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He is an ordinary small player.

Small players don't achieve much at AFL level unless you are brilliant and he ain't.

absolutely not.. he's a passenger for the dogs & very underwhelming in a lot of aspects. he always just seems to get on the end of some great plays from star dogs. big PASS

 
1 hour ago, praha said:

We make things difficult for ourselves in this country. I'm astonished there isn't strict rules and regulations in place to ensure that ALL agent meetings are post-season. In the NBA, teams are not able to discuss an upcoming free agent's prospects of signing with them until the free agency window has opened. Outside of that, a team can waive "rights" to a contracted player, essentially make them free to join whoever they want at any time. 

What we're seeing in the AFL is teams meeting with a player's agent while they're still contracted to another club. This puts said team at a disadvantage because while said player is exploring other options, the team they're actually contracted to is being told that contract negotiations are "on hold", when they're anything but. 

The AFL needs to stamp its authority on this. There should be no discussion -- publicly or privately -- of a team exploring signing a contracted player in the off-season. We all know that Hogan's agent has had discussions with WA teams, that others team have contacted McDonald's management. This should be reserved until post season, and teams that break the rules should be punished.

It's a farce. If the AFL ever allows the free agency system to go the way of NRL's, I'll quit this game.

Agree with your post 'praha'..

It always makes me laugh when I hear people talk of the NRL system as being mature...no one has ever told me why, the reason being is it's plain dumb. Even they know that and the smarter NRL people (is that an oxymoron?) would like to see the end of this so called maturity.

I, like you would like to see all discussion outlawed until trade time...

Jing Long is just a back up player at the dogs. I am glad the woods are after him….. probably end up as the "old" kennedy.   Not seeing much daylight.


I'm still working my head around how Collingwood contacting him directly isn't violating the rules for contact with players who are still playing at other clubs. Surely if the Bombers were annoyed about how we're approaching the managers of the banned players then the Dogs have every right to be filthy at the Pies and Lin Jong for touring another clubs facilities and speaking with Bucks.

[EDIT] Maybe the Dogs don't really see Lin Jong at the club next year anyway.

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I'm reviving this thread as Lin Jong is almost single handedly destroying Casey at the moment in the VFL GF. He is far more than just a VFL standard player. To come back from a broken collarbone inside two weeks of the injury occurring and to play the game he is playing, setting up most of the Dogs' attack ( and will likely play in next week's GF) is a seriously good effort in anyone's book...the Dees should be taking a serious look at him.

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Exactly the type of player our midfield needs to add another dimension. 2017 2nd rounder, get it done.

 

Off to pies


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Turns out he taped his good shoulder up today so that the Casey players would target and bump it thinking it was the bad one.

Sneaky trick but it got him best on field today. 

2 hours ago, hardtack said:

I'm reviving this thread as Lin Jong is almost single handedly destroying Casey at the moment in the VFL GF. He is far more than just a VFL standard player. To come back from a broken collarbone inside two weeks of the injury occurring and to play the game he is playing, setting up most of the Dogs' attack ( and will likely play in next week's GF) is a seriously good effort in anyone's book...the Dees should be taking a serious look at him.

Especially after cardboard tough guy Dunny threw him around in the "scuffle". Kudos where they are deserved and Jong has really come along this season, well done kid.

Dunny trying to rough him up with his stupidity tough guy act paid dividends didn't it Lynden..

11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Dunny trying to rough him up with his stupidity tough guy act paid dividends didn't it Lynden..

I understand Dunny thought process, the game had shifted Doggies way but it back fired. A very experienced Casey team out played by a younger, quicker side who just never stop. Have no issues with LD though, hope he has a great future in whatever he is doing.

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He always seems to play well whenever I watch him. I would definitely like to slot him in our side if possible within reason.


Lin Jong took the opportunity presented to him due to injuries to Dogs players in the second half of the year.

He played 5 out of the first 12 games so he was obviously in and out. (This is when he went to see Collingwood.)

Of the last 10 games he played all 10 plus one final.

Suspect the Dogs may offer him a good deal for the next few years.

Trouble with Jong at Doggies is that he's about 6th or 7th in line for mids, so he generally plays in the HFF graveyard when he plays AFL.

Yesterday was an example of how effective he could be with a whole lot more time on the ball than he's ever going to get at AFL with Doggies.

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7 hours ago, Akum said:

Trouble with Jong at Doggies is that he's about 6th or 7th in line for mids, so he generally plays in the HFF graveyard when he plays AFL.

Yesterday was an example of how effective he could be with a whole lot more time on the ball than he's ever going to get at AFL with Doggies.

His disposal going inside 50 carved us up. It is the exact type of player we need on our HFF opposed to Bombtheball McGees in Harmes Kent Vandenberg ect 

13 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Dunny trying to rough him up with his stupidity tough guy act paid dividends didn't it Lynden..

I must admit i thought at the time it looked like the Scorps were flat and he was trying to fire the boys up a bit with it, clearly just fired the doggies up though


1 hour ago, olisik said:

His disposal going inside 50 carved us up. It is the exact type of player we need on our HFF opposed to Bombtheball McGees in Harmes Kent Vandenberg ect 

So we should recruit a guy who lowers his eyes rather than just simply tell our players to lower theirs? 

 

Heard bulldog supporters calling him Bruce yesterday, wonder if that's the norm?

15 hours ago, olisik said:

His disposal going inside 50 carved us up. It is the exact type of player we need on our HFF opposed to Bombtheball McGees in Harmes Kent Vandenberg ect 

I don't think Jong's that player at AFL level though. His ball use is better at VFL level where he has a lot more time. 

 

Didn't make their GF team, so might be more inclined to leave now.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Didn't make their GF team, so might be more inclined to leave now.

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.


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