Agree. It's laughable. Posters on here continuously bag him out on. Says he has become too selfish, when he kicks 18 goals on limited game time, 17 behinds & still dishes out 8 goal assists.
Is this related to #23?
That is the whole point of "pre-agency" trades.
Many moons ago Judd made a promise to the Eagles about the trade.
Yes, players don’t go PSD unless they are ok with it
thewest.com.au
He also came across as very old school and out of touch. But I do agree.
The paywalled West text from grumpy old man Mick Malthouse;
Mick Malthouse slams Fremantle Dockers players requesting trades, including Rory Lobb
‘Astounded’ Malthouse’s fiery response to departing Dockers
Premiership coach and football legend Mick Malthouse has fired up at Fremantle’s band of wantaway players, including blond bombshell Rory Lobb.
Premiership coach and football legend Mick Malthouse has fired up at Fremantle’s band of wantaway players, including questioning the integrity of blonde bombshell Rory Lobb.
Malthouse said Lobb needed to lift his output to match his audacious hair-style and urged Fremantle to “skin” whoever they trade with for the 29-year-old.
The West Coast and Collingwood premiership mentor questioned the key forward’s motivation for requesting a trade away from the Dockers for the second-year running in a wide-ranging rant ahead of Fremantle’s bumper trade period.
“If you colour your hair that way anything could happen, really fair dinkum,” Malthouse said.
“If you are going to be six foot eight and colour your hair white, you need to kick five goals a game, get 45 tap-outs, all going to your teammate.
“I don’t even know what colour boots he wears because I haven’t got down that far yet, but really, he wants to move away from Fremantle.
“I tell you what, I hope they skin them alive, because if he is contracted get everything you possibly can — if a bloke wants to walk like that, I have to question his integrity.”
The Dockers informed Lobb at an exit meeting this week they will be holding him to his contract — which expires at the end of next season — despite him requesting a trade to the Western Bulldogs.
Swingman Griffin Logue, winger Blake Acres and fringe midfielder Darcy Tucker also requested moves away from the club.
Malthouse said he was “astounded” players were jumping ship from Fremantle as the club pushes for more finals appearances.
“Once you get past your first game or your first year, all of a sudden it becomes relevant to play in finals,” he said.
“You’ve got players playing for Fremantle, they are already regarded over in the east as a very good side that could keep going and get better. Now the heart has been ripped out of them.
“Why would Logue go to North Melbourne, who are — yes they’re going to be coached by Alastair Clarkson, outstanding coach — but they still seem to be a long way from where Fremantle are?
“It just makes no sense when you see so many players sacrificing being part of a premiership side.
“This is where managers should encourage their players to stick loyal and stick with what tomorrow or the next year that potentially Fremantle have got to offer the football world — which is quite exciting really.”
All successful teams need to take haircuts to keep the squad together.The paywalled West text from grumpy old man Mick Malthouse;
Mick Malthouse slams Fremantle Dockers players requesting trades, including Rory Lobb
‘Astounded’ Malthouse’s fiery response to departing Dockers
Premiership coach and football legend Mick Malthouse has fired up at Fremantle’s band of wantaway players, including blond bombshell Rory Lobb.
Premiership coach and football legend Mick Malthouse has fired up at Fremantle’s band of wantaway players, including questioning the integrity of blonde bombshell Rory Lobb.
Malthouse said Lobb needed to lift his output to match his audacious hair-style and urged Fremantle to “skin” whoever they trade with for the 29-year-old.
The West Coast and Collingwood premiership mentor questioned the key forward’s motivation for requesting a trade away from the Dockers for the second-year running in a wide-ranging rant ahead of Fremantle’s bumper trade period.
“If you colour your hair that way anything could happen, really fair dinkum,” Malthouse said.
“If you are going to be six foot eight and colour your hair white, you need to kick five goals a game, get 45 tap-outs, all going to your teammate.
“I don’t even know what colour boots he wears because I haven’t got down that far yet, but really, he wants to move away from Fremantle.
“I tell you what, I hope they skin them alive, because if he is contracted get everything you possibly can — if a bloke wants to walk like that, I have to question his integrity.”
The Dockers informed Lobb at an exit meeting this week they will be holding him to his contract — which expires at the end of next season — despite him requesting a trade to the Western Bulldogs.
Swingman Griffin Logue, winger Blake Acres and fringe midfielder Darcy Tucker also requested moves away from the club.
Malthouse said he was “astounded” players were jumping ship from Fremantle as the club pushes for more finals appearances.
“Once you get past your first game or your first year, all of a sudden it becomes relevant to play in finals,” he said.
