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The Wade Derksen Thread

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2 hours ago, JJJ said:

I’m not having a go or disagreeing but I had to laugh at the list of things he’s not great at in your post.

No 2nd efforts as he isn’t fit enough. Needs a new voice/coach. Lacks size. Poor set shot. Not a threat in the air.

yes, but you should see his sectionals

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    4 hours ago, old dee said:

    This raises an interesting situation at the MFC. We have no coach yet we seem to be making decisions on who comes and goes.

    A salient observation old dee with the leadership structure in ‘disarray.’ Small committees or ‘soviets’ have popped up across the barricades. Generating electronic leaflets and virtual posters amidst the ideas feast. Many will simply fall to Earth, some more worthy will take flight.

    Edited by Tarax Club

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    20 hours ago, gs77 said:

    Did Adams have a poor game though?

    He had 5 possessions and at least 1 of those was kicking out from full back. First job of a footballer is to get the ball.

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    26 minutes ago, Fritta and Turner said:

    First job of a footballer is to get the ball.

    Or if you are a full back, stop your opponent from getting it.

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    5 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Or if you are a full back, stop your opponent from getting it.

    Exactly.

    Defence first, attack second. Adams job may have been along the lines of, "we dont care if you dont get a kick all day, just stop your opponent "

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    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Exactly.

    Defence first, attack second. Adams job may have been along the lines of, "we dont care if you dont get a kick all day, just stop your opponent "

    Probably exactly what he was told.

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    the Giants are a pain. didn’t deal with us last even though they hey knew they wouldn’t play him

    they could have gotten a pick last. hopefully nothing this time

    is he OOC?

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    Yep OOC.

    Historically we've managed to deal with GWS fairly amicably, I think they put the foot down with Derkson because they got picked off in the free agency market and their depth took a hit.

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    5 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    Given he’s ooc, can we get him as a delisted free agent?

    If they choose to delist him yes.

    But to get him through our doors quicker, probably best we'll offer a future 4th rounder.

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    I would imagine our primary interest in Wade is as a forward , yes it is a a bonus he can play defence. We also have Kentfield who can play both ends. Our reserve side played extremely well without Jefferson. In hindsight I believe that Jefferson will unfortunately be traded.

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    40 minutes ago, Coolx2 said:

    I would imagine our primary interest in Wade is as a forward , yes it is a a bonus he can play defence. We also have Kentfield who can play both ends. Our reserve side played extremely well without Jefferson. In hindsight I believe that Jefferson will unfortunately be traded.

    Why would our primary interest in Derksen be to play him forward?

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    Dar perhaps the fact we were chasing Wade as a forward last year is we don't have any tall forwards. This has been a problem for years.

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    I can't find the link but it suggested Derkson may even join as a delisted free agent

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    What is the club's obsession with this bloke? We've already got JVR and Jefferson. The bloke has shown nothing

    Tim Lamb must have photos. I cannot for the life of me see how he stays if the new CEO is about accountability.

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    Just now, Red and Blue Flame said:

    What is the club's obsession with this bloke? We've already got JVR and Jefferson. The bloke has shown nothing

    Tim Lamb must have photos. I cannot for the life of me see how he stays if the new CEO is about accountability.

    Have you watched him play at VFL level?

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    2 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Have you watched him play at VFL level?

    Yes - and he does not enthuse me at all.

    Could almost say that about (insert name here) - and give you a long list of blokes that might go ok at VFL level but aren't up to AFL. Jack Billings.

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    Young swingman Wade Derksen will also find his way to Melbourne, with the Giants prepared to strike a deal with the Demons for a later selection

    While Derksen will be a Melbourne player next year, defender Judd McVee is likely to wait until a new coach is appointed before making a decision on his future.

    He has strong ties to the Demons with his partner playing AFLW for Melbourne but also has rival interest from Victorian clubs.

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    3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Young swingman Wade Derksen will also find his way to Melbourne, with the Giants prepared to strike a deal with the Demons for a later selection

    While Derksen will be a Melbourne player next year, defender Judd McVee is likely to wait until a new coach is appointed before making a decision on his future.

    He has strong ties to the Demons with his partner playing AFLW for Melbourne but also has rival interest from Victorian clubs.

    how about no trade and we take him as, effectively, a delisted free agent?

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    Glad that this trade is finally going through, we need to get Wade bedded into the club as quickly as possible, we will lose a couple of talls at the end of 2026 and you can’t have to many 195cm swingmen.👍😁

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    1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

    how about no trade and we take him as, effectively, a delisted free agent?

    Exactly. We already wasted a good pick in the Sharp trade (last year and this year)

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    6 minutes ago, The Lobster Effect said:

    Exactly. We already wasted a good pick in the Sharp trade (last year and this year)

    A very shortsighted approach.

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    10 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    Glad that this trade is finally going through, we need to get Wade bedded into the club as quickly as possible, we will lose a couple of talls at the end of 2026 and you can’t have to many 195cm swingmen.👍😁

    I consider him to be the sultan of swing men. Mark my words if we dont get him we will be in dire straits.

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    11 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    Glad that this trade is finally going through, we need to get Wade bedded into the club as quickly as possible, we will lose a couple of talls at the end of 2026 and you can’t have to many 195cm swingmen.👍😁

    whats the rush we have no coach at the moment

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