CCP is close to an AFL standard player but I feel he doesn't have any hurt factor to his game. To me Brew was a better option but we passed on him.
With Sanders and Freijah doing well we aren't really lacking midfield depth.
Who knows if we just go from best available or target someone that might be able to help us this season.
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The MSD will be interesting. I’d love for CCP to get a nod as I think his good enough for afl level long term in a half forward. Has speed and tackles. His also improved year on year.
However feel we will go for key position coverage. Maybe Tomlinson is the go as a break glass at either end.
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We were right about Harmes last year, where his body didn't hold up...but he has got fit and is an important part of the squad this year.Leave a comment:
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Harmes has grown on me I neutral with Bramble and I wish he would stop doing short kicks.Leave a comment:
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I think it’s time some well deserved credit is given to the clubs recruiting and list management teams for the recent recycled recruits they have brought in, Kennedy, Harmes and Bramble. Not a lot of love for Harmes and Bramble initially, but I don’t think their bargain basement value can be questioned any longer.Leave a comment:
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DASHING DOG MAKES CASE FOR NEXT DEAL
Bulldogs dasher Jason Johannisen is happy to be part of the growing one-year club at Whitten Oval as he hopes to stay fit and build a case to play on in 2026.
As Rory Lobb eyes an early extension on his deal that still runs until the end of 2026, Johannisen isn’t opposed to going year to year.
Johannisen was made to wait in 2024 after another torrid injury run, signing a one-year extension in October.
The 32-year-old suffered another serious hamstring injury in January, but has played in the last two games for the Dogs and was back to his best with 25 touches in Sunday’s win over St Kilda.
The 2016 Norm Smith medallist is due to play game 199 on Saturday against GWS.
Johannisen said he had no plans on slowing down, in his run or his career, and wanted to prove he was worth going around again next season.
At Whitten Oval, Tom Liberatore has been on rolling one-year deals of late and defender Taylor Duryea quipped last year he was on his eighth 12-month contract in a row.
Liam Jones is keen to play on at age 34 and would likely fall in the same category.
“We have a few of us getting older,” Johannisen told this masthead.
“That is just part of the system of football clubs and how they roll. I want personally to build continuity with my football and then the club will reward me.”
Lobb, 32, only came to football late after taking up the game in his late teenage years.
He believes that holds him in good stead to continue playing well beyond his current contract.
“I am an ‘extend early’ kind of guy,” Lobb told this masthead, with his current deal to expire at the end of 2026.
“Now that I’m a little bit older, it’s a little bit harder to do that, but hopefully I can extend soon.”
The Bulldogs is his third club after time at GWS and Fremantle, but he “doesn’t want to go anywhere”.
“I’m enjoying my football at this club … hopefully we can work on a bit of an extension. I was drafted a little bit late, so I always say maybe I can play a little bit longer.
“I don’t feel like a 32 year old. I honestly feel like I act like I’m 27 half the time or just like all the young boys that are around me, and I feel like you’re only as old as you act.
“So the fact that I act like a child half the time when I’m around the football club, I feel like I can play for a long time.
“I’ve got a few little side bets with the boys on how long that I’ll play for. I won’t mention the time frames, but there’s some outrageous ones that I’ve thrown out there. And I’ve got a couple of little coffee bets going on. I might have to follow up in a fair few years with a few of the boys if I’m still playing and cash them in.”
BONT SET TO STAY BUT NO TALKS YET
Marcus Bontempelli still isn’t ready to pick up contract talks with the Western Bulldogs but he certainly won’t be heading to Collingwood or West Coast.
The Dogs star has been happy to delay contract talks until he feels the time is right, concentrating on his rehab from a calf injury before his return against St Kilda.
There was speculation he had met with the Pies then a report in the West that he might be gettable for the Eagles.
But it’s understood he just wanted to concentrate on his rehab before deciding when the time was right to lock himself away at the Dogs long-term.
That point hasn’t been reached yet, but he isn’t going anywhere.
The Dogs are keen to lock away Ed Richards and talks continue on a deal of up to six years for the brilliant free agent.
CEO Ameet Bains said recently of those talks: “(List boss Sam Power and Bontempelli’s manager Tom Petroro) are currently talking about Ed and they will pick up Marcus on the way through. No one internally is concerned about the time frame.
“Marcus once the season rolls around concentrates on leading the club and the injury is an added curve ball. Last time it wasn’t done until round eight or nine of the season so from a Dogs perspective both those guys will be playing at the Bulldogs beyond this year.”
Vice-captain Tom Liberatore has also been in hot form, with his exceptional run-down chase on Brad Hill leading to standing applause from the Dogs faithful on Sunday night.
But he has customarily done his one-year deals midway through the season at the earliest.
His creaky knees, age at 32 years old and his concussion history all mean neither party is in a rush.
He has joined the stables of Tom Petroro, who is also the manager of Richards and Bontempelli.
While many players have recently been medically retired by the AFL after advanced brain scans, Liberatore has recovered well from a series of concussions and had no lasting damage after those scans.
So he has been given permission to play on and is in a rich vein of form.
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Rod Ali may be one to watch for the mid-season draft. Defender, overager, probably a bit dour which is why he didn't get drafted last year.
I do like the idea of drafting a genuine defender who can defend. Nice size so should be able to take mediums and smalls.Leave a comment:
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