“You’ve got players playing for Fremantle, they are already regarded over in the east as a very good side that could keep going and get better. Now the heart has been ripped out of them.
“Why would Logue go to North Melbourne, who are — yes they’re going to be coached by Alastair Clarkson, outstanding coach — but they still seem to be a long way from where Fremantle are?
“It just makes no sense when you see so many players sacrificing being part of a premiership side.
“This is where managers should encourage their players to stick loyal and stick with what tomorrow or the next year that potentially Fremantle have got to offer the football world — which is quite exciting really.”
It’s the AFL and are corrupt as.
Sure, but in Logue’s situation he is out of contract but not a free agent, so he never has a “pre-agency” year. In hindsight, he should have been contracted for next year. We should be trying very hard to make sure no good players come out of contract before 8 years. We need to adjust to the new paradigm of long contracts.
As much as it shocks me to the core, I couldn't agree with Mick any more. I mean, I don't care so much for his comments about the way Lobb looks as that is irrelevant to me if he was on the pitch and performing well; but in regards to the 'integrity' of it all, and the position Fremantle as a club HAS worked so hard to put itself in, potentially on the brink of Premiership success after all this time...it does show you how loyalty is an almost mythical thing in sports, especially these days. I suppose the one thing he forgot to really include in his analysis was the MONEY...money money money. Why would Logue trade Freo for North?! No other reason Mick than shoring up his future with some big dollars, whack-a-doodle moolahs! And then there's the Jackson thing and freeing up capspace, which might have one eye on the future of the Serongs, Brayshaws and Youngs of this world - which I can wholeheartedly understand.The paywalled West text from grumpy old man Mick Malthouse;
Mick Malthouse slams Fremantle Dockers players requesting trades, including Rory Lobb
‘Astounded’ Malthouse’s fiery response to departing Dockers
Premiership coach and football legend Mick Malthouse has fired up at Fremantle’s band of wantaway players, including blond bombshell Rory Lobb.
Premiership coach and football legend Mick Malthouse has fired up at Fremantle’s band of wantaway players, including questioning the integrity of blonde bombshell Rory Lobb.
Malthouse said Lobb needed to lift his output to match his audacious hair-style and urged Fremantle to “skin” whoever they trade with for the 29-year-old.
The West Coast and Collingwood premiership mentor questioned the key forward’s motivation for requesting a trade away from the Dockers for the second-year running in a wide-ranging rant ahead of Fremantle’s bumper trade period.
“If you colour your hair that way anything could happen, really fair dinkum,” Malthouse said.
“If you are going to be six foot eight and colour your hair white, you need to kick five goals a game, get 45 tap-outs, all going to your teammate.
“I don’t even know what colour boots he wears because I haven’t got down that far yet, but really, he wants to move away from Fremantle.
“I tell you what, I hope they skin them alive, because if he is contracted get everything you possibly can — if a bloke wants to walk like that, I have to question his integrity.”
The Dockers informed Lobb at an exit meeting this week they will be holding him to his contract — which expires at the end of next season — despite him requesting a trade to the Western Bulldogs.
Swingman Griffin Logue, winger Blake Acres and fringe midfielder Darcy Tucker also requested moves away from the club.
Malthouse said he was “astounded” players were jumping ship from Fremantle as the club pushes for more finals appearances.
“Once you get past your first game or your first year, all of a sudden it becomes relevant to play in finals,” he said.
“You’ve got players playing for Fremantle, they are already regarded over in the east as a very good side that could keep going and get better. Now the heart has been ripped out of them.
“Why would Logue go to North Melbourne, who are — yes they’re going to be coached by Alastair Clarkson, outstanding coach — but they still seem to be a long way from where Fremantle are?
“It just makes no sense when you see so many players sacrificing being part of a premiership side.
“This is where managers should encourage their players to stick loyal and stick with what tomorrow or the next year that potentially Fremantle have got to offer the football world — which is quite exciting really.”
Wont happen, there would be a lot of blood lost between Young and the Dockers if this happened. Young may hold it as a bit of a threat over us initially to get the Lobb deal done but we all know we will cave eventually. Unfortunately we have to go through the games of playing egos and everyone wanting to win over the other.
I like to think given the PP’s haven’t been released and everyone in clubland will know who North are getting in the off-season, the PPs are basically being given so whoever North bring in is treated as a FA. Everyone will be on the same page that the PP picks are for the players they are bringing in and they aren’t to dick teams around
Lobb is contracted he’s not going anywhere. Let him have a sook. He will front up at preseason like he did last year and expect another big season from him to boost his trade currency
DRAGONS FFC 
