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[Lore]

And it looks like the 'crisis meeting' wasnt a crisis meeting. It was, according to Egan, a review that included coach, staff and players, and focused on what they want the club to be going forward. Held off-site.

So, a bit of a crisis meeting by the sounds of it.

a pre-crisis meeting meeting

 

[fairbump_playon]

a pre-crisis meeting meeting

It's a real luxury to be able to take the time to meet to methodically plan out your crisis meeting.

 

[Hak94]

I’m the father of a young girl who I’ll unfortunately force into supporting Essendon. But I will not if we take him on. I’d hate to be an Essendon AFLW player seeing the club recruit someone like him. There’s no place for it

Echoing similar here!

If we're also approaching it from the media circus it'd bring too, is it really worth the punt? (correct answer is no!). The past 20 years have been hell for us as a club in other areas, it just wouldn't feel right to also put our supporter base through the recruitment of someone with that kind of history, no amount of talent is truly worth it. Invest it elsewhere and let another club take the punt. I don't care how competitive the AFL / list management space is in terms of trying to find gems and players of talent via every avenue either.

If it works out for him and he changes it around and fully untaps the talent he's shown very small glimpses of, good for him and the club that manages to do so. But, from a PR standpoint it's just not worth everything we've built back up and fought hard for since that dreadful period many years ago.

 

[BrunoV]

And it looks like the 'crisis meeting' wasnt a crisis meeting. It was, according to Egan, a review that included coach, staff and players, and focused on what they want the club to be going forward. Held off-site.

So, a bit of a crisis meeting by the sounds of it.

Naturally, when there has been one constant for 8 years that could not possibly be the problem.

 

[Zach Package]

Would like to see us go out and find another genuine, proper winger.

Duursma is awesome but ultimately you can play 2 or 3 of them, a lot of them play a little bit of half back and half forward as well and they always make good subs.

One to keep an eye on the scrapheap for I think.

 

[eDPS]

Would like to see us go out and find another genuine, proper winger.

Duursma is awesome but ultimately you can play 2 or 3 of them, a lot of them play a little bit of half back and half forward as well and they always make good subs.

One to keep an eye on the scrapheap for I think.

Looks like we have Roberts earmarked to fill that void, hopefully gets a crack this year

 

[jdstorm]

Would like to see us go out and find another genuine, proper winger.

Duursma is awesome but ultimately you can play 2 or 3 of them, a lot of them play a little bit of half back and half forward as well and they always make good subs.

One to keep an eye on the scrapheap for I think.

Or the draft, or Free Agency (McCluggage anyone)

Having a few midsize big tank players would be huge.

 

[ghostdog]

Naturally, when there has been one constant for 8 years that could not possibly be the problem.

If Bevo is the constant, he's brought them to two GFs and one flag, which is more than most coaches at AFL level can claim. The talent on that list underperforming is bringing him undone, but is that entirely on him? I wouldn't have thought so.

 

[Zach Package]

Or the draft, or Free Agency (McCluggage anyone)

Having a few midsize big tank players would be huge.

The issue is what we miss with no Durham and now no Duursma is probably more the defensive stuff rather than anything with the footy, and that’s not necessarily something you get out of a big name like McCluggage.

Need another guy that runs back just as hard if not harder than he does forward, is prepared to stand infront of a pack and take a hit and do the unrewarded running.

What we probably want is more like a Cottrell type player because replacing Duursma with Hind is bringing a bow and arrow to a gun fight.

 

[Yoda_]

The issue is what we miss with no Durham and now no Duursma is probably more the defensive stuff rather than anything with the footy, and that’s not necessarily something you get out of a big name like McCluggage.

Need another guy that runs back just as hard if not harder than he does forward, is prepared to stand infront of a pack and take a hit and do the unrewarded running.

What we probably want is more like a Cottrell type player because replacing Duursma with Hind is bringing a bow and arrow to a gun fight.

I think this is where the imbalance on the list is showing. We have had 4 mid/tall players unavailable (Ridley, Baldwin, Hunter, Reid).

Have even 1 as a small available and we look much better balanced.

I agree, a Jye Menzie midfielder would be awesome. Just someone who gets the job done with no flashy stuff

 

[Keystone agony]

The issue is what we miss with no Durham and now no Duursma is probably more the defensive stuff rather than anything with the footy, and that’s not necessarily something you get out of a big name like McCluggage.

Need another guy that runs back just as hard if not harder than he does forward, is prepared to stand infront of a pack and take a hit and do the unrewarded running.

What we probably want is more like a Cottrell type player because replacing Duursma with Hind is bringing a bow and arrow to a gun fight.

Its hard to see room for Setterfield in the midfield anymore

He will need to find a spot elsewhere and it cant be forward

Zerrett
Parish
Perkins
Durham
Caldwell
Hobbs
Tsatas
Top 10 pick 2024

Is the inside covered for the next 6-8 years

 

[andleanback]

Its hard to see room for Setterfield in the midfield anymore

He will need to find a spot elsewhere and it cant be forward

Zerrett
Parish
Perkins
Durham
Caldwell
Hobbs
Tsatas
Top 10 pick 2024

Is the inside covered for the next 6-8 years

I highly doubt we will be picking another midfielder this year

 

[Zach Package]

I think this is where the imbalance on the list is showing. We have had 4 mid/tall players unavailable (Ridley, Baldwin, Hunter, Reid).

Have even 1 as a small available and we look much better balanced.

I agree, a Jye Menzie midfielder would be awesome. Just someone who gets the job done with no flashy stuff

The players we have out doesn’t really have anything to do with it because we’d still need those players regardless of who is out. And I think Roberts and Tsatas will both be far better than just grunt players, so they’re almost not relevant to this.

