22 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

he's a [censored] free agent

just realised from 2016 post - lol

I was wondering for a second why I would type that!

If it's going to take an inconsistent, one way running type to assist us to get into the finals next season, it's a yes. 

We need some outside class and pace and Motlop provides that.

It sounds like he has had osteitis pubis which has held him back this year, but then having a couple of weeks off have done him wonders. His last two finals were excellent.

I would chase him pretty hard.

 

9 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

We need some outside class and pace and Motlop provides that.

It sounds like he has had osteitis pubis which has held him back this year, but then having a couple of weeks off have done him wonders. His last two finals were excellent.

I would chase him pretty hard.

 

I would like him red and blue too. Have we been linked with him or is this wishful thinking?

Edited September 24, 20178 yr by Tough Kent
Grammatical error

9 minutes ago, Tough Kent said:

I would like him red and blue too. Have we been linked with him or is this wishful thinking?

Wishful thinking at the moment. But surely our coaches can see our need for an outside runner in the midfield.

going price is $600+k reportedly

cats offering peanuts

I wasn't a fan of Motlop but his last 2 finals have been fantastic.  I have also heard he has great character. 

Edited September 25, 20178 yr by Demons11

2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

If it's going to take an inconsistent, one way running type to assist us to get into the finals next season, it's a yes. 

Really?   Dangerfield on Motlop's two way running.

"It’s a sacrificial role that he embraces every week and it was great to see him get a reward [on Friday] night.”

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2017-09-18/danger-backs-mots

3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

going price is $600+k reportedly

cats offering peanuts

600k really? In that case.....next!

7 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

If it's going to take an inconsistent, one way running type to assist us to get into the finals next season, it's a yes. 

Probably would have made the finals if we had him this season.

How many games were we hurt by our lack of outside pace and skill?

 

21 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Probably would have made the finals if we had him this season.

How many games were we hurt by our lack of outside pace and skill?

 

Too many but i dont see Motlop as the answer to that problem.

A source here in Geelong tells me that he has rejected a recent one year offer from the Cats, apparently wants more. Has been offered a better offer from an unknown club. Source believes it's from either Port, Demons or another unnamed Melbourne club. Source previously said that living in Adelaide was preferable to living in Melbourne.

On 25/09/2017 at 9:30 AM, Petraccattack said:

Probably would have made the finals if we had him this season.

How many games were we hurt by our lack of outside pace and skill?

 

That was never going to happen as we'd have to trade a second round pick, which means we wouldnt have got Hibberd and means we wouldn't have gone anywhere near the finals. But that's kind of off topic, as the opportunity has arisen to add him as FA, i think he will definitely help push us into the finals if he keeps up his Daniel Wells style of easing past opponents and hitting players in space .

Edited September 28, 20178 yr by Deeprived Childhood

Would happily have Motlop 

On 12/10/2016 at 8:08 PM, Ethan Tremblay said:

You obviously haven't heard about a little sweetener called "steak" and "knives." 

In fairness, I've heard the term "steak knives" in this context. Not so much "steak and knives".

On 26/08/2016 at 6:33 PM, Wiseblood said:

Cats would want a first round pick for him.  We don't have it.

Looks like he will be staying at the Cats! 2nd round for me!

23 minutes ago, GoD's67 said:

Looks like he will be staying at the Cats! 2nd round for me!

That post was from last season. He's a FA now. 

Port in the box seat. Word on the street is port will be aggressive at the trade table given they think their list is nearly ready to compete for a flag.

Watts and Motlop in would make them very hard to beat.

Edited September 30, 20178 yr by Adzman

2 hours ago, Adzman said:

Port in the box seat. Word on the street is port will be aggressive at the trade table given they think their list is nearly ready to compete for a flag.

Watts and Motlop in would make them very hard to beat.

Hard to beat? If those two are on the field they just lost a heap of tackles per game. If you spoke to most Melbourne and Geelong supporters they would say Watts and Motlop would make it very hard to win

2 hours ago, Adzman said:

Port in the box seat. Word on the street is port will be aggressive at the trade table given they think their list is nearly ready to compete for a flag.

Watts and Motlop in would make them very hard to beat.

Did they even end up beating a top 8 team this year? 

The had a incredibly soft draw. They will be one of the teams competing for the last few top 8 spots at best... they will not rise 

6 hours ago, Adzman said:

Port in the box seat. Word on the street is port will be aggressive at the trade table given they think their list is nearly ready to compete for a flag.

Watts and Motlop in would make them very hard to beat.

Soft draw, no injuries, couldn't even win a home final, you must be joking.

4 hours ago, tappysquads said:

Hard to beat? If those two are on the field they just lost a heap of tackles per game. If you spoke to most Melbourne and Geelong supporters they would say Watts and Motlop would make it very hard to win

@Adzman was pulling the [censored].

Edited October 1, 20178 yr by Ethan Tremblay

It seems that despite his good skills, we are offloading Jack Watts because of his supposed poor training habits, unwillingness to defend hard and the influence that this has on on the team culture. Replacing him with another highly skilled and lazy player (Motlop), would be incredibly stupid. Motlop's last two games have been two of his best. Don't expect that to be the norm.

50 minutes ago, btdemon said:

It seems that despite his good skills, we are offloading Jack Watts because of his supposed poor training habits, unwillingness to defend hard and the influence that this has on on the team culture. Replacing him with another highly skilled and lazy player (Motlop), would be incredibly stupid. Motlop's last two games have been two of his best. Don't expect that to be the norm.

Spot on btdemon.

Motlop, no thanks. No way.

14 hours ago, Adzman said:

Port in the box seat. Word on the street is port will be aggressive at the trade table given they think their list is nearly ready to compete for a flag.

Watts and Motlop in would make them very hard to beat.

Watts and Motlop will make them hard to beat? 

2 of the most inconsistent, unreliable players in the AFL