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I don't see us playing Jolly and Jamar together unless Clarks foot is no good, Clark is a high quality ruckman as well as forward so the only way the Jolly thing could work is if he comes on board as a playing coach to help the culture shift, again he'll cost nothing, provide some on and off field experience and all of that,

i would have been looking to trade Jamar anyway personally.

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I thought we needed midfielders, midfielders and more midfielders.

Maybe I was wrong!

Well a ruckman starts in the middle of the field, so we could run an argument that he is a mid-fielder..... ;)

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Well a ruckman starts in the middle of the field, so we could run an argument that he is a mid-fielder..... ;)

Correct, and we have been playing one midfielder down for the last few years. It's why I would prefer to see Clark in the ruck, but whoever it is they need to make a contribution and not just in ruck contests.

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How about doing what the Pies did with Hudson and putting Jolly on the Rookie list, then we will find out if he really wants to go round again.

Make him earn his spot.

I watched the Collingwood Port Melbourne game the other week, jolly looked past it. Hudson looked the far better player.

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How about doing what the Pies did with Hudson and putting Jolly on the Rookie list, then we will find out if he really wants to go round again.

Make him earn his spot.

I watched the Collingwood Port Melbourne game the other week, jolly looked past it. Hudson looked the far better player.

agreed with huddo,looked the better at senior level when he was there.
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Despite the lack of success with our mature-age recruits last year, I am generally all for it as long as they are on one-year contracts. We should be looking at given a lifeline to players like Cross, Chapman, Tuck, Lovett-Murray and O'Hailpin because they will typically provide better output than a late draft pick and come at no cost.

In saying that, I think Jolly is cooked and we would be better off getting games into Gawn and Spencer.

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So we go and dump an All Australian ruckman for Jolly a guy who has been passed around 3 clubs?

Don't get me wrong i would love to have him as a Ruck Coach and a player who can bring premiership experience to our club.

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If Paul Roos was not coach and new coach x was talking about picking up Jolly particularly after the fantastic success of our mature age players this year he would be howled down on this site.

I dont think its a good idea unless it is a Ben Hudson set up and it is clear he is there as absolute back up and to mentor and nothing more.

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If Paul Roos was not coach and new coach x was talking about picking up Jolly particularly after the fantastic success of our mature age players this year he would be howled down on this site.

I dont think its a good idea unless it is a Ben Hudson set up and it is clear he is there as absolute back up and to mentor and nothing more.

I agree put him on our rookie list and use him as a last resort as well as being a our ruck coach, he could also help develop guys like Spencer and Gawn.

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So we go and dump an All Australian ruckman for Jolly a guy who has been passed around 3 clubs?

Don't get me wrong i would love to have him as a Ruck Coach and a player who can bring premiership experience to our club.

In all fairness he did choose to leave Melbourne and Sydney.

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So we go and dump an All Australian ruckman for Jolly a guy who has been passed around 3 clubs?

Jolly left both Melbourne and Sydney of his own volition. He wasn't pushed out in either case.

As for Jamar being All Australian - that was some years back, and he's been anything but since.

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So we go and dump an All Australian ruckman for Jolly a guy who has been passed around 3 clubs?

Don't get me wrong i would love to have him as a Ruck Coach and a player who can bring premiership experience to our club.

I think I'll see your AA and raise you 2 prems !! :rolleyes:^_^

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