Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXVI - 'Loopy' Season in full swing

[Sam The Doc]

They just asked him if everything was ok

clearly left his calves at home...

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Lol. Hasn't played for a month. Of course he's going to pass a medical.

Nothing to test when you ain’t got any calves left lol

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Luke Trainor. Lyndsay suffered a PCL at the end of the season

I get confused with the two, I actually like the look of Trainor.

I still prefer Tauru and Travaglia, I’m just not in love with Berry and Lyndsay like everyone else is on this board.

Berry in particular I worry about his physicality and how he will hold up in the afl level against grown men. Just me I’d prefer Dattoli over Berry

 

[Foucault1989]

Too skinny to play true KPD well, and just doesn't accumulate as an interceptor with basic defensive responsibilities.

They tried swinging him forward in the VFL and he got found out after 2 games.

This just reads like you've been huffing BF/media draft insights. Hotton should be rated higher than both.

Berry is a very stock standard forward that will get pushed off the ball at the elite level, probably his whole career.

Not sure he has enough of a speed/agility combo to get around that, but he's closer than most and has a good endurance base. Sad case of an undersized mid in the modern game, and reminiscent of Fogarty.

Travaglia when I've watched him has been all arms and legs, repeatedly cooking disposal efforts under basic pressure because he tries to explode from HB every time.

You absolutely do not want to turn Hotton into a power mid, it will destroy the best parts of his game. Just need to build stability in his hips and knees, and teach him not to mindlessly hurtle himself into the air for the football - unless it's absolutely necessary - as well as how to land.


So to be clear, he kicked 13 goals in 13 games for the rest of his NAB League season, which matches up with his VFL output so far.

If he's immediately our best small forward, we're ****ed. He's a slow mark and kick player, like Owies. Not worth a list spot, so I assume he's a possible VFL signing.

If that's true, it's the first time your mate has been a proper source too, because you've both just given him away to other player managers.

I think you're telling the truth, but I think you're being partially fed disinformation, which would be standard fare* this time of year.

You're more of a draft watcher than me but in the highlights I've seen I haven't been overly impressed with Hotton. His kicking action looks a bit funny and he seems a bit chaos. Berry looks a bit smoother and classier in my untrained eye

 

[Sam The Doc]

Nothing to test when you ain’t got any calves left lol

jinxsy

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

The cerra part not playing R1 could’ve been a hyperbole from my source but he was defs told he isn’t guaranteed R1 selection and was told we are looking at adding youth and changing up our midfield mix.

The view the club has is to get konstanty and berry as small forwards and try playing Fogarty on ball as well as durdin (rlly rate this he was always touted as a burst inside mid in his draft year).

The club knows we need leg speed.

The player we are looking at as a salary dump is quite the opposite, but is a great addition if he does happen- makes sense why Kennedy is on the table also. All in all the club knows we need speed (this is driven also by stewie dew who will be made offical by the new year) his game style is dynamic and will utilise Saad, Williams, Durdin, Fogarty pace and also harry and Charlie as tall forwards due to fast ball movement.

But yes cerra was given a rocket up the ass and also told he is on the table for Trac-he is open to this given he wanted to go to dees before us when we got him. He would also be their number 1 mid (maybe viney arguably) when Oliver leaves and should Trac leave.

We've needed leg speed for a decade. Still waiting.

 

[Ninja Worrier]

You're more of a draft watcher than me but in the highlights I've seen I haven't been overly impressed with Hotton. His kicking action looks a bit funny and he seems a bit chaos. Berry looks a bit smoother and classier in my untrained eye

Hannaford for me is more that high intensity chaos type player with hotton sitting in the middle of the two

 

[Jimmae]

Tend to agree re Joe Berry. If we recruit him feel we'll end up with another average small forward with deficiencies joining Fogarty, Motlop and Durdin.

I do like like the look of Lindsay and Hotton.

Lindsay is one I'm even less enamoured with: tracks a lot of footy around the ground but rarely escapes, plenty of handling errors and dodgy handballs. Is a prodigious kick when he gets going but how is he finding space and time at the next level?

I think he might wind up being a general defender rather than a mid, to reverse that he needs to find either serious strength or speed.

 

[CeeDee88]

Let’s just say the name was Marcus B … no wait, that’s too obvious. It was M. Bontempelli.

Not many posts on here make me laugh out loud, but this was one of them.

