Bulldogs Trading Finished

**LostDoggy** · 10-10-2008, 01:18 PM

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Not a bad outcome

**LostDoggy** · 10-10-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by The Coon Dog

*Confident with Ayce Cordy & picks 32 &32 we will get the right mix.

Oh good, I'm pleased that James Fantasia believes that either Ayce or the players we select with 31 & 32 will be able to line up at full forward and centre half forward next year because it was identified after the finals series that we needed a big player up forward!

**Sockeye Salmon** · 10-10-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by Dry Rot

So with McDougall, West, Ray and Street gone, no more delistings?

And we have live picks of #31, #32 and #64?

Draft day will be pretty dull for us....

He said we would have 3 picks.

We currently have 3 spots available because West doesn't count, but that doesn't mean there will be no delistings.

I think Wight and/or O'Shea will still be delisted and Mulligan and/or Shaw will be promoted from the rookie list.

**Scorlibo** · 10-10-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by Sockeye Salmon

I think Wight and/or O'Shea will still be delisted and Mulligan and/or Shaw will be promoted from the rookie list.

We have 2 spots available at the moment - we have already got Ayce - meaning that there is another required delisting. I think Mal Lynch will be leaving. The taller players will always be favoured with delistments for development and requirement issues. I don't think there will be any rookie elevations but if there are then Mulligan would be the man and Wight may be shown the door.

**KT31** · 10-10-2008, 01:48 PM

Re: We have shut up shop

Originally posted by Sockeye Salmon

He said we would have 3 picks.

We currently have 3 spots available because West doesn't count, but that doesn't mean there will be no delistings.

I think Wight and/or O'Shea will still be delisted and Mulligan and/or Shaw will be promoted from the rookie list.

Wights had his chances, Oshea no good and with the Gold Coast coming in we need to draft as many young talls as we can.

Can keep Mulligan and Shaw for another season on the Rookie list and see if we can pick up something this draft.

**Mantis** · 10-10-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by Petergm

Oh good, I'm pleased that James Fantasia believes that either Ayce or the players we select with 31 & 32 will be able to line up at full forward and centre half forward next year because it was identified after the finals series that we needed a big player up forward!

Who would you like us to chase? And to get that player who do you want to give up?

The club enquired about many of these 'power' forwards, but weren't greated with a friendly response.

**Mantis** · 10-10-2008, 01:49 PM

Re: We have shut up shop

Originally posted by Scorlibo

We have 2 spots available at the moment - we have already got Ayce - meaning that there is another required delisting. I think Mal Lynch will be leaving. The taller players will always be favoured with delistments for development and requirement issues. I don't think there will be any rookie elevations but if there are then Mulligan would be the man and Wight may be shown the door.

Reports are that he will be staying.

**The Coon Dog** · 10-10-2008, 01:52 PM

Re: We have shut up shop

Originally posted by Scorlibo

I think Mal Lynch will be leaving.

He's not leaving. He's already started pre season training & may be rotated through the midfield nest season along with Higgins, Ward & Reid.

**Desipura** · 10-10-2008, 01:55 PM

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I do not know why I kept hearing that he is leaving. The guy had a massive tear in his hammy this year.

**Go_Dogs** · 10-10-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by The Coon Dog

James Fantasia was just interviewed on SEN as he was leaving. He said we had 'put our queue in the rack'. No more trades.

*Was never going to come along today & do a trade that hadn't been previously discussed. Need to do due dilligence/medical screenings before today.

*Hoping to secure a tall who could play either end but there were very few out of contract.

*Wasn't going to trade for trades sake.

*Always wanted a 2nd round pick for Farren, but interest had been light on all week.

*Confident with Ayce Cordy & picks 32 &32 we will get the right mix.

Pretty interesting that it now seems the club is only going to look at 3 or so picks when not even a month ago it was widely acknowledged that we'd be looking at having 5 selections.

I for one am not even going to attempt to work out what is going to happen, but I'd be happy with a further 3 selections (on top of Ayce) which would only require 1 further movement off the senior playing list (perhaps O'Shea to rookie list).

To me at least, it looks like we will now keep Wight.

**Scorlibo** · 10-10-2008, 02:02 PM

Re: We have shut up shop

Originally posted by The Coon Dog

He's not leaving. He's already started pre season training & may be rotated through the midfield nest season along with Higgins, Ward & Reid.

OK, O'Shea or Wight to be moved on?

**Mantis** · 10-10-2008, 02:02 PM

Re: Bulldogs Trading Finished

Originally posted by Griffen#16

To me at least, it looks like we will now keep Wight.

Is Wight contracted??

I really can't see the point of keeping him if he isn't.

**The Bulldogs Bite** · 10-10-2008, 02:08 PM

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I would think one of O'Shea/Wight should be delisted.

**Go_Dogs** · 10-10-2008, 02:13 PM

Re: Bulldogs Trading Finished

Originally posted by Mantis

Is Wight contracted??

I really can't see the point of keeping him if he isn't.

No idea about his contract status...but considering all the talls on our list I'd be holding onto Wight as insurance.

Touch wood, but I don't consider it out of the realms of possibility that Williams, Everitt, Grant and Boumann all don't play next year due to injury/form.

If we wish to play Minson forward again (or perhaps give Skipper a try there) we will have only 1 'full time' ruck in Hudson (who averaged about 40% game time), and as GVGjr alluded to in his ruck stocks thread, given the new boundary rules having 2 'full time' rucks is going to be pretty vital.

Not saying Wight is a sure thing or the answer to our problems, but I'd rather have him with all his limitations knowing that he can do a job than not having any tall timber in the shed for the scenario all of our kids who we're throwing all our hopes and dreams on, don't come good or get injured or whatever.

**westdog54** · 10-10-2008, 02:32 PM

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With West off the vets list and no-one to replace him, does that mean that we are able to take on a 5th rookie? Would we be in a position to take up that option? If so, it essentially gives us the option of putting someone like O'Shea or Lynch on the Rookie list for a year. You'd think only 1 of Mulligan and Shaw would be retained, with Mulligan being the more likely option. Haven't seen enough of White to comment, and Hughes' fate has long been decided.

Bulldogs Trading Finished

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