FAREWELL CHRIS DAWES

[DubDee 22,007]

The Tigers took Miller, surely they will take Dawesy?

[juzzk1d 1,354]

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

The Tigers took Miller, surely they will take Dawesy?

Tigers must be licking their lips this upcoming trade period. The amount of recycled players they can choose from is endless. It's like a kid walking into an ice-cream store. "Hmm.. what flavour do I feel like today?!"

[Demon Dynasty 16,368]

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

The Tigers took Miller, surely they will take Dawesy?

Dub didn't anyone ever tell you about lightning?

Oh wait, it is the Toiges i guess

[old dee 23,256]

7 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Dub didn't anyone ever tell you about lightning?

Oh wait, it is the Toiges i guess

Yes and we also tried to off load Trengove on them.

Even they might be a bit wary of the MFC bearing gifts

[Lucifers Hero 37,524]

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

timing of delisting (i.e. before trade period or after), whether more than one club is interested, whether the club is uncertain of delisting based on how trade period goes and numbers stack up

btw i did say "might" get a trade pick 

I may be wrong dc but I think it may not matter when the delisting is.  We got Ben Newton towards the end of the 'List Update Submissions' (or whatever it is called) even tho we had been talking with him for months and Port had a contract in front of him.  We sat back, didn't trade and Port had the good grace to delist him rather than force him to stay.

So I'm assuming that other clubs have learnt that 'trick'. 

Edited August 25, 2016 by Lucifer's Hero

[Demon Dynasty 16,368]

12 minutes ago, old dee said:

Yes and we also tried to off load Trengove on them.

Even they might be a bit wary of the MFC bearing gifts

Ah yeh, forgot about that one OD. They also took Petterd though so you never know

Edited August 25, 2016 by Rusty Nails

[old dee 23,256]

12 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Ah yeh, forgot about that one OD. They also took Petterd though so you never know

I think the shockers are mounting RN.

A bit like us and the Pies I reckon the last decent player we got from them was Peter Moore and that is 30 years ago.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,024]

1 hour ago, juzzk1d said:

Tigers must be licking their lips this upcoming trade period. The amount of recycled players they can choose from is endless. It's like a kid walking into an ice-cream store. "Hmm.. what flavour do I feel like today?!"

I can see them getting Prestia and then getting Cloke on the cheap. I don't see Grimes getting there regardless of the connection with his brother.

[WA Demon13 39]

As a player Dawes is done, compare his 2016 compared to say .. Petrie. Light years apart in games played and every other stat known to man yet has been delisted.

 

[Je Roos Salem 661]

2 hours ago, DubDee said:

The Tigers took Miller, surely they will take Dawesy?

Miller at least got his body right and kicked a few goals, it'd be a kick in the guts if he did that at a new team!

[beelzebub 22,728]

2 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

 

just referring to the originating members utterance. Tis how he described himself. And would concur...

[Coq au vin 754]

The "clubs keen on Dawes" is a beat up by his agent. He's cooked as far as footy playing goes.

[Maldonboy38 6,157]

What Dawes produced in his premiership year with Collingwood had three qualities: 1) a fierce attack on the ball on the ground and in the air, 2) leading in very straight lines inside forward 50 making waves and space for other forwards, 3) he was actually a good kick from goal after strong leads and chest marks.

His body has never let him produce that with any continuity at the Dees. At 28, and with his ongoing large leg-muscle issues, I don't reckon we will ever see it. If you watch what Hulett and Weideman are producing at Casey, Hulett in particular is developing the kind of game Dawes did at the Pies, and Weideman's aerial work looks very, very good. One or both of these boys will overtake him in 2017. 

I actually believe that his professionalism and maturity have borne great fruit amongst our younger players, but this cannot be the only reason to keep him, so he is definitely on the trade table. 

[TheOxWhisperer 26]

10 hours ago, ManDee said:

Defiant you are.

You're**

[Demon Dynasty 16,368]

1 hour ago, Maldonboy38 said:

What Dawes produced in his premiership year with Collingwood had three qualities: 1) a fierce attack on the ball on the ground and in the air, 2) leading in very straight lines inside forward 50 making waves and space for other forwards, 3) he was actually a good kick from goal after strong leads and chest marks.

His body has never let him produce that with any continuity at the Dees. At 28, and with his ongoing large leg-muscle issues, I don't reckon we will ever see it. If you watch what Hulett and Weideman are producing at Casey, Hulett in particular is developing the kind of game Dawes did at the Pies, and Weideman's aerial work looks very, very good. One or both of these boys will overtake him in 2017. 

I actually believe that his professionalism and maturity have borne great fruit amongst our younger players, but this cannot be the only reason to keep him, so he is definitely on the trade table. 

Care to expand? Haven't heard of that one

[Maldonboy38 6,157]

25 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Care to expand? Haven't heard of that one

Calves, hamstrings etc, quads.... you know, the large leg muscles, the ones Dawes is always rehabbing from. 

[Demon Dynasty 16,368]

15 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Calves, hamstrings etc, quads.... you know, the large leg muscles, the ones Dawes is always rehabbing from. 

Ah gotcha Maldon. I thought it was some abnormally large leg muscle he was suffering from

[Moonshadow 16,620]

1 hour ago, TheOxWhisperer said:

You're**

Er, no mate. 

[TheOxWhisperer 26]

4 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Er, no mate. 

I agree there is no need to send Dawes to the emergency room for his injuries, though when using an acronym the proper grammar dictates the need to use capitals and full stops. E.R**

[daisycutter 28,727]

sliding dawes?

[Moonshadow 16,620]

1 minute ago, TheOxWhisperer said:

I agree there is no need to send Dawes to the emergency room for his injuries, though when using an acronym the proper grammar dictates the need to use capitals and full stops. E.R**

Your up late for a grade 5 kid with poor literacy TOW

[old55 21,874]

2 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Your up late for a grade 5 kid with poor literacy TOW

You're

[TheOxWhisperer 26]

6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Your up late for a grade 5 kid with poor literacy TOW

You're*, TOW.*

 

Mum said I can stay up as long as I am on a grammar and spelling forum like this. 

[Akum 2,660]

8 hours ago, willmoy said:

Who would be in favour of Dawes staying with the Dees in an on field capacity and who is in favour of Dawes staying in an off field capacity. Or not at all and why?

This is the question. What bothers me is that without Dawes, our current tall forward stocks are Hogan, Watts, Pedersen, Weideman & Hulett. We only need 2 injuries and we're hitting the bottom of the barrel. Unless we trade someone in or draft someone, who would have to offer us more than Dawes from next year. We've already got plenty of tall forwards for the future so we don't need another one. But we do need another one to cover us as depth for next year and possibly the year after, and if it's not Dawes, it will need to be someone as good (i.e. not the likes of Vickery).

If Dawes does stay with us, he'd have to accept that he's depth only, and 5th or 6th in line, and be paid accordingly.

As another example, Spencer prob won't ever get a game unless Gawn is injured, but if Gawn ever IS injured, we're really going to need him. For Dawes, we'll prob only need him if any two out of Hogan, Watts & Pedersen are injured, but if that ever happens, we'll really need him.

Actually, come to think of it, I think we'll keep Pedersen, plus one only out of Garland, Dunn & Dawes.

[3Dee 1,153]

7 hours ago, DubDee said:

The Tigers took Miller, surely they will take Dawesy?

Tiges can have Dawes and could prob pick up Cloke too!