Well done Fish

 

[marcmurphy3]

I wonder if Fiorini is the salary dump player that's been alluded too, maybe in a deal that nets us pick 12.

I doubt goldcoast are in a position to give it away like with Bowes (unfortunately), but if we take Fiorini it might help us get it for unders.

Replaces Kennedy as far as midfield depth.

 

[TENACIOUS]

Yep, he plays third base...

I got there once.. Might have met him…

 

[Jimmae]

You're more of a draft watcher than me but in the highlights I've seen I haven't been overly impressed with Hotton. His kicking action looks a bit funny and he seems a bit chaos. Berry looks a bit smoother and classier in my untrained eye

Hotton is a lankier build, so will look more ungainly at times, particularly stretching out for the ball. Plays through contact a lot better than Berry via a combination of better speed, agility, and general strength.

Bit bandy* legged at the time of his injury though, and so perhaps it would have been his ankles that caused drama if his knee hadn't given way. Will need to gain a little strength through the legs, and the aforementioned issues with aerial judgement and landing.

Hotton just has that extra athletic and general skill edge that sees him dominate games that Berry would instead tick over. Berry is more of a challenge to figure out how you get him into the game at the highest level.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

I wonder if Fiorini is the salary dump player that's been alluded too, maybe in a deal that nets us pick 12.

I doubt goldcoast are in a position to give it away like with Bowes (unfortunately), but if we take Fiorini it might help us get it for unders.

Replaces Kennedy as far as midfield depth.

I mentioned him earlier but Soapy V ruled out inside mids

 

[Monty1978]

I just can't believe he could have a 'positive' medical - what did they test ?

They just looked at his licence and said he is old enough so it’s a pass

 

[Just Kreuzing]

I just can't believe he could have a 'positive' medical - what did they test ?

Scanned his calves, nothing showed up……

 

[Red_man2008]

I like a good rumour and or information as much as much as the next guy, but this long post reads like a summary of the last month on here mixed with a list of personal preferences of what he wants/ she wants. I mean Cerra told at the beginning of September he isnt playing Round 1 sometime in March 2025 seems very much far-fetched to me.

Willing to stand corrected however.

He didn’t say Cerra is not playing round 1 but that it’s not guaranteed.

 

[Ninja Worrier]

Would certainly cope with Fiorini on our list if it helps net pick 12, could do a lot worse as depth

 

[Gointocarlton]

I just can't believe he could have a 'positive' medical - what did they test ?

I can't see him playing Geelong's "end to end fast game" successfully. If they sit him closer to home and reduce the km's he has to cover, he might given them something. They might me able to cover the running aspect for him, he would replace Rohan I guess. He is a strong mark for his size. Good luck to him but I have doubts.

 

[Arr0w]

You're more of a draft watcher than me but in the highlights I've seen I haven't been overly impressed with Hotton. His kicking action looks a bit funny and he seems a bit chaos. Berry looks a bit smoother and classier in my untrained eye

I've watched a couple of games, he does have great team ethos, strong overhead, smart, but I find him lazy, sloppy and rarely does he extend himself

That might change in a professional system, but I wouldn't take him in the 1st round

 

[Blue_Fusion]

believe the Age has gotten it wrong we are sounding out wright but for Lloyds role not cook

Probably what you're hearing is because Wright can't step in as CEO next year.

 

[Arr0w]

Would certainly cope with Fiorini on our list if it helps net pick 12, could do a lot worse as depth

I'd be surprised if he left GC, for any other side other than the Pies

 

[AB_Blue]

Lol. Hasn't played for a month. Of course he's going to pass a medical.

If he plays more than 10-15 games then all the talk about our fitness department from the previous seasons may have some merit…

 

[Arr0w]

Lindsay is one I'm even less enamoured with: tracks a lot of footy around the ground but rarely escapes, plenty of handling errors and dodgy handballs. Is a prodigious kick when he gets going but how is he finding space and time at the next level?

I think he might wind up being a general defender rather than a mid, to reverse that he needs to find either serious strength or speed.

Lindsay doesn't lack speed

 

[Ninja Worrier]

Yeah jimmae might be best served watching more tac highlights, Lyndsay has no trouble getting to the outside

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

I know it's wrong of me to say or think it.

But if he plays 20+ games next year I'll spew up.

You absolutely know its gonna happen. He's gonna kick 5 in the last round against us to knock us out of finals contention.