much tougher on him. I backing him to come good.

[Bornadog]

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I get the leeway given to him about his separation but that was long ago now and he had 6 months to mentally prepare for it before it was made public so as far as I'm concerned that'll do pig.

He is a professional AFL player and it's about time he acted like it. From what I'm told if true he well and truly needs a good kick up the arse.

I say we keep him, but be much tougher on him. I backing him to come good.

What happens if he doesn't come good? How long do we give him? Or do we try and get a really good draft pick now that we can.

[LostDoggy]

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If he doesn't come good then it's because he doesn't want to. He is worth the punt to see his last year out and If he rates money highly then he definitely won't want another bad year on his resume.

[Remi Moses]

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I went through a separation and my kids were 5 and 10 at the time .. Certainly made me more responsible and to grow up. Yes separation is hard and hurts to the core but you take a look inside yourself and do the right thing.
Has Jake ? It seems not.

Same here, and I've got two who were 9 and 12 at the time . It's tough,but kids are the priority. Jakes a lot younger than us,but he has a duty to his mates and club to do the right thing .

[always right]

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Regardless of where the fault lies my greatest concern is that we simply won't get a fair trade for someone who has enormous upside. Would much prefer our club to back itself to get the most out of Jake.....like Geelong did with Stevie J.

[ratsmac]

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I'm sort of waiting how it pans out .

I'm with you. No point in listening to he said she said baseless rumours.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Spencer delisted from Melbourne is a surprise to me and I would definitely like us to take a look, providing he checks out physically and in terms of his character - didn't he get suspended this year because of a misdemeanour?

[Remi Moses]

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No thanks .

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Article on the herald sun saying Libba and Dahl no chance in leaving. Libba assured the club he'll return to preseason 2 weeks early and in elite condition. Club apparently happy with where it sits. Stringer still gone.

Link is behind paywall but easy to find. Who knew Tom Williams was managing Libba? Couldn't be in better hands surely?

[Bullies]

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3AW just saying Jake and the club have agreed to part ways and to do the best deal possible. Won't get anywhere near what we should as clubs know it us trying to move him on.