Rory Lobb

[Mofra]

Re: Rory Lobb

So if we fail to win the premiership in 2023 (or materially improve to become a top 4 team at the very least), if the ruck conundrum continues to be a major structural problem against the best teams, and if the development of JUH and Darcy stalls and is compromised, how will we all be feeling in 12 months time about both Bevo and English?

There's a lot of ifs in there I know.

Let me state for the record that I will be the first to apologise if English suddenly becomes the 2nd coming of Simon Madden and consistently destroys the quality opposition ruckmen that have until now destroyed him, Lobb becomes a damaging forward/ruck and we win the premiership next year. You can all let fly with the rotten fruit while I wallow in the stocks.

Well Bevo and English are OOC next year IIRC.
Bevo's been at the club a while - will he get stale?

[G-Mo77]

Re: Rory Lobb

Freo to play hardball and hold him to his contract if they lose Griffin Logue https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...13-p5bhtw.html

Bit of posturing here I think. They don't want him if they get Jackson and they don't want to pay him either. I'm confident it'll get done.

[EasternWest]

Re: Rory Lobb

Josh Brolin would be badass.

Well he really protected the young kids in Goonies despite starting as a bit of a douche, so why not?

[G-Mo77]

Re: Rory Lobb

And one more thing to add.....

"Hey you, get your dam hands off her"

[Sedat]

Re: Rory Lobb

Well Bevo and English are OOC next year IIRC.
Bevo's been at the club a while - will he get stale?

2023 is not a gap year. It is another prime 'Bont' year that I hope doesn't go to waste.

Bevo and the club have already put on record that we are in the window - their words, not mine. We should expect nothing less than to be a very serious contender next year with designs on winning the premiership.

[Axe Man]

Re: Rory Lobb

Well Bevo and English are OOC next year IIRC.
Bevo's been at the club a while - will he get stale?

English recently re-signed for 2 years.

[Topdog]

Re: Rory Lobb

For me Lobb has had 2 maybe 3 good years in his career. He is 30, not a good enough body of work for me to get excited.

[Testekill]

Re: Rory Lobb

For me Lobb has had 2 maybe 3 good years in his career. He is 30, not a good enough body of work for me to get excited.

Only kicked more than 30 goals in a season once. Meanwhile Naughton has already passed him for career goals kicked.

[1eyedog]

Re: Rory Lobb

Lobb is not my first choice by a fair margin but you can't deny that Bruce is a risk, Darcy may only play 6-8 games next year, Jamarra got gifted games he didn't deserve this year and Naughton needs a consistent, genuine contested marking player to help him. The more experienced the better.

[1eyedog]

Re: Rory Lobb

Only kicked more than 30 goals in a season once. Meanwhile Naughton has already passed him for career goals kicked.

I watched the 2016 PF last night Lobb was just about their best player. He's inconsistent but seems to play really well when he is surrounded by Bulldogs so it's a gamble worth taking.

[Mofra]

Re: Rory Lobb

Lobb is an opportunistic play. If he wasn't set to come back to Vic I'm not sure we'd chase him too hard

[GVGjr]

Re: Rory Lobb

Lobb is an opportunistic play. If he wasn't set to come back to Vic I'm not sure we'd chase him too hard

His 1.85M purchase of a place in South Yarra is a strong indication he's heading over.
Is it because of clubs over here have been flagging their interest?

[ratsmac]

Re: Rory Lobb

Darcy is no certainty to play forward. He may play back.

Naughton may play back!!

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Rory Lobb

With English, I am a bit in between with him being R1 or R2.

I don't mind him being mostly in the ruck but would like to see a bit more of a balance. He can have passages where he struggles to be competitive. That issue for mine is really made worse as we don't have a real R2, just a guy who makes up the minutes.

A strength of Lobb is his endurance. Massive TOG for a non KPD. English and Lobb to be more a tandem than a pure R1 and R2/fwd perhaps. Unless English goes up a level.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: Rory Lobb

Naughton may play back!!

That works. Darcy is a better kick on goal. Naughts is tougher on the body down back.