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

[BluesRBest]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

Yes please

 

[slashin_velvet]

They’re not fair dinkum some of these guys. Walsh is an endurance athlete who has become a very average one over the past couple of years. He is now being beaten easily by Elijah Hollands

Yes, he should be a lot more straight laced like cleanskin, straight-edge Elijah Hollands....remind me why he missed the first two rounds?

 

[plentyblckie]

Re SDK
Dont worry bout what cats say and don't ask them.
Get infront of him and hus family.
At the very least u will force cats to pay more and if we get on front foot with him and family u put cats on the back foot trying to hold their ground with him instead of attacking us by trying to get Tom.
F the cats..we need to geelong geelong

 

[Beyond Blue]

There's absolutely no doubt Austin knows everything we do and a lot more...

We should be absolutely all over the intel on whether or not Sam De Koning is looking to leave via his brother but I’m not sure we are for two reasons:

1) Barrass and the McGovern brothers are very good mates and they would have known Barrass was considering leaving last year and this year. Austin would have been able to get access easily Barrass to sound him out too. Yet not once has it ever been reported that we were interested in him despite the fact that he is literally the exact player we need.

2) I am starting to think Austin’s views on key defenders is one elite key defender is sufficient if surrounded by mobile tallish interceptor types or guys who can defend a variety of forwards. This is why the only defender we’ve been linked to is Haynes. IMO there’s also evidence to point to this “philosophy” via his work at the Tigers and the Dogs.

 

[BlueTongue]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

For the love of god let it be true

 

[The Flying Doormat]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

 

[GT619]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

 

[The Bighouse]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

He’s quit as the GWS board’s footy director, hasn’t he?
That’d be it for media career for now, 3AW, Ch9 + podcast/s.

 

[Wickzki]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

One can only hope.

I "went" to uni with Jimmy (he was a poster boy of online study when I was studying). I'm biased when it comes to him.

Things I remember about Jimmy as a student (added context: did a number of group projects with him)

• Diligent student
• active communicator -- was a regular on the discussion forums
• No mucking about - was invested in getting the job done to the best of his and the team's ability
• Accepting of his own (and others) knowledge gaps. Didn't carry on like he knew everything. Respectfully listened to others when they offered something of value. Offered a counter point when he had one. Offered his thoughts openly when asked.
• Empathetic when others had issues or concerns

Non-study wise: He comes across a bit arrogant at times in the media - and he may well be - but it's the type of arrogance that fits into the above - just gets the job done and has confidence in his abilities.

If Cook has helped us get him to the club then it could be one of the most important moves of his tenure at the club.

 

[ferrisb]

So in the space of a few months, we've gone from having too many choirboys on the list to having too many partyboys on the list? Got it.

You need Choirboys in the side if you want a flag-winning Run to Paradise....

 

[ferrisb]

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Did you have to pay royalties to KohPhi for that?

 

[ferrisb]

So excited for Sydney victory tonight. Now with Port out of it Houston can focus on coming across to us.

Port making the grand final would have meant one less suspended game for Carlton...

 

[GT619]

Did you have to pay royalties to KohPhi for that?

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

He has another decade of senior footy at Geelong.

If he jumps ship because he got left out of some finals after a patchy year, then he’d be a bit of a sook, really.

Played in a flag in his 2nd year and has been backed by his club all the way, whilst playing in a winning side most weeks.

He won’t go, and Geelong wouldn’t let him anyway.

Sounds good but past a point, what a Club wants becomes irrelevant....

 

[Campoeasy]

Could help them get Bailey Smith

You're not giving up sdk for Bailey bloody Smith

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

They've been an aging list since 2007. Won't be a factor in any decision making by SDK.

you know this for a fact?

In the next 12 months (24 months being generous) they'll lose :

1. Dangerfield
2. Tuohy
3. Hawkins
4. Stanley (put Pitto in a trade...)
5. Blicavs
6. Rohan
7. Duncan


All will be 34 or more older during 2025.

with Cam Guthrie, Tom Stewart and Jezza not far behind....


But all good, they've got Bailey Smith coming in....

 

[Accidental genius]

Hearing from a good source that Brad Lloyd is on the way out. Bartel being targeted to replace him.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

You're not giving up sdk for Bailey bloody Smith

They need a better pick to get Smith. So compensation wise

 

[Accidental genius]

Getting SDK is a pipe dream...unfortunately

Cats just don't trade that way.

 

[Accidental genius]

Maybe we will hear more about Houston with Port's season now being over

 

[CCurnow3votes]

John Ralph - "Sam De Koning not in this side, my understanding is Sam De Koning is very, very, unimpressed to miss out for another week in a row"

What a surprise.

You’d expect the guy to be delighted!

 

[Arr0w]

We should be absolutely all over the intel on whether or not Sam De Koning is looking to leave via his brother but I’m not sure we are for two reasons:

1) Barrass and the McGovern brothers are very good mates and they would have known Barrass was considering leaving last year and this year. Austin would have been able to get access easily Barrass to sound him out too. Yet not once has it ever been reported that we were interested in him despite the fact that he is literally the exact player we need.

2) I am starting to think Austin’s views on key defenders is one elite key defender is sufficient if surrounded by mobile tallish interceptor types or guys who can defend a variety of forwards. This is why the only defender we’ve been linked to is Haynes. IMO there’s also evidence to point to this “philosophy” via his work at the Tigers and the Dogs.

We couldn't afford the draft picks for Barrass, let alone SDK

 

[swuzzlebubble]

We couldn't afford the draft picks for Barrass, let alone SDK

Current and future first not enough?

 

[Arr0w]

Current and future first not enough?

It's what it would take, then salary component, both of which limits other targets/strategies for the next 2 years