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On 08/04/2025 at 18:13, GS_1905 said:

I can’t work out the 3rd. I know who was banned and who got retired.

I agree, I can't think of the third person. Besides the obvious 2, I thought the rest of the departures were solid citizens.

 
14 hours ago, Left Foot Snap said:

I agree, I can't think of the third person. Besides the obvious 2, I thought the rest of the departures were solid citizens.

i immediately think of a recruit from another club who came with party boy history

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6 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

i immediately think of a recruit from another club who came with party boy history

I had him marked as the one who retired.

No thank you.

I don't believe we are the sort of club that can turn a player like JUH around in the same way Geelong, Collingwood or some of the northern state clubs can. IMO he's more likely to create trouble rather than become the best player he can with us.


Reports are that Jamarra Ugle-Hagan won't be at the Dogs for too much longer. Should the Demons try and recruit him? A Huge risk, but the bloke can play!

 

No. I would have been a maybe a couple of months ago but too many even worse reports on his behaviour have emerged since.

1 minute ago, Disco InTurno said:

I’m gonna go ahead and guess you’ve not been privy to some of the info that a lot of others are on this topic.

Absolutely no.

Just asking the question mate.

For Bevo to say his path back will be decided / guided by the AFL puts the mental health card to bed. Any club taking him on would be wanting clauses in his contract should certain scenario’s play out.


Depends who bolts at years end. We are desperate for a goal kicker. Yes!

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

could you be more specific?

Yep, we had the Oliver situation which from all reports [censored] a lot of people off by how it was handled. Cultural issues going back years, a lot of positional infrastructure missing at admin level, a home base to sort out and ideally a cliff to not fall down over the next couple of seasons.

Adding a person with complex issues, associated with seemingly dubious characters, that isn’t even showing up to their current club with any kind of consistency, that wouldn’t respond to Bontompelli’s mentoring leading to him being alienated from the group, to our club and expecting us to be able to handle it given our very recent form, is inviting disaster and very unneeded distractions.

Risking our younger players being poorly influenced and it spilling over into derailing/hampering/alienating them. Any chance of that happening is unacceptable to me and could screw us big time when we have to find stability.

No. No No No.

He's becoming the Scott Morrison of AFL. Wants the job but doesn't want to do the work. Only listens to people telling him how great he is, and even those people are just trying to sell him something.

We desperately need another good quality tall forward.

But the Demons should only take JUH if he changed his attitude and behaviour.


1 hour ago, MrMoose said:

Reports are that Jamarra Ugle-Hagan won't be at the Dogs for too much longer. Should the Demons try and recruit him? A Huge risk, but the bloke can play!

High as a kite on coke, no thanks.

 

For 100k per year 1 year contract for a future 3rd - yes. Any more, then no.

the reality is I reckon he’ll retire from Football. Just doesn’t have the desire anymore.


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