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3 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

With 11.8K posts you seem able to create your own :)

Nice! Any reason for mentioning that? 

 
2 hours ago, Garbo said:

So Ratugolea has requested a trade to port, how were we not at the front the queue. Another missed opportunity to fix the key fwds.

He is so average, we don’t need another B grader 

1 hour ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

I’m saying, aggressive trading is what got us in contention for a flag. You ready:

 

Lever, May, Langdon, Ben Brown

 

after 2018, we recognised that we needed backs. In came Lever and May. 
 

we won in 2021 after smart recruiting tht targeted weaknesses. 
 

after 2021, we seemed to be content. Made almost zero changes. We didn’t win 2022 🏆, so I thi k we should look at getting some players in to fill some gaps and weaknesses. So far, we are getting in a Ruckman, whilst having the AA ruckman already, a position many clubs see an unimportant. Meanwhile Geelong are cashing in on young talent from other clubs and have a better draft hand than us. 

Gawn was our only fully fledged elite player in 17/18, so it was easy to afford Lever as a young side on the rise and then May for Hogan made sense.

We now have a stack of expensive players and don’t want to give any of them up when we’re losing Jackson.

I would’ve let Gus go and targeted a key forward or outside run, but where’s the a available key forward? I doubt any money could’ve bought one this year. 
 

We also don’t seem to value outside runners and it’s hard to argue with Goody when we’ve got the flag with our guys. Not a huge stack of quality outside runners lining up either.

I’d have done what was needed to get McStay and Amon and then probably would look stupid in 3 years time when they don’t deliver.

Langdon’s been great but it was the draft that gave us a lot more post 2019 that led to success in 2021. As well as sticking with our players. 


16 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

I think my statement explains that

Bit strange but ok.

Edited by layzie

Things are getting nasty in the Dunkley standoff.

Maybe we should be looking at destabilising Freo, like they have done to us, if we end up getting shafted in the LJ deal.

The Bulldogs    will turn their attention to attempting to poach a Lions player along with a future first round pick if the Lions cannot find a way to satisfy their demands.

 
4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Things are getting nasty in the Dunkley standoff.

Maybe we should be looking at destabilising Freo, like they have done to us, if we end up getting shafted in the LJ deal.

The Bulldogs    will turn their attention to attempting to poach a Lions player along with a future first round pick if the Lions cannot find a way to satisfy their demands.

Let’s get Jeff White and give them stuff all

We should’ve offered next year’s first round, whatever we get for Jacko and Oliver as steak knives for Ratugolea. Not quite sure how we’re going to be competitive without him next yr.


5 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Let’s get Jeff White and give them stuff all

Just hit me that this trade situation is pretty much that in reverse!

14 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Let’s get Jeff White and give them stuff all

We gave 2 and 18 for White and 22.

White had played 32 games to LJ's 50 and with a flag and rising star and far superior stats all around, LJ is a mile ahead of White at this stage. White wasn't even a regular in the Freo side, playing 32 games in 3 years.

We gave them Pick 2 and a 4 pick upgrade, for a far lesser player than LJ , at that stage.

Edited by Redleg

8 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

We should’ve offered next year’s first round, whatever we get for Jacko and Oliver as steak knives for Ratugolea. Not quite sure how we’re going to be competitive without him next yr.

Need some Clarry to Carlton rumours I'm that bored with trade week(s)

Just now, Redleg said:

We gave 2 and 18 for White and 22.

White had played 32 games to LJ's 50 and with a flag and rising star and far superior stats all around, LJ is a mile ahead of White at this stage. White wasn't even a regular in the Freo side, playing 32 games in 3 years.

It was almost like the still relatively new concept of the draft at the time meant that teams were more speculative with what they did with picks. 

Was a different time. I spoke with a less prominent figure in the media once who said (as a then fan) he called the club and spoke with Cameron Schwab and asked him which players we were going for and how serious we were on White and Shannon Grant etc. Crazy how much its changed.

Mackie at Geelong doing a Bell/Dodoro and other clubs are getting p-ssed off.


15 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Mackie at Geelong doing a Bell/Dodoro and other clubs are getting p-ssed off.

Over the Bowes trade?

33 minutes ago, layzie said:

Over the Bowes trade?

Maybe he’s now asking every club for their first rounder + the player, given that’s what GCS are doing.

2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Maybe he’s now asking every club for their first rounder + the player, given that’s what GCS are doing.

Haha, maybe they don't have the cap space we think they do and need to move some money!

Just now, spirit of norm smith said:

we need action Jackson !!!  
 

 

Get him down here! 


42 minutes ago, layzie said:

Over the Bowes trade?

Over all their trades. 

2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Over all their trades. 

If it means Collingwood getting screwed more then I'm for it

1 hour ago, layzie said:

Bit strange but ok.

Don't worry about it. You're awesome. I enjoy your posts.

 

The entire trade set up with the PSD needs to be looked at because it's resulting in clubs not acting in good faith IMO 

5 hours ago, Garbo said:

So Ratugolea has requested a trade to port, how were we not at the front the queue. Another missed opportunity to fix the key fwds.

he's going there to partner aliir and replace mckenzie/jonas who are aging


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