Travy14

i think you are looking at it the wrong way, all the players mentioned are fringe players. The deal offered to Smith would be a lot less than what Hunt would be getting offered. The club is probably thinking that neither will be in our best 22 next year, and backing Salem, and Bowie to pick up that spot. As well as some other kids to progress more. So if you have 2 players(Hunt and Smith) where one is not a stand out better player than the other, and they are both going to be just a back up, well why wouldn't you sign the cheaper one and allow the Hunt to seek opportunities elsewhere.

Yeh, what ever we get for him we will probably move on or even pass on that pick.

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021

Oooo, interesting, id like that move. but can't see how we get it done

End of 2nd, id be stoked if we got that

not much that can do unfortunately, he is still contracted

This has to be good for us, they can't possibly afford to get Picket as well now(this year)

Oh I hope he does too, I've watched a fair bit of Casey this year though and he isn't at the level as Chandler or Bedford. But hopefully another pre season and a bigger body gets him to the level. But a good player to raise in term of the depth we have in this position, and whilst id like to keep Bedford it is a position that doesn't hurt us as much.

Haha yep, clearly rent is too high. MFC better get onto the landlord!!

Trac has his own place, Defs Koz, Toby and Dogga. thought rivers might be there too but maybe not

id much prefer Henry, i just think Hill looks lazy and not up to the level. and who knows that could be because he hasnt been happy in syd. Henry hasn't made the level yet either but is that year younger. But was a pick 9 and a WA boy, can't see them letting him go

and Bedford

he does

Id prefer Chandler

yup just read this on twitter to, sad loss. Time for Chandler to get his chance, and develop Andy Moniz-Wakefield in the VFL

id like them to change up the music a bit between awards, same 2 songs

Doesn't matter how often you kick it in if the bloke you kick it too is v 2 players the whole time. Def let smaller opponents get positions up the ground and drop of in front of Brown knowing he is the most dangerous target. You have 2 of Grundy, JVR or T-Mac down there with him, the Def can't afford to not stick with them because the will mark the ball if unchecked. Brown 100% Carried our fwd line by taking the best defender every week and making a contest against him, Melksham was a bandaid that lasted longer than I thought. Buy ultimately fell off. The Delivery does need to get better, but it's easy to say that, our midfielders would look up and see Brown with the best Def on him, another Def sitting in his leading lane and then our next tall target is Melksham.

100% agree, BB is another one who people have jumped on and is undeserving. He carried our fwd line all year playing a lone hand without any help. constantly having defends drop of in front of him because they know that's the percentage play. Often having one arm held out of contests and being crashed into, No wonder he was banged up at the end of the year. The value of having 2 fit talls in our fwd line will take a massive load of him. Who knows, maybe even Weid could thrive in that set up too.

So glad im not the only one on this @Lord Nev, he has had 1 injury to sit him out for a long period. before that was regularly in the AA squad and one of the best 2 rucks in the league. With arguably the best most explosive midfield in the comp, imagine the advantage of having an elite ruck combo that rotates and is always working at close to 100%. especially if the 5 man on the bench comes in and they can work a 50/50ish split in the ruck. you don't go after a guy like this just because he is cheap, obviously they have a game plan he fits into.

Bugga, will have to stay at the Dees then 😉

I wish all the best for Uze, but I really didn't want to see him at Ess. God I hate that mob! Might be at Port next year after Ken gets sacked

Twomey reporting that he has been in Sydney and GWS have put an offer to him. He now has to make a decision as its a pretty good offer. I think out of all the rumours of movement from the club this one hurts the most(besides Jackson of course). We are in a bad spot here as he is out of contract and worth more to us than he is on the Market. Hope he stays

He has not got the athleticism of either of those guys, and would have to go with a Jackson, TDK, English ect. He won't be able to keep up and compete. He isn't a ruckman, it's not a craft you learn in 1 year.

Would easily get a better back up. And it happens every year that back up rucks move clubs. If we get Grundy I have no problem with Weid being our back up. But we then run the risk of if both he and Gawn get injuries then our ruck is Weid, which I don't like.

1.7 over 2 years is just too much for a guy that is in and out of a GC side that had injuries across their HB line all year. Only clubs that could do this are rebuilding clubs. Maybe NM or Hawks