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Posted (edited)
9 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Care to elaborate, Red?  I missed it tonight.

Yes. It wasn't the we would love to keep him type of comment, but rather we understand players move and there would be no hard feelings, unlike his move from the Crows. Then went on to talk about playing alongside May and how good that would be.

Just felt like he knew JH was gone and knew about another player coming in.

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I am not sure if getting May would be of benefit especially as we already have a lot of tall defenders. I would like to see Hunt step like Harmes and become a champion smaller defender/mid. I don't think we could afford to lose him. 

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There could be a million reasons why this is happening and unless we hear the real ones from the people who know, we are all just speculating, but that is part of the fun of trade period.

Possible reasons this is happening, feel free to add your own:

Freo has offered ridiculous money.

Dees have decided not match the Freo offer in the coming years.

JH wants to go home to his family.

Dees are worried about his injury/injuries.

JH is not as close to the boys as he was.

JH is disappointed with our success without him.

JH always wanted to play for the team he supported.

Dees feel JH is not fully invested.

Dees see some negatives in his game.

Dees see some negatives in his attitude.

JH doesn't get on with some on the Coaching panel.

JH wants to play with a mate or mates at Freo.

Dees feel he won't be here in a year or 2 and don't want to hold back the development of game style and other players.

Dees feel we play ok without him. 

Dees feel we can get an unbelievable deal now that will help us get to our next flag.

JH prefers Perth coffee.

Dees have promised number 1 to May.

JH is sick of the Melbourne music scene.

Etc. feel free to add your own.

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5 minutes ago, Redleg said:

There could be a million reasons why this is happening and unless we hear the real ones from the people who know, we are all just speculating, but that is part of the fun of trade period.

Possible reasons this is happening, feel free to add your own:

Freo has offered ridiculous money.

Dees have decided not match the Freo offer in the coming years.

JH wants to go home to his family.

Dees are worried about his injury/injuries.

JH is not as close to the boys as he was.

JH is disappointed with our success without him.

JH always wanted to play for the team he supported.

Dees feel JH is not fully invested.

Dees see some negatives in his game.

Dees see some negatives in his attitude.

JH doesn't get on with some on the Coaching panel.

JH wants to play with a mate or mates at Freo.

Dees feel he won't be here in a year or 2 and don't want to hold back the development of game style and other players.

Dees feel we play ok without him. 

Dees feel we can get an unbelievable deal now that will help us get to our next flag.

JH prefers Perth coffee.

Dees have promised number 1 to May.

JH is sick of the Melbourne music scene.

Etc. feel free to add your own.

Better surf in WA and hotter chicks (Chloe?)

Posted
1 minute ago, Redleg said:

There you go. That could be the answer.

If people remember the Billy Brownless interview on TripleM mid year, they will know what I mean. Of course, could well be nothing.

Posted
8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

There could be a million reasons why this is happening and unless we hear the real ones from the people who know, we are all just speculating, but that is part of the fun of trade period.

Possible reasons this is happening, feel free to add your own:

Freo has offered ridiculous money.

Dees have decided not match the Freo offer in the coming years.

JH wants to go home to his family.

Dees are worried about his injury/injuries.

JH is not as close to the boys as he was.

JH is disappointed with our success without him.

JH always wanted to play for the team he supported.

Dees feel JH is not fully invested.

Dees see some negatives in his game.

Dees see some negatives in his attitude.

JH doesn't get on with some on the Coaching panel.

JH wants to play with a mate or mates at Freo.

Dees feel he won't be here in a year or 2 and don't want to hold back the development of game style and other players.

Dees feel we play ok without him. 

Dees feel we can get an unbelievable deal now that will help us get to our next flag.

JH prefers Perth coffee.

Dees have promised number 1 to May.

JH is sick of the Melbourne music scene.

Etc. feel free to add your own.

Freo have offered stupid money. 

Move heard, but I’m not sure if I believe Jesse wasn’t happy with how we’ve treated his foot injury 

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1 minute ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

Freo have offered stupid money. 

Move heard, but I’m not sure if I believe Jesse wasn’t happy with how we’ve treated his foot injury 

No but if it is a navicular, we may be very concerned.

Do it again and that is real trouble. The injury also affects jumping and running take off.


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Hogan is clearly an incredible talent and it seems we were very fortunate to have landed him.

That said, we seem always to be walking on egg shells when it comes to Hogan and his medium to long term commitment to the club. The spectre of a return to Freo has been lingering like a bad smell forever, and, if as some say, a return to Perth is inevitable, it’s just a matter of when - then we’d be absolutely crazy not to consider an almighty deal right now if Freo is desperate to land him.

