Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

[kruder]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

I noticed Savage from Hawthorn wasn't in the team last night, does anyone know if he is contracted?

[G-Mo77]

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I noticed Savage from Hawthorn wasn't in the team last night, does anyone know if he is contracted?

I'd love to have Savage!

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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I'd love to have Savage!

Agreed.

I really rate him.

His kicking is superb.

[kruder]

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He wouldn't want to leave Hawthorn with their prospects being bright but If Lake wanted out he'd be the player along with a draft pic I'd look at.

Lake is probably my all time favourite Bulldog but if he dosent want to be their plus the fact we are in a rebuild, then Id let him go if the price is right.

[anfo27]

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He wouldn't want to leave Hawthorn with their prospects being bright but If Lake wanted out he'd be the player along with a draft pic I'd look at.

Lake is probably my all time favourite Bulldog but if he dosent want to be their plus the fact we are in a rebuild, then Id let him go if the price is right.

The hawks don't have any picks that we want. their first round pick is nowhere near enough. Lake is under contract so we hold all the cards so there is no way the hawks will bend us over for a crap first round pick in the mid 20's.
I agree the hawks would love a Lake in their ordinary back 6 but they would have to get a 3rd team involved to get anywhere near what we should be after.

[1eyedog]

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The hawks don't have any picks that we want. their first round pick is nowhere near enough. Lake is under contract so we hold all the cards so there is no way the hawks will bend us over for a crap first round pick in the mid 20's.
I agree the hawks would love a Lake in their ordinary back 6 but they would have to get a 3rd team involved to get anywhere near what we should be after.

They've got some good young players.

[ledge]

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Baker, Gardiner and Mc Qualter retired tonight from the saints.

[LostDoggy]

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Geelong showed the other night that the pack marker / contested marker is back in town. Provided you have runners all over the field to give supply, then putting the ball up high to forwards who can get away just enough to jump high in a contested situation is an effective strategy.

This involves having big strong bodies at the contest who can actually take a grab. Pods, Hawkins, West, Ottens, Menzel.

Otten's forward work and ruckwork was superb.

Punching the ball from packs is also in vogue. Hawthorn did it to effect in the first quarter with a number of releases coming via a player on the end of a punch from the pack. Geelong chose to get their fist in there first thereafter.

By losing Hudson, Hall and Lake we would be losing our bigger, more capable bodies. Lake is our best pack marker in a side that is dangerously short of big strong bodies that can mark the ball or effect a contest to advantage.

I can't remember which coach said it (Scott think), but he said the idea is to introduce youngsters into your team gradually, while keeping the structure and experience in place. We want Lake to take the best opposition forward, and not have a youngster or a Marcovic have to do that. If we go for all out youth, we may be setting some of them up for failure . A wholesale destruction of experience will kill the kids.

I think we have to hope like hell that Lake gets back to his best.

[Bornadog]

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. If we go for all out youth, we may be setting some of them up for failure . A wholesale destruction of experience will kill the kids..

A bit like what Melbourne did and to a lesser extent Richmond.

[ledge]

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Like the 2000 baby bombers.

[azabob]

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Like the 2000 baby bombers.

93 baby bombers I think you mean

[ledge]

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93 baby bombers I think you mean

or 84?

[LostDoggy]

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Or Hawthorn when Clarkson arrived.

[LostDoggy]

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Will there be any Bombers after today? I wouldn't let Welsh hand out the oranges. Clear Eker.

[Ghost Dog]

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Funny to see, Saints with egg all over their halos - Lyon announced Baker and some other guy would retire, only for them to come out the next day and deny it. The other guy, forget who, is just 23.