Travy14

Because he is in his 4th year and only played 4 games. He may think he deserves more opportunity. It happens all the time at premiership sides. I dont want him to go, but reality is he might think he is deserving of a best 22 spot.

Im not saying trade, as per the second line in my statement "could look elsewhere" purely if he asked for a trade.

Whilst it frustrates me, it's not the players role to make it easy to be tackled. But, it's the one where they lift their shoulder that gets me. The high contact is made by the player with the ball, not the tackler. Ducking is different again. which is now 3 different types of the same thing, id hate to be an umpire. The AFL don't make it easy for them

i Was at the game, it was horrible. Our defense was set up to perfection and because they didn't have the dump kick option to Dixon the kept swinging it across their HB line, switch after switch. The game was so horrible to watch but listening to the crowd turn on their team was good value, and the cheer when they finally kicked a goal.👌

who do we think we will lose at years end, besides the big two in the media atm? i think likely to look elsewhere is: Bedford, Hunt, Smith maybe a Chandler(he is the one we need to try keep from this group) and then moved on is: Baker, Melksham, M. Brown, Daw who none would get a contract elsewhere and Daw retired. The other one that could look to move is Tomlinson, but his contract might halt that. not sure Hunt and Smith hold trade value, but Chandler and Bedford would have a bit

we we got Dunstan instead. which we would have got cheaper than Bruhn is likely to be.

Would love him, but we can't afford to pay him over our young guys coming through. would only be if we can get him for that $500k mark

Grundy is the Best Ruck in the league after Max. but it is way to much to pay for a 28yo second ruck. Geelong and Essendon should be throwing the kitchen sink at him if they have any brains.

Out: Bedford, Oliver (inj) In: Chandler, Dunstan or JVR if we go tall We do need anther tall, but i think against port we don't. As long as we can control Aliir's influence. If they do go down the extra tall path i think it might be time to try JVR, if not its Weid.

Not a great game from us, Geel looked like they were really grabbing and bumping and annoying our mids at stoppages and we didn't handle it. We also took the tackler on way to often, and maybe that was because we were to short up fwd and didn't have clear targets. Gawn and Jackson will be better for the run, Gawn didn't take any intercept marks which is not usual for him and he just looked like he lacked the extra energy to get to that kick behind the play. it will come back!

Out: Weid, M. Brown In: Gawn, LJ Be interesting if they go with the smaller fwd line, or stick to our usual set up which means Weid stays in

No he didn't, and even the players and goodwin say it was viney's stoppage work that set up harms that swung momentum. Even those goals at the end, Jackson lost both those taps and viney got both the clearances. Not too many 20yo key fwds have done much at thise stage of their career.

And Viney, who had a hand in all those goals from centre clearances

They have already said Darcy is going to play forward. Even if he is a stop gap, ya recon Ugle-Hagen is gonna play in the two's for another 3 years. It's just an opportunity to get a good young fwd. Like I said in the original post, picks will be different but futures and stuff will come into it. Too hard to do that

Hagen is a no 1 draft pick who hadn't played footy for 2 years before he was drafted. He will be fine. I want Jacko to stay to, which is why this is a hypothetical. It was a good patch, but i still think Vineys hand in that quarter was just as good.

Like I said different picks, I'm not going into futures and stuff. I don't know enough about it all. But they can't play Naughton, Bruce, Darcy, Ugle-Hagen and Lobb who they are reportedly very keen on.

Like I said would be different picks. But they will have to give up something for lobb, and I can't really see how ugle-hagen fits in with Darcy coming through and their reported interest in Lobb

Hagen and a first rounder. Don't get me wrong he was great for a 12min patch in the GF and is going to be a gun. Essentially, we get 2 first rounders for him which is what I'd expect

Walker would be a perfect fit right now. But here is a bit of a left field trade scenario if, IF we can't keep Jackson. Melb Trade: Jackson & future 4th. Recieve: J. Ugle-Hagen & First Round Freo Trade: Lobb & First Round. Recieve: L. Jackson & Second Round Dogs Trade: J. Ugle-Hagen & Second Round. Recieve: Lobb & Future 4th Dogs really want Lobb, and apparently Jamarra isn't happy with not getting a game. He is too good a talent and them chasing Lobb doesn't look good for him. He would be a good prospect for our future teaming up with JVR. Obviously the picks would work out differently but just a rough idea.

Agree, good player. Great wingman but that money would be better spent on Jordon, Kossie, Sparrow ect

He isn't even a Key Fwd in his own team. He has had to play more of a key fwd since Roughead retired. But he is as much a key fwd as Jackson is. Just cos a website says he is key fwd, he lines up in a fwd pocket every week.

These are the same rankings that don't have Max Gawn as Elite. Also where is Fritsch's stats in this. Id say they are better in all but tackles.

And 13kg lighter

He might be 1cm shorter but he is also 13kg lighter. He doesn't play Key fwd. I Love Gunston, but doesn't fit our fwd line

he isn't a key fwd, we already have the best version of Gunston's role in Fritsch