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Did Wicks get a two year contract? Reynolds has already extended a year. Pink has to be promoted, Delisted or traded while only one of Amartey and Bell can be left on the rookie list unless the rules are again changed.
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Looking down the track a bit, but sadly not as far as I’d like. One player I’m concerned about replacing is Rampe. He’s like a top end Swiss Army knife in our defence.Comment
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I think Dawson is the more important signing if we had to choose between either him or Jones as I feel he has a lot bigger upside going forward whilst Jones, who no doubt has more improvement in him, has played a lot more senior footy between the two.
And basically to be blunt, I think Dawson will be a far better player long term.
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Brayden Sier from Collingwood should be high on our list of targets. Big bodied midfielder, struggling to break into the Pies team, contract expires end of this year. Perfect long term replacement for Kennedy.Comment
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I agree with this, we should go for him hard. He's playing today for the Pies. Will be interesting to see how he goes. He's in for Beams, who will be out for awhile, so he has a few games to prove himself....probably enough time to prove himself to be a 'required player'.....
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Beams is out for three months with his injury, so Sier might get an extended run. Not good for us picking him up as a fringe player!Comment
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I suspect we'll hear about a few more signings during the bye weekComment
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I also agree I was at the game today and he is big, strong and uses the ball wellI agree with this, we should go for him hard. He's playing today for the Pies. Will be interesting to see how he goes. He's in for Beams, who will be out for awhile, so he has a few games to prove himself....probably enough time to prove himself to be a 'required player'.....Comment
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The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)
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McInerney"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)Comment
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One of the positions we need to consider recruiting this upcoming offseason is KPD. We have Aliir and Melican but not a lot of depth behind them and Melican has not 100% bedded down his position and shown he can be consistently A grade. There is some talk that Alex Keath could be gettable, with the Dees said to be interested in him. Especially if that is true, but anyway, should we consider Tom McDonald? He will turn 27 later this year but is a proven commodity in defence that could replace Grundy and allow Aliir and Rampe to focus on intercepting and rebounding more. If not Tom McDonald, anyone else?
There is talk the Crows may also chase to Brodie Grundy. I am happy to let him go because according to the panel on Access All Areas today he would cost a motza both in terms of $$ and picks. Even though he has in my view overtaken Max Gawn as the best ruck in the game this year and is absolutely a wonderful player, I still think it is an overinvestment in a ruckman.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)Comment
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So the bye is upon us, time to look at the whole of list changes for end of season. We are running 38 on the main list (likely to stay that way) with 6 Cat A rookies. We currently have six ND picks 5, 24, 41, 51, 55, 59. We may not take them all to the draft but could package some up to get upgrades as some teams who need extra useful picks to what they currently hold could do say a late 30s pick for our three 50s picks. The list is broken into -
“Locks” for players who are certainties to be on the 2020 roster and I'm including players rumoured (and we know 90% of rumours don't go anywhere) as possibly requesting a trade as no point speculating on them, they're required. Also includes players who hold a contract for 2020
“GoLOners” for players retired/retiring/unlikely to be recontracted
“?” for players who could be re-signed or delisted or traded for peanuts
Rookies where ressie watchers can suggest their future prospects. There are some rules about how many rookies you can have for a third year
LOCKS – 27 players
Aliir
Blakey
Cunningham
Dawson
Florent
Foot
Franklin
Hayward
Heeney
Hewett
Jones
Kennedy
Ling
Lloyd
McCartin
McInerney
Melican
Mills
Naismith
O'Riordan
Papley
Parker
Rampe
Reid
Rowbottom
Sinclair
Stoddart
GONERS – 3 players
Grundy retired
Jack (is cooked)
McVeigh (fragile, time to go)
??? - 8 players
Cameron (after three years little improvement)
Clarke (2020 contract? Playing himself into a lock)
Fox (after three years still a bits player if we have lot of injuries)
Maibaum (terribly timed ACL, shows promise, needed KPD)
Menzel (needs to prove his worth to get a contract)
Rose (his time is now! Jury out)
Smith (32 next year, injuries/recovery to dictate)
Thurlow (still looks fringe, good experienced depth at worst)
Rookies Cat A & B what do we do with these
Amartey (in second season) third season ?
Pink (in third season) to main list cheap ?
Reynolds (first year and has 2020 rookie contract)
Ronke (in third season) to main list cheapish ?
Tippett (retired)
Tucker (first year rehab'ing an ACL, will get 2020 contract)
Bell Cat B (in second season) ?
Wicks Cat B (in first season) looking the goods
McLean (in first season, added pre season)
Knoll (in first month, added Mid Season)
Hirst (in first month, added Mid Season)Comment
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