Bluemour Discussion Thread XIII - Facts Not Welcome

[Fred Sexton]

Makes you think... Was it all just great posturing back Shiel’s management? Or were we really that close


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[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

They beat Geelong, Sydney, Giants, West Coast lost to Hawthorn, Collingwood and Tigers in that run so winning more games than they lost against top 8 sides. That's a hell of a lot better than Collingwood and Melbourne and probably better than most finals sides.
Add in an AA mid and FF and they are as well placed as anyone

Edit all the Richmond, colllingwood and Hawks games were very close so not far off

 

[Sector 7G]

Breaking news:

Shiel's dog Juddy requests trade to Setterfield!

In a further update Shiel's dog has been renamed Sheeds.

 

[footyfan1978]

Rightio, who else is on the radar???

Exactly.

 

[dlb99]

I think we are going to be a powerhouse going forward, I wanted Shiel but I wasn't all in like many on here (mainly because of the price). There is no denying though that the year we just had didn't paint a very impressive picture. It was always going to a difficult task in selling us to a player who went through a tough build in his younger years.

Did you see our injury list?
Brendon Bolton also lost the plot with his game plan this year.

Both should be much much better next year.

I am scrubbing 2018, it did not happen.
We go back to 2016/2017 form but with a better fitness/injury base and our green shoots sprouting.

 

[Jabba73]

Now we do not have Shiel to worry about, how does that make MM suddenly worth a first round pick?

Would not waste our two second rounders to get a mid first for him.

 

[Soapy V]

Exactly. Don’t bother unless A graders. Go the draft.

Not good for development and our young list

 

[dlb99]

They beat Geelong, Sydney, Giants, West Coast lost to Hawthorn, Collingwood and Tigers in that run so winning more games than they lost against top 8 sides. That's a hell of a lot better than Collingwood and Melbourne and probably better than most finals sides.
Add in an AA mid and FF and they are as well placed as anyone

We beat them.

Geelong and Sydney are overrated wins.
West Coast and Giants wins were against undermanned teams.

They always wilt when it really matters.

 

[dlb99]

I feel sorry for cripps. Hopefully he gets some help next year!

Matthew Kennedy should be healthy.

 

[Gavstar]

Oh come on, setterfield might be a great get in future, but he won’t improve us much next year, he can’t, he’s less experienced than Dow.

I’m sorry if I think that very good mature midfielders are more important right now than injured young kids that we can get for cheap, but the latter seems to be SOS’s only winning strategy.

THIS 100%. Setterfield and McLovin are injury prone potential players, likewise Kennedy.

Would prefer Barlow than Dunstan or Tyson.

We have two years to show Cripps we can protect and support him and challenge for finals. We can't afford to lose another year.

 

[Johnny James]

I'm venting on Twitter, i'm not sure its helping.. i may just have to move on.

Don't worry mate.

I am disappointed too but may well be a blessing in disguise.

Would have had to give up a lot to get him.

Sammy Walsh will be a beauty and he wants to get to us.

 

[FairKouta]

I don't know about you guys.
But i am exhausted emotionally.
SOS going to have to do something surely we need to add 2 more midfielders this year to stay competitive

 

[Gavstar]

In a further update Shiel's dog has been renamed Sheeds.

Nah he's now called Camporeale,

 

[ferrisb]

Or everyone is far too busy to give any info right now.

If he chooses Essendon as a diehard childhood blues fans he’s a ******* dog. Simple.

Setterfield...

It's ok for an * supporting player to select Carlton.

It's NOT ok for a Carlton supporting player to select *.

C'mon man. I thought we ALL knew this!?!?!

 

[Pafloyul]

What I don't get is the posts that seem to be subtly fuming at the club for something we ultimately had no control over. Be as disappointed as you like but don't treat the failure of the club to land one of our three targets like it's a knife in the back.

 

[ODNBlue]

I've heard that he went to * because his shoulders are stuffed and * are good with the jab...

 

[BringBackSimmo]

I don't know about you guys.
But i am exhausted emotionally.
SOS going to have to do something surely we need to add 2 more midfielders this year to stay competitive

 

[FairKouta]

I've heard that he went to * because his shoulders are stuffed and * are good with the jab...

Are you saying DS is a junkie ?

 

[ferrisb]

BringBackSOS check tweets before posting them.

That last was was disgusting.

What did it say? Essendon are likeable?

 

[Ruckus]

We already have pick 42.

My point being that I don't see #42 being in our hands for long.

Soapy made a very good point, however - it definitely fits Silvagni's MO to bring in a pick or two this year via next year's picks.

One way or another, though, I still see us having a very quiet second day of the draft, with only a few late picks to play with, potentially.

 

[Bostonian]

I feel sorry for cripps. Hopefully he gets some help next year!

I think this needs help thing is a bit overstated. We have solid bodies like Curnow and Kennedy to throw in there at the contest. The problem is more Cripps just wills himself into so many contests it looks like he's doing it all himself when reality is he's so competitive it's hard to keep him away from said contests .

 

[BringBackSimmo]

What did it say? Essendon are likeable?

Something like that.

 

[MacReady]

Edit all the Richmond, colllingwood and Hawks games were very close so not far off

Oh come on mate let’s look at those wins properly. WC had no Kennedy or Darling. Every time they played together this year they won. Cats are shit. Tigers were a game or 2 clear on top and probably should have lost that game to win a flag. Giants were in a bad form slump and they got them at the perfect time (much like we got the druggies in a form slump). They lost to hawks (a good, not great team) and pies twice this year. So please, whilst I rate the druggies as a good team, look a little closer at those games doesn’t show much. FFS the giants beat the swans as well!

 

[Wily trout]

Oh well, we will still get Setters, McG have raided Russel from the Hawks(which could be the best recruit yet) and Collingwood still lost the Grandfinal.

 

[footyfan1978]

Matthew Kennedy should be healthy.

With this Russell guy on board I feel a bit more confident of that now.