Traded Aiden Bonar [traded with future 4th to North Melbourne for future 3rd]
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My opinion i posted about Bonar on the Carlton Board a while ago.
My 2c on Bonar.
I think Bonar was a calculated risk at Pick 11 and mainly on promise of what he COULD be. There was a chance he could be special or there was a chance he could be what he was, a low accumulater who finds it hard to impact. Similar to a Kyle Langford or Jayden Laverde type output).
2 years on, and i think the chance that he could be special has fizzled. His performances in the NEAFL have been fairly underwhelming. So what is left is an impressive athlete whose footy production is not crash hot on a footy field.
I think he is last on the GWS depth chart. Caldwell, Hately and Hill have already gone past him.
I wouldn't be too desperate to get in the hunt for him. Although i'm not against using any pick in this draft above 30 on a depth player.
My 2c on Bonar.
I think Bonar was a calculated risk at Pick 11 and mainly on promise of what he COULD be. There was a chance he could be special or there was a chance he could be what he was, a low accumulater who finds it hard to impact. Similar to a Kyle Langford or Jayden Laverde type output).
2 years on, and i think the chance that he could be special has fizzled. His performances in the NEAFL have been fairly underwhelming. So what is left is an impressive athlete whose footy production is not crash hot on a footy field.
I think he is last on the GWS depth chart. Caldwell, Hately and Hill have already gone past him.
I wouldn't be too desperate to get in the hunt for him. Although i'm not against using any pick in this draft above 30 on a depth player.
Yer, I've gone soft on Bonar as well.
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The difference between 33 and 40 is minimal in this years draft so if that’s what it takes to get it over the line. If 31 alone does it that’s fine too.
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I have actually watched a fair bit of NEAFL this year and have to say he's generally been underwhelming on what I saw of him late in the TAC season for the Stingrays in his draft year.....I was expecting a fair bit more than he's shown, especially athletically. I honestly thought if he was to head home the Saints would have been his preferred club or the Roos perhaps as it was well known he was very close with Hunter Clark and Luke Davies-Unakie.
That said depending on the price if he was OK with shifting to Adelaide I'd certainly be interested.
$400k x 2 years remaining on his contract is whats pushing clubs away
A team with alot of cap space and a pick in the mid 40's-50's it might be a nice risk but doubt a top line team thats competing for top 8 would be highly unlikely
A team with alot of cap space and a pick in the mid 40's-50's it might be a nice risk but doubt a top line team thats competing for top 8 would be highly unlikely
Would take him at Essendon if gws are willing to pay some of his contract.
They wont pay some of his salary and if they did you wouldnt get him that cheap
there would be a dozen clubs that would take him if the salary was not that high
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Then I doubt Giants all trade him.
He's only done one, with two surgeries needed because the first graft didn't take.
From watching his rare senior games he seems to lack intensity and urgency and just doesn't work hard enough. Jogs casually around the field without applying pressure or attacking the contest unless the ball is in his lap. Langford is a good comparison as far as limitations go.
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Bonar could be part of the Patton deal.
A no-excuses club like Hawthorn might get the best out of him.
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This time last year every club didnt rate Jeremy Finlayson. And Im glad they did, keep on doing it.
What's the GWS supporter view on why he can't crack the side and is seemingly behind younger players?
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He's 20, just needs to bide his time, plenty of players don't break out in the first or second season, not a big deal.
I don't think hes had much in the way of a decent preseason since he was 15 or 16 so he still screams untapped potential IMO
This is what i noticed when we smacked them in the snow game. Has me a bit worried if we do indeed pick him up.
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Sounds like a fair assessment.
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Ill raise you 28
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Worth slightly less points to them if they care about those extra 50 points anyway
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He needs to build his tank. He also is a big ball hunter. He’s got two more years with us. I’d like to see us keep him for one more year to see if he improves those two areas.
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Does he want to stay though?
Hard to see him getting a game next year. Ward and Cogs to come back, hately is also way ahead of him.
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Sounds like GWS would take that.
His injury history and lack of exposed talent at the level make him a big risk. And he chews up valuable cap space for sides that value that.
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I dont think Hately is, Bonar was injured when Hately was getting games.
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