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6 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Given we showed interest in Isaac Smith, would we have a discussion with Steele Sidebottom.  He has great skills and I think is a free agent.  Pies have salary cap challenges.  He probably will want a 2 year deal as a minimum.  We are in the premiership window and his experience and skill would be a welcome addition.  Risk and reward. 

No for me 

We need youth or someone between 21-27 who will develop in the next few years 

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    6 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Quanor did 

    Yep, you're right, just checked, he only kicked one of them with Maynard as his opponent.

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    14 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Yep, you're right, just checked, he only kicked one of them with Maynard as his opponent.

    Yeah, it was a funny game, the commentators pretty much banging on for an entire half on why Maynard wasn't on him before the switch

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    3 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Yeah, it was a funny game, the commentators pretty much banging on for an entire half on why Maynard wasn't on him before the switch

    Bizarre hey? You would just automatically think that's the match up.

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    hibberd was fine on greene; he had 7 disposals and kicked 3 goals - he made his possessions count but barely got it and hibbo completely blanketed him

    hunt was one of the the ONLY players working hard in the last quarter to try and keep us in the game; he was pinged because he got caught betwixt and between kicking for goal and setting up a teammate - it was both good (in that he wanted to do the 'team' thing) and bad (in that he didn't back himself in to kick the goal and as such got caught holding the ball)

    that said...i want maynard as he perfectly suits our list and side's structure, has family history at the mfc

    from all reports, cerra is definitely on the move - he is gonna command serious $$ for a player who has yet to really 'break out'

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    21 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    hibberd was fine on greene; he had 7 disposals and kicked 3 goals - he made his possessions count but barely got it and hibbo completely blanketed him

    hunt was one of the the ONLY players working hard in the last quarter to try and keep us in the game; he was pinged because he got caught betwixt and between kicking for goal and setting up a teammate - it was both good (in that he wanted to do the 'team' thing) and bad (in that he didn't back himself in to kick the goal and as such got caught holding the ball)

    that said...i want maynard as he perfectly suits our list and side's structure, has family history at the mfc

    from all reports, cerra is definitely on the move - he is gonna command serious $$ for a player who has yet to really 'break out'

    Didn't someone post that Cerra has agreed to terms with Richmond already? If he has, I wonder if he's rethinking those terms after the last few weeks.

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    On 7/3/2021 at 10:27 PM, dee-tox said:

    Touk Miller is apparently in contract negotiations with Gold Coast.

     I'd put the feelers out. He's exactly what we need.

    Just seen him in the lobby of the hotel I am staying at having a pretty chilled conversation with his manager. 

    Off topic also walked past the entire west coast squad coping a bit of a talking to from Adam Simpson in the same lobby, a few of the players gave me a funny look as I walked past with my demons mask on.

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    8 hours ago, Superunknown said:

    Age Footy Podcast talking Richmond/trades. They think Cerra would be mad to go to Richmond.

    Players seem to have a very myopic view of other teams and he may not have seen their decline coming...

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    7 minutes ago, A F said:

    Players seem to have a very myopic view of other teams and he may not have seen their decline coming...

    See: Saad & Carlton

    Also keen to see which payer Essendon inevitably pay big bucks to thinking they're one piece short after finishing 11th.

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    Saad was surely all $$$ based.

    His reputation has been trashed at Carlton, the media loved reminding everyone he didn’t want to defend and couldn’t 

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    3 hours ago, BW511 said:

    Saad was surely all $$$ based.

    His reputation has been trashed at Carlton, the media loved reminding everyone he didn’t want to defend and couldn’t 

    It wasn't. His management rebuffed our approach before an offer could be made. 

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    1 hour ago, Dannyz said:

    It wasn't. His management rebuffed our approach before an offer could be made. 

    Any particular reason why?

