Bruce will go elsewhere because his whole worth is dependant on kicking a bag of goals against us.

He’s going to the Bulldogs. Anything else said on the matter is just the AFL/Journo’s attempting to create stories so they have something to report on during the way too long trade period. 

36 minutes ago, america de cali said:

 

Bruce will go elsewhere because his whole worth is dependant on kicking a bag of goals against us.

But imagine the goals he'd kick on Oscar at training. Wouldn't matter that he'd kick 20 goals a season if he's kicking 10 every match sim!

10 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

He’s going to the Bulldogs. Anything else said on the matter is just the AFL/Journo’s attempting to create stories so they have something to report on during the way too long trade period. 

So the secret Yokozuna hint is Gunston then innit?

Has there been anything else on this since last night? 

9 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Has there been anything else on this since last night? 

Tom Browne on trade desk last night gave it a 5% chance of happening. Not that his view is the be all and end all to this, but I highly doubt we are in a position to change his mind. The only way I see this working is the Saints and Dogs cant work out a trade and we can come in and offer better picks to the Saints and force a situation where Bruce basically has to pick us to move on from Moorabin

If this aint the ideal opportunity for taylor & the MFC to swoop with pick 26 then i'm Uncle's monkey!  Go Go GO!!...

Trade Wrap: Dogs won't budge on Bruce, Blues could pay up for Sun - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-10-13/trade-wrap-dogs-wont-budge-on-bruce-blues-could-pay-up-for-sun

 

Is He available?

1 minute ago, Kent said:

Is He available?

Very much so. Unfortunately the Bulldogs are in the box seat and we don't appear interested in bolstering our forward stocks.

39 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Very much so. Unfortunately the Bulldogs are in the box seat and we don't appear interested in bolstering our forward stocks.

Why wouldn't we be interested. Always plays well against us seems he is exactly what we need  a power forward who can take marks and take the number 1 defender to gives us space.

I wonder what our forward plan is going to be? There are not too many options as I see it. Bulldogs have only offered Pick 32 Get it done demons. Allows us to concentrate on small forwards and outside midfielders in the draft

Edited October 13, 20195 yr by Kent

Current forward options, round 1 2020 -> Melksham, Tom Mc, Fritsch, Weiderman, Petracca, Hannon, VDB, Hunt, Petty, Lockhart, J Smith

That ^ list doesn't promise 14-16 goals a week

 

Edited October 13, 20195 yr by BW511

28 minutes ago, Kent said:

Why wouldn't we be interested. Always plays well against us seems he is exactly what we need  a power forward who can take marks and take the number 1 defender to gives us space.

I wonder what our forward plan is going to be? There are not too many options as I see it. Bulldogs have only offered Pick 32 Get it done demons. Allows us to concentrate on small forwards and outside midfielders in the draft

I'm just going by interviews with Mahoney. He intimated that we were done with trading players. Perhaps we put feelers out and were knocked back.

Very concerned about Weidemans development,  or lack of, to the extent that I think that if he improves to the extent everyone was hoping for, it will be a bonus rather than a given. That said I can't see why we're not trying to bolster our key forward options. We will be heavily reliant on T.Mac.

16 minutes ago, loges said:

Very concerned about Weidemans development,  or lack of, to the extent that I think that if he improves to the extent everyone was hoping for, it will be a bonus rather than a given. That said I can't see why we're not trying to bolster our key forward options. We will be heavily reliant on T.Mac.

And T-Mac didn't do anything in 2019 to suggest he should be relied upon either

Well if we aren't looking at Josh Bruce and Yoko is wrong, then Jenkins at a bargain basement pick and salary, should be the option for the next couple of years, while we find another key forward.

If Tom and Weid are injured again, like last year,  we really have no one, other than maybe an inexperienced Petty as a key forward. 

Petty is 2 years off in my opinion

Get Bruce for Pick 26 Now!!!

Whatever we do IMO, we need another experienced key forward as we are really light on there. Whether its Bruce, Jenkins, Howard, who is not really an experienced forward, but can play both ends, or someone else, I hope we are addressing this issue now. 

5 hours ago, Redleg said:

Well if we aren't looking at Josh Bruce and Yoko is wrong, then Jenkins at a bargain basement pick and salary, should be the option for the next couple of years, while we find another key forward.

If Tom and Weid are injured again, like last year,  we really have no one, other than maybe an inexperienced Petty as a key forward. 

 

Assuming there isn't a late play for Bruce or JJ, the alternate KF issue is already looking like the elephant in the room going into 2020

If we can't land either?

While decent KF options don't grow on trees I would be seriously concerned if we can't find someone.  Should have been Lynch last year but of course the system allows him to find his way to the 2017 premiers instead.

Might be 2021 before we cover off T-Mac & find a quality small forward (either organically through a young developer via Casey, this year's draft  or in the next trade period).

Clearly,....  we are happy with our "Overperforming" List which has yielded Sweeeeet F.A

 

I can only find 18 players on our current list left from last year and not including any we have picked up in the trade period, who are in our best 22.  By jumper number

May

Jones

Salem

Harmes

Petracca

Viney

Lever

Brayshaw

Gawne

Oliver

Hibberd

Melksham

VanDenBerg

T. McDonald

Hunt

Fritsch

Hore

Jetta

The rest are just fill in for injury types, untested over a quantity of games or development types.   We need every best 22 we can get whether it's Bruce or someone else..  To get a best 22 you need at least a best 26 to cover injuries and create competitiveness.  

I even think there would be debate whether all the above should be in a best 22.

I really hope we try to get Josh

It solves a major problem for us, a2 goal a game forward, without waiting for some Kid to grow up

It seems the club has no sense or urgency in addressing our forward problems

Come on Dees get a deal done

11 minutes ago, Kent said:

It seems the club has no sense or urgency in addressing our forward problems 

This would be the first question i’d be asking at the members forum next month.

Edited October 14, 20195 yr by Bring-Back-Powell