2 high first round draft picks at a minimum, one of which goes to the Suns for Steven May.

 

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6 hours ago, Mach5 said:

Major developments this evening... won’t say much more as I don’t have all the details.

Post it in the 'Rumour' thread - no need to spill the beans, just a few clues will do...

Include a few red herrings if necessary; even a riddle or two... ?

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3 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Post it in the 'Rumour' thread - no need to spill the beans, just a few clues will do...

Include a few red herrings if necessary; even a riddle or two... ?

Agree LH, who doesn’t love a good riddle in the offseason ?

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25 minutes ago, Redleg said:

There could be a million reasons why this is happening and unless we hear the real ones from the people who know, we are all just speculating, but that is part of the fun of trade period.

Possible reasons this is happening, feel free to add your own:

Freo has offered ridiculous money.

Dees have decided not match the Freo offer in the coming years.

JH wants to go home to his family.

Dees are worried about his injury/injuries.

JH is not as close to the boys as he was.

JH is disappointed with our success without him.

JH always wanted to play for the team he supported.

Dees feel JH is not fully invested.

Dees see some negatives in his game.

Dees see some negatives in his attitude.

JH doesn't get on with some on the Coaching panel.

JH wants to play with a mate or mates at Freo.

Dees feel he won't be here in a year or 2 and don't want to hold back the development of game style and other players.

Dees feel we play ok without him. 

Dees feel we can get an unbelievable deal now that will help us get to our next flag.

JH prefers Perth coffee.

Dees have promised number 1 to May.

JH is sick of the Melbourne music scene.

Etc. feel free to add your own.

Most of the above excluding the coffee and music scene?

Surf warmer in Perth?

Posted
1 hour ago, A F said:

I reckon you're viewing the situation in a black and white manner. There is some grey...

I recon that's a big part of the problem.  I think Jessy needs to make up his mind and be fully committed one way or the other.  I don't think there can be any half heartedness where we are going.

Really looking for key players to form that tight knit take no prisoners and team is bigger than individual attitude like Geelong did at the start of their reign of sucess.  By fueling this continous speculation, I think Jessy is actually presently an impediment t that kind of commitment moving forward.

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1 hour ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

Freo have offered stupid money. 

Move heard, but I’m not sure if I believe Jesse wasn’t happy with how we’ve treated his foot injury 

I heard JH coyldnt grow a beard as magnificent as Gawn.

Posted
1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Post it in the 'Rumour' thread - no need to spill the beans, just a few clues will do...

Include a few red herrings if necessary; even a riddle or two... ?

Yes news coming through but can’t say either. 

Just say what it is and be done with it. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, ProDee said:

He's now moving to Adelaide ?

I thought he was a Dockers fan. I am sure I have seen that somewhere.

Posted
22 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I thought he was a Dockers fan. I am sure I have seen that somewhere.

Yes, people often incorrectly say he was a Dockers fan.

He supported the Crows.

Posted
2 hours ago, Redleg said:

There could be a million reasons why this is happening and unless we hear the real ones from the people who know, we are all just speculating, but that is part of the fun of trade period.

Possible reasons this is happening, feel free to add your own:

Freo has offered ridiculous money.

Dees have decided not match the Freo offer in the coming years.

JH wants to go home to his family.

Dees are worried about his injury/injuries.

JH is not as close to the boys as he was.

JH is disappointed with our success without him.

JH always wanted to play for the team he supported.

Dees feel JH is not fully invested.

Dees see some negatives in his game.

Dees see some negatives in his attitude.

JH doesn't get on with some on the Coaching panel.

JH wants to play with a mate or mates at Freo.

Dees feel he won't be here in a year or 2 and don't want to hold back the development of game style and other players.

Dees feel we play ok without him. 

Dees feel we can get an unbelievable deal now that will help us get to our next flag.

JH prefers Perth coffee.

Dees have promised number 1 to May.

JH is sick of the Melbourne music scene.

Etc. feel free to add your own.

Cigarettes are too expensive in Melbourne ?

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Posted
6 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Yes, people often incorrectly say he was a Dockers fan.

He supported the Crows.

Was that while living in WA? 

Interesting, as if so, it meant he couldn't see them play live very often.

Posted
1 minute ago, Redleg said:

Was that while living in WA? 

Interesting, as if so, it meant he couldn't see them play live very often.

Many people get confused as there was a picture of him wearing a Freo jumper when they were in a GF, was a Crows supporter as a kid.

Posted
6 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Was that while living in WA? 

Interesting, as if so, it meant he couldn't see them play live very often.

Yes.

Btw, it's very well known.

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