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Perfect mentor for so many of our young guys.

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34 minutes ago, Abe said:

I know this will get howled down, but this is a guy who i think would have captained the Hawks in 2017, is co captains with Nathan Jones totally out of the question? obviously the players vote and all that and i am usually against new players getting in but surely this is a different set of circumstances, talking about a genuine A grade player and A grade leader.

Just no need. Jones does a perfectly fine job and continuity has been important. To put it in coaching terms:

Captain: Jones - Paul Roos
Vice captain: Viney - Simon Goodwin
Leadership group: Lewis - Brendan McCartney

Posted
20 minutes ago, Chris said:

Co captains is a bit far and would come across as him being yet another messiah for us. Would be a lock for the leadership group and hopefully can be a confidant/mentor for chunck. 

Certainly nothing he has said so far indicates he is coming in with a demanding and arrogant attitude. Quite the opposite. He said he thinks Jones is a fantastic captain, and he will do all he can to support him. And is excited about mentoring the Demons "wonderful" young list particularly as we move towards finals. 

Another thing we should also be delighted about is that he was incredibly impressed by the Dees, and it was only club he wanted to go to. That is amazing considering where we have come from.

Very significant in the evolution of the Club we love! 

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1 hour ago, Vogon Poetry said:

Demonland if I'm not mistaken I think you'd agree we should add Todd Viney to this list.  Todd is in charge of list management and is largely responsible for the negotiations between clubs.

Josh is great but like the pig who is accountable for the bacon, Todd is accountable for list management.

Agreed, Todd has clearly been fantastic. But the one thing I've always wondered is who overruled who in the Toumpas v Wines debate all those years ago. :D Was it Neeld or Todd?

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Jason Taylor, please.

Sorry @Demonland, I've opened a bit of a can of worms here. :P

 

1 hour ago, Seraph said:

Or this

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Haha, the old Goody doesn't take the best picture, does he? As long as he's a gun coach. :D

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Rapt with this deal. To get Lewis for 48 would've been a win in my book. The intangibles alone make Lewis better than a third round pick. Well played, recruiting team.

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1 hour ago, Abe said:

I know this will get howled down, but this is a guy who i think would have captained the Hawks in 2017, is co captains with Nathan Jones totally out of the question? obviously the players vote and all that and i am usually against new players getting in but surely this is a different set of circumstances, talking about a genuine A grade player and A grade leader.

Nah, I agree with you, mate. I said it in another thread. I reckon co-captaincy with Jones is a strong chance. Also, love the DP. ;)

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Stoked with this result (along with seemingly every other person on here).

Has there ever been a universally applauded event on Demonland..?

 

We've got some great people behind the scenes at the club; love Mahoney's justification for the trade: “Jordan is a fierce competitor who is driven to win, and those are qualities that you can’t have enough of at our footy Club,”   WELL SAID!

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31 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Just no need. Jones does a perfectly fine job and continuity has been important. To put it in coaching terms:

Captain: Jones - Paul Roos
Vice captain: Viney - Simon Goodwin
Leadership group: Lewis - Brendan McCartney

I'm not sure he does a perfectly fine job, otherwise we wouldn't be after players of Lewis' age (necessarily). I think there's a strong case to be made for co-captaincy. If not 2017, then 2018 if Lewis is slowing up too much.


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I think 2016 R 11 and 20 vs the Hawks were pretty good Ads for what we have to offer.  Jordan saw the potential first hand.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I don't think that will happen.

Way to devalue a classic post by taking it seriously! :rolleyes:

Posted
1 minute ago, A F said:

I'm not sure he does a perfectly fine job, otherwise we wouldn't be after players of Lewis' age (necessarily). I think there's a strong case to be made for co-captaincy. If not 2017, then 2018 if Lewis is slowing up too much.

Surely we went after Lewis because after Jones and a declining Vince there was nothing leadership wise to Viney and Gawn.

Previous leadership group members and senior players in Garland, Lumumba, Grimes Dawes, Dunn can't get on the park and at least 3 of them will be gone next year. All 5 should be if we could.

I guess I'd rephrase and say Jones does a good job in a very difficult situation not having a lot of help. He needs helper not to be replaced or have his title shared. 2018 will probably be the right time to make Viney captain not to give Lewis the job after 1 season when he only has 1 year left.

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Absolutely brilliant stuff.  Not only have we added a quality player with experience and leadership skills, but we did so without giving up much at all.  That just doesn't happen all that often these days.  We've pulled off a bit of a coup with this one.

I can't wait for the 2017 season!!

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Posted
15 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Surely we went after Lewis because after Jones and a declining Vince there was nothing leadership wise to Viney and Gawn.

Previous leadership group members and senior players in Garland, Lumumba, Grimes Dawes, Dunn can't get on the park and at least 3 of them will be gone next year. All 5 should be if we could.

I guess I'd rephrase and say Jones does a good job in a very difficult situation not having a lot of help. He needs helper not to be replaced or have his title shared. 2018 will probably be the right time to make Viney captain not to give Lewis the job after 1 season when he only has 1 year left.

Maybe I was a little unfair on Jones.

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15 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Now we just need Jordan to get in Roughie's ear and we can call the engravers.

To be honest he would be lucky to play again. Though I really hope he fully recovers and does play it just feels unlikely to happen.

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