5 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

Luke Jackson the day after draft night with his new mfc jumper on having a break from talking to media at docklands said to me he has been to melb with sports rep sides many times and loved it and he knew he would likely leave WA anyway and was very happy 

Unlike Judd, Luke had no ties in Melbourne.  Judd's girlfriend is not only living in Melbourne, but also plays at the same club.  Plus, what would the incentive be for her to go to WA, when she's not from there?

35 minutes ago, Dee Boys said:

I can't see a single example of anyone sniping at @Ghostwriter on this thread though. Sniping and discussing are two completely different things!

 

15 hours ago, adonski said:

Delusional

 

1 hour ago, Deeko2 said:

Not a fan of seeing him in the midfield.  Don't mind they gave it a crack late in the year with nothing to lose to see how he'd go, but he's far more valuable as an asset down back. 

Agreed. They gave him some minutes in the midfield against Collingwood and he couldn’t crack double figures in possessions.

He doesn’t scream inside midfielder to me and should remain as our premier small defender who takes the oppo’s most dangerous small forward.

20 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Agreed. They gave him some minutes in the midfield against Collingwood and he couldn’t crack double figures in possessions.

He doesn’t scream inside midfielder to me and should remain as our premier small defender who takes the oppo’s most dangerous small forward.

Nick Daicos was similar when they moved him into the midfield he wasn’t as damaging initially. Think they ended up moving him back to HB

40 minutes ago, MrFreeze said:

 

 

That was directed at @bing181

1 hour ago, Dee Boys said:

I can't see a single example of anyone sniping at @Ghostwriter on this thread though. Sniping and discussing are two completely different things!

Semantics.

Call it what you will. We all got the tone and it was unpleasant and unnecessary.

edit: Judd told me he’s feeling great for a Monday morning. Can’t believe a bloody word that kid says 😉 

Edited December 9, 2024Dec 9 by Ghostwriter

Nothing to do with Judd as an individual, but in the light of tight AFL salary caps this news shows how small our competition is, compared with the crazy financial world of sport in the United States.

Juan Soto is staying in New York, but he won't be with the Yankees.

Instead, the New York Mets, long believed to be a frontrunner to land the 26-year-old superstar, have landed him on an MLB-record $765 million contract over 15 years, according to multiple reports. 

That astronomical number gives Soto the largest contract in professional sports history.

33 minutes ago, Dee-tonator said:

Nothing to do with Judd as an individual, but in the light of tight AFL salary caps this news shows how small our competition is, compared with the crazy financial world of sport in the United States.

Juan Soto is staying in New York, but he won't be with the Yankees.

Instead, the New York Mets, long believed to be a frontrunner to land the 26-year-old superstar, have landed him on an MLB-record $765 million contract over 15 years, according to multiple reports. 

That astronomical number gives Soto the largest contract in professional sports history.

Absolute gun baseballer is Juan Soto.

17 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Absolute gun baseballer is Juan Soto.

You’d hope so!

1 hour ago, Dee-tonator said:

nstead, the New York Mets, long believed to be a frontrunner to land the 26-year-old superstar, have landed him on an MLB-record $765 million contract over 15 years, according to multiple reports. 

And that's real US dollars or A$1.2 Billion !!!

4 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Agreed. They gave him some minutes in the midfield against Collingwood and he couldn’t crack double figures in possessions.

He doesn’t scream inside midfielder to me and should remain as our premier small defender who takes the oppo’s most dangerous small forward.

100% agree. Not all good players have to go into the midfield.

2 hours ago, Dee-tonator said:

Nothing to do with Judd as an individual, but in the light of tight AFL salary caps this news shows how small our competition is, compared with the crazy financial world of sport in the United States.

Juan Soto is staying in New York, but he won't be with the Yankees.

Instead, the New York Mets, long believed to be a frontrunner to land the 26-year-old superstar, have landed him on an MLB-record $765 million contract over 15 years, according to multiple reports. 

