FAREWELL LYNDEN DUNN

[Satan 2,727]

Just now, Redleg said:

Still undunn.

been there dunn that

[Redleg 37,556]

Have I been there - dunno?

[Wiseblood 24,636]

[Old Bear 388]

30 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Will be interesting to see how Collingwood get this done.  This article shows the will have a deficit of points for their two father/sons, even after they get a late pick for Cloke.  http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-18/fatherson-picks-could-put-pies-into-draft-points-deficit

I do recall they are trading Witts out so they might get a pick with some draft points there.

I bet Collingwood will try and do a player swap.  I would prefer a pick but if we can move Dunn on this year that will be a good thing all round.  So we may have to settle for a player who will spend the year at Casey which is where Dunn would be anyway.  We just get some salary cap relief.

I guess we could always take Witts for Dunn...a good back up for Max!

No Wiitts never

[dees189227 10,755]

7 hours ago, olisik said:

Random fact: he was the first player who decided to sign a new contract with the Dee's when he could have left as a FA

Exactly and thats why I wish him all the best. He could have easily gone but he chose to stay loyal and sign on. But good luck at collingwood. I reckon he will go hard on the sledges when we are lining up for goal. 

But watching him play that vfl gf well I wasnt that impressed with him. But with the pies getting rid of some of there backline he would want to play well down there. Wonder if Bucks will give him free reign to torp them out of the backline. 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Add my name here to the surprisingly large list of Dunn respecters. Hated his first 5-7 years at the club, couldn't take an overhead mark to save his life and was a disappointment. Then in the last 3-5 he proved me wrong. Thought he was super on gorilla forwards, as well as wily in defense. Really a much better player than the demons allowed him to be in the end. Sad to see him go, and I think in small ways we'll pay for it. But understand the move at the same time. Well done Dunny.

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,636]

I like Lynden and always have, though I have also found him to be incredibly frustrating and quite frankly, there was a legitimate reason I often referred to him as Lynden Dumm. He has given us all he has to give over his journey and for that I am extremely thankful. I can't say I wish him success at the filth, may he well play well but I want those sods to be cellar dwellers for a long time!

[Dr. Mubutu 694]

3 hours ago, Ted Fidge said:

Goodbye Lynden Dunn
Though I hardly knew you at all
You had the grace to play with Neeld
While those around you bawled

You tried to play up forward
But you couldn't hold down a place
They sent you down to full back
And you grew fuzz on your face

And it seems to me
you lived your life

Like a Bailey/Neeld thing
Never knowing who to kick to
While oppos closed in
And I would have liked to see you
Play in a bunch of wins
Those coaches killed you long before
PJ and Roos came in

I opened this thread to get angry at people waving goodbye to Dunn before a deal was even finalised, but then I read this.

 

You magnificent bastard.

[DV8 2,271]

2 hours ago, Old Bear said:

No Wiitts never

Apparently he's only half Dunns IQ,  to? 

[Pennant St Dee 11,257]

Thanks Dunny for great service to the club I love which for the most part of your journey has been difficult times. You are a true clubman and I will remember you fondly as a Dee.

Edited October 18, 2016 by Pennant St Dee

[Deestroy All 14,261]

4 hours ago, Ted Fidge said:

Goodbye Lynden Dunn
Though I hardly knew you at all
You had the grace to play with Neeld
While those around you bawled

You tried to play up forward
But you couldn't hold down a place
They sent you down to full back
And you grew fuzz on your face

And it seems to me
you lived your life

Like a Bailey/Neeld thing
Never knowing who to kick to
While oppos closed in
And I would have liked to see you
Play in a bunch of wins
Those coaches killed you long before
PJ and Roos came in

Brilliant, I came into to post if Elton John wrote the thread title. Then this gem. 

 

 

Pies should see what Nathan Carroll is up to while they're at it. 

[CBDees 3,162]

Still rather see Dunny join Steph Martin in Brissie (as part of a trade for Rockcliff). I hate the idea of him going to Collingwood and even moreso if we have to pay part of his salary for him to get to the filth!

[Nasher 33,047]

11 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

I care, we've still got Garland on the books for 2 more years. This club has a habit of paying dead money. 

As for surplus to requirements, who comes in when one of Frost or the McDonald brother go down with injury (touch wood)? And the answers not Garland.

No-one can begrudge him for taking up an opportunity to play AFL again but he's hardly on a kings ransom.

As for the cap, I'd love to know who's getting what. Obviously supporters don't pick the team but a lot of today's best 22's don't have H or Melksham.

I've said it before but I don't know why anyone gives a flying fig what the players are getting paid while it's not having a any practical implications on the team.  All clubs pay "dead money", it's the nature of the business.  

In this case, it would assist in getting a player, who has been a loyal servant, to a club that enables him to continue his career that has stalled.  You might not see him as surplus to requirements, but clearly the club does and Dunn has read the writing on the wall, or he wouldn't have asked to be traded.  It's just good form.  We sook about wanting to be a destination club and we're obviously becoming one; looking after your long term players will certainly help in that regard.

[dee-tox 4,796]

No love lost here. Was a guy that always played well just before a contract renewal. 

To all those that said he should have played forward. You can't play forward if you can't catch the ball. One of the worst mark for his size I've ever seen. Made Dawes look like Stewie Loewe.

Hated his faux tough guy act as well. Normally consisted of jumper punching a teenager and running away when the big boys came.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

In the Geelong game last year his kick outs were brilliant and a huge reason why we won that day.

[jnrmac 18,948]

17 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

GWS can only go into the draft with the same number of picks as vacant spaces on their list, which is why clubs struggle doing those deals this year.

And GWS has to shrink its list by 2 this year...

[jnrmac 18,948]

13 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

In the Geelong game last year his kick outs were brilliant and a huge reason why we won that day.

Yeah but on the North game his indecision at half back with 2mins to go basically lost us the game. 

Just sayin....

And don't mention the st Klda game...

[jnrmac 18,948]

I just hope OMac is in the gym every day this summer putting on 15kgs as we don't have any back up. (pls don't suggest Garland.....)

[DeeZee 6,731]

They'll love him at Collingwood, good on him ,he deserves some.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

13 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Yeah but on the North game his indecision at half back with 2mins to go basically lost us the game. 

Just sayin....

And don't mention the st Klda game...

I hope you don't give any eulogies.

[Seraph 1,714]

16 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

I just hope OMac is in the gym every day this summer putting on 15kgs as we don't have any back up. (pls don't suggest Garland.....)

Frost.

[Uncle Fester 2,835]

I wish him all the best, buit I'm not going to miss him. We will never be more than mediocre if guys like him are best 22. No slur on him, just that he's only best 22 in a sub par side

[Jaded No More 57,784]

I wish him luck, he is probably too good a player to spend the rest of his career in the VFL, he just doesn't fit our plans.

Plenty of clubs desperate for a defender, could do a lot worse than him.

 

[The Chazz 4,077]

Dunn, 59 and 84 for their 47 and 65.

Gives us 47, 57, 65 as our first 3 picks, and helps Collingwood out with their F/S's that they want this year.

[daisycutter 28,485]

1 minute ago, billy2803 said:

Dunn, 59 and 84 for their 47 and 65.

Gives us 47, 57, 65 as our first 3 picks, and helps Collingwood out with their F/S's that they want this year.

how does that help the filth with their f/s's?