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  • Doc26
    Coaching Staff
    • Sep 2009
    • 3087

    Re: Stringer Trade Worth

    Originally posted by Twodogs
    BTW ths is a terrific post from Fronkalicious on BF that pretty much sums things up I reckon;

    Apologies in advance for the length of the post. I've worked in professional sport for over 17 years. In which time, Ive become a devotee of the "No Dickheads" policy. As with most things, the devil with this, is in the detail. What divides most people (and confuses bad clubs), is what...


    Thanks to Dry Rot for the link.
    Pretty good post.

    Does this guy post on Woof under another name as he/she almost seems worthy?

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

      Re: Stringer Trade Worth

      Originally posted by Grantysghost
      Not sure where the Las Vegas stories come from. JJ, Stringer, Suckling and Koby Stevens are all together in New York.
      So not in Sodom but still in Gomorrah.
      It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.

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      • Twodogs
        Moderator
        • Nov 2006
        • 27658

        Re: Stringer Trade Worth

        Originally posted by Doc26
        Pretty good post.

        Does this guy post on Woof under another name as he/she almost seems worthy?
        Does seem good.
        They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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        • Doc26
          Coaching Staff
          • Sep 2009
          • 3087

          Re: Stringer Trade Worth

          Originally posted by Twodogs
          Does seem good.
          I can't say I'm familiar with BF at all but it alludes to the poster having some inside knowledge e.g

          I'm not going to be explicit about exactly what Jake has done.
          He leaves the club with MASSIVE debts owed, both literally......
          Anyone on Woof aware of his/her credentials?

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          • bulldogsthru&thru
            Bulldog Team of the Century
            • May 2011
            • 7740

            Re: Stringer Trade Worth

            Originally posted by Doc26
            I can't say I'm familiar with BF at all but it alludes to the poster having some inside knowledge e.g





            Anyone on Woof aware of his/her credentials?
            The poster is known to claim himself as an insider in footy ranks. Not at the club though. He has got things right in the past but also some things wrong. Was onto Schache before the media were. But has also claimed T Boyd was hated by Bev and that JJ was as good as gone earlier in the year. Who knows, as things do change a lot of the time, but certainly one of the better posters on BF.

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            • Twodogs
              Moderator
              • Nov 2006
              • 27658

              Re: Stringer Trade Worth

              Originally posted by Doc26
              I can't say I'm familiar with BF at all but it alludes to the poster having some inside knowledge e.g





              Anyone on Woof aware of his/her credentials?

              Yeah. That's a problem for me too. I haven't posted on BF for ages-the last time I tried I got a message saying that I hadn't enough privelages to post a post which given its been so long wasn't surprising-so I don't really know a lot about the other posters.

              This site sort of evolved from BF. Gary and I were modding the Bulldog board and decided that if we were going to do it we may as well have an independent site rather than just running a board on a larger site.
              They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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              • Mofra
                Hall of Fame
                • Dec 2006
                • 14985

                Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                Originally posted by Doc26
                Trengove and Crozier were unrelated to the management of the Stringer outcome. It appears a salvageable outcome based on the 'hope' that a troubled Schache might bring otherwise we've largely lost Jake AND our 2nd round 2018 pick for pick 16.

                If you rate hope in Schache then we've parred the course.
                Trengove is as solid a citizen as you could find, the anti-Stringer.
                Crozier is a natural footballer with flair working within the Ross Lyon system. I'll be very surprised if they aren't playing round 1.

                We've lost one best 22 player (Stringer) who was disrupting the rest of the group and adding two, with Schache developing and pushing for selection this year.
                I'm not happy we lose the 2018 2nd rounder but for the quality we get in and adding two first rounders to our list at the draft all's well that ends well.
                Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers

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                • Mofra
                  Hall of Fame
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 14985

                  Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                  Originally posted by SonofScray
                  Sad about how this has played out, but not so much about the end result. I am peeved that we've made EFC a better football team and grieving the loss of what I felt would be a Charlie to Bontempelli's EJ. Obviously he has issues and some demons to sort out and we weren't prepared to, or he wasn't prepared to confront them within our network. I'll stop short of wishing him ill, he is by far the most electrifying player I have seen in RW&B, but I can't wish him all the best either.

