Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

[Bulldog4life]

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If you watched the Bendigo game (ABC TV game) he did take some nice grabs in the second half and converted well.

I think that after two knee operations and a lack of playing footy in the last 2 years Redpath is the type of player you have to be very patient with as he is coming from a fair way back.
Hopefully he can be a good player for us.

[LostDoggy]

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If you watched the Bendigo game (ABC TV game) he did take some nice grabs in the second half and converted well.

I watched that game. Good second half but had done very little prior that game and did bugger all last week.
Would need a few more Bendigo type games before I would even re-rookie him, let alone list him.

[F'scary]

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With what you have written? No way. It's way too ruthless and would rip the heart out of the club and leave us with a vastly poorer list. Basically it would set us back 5 years.

We are struggling with getting supporters to the games now and to get them to sign up as members but your cut or dump approach would simply be the death knell for the club.

Would you be happy with that?

There is no way Morris or Murphy should be delisted or traded.

yeah, you're right on all counts. I was really upset and depressed after the Sydney loss. Said to myself I'm never following footy again. But here I am checking the team for the Port match.

[azabob]

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Where are we at with signing Will Minson? The longer it takes the more concerned I become.

[Rocco Jones]

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yeah, you're right on all counts. I was really upset and depressed after the Sydney loss. Said to myself I'm never following footy again. But here I am checking the team for the Port match.

I think a few of us could relate mate!

[F'scary]

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I think a few of us could relate mate!

You are too kind, Rocco. My words were sh*t

[Rocco Jones]

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You are too kind, Rocco. My words were sh*t

Yeah they were, I guess some of the stuff I said during that game were pretty awful. As long as doesn't happen all the time and you can reflect on it, I think it's understandable. My bigguest issue is when posters regularly use forums to just vent. It's selfish IMO.

I, like you and a lot of dogs fans, found the Swans game just awful. Thank god that the things I said about B-Mac and co stayed in my lounge room!

[Rocco Jones]

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If DJ is out of contract I think he would be the 7th to go (excluding Shaggy). I thought he was offered 3 years but could be wrong.

[Greystache]

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If DJ is out of contract I think he would be the 7th to go (excluding Shaggy). I thought he was offered 3 years but could be wrong.

We were told that somewhere originally, but in a recent interview DJ spoke about how he's out of contract at the end of this season.

[Bulldog4life]

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If DJ is out of contract I think he would be the 7th to go (excluding Shaggy). I thought he was offered 3 years but could be wrong.

Out of contract according to a fairly recent newspaper article on him.

[Bornadog]

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If DJ is out of contract I think he would be the 7th to go (excluding Shaggy). I thought he was offered 3 years but could be wrong.

Agree, hasn't set the world on fire.

[GVGjr]

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If DJ is out of contract I think he would be the 7th to go (excluding Shaggy). I thought he was offered 3 years but could be wrong.

I'd be reluctant to cut him adrift. In a side that lacks run I'd prefer to wait until the end of the season to make a call on him.

[LostDoggy]

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I'd be reluctant to cut him adrift. In a side that lacks run I'd prefer to wait until the end of the season to make a call on him.

How many games has he played this year? Haven't really seen much of him, but I haven't really been paying that much attention.

[Ghost Dog]

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I would suggest that Redpath really does offer something we don't have.

Looks like he could be a big power unit and his kicking is long and accurate. Potentially a Tom Hawkins type BUT he needs to show more of an ability to get the ball.
It seems his VFL season has produced only one half of quality. If he could get it together he would certainly bring some structure to the forward line.

Kicking. Agreed. Something we most definitely need. I remember someone (GVG? ) last year bemoaning the sloppy way our team approached kicking at practice drills during the week. It's really frustrating to watch a game and have players win the ball, just to cough it back up with a mashed kick, without pressure around or miss a fairly straight set shot.
We scored 9 or 10 points in the end of the 3rd and 4th quarter V Sydney. Quite a few were set shots from inside or on the 50. ( Vezpa had a few from straight on, Roughy too ) People are asking ' Where are our goals going to come from?" but if we just had that last bit of polish, a lot less pressure in so many ways.

Contested ball emphasis is something BMAC has brought to the club. Time we started bringing in better kickers. Panos or Campbell I hope make the grade.

In all, not sold on Redpath quite yet but do hope he manages to break into the senior side once this season so we can get a better idea of how far on or off he is AFL level.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Kicking. Agreed. Something we most definitely need. I remember someone (GVG? ) last year bemoaning the sloppy way our team approached kicking at practice drills during the week. It's really frustrating to watch a game and have players win the ball, just to cough it back up with a mashed kick, without pressure around or miss a fairly straight set shot.
We scored 9 or 10 points in the end of the 3rd and 4th quarter V Sydney. Quite a few were set shots from inside or on the 50. ( Vezpa had a few from straight on, Roughy too ) People are asking ' Where are our goals going to come from?" but if we just had that last bit of polish, a lot less pressure in so many ways.

Contested ball emphasis is something BMAC has brought to the club. Time we started bringing in better kickers. Panos or Campbell I hope make the grade.

In all, not sold on Redpath quite yet but do hope he manages to break into the senior side once this season so we can get a better idea of how far on or off he is AFL level.

The problem for Redpath and Panos is you have to get it before you can kick it.