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FAREWELL JARED RIVERS

Apocalypse XXXI
Apocalypse XXXI
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Good as gone. Expect to be anounced as early as next monday.

Heard the same today.

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    Good as gone. Expect to be anounced as early as next monday.

    Shizen.

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    2nd domino

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    Heard the same today.

    That's a massive loss. I love Riv and don't begrudge him any success he gets with a better team.

    Any other rumours Redleg? You seem to have your ear to the ground.

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    That's a massive loss. I love Riv and don't begrudge him any success he gets with a better team.

    Any other rumours Redleg? You seem to have your ear to the ground.

    Why is it a massive loss? He is a third up defender who cant play on the gorillas or on a leading forward. His position in our B & F says more about our year than his performance. I would have Frawley, T-Mac, Sellar ahead of him for true tall defenders. Great third man up but that is all. Happy if he stayed but dont mind if he goes.

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    That's a massive loss. I love Riv and don't begrudge him any success he gets with a better team.

    Any other rumours Redleg? You seem to have your ear to the ground.

    Other than what's in the papers, not at the moment.

    I am concerned that we are being mentioned in connection to every single name except Goddard, that has been rumoured so far. I hope it is just the managers. Some names mentioned have left me bewildered.

    I would be happy to get a couple of good mids like Wellingham and maybe Stevens in trades and then a few more including JV, Toumpas and maybe MacRae in the draft. A couple of FA's on top of that plus the rest of our drafting would see a qantum change in the list.

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    Why is it a massive loss? He is a third up defender who cant play on the gorillas or on a leading forward. His position in our B & F says more about our year than his performance. I would have Frawley, T-Mac, Sellar ahead of him for true tall defenders. Great third man up but that is all. Happy if he stayed but dont mind if he goes.

    Agree Big Red.

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    Whilst I think Rivers adds good value to the side, he's not the type of player I am concerned about losing.

    With McDonald, Frawley, Garland and Sellar all on our list, we have KPDs, and Rivers' role amongst them was to play third man up more than anything. We should be more than fine without him.

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    It seems to me that this year represents a chance to gain high draft picks from players who would individually not yield these picks. Say Rivers and Moloney leave, the total points from these two may sum to a end of first round pick or second round pick where as previously wr could never bundle them up like this. I know if we bring in players the points system will be used to balance the ledger, but I think there is real opportunity to capitalize on this.

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    Why is it a massive loss? He is a third up defender who cant play on the gorillas or on a leading forward. His position in our B & F says more about our year than his performance. I would have Frawley, T-Mac, Sellar ahead of him for true tall defenders. Great third man up but that is all. Happy if he stayed but dont mind if he goes.

    Player development of defenders has been really good for the MFC since 08 and I attribute some of that to young players being around quality players and leaders like Jared. His position in our B&F says he had a good year - which he did. No need to complicate it. His disposal is much better than T Macs, he is much smarter than Sellar, and he is more reliable than Frawley imo (more consistent output - I know they play different roles). Would rather keep a great third man up' than lose one.

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    Whilst I think Rivers adds good value to the side, he's not the type of player I am concerned about losing.

    With McDonald, Frawley, Garland and Sellar all on our list, we have KPDs, and Rivers' role amongst them was to play third man up more than anything. We should be more than fine without him.

    It's time for Jack Watts to step up as general of the backline, in my opinion. He showed this year that he can play the Rivers role. Reads the play well. Knows when to leave his man and become the third man up.Just needs to develop Riv's bravery and spoiling ability, and we'll have a faster, taller Rivers with better disposal, who can set up play better.

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    Whilst I think Rivers adds good value to the side, he's not the type of player I am concerned about losing.

    With McDonald, Frawley, Garland and Sellar all on our list, we have KPDs, and Rivers' role amongst them was to play third man up more than anything. We should be more than fine without him.

    how did collingwood go against sydney without maxwell?

    how do you think hawthorn would do without gibson?

    the third man up or floating defender role is massively under rated and can only be done byba few with any success.

    I just hope he isnt leaving due to being forced up forward for half the year. a position he has shown no interest in playing in the past and was only really needed because of the slow progression of watts

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    Player development of defenders has been really good for the MFC since 08 and I attribute some of that to young players being around quality players and leaders like Jared. His position in our B&F says he had a good year - which he did. No need to complicate it. His disposal is much better than T Macs, he is much smarter than Sellar, and he is more reliable than Frawley imo (more consistent output - I know they play different roles). Would rather keep a great third man up' than lose one.

    Agree. The 3rd man up is an important role in today's footy, given the way most teams defend space, then try and close down the chosen option. And Rivers did it bloody well. Every team should have a Rivers/Gibson/Maxwell type. We'll miss Rivers. Jacky boy, come on down.

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    how did collingwood go against sydney without maxwell?

    how do you think hawthorn would do without gibson?

    the third man up or floating defender role is massively under rated and can only be done byba few with any success.

    I just hope he isnt leaving due to being forced up forward for half the year. a position he has shown no interest in playing in the past and was only really needed because of the slow progression of watts

    Agree. The 3rd man up is an important role in today's footy, given the way most teams defend space, then try and close down the chosen option. And Rivers did it bloody well. Every team should have a Rivers/Gibson/Maxwell type. We'll miss Rivers. Jacky boy, come on down.

    Great minds ...

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    It's time for Jack Watts to step up as general of the backline, in my opinion. He showed this year that he can play the Rivers role. Reads the play well. Knows when to leave his man and become the third man up.Just needs to develop Riv's bravery and spoiling ability, and we'll have a faster, taller Rivers with better disposal, who can set up play better.

    His basketball minded background may suit defence moreso than being physically hunted, AFL style.

    I hope he can find some of Rivs commitment & courage.

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    Not happy. Paint it any way you like but I'm not happy that Moloney and Rivers are both walking, especially for nothing in return but other free agents who are by no means better credentialed.

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    how did collingwood go against sydney without maxwell?

    how do you think hawthorn would do without gibson?

    the third man up or floating defender role is massively under rated and can only be done byba few with any success.

    I just hope he isnt leaving due to being forced up forward for half the year. a position he has shown no interest in playing in the past and was only really needed because of the slow progression of watts

    He didn't seem all that happy at the B&F when accepting his award, mentioned that he was having a good year until sent to the forward line, or words to that effect.

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    during games it looked like he loved it on the forward line. i'd never seen him smile so much until he started kicking goals.

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    Concerning that we continue to lose experience!

    Why can the Swans have 2 x 300 game players?

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    Concerning that we continue to lose experience!

    Why can the Swans have 2 x 300 game players?

    Losing Rivers is a disaster, we are the Bulldogs of the 21st Century.

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    He didn't seem all that happy at the B&F when accepting his award, mentioned that he was having a good year until sent to the forward line, or words to that effect.

    I think it was fairly obvious at the end of the season that he wasn't in our plans going forward. Effectively we began to build a defence without him - Tommy Mac, Frawley, Garland,Watts, Dunn, Nicho etc. Neeld wants a hard running long-kicking back-line. Rivers - for all his qualities- is not in the mould

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    Losing our best defender is just what we need to finish off the worst season of any AFL club in history.

    And no,Chip the Spud isn't better than Riv,he's had one good season,as for Bartram,Joel Mac,Garland-give me a spell!!!

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    Hopefully we'll meet them in the middle next year as they drop down and we rise up!

    "Hopefully" I hope as well but must tell you...

    You're dreaming binman!

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