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    On 7/5/2021 at 9:28 PM, WA Demon Boy said:

    No for me 

    We need youth or someone between 21-27 who will develop in the next few years 

    We need someone who can kick straight for goal. I'm so over this bloody behind business. We needed 10 points to beat GWS last week which by our standards is 1 Goal 4 Behinds. At what stage are we going to prioritise goal kicking? Gerard Healy mentioned on  'On the Couch' about moving Petracca forward. This would be yet another example of not prioritising goal kicking as Petracca can't kick for [censored] at goal. We can't carry Fritsch, Weideman, Jackson, Gawn, Petracca, Pickett and expect to win games consistently. Every time we miss easy shots we're basically saying 'Here, take the ball, and have an inside 50 to go with it'. I'm sick of it. We either trade for it (which we did with Ben Brown but he can't make the team) or we draft for it.

    There's a reason that Weightman has gone ahead of Pickett as the best small forward of the draft. He is accurate!  

    Time to start prioritising it because the momentum you lose from a missed shot loses games. Our misses on the weekend were a big reason for our loss. 

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    5 hours ago, Dr.D said:

    We need someone who can kick straight for goal. I'm so over this bloody behind business. We needed 10 points to beat GWS last week which by our standards is 1 Goal 4 Behinds. At what stage are we going to prioritise goal kicking? Gerard Healy mentioned on  'On the Couch' about moving Petracca forward. This would be yet another example of not prioritising goal kicking as Petracca can't kick for [censored] at goal. We can't carry Fritsch, Weideman, Jackson, Gawn, Petracca, Pickett and expect to win games consistently. Every time we miss easy shots we're basically saying 'Here, take the ball, and have an inside 50 to go with it'. I'm sick of it. We either trade for it (which we did with Ben Brown but he can't make the team) or we draft for it.

    There's a reason that Weightman has gone ahead of Pickett as the best small forward of the draft. He is accurate!  

    Time to start prioritising it because the momentum you lose from a missed shot loses games. Our misses on the weekend were a big reason for our loss. 

    I feel your pain and agree with almost every word you said.

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    10 hours ago, A F said:

    Any particular reason why?

    I think he was a way down the path with Carlton before it was industry knowledge he wanted to leave Essendon, family is settled in the Northern suburbs and we probably weren't the greatest cultural fit for him. 

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    4 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    I'm hoping Butters is our new slow burn recruit ala Lever and Langdon.

    ??

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    22 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    I'm hoping Butters is our new slow burn recruit ala Lever and Langdon.

    I know he’s a good player, but having watched South Park, I have to force myself not to smile every time his name is mentioned.

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    lots of media running with the story that son son walters has had a falling out with longmuir, which is why his form is so far down this season

    31 at the start of next season, if he was going 'on the cheap' we'd be crazy not to be keen you'd think

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    2 hours ago, Nascent said:

    I'm hoping Butters is our new slow burn recruit ala Lever and Langdon.

    I've had the inside word on our preferred target and I can't believe it's not Butters.

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    2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    ??

    Both Lever and Langdon we were reportedly keen on during their draft year. We obviously kept tabs on them and got into their ear for the better part of a season, if not longer, to bring them across.

    It's also widely known that tried to trade our future first to target Butters I the draft but had no takers. 

    Just hoping that he's one we're tracking and having a quiet word to lure him back across whether it be in a season or twos time or later. Have no idea on his contract status and Port are stubbornly efficient at keeping vic kids the don't want to lose so it's more wishful thinking than anything.

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    40 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    Both Lever and Langdon we were reportedly keen on during their draft year. We obviously kept tabs on them and got into their ear for the better part of a season, if not longer, to bring them across.

    It's also widely known that tried to trade our future first to target Butters I the draft but had no takers. 

    Just hoping that he's one we're tracking and having a quiet word to lure him back across whether it be in a season or twos time or later. Have no idea on his contract status and Port are stubbornly efficient at keeping vic kids the don't want to lose so it's more wishful thinking than anything.

    the pear don't 'lose' players, more or less

    super professionally well run club

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    1 hour ago, demonstone said:

    I've had the inside word on our preferred target and I can't believe it's not Butters.

    Yes Port would release their best young kid.

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