Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXV - 'Loopy' Season has begun

[carlton_99]

Way too much IMO for a guy with injury issues and can't get a game up there.

Gold Coast don't seem to rate him.

Don't think he is even close to an Acres (I know different positions) and we had to give up nothing like the above
for him.

Keep our powder dry and seek better options IMO.

25 for Hollands + 32 (after the F/S picks get swallowed up) would value Hollands at ~pick 60. Fremantle currently have pick 60 from us for Acres so it's pretty much the same

 

[GT619]

I want to know why Wicks is still unsigned

They can't find ways to kill him

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Forget Billings. We should be taking mature aged Shaun Mannagh instead.

 

[branedotorg]

Very happy with Hollands on the cheap I think we will get he best out of him too, was he a Carlton supporter too?

Crows iirc

 

[marcmurphy3]

Way too much IMO for a guy with injury issues and can't get a game up there.

Gold Coast don't seem to rate him.

Don't think he is even close to an Acres (I know different positions) and we had to give up nothing like the above
for him.

Keep our powder dry and seek better options IMO.

No injury issues. Pretty much played every game since returning from his acl. Very different proposition to Acres. Higher risk higher reward.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Way too much IMO for a guy with injury issues and can't get a game up there.

Gold Coast don't seem to rate him.

Don't think he is even close to an Acres (I know different positions) and we had to give up nothing like the above
for him.

Keep our powder dry and seek better options IMO.

Bloke finally got to play in his preferred position in the VFL grand final, had 30 touches, 10 tackles and 6 clearances and you think a pick downgrade is too much.

David King on trading day tonight said in relation to all the bargain buys trading picks 30's and similar "he's the best of the lot of them clearly".

The mooted pick downgrade equates to about what we paid for Acres.

Could have been a #1 draftpick. Huge potential reward for us and potentially a 200 game player.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Why aren't clubs chasing Jack Billings?

A jack of all trades, but a master of none, the once highly-rated junior may want out of Moorabbin but nobody is biting.

www.zerohanger.com

His injury list is very impressive, kicked 5 & had 30 once & never came close again

Saints trying to offload to him to anyone, highly likely they’re stuck with him…

 

[bluesDeluxe]

I am still confident we will get further up the draft order. May not happen until the night but I have no doubt it will happen

Hollands, 2 good picks and 2-3 mature players will be our lot

You keep mentioning 2-3 mature players however we don't have the list spaces

 

[Sector 7G]

Bloke finally got to play in his preferred position in the VFL grand final, had 30 touches, 10 tackles and 6 clearances and you think a pick downgrade is too much.

David King on trading day tonight said in relation to all the bargain buys trading picks 30's and similar "he's the best of the lot of them clearly".

The mooted pick downgrade equates to about what we paid for Acres.

Could have been a #1 draftpick. Huge potential reward for us and potentially a 200 game player.

Those are almost Paddy Dow like numbers

 

[RoyalBlues]

Forget Billings. We should be taking mature aged Shaun Mannagh instead.

Could be mannagh from heaven you think?

 

[Kramer1]

Those are almost Paddy Dow like numbers

Poignant, incisive...would read again.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Those are almost Paddy Dow like numbers

I look at the Paddy Dow situation with us rather like George Hewitt at the Swans, clearly a talented and capable footballer who for a variety of reasons, just couldn't find a place in our best 22.

Both player and club (Swans and George) seem better off with the split, no doubt with us and Paddy I would say

 

[HarryFlashman]

Those are almost Paddy Dow like numbers

If he was having an avg day

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Bloke finally got to play in his preferred position in the VFL grand final, had 30 touches, 10 tackles and 6 clearances and you think a pick downgrade is too much.

David King on trading day tonight said in relation to all the bargain buys trading picks 30's and similar "he's the best of the lot of them clearly".

The mooted pick downgrade equates to about what we paid for Acres.

Could have been a #1 draftpick. Huge potential reward for us and potentially a 200 game player.

I think Hollands is a huge pickup, he’ll be best 22 as a HFF who can pinch hit in the middle. He’s a lot taller than Cottrell, Fog and Cuningham. At worst, he’s a depth pickup for a pick downgrade and at best he’s an Uber talented midfielder with a few years of development in the AFL system under his belt.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Those are almost Paddy Dow like numbers

Yep, to be fair its obviously VFL but grand final is a bit of a step up. I think that Elijah might have had a lazy 30 against us later in the season.

Paddy was getting similar numbers in the reserves. Never had more than 24 in his senior career for us though.

 

[thylacine60]

Forget Billings. We should be taking mature aged Shaun Mannagh instead.

Has ferris used Mannagh from heaven, yet? Asking for a distant relative .....

 

[RoyalBlues]

I want to know why Wicks is still unsigned

Can’t wait for your new single Arr0w- “I’ve been waiting for a pick like you”

 

[BigFrizz36]

Let it go Harry. It's over.

Sleep well tonight. Tomorrow's a new day.

 

[Bletch]

Has ferris used Mannagh from heaven, yet? Asking for a distant relative .....

Could be mannagh from heaven you think?

 

[DangerousD]

I want to know why Wicks is still unsigned

Also no chat or talk in the media about other clubs snogging around.

 

[DollarsandSense]

Forget Billings. We should be taking mature aged Shaun Mannagh instead.

Yes please. Exactly what we need.

 

[Sector 7G]

If he was having an avg day

“Don’t it always seem to go. That you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?”

 

[DangerousD]

You keep mentioning 2-3 mature players however we don't have the list spaces

After the Dow trade we will have 4 spots, it wouldn’t be a stretch to draft two and recruit two, so we do have the list spaces.

 

[HarryFlashman]

Let it go Harry. It's over.

Sleep well tonight. Tomorrow's a new day.

U first, u can’t help yourself, if u wanna make it interesting I’m happy to take bets on Dows numbers next yr vs our listed players

 

[Sonny Jim]

I'm sold.
Get Mannagh and Hollands.
Hit the draft hard after that.
Don't worry about Billings, keep the spaces for youth development and keep the salary cap under control.