                  Stringer's behaviour, his slime ball manager and the circus that ensued served us up a dirty big turd. We've had a decent crack at polishing it and despite how the saying goes, looks like we might have made a good fist of it.
                  Essendon's trade period is the sort that looks great on paper.

                  But the three they've brought in have massive question marks on them and if one turns out to be a bust they've traded themselves out to a pick in the 40s or 50s as their first pick.

                  Saad - looks great streaming out of defence but can't actually defend. Might be better where he takes the 6th best forward but in some teams that's actually a good player.

                  Dev Smith - Good kid but very small with a ruined knee. He's young but won't get to the standard he promised early in his career, he's about Honeychurch size when they already have a midget midfield but their rationale is to get him in the midfield.

                  Stringer - Big risk to give him 4 years and I doubt he'll ever have the tank to play significant midfield time. Keeps saying he'll be the next Dusty, Dusty entered the system with a mid 14s beep and played midfield/forward in his first year
                  Additionally, Stringer is a gun small forward but is soft no doubt about it. I mentioned it before but he wont; crash a pack and bring the ball to ground and his spectacular goals all come from avoiding body contact not grunt.

                  The draft sucks after the first 25-30 picks according to the experts so they're stuck with at least 3 kids for two years who are against the odds to make it. I'm not buying the hype - Port had a much better trade period than they did and it's 50/50 that our three acquisitions play more games than Essendon's trades except we have 2 first round picks and they have nothing.
                  Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers

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                  • Throughandthrough
                    Coaching Staff
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 3201

                    Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                    I posted this a few weeks ago, but still relevant, younger players at the dogs were warned to socially stay away from Stringer when they first joined the kennel. Take that sentence as fact. (And a few other players as well)

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                    • westdog54
                      Bulldog Team of the Century
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 6686

                      Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                      Originally posted by Twodogs
                      BTW ths is a terrific post from Fronkalicious on BF that pretty much sums things up I reckon;

                      Apologies in advance for the length of the post. I've worked in professional sport for over 17 years. In which time, Ive become a devotee of the "No Dickheads" policy. As with most things, the devil with this, is in the detail. What divides most people (and confuses bad clubs), is what...


                      Thanks to Dry Rot for the link.
                      Originally posted by Twodogs
                      I normally don't read BF but DR sent me the link last night and I just thought "yep, nailed it"
                      You took the words right out of my mouth.

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                      • Grantysghost
                        Bouncing Strong
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 18993

                        Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                        You don't effectively sack a 23 yr old with that much talent unless there's some serious issues. That is a great post.
                        BT COME BACK!​

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                        • Dancin' Douggy
                          WOOF Member
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 2876

                          Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                          One thing that surprised me about the Stringer trade, was that none else wanted him. Geelong made a bit of feeble noise, but seriously.

                          I was thinking St. Kilda are crazy for not trying something with pick 8. Hell on sheer talent you'd give pick 8 in a heartbeat.
                          North and Collingwood should have at least had a sniff but.......nup.

                          So that's the main reason we couldn't negotiate that killer trade, we had only one customer.

                          The wider football community must really see him as a liability if Essendon had absolutely no competition for him.

                          Been a really heartbreaking one to come to terms with...... It was so exciting to think that the Dogs finally had 'the one'.

                          In 2015 when he was out running out leaping out muscling out everythinging everyone I had it penciled into my diary.

                          April through September for the next 10 years 'Gloat as Stringer tears the league apart in the red white and blue'

                          He was the most exhilarating talent I believe I've ever seen playing for the dogs.

