Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

[Eastdog]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

Yeah I do. I think he would be around the top 5 at least top 10 ruckman in the league this year. Do you really think McIntosh will be big upgrade on Minson? He's no Cox.

There's plenty of holes in our list at the moment, but I can't see the ruck area being one of them.

How about a key forward. That is a big hole we need to fill. 5 midfielders can equal 1 key forward so it's very difficult.

[GVGjr]

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I know he has actually been good this year but do you really rate Minson? Someone like Macintosh could be good for us as he is struggling to get a spot in the North team and is quite affective. Campbell looks good and has a future but he is still young and needs time to develop.

I'm still lukewarm on the value that Campbell will offer and I think Minson is at least as good as MacIntosh as a ruckman but probably behind him when resting as a forward.
In other words, there would be no real upgrade.

Like Bulldogsman has mentioned, there are plenty of other areas I would focus on before looking to replace Minson. Anyway, the call is now for Will to make. If he wants to go elsewhere we won't get a lot for him and if he stays then he's our number one ruckman.

[Eastdog]

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I'm still lukewarm on the value that Campbell will offer and I think Minson is at least as good as MacIntosh as a ruckman but probably behind him when resting as a forward.
In other words, there would be no real upgrade.

Like Bulldogsman has mentioned, there are plenty of other areas I would focus on before looking to replace Minson. Anyway, the call is now for Will to make. If he wants to go elsewhere we won't get a lot for him and if he stays then he's our number one ruckman.

Do you rate Roughead and Cordy GVG? They need still a lot more to
to develop. How would they be used in our team going forward.

[GVGjr]

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Do you rate Roughead and Cordy GVG? They need still a lot more to
to develop. How would they be used in our team going forward.

Cordy has made improvement but he isn't a key forward yet. How much more time do we give him?
Roughead is a decent ruckman but must learn to be more productive when he's in the forward line and especially learn how to convert his chances in front of the goals.
We've tried his at times as a defender but I think that is more about his development rather than a genuine option for him.

[Ghost Dog]

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Cordy has made improvement but he isn't a key forward yet. How much more time do we give him?
Roughead is a decent ruckman but must learn to be more productive when he's in the forward line and especially learn how to convert his chances in front of the goals.
We've tried his at times as a defender but I think that is more about his development rather than a genuine option for him.

Roughy has been about 30 meters out before and the ball has hardly made it to goal. Major worries about his kicking ability.

[Bornadog]

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Roughy has been about 30 meters out before and the ball has hardly made it to goal. Major worries about his kicking ability.

Roughy is actually a thumping kick. I think he just lacks confidence in his ability to kick goals.

[GVGjr]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

Roughy has been about 30 meters out before and the ball has hardly made it to goal. Major worries about his kicking ability.

Roughy is actually a thumping kick. I think he just lacks confidence in his ability to kick goals.

As BAD pointed out, he can kick a long goal but he gets the yips for the 30mtr chances

[Missing Dog]

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How about a key forward. That is a big hole we need to fill. 5 midfielders can equal 1 key forward so it's very difficult.

A good FF would be nice. Very hard to find though.

[The Underdog]

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Roughy has been about 30 meters out before and the ball has hardly made it to goal. Major worries about his kicking ability.

That sounds more like a description of Cordy to me. he can shank a kick with the best of them.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Although Cordy has improved, my fear is that he's neither a key forward nor a ruck, which leaves him (and us) in an awkward position.

[chef]

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Although Cordy has improved, my fear is that he's neither a key forward nor a ruck, which leaves him (and us) in an awkward position.

I'm worried that he is a forward version of Cameron White.

[jeemak]

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I'm not phased with Ayce at all. He's still so bloody raw, and needs to develop his strenght. It will happen for him, we've just got to be prepared to wait until he's played 50-75 games.

Same with Jones and Roughead.

[Eastdog]

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Although Cordy has improved, my fear is that he's neither a key forward nor a ruck, which leaves him (and us) in an awkward position.

How could we best use him? I think we still need more time with him and he hasnt played enough games yet.

[Scraggers]

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I'm not phased with Ayce at all. He's still so bloody raw, and needs to develop his strenght. It will happen for him, we've just got to be prepared to wait until he's played 50-75 games.

Same with Jones and Roughead.

Agreed ... I think all three will be good for us.

[Bulldog4life]

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I'm worried that he is a forward version of Cameron White.

Not a bad cricketer. Think you mean Wight.