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1 hour ago, AngryAtCasey said:

Not against the idea of Jong.

One of he, Hartlett, Motlop, Wells, Harvey or Dal Santo would be beneficial to the outside of our midfield.

I'm not as fond of Barlow though. Think we have enough one paced inside mids.

Looks like the one we may get, is the one you don't want.

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Collingwood are no longer interested in him. 

Western Bulldog Lin Jong weighing up offer from Gold Coast Suns as Collingwood withdraws

Beveridge has shown he can make the tough gutsy calls: suspended Boyd and Cordy, dropped Stringer. 

We will never know if Lin Jong showing his intentions cost him his spot in the GF.  But if the decision was 50/50, even 60/40 in his favour, between him and a player who was loyal and committed to and trusted by his mates and the team (which is what they thrive on) that Beveridge would back the loyal player.  I would say Lin Jong has paid a high price for venturing into enemy territory during the year and showing his hand early.

Moral of the story: don't trust Collingwood.

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22 hours ago, old demon me!!! said:

would defiantly have a look at him, might be gettable 

I don't think anyone will try to stop you.

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He is an upgrade over Newton Michie etc... but surely not our highest priority. His best is very quick, very strong and very good. 

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On 03/10/2016 at 10:06 AM, Maldonboy38 said:

He is an upgrade over Newton Michie etc... but surely not our highest priority. His best is very quick, very strong and very good. 

If the price were right why not.  A very good player.  

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On 3 October 2016 at 9:11 AM, Lucifer's Hero said:

Beveridge has shown he can make the tough gutsy calls: suspended Boyd and Cordy, dropped Stringer.  We will never know if Lin Jong showing his intentions cost him his spot in the GF.  But if the decision was 50/50, even 60/40 in his favour, between him and a player who was loyal and committed to and trusted by his mates and the team (which is what they thrive on) that Beveridge would back the loyal player.  I would say Lin Jong has paid a high price for venturing into enemy territory during the year and showing his hand early.

Moral of the story: don't trust Collingwood.

Would say his questionable broken collar bone may have cost him a spot rather than old age loyalty adage. :rolleyes:

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I wonder what his trade value is like at the moment?  Collingwood pulling out means it is a two horse race between staying at doggies or joining GCS.

He is a handy player.  

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On 04/10/2016 at 6:46 PM, Adzman said:

I wonder what his trade value is like at the moment?  Collingwood pulling out means it is a two horse race between staying at doggies or joining GCS.

He is a handy player.  

Why just a two horse race?  Do you actually know that our guys aren't at least talking with him?  Or other clubs?

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9 hours ago, monoccular said:

Why just a two horse race?  Do you actually know that our guys aren't at least talking with him?  Or other clubs?

Just commenting on who is interested based on the media. You would think others are talking, but only two have confirmed interest publicly.

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On 06/07/2016 at 2:03 PM, olisik said:

Out of contract end of the year and has apparently been touring Collingwoods facilities. I would love for us to have a crack as he could be a good pickup if we could get him cheap. 

23 and just coming into his prime. Being on the scuff of the Bulldogs midfield is an effort in itself. 

Collingwood would probably swap him for Cloke.

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29 minutes ago, PartyTimeJohnny said:

We have nothing to offer trade wise

We would if we played hard ball with Essendon!

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13 minutes ago, CBDees said:

We would if we played hard ball with Essendon!

Even if playing hardball backfires, we have Melksham, Lamumba, Salem & Hunt backed up. We can offer them a third round and/or player and threaten them with the grievance tribunal route. From hearing their fans, they were only too happy to do the same type of thing to Gold Coast with O'Meara and the preseason draft.

Any haggler knows that you walk away from a bad offer and let them chase you down with your price or you keep walking

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"Dodoro on Hibberd: Melbourne's second round pick is a pretty fair deal we think"

The past 3 years we have just got the job done without arsing around. Get Hibberd first then see what we can do.

 

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24 minutes ago, Lord Ivanhoe said:

"Dodoro on Hibberd: Melbourne's second round pick is a pretty fair deal we think"

The past 3 years we have just got the job done without arsing around. Get Hibberd first then see what we can do.

 

That should be that, but you never know.

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6 hours ago, Lord Ivanhoe said:

"Dodoro on Hibberd: Melbourne's second round pick is a pretty fair deal we think"

The past 3 years we have just got the job done without arsing around. Get Hibberd first then see what we can do.

 

Surely he can't say that and then ask Melbourne for more in trade week, deal should be done 5 minutes into trade week 

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9 hours ago, DominatrixTyson said:

Even if playing hardball backfires, we have Melksham, Lamumba, Salem & Hunt backed up. We can offer them a third round and/or player and threaten them with the grievance tribunal route. From hearing their fans, they were only too happy to do the same type of thing to Gold Coast with O'Meara and the preseason draft.

Any haggler knows that you walk away from a bad offer and let them chase you down with your price or you keep walking

The grievance tribunal is no longer an option given Hibberd said he would go back to Essendon happily if a deal couldn't be made.

 

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11 hours ago, CBDees said:

We would if we played hard ball with Essendon!

Getting a fair deal done early is the way to go. It saves everyone a lot of time by skipping the negotiating part and landing at agreement very early, it stops emotion from playing any role, and it builds confidence between parties for future deals.  IMO it would be a total disaster if the two clubs starting huffing and folding their arms and stomping their feet like the Essendon/St Kilda negotiation last year.  It makes it take forever and prevents us (and Essendon) from getting *any* other deals done.

By those comments from Dodoro, it sounds like getting it done early and reasonably is the preferred option.  And@Redleghas been saying for ages that this deal has already been agreed to.

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