Mature Age Players training with the Bulldogs

[boydogs]

Re: Mature Age Players training with the Bulldogs

He may also be concerned about his position as welfare manager, we've had indigenous players walking out (or retiring) in droves. Stack, DJ, Hill, Skinner, all in their early 20's and all gone in the past 2 years. I'm surprised he isn't under the same type of scrutiny some here put on Fantasia and Smorgon.

Good point.

Hell yes to Lower by the way.

[comrade]

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Duscher has obviously been busy working on his Wiki page

[comrade]

Re: Mature Age Players training with the Bulldogs

He may also be concerned about his position as welfare manager, we've had indigenous players walking out (or retiring) in droves. Stack, DJ, Hill, Skinner, all in their early 20's and all gone in the past 2 years. I'm surprised he isn't under the same type of scrutiny some here put on Fantasia and Smorgon.

He's a welfare officer, not a miracle worker. Those players mentioned (perhaps with the exception of Hill) just weren't very good.

[Ghost Dog]

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He's a welfare officer, not a miracle worker. Those players mentioned (perhaps with the exception of Hill) just weren't very good.

Thought DJ was actually starting to show a bit.

[LostDoggy]

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I saw him at training last week and he seems to have lost quite a bit of weight, it was the fittest I've seen him. Perhaps he's decided to finally give it a proper crack.

He may also be concerned about his position as welfare manager, we've had indigenous players walking out (or retiring) in droves. Stack, DJ, Hill, Skinner, all in their early 20's and all gone in the past 2 years. I'm surprised he isn't under the same type of scrutiny some here put on Fantasia and Smorgon.

Think that's a bit of a stretch Greystache (respectfully). Stack wasn't up to it, DJ was a little older and by all reports a well adjusted intelligent guy, Hill didn't work out and wanted to go and play back home in WA and I think Goodes should be given credit for contributing to Skinner staying as long as he did.

I'd be more concerned about the job he's doing if players were off the rails or running off home and dissapearing ala Ashley Sampi

[LostDoggy]

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I think its possible the Lower and Bate are being considered for HB positions , with Gilbee and Hargrave retired we have positions available for tall experienced players , Lower has played in the backline before and Bate has increased his time in the midfield for the Scorpions and as a tall solid player with a solid overhead mark could fill some of the void with Lake gone

I don't believe we are looking at Bate as a forward as Tommy is going to play HF , under General Mac we rotate players through the forward line and Bate would take some pace away from that rotation

If Lower is at BP and with Morris making progress towards his comeback and Addison has done well at BP, Tutt can play the role but is still a bit raw and if Lower is cover for them it makes sense

Bate would give us height and a bigger body , Roughhead has been shoehorned into the backline and is still learning , Markovic needs to be sharper and cleaner off the ground , Williams has been switched to HF , Tom Young is still learning , Lake is gone and Austin is not on the Senior List , again it makes sense if Bate is cover at HB

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You have a different view of Bate to me. Whilst he is 190, he does not play tall and would never hold down a spot as a KPP. He has pace and can play anywhere along the flanks

[Greystache]

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He's a welfare officer, not a miracle worker. Those players mentioned (perhaps with the exception of Hill) just weren't very good.

Yet Stack and Skinner were both offered contracts and declined them, so clearly the club felt they had something to offer, DJ may have also but I'm not certain. Would we be any worse off if we directed the wages being paid to Goodes into another area they may prove more fruitful?

What benefit has his role brought to the club?

[azabob]

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Yet Stack and Skinner were both offered contracts and declined them, so clearly the club felt they had something to offer, DJ may have also but I'm not certain. Would we be any worse off if we directed the wages being paid to Goodes into another area they may prove more fruitful?

What benefit has his role brought to the club?

Is his welfare role solely the indingenous boys, or all players?