Gumbleton

[1eyedog]

Re: Gumbleton

Interesting. Gumbleton played most of 2010 and from what I observed he rarely loses his opponent like Riewoldt does and he rarely gets the ball backward of centre like Riewoldt does, he simply does not have the fitness to play this gut running style your are referring to.

Gumbleton is excellent at leading wide and doubling back to draw his opponent under the flight of the ball, nobody does this better than Riewoldt.

[Eastdog]

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I agree, but at 41 it's an okay deal, Monfries went for 43 and is a marginally better player than Gumbleton. None of our forwards can take a mark but he can. If BMac wants some improvement in 2013 we need someone down there who can mark the ball, among other things...

Agree with that. We definitely are very desperate in securing a key forward that can mark and kick goals. For that to happen our delivery into the forward line really needs to improve in 2013 because this season it was awful. What is Gumbleton's current status in terms of his injuries right now.

[Axe Man]

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Can someone explain to me why we need to trade for Gumbleton at all? Isn't he uncontracted and could walk to the PSD where we could pick him up for nothing? For a bloke who doesn't get on the park much, I don't see why we would trade a pick worth more than 65.

Neeld was quoted last week as saying they would be happy to take Dawes and Gumbleton so he may not be there at our PSD pick.

[Remi Moses]

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Fair impersonation of Mad Vossy circa 2009!

[LostDoggy]

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Neeld was quoted last week as saying they would be happy to take Dawes and Gumbleton so he may not be there at our PSD pick.

Yeah see your point, but just don't see why Gumbleton would agree to go to Melbourne, another club where his opportunities would be limited. Surely he would be behind Dawes and Clark. And then there is Hogan in 2014 and possibly Watts. So Melbourne could pick him up but not sure why Gumbleton would agree to this.

Also not sure why we would burn a pick to get Gumbleton to the club a month or two earlier.

Anyway I don't think getting or missing Gumbleton will make or break us either way.

[Bornadog]

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Also not sure why we would burn a pick to get Gumbleton to the club a month or two earlier.

Pre-season starts soon so if we want players to join the sooner the better.

[LostDoggy]

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Pre-season starts soon so if we want players to join the sooner the better.

Yeah but at what cost, why not let the PSD work for us while we are bottom feeders? Won't Gumbleton be doing a preseason at Essendon, it can't be that different to what he would be doing with us.

[GVGjr]

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Yeah but at what cost, why not let the PSD work for us while we are bottom feeders? Won't Gumbleton be doing a preseason at Essendon, it can't be that different to what he would be doing with us.

No he won't do one with them unless they are looking to add him back onto the list.

Best to get him at the club if we think he can add some value.

[LostDoggy]

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No he won't do one with them unless they are looking to add him back onto the list.

Best to get him at the club if we think he can add some value.

Sorry I didn't know he had been delisted, just thought they had offered him a one year contract and was still deciding, assumed he still went to training with his housemate, Jobe.

[GVGjr]

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Sorry I didn't know he had been delisted, just thought they had offered him a one year contract and was still deciding, assumed he still went to training with his housemate, Jobe.

He has to make up his mind at signing that contract by the end of the month as it will expire. If he hasn't signed by them he has to nominate for one of the drafts.
We would then need permission from the AFL to allow him to train with us.

I guess you would prefer to wait but I think getting him now (if we genuinely want him) is the better option. I think he will take the one year deal if no one trades for him.

[LostDoggy]

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He has to make up his mind at signing that contract by the end of the month as it will expire. If he hasn't signed by them he has to nominate for one of the drafts.
We would then need permission from the AFL to allow him to train with us.

I guess you would prefer to wait but I think getting him now (if we genuinely want him) is the better option. I think he will take the one year deal if no one trades for him.

From what you are saying we can commit to him that we will pick him up in the PSD and then he trains with us anyway (if AFL approves).

Why pay something if we don't have too?

[GVGjr]

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From what you are saying we can commit to him that we will pick him up in the PSD and then he trains with us anyway (if AFL approves).

Why pay something if we don't have too?

Because if we don't Melbourne may decides to trump us at the PSD.

[LostDoggy]

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Because if we don't Melbourne may decides to trump us at the PSD.

With Dawes going to Melbourne, I would be very surprised if Melbourne or Gumbleton ended up together. The risk is gone (other than his injuries). I kind of hope we get Gumbleton in PSD or for a very low pick say in the 60's. Cheap spend for a high risk, high return player - Moneyball pick up.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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I think the only chance we'll have at getting Gumbleton is if he nominates us.

If he's happy to stay at Essendon, then I'd expect they'll make outrageous demands in negociations that essentially forces us to back away.

If he declares he wants a new opportunity, though, I think the clubs would be able to work something fair out.

[Eastdog]

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I think the only chance we'll have at getting Gumbleton is if he nominates us.

If he's happy to stay at Essendon, then I'd expect they'll make outrageous demands in negociations that essentially forces us to back away.

If he declares he wants a new opportunity, though, I think the clubs would be able to work something fair out.

If they do make the crazy demands its not worth it but if its a reasonable demand it is definitely a goer in getting Gumbleton. This is the challenge in trading what the value of a player is close to or equal to the player your trading or bringing in.