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Farewell Luke Jackson

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I'm struggling to understand why I was attacked for saying what several hundred pages of this thread have been saying: That Luke is going. Did Luke sign a contract between the final siren and now or something? If not then pull your heads in. 

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    12 minutes ago, layzie said:

    I'm struggling to understand why I was attacked for saying what several hundred pages of this thread have been saying: That Luke is going. Did Luke sign a contract between the final siren and now or something? If not then pull your heads in. 

    The mood on this forum has been feral today and a few posters have gone the man rather than the ball today, no doubt about it.

    Definitely some bullies on Demonland, without naming names.

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    21 minutes ago, layzie said:

    I'm struggling to understand why I was attacked for saying what several hundred pages of this thread have been saying: That Luke is going. Did Luke sign a contract between the final siren and now or something? If not then pull your heads in. 

    hmm.

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    Lobb and Logue could be packaged to the Dogs for hopefully something decent in return.

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    1 minute ago, Jibroni said:

    Lobb and Logue could be packaged to the Dogs for hopefully something decent in return.

    Would be a decent scoop for them but why more forwards?

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    Think someone mentioned that exit interviews are on Tuesday? With freo out we will know relatively soon what his intentions are.

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    52 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Would be a decent scoop for them but why more forwards?

    Because Naughton is going to request a trade to the Demons. I made this up but let’s spit ball it. 

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    9 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Because Naughton is going to request a trade to the Demons. I made this up but let’s spit ball it. 

    His mums a Carlton supporter, so she’ll force him to go there.

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    1 hour ago, Edward Langdon said:

    The mood on this forum has been feral today and a few posters have gone the man rather than the ball today, no doubt about it.

    Definitely some bullies on Demonland, without naming names.

    Tell me who and where...

     

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    9 hours ago, layzie said:

    What's changed? 

    Oh? I figured by posting  'Bye Bye Jackson' in a thread specifically detailing Luke Jacksons Contract, where there has been no formal concrete information, that it inferred you knew something. My mistake.

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    9 hours ago, Nascent said:

    Think someone mentioned that exit interviews are on Tuesday? With freo out we will know relatively soon what his intentions are.

    Not while Casey are in the finals.

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    Must be tough for the kid, especially to leave off the back of that end to the year and his performance. Not going to do much for his personal brand.

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    9 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Because Naughton is going to request a trade to the Demons. I made this up but let’s spit ball it. 

    I like it regardless 

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    1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Oh? I figured by posting  'Bye Bye Jackson' in a thread specifically detailing Luke Jacksons Contract, where there has been no formal concrete information, that it inferred you knew something. My mistake.

    Fair enough. No, it was just a knee jerk feeling that he'd played his last game for us but that's a stupid thing to say according to the high and mighty police who are always correct. 

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    13 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Fair enough. No, it was just a knee jerk feeling that he'd played his last game for us but that's a stupid thing to say according to the high and mighty police who are always correct. 

    Don't worry what others think, Lazyie.  I thought it was funny🙃

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    Thought I would do a 'What they are saying at Cockburn' piece for Jackson.  From Bigfooty after Friday night's game

    The Doubters:

    • **** I hope we win so we can delay the inevitable by a week.
    • Oh dear. I was on the yay-train. Now I’m on the WTF-train. Lotta draft capital and lotta coin going out the door. Hope he’s worth it when he’s no longer 20 years old.
    • Why does he have to double grab everything
    • If we want someone to drop marks, lay tackles and almost get a clearance we've already got Logue for that.
    • Yeah, there is some scary bust potential here…
    • Please renege Please I beg you!!!!Fremantle don't do this I!!! The guy is not Pick 20 and 400k on present form.
    • Need to keep much of the depth as possible. Not Lobb, Logue, Acres, Meek leaving and have what? Jackson and a few second rounders in? We go back to the start and have to regenerate.
    • People aren't overreacting over one game, they're reacting over a very, very ordinary season with two pathetic finals performances
    • It’ll be a ****ty look if 3 or 4 players go and Jackson comes in with a fat contract. He’s a basketball player trying to work out how to play AFL ffs
    • He looked to have injured his PCL before the Port game. Usually it's a 12 to 16 week injury.  Kept playing.
    • Jackson is now worth a first and some change…can’t see West Coast splitting 2, especially given the Rioli trade will net them a second...just let it play out take it or leave it

