3 hours ago, Mouseymoo said:

You're playing a character yeah? Mr Grumpy pants always negative never provide solution man.

It's a tired bit.

@bluey is the original hanrahan with full blown mfcss - we'll all be rooned cos when things are glum there's worse to come!

Edited September 11, 2025Sep 11 by whatwhat say what

1 hour ago, MrFreeze said:

Tim Lamb special will do, package up some later picks to help them bid on academy players.

If Tim Lamb is doing the deal it will be 2025 2nd round, 2026 1st round and multiple late selections. He is clearly in way over his head.

1 hour ago, MrFreeze said:

Tim Lamb special will do

Doesn’t exist

Flanders for a late first rounder ✅

Flanders for our 2026 pick which could conceivably be a top 5 selection ❌

What does he add to our midfield mix? Hardwick clearly sees something he doesn't like, I'll back his opinion in over any of our guys. Don't see a lot of pace, skills are just ok, would prefer to just give the spot to one of windsor langford rivers or lindsay

4 minutes ago, Greg Schneider said:

What does he add to our midfield mix? Hardwick clearly sees something he doesn't like, I'll back his opinion in over any of our guys. Don't see a lot of pace, skills are just ok, would prefer to just give the spot to one of windsor langford rivers or lindsay

Accumulation is his best trait

He actually reminds me heaps of Gus Brayshaw, both jack of all trades masters of none with an unclear best position

5 hours ago, Young Blood said:

You don't pick the avatar bluey has if you want to be taken seriously for starters 😄

Silly post I agree

He does. And don't call him Sally.

Interesting we might be in with a genuine chance now was a player under King..

5 minutes ago, Mouseymoo said:

Interesting we might be in with a genuine chance now was a player under King..

This is exactly what I’ve thought. Possibly would get us over the line in that race?

1 minute ago, KoltTheRam said:

This is exactly what I’ve thought. Possibly would get us over the line in that race?

Absolutely it's an instant connection and rapport. I'd back him to nominate us now

King unleashed Flanders as care taker coach for the Suns

Not that fantasy points are anything to go by, but:

2023 numbers:
Round 1 – 17 under Stuart Dew – played 7 of a possible 16 games, averaged 66.57
Round 18 – 24 with Steven King – played 7 of a possible 7 games, averaged 112.5

He'll have insight into fringe Cats like Knevitt and Clark too.

Ahh yes, now it all makes sense

Welcome to the Dees Sammy

Time to wave your magic wand Kingy.

9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Time to wave your magic wand Kingy.

I wonder if he might be able to get Dave swallow down to join his coaching panel as well potentially?

51 minutes ago, adonski said:

King unleashed Flanders as care taker coach for the Suns

Not that fantasy points are anything to go by, but:

2023 numbers:
Round 1 – 17 under Stuart Dew – played 7 of a possible 16 games, averaged 66.57
Round 18 – 24 with Steven King – played 7 of a possible 7 games, averaged 112.5

1 hour ago, Mouseymoo said:

Interesting we might be in with a genuine chance now was a player under King..

Was hoping Alex Davies might have ben given a similar run under King at GC, but he only played the 1 game. Incidently Flanders averaged 18 disposals in his first 7 games of 2023 and then 30 for the 7 King was in charge (he was subbed twice in those first 7 games though).

Why do we want Flanders? Honest question, I don’t know the answer.

4 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Why do we want Flanders? Honest question, I don’t know the answer.

Because we are crying out for a midfielder who can hit targets by foot and defend when not in possession

He’s what we thought Laurie would become, but Bill can’t kick

On 11/09/2025 at 16:11, adonski said:

Accumulation is his best trait

He actually reminds me heaps of Gus Brayshaw, both jack of all trades masters of none with an unclear best position

Brayshaw was probably the ( one of the) missing link since 2022 - comparing Sam F to him is a big wrap IMO

2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

Because we are crying out for a midfielder who can hit targets by foot and defend when not in possession

He’s what we thought Laurie would become, but Bill can’t kick

I agree we need that. I haven’t watched enough of Flanders but if he is that why isn’t he in the GC midfield more? Is it just they’ve got plenty of that already?

4 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

I agree we need that. I haven’t watched enough of Flanders but if he is that why isn’t he in the GC midfield more? Is it just they’ve got plenty of that already?

Yeah I think the latter

Cos he’s not Rowell or Anderson

5 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

I agree we need that. I haven’t watched enough of Flanders but if he is that why isn’t he in the GC midfield more? Is it just they’ve got plenty of that already?

He is the Brayshaw to Oliver's Rowell and Petracca's Anderson

37 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

I agree we need that. I haven’t watched enough of Flanders but if he is that why isn’t he in the GC midfield more? Is it just they’ve got plenty of that already?

They've got Rowell and Anderson - both superstar midfielders. Even Touk Miller has been squeezed out into a part time mid and part time flanker. Flanders broke the club record held by the GOAT Gablett Jnr for disposals last season and finished third in their best and fairest at 22 years old.

Flanders would be a great get for us. That's obvious to anyone who watches football. Instantly improves our midfield and versatile enough to play/rest on flanks at either end too. Question is how do we get it done? He's worth a first rounder, which we don't have. A future first may be a top 5 pick, and that's too much...

Flanders thrived at GC in a midfield role during the backend of 2023 and then in a half-back role for most of 2024.

Too many players at GC pushed him out of those positions - Anderson, Rowell and Touk in the midfield. Then Rioli, Powell, Noble and Jeffrey in defence.

His role this season hasn’t been great at all. No doubt if he came to us he would easily slot in to a midfield or half-back role and I think he would be very good on either position.

Hopefully the King link gets him to nominate us.