hayes
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Nobody wants the no damage mids like Brodie anymore. We’re the only team that’s still playing those types because they’re all we’ve got but I wouldn’t be looking to add another one.
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Yes I said that much earlier in the thread. Contract Status: Out of contract at the end of 2026
But he is not one of their preferred mids now. So IF Freo do not want to carry his contract for 2 years playing in seconds for them, there is an opportunity their to gain him at a lowish trade cost.
But yes we need to look around and see what we can prise loose. But it will not be a gun mid this year. I would love to be wrong though!
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Just spotted this article on Parker, interestingly it came out a couple of days before his fateful VFL hit in Frankston...
www.foxsports.com.au
This brutal snub proves how scary Sydney is. It could trigger a blockbuster trade move
This brutal snub proves how scary Sydney is. It could trigger a blockbuster trade move
www.foxsports.com.au
gringo2011
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For sure but you are paying a premium for less exposure. Sheldrick and Ward have less exposed form. There is a feeling with Brodie that he's found his level at 25 and it's a very good extractor with out much X factor or special traits.
I'd take him for sure because we need depth.
I still reckon Ratts shoving Dunny cost him his job. Lost all his back up depth and missed finals. We have been missing out on a serious run at finals due to a lack of midfield depth since Richo was still our coach. Every year we get a couple of injuries and have no-one ready to come in.
Worst case Broidie ends up that. Best case he improves with age and becomes another Brad Crouch level player who holds out kids from his spot.
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Why do we have so many trade and list management threads?
The problem with Parker is that he will be 32 next season. So unless the Swans let him go as a salary dump it means that we consume some type of capital to get him just to tread water. This does not help us longterm.
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No we're not. People bagged Matt Crouch for years, same as Tom Mitchell. Those guys have place again these days because you need guys to get the ball and get it outside. Even Libba was washed up at one stage. Now every side would love him.
We don't have anyone above that level unfortunately but that doesn't mean others don't play them. In an ideal world you have at least one real gun and a bunch of player capable of going inside and winning some ball including some grunt extractors.
I reckon before he hurt his knee this season, Steele was looking back to his best. One injury can derail their season. A peak Jack Steele and Crouch would be good enough if we had a better tap ruck IMO. Geelong had a very ordinary midfield in there premiership year.
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Because we can't play footy so need to entertain ourselves thinking about trades and the draft.
The club literally picked Bytel over Dunstan as the back up depth. Picking Bytel over Dunstan in the last game of 2021 demonstrated this.
Also, it's hard to choose otherwise when one choice has demonstrated over a long period no ability to address his shortcomings, and the other is a youngster who has only been at the club for 3 years. Dunstan's last game for us was all the greatest hits of his best and worst.
Then Bytel didn't make it, but got picked up by the reigning premiers on leaving the club (funnily enough, exactly like Dunstan).
IMO the depth right now is Brad Crouch.
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Yeah for some reason I thought he was only contracted until the end of this year, but as the above article says he's contracted until the end of 2025.
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Can’t we combine this and the list management thread was more my thinking.
I posted the Battle Gettable update in the other one
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As a member. I feel really pissed off having watched that.
And I can understand why I was told the club felt it was less likely when I wrote my post the other week - if that’s the type of dealings they have had since round 2, when it was considered a formality.
hayes
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Guys like Mitchell and Libba average a ridiculous amount of contested touches a game to make for their deficiencies in other areas. Brodie isn’t on their level in that area.
Even if Geelong had an ordinary midfield I’d rather not aim for the odd exception to the rule rather than the rule. They also did have one of the greatest midfielders of all time in there though which helps. We had peak Steele and Crouch for years (with Ryder in there as well) and haven’t gotten anywhere. Plus I think peak Steele is gone, keeps getting injured every year and Crouch looks cooked. Wouldn’t be holding my breath waiting for them to deliver us a flag.
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Just watched it. Really strange, the agent mentions that he's just had a child etc.
Definitely sounds like he is gone.
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of the 3 doppleganger threads im going to stick with this one=agree annoying
but this is what the hawk guy(tylerdurden or whatever his name is)from last week has to say re gettable
My strong mail was that he was staying.
But I agree, that clip tells me he sounds gone.
but this is what the hawk guy(tylerdurden or whatever his name is)from last week has to say re gettable
My strong mail was that he was staying.
But I agree, that clip tells me he sounds gone.
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That guy has changed his opinion in the space of a week.
The situation falls in line with what I said at the start of the month. Which was effectively the club is less confident. Doesn’t want to lose him. But thinks if we do its band 1 compo.
If Battle is only leaving for an improved pay packet, then it is relatively straight forward to ensure band 1 compo. It's just whether the club has the stones to do it.
If there are other considerations, then we are in real bother.
If there are other considerations, then we are in real bother.
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We are gigantic morons for letting him get UFA status instead of restricted.
Absolute amateur hour- was it my mate gags who screwed that?
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Without knowing what our TPP looked like.
He could have fallen out of our top 25% this time last year when we made re-signings to our existing players.
Amateur hour, surely not?
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List management and trade thread go hand in hand and it’s kinda pointless having seperation.
Agree the draft should be seperate.
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And even with all the injuries at Collingwood he is struggling , 2,9 and 7 disposals in 3 games , i never did see what some saw in him
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I just pray the club know what they are doing? Battle has been a resilient very good player at CHB, I know we need elite mids but I will very sorry to lose him.
Im sure if he does leave SOS & Gubby will have a plan moving forward.
The scary thing if he goes to Hawthorn they are likely to reach a GF before we do.
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