Turner

53 probably enough to get cockatoo up there rather than 43 i suppose

Potential ruck depth once Preussy leaves, not sure why the dons would let him leave they have no depth of their own https://www.afl.com.au/news/523729/unsigned-bomber-could-become-afl-s-latest-four-club-player

wouldn't have to compete with vanders hes already won that h2h yes could play the narrow wing, think high HF rotating with trac for spells in the centre a la shai bolton at richmond

perfectly said... word for word thats why im glad to see hannan go and i would have been ok with jones wrapping up. realistically nibbler, hunt and vanders shouldnt see a single minute of senior footy going forward. spargo, bedford, sparrow, jordon deserve a chance to cement their places. it was so unfair on toby to play 1 game and then get immediately dropped. i thought his pressure on their rebound was good and a run of even 3 games in the 1s we woulda reaped the benefits. petty is our next CHB and should be there from round 1. tomlinson and smith should start at casey

for now it looks like Lever May Hibberd Salem Petty Rivers Langdon Viney Baker Fritsch Weideman Harmes Pickett Brown Jackson Gawn Oliver Petracca Brayshaw Spargo Hore Jones emerg: Lockhart Tomlinson Melksham Bedford

ofc they say these things to up his worth, truth is as a 4th year fringe player they're not too fussed otherwise they would'nt be targetting higgins to play abletts role for the next two years.

almost garauntee he will be an instant delist by the dogs after his 3yrs is up

why would a player not take career security when its available even if no one else wants him and hes stuck in the twos hes got himself a job and income for 4yrs no issues, not his problem. like the treloar situation now.

i don't like it ngl, its swings and round abouts its not always the same side benefitting and i like the sentimental connection that comes into these kind of deals where u sign soneone who you've been working with for a long time. the change i would've made is the eligibility critera. i had two mates at school and at a good school who were NGA prospects one had a mum born in south africa but she was as aussie as ever a part from literally place of birth and the other had mexican heritage but it was still at a stretch and u wouldnt know unless u asked. i think they should have tightened the screws on who is eligible to join academies in the first place because somehow not it will put clubs off investing too much because if they help a prospect become too good they'll lose access to them and that doesn't make sense why would u bother if you aren't even going to benefit from all the years of work you've put into them and the relationship between them and club you've created

he's going to be a 9 year servant after this deal... let that sink in! how many chances does he get, he played 6 games this year ffs and he's been given two more years! give me a spell he's failed to nail down a spot back/forward/wing what are we waiting for. not sure when we plan on beginning to be ruthless but this isn't it. AT ALL

i pray essendon take him or the dogs would be the only other shout u mean petty's spot?

i hope its not like for like coz hannan is not afl standard and i believe stephenson could be if he pulls his fist out

u can't expect to win flags or make finals if a good trade period involves shaun mckernan and marley williams. realistically u should only sign players from other clubs to be best 22 and the existing players/draftees the onus is on them to earn their spots and push the recruits. i would genuinely rather go into a season with 3 empty spots on our list and save 400k than list either of those players. mitch brown earnt a second season can pinch hit, weid can pinch, jackson can, tomlinson and smith can, bradtke is a ruckman. we dont need a mature 2 because shaun mckernan isnt a natural ruckman any more than any of those guys i listed.

i'd rather josh jenkins didnt get a single look in at the cats or darcy fort same deal there and he has the potential to be shifted on in 2/3 years time too due to his age

forgot undelisting PEDOOOOO

sparkle farken narkle

i dont understand their thinking... 1) we need a wingman so target smith, that falls through then nothing? harmes/tomlinson/hunt have all been trialled there unsuccessfully in the past so what? baker is going to play all 22 games next year cmon we dont even know if he's got what it takes consistently. even if we want to move salem up the ground or whatever we're thinking, why haven't we asked the question of witherden or try and unsettle someone like other clubs try to do they say their being ruthless... hunt will be a 9yr servant when his new deal is done, let that sink in. 9 years and i've never seen 3 consecutive afl standard performances and he's been given a chance in every possible position... unless they think he's going to usurp maxy! we know our NQR are just that so at the very least we should be flipping ours for someone elses to see if we can transform them. the fact we gave hunt a new deal AND offerered hannan 2yrs before he rejected means the club only really actively lost 2x wagners, dunkley and i guess 2x mcdonands NOTHING ruthless about that. every clubs average list turnover every year is around 8-9 so you'd think if we were being serious we'd be above that threshold instead we look like doing sweet [censored] all and we get to not get excited by the same bottom 8 players doing bottom 8 player things week in week out next year ?. mahoney is a joke, he tries to convince us the club is making progress as we watch everyone around us make big moves and we stagnate, stkilda, carlton, freo ✅✅✅ next thing we know Omac will be siging a 1yr deal

third rounder - butler-esque surely, we're doing them a favour and hes well outside the best 22

but when viney/oliver/brayshaw hack it out its not ok

liked this more when it was facts not speculation nietschke isn't signed yet, could still miss out or be rookied and brown isn't a done deal yet...

there is not a single thing about these two players that are similar

wherever essendon pick him

didn't someone say he was seen touring essendon? or speaking to them or something?

y'all be sleeping on petty the CHB

only got burnt by Howe & Frost realistically, and i guess if u look around the comp Stef Martin has done well for himself and before that Scotty Thompson? not many others tbf we haven't really brought through many stars for others to nab in recent times lmao