                          Been really hard to digest and accept the dream was but a passing vision of glory. And like sand through the hourglass, he is gone.

                          Been sickening to imagine the future where he tears the league apart in a stinking foul Essendon jumper.
                          I have LITERALLY lost sleep over that thought.

                          So now I give thanks for 3 things.

                          We won the goddamn flag.

                          We have the Bont.

                          And........in the last 30 seconds of trade week, suddenly the sun came bursting through with the Schache deal.
                          Not often you get a number 2 pick key position player for two reasonably late picks when he's still only 20.
                          Been looking at him on Youtube. Beautiful set shot. Maybe just maybe we've actually upgraded in more ways than one.

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                          • macca
                            Coaching Staff
                            • Sep 2007
                            • 2368

                            Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                            Originally posted by Throughandthrough
                            I posted this a few weeks ago, but still relevant, younger players at the dogs were warned to socially stay away from Stringer when they first joined the kennel. Take that sentence as fact. (And a few other players as well)
                            I am relieved his not there , efc problem now

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                            • Dancin' Douggy
                              WOOF Member
                              • Oct 2007
                              • 2876

                              Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                              Originally posted by Mofra
                              Essendon's trade period is the sort that looks great on paper.

                              But the three they've brought in have massive question marks on them and if one turns out to be a bust they've traded themselves out to a pick in the 40s or 50s as their first pick.

                              Saad - looks great streaming out of defence but can't actually defend. Might be better where he takes the 6th best forward but in some teams that's actually a good player.

                              Dev Smith - Good kid but very small with a ruined knee. He's young but won't get to the standard he promised early in his career, he's about Honeychurch size when they already have a midget midfield but their rationale is to get him in the midfield.

                              Stringer - Big risk to give him 4 years and I doubt he'll ever have the tank to play significant midfield time. Keeps saying he'll be the next Dusty, Dusty entered the system with a mid 14s beep and played midfield/forward in his first year
                              Additionally, Stringer is a gun small forward but is soft no doubt about it. I mentioned it before but he wont; crash a pack and bring the ball to ground and his spectacular goals all come from avoiding body contact not grunt.

                              The draft sucks after the first 25-30 picks according to the experts so they're stuck with at least 3 kids for two years who are against the odds to make it. I'm not buying the hype - Port had a much better trade period than they did and it's 50/50 that our three acquisitions play more games than Essendon's trades except we have 2 first round picks and they have nothing.
                              Man I hope you're right.

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                              • Ghost Dog
                                WOOF Member
                                • May 2010
                                • 9404

                                Re: Stringer Trade Worth

                                Originally posted by Mofra
                                Essendon's trade period is the sort that looks great on paper.

                                But the three they've brought in have massive question marks on them and if one turns out to be a bust they've traded themselves out to a pick in the 40s or 50s as their first pick.

                                Saad - looks great streaming out of defence but can't actually defend. Might be better where he takes the 6th best forward but in some teams that's actually a good player.

                                Dev Smith - Good kid but very small with a ruined knee. He's young but won't get to the standard he promised early in his career, he's about Honeychurch size when they already have a midget midfield but their rationale is to get him in the midfield.

                                Stringer - Big risk to give him 4 years and I doubt he'll ever have the tank to play significant midfield time. Keeps saying he'll be the next Dusty, Dusty entered the system with a mid 14s beep and played midfield/forward in his first year
                                Additionally, Stringer is a gun small forward but is soft no doubt about it. I mentioned it before but he wont; crash a pack and bring the ball to ground and his spectacular goals all come from avoiding body contact not grunt.

                                The draft sucks after the first 25-30 picks according to the experts so they're stuck with at least 3 kids for two years who are against the odds to make it. I'm not buying the hype - Port had a much better trade period than they did and it's 50/50 that our three acquisitions play more games than Essendon's trades except we have 2 first round picks and they have nothing.
                                Making me feel good today Mofra.
                                You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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