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7 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

Jake riccardi from the giants might be worth a look. 

good thinking dwight!

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    On 7/22/2022 at 10:05 AM, adonski said:

    Our midfield depth is a media myth

    We're too light for rotations (assuming brayshaw never plays in the guts again)

    Our second tier mids in Sparrow and Harmes are among the worst in the comp 

    Rate Jordon but he's a utility sort you can put anywhere and is unlikely to be a starting centebounce midfielder 

    Credit to Sparrow for a really good bounce back game but if our big 4 don't stand up we are absolutely rooted

    Need another good mid as much as we do a forward 

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    8 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Credit to Sparrow for a really good bounce back game but if our big 4 don't stand up we are absolutely rooted

    Need another good mid as much as we do a forward 

    Yep you can see why they were keen on Cerra

    Surely with gw$ having a fire sale we can get a good midfielder to add to our rotation

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    58 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Credit to Sparrow for a really good bounce back game but if our big 4 don't stand up we are absolutely rooted

    Need another good mid as much as we do a forward 

    Played 2 good quarters and then went missing in the 2nd half.

    He had 5 disposals for the last two quarters. Still not doing enough for me.

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    Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

    Played 2 good quarters and then went missing in the 2nd half.

    He had 5 disposals for the last two quarters. Still not doing enough for me.

    I remain highly sceptical on him long-term but thought he was as good as he could be considering the lesser influence of Trac and Clarry

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    3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Played 2 good quarters and then went missing in the 2nd half.

    He had 5 disposals for the last two quarters. Still not doing enough for me.

    I definitely thought he had a better first half but that surprises me.

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    Does anybody find it interesting that Bailey Smith still hasn’t signed at the Dogs yet?  
    There might be more to come out on this.  I can’t see him leaving but there are a few whispers about.  

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    12 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    Does anybody find it interesting that Bailey Smith still hasn’t signed at the Dogs yet?  
    There might be more to come out on this.  I can’t see him leaving but there are a few whispers about.  

    Dunks too 

    What whispers about Smiff?

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    6 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    Does anybody find it interesting that Bailey Smith still hasn’t signed at the Dogs yet?  
    There might be more to come out on this.  I can’t see him leaving but there are a few whispers about.  

    On talent alone, I'd chase him big time. But given his transgressions and battles with mental health, I'd be cautious. Plus he's not a free agent, so he wouldn't come cheap trade wise. 

    The Dogs have re-signed everyone else of note. If they're prepared to take on Lobb's $750k, then their cap would be tight. Maybe Smith will fall through the cracks, but I can't see it happening.

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    6 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Dunks too 

    What whispers about Smiff?

    It is interesting they haven’t signed yet.  Just hearing a few clubs are sniffing around but as I said nothing clear at this point. 

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    6 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    On talent alone, I'd chase him big time. But given his transgressions and battles with mental health, I'd be cautious. Plus he's not a free agent, so he wouldn't come cheap trade wise. 

    The Dogs have re-signed everyone else of note. If they're prepared to take on Lobb's $750k, then their cap would be tight. Maybe Smith will fall through the cracks, but I can't see it happening.

    I’m with you, I can’t see it happening but it is interesting that it hasn’t happened yet.  I thought he would have been the number 1 signature 

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    On 7/23/2022 at 11:25 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

    Played 2 good quarters and then went missing in the 2nd half.

    He had 5 disposals for the last two quarters. Still not doing enough for me.

    This is one of those questions I've posed on the "stats" thread. Sparrow only played 65% game time.

    It would be great to know what his time on ground was in the 2nd half. So when you say he went missing, maybe he really was. I don't know the answer to that but I would love it if someone did.

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    Would you look at Matt Crouch as a possible replacement for Brayshaw? Won’t cost us much in trade and cap. I must say I don’t know much about him these days but remember he was supposed to be pretty good. Would have a relationship with Lever, is 27 so could be of service for a few years. 
     

    But I’m worried he’s been blacklisted by the Crows. Does anyone know the backstory here?

     

    Also what would you give Richmond for Noah Balta? They will go into rebuild mode soon so they could do with some draft picks. I think he would be a massive upgrade on LJ. 

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    2 minutes ago, CYB said:

    Would you look at Matt Crouch as a possible replacement for Brayshaw? Won’t cost us much in trade and cap. I must say I don’t know much about him these days but remember he was supposed to be pretty good. Would have a relationship with Lever, is 27 so could be of service for a few years. 
     

