Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXV - 'Loopy' Season has begun

[teagueyubeauty]

I just don't get why we don't have a 1 year offer for him on the table, rather than let him go scott free. Worst case is we keep him for another year, give him 6 months to recover on light training, and hope our new Head of High Performance can get him right for the second half of next year.

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[Revenant1965]

Did not realise Houston was a big name

Houston isn't a big name. Now...
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti,
biggest double-barreled name, and
Robert DiPierdomenico,
biggest single-barreled name...

 

[btdg]

I just don't get why we don't have a 1 year offer for him on the table, rather than let him go scott free. Worst case is we keep him for another year, give him 6 months to recover on light training, and hope our new Head of High Performance can get him right for the second half of next year.

The most important ability a player can have is availability.

Martin has missed 7, 11, 10, 13, and 21 games since joining Carlton - he has managed to play in 54 out of a possible 115 matches for us. He's also turning 30 before the start of next season. It's unlikely to get a lot better at this point.

We simply cannot keep carrying players who aren't available; we've just had a season wrecked by injury. We're going into next year with Docherty and Silvagni both rehabbing ACL injuries - that's two core players that are heavy injury risks. I don't think we can carry ANY beyond that...

 

[Blue since 72]

The Age reporting Jack Martin will leave the club.

Love Jack but it’s the right decision

He may have been told it’s ok to explore options. If not we’ll see what we can do.

 

[tarczonandjane]

I remember one of the Covid years where we played Port Adelaide at the MCG in front of no one.

Houston got the ball in the middle and drilled a pass that was about 55 metres straight to his leading forward. I’ve never forgotten it.

That said, the price being discussed of even just one first round draft pick is too high for me. Yes, he’s a very good player. Yes, he’s an All Australian. But he’s 28 years old in 2025. And as has been discussed, he likely takes away from development of Cowan or Wilson.

Draft and develop the next Houston instead.

 

[agro]

I remember one of the Covid years where we played Port Adelaide at the MCG in front of no one.

Houston got the ball in the middle and drilled a pass that was about 55 metres straight to his leading forward. I’ve never forgotten it.

That said, the price being discussed of even just one first round draft pick is too high for me. Yes, he’s a very good player. Yes, he’s an All Australian. But he’s 28 years old in 2025. And as has been discussed, he likely takes away from development of Cowan or Wilson.

Draft and develop the next Houston instead.

We gave up a first rounder for Saad - which I still maintain was overs - Saad may have been a year younger

 

[Soapy V]

If we could get Houston and keep Pick 11, I would nearly support that

Houston, Pick 11, Campo twins and some smart trades/Rookies would strengthen or list and not hurt our SC that much

Important then we clear a few mature players for Draftees/Rookies/SSPs

 

[SurreyBlue]

We gave up a first rounder for Saad - which I still maintain was overs - Saad may have been a year younger

Let’s not make the same mistake again? Surely we learn!
Like Saad but he can’t defend. Now opposition coaches pull him deep and he’s done.
Credit to him, he gives his all and tries to improve but we as a club need to be smart.

 

[Arr0w]

We gave up a first rounder for Saad - which I still maintain was overs - Saad may have been a year younger

I didn't like the Saad trade, part cost, but moreso the wrong timing, as we hadn't even broken into or established ourselves in the 8

I think the timing is better now for a Houston type, but cost is still an important factor

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

He's 27 and been All-Australian the last two years...
He's durable (barely missed a game the last three years), can kick the ball better than anyone we have in our team (only Mitch McGovern in our entire squad has better disposal efficiency) + he's averaged over 11,200 metres gained per season the last two years (more than any of our current players).

AND, it appears his preference is to play with us (best mates with JSOS)

We struggle to move the ball out of half back and indeed with our precision inside 50 (in 2023 he had 113 x Inside 50's!).

He is the type of player that would help us greatly.

No brainer.

This

 

[The Flying Doormat]

Yes, but like DQ I am not posting them anymore. Tired of the crap by the trolls on here

You can always PM them to ferrisb. He'll lob them on the Bluemour thread. Discretion assured.

