Sam Weideman re-signs until 2023

[Sydee 4,379]

10 minutes ago, olisik said:

Absolute joke we are playing ahead of a Coleman medallist.

Doesn’t say much for BB if you ask me - I’m not convinced he’d do any better - IMO it’s 50/50 if he’ll ever play well again 

Our forward line remains a real weakness 

I have never been a fan of Weid but have been happy to give him some time but I just can’t see anything that suggests he is capable of being a decent senior AFL forward 

 

[OhMyDees 1,834]

Shame we didn’t have Jason Taylor for the 2015 AFL Draft. 

Probably would have ended up with a better prospect…McKay, Rioli, Himmelberg, Hipwood or Menegola

Weideman may prove us wrong and all credit to him if he does this with us like TMac or at another club but if we keep playing him at the expense of BBB the we only have ourselves to blame.  

[dazzledavey36 54,282]

5 minutes ago, OhMyDees said:

Shame we didn’t have Jason Taylor for the 2015 AFL Draft. 

Probably would have ended up with a better prospect…McKay, Rioli, Himmelberg, Hipwood or Menegola

Weideman may prove us wrong and all credit to him if he does this with us like TMac or at another club but if we keep playing him at the expense of BBB the we only have ourselves to blame.  

Mate Jason Taylor was a recruiting manager that year.. 

[leave it to deever 17,511]

On 5/11/2021 at 10:31 AM, FritschyBusiness said:

He aint going anywhere. 

Why would you leave a club you've been at thats finally competing and will for the next 5 years?

One injury to either Jackson, Brown or Tmac and he's in

Well that would be a worry.

Id prefer Mitch Brown over Weideman after his game today.

After five years you can make a reasonable judgement call about his future.

His surname is pedigree but he hasnt consistently showed it.

Why keep someone who hasnt done well for five years?

So he can do little for another five?

Isnt that a definition of insanity?

 

[John Crow Batty 8,861]

This guy has the chance to add a half million a year to his next contract by performing. Not made of the right stuff.

[layzie 33,752]

15 minutes ago, OhMyDees said:

Shame we didn’t have Jason Taylor for the 2015 AFL Draft. 

Probably would have ended up with a better prospect…McKay, Rioli, Himmelberg, Hipwood or Menegola

Weideman may prove us wrong and all credit to him if he does this with us like TMac or at another club but if we keep playing him at the expense of BBB the we only have ourselves to blame.  

Haven’t we had Taylor since about 2012?

[bobby1554 1,244]

I’ll

[OhMyDees 1,834]

Stand very much corrected Dazzle/Layzie! 

Would prefer Hipwood/McKay or Himmelberg over Weid if we could turn back time. 

[layzie 33,752]

3 minutes ago, OhMyDees said:

Stand very much corrected Dazzle/Layzie! 

Would prefer Hipwood/McKay or Himmelberg over Weid if we could turn back time. 

Haha all good!

[John Crow Batty 8,861]

15 minutes ago, bobby1554 said:

I’ll

I don’t believe negotiations will be protracted anymore. Weid will be lucky to be offered base salary assuming he doesn’t get the chop.

Edited June 14, 2021 by John Crow Batty

[olisik 4,060]

People will try defend him and blame the midfielders disposal, but let’s be honest, who here would continue to kick to someone who drops the ball 100% of the time.

In fact the mids are doing the right thing by not kicking it to him as if they do he will either be out-marked or his opponent will stroll away from him as a rebound with no pressure 

[loges 6,767]

2 hours ago, Turner said:

i think he'll stay, a 2yr deal on no where near the money we previously offered him or he wanted and if after next year he hasn't pushed tmac out of the side which could still happen given tmac wasnt much better today then he might leave. but he wont want to leave on a multi year deal coz his value is at its lowest he won't get paid much at all anywhere

If you think he is ever pushing TMac out of the side you are dead set kidding yourself.

[WERRIDEE 5,444]

Let's hope clubs are circling because he is a spud.

[bobby1554 1,244]

1 minute ago, John Crow Batty said:

I don’t believe negotiations will be protracted anymore. Weid will be lucky to be offered base salary assuming he doesn’t get the chop.

True. But just to be transparent, I believe this article was from a couple of years ago. But couldn’t be more prudent now! He has zero bargaining chips at the moment. I think the club will delist him

[SPC 3,534]

Circle away.

[Flower Magic 776]

So many chances, so many fails, just not good enough. 

[Redleg 40,839]

Where is the Weid that starred against the Cats in the first final in 2018. He has the ability, what has gone wrong.

Unlike most of you, I refuse to write him off, now.

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,778]

Give him a few games at  HB for Casey.

Perhaps he’ll get his marking confidence back.

This should have happened 2 or 3 years ago.

[John Crow Batty 8,861]

9 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Where is the Weid that starred against the Cats in the first final in 2018. He has the ability, what has gone wrong.

Unlike most of you, I refuse to write him off, now.

How many more games or seasons? 

[layzie 33,752]

If anyone has any video tape footage of him making a lead today please let us know. 

[Docs Demons 1,786]

lI can say is BYE BYE

[Demon Jack 6,862]

It's hard to estimate where his value sits at the moment. He clearly has talent and he's shown he can perform at the senior level, but his season to date (alongside the final month of 2020) has left much to be desired. Looking at the stats, he's only managed 4 goals from his last 9 games of senior football.

He just seems totally devoid of any confidence at the moment. Marks aren't sticking, goals aren't coming and his impact on the side over the last month has been non-existent. It's hard to see him playing against the Bombers in 12 days. Like many, I'm hoping he can turn it around but the clock is ticking. 

On the plus side, I'm looking forward to Big Benny Brown have an extended run at full forward after the bye. 

[Skuit 10,031]

Jason Taylor made a curious comment a couple years ago that recruiters on occasions get it wrong, but just wished they had asked a certain specific question or two at the time to maybe weed out a few issues regrading personality and drive etc. The easy call at the time would have been thinking this statement was in regards to Trac, but I sincerely felt he was referring Weid. Has all the tools but never remotely displayed the hunger. Said to a Wobbles mate this week that he would most likely be at their club next year, the only issue being now that Eddie has gone they were less likely to pay overs. 

[rpfc 28,262]

It’s obvious the FD rate him and I can see what they see but you can’t be so bereft of confidence that you go into your shell for a month. He was backed in by the MC and Goodwin and he couldn’t get there. I remember seeing him bashful and embarrassed after the Bulldogs win and I thought to myself - ‘really? You are upset with your own performance after that win? You can’t get out of your head for 5 mins and enjoy a great team win?’

He didn’t lose me after that because I think anyone can turn it around but he has a long way to go and it may be best for all parties if we move on. 

We have a bonafide FF ready to take his spot and he is OOC… Cest la vie… 

[olisik 4,060]

Maybe we can trade Weeds and Brisbane’s 2nd rounder for a pick in the 20s