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[eth-dog]

That surprises me as Brisbane left him out of Thursdays final injured

Sometimes the extra couple of days helps with that.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Just because we have cap space, doesn’t mean we need to spend it.

I would rather Essendon make long plays for players over a number of years when the team should be peaking. Which is why I really hope we hold onto Josh Mahoney

Josh Mahoney

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. He did it at Melbourne extremely well.

For example, what are our main areas of worry? Small forward for one, big bodied midfielder for another, maybe a gun Full-Forward. That is a three year period of targeting.

The blessing in disguise for a new coach is that in that three year period, hopefully the system is embedded enough to target those areas.

So really, if no one comes to us during the off season, I would be happy. Our best case situation is if we are starting to hit our straps in a few years, we have cap space at the ready and we know exactly what players we want. Rather than throwing cash at random players just because we have it.

 

[ghostdog]

It's more commonly the manager trying to inflate the salary offer of the existing club, rather than a club chasing the player making it known, and then having egg on their face when it doesn't work out. There's nothing really to gain from doing that, other than pissing off the player's manager and possibly the player himself.

Remember when we got Shiel, and everyone thought he was going to Hawthorn or Carlton, until he announced Essendon?

Or when Dunkley nominated us, and no one even knew about it until trade week when the manager went on radio and confirmed it?


That's more our style. Don't announce anything until after the player has agreed in principle.

What happens after that is a bit of a s**t show and you don't always get the player, but you don't usually advertise who you're chasing or how hard you're chasing them until you've won the race. Unless you're Norf.

You make a good argument, but nothing surprises me anymore, least of all the club making moves that wind up with the club having egg on its face.

 

[ghostdog]

Then no one should announce anything then.

...and yet

 

[faible]

Reread my post.

Either way, it's still propaganda.

But your post doesn’t say ‘who’ publicised it.

Could be McKay’s manager, in which case what does it have to do with EFC propaganda?

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Latest from Edmund on us;

Cam Zurhaar - will stay, they’re negotiating at the moment at North Melbourne, this is a big re-signing for them because his head had been turned at some degree by Essendon at others, he had a contract on the table since June, he told SEN's Crunch Time.

Tom Mitchell - “There’s been sightings, there’s been St Kilda sightings, there’s been Essendon sightings, quite a few café sightings in recent times… “I think Essendon would have to ask the question, it makes sense given the sort of player they’ve been after.

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4.8

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- “The Brisbane offer is comparable, the Port Adelaide offer is the big one financially.

 

[Yoda_]

Anyone else mildly frustrated by us not even in the race for Taranto?

 

[Lore]

Latest from Edmund on us;

pfft

Tom Mitchell, I can't imagine why we'd be interested. Has he got any leadership credentials? We have enough one-way seagulls in the midfield as it is, we don't need an old one taking mid minutes off Hobbs etc unless he has something real to offer.

Josh Dunkley moving interstate seems unlikely. Close knit family > Money. I mean unless the money is double anything anyone local might have offered.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

pfft

Tom Mitchell, I can't imagine why we'd be interested. Has he got any leadership credentials? We have enough one-way seagulls in the midfield as it is, we don't need an old one taking mid minutes off Hobbs etc unless he has something real to offer.

Josh Dunkley moving interstate seems unlikely. Close knit family > Money. I mean unless the money is double anything anyone local might have offered.

I believe Dunkley's girlfriend lives in Adelaide. A move to Port would make sense.

Mitchell - if he was cheap enough and we lost a Parish ie, then I'd consider it.

 

[ant555]

Anyone else mildly frustrated by us not even in the race for Taranto?

Yes but he is not going to look at us given where we are and where the Tigers are.

 

[JayJ20]

Anyone else mildly frustrated by us not even in the race for Taranto?

I’m not because we can’t afford to be paying two firsts. I’m more frustrated that we’re not in the conversation for Dunkley because we can blow away any offer other teams will make. He’ll also cost half of what Taranto costs on the trade table.

 

[JayJ20]

Latest from Edmund on us;

Tom Mitchell… If that’s true, I’m convinced this club is permanently screwed when it comes to building a midfield.
Glad Collingwood is the most likely destination given that Richmond is set to land Taranto.

 

[bennyg12]

If we won't a midfield bull then throw the kitchen sink at Hopper

 

[calyam]

Anyone else mildly frustrated by us not even in the race for Taranto?

If Taranto was considering us then that'd be a big red flag. I certainly wouldn't want anyone that looked at Essendon right now and thought "yep, that's the environment for me"

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Tom Mitchell… If that’s true, I’m convinced this club is permanently screwed when it comes to building a midfield.
Glad Collingwood is the most likely destination given that Richmond is set to land Taranto.

I doubt he'd be anything more than a stop gap if we lost a player.

 

[JayJ20]

I doubt he'd be anything more than a stop gap if we lost a player.

I’d prefer to look at the likes of XOH, Smith, Robertson and even Setterfield/Dow to build depth over Mitchell because Mitchell will take someone’s midfield minutes. A stopgap to me needs to be someone that balances the midfield.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I’d prefer to look at the likes of XOH, Smith, Robertson and even Setterfield/Dow to build depth over Mitchell because Mitchell will take someone’s midfield minutes. A stopgap to me needs to be someone that balances the midfield.

I mean, we can do both - trade for best 22 talent and trade for depth. It's not one or the other. As I said, I'd only consider it if we lost a Parish. We need experienced bodies in there to protect our younger players.

 

[footyfanatic111]

I mean, we can do both - trade for best 22 talent and trade for depth. It's not one or the other. As I said, I'd only consider it if we lost a Parish. We need experienced bodies in there to protect our younger players.

Don’t understand the parish talk lmao. I mean I can understand of argument of it but it hasn’t been mentioned anywhere by any journo, by the anyone to with the club except people on big footy haha. I think you can categorically rule out talking about parish like he’s gonna get traded, it won’t happen.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Don’t understand the parish talk lmao. I mean I can understand of argument of it but it hasn’t been mentioned anywhere by any journo, by the anyone to with the club except people on big footy haha. I think you can categorically rule out talking about parish like he’s gonna get traded, it won’t happen.

I don't think it will happen, like 98% of things discussed on fan footy sites. But I'm happy to speculate.

 

[ghostdog]

But your post doesn’t say ‘who’ publicised it.

Could be McKay’s manager, in which case what does it have to do with EFC propaganda?

I literally said "...whether it's from the club or even his own manager."

 

[Lads2023]

I mean, we can do both - trade for best 22 talent and trade for depth. It's not one or the other. As I said, I'd only consider it if we lost a Parish. We need experienced bodies in there to protect our younger players.

If his on $800-850k a year I’d hope the hawks would pay a large chunk of the salary.

Me personally I’d rather we not pick up Mitchel and develop Hobbs/Perkins in that spot.

 

[doug85]

Mitchell makes no sense to me

 

[JayJ20]

Operation get Dunkley hopefully begins today…

 

[doug85]

Operation get Dunkley hopefully begins today…

That operation ended 2 years ago…

 

[naraku]

That operation ended 2 years ago…

Start it again.

14 tackles, 7 clearances contested possessions galore. Exactly what we need to start with.