 

[WyntersGame_]

I'd love to have Houston if we didn't have other glaring issues on our list. He's a genuine A-grader

His disposal is brilliant and he would be the cherry on top of the cake if our other needs weren't so blatantly obvious

If he does come across i hope he is allowed to play with the freedom/ creativity he currently has. There would be nothing worse than stifling his creativity because it doesn't fit with the game plan (ie. Saad)

It would be a waste of money and picks

 

[swuzzlebubble]

You can always PM them to ferrisb. He'll lob them on the Bluemour thread. Discretion assured.

Yep he'd do it for the likes

 

[tarczonandjane]

We gave up a first rounder for Saad - which I still maintain was overs - Saad may have been a year younger

Agreed, Agro. Saad is a reference point for me too, albeit I do think Houston is a better fit for our list needs than Saad was.

 

[jpfalvo]

The problem is Voss doesn’t seem to want to play anyone but his supposed top 23 and only does when his hand is forced.

Mannagh and Humphries would have been left to rot in the twos

Until such time as Voss takes the names off the magnets every week and decides the team on form and fitness we are wasting our time looking at those types


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[BrisbaneCFC]

I just don't get why we don't have a 1 year offer for him on the table, rather than let him go scott free. Worst case is we keep him for another year, give him 6 months to recover on light training, and hope our new Head of High Performance can get him right for the second half of next year.

Suggested this a few weeks back. Id hold him. But others have said our staff have deemed him finished. So Id assume he's gone.

 

[Arr0w]

I just don't get why we don't have a 1 year offer for him on the table, rather than let him go scott free. Worst case is we keep him for another year, give him 6 months to recover on light training, and hope our new Head of High Performance can get him right for the second half of next year.

At some stage we might offer him a cheap 1 year deal

 

[skadoosh]

Yep he'd do it for the likes

 

[WalshYouLegend]

I remember one of the Covid years where we played Port Adelaide at the MCG in front of no one.

Houston got the ball in the middle and drilled a pass that was about 55 metres straight to his leading forward. I’ve never forgotten it.

That said, the price being discussed of even just one first round draft pick is too high for me. Yes, he’s a very good player. Yes, he’s an All Australian. But he’s 28 years old in 2025. And as has been discussed, he likely takes away from development of Cowan or Wilson.

Draft and develop the next Houston instead.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

I'd keep Martin - on minimal coin - he owes us IF the S & C team think they can get him on the park more often.

Cuners and Marchy totally replaceable, Martin however offers a unique skill set....

Imagine he'd be a fantastic mentor for Moir too.

 

[Benaly28]

Need to get rid of ALL injury prone players,doesn’t matter who they are.


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[JoeyPBLUES]

I live near Torquay and see their young guns pretty often at my local trivia

They just get treated like regular people in Geelong, I even had a player buy something off of me on marketplace

I don’t reckon you get that luxury in Melbourne, they always seem to be ducking their heads and avoiding eye contact

Saw Gawn outside the AFLW game at GMHBA as I was leaving Chin Chin’s and when I made eye contact he immediately looked at the floor, probably keen to avoid anyone noticing him or hassling him

Think there are a lot of intangibles that Geelong provides that are unique for a Victorian based club

Mate if I was getting paid what these blokes are on to have that lifestyle and live in/near Torquay there’s no way in hell you’d catch me in Melbourne

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Mate if I was getting paid what these blokes are on to have that lifestyle and live in/near Torquay there’s no way in hell you’d catch me in Melbourne

Yeah, and most of the Melbourne based players spend time down here during summer too

It’s great here, just colder and windier which is miserable June through August but that’s their working months anyway where they’ll be in Sydney, QLD or Perth probably once a month anyway

Seems a good deal to me

 

[Michael Jezz]

I didn't like the Saad trade, part cost, but moreso the wrong timing, as we hadn't even broken into or established ourselves in the 8

I think the timing is better now for a Houston type, but cost is still an important factor

Houston don't want. 4 yr big money deal for a 28 year old, Half back Flanker. You know carlton, when in doubt, go for a name.

 

[TheReal99prelim]

I would rather keep Matt Carroll (who I know nothing about) for 1 year than anyone of Martin, Marchbank or Cuningham