50 minutes ago, Palace Dees said:

Whitfield of 2020 is exactly what we need, but he suffered a serious internal injury in '21 that he stated at the time may take 18 months to recover from. This probably explains his drop in form this year and he may well be back to his brilliant best next year. 

However, he'd be on big $ and his contract still has 5 years to run! We'd want to be confident of his health before committing to yet another long term contract. He turns 29yo next season.

* Sorry Diamond_Jim, have just seen your similar post. Anyway,  caveat emptor.

4 years since he was last in an AA team, which was his first and only gong. The price is only justified if it's another salary dump!

Edited October 5, 20222 yr by John Demonic

Would love Whitfield he’s quick and skilful and would complement our other midfielders perfectly. Sadly I can’t see us having anywhere near enough salary cap space for him, I would much prefer him over Grundy but that’s clearly not going to happen. 

5 hours ago, ANG13 said:

Would love Whitfield he’s quick and skilful and would complement our other midfielders perfectly. Sadly I can’t see us having anywhere near enough salary cap space for him, I would much prefer him over Grundy but that’s clearly not going to happen. 

If its a toss up between one or the other for impact, then I'm taking Grundy - It's a gamble that contains a far higher ceiling. A fit and firing Grundy alternating with Max is just going to re-shape the look of every single match - something that could re-shape the league if it works.

Whereas with Whitfield - he may be a skilful and lightning quick hb/wing that sets up a lot of good ball at his best, but I feel his strengths are far easier negated, and even if he allows others to get more of the ball, or upgrades our ability to link with one another and get better entries, the difference between having him in the club or not will not decide whether we can win the flag or not. He's an outside player that cannot impact on a match if it isn't going his way.

I would say a a functional forward line, upgrading our bottom 6 and the fitness of our stars are the major factor for us contending next year. Add Grundy and it might be the edge that pushes us ahead, Whitfield I just don't think he is that impactful enough.

How about we magically fit both of them in though!!!

Edited October 5, 20222 yr by John Demonic

Toby not happy according to Tom Browne trade-news-rumours-whispers

It looks like click bait because he says:  “I've checked with sources directly aligned to Greene tonight, there’s no prospect of a trade, there’s no prospect of a trade for Greene this period.  “He’s got four years to run on a deal worth north of a million dollars a year, he’s also the Giants' coveted co-captain.”

Non-story!

Greene is a massive time bomb waiting to go off. Immensely talented but has a fuse so short it’s a risk not worth pursuing. 

1 hour ago, John Demonic said:

If its a toss up between one or the other for impact, then I'm taking Grundy - It's a gamble that contains a far higher ceiling. A fit and firing Grundy alternating with Max is just going to re-shape the look of every single match - something that could re-shape the league if it works.

Whereas with Whitfield - he may be a skilful and lightning quick hb/wing that sets up a lot of good ball at his best, but I feel his strengths are far easier negated, and even if he allows others to get more of the ball, or upgrades our ability to link with one another and get better entries, the difference between having him in the club or not will not decide whether we can win the flag or not. He's an outside player that cannot impact on a match if it isn't going his way.

I would say a a functional forward line, upgrading our bottom 6 and the fitness of our stars are the major factor for us contending next year. Add Grundy and it might be the edge that pushes us ahead, Whitfield I just don't think he is that impactful enough.

How about we magically fit both of them in though!!!

I think we see things slightly differently about how either Grundy or Whitfield would impact us next year and that’s all good. There’s lots of people on Demonland and more importantly the club that think Grundy and Gawn could be a game changer. I am not convinced but hope I am wrong. 
 

I agree with you about our forward line, fitness and the bottom six players though and yes both players would be great. 

 

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Greene is a massive time bomb waiting to go off. Immensely talented but has a fuse so short it’s a risk not worth pursuing. 

And if you bring in Greene, you need to buy the land to make available for the circus that comes with him. We're struggling enough to find land for a training base. 

Whitfield for Bedford and a 4th round pick. 🤣