GWS. Wood or Ward?

[AndrewP6]

Re: GWS. Wood or Ward?

Apparently she's a trained speech therapist and works at the Alfred (at least that's what a friend who works as a nurse at the Alfred told me).

Yep, The Twig (that makes her sound so much cooler ) does work at the Alfred, as a speech pathologist.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/rebecca-twigley-fashioning-a-new-career/story-e6frf96o-1225889974631

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: GWS. Wood or Ward?

I'm not convinced we'll lose either of them. No evidence to back that up, but given today's paper they're on the Giants radar. And if they're not, the GWS is derelict in their duty.

So if we have to lose one, who would you want it to be?

For mine, I'd hate to lose Ward. No disrespect to Wood, who I really, really like. I just think we'd lose more if we lost Cal. As much as he is not a cerebral guy, to me he screams leader and potential captain.

Thoughts?

It might be necessary to finish up Gilbee, Hargrave and Hall.

Move two of Gia, Murphy and Lake onto the vets list.

[Bulldog Joe]

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It might be necessary to finish up Gilbee, Hargrave and Hall.

Move two of Gia, Murphy and Lake onto the vets list.

Now we are looking at list management issues and probably premature.

Unfortunately the GWS threat makes this a reality.

As difficult as it may be Murph may need to be retired given his ongoing injury issues that now date back 5 years. Certainly would need to get through the season unimpeded or he would represent a huge risk going forward, regardless of GWS.

[Desipura]

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Now we are looking at list management issues and probably premature.

Unfortunately the GWS threat makes this a reality.

As difficult as it may be Murph may need to be retired given his ongoing injury issues that now date back 5 years. Certainly would need to get through the season unimpeded or he would represent a huge risk going forward, regardless of GWS.

Murphys best is arguably better than Hargreave or Gilbee's, they would be the ones to retire before Murphy, if you were going down that path.
Playing half back will alleviate stress on his Murphs body and hopefully prolong his career. Don't forget Hargreave has not been fully fit for a few seasons (even though he played last season) and Gilbee has not been the same player for a few seasons.

[Bulldog Joe]

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Murphys best is arguably better than Hargreave or Gilbee's, they would be the ones to retire before Murphy, if you were going down that path.
Playing half back will alleviate stress on his Murphs body and hopefully prolong his career. Don't forget Hargreave has not been fully fit for a few seasons (even though he played last season) and Gilbee has not been the same player for a few seasons.

I see Gilbee or Hargrave as needing to be retired anyway. They have gone onto the veterans list and we absolutely need Lake moved there in 2012. The salary cap relief is reduced if you have more than 2 veterans.

up to 2 veterans 50% relief
3 veterans 33%
4 veterans 25%

We probably need to maximise the relief on the highest salary and I am assuming that Lake is the highest earner anong the potential veteran group.

[Hot_Doggies]

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Although they aren't on huge $$$ , Minson, Stack, Addison have to be moved on to free up cash for cheap 18 yr olds.

Cross, Gia, Hargreave , Murph , Hudson, Hall paycuts, delisted etc.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Although they aren't on huge $$$ , Minson, Stack, Addison have to be moved on to free up cash for cheap 18 yr olds.

You don't save much by moving on these guys because they're not on big $$$ and you still have to pay draftees

[stefoid]

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GWS may throw in a free haircut?

teen wolf!

[stefoid]

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Gotta go the A grade mid over the A grade defender

Well, neither is anything like A grade yet.

But we have Wallis and Libba to come into the midfield, who do we have coming on in defence?

[Mofra]

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Although they aren't on huge $$$ , Minson, Stack, Addison have to be moved on to free up cash for cheap 18 yr olds.

I'm actually surprised Addison isn't on the GWS radar (that we know of).
He's behind Boyd & Cross as an inside mid (and Gia going by last year's games when Boyd was missing).
He is a hardened body who is excellent with the one on ones, he bleeds for his teammates and is a NSW boy.

I'd rather he stay but given he is only on the fringes of our 22 he would be guaranteed 22 games + extra money + a homecoming by singing to GWS.

[The Underdog]

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I'm actually surprised Addison isn't on the GWS radar (that we know of).
He's behind Boyd & Cross as an inside mid (and Gia going by last year's games when Boyd was missing).
He is a hardened body who is excellent with the one on ones, he bleeds for his teammates and is a NSW boy.

I'd rather he stay but given he is only on the fringes of our 22 he would be guaranteed 22 games + extra money + a homecoming by singing to GWS.

Yeah but they can probably use a mid range draft pick to trade for him rather than waste their time "enticing" him there, as opposed to players with far higher upside like Ward or Wood who will take $$$ & long term contracts. Addison, as much as I respect him, isn't worth committing long term money to.

[Mofra]

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Yeah but they can probably use a mid range draft pick to trade for him rather than waste their time "enticing" him there, as opposed to players with far higher upside like Ward or Wood who will take $$$ & long term contracts. Addison, as much as I respect him, isn't worth committing long term money to.

Fair point, althoug if we manage to hold onto Ward & Wood they'd be better off signingDFA under the uncontracted player rule as that way the AFL gives us compensation and GWS get to keep their mid range pick.

[boydogs]

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Well, neither is anything like A grade yet.

I see them as about even anyway.

But we have Wallis and Libba to come into the midfield, who do we have coming on in defence?

Howard, Tutt and Schofield could become defenders for us. A good mid is more valuable, and could probably play a HBF role if required anyway. See what we did with Griffen for instance.