You’d almost look at Jake Kelly as the archetype of player we should be trying to find to bulk out the list, hard body, runs like the clappers both ways, defensive minded, solid if unspectacular with the ball, can take a mark, can play multiple positions and on a variety of different types.

 

[Keystone agony]

I highly doubt we will be picking another midfielder this year

Depends on what leaves and comes on from here for the rest of the year, but we will definitely draft/trade for a midfielder end this year

In regards to our 1st being a mid it depends if the best available is a midfielder and how much a more suitable position (mainly front half goal kicker), is down on the best available list. Its always a mix between best available and whats needed for the team

ATM our most likely draft position is filled with likely mids available

We also didnt draft one year gone? did we?

 

[jdstorm]

Its hard to see room for Setterfield in the midfield anymore

He will need to find a spot elsewhere and it cant be forward

Zerrett
Parish
Perkins
Durham
Caldwell
Hobbs
Tsatas
Top 10 pick 2024

Is the inside covered for the next 6-8 years

Assuming you need 6-8 players to rotate through I’m not sure why you’d waste a 2024 first on a mid when you could just play setters there and upgrade another spot.

 

[Keystone agony]

Assuming you need 6-8 players to rotate through I’m not sure why you’d waste a 2024 first on a mid when you could just play setters there and upgrade another spot.

You dont need 6-8 to play onball right now

You cant claim to want heavy 4 CBA inside mids to be Zerrett, Parish, Durham, Caldwell ect and then also 6-8

We are yet to use a 5th mid more than a quarter of CBAs this year, let alone 8

 

[bombreys]

Its hard to see room for Setterfield in the midfield anymore

He will need to find a spot elsewhere and it cant be forward

Zerrett
Parish
Perkins
Durham
Caldwell
Hobbs
Tsatas
Top 10 pick 2024

Is the inside covered for the next 6-8 years

We need depth too though. It's a pretty strong midfield keeping out a healthy Setterfield.

He's ahead of Hobbs, Tsatas and any potential draft pick.

Perkins and Caldwell aren't (at least currently) full time mids.

Then add in that every AFL side has at least 1-2 injuries to mids at any one time, I still think there's plenty of room for Setters.

 

[Vindicater]

I highly doubt we will be picking another midfielder this year

Only if we move Shiel on.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Disgraced former Roo again in hot water with police over fresh harassment claims

Disgraced former Roo again in hot water with police over fresh harassment claims

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[doug85]

Disgraced former Roo again in hot water with police over fresh harassment claims

Disgraced former Roo again in hot water with police over fresh harassment claims

www.foxsports.com.au

Sounds like he’s verging on Michael Slater areas.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Disgraced former Roo again in hot water with police over fresh harassment claims

Disgraced former Roo again in hot water with police over fresh harassment claims

www.foxsports.com.au

Shock. Horror. Fair chance TT will be playing for Barwon prisons afl side next year

 

[Keystone agony]

We need depth too though. It's a pretty strong midfield keeping out a healthy Setterfield.

He's ahead of Hobbs, Tsatas and any potential draft pick.

Perkins and Caldwell aren't (at least currently) full time mids.

Then add in that every AFL side has at least 1-2 injuries to mids at any one time, I still think there's plenty of room for Setters.

All these guys listed arent necessarily playing in the same team, they are the depth

Right now we need Setterfield on a wing because weve lost Martin, Durham and Duursma all from that position and dont see Tsatas as best in that spot

Cox will likely eventually become a defender and Hind/Heppell will be finished

Perkins and Caldwell arent playing full CBA time because we already have Zerrett, Durham, Parish doing that and Stringer when we have a fit Draper regarding CBAs

When weve had injury this year both Caldwell and Perkins have been used as full time CBA mids at times this year

Setterfields lack of speed and explosivness really stood st in the games he was in there this year esp vs Port

 

[Yoda_]

I highly doubt we will be picking another midfielder this year

I would hope we pick a midfielder in the rookie draft. Can never have enough midfielders developing. With one of Shiel or Setterfield moving on, we should ideally replace with youngster imho

 

[jdstorm]

You dont need 6-8 to play onball right now

You cant claim to want heavy 4 CBA inside mids to be Zerrett, Parish, Durham, Caldwell ect and then also 6-8

We are yet to use a 5th mid more than a quarter of CBAs this year, let alone 8

In general I like the idea of 5 inside mids and 2-3 players who rotate through with them.

3 rotations where you just switch the whole group. kind of like how they do in ice hockey.

I’ve also been pretty vocal about preferring Caldwell at HB with a mid rotation. Plus I dislike having a small undersized midfield.

For next year assuming Tsatas makes his way onball. I’d have Setters,Durham, Tsatas + 2 smalls (Merrett + Parish) with Caldwell rotating in off HB and Perkins off HF

Setters is a good AFL standard player.

 

[ant555]

All these guys listed arent necessarily playing in the same team, they are the depth

Right now we need Setterfield on a wing because weve lost Martin, Durham and Duursma all from that position and dont see Tsatas as best in that spot

Cox will likely eventually become a defender and Hind/Heppell will be finished

Perkins and Caldwell arent playing full CBA time because we already have Zerrett, Durham, Parish doing that and Stringer when we have a fit Draper regarding CBAs

When weve had injury this year both Caldwell and Perkins have been used as full time CBA mids at times this year

Setterfields lack of speed and explosivness really stood st in the games he was in there this year esp vs Port

He was injured against Port.