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Contracted Tomlinson Looks to Move On?

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3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Agree. DD36. He has good skills and poise. 
Just need the footy department and coach to show more faith and support. He allows Lever to be a 3rd tall and intercept defender which makes us look better each week.  
 

Ps. Still cannot believe umps got conned by the DeKoning swan dive in the first quarter!?!?! Matthew Lloyd would be proud of that fake. 

The Blues were flopping about all game - it’s a bad look and I don’t like it when our players do it.

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    1 hour ago, 3183 Dee said:

    The Blues were flopping about all game - it’s a bad look and I don’t like it when our players do it.

    Well it worked - they got the Joel Smith mark reversed

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    Good decision for 2024. I hope by the back half of the season, May is playing the Tomlinson lockdown role and someone like O'Sullivan is playing the second tall (Petty role) that frees up Lever and May to intercept. 

    It gives us options with Turner too, depending on who we're playing. We probably need a lock strong lockdown option for a player like Dusty (ie a Hibbo replacement), so it doesn't all fall on McVee.

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    3 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    We have Tomlinson either in the best 22, or able to immediately step in and perform.

    We have Daniel Turner who dominates VFL but may need another preseason to step right in.

    We then have Jed Adams and Kye Turner developing in the VFL.  
    I’ve heard very little about how these two have looked this year… anyone able to comment?

     

    Jed shows good promise, had a good 2nd half of the year. Kye has had an injury interrupted year so there's no indication of what he can do. 

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    50 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Well it worked - they got the Joel Smith mark reversed

    They were argy bargy from the get go.

    We dont have nearly enough mongrel .

    We get dudded every single time.

    No prizes for being nice

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    Tomlinson is needed if May goes down. Otherwise see him getting similar opportunities to this year.

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    2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    They were argy bargy from the get go.

    We dont have nearly enough mongrel .

    We get dudded every single time.

    No prizes for being nice

    Cripps tried to strong arm our players

     

    No penalties for the golden child

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    9 hours ago, adonski said:

    Harrison Petty Coleman, put the house on it*

    *gamble responsibly

    *Chances are, you're about to lose.

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    I like Tomlinson and am 100% convinced that both May and Lever do better when there's a third dedicated tall defender available.

    Hibberd's retirement and Petty's apparent progress as a forward both suggest there will be more space available for a rugged defender.

    10 1%ers, just one turnover, a solid contributor in the semi-final, and actually a remarkably consistent solid citizen when you consider how sporadic his inclusion has been.

    Would be very happy to see him on the field for us in 2024 building some continuity and unity of mind with the defensive group, and see the results.

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    Petty has a fairly serious foot injury and his return is far from guaranteed. Tomlinson is an obvious choice for the backline just in case.

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    Why would he want to be a “break glass in case of emergency” player?

    If he can get a regular game at another club, and a rival coach thinks he can add value, I’d be asking for a trade too.

    Goody had you in and out the team this year, it’s a short career, so do what’s best for you Tommo!!

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    1 hour ago, Roy Boy said:

    Why would he want to be a “break glass in case of emergency” player?

    If he can get a regular game at another club, and a rival coach thinks he can add value, I’d be asking for a trade too.

    Goody had you in and out the team this year, it’s a short career, so do what’s best for you Tommo!!

    He clearly can't get a regular game at another club. We shopped him around last year and nobody was keen.

    He still has a year left on a fairly generous contract, which other clubs obviously don't want to pick up.

    Of course if  another club wanted to give him 24 games a year, and were willing to offer us something other than a 4th round pick for him, we would oblige. We have never stood in the way of players going for more opportunities.

    I think we all saw this year that our backline operates best when we play 3 talls. Petty is the obvious tall forward we desperately need, not to mention that his injury is a complex one that might take a long time to heal.

    Tomlinson has a role to play, and unless we trade in another big bodied tall defender, I believe he will get a lot more  games than people think. We played him in a  do or die final. If we had a fully fit list, who would have played instead of him? Petty? I doubt it. If Petty wasn't injured he would have played instead of Tmac. 

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    He is a must to stay unless we trade a replacement in.

    Personally, we know he can play back. l get him doing ruck craft so he can replace or relieve Max in a break glass situation. Was rucking at GWS

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    Still wouldn't be shocked to see him elsewhere next year as it seems Goody just has him pegged as a back up. Personally I thought they might throw T-Mc back at Casey next year to be the back up and allow Jefferson more opportunities to develop.

    I'm hoping we see Disco Turner in the 22 next year as our 3rd tall defender.

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    Gone 

    You heard it here first 

    No source 

    Can’t have 2 of the slowest players in the league in one team - Jordon and Tomlinson 

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    3 hours ago, jumbo returns said:

    Gone 

    You heard it here first 

    No source 

    Can’t have 2 of the slowest players in the league in one team - Jordon and Tomlinson 

    You have a source that you won’t name or you’re just speculating?

    JJ’’s all but gone so that’s irrelevant.

    Id be happy to move on Tommo but the key defenders available are limited, can see more over the last week why they’d keep him.  

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