    But I’m worried he’s been blacklisted by the Crows. Does anyone know the backstory here?

     

    Also what would you give Richmond for Noah Balta? They will go into rebuild mode soon so they could do with some draft picks. I think he would be a massive upgrade on LJ. 

    Crouch, Viney, Sparrow, Harmes in the same midfield would be the stuff of nightmares

    Balta would be considered untouchable by Richmond 

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    11 hours ago, CYB said:

    Would you look at Matt Crouch as a possible replacement for Brayshaw?

    We already have Dunstan on the list, and have been reluctant to play him even when there have been clear opportunities to do so. I don't think we need Crouch as well, but we definitely need to add some quality young midfielders to the list.

    Zero chance Balta leaves Richmond.

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    I don’t mind the idea of picking up Matt crouch for depth given he would cost a packet of skittles. 
     

     

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    2 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

    I don’t mind the idea of picking up Matt crouch for depth given he would cost a packet of skittles. 
     

     

    do you know what is behind his "blackballing"?

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    6 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

    I don’t mind the idea of picking up Matt crouch for depth given he would cost a packet of skittles. 
     

     

    Would make Casey even stronger, with Crouch and Dunstan in the middle.

    Seriously though, Crows want him and his contract out of the club,

    He could go for a pick 40-50 just to move him on.

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    Would make Casey even stronger, with Crouch and Dunstan in the middle.

    Seriously though, Crows want him and his contract out of the club,

    He could go for a pick 40-50 just to move him on.

    Exactly and we’d appeal because of lever connection and in premiership window. Short term bargain contract that significantly improves our depth.

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    7 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    do you know what is behind his "blackballing"?

    I had Matt Crouch in my Fantasy team earlier in the year, so I took notice of him. He's so slow that he can only play as an inside mid. But he's not a good contested ball winner. When he does win contested ball, his only option was a short handball. His stat line usually read 4 kicks 21 handballs. And he's not a creative handballer like Oliver. In open play he would get caught holding the ball far too often.

    Matt Crouch was a good footballer pre injuries. He's now a poor man's Luke Dunstan.

     

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    28 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    I had Matt Crouch in my Fantasy team earlier in the year, so I took notice of him. He's so slow that he can only play as an inside mid. But he's not a good contested ball winner. When he does win contested ball, his only option was a short handball. His stat line usually read 4 kicks 21 handballs. And he's not a creative handballer like Oliver. In open play he would get caught holding the ball far too often.

    Matt Crouch was a good footballer pre injuries. He's now a poor man's Luke Dunstan.

     

    And if JT agrees with you, it will end right there.

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    40 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Would make Casey even stronger, with Crouch and Dunstan in the middle.

    Seriously though, Crows want him and his contract out of the club,

    He could go for a pick 40-50 just to move him on.

    Might cost bugger all in picks,  but he will still want to get paid some coin.  He woukd be on a bit contract at the crows for next yr and no club is gonna pay that.  So he woukd be on 700+ next yr then looking at half that.

    Fine if we can get him cheap as chips,  but we can't have alot of money to spend now.

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    48 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    do you know what is behind his "blackballing"?

    No defensive run and no impact with his disposals. The crows already have 2 low impact rack them up types in Keays and Laird. And they run. They’re playing the kids to get defensive impact (Berry) and other young guys who can provide skills. Given they can’t seem to ‘fix’ Crouch’s game style they’ve pretty much put a line through him.

    Crouch could only get a 2 year deal in free agency last year. He makes sense for a team like Geelong to replace Selwood and Dangerfield. We don’t need a second Dunstan. 

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    17 hours ago, CYB said:

    Also what would you give Richmond for Noah Balta? They will go into rebuild mode soon so they could do with some draft picks. I think he would be a massive upgrade on LJ. 

    Balta is 22. The tigers aren’t going to trade a 22 year old for picks unless it’s a crazy offer.

    He’s also not an upgrade on LJ in the forward/ruck role. He’s played a big chunk of the year as a forward and hasn’t kicked multiple goals since round 3. Obviously Jacko’s not lighting it up forward either but he makes far more of an impact in the ruck and has his moments as a tall target.

    He’s a key defender getting a run as a forward because Grimes, Tarrant, Broad and often Gibcus are down back. 

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