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Posted
17 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Sorry, I'm not sure how Lobby staying with GWS can be regarded as a good thing, or am I missing something?

Freo missing out yet again 

Posted
7 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

I'm starting to panic that there is no panic room anymore...

Don't worry, that's already covered...

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Posted

Thanks for signing on Jesse.  Thanks for doing it quick and not stressing me out over the offseason.  Thanks for not being a Tom Scully.  Thanks for your 80 odd goals in two years.  Thanks for your excellent work up the ground.  Thanks for being a beast.  Thanks again for sticking with us.  Thanks for having the good sense to choose to run out at the 'G' as your home ground.  Light up the G Jesse.   Thanks for being a great player.  Your critics are [censored] heads.  Your footballing instinct is right up there.  Thanks for marking all those forward fifty entries that Jack Watts laid onto you and allowing him to be the super talented player he is.  Thank you for seemingly ignoring all the unsupportive and unnecessary negativity from one of our favourite sons in Schwartz.  Thanks for making my $#cking day!

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Posted
10 hours ago, Mono said:

2 extra years is good for the club. It will then know just how good he is, rather than be paying long, big contract, largely on promise.

They know now mate.  Let me walk you thru this.

He has kicked 80 something goals in his first two years of AFL footy .  Whilst he was the ages 19, 20 and 21.  He did all this after pretty much having a broken back and not playing the game for twelve months.  The year before this he lead Casey in goal scoring and I reckon he may have won their B and F.  As a 17 year old.  In a man's competition.  He is a beast.  Bottom line.   None of this is 'promise'.  It's the reality.

 

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Posted
48 minutes ago, Luther said:

And just in case you forgot how good this guy is:

 

Great to watch  

It was interesting that the first few games he just ran in without the stttuuuttter - developed mid season   I wonder why?   Hopefully it can be corrected 

44 minutes ago, mo64 said:

It's funny how he was 50/50 about staying when he was playing well, yet despite his form dropping off later in the season, he decided to stay.

It seems that his relationship with Goodwin was a big factor in his decision. 

If it was a choice between two coaches, it was surely a no contest. 

Only Mrs Lyon could choose the man from Freo. 

Posted
16 minutes ago, pinkshark said:

Thanks for signing on Jesse.  Thanks for doing it quick and not stressing me out over the offseason.  Thanks for not being a Tom Scully.  Thanks for your 80 odd goals in two years.  Thanks for your excellent work up the ground.  Thanks for being a beast.  Thanks again for sticking with us.  Thanks for having the good sense to choose to run out at the 'G' as your home ground.  Light up the G Jesse.   Thanks for being a great player.  Your critics are [censored] heads.  Your footballing instinct is right up there.  Thanks for marking all those forward fifty entries that Jack Watts laid onto you and allowing him to be the super talented player he is.  Thank you for seemingly ignoring all the unsupportive and unnecessary negativity from one of our favourite sons in Schwartz.  Thanks for making my $#cking day!

Most feel-good, f*#k-them, #godees post of the year

Posted
3 hours ago, nutbean said:

It means we are also considering drafting this little guy

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2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Asterix would be sensational as a crumbing forward or running off half back

"Goes hard all day"

He could certainly crash packs & clear a path. Thinks clearly in a crisis too.

Would have to get the "magic potion" checked with ASADA though.

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Posted
11 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

any idea what our friends in perth - particularly mssrs langdon and hardie, who were adamant he was on the move - have to say re him signing up?

 

really hope the speculation re cripps begins now.

Strong rumour that wce are making a godfather offer to cripps

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Posted

I am so glad he signed on, and more so about what he said about signing on. Couldn't have ended up better.

Finally players want to play for the red and blue, and see a super bright future for the group. Hogan has made the Dees a "destination club" imo as he signed on for more.

Posted
5 minutes ago, Akum said:

 

He could certainly crash packs & clear a path. Thinks clearly in a crisis too.

