Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

[Maddog37]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

I am not saying we should or should not get rid of him. I just find it more and more suspect the longer we go without signing him.

[Desipura]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

I don't understand why there are some posters wanting to let Minson go. Arguably Minson is now the number one ruck in the AFL and in all Australian form. He sits second to Maric in hitouts by 15, but Maric has more game time than Will, but on the other hand Will's clearance rate is better than Maric (58 to 54). He won't get All Australian, that will go to Cox as we are losing and unfashionable.

At 27 years of age he is at least another 4 years to give us. Based on arguments that we should get rid of him while he has currency, then we should have got rid of Teddy Whitten, Doug Hawkins, Chris Grant (mid 90's) and many more when they were at their peak, but the team wasn't playing finals.

How do you know he has at least 4 years left in him? Not too many 31yo ruckman are running around. Huddo started playing the game late and he is on his last legs.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

How do you know he has at least 4 years left in him? Not too many 31yo ruckman are running around. Huddo started playing the game late and he is on his last legs.

You don't want to keep him because he might slow down at 31? Dean Cox is still elite at 31 years of age.

He's entering his prime people, losing him now will be simply wasting all those years of development. And the opportunity to have developed another. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Desipura]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

You don't want to keep him because he might slow down at 31? Dean Cox is still elite at 31 years of age.

He's entering his prime people, losing him now will be simply wasting all those years of development. And the opportunity to have developed another. Nothing more, nothing less.

Im arguing the point there are no guarantees that he will be playing in his 30's. There are exceptions to almost every rule.

[stefoid]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Yes your opening line suggested we sign him, then trade him.

The summary is:
keeping him = good.
having him signed and a trade happens = not the worst thing
having him walk as an unsigned player = taking it up the clacker (again)

[Mofra]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

You don't want to keep him because he might slow down at 31? Dean Cox is still elite at 31 years of age.

He's entering his prime people, losing him now will be simply wasting all those years of development. And the opportunity to have developed another. Nothing more, nothing less.

Ruckman tend to play a little later than other players - Minson is clearly our no 1 ruck and I want him kept.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

So you are saying we should try to screw him?
Tell him we want him, sign him then say nah we changed our mind and sell him.
Not only is it bastard act but the likelihood of it happening 1000-1.

100% agree Chops. Why would we do that to him? We'd look like absolute tools.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

The summary is:
keeping him = good.
having him signed and a trade happens = not the worst thing
having him walk as an unsigned player = taking it up the clacker (again)

Rule out completely the second option very long shot. It's either a or c.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Did my entire post give that impression? Like I said, Im not panicking because we have 3 or 4 ruck capable players on the entire list. Im fine with that. It means we dont have to draft any more for a while.

So sign him up.

However thats not going to stop potential suitors come sniffing, and if they make Wil an offer he cant refuse, then we have some leverage.

Any potential suitor gonna tell him to hold off from signing. Why they want to trade for him when they can get him for free and why would you try get a reasonable player thats no star and has just been signed up?

[Hotdog60]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

The latest about Will:-

The Western Bulldogs are expected to keep the services of ruckman Will Minson with his manager Dan Richardson telling Gillette AFL Trade Radio that he was likely to remain at Whitten Oval.

"Will will more than likely stay," Richardson said. "At this stage he is uncontracted, but the main reason for that is he has been overseas. He is due back later this week. I just need to sit down with him and have a good discussion."

[always right]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

The latest about Will:-

The Western Bulldogs are expected to keep the services of ruckman Will Minson with his manager Dan Richardson telling Gillette AFL Trade Radio that he was likely to remain at Whitten Oval.

"Will will more than likely stay," Richardson said. "At this stage he is uncontracted, but the main reason for that is he has been overseas. He is due back later this week. I just need to sit down with him and have a good discussion."

Hope it gets sorted soon. Not only our best ruckman but a major factor in the fabric of the club. I know there is a demand for us to be more ruthless when it comes to these decisions but some players mean more to a club than their basic playing ability. I think Will is one of those.

[GVGjr]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

He was tad coy about re-signing when I asked him Saturday night. Then again someone else asked Lake about trade week to be told, "I'm not going anywhere" so who knows?

[Bornadog]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Link

THE WESTERN Bulldogs are confident ruckman Will Minson will recommit to the club on a two-year contract extension.

Minson, 27, is an unrestricted free agent and is able to move to the club of his choosing should they present him with an appealing offer.

But the Dogs believe the experienced big man, who is currently away on holiday, will sign the two-year extension on offer that will take him to 12 seasons at Whitten Oval.

"He hasn't signed yet but he's been overseas and we put together an offer that went to his management and they were very comfortable with that," Bulldogs football manager James Fantasia told AFL.com.au.

"I don't think there's any issues; it's just a waiting game."

Fantasia said while Minson was yet to officially commit, the Dogs believed they would have been told by now if he was keen to exercise his rights as a free agent.

"I think we may have heard about that prior to now but I guess you never say never," he said.

"We're very keen to secure his services to continue that relationship and we haven't heard any different to suggest otherwise."

Following the departure of ruckman Ben Hudson at the end of last year, Minson has flourished and put in his best season to date.

However, his year was blighted by a one-match club suspension for sledging then-Port Adelaide midfielder Danyle Pearce in June.

Then in August, he fronted the tribunal where he successfully had a stomping charge against the Sydney Swans' Kieren Jack downgraded to a reprimand, which eliminated a two-match ban and left him free to face Geelong in round 22.

Minson was recruited by the Dogs with pick No. 20 overall in the 2002 NAB AFL Draft.

[GVGjr]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Good news

[azabob]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Minson has signed a 2 year extention.

Good news.

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/westernbulldogsnewsfeatures/newsarticle/tabid/4112/newsid/149425/default.aspx