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Re: Who would you have JMac target this year?
Roughies like a few. His best is best 22. But if he's off just say 5% from his very best, he's not a great ruck, a great defender or great forward. You'd hope if a Martin or Kruezer came in and took the first ruck spot, maybe the pressure of competition might push Roughie into being 100% as much as his body lets him be.
But as years of our posts in The Ruck Me thread attest, no ones had a *!*!*!*!ing clue what we've doing or where we've been looking to address it. A good mature ruck might be the long overdue attention to the position we've been wanting, and not a pick 11 for Lobbe from type deal...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'. 15/7/2023Comment
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I would trade Roughead for MartinIf you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.
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Re: Who would you have JMac target this year?
Have an enormous soft spot for Roughie and his best (a la 2016) is eminently good enough but he's another (and we have a few in this boat) who's been persisted with while underperforming because competition's so thin for his role and we currently have so few alternatives.
Factor in concerns relating to durability, how him going down disrupts us structurally and lack of positional flexibility and he's got a truckload of work to do (again, not alone) expecting the selectors to maintain the faith.
He's heart and soul but like anyone else has to earn his spot, demonstrate consistency and make us better.BORDERLINE FLYINGComment
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Well said Rocket.Josie :)
Our day will come
And we'll have everything.
We'll share the joy
Just like '54 again.Comment
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Mckenna from the dons is out of contract I see, we sure could use his speed and kicking ability. Anyone got a feel for his defensive ability?Comment
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We might have to change this post heading soon .. Apparently Jmac is being pursued by the pies as we are in dispute about his contract renewal.Bring back the biffComment
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Why is it that we still bleed talent yet sweet FA come back the other way.But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.Comment
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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'. 15/7/2023Comment
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Re: Who would you have JMac target this year?
If clubs with pockets as deep as Collingwood want one of our admin staff, they'll get them. That's just the way it is.
We just have to have continual succession plans and keep on working at being cleverer than the rest. If I had a choice of losing either of Dalrymple or McCartney, I'd be focused squarely on keeping Dalrymple.
And, btw, is our list really that well managed? Our drafting has been extremely good and our coaching has been great despite structural deficiencies. However how well have we really traded for, traded out, and retained key players??
Is our list management honestly our differentiating strength??Last edited by Webby; 31-08-2017, 08:28 PM.Comment
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JMac has been solid at locking guys in, which deserves credit.
He seems to lack some creativity when trading out fringe guys like Stevens and Hrovat, which have basically ended up as net losses or at best break evens when future picks are taking into considering vs the output they will provide the new club.
He also hasn't been able to entice any big name player, which may mean we've over paid our current players leaving too little for big recruiting deals.Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
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Chasing Lobbe for pick 11 suggests we aren't better than average traders.
Crameri for pick 26 (Zac Merrett).
The Biggs trade was rolled gold a downgrade from pick 37 to 39.
Hamling as a DFA was great.
We overpaid for Boyd but it worked in our favour last year, he may not hit those heights again.
Cloke cost little so it's just a pass.
We've missed out on a few too (Hurley the big one) and I don't think we'll land Lever.
I'd be happy if we somehow get Stef Martin for not much (sweetener after we lose Crameri) and take our remaining picks to the draft.
There doesn't seem to be that much unsigned talent available this year, Dusty and Kelly aside (I'm guessing they both stay).Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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