of course you'd take him but only at the right price

he has shown he has great talent. he's obviously down on form but has a great upside. a change of environment and team setup plus some good coaching would have a good chance of resurrecting him to stringer-2015

Maybe re-uniting Stringer with his old coach might have him return to his best..?

 

Edited July 5, 20178 yr by PaulRB

Just now, Die Hard Demon said:

I don't think I've seen a team with more players playing above themselves than the dogs of 2016.

lot of sense in that post

Even Tom Boyd put in one cruical performance

Stringer (if he goes) will go for much more than we should be willing to give. Brisbane or the Suns beckons perhaps or even Freo.

If the Dogs really do feel that Stringer needs to move on, and that he isn't in a good head space, then you would assume he would aim to get out of Victoria and start fresh. It's a big if though, can't see them giving up on him like that. 

A very lazy footballer that wants everything the easy way on the field. Would cost more than his worth to get him.

a big NO for me

4 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

If the Dogs really do feel that Stringer needs to move on, and that he isn't in a good head space, then you would assume he would aim to get out of Victoria and start fresh. It's a big if though, can't see them giving up on him like that. 

He has 2 very young kids here. It would make it tough to leave.

4 hours ago, daisycutter said:

of course you'd take him but only at the right price

he has shown he has great talent. he's obviously down on form but has a great upside. a change of environment and team setup plus some good coaching would have a good chance of resurrecting him to stringer-2015

Of course - I would trust that any talented player could be put on track by our current coaching / development team, but it would have to be at a price that doesn't get the rest of the team off side, and doesn't involve using a pick for whom we have a better target.  

Given the hype about him especially a year ago, I would expect that the Dogs would want too much.

I would also have to ponder, why dont they want to keep him and straighten him out themselves if he is really that good?

Edited July 5, 20178 yr by monoccular

12 minutes ago, deeflog said:

A very lazy footballer that wants everything the easy way on the field. Would cost more than his worth to get him.

a big NO for me

Agree. Kicks a bag every two months to remind people he has some talent, but overall he is a lazy sook whose output doesn't not match his reputation. It's a pass for me.

As others have said, he's clearly not right in the head at the moment.  Whether that's lifestyle, passion, commitment or even an undisclosed injury or condition making things difficult for him.  He looks slow, his skin-folds look too high and the ball just doesn't seem to be bouncing his way when it lands.  His marriage broke down last year, which can't make things any better for him, but the spark that was there in his game is gone.  He looks to be laboring, both physically and emotionally.

So, with that said, it's high risk, high reward.  Western Bulldogs know that they have a champion on their list if they can get him right, but that also makes him an enticing prospect for opposition teams.  Bulldogs would be wanting a top ten pick to even start the conversation, so he'd be an expensive pick-up.

Of course we'd want him, we'd be crazy not to, but I can't see the Bullies parting with him unless there was something seriously wrong with him.

Would prefer Jake Lever

Stringer is a 23 year old premiership player who has kicked 56 goals in a season. The answer is yes at the right price.

12 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Would prefer Jake Lever

Of course.

14 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Of course - I would trust that any talented player could be put on track by our current coaching / development team, but it would have to be at a price that doesn't get the rest of the team off side, and doesn't involve using a pick for whom we have a better target.  

Given the hype about him especially a year ago, I would expect that the Dogs would want too much.

I would also have to ponder, why dont they want to keep him and straighten him out themselves if he is really that good?

who knows mono? it's all hypothetical at this stage

we do know his best is definitely elite. His personal life has been in turmoil this last 18 months so there is probably a connection

he may have burnt a few bridges at the kennel, but who knows?

15 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Would prefer Jake Lever

Yes! Defenders are so underrated. We have enough scoring power. What we lack is a good defender to stop guys like Jack Riewoldt, Tom Hawkins, Joe Daniher, etc. outmarking and kicking a bag against us everytime.

3 minutes ago, worldwideweb_demon said:

Yes! Defenders are so underrated. We have enough scoring power. What we lack is a good defender to stop guys like Jack Riewoldt, Tom Hawkins, Joe Daniher, etc. outmarking and kicking a bag against us everytime.

While we beat Adelaide this year Lever was one of the few players who had a crack against us. Same when Whorethorn beat them

Priority One for me

The Package is now damaged, handle with care...

Edited July 5, 20178 yr by Sir Why You Little

Some of the comments above reminds me of the commentary around Jeff Garlett prior to his arrival...

Stringer is a very talented player who'd probably thrive in a new environment, and with McCartney knowing him from his time at the Kennel, if we took him we'd sort him out.  

Garlett Hogan Stringer

Watts Weideman Petracca/Hannan

Looks ok.

2 minutes ago, worldwideweb_demon said:

Yes! Defenders are so underrated. We have enough scoring power. What we lack is a good defender to stop guys like Jack Riewoldt, Tom Hawkins, Joe Daniher, etc. outmarking and kicking a bag against us everytime.

but jake lever is too short/light for the likes of daniher, hawkins, buddy, kennedy etc. lever is 194cm 85kg

i'd still like him but not for the gorillas

He's too young and too skilful .

No thanks.

2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

While we beat Adelaide this year Lever was one of the few players who had a crack against us. Same when Whorethorn beat them

Priority One for me

The Package is now damaged, handle with care...

Lever was injured and didnt play against us. Might be thinking of Laird.

Edited July 5, 20178 yr by DominatrixTyson

kicked just shy of 100 goals between 2015 and 2016. just turned 23 and played 80-odd games so hasnt hit his peak yet.  cant completely understand his head would not be in it going through a break up with 2 young kids. Footy would be the last thing on your mind.

would be a great get, can score goals out of nothing

Lazy player who picks up possessions and goals when the hard workers up the field get the ball.  No defensive side at all.

Would take quite a lot to get him

At his best is outstanding.

Punchline is what is preventing him playing at that level and can it be remedied.

And if Bevo was willing to part company it could be seen as an admission of sorts from a coach that from all reports  gets the most out of his players.

59 minutes ago, Abe said:

Would take quite a lot to get him

Hypothetical: He leaves the dogs. What would you give up for him if he nominated us?

I would trust Maca and TVINEY to make the right call. They know exactly where he is at and the risk/cost.