    Some support:

    • I just don’t understand that people are ok paying more than 500k to Logue who has reached his peak, but Jackson who has an massive upside is worth less than that?   …   He'll be coming to Freo and we'll wait until we receive actual figures and the deal before jumping at shadows, but I'm very much still in the grab this opportunity basket.
    • People comparing meek to Jackson in terms of output can’t be serious, when meek was a 20 year old he was running round at Peel reserves and looked positively useless.
    • I’m firmly in the bring jackson in camp.  He will definitely improve dramatically as he gets to age 24, 25.  Very few talls his age are the finished product. Actually none.  Max Gawn didn’t play AFL till he was 23!
    • I could see flashes of Jackson’s agility and ground level ball winning ability last night and it was very good.  I think he will easily become an $800k player in time.  We have to remember however that he was a Nab rising star winner last year and is a KPP.  I think we would have come in with maybe $750k over 5 years.
      • Here’s a question:
        • Luke jackson for 7 years at $750k
        • Tim Taranto for 7 years at $750k
    • The fact that Jackson is already out on the paddock in a contenders side at his age is enough evidence alone that we’re dealing with a very special talent. Turns 21 later this month and has more development left in him than Serong (given his tougher position). You don’t look such gift horses in the mouth.

    My Favourites: 

    • Doesn’t matter what we think.
      • Clearly you were born to inhabit chat sites.
    • What I've really enjoyed this year is the almost complete lack of whipping boys. Sure, a few blokes have copped it here or there but in general, we don't have any spuds regularly getting games…Then we drop wages on Jackson that presumably make him our 2nd/3rd highest player and you can just see him slotting straight into that role.
      • Can you become a whipping boy before you even put the jumper on?
        • On the Freo board you can
      • Geez, if we’re eating him and spitting him out now, can you imagine what the West will do to him if he unde rperforms?
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    Paywall so I can’t read it, anyone give the jist if what’s he says? Prob just a headliner grab but the irony if h3 is having a go at vics leaving whilst being into Dogga from day 1…

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    Whilst he has games where he is a true game changer, I'm now in the camp where I'd like him to go. 

    Securing two first rounders at this point in our journey with our flag window still wide open could be just what we need (presuming we don't stupidly spend one on Grundy). 

    Put simply - if someone offers you two first rounders for your backup ruck, you take it. 

    I'm not sure his ceiling is all that higher than we've already seen. He'll get more consistent no doubt, but I think we can probably replace 70% of his output with a 2nd stringer ruckman from elsewhere.

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    6 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

    Paywall so I can’t read it, anyone give the jist if what’s he says? Prob just a headliner grab but the irony if h3 is having a go at vics leaving whilst being into Dogga from day 1…

     

    Just saying he wants an answer soon re: Rory Lobb (Western Bulldogs) and out-of-contract pair Blake Acres (Carlton) and Griffin Logue (North Melbourne) are all exploring their options and have been linked with Victorian clubs.

    Then: Longmuir was less willing to engage about the Dockers’ interest in Jackson, saying it was not “the right time to be talking about it”.

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    16 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

     

    Just saying he wants an answer soon re: Rory Lobb (Western Bulldogs) and out-of-contract pair Blake Acres (Carlton) and Griffin Logue (North Melbourne) are all exploring their options and have been linked with Victorian clubs.

    Then: Longmuir was less willing to engage about the Dockers’ interest in Jackson, saying it was not “the right time to be talking about it”.

    No mention of Meek as the other 'wantaway'?

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    1 minute ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    No mention of Meek as the other 'wantaway'?

    Nah, no mention of him in that article.

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