Free agency period starts on Friday.

Didn't stop Buddy and Mumford agreeing to deals with new clubs.

im sold on cross. get it done.

Disagree, think he's slow, spends a lot on the ground and is cooked. If he's still got it, the bulldogs would simply not get rid of a good player. Dads army job for mine.

Now that Col is gone am I right in thinking that if we bring in Daniel Cross that offsets part of Col's value or because Cross has been delisted there is no offset.

If there is an offset we should trade for him.

Edited October 3, 201311 yr by Baghdad Bob

Cross is a Delisted Free Agent and has no effect on compensation for Sylvia.

Cross is a Delisted Free Agent and has no effect on compensation for Sylvia.

Awesome.

Good to know

Now that Col is gone am I right in thinking that if we bring in Daniel Cross that offsets part of Col's value or because Cross has been delisted there is no offset.

If there is an offset we should trade for him.

The second situation is the case, but there seems to be some doubt over whether he's been officially delisted or not.

Thanks

He is on the AFL website as delisted but the paperwork has not been done for any players yet!

I bet Daniel Cross will be an very good player until he is 35

Cant believe the Dogs let him go

In fact it says retired but he was told that he would not be getting another contract from the Bulldogs so they cannot be compensated and we cannot be penalised for signing him.

Apparently on SEN this morning it said Cross had signed with the dees??

We are done trading. Cross added to Vince, Tyson & Michie gives our midfield 4 ready to go mids. Cross gets 2 years and would add ball winning and leadership. We have the forwards. Midfield must still be boosted.

Apparently on SEN this morning it said Cross had signed with the dees??

Haven't heard this mentioned anywhere else including Trade Radio which just started at 3pm.

Disagree, think he's slow, spends a lot on the ground and is cooked. If he's still got it, the bulldogs would simply not get rid of a good player. Dads army job for mine.

I share similar sentiments.

Surley even if the Dogs wanted to go young why would they not keep Cross on as a handy back-up player?

There's a bloke on BF claiming to know him pretty well, cross has 3 offers ahead of him

Us

GWS

Unnamed Vic club, but only involves VFL spot and fitness/SS role

Doesn't want to go interstate, and still wants to play AFL

Not signed yet, but may as well be

I share similar sentiments.

Surley even if the Dogs wanted to go young why would they not keep Cross on as a handy back-up player?

I think you'll find the Dogs told Cross he wasn't in their best 22. They don't have a midfield problem - Boyd, Griffen, Libba, Wallace, McRae, Smith, Cooney, throw in Dahlhouse, Hrovat and Koby Stevens too.

I share similar sentiments.

Surley even if the Dogs wanted to go young why would they not keep Cross on as a handy back-up player?

Because they have enough midfielders not to worry about an elder player. He would still probably be there 6th or 7th best mid but why bother keeping him when they can go young and potentially get someone better coming into there prime when the dogs believe they will be a contender again.

Although yes he is old, and a bit of the dads army type, he would come to us as probably our third or fourth best mid behind Jones and Viney and maybe Vince.

Because they have enough midfielders not to worry about an elder player. He would still probably be there 6th or 7th best mid but why bother keeping him when they can go young and potentially get someone better coming into there prime when the dogs believe they will be a contender again.

Although yes he is old, and a bit of the dads army type, he would come to us as probably our third or fourth best mid behind Jones and Viney and maybe Vince.

And this is why we are still a long way off from being competitive with other AFL teams.

If Cross is the Western Bulldogs 6th or 7th best midfielder and he comes to us as the 3rd or 4th best then we are in serious trouble.

Our past recruitment and development coaches should be hung, drawn and quartered before the first game next season and left to rot on top of the MCC until the seagulls have disposed of their rotting corpses. Either that or just ridiculed for all eternity.

And this is why we are still a long way off from being competitive with other AFL teams.

If Cross is the Western Bulldogs 6th or 7th best midfielder and he comes to us as the 3rd or 4th best then we are in serious trouble.

Our past recruitment and development coaches should be hung, drawn and quartered before the first game next season and left to rot on top of the MCC until the seagulls have disposed of their rotting corpses. Either that or just ridiculed for all eternity.

Yeah but the idea would be that after next season he's not. Hopefully it will be something like this 1. Jones 2. Viney 3. Tyson 4. Trengove 5. Vince 6. Toumpas etc.

Just because he will be next season doesn't mean he will always be. He will teach all the young boys the right way to go about their AFL careers.

Confirmed.

Signed on the weekend.

Confirmed.

Signed on the weekend.

Source?

The whole point about getting Daniel Cross is twofold, as has been all our trade/draft activity......developing culture and plugging midfield holes. For where we are, or have been this year, for the next season he fits the bill absolutely perfectly. The fact that he is not part of the Bulldogs development plans and thus surplus, in no way means he won't be of huge value for us next year. If you compare picking him up against last year's end of career recruits in Rodan and Byrnes, and for similar expense and sacrifice, he's a glaring winner.

The other way to look at it is how he compares against the 2-3 years younger Col Sylvia. At least for the next 12 months, and barring injury, I know who I'd rather have.

Great pick up.

Source?

Can't give it up, but someone who undoubtedly knows.

Confirmed.

Signed on the weekend.

Saying "confirmed" with an unreferenced anecdote is not a confirmation. You know this.