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Would a straight swap be enough?

Fox Footy article on FB. Tom Petroro says Hogan will play for Melbourne next year "I can't see him playing anywhere else in 2017", but couldn't guarantee his future after that. If that some sort of player agent code for "Jesse is waiting to see what direction West Coast and Fremantle take?

If Hogans kicking improves as along with our midfields ability to deliver the ball to him I think 70 goals per season should be the pass mark.

I'm probably alone on this one but i don't see how the CBA really affects players decisions that are/have the potential to be on contracts of 1 million or higher. How much is enough? Is keeping the team together a priority? Hawks have/had players taking pay cuts over the past couple of years, Jesse has/had a contract in front of him for potentially around the million per season but is supposedly holding off to see how the CBA plays out....so he can ask for more? At the same time he continues to miss easy shots on goal arguably bringing his price down. Never fear Freo will most likely blow the budget to finally land their big fish.

That's hilarious.

74 shots on goal from 21 games (round 13 v Sydney, played in heavy rain, team kicked 4 goals for the entire match) for a return of 41 goals 33, he got his fair share of the footy. A lot of his misses were no more than 35 metres out and a less than 45 degree angle so no, your not going to kick too many when you continue to miss sodas. Yes the midfield has areas it needs to work but so does Hogan.

quoting issues....

There's a great example of it happening and no doubt it can happen again, i really hope Hogan can fix this part of his game, but at the moment is has to be a concern and should be factored in to any contract negotiations. As a side note I don't believe age has anything to do with it. Joe Danniher could also benifit from some extra sessions.

If Hogan goes I'd play Watts, Weed and Pedo or play a smaller forward line.

I bloody hope not. Dawes is cooked regardless of what Hogan does.

Lock it in. Judd for Kennedy, Pick 3 = Masten (Danger went at 10), Pick 20 Tony Notte (2 games) Danger for Dean Gore?? 0 games 2016, pick 9 and 28, Crows must of used picks as part of a deal elsewhere as they picked Wayne Milera at 11. Our of interest I looked up the most recent high profile trades. If he goes hopefully it's to Freo, this years and nexts first round picks. We've nailed our picks the last two years, and we're still a year or two off being a serious threat. Learns to kick for goal.... In earlier posts you've eluded to "fixing it over the pre season", as in 1 pre season, whats that based on? In your opinion what will be the difference between Jesse and a Travis Cloke or a Nick Riewoldt who have been the best contested marks of the footy for years but have struggled their whole careers with set shots on goal. Collingwood employed a sports psychologist to try and help Cloke, obviously it didn't work. Hawthorn tried to change Buddy's run up to straight instead of the arc but he kept deferring back to it, in the end with Buddy he was having so many shots on goal you took the good with the bad, 9 goals 1 or 4 goals 5. My friend who coaches TAC has attended many AFL coaches clinics, he told me that when asked such names as Al Clarkson, John Longmire, Chris and Brad Scott and David Parkin were all in agreeance, it takes hundreds of hours to try and fix someone's set shot routine, and in many cases the attempt is unsuccessful. No one is doubting Hogans contested marking ability but we need to seriously entertain the thought that he may struggle with his set shots on goal for his whole career. How much is a key forward worth that can't kick from outside 50 and struggleds from 30-40 metres out on a slight angle on a regular basis? Have we got the next Travis Cloke on our hands? 80 goals from two seasons is a great effort but he could have had 100+ if he could kick straight, he wasn't stuck on 80 for lack of opportunities . We also must remember how many key forwards have had his body shape in their first two seasons. Anyone putting their hand up (or fielding offers) for a million plus per season needs to be delivering ideally 70-80 goals a year and then deliver in the big moments in the big games when it really counts. I'm not saying we should get rid of him, I'm just saying we don't want to get out pants pulled down with his contract. If he decides to go, so be it its out of our hands, if he decides to stay, great, any previous offers are torn up and we can see how he goes next year with regards to his accuracy and offer a contract accordingly. It's not a case of softening the blow, it's simply the club putting the club first and paying people what their actually worth not based on potential.

Won't happen but.... Fyfe to GCS for Ablett jnr's money 1.5 x 5 years 2 Metre Peter to the Dees Hogan to the Dockers

People planning on standing outside my house are advised to bring their own milk crate.

And if not for COLA....

If he is to go we want two top 10 picks as opposed to two first rounders.

Because Hogan demanded or for team structure?

Still waiting Felix.

Everything else can be fixed overnight.

His kicking for/on goal is a worry.

Sorry, with regards to Lobb, Hogan or both?

Dogs are blowing all kinds of theory's (excuses) out of the water. - injuries - playing underdone players - lack of finals experience - the travel factor from the week before With the exception of rd 23 against Freo and round 13 against Geelong they have come switched on to play every week. Yes they had other losses but were still competitive in those games. Time for us to cut the crap and switch on mentally for a whole season.

Someone rang KB yesterday with a 2nd team of Dogs who were either injured or not selected, was a reasonable side.

Tend to agree, I would ask though how do they land Hogan, McCarthy and Hill? Who is Rory Lobb linked to?

Who's in charge of improving Jesse's kicking action when having shots on goal? If it's going to be so easy to fix as many think why have so many players over the years struggled with it their whole career.

Not worth starting a new thread for. But let's keep a eye on Toby Nankervis this weekend and see how he goes.