Exciting Bunch of Young Talls

[mjp]

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Yep...all good points.

Now Cooney and Harbrow have gone to GC17...then what? We will be counting very heavily on Reid and Wood both staying and coming through to give us any kind of cover.

With Ward out already, we would not want to lose another runner.

As for covering guys when they retire...when they retire it is too late.

[MrMahatma]

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Yes spot on IMO we need to get 2 Gilbees that can cut you to bits coming of 1/2 back. That said, I didn't think Harbrow would be as good as he is down their.

I'm more than happy with the list management at the moment.

Harbrow & Howard are the Gilbee replacements.

Hopefully we keep Harbrow away from the GC.

[Missing Dog]

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I was reading an article in MX on friday and Cooney said he plans to stay in Melbourne even after he retires!!!

[Mantis]

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I disagree with some saying that we need more midfielders, IMO if we drafted any more out and out midfielders, we would be condemning their careers to fail. As it stands already, we have Cooney, Griffen, Higgins, Ward, Liberatore, Reid, Boyd, Cross and Wallis all on our list next year and all are predominantly midfielders. Libba and Wallis won't play until Boyd and Cross are nearly done, and that looks like being a smooth transition, although it is a long way off.

Boyd and Cross will both be 28 come the start of next year and would have atleast 3 more years to play before they retire. Libba & Wallis would need to be playing at the highest level before this 3 or 4 year period.

Our ability to find room in our midfield for these 2 as well as Reid & Ward over the next few years will be interesting to watch (provided we don't lose too many to GC & GWS)

[Hot_Doggies]

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Hard decisions have to be made. If we could give Hahn to GC for a Rnd 5 draft pick, i would take that as a win.

Maybe Cross traded also, free up room for Reid, Ward, Wallis, Liberatore etc etc.

[chef]

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Hard decisions have to be made. If we could give Hahn to GC for a Rnd 5 draft pick, i would take that as a win.

Maybe Cross traded also, free up room for Reid, Ward, Wallis, Liberatore etc etc.

Good way to rip the heart out of our footy club. I think we learnt a lesson from Montie and Powell back in the late 90's and I don't think we would make the same mistake again.

[comrade]

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Good way to rip the heart out of our footy club. I think we learnt a lesson from Montie and Powell back in the late 90's and I don't think we would make the same mistake again.

I was going to post something similar. I'm not averse to trading out key personnel IF the deal is a no brainer and will take us closer to a flag, but putting Crossy's name up doesn't fit that purpose in this instance.

Let's see how Libba and Wallis adjust to the step up that is top line football, before calling for our most courageous player to be moved on.

[LostDoggy]

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Hard decisions have to be made. If we could give Hahn to GC for a Rnd 5 draft pick, i would take that as a win.

Maybe Cross traded also, free up room for Reid, Ward, Wallis, Liberatore etc etc.

Why would you want to get rid of Crossy????
Or Mitch for that matter??????

[Missing Dog]

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Why would you want to get rid of Crossy????
Or Mitch for that matter??????

SOME people on here have had it in for Mitch for ages, Mitch & Eagle...P's me off

[BulldogBelle]

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I reckon Tiller will regain his form and fitness for AFL and give it a red hot go next year. Possibly with a game very late in this year to inspire him. He's a forgotten man.

[LostDoggy]

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I'm impressed with the body size of Tutt.

First eyar player and he seems to have the torso and upper body bulk of a 3rd or 4th year player in the system. Unfortunate that he got injured so early in the first game i've seen him play but the signs from a muscle development point of view seem promising.

[GVGjr]

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I'm impressed with the body size of Tutt.

First eyar player and he seems to have the torso and upper body bulk of a 3rd or 4th year player in the system. Unfortunate that he got injured so early in the first game i've seen him play but the signs from a muscle development point of view seem promising.

Tutt's not a tall and I wouldn't have thought he currently has an impressive physique.

[LostDoggy]

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Tutt's not a tall and I wouldn't have thought he currently has an impressive physique.

Neither is Harbrow, Cross, Boyd, Howard, Wallis, Liberatore and some others previously mentioned in this thread, and i must have Tutt mistaken for another player with the same number that went of early in the game. I watched him train for 5 minutes from a short distance.

[LostDoggy]

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I reckon Tiller will regain his form and fitness for AFL and give it a red hot go next year. Possibly with a game very late in this year to inspire him. He's a forgotten man.

I think you are very optimistic, I don't think he will be on our list next year but am always happy to be proven wrong. Just don't think he is tall enough to play KP or smart enough to play the Hargrave type role

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Neither is Harbrow,

Harbrow is the perfect reference point I think for how we would like Tutt to develop his game