List Mgmt. 2022 Senior List - The Final TWO Spots

[Forty3]

He usually does.

Bizarre we didn't take Ballenden

18 month draft terms made it hard with our list availabilities. Would of meant having to delist someone extra at the years end.

 

[Arr0w]

Perhaps lock him in now before someone can get him later on in year with bigger offer as averaging 33 d's and a goal a game. Perhaps Dow will be traded at end of year. Hmm.

He is 26, i see it as cover only, but we have a fair number of options around this type

Perhaps it is only a 6 month insurance gap

 

[Stamos]

18 month draft terms made it hard with our list availabilities. Would of meant having to delist someone extra at the years end.

So we think Hayes just fills in till the end of the year?

 

[jd2010]

Could Hayes be the solution to our wing issues ?


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I find the narrative of our wing issues odd.

Ask any bulldogs supporter and I doubt they'd say this guy is a Newnes, LOB, Williamson, Dow, Philp, Setterfield level player

 

[Beyond Blue]

Durdin was a solid pick for needs, a tad perplexed with the Hayes selection

Clearly the club think the wings are still a concern and we won’t be in the market for Free Agents Amon or Brayshaw nor trading draft capital for Sholl at seasons end.

I’d imagine LOB, Cotts and Newnes would be a bit worried by the Hayes selection, and it also doesn’t bode well for Setters on the wing nor Dow indirectly as the club pivot even further away from playing Cerra and Walsh on the wings something I 100% agree with.

In summary we got our main target in Durdin and whilst Ballenden would have made sense, Hayes deserves a crack from his 2s form in a position we are still not 100% locked in on…and most importantly both can play pretty much straight away.

 

[Arr0w]

18 month draft terms made it hard with our list availabilities. Would of meant having to delist someone extra at the years end.

I would be confident, we would turnover at least 6 players at years end, so can't see him being selected as really hampering future list management decisions

Unless of course we have a number of targets in the offseason/draft

 

[Arr0w]

Clearly the club think the wings are still a concern and we won’t be in the market for Free Agents Amon or Brayshaw not trading draft capital for Sholl at seasons end.

I’d imagine LOB, Cotts and Newnes would be a bit worried by the Hayes selection, and it also doesn’t bode well for Setters on the wing nor Dow indirectly as the club pivot even further away from playing Cerra and Walsh on the wings something I 100% agree with.

In summary we got our main target in Durdin and whilst Ballenden would have made sense, Hayes deserves a crack from his 2s form in a position we are still not 100% locked in on…and most importantly both can play pretty much straight away.

All valid reasons, I just see it as a short term decision

 

[footyfan1978]

43 best on ground

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Hayes is a strange selection for reasons that have been discussed.

Doesn’t add to our player pool at VFL level so the club must think he is ready to go at AFL level.

Happy with Durdin and think he can do a job for us similar to Oscar.

Some pretty impressive numbers!

Played a dozen games for the Dogs, maybe won the reserves F & B a few times too?

Now 26, not playing for the money!

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Hayes is also a guy who would play for minimum wage. Maybe come the end of year any player like Dow, Setterfield etc who are our current depth we will want to replace with a similar level player on lower dollars to create cap space for a FA?

Who really knows, maybe the club just think he is an AFL level player.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Good.

To the YouTuberry!!!

 

[Jimmyonesix]

Are we starting a professional punters club now with Hayes adding to the moodies-?
On a serious note surprising as I didn't see us taking a midfielder but he has been our best VFL mid by a fair margin over the coarse of the year -- although the ex dogs second chance club has a giant smell to it .. surely he in front of dow fogarty setters etc for a call up to the firsts ..

 

[DirtyLeeds]

I heard that Will's drafting came with a 20% share in Liberty Steps, some serious forward planning by the Club........

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Another success story of the Bulldogs' VFL program, Will Hayes

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Will Hayes

Age

28

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.3

5star

CL

0.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

15.8

4star

K

8.4

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.4

3star

arrived at the Kennel with pick 78 in the 2018 NAB AFL Draft. Hayes capped off an outstanding 2018 VFL season, winning the Footscray Bulldogs’ Best and Fairest. The 25-year old midfielder maintained a consistently high standard in 2018, culminating in selection on the wing in the VFL Team of the Year. He ranked second in the VFL in the same season for total uncontested possessions (16 per game) and third for total inside-50s. After five years of hard work at VFL level, he earned an AFL debut in Round 5, 2019. Hayes had two stints in the senior team, playing nine matches - including the Elimination Final against GWS - and impressing with his hard-running work-rate. He managed two senior games for the Bulldogs in season 2020.

 

[Kernafides]

Anyone know the contract ballenden put on his head.....maybe we thought not worth it if Pitt is back in 6

 

[therubbernub]

I want large men, men who are capable, aggressive but wise and kind, men who order four fried chickens and a coke with no thought for the chickens, or the coke, or humanity - men who wander the earth in search of a club in need, strong, mobile, malleable fellows of no fixed address.........

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Hayes certainly is a cut above VFL, did he get injured though? Hasn’t been seen in the VFL for a few weeks now IIRC.

Either way, he’s a very, very impressive player in the VFL. Reckon he could play on a wing and reckon that’s exactly why we’ve selected him.

Ballenden’s non-selection probably suggests that we’ll get more utility from Hayes than a 3rd string ruck in the immediate term. Which given our KPP woes leaves me bullish on him playing this season. Only thing I’m worried about is the fact he hasn’t played in a few weeks.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Hayes is a strange selection for reasons that have been discussed.

Doesn’t add to our player pool at VFL level so the club must think he is ready to go at AFL level

What's strange about that?

 

[Blue and Blue]

I want large men, men who are capable, aggressive but wise and kind, men who order four fried chickens and a coke with no thought for the chickens, or the coke, or humanity - men who wander the earth in search of a club in need, strong, mobile, malleable fellows of no fixed address.........

Sam Durdin lives at 1060 West Addison.....last I knew..but he wrigles around a bit

 

[swuzzlebubble]

18 month draft terms made it hard with our list availabilities. Would of meant having to delist someone extra at the years end.

I knew he nominated financial terms but didn't think he was on the 18 month list.
Happy with selection anyway.
Go Blues

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

What's strange about that?

That he does not add to our player pool at VFL level. Jeremias has been big on this and I tend to agree.

This leads me to believe that club thinks he’s ready to go at AFL level. Perhaps on a wing.

 

[JustaBattler]

Durdin was a solid pick for needs, a tad perplexed with the Hayes selection

I would hazzard a guess that it says a LOT about Vossy's thinking re the general midfield depth factor mate - no names no pack drill.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

I would hazzard a guess that it says a LOT about Vossy's thinking re the general midfield depth factor mate - no names no pack drill.

Perhaps Vossy likes a punt!

 

[FRUMPY]

Durdin was a solid pick for needs, a tad perplexed with the Hayes selection

Dow said the same thing when we selected Hayes

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[rp84]

18 month draft terms made it hard with our list availabilities. Would of meant having to delist someone extra at the years end.

Always like your work mate.