That astronomical number gives Soto the largest contract in professional sports history.

Wait till Kane Cornes hears about this... he will self-combust.

Hope Judd does stay. Probably our best user of the footy. Doesn’t get the credit he deserves outside of our club which means I think we would get unders for him. 
I’m not as across players wages but given he was on the rookie list I’m assuming he wasn’t in massive coin. It’s time for his agent to earn his coin and get Judd a good deal- if he gets offers on the table from the WA clubs it pushing up what we will have to pay to keep him. 
 

On 08/12/2024 at 23:03, Redleg said:

And we are lovers of the " general vibe" here on DL.

And ironically some of those who aren't are often the very same people who banged on about the club being in crisis because 'where's there's smoke there's fire' - you know, the general vibe.

Edited December 9, 2024Dec 9 by binman

13 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Nick Daicos was similar when they moved him into the midfield he wasn’t as damaging initially. Think they ended up moving him back to HB

Surely we are talking only about Nick Daicos levels not the ordinary AFL ones which Juddy is a little above but not that much. 

4 hours ago, 58er said:

Surely we are talking only about Nick Daicos levels not the ordinary AFL ones which Juddy is a little above but not that much. 

I’m obviously not saying Judd is on a similar level to Daicos…. I was comparing players going from half back to the midfield 

22 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Agreed. They gave him some minutes in the midfield against Collingwood and he couldn’t crack double figures in possessions.

He doesn’t scream inside midfielder to me and should remain as our premier small defender who takes the oppo’s most dangerous small forward.

@58er Any reason for the vomit emoji?

Of the many and varied things that attract one to, hold them to, or drive them from a place, the girl/boyfriend one has at age 21 is one of the less reliable, I would suggest?

 

Oldfart cynicism (/regret/wistfulness/envy)

i am thinking Gavin Wanganeen... as the model for Judd. :)

On 05/12/2024 at 09:52, Ghostwriter said:

I don’t like the whole we have to find him a Victorian girlfriend thing but Judd’s girlfriend is a Dees player. She’s a Vic gal.

 I ran into Kolt at the AFLW Hawks vs Port final (he was wearing a Hawks scarf but we’ll let that slide since his girlfriend plays for Hawthorn) and I mentioned that Judd is “dating” Lily (Johnson). Kolt was quick to say they’re not just dating, they’ve been together for a while and it’s serious.

So there’s that. 

As if he would say that?? It seems unusual to say the least.

I believe what Judd McVee says on face value, he has no reason to lie, he is a Member of the Dees “Mouse Pack”. He’s a future “team first” leader and will be remunerated in line with his standing, experience and future potential. Judd isn’t a runner, he’s a potential 200-250 game star for the MFC. Also he doesn’t play baseball??? We seem to be casting around for reasons why he would leave rather than focusing on the reasons why he will stay. Grrrrrr…!!

Edited December 10, 2024Dec 10 by DeeZone

32 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

As if he would say that?? It seems unusual to say the least.

WoK just because you think something doesn’t mean that you have to say it, casting aspersions about conversations that you didn’t witness is just plain hurtful and unnecessary.

3 minutes ago, Willmoy1947 said:

That's impossible, isn't  it?

Anything is possible on this site.!!!

55 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

As if he would say that?? It seems unusual to say the least.

Does it?! I guess it’s second hand info and you always have to allow for the Chinese whispers but if part of the conversation went along the lines of “Hey Kolt I see your the latest of our young players to start dating one of the AFLW players, isn’t Judd dating Lilly Johnson?!”

Kolt- “ oh they have been dating a long while now, seems serious.”

Hardly that unusual a comment I wouldn’t have thought  

 

 

Always a danger taking anyone from wa particularly with wc down the bottom they can afford to make offers we can’t hope to match, the only upside is we will get some good compensation back if it comes to pass. I’d hope he stays as he could be anything and I hate to see that happen somewhere else, reminds me of what happened with Scott Thompson back in the day.