Would have to get the "magic potion" checked with ASADA though.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Akum said:

 

He could certainly crash packs & clear a path. Thinks clearly in a crisis too.

Would have to get the "magic potion" checked with ASADA though.

Getafix would be well aware of ASADA!! :)

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Posted

Who was the [censored] from WC saying they had constant dialogue with Jessie?

Well done to the club on how this was managed & not jumping @ shadows & reacting to the noise!

A far cry from how this would have been handled by the previous mob in charge!

 

 

Posted
5 minutes ago, Hogan2014 said:

Who was the [censored] from WC saying they had constant dialogue with Jessie?

Well done to the club on how this was managed & not jumping @ shadows & reacting to the noise!

A far cry from how this would have been handled by the previous mob in charge!

 

 

I think you are overstating things. WCE and Freo would have constantly asked Hogan's management about his long term intentions. They'd be derelict not to, and I'd hope we are doing the same thing with young stars at interstate clubs.

By his own admission, Hogan was 50/50. I think we should be thankful to our new coach Goodwin.

Posted
3 minutes ago, mo64 said:

I think you are overstating things. WCE and Freo would have constantly asked Hogan's management about his long term intentions. They'd be derelict not to, and I'd hope we are doing the same thing with young stars at interstate clubs.

By his own admission, Hogan was 50/50. I think we should be thankful to our new coach Goodwin.

 

Agree lol.....  In terms of him being 50/50...what more can the club do? Its in the best shape its been in terms of its list, stability etc At same stage players need to take a leap of faith & believe in the club . If our players are not motivated by what the doggies achieved, I don know what will & I question that the club has to have all the boxes ticked for them to stay....Remember its a 2 way street!

 

Posted

Wow he knew what he was doing. Everyone else just jumped to conclusions and people on here went nuts which turned other people into believing he was going. 

But he made his choice and a good one at that. It's nice to see him stay with us unlike past players. Thank god we can go into 2017 with him locked away. No talk or speculation. 

When I heard the news on SEN this morning it gave me an extra spring in my step. 

Posted
1 minute ago, DemonAndrew said:

just cruising dockerland for the lolz:

 

It's amazing that despite 539 attempts they've not been able to snag any of the players they've targeted yet. 

Hilarious that Lobb re-signed today as well!

Posted
11 hours ago, faultydet said:

Good point.

Also gives us 2 extra years to plan for what will inevitably be a mountainous offer from other clubs when he becomes RFA

Ball is back in our court. Kudos again to  the MFC for the way we played this.

 

Hey @TGR, what do you think of this?

It is always good for the club, when someone who lives interstate, and is in demand, elects to stay at the club.  Always good.  I have never salivated over Hogan, and in many ways I hope he proves me wrong.

 

 

 

The Tom Boyd argument only arose here because of a simpleton questioning why I would reference Boyd's ruck-skills 3 weeks or so ago.  This was never Hogan v. Boyd as like-for-like players.  This was TGR again highlighting the value of a MDMT and mainly questioning why the average Melbourne supporter was under-rating Boyd and the Bulldogs in general, if you look at my posts about them (Bulldogs) over the past 18 months.  Many supporters here were perplexed as to why they beat us; I never thought we were in their league. 

 

I rarely think a premiership coach is the best coach in the league.  Simpletons do that.  For once, I will gladly join them.  The first inkling was when he didn't pick a ruckman to face Sandilands in 2015.  Left the recent AA ruckman in the VFL.  He has brains as well as balls.  Rare combo.

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Posted

I have a suspicion, with the rumours of a 4 year deal, ( 3 year extension ), to be announced this week and then the revelation from the club, that it was a 2 year extension and only signed last night, that there may have been a change of mind, to only extend for 2 years on his Manager's advice, so as to tie in with any FA rule change to 6 years.

Anyway, great that he has signed and continuing the buy in of all our younger players.

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