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

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Think Port's happy enough with Georgiadis, Marshall and Finlayson.

Trade Lord, draft a key to develop

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Lord can relief ruck as well, Marshall has concussion concerns…

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Lord can relief ruck as well, Marshall has concussion concerns…

Pittonet to Port…..

 

[bmaurizio]

Pies most probably will get their deals done, somehow they always done and be a much stronger team in 2025.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Pittonet to Port…..

Still leaves us a genuine ruck backup short though…

 

[carlton_99]

Pies most probably will get their deals done, somehow they always done and be a much stronger team in 2025.

Served them well in 24'

 

[Soapy V]

Still leaves us a genuine ruck backup short though…

Pruess

 

[Blue Crippto]

People seem so thrilled not to give Port 'what they want' and don't care about getting Houston. Just watch another team thrive with him.
We have enough quality defence do we?
Would you say Doc and Guv are the durable sorts?
Just throw SOS down there you say?
You wanna scramble again like we did all year?

Who's gonna fill in? Lewis? Mmm.

Who do we have that's coming in as a kpd?
Maybe there are a few almost ready to play?
Who? How many?
Williams plays forward now. Marchy has gone.
HAynes...yes. 32yo. I hope he's durable.
I just don't get the almost gleeful 'we don't need him' chorus.
Cos I reckon we'd be greatly enhanced with him.
No. I'm not saying sell the farm.
But please try very hard to find a way Austin.
Our time is now.
Maybe losing almost all our backline has made me somewhat sensitive around this.

Well said mate, I can tell you as a mate of Houston's his preferred destination is Carlton. Players at Carlton want him in including Weitering who is a big fan as he knows how consistent Houston is compared to a lot of our other defenders who are up and down.

 

[carlton_99]

Pruess

Didn't he do a hammy recently running into the ground in a VFL game? Surely we don't go there

 

[Pablito]

Loved what Austin said.

Priority is draft. Speed, run and a KPD.
Very happy to see him basically infer Houston is unlikely at this stage.

Reckon if we're targeting speed in the draft guys like Travaglia, Berry and Lindsay are in the frame.

And if Trainor is still available he could be an option.

No chance on Hynes

 

[jezza25]

Pruess

Hey Soap. How’s young Hudson’s development coming on ?
Is he a chance at all of playing next year ?

 

[swuzzlebubble]

At what point in the interview did Austin state this?

The question was put to him "Owies, Sam Durdin & Jack Carroll are without deals for next year..." So not definitive but he didn't refute either.

 

[Soapy V]

Hey Soap. How’s young Hudson’s development coming on ?
Is he a chance at all of playing next year ?

If he can get his Hammys right I reckon he will play senior games in 2025. Still raw but mentally tough and has the attributes

 

[Soapy V]

Didn't he do a hammy recently running into the ground in a VFL game? Surely we don't go there

Don’t know but we’ve spoken with him

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Expect a big bombshell to happen within the next week (not Joe Daniher related)

What was this about?

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Pruess

Been fairly injury prone over the past few years Soap, i would have taken him before he was traded to GWS…

 

[jezza25]

If he can get his Hammys right I reckon he will play senior games in 2025. Still raw but mentally tough and has the attributes

These hammys are a theme. Hopefully our new fitness guy can sort all this.
Do you know much about him ?
( sorry forgot his name )

 

[carlton_99]

Don’t know but we’ve spoken with him

Odd because it doesn't seem we have the list spots for him and even if we did a 4th ruck isn't really a pressing need. Injury history is horrible and will be 30 next year. Pittonet more than serviceable as a back-up with HOK developing.

Source for earlier: https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/forg...rs-hamstring-injury-before-warm-up-c-14453974

 

[Red_man2008]

These hammys are a theme. Hopefully our new fitness guy can sort all this.
Do you know much about him ?
( sorry forgot his name )

He did a hammy jumping for a speccy off the bag mid season. Its a one off I thought not recurring.

 

[Soapy V]

If he can get his Hammys right I reckon he will play senior games in 2025. Still raw but mentally tough and has the attributes

Just to expand. Cerra back from Qatar and very happy. Believes hammy problems fixed and feels great. Something to do with nerve endings etc?

Carlton sent Physio with him to observe and hopefully learn something new. Hopefully players like O’Keefe, Saad benefit as well

 

[Soapy V]

Odd because it doesn't seem we have the list spots for him and even if we did a 4th ruck isn't really a pressing need. Injury history is horrible and will be 30 next year. Pittonet more than serviceable as a back-up with HOK developing.

Source for earlier: https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/forg...rs-hamstring-injury-before-warm-up-c-14453974

Might be for depth, due diligence or even reserves? I don’t know anymore than that

 

[carlton_99]

Just to expand. Cerra back from Qatar and very happy. Believes hammy problems fixed and feels great. Something to do with nerve endings etc?

Carlton sent Physio with him to observe and hopefully learn something new. Hopefully players like O’Keefe, Saad benefit as well

You have made my day

 

[Soapy V]

He did a hammy jumping for a speccy off the bag mid season. Its a one off I thought not recurring.

O’Keefe? Did it twice and second one was very bad

 

[circusdevil]

Still leaves us a genuine ruck backup short though…

So does keeping him ...

 

[GoBlues!]

What did the Lions add last year to get over the hump this season?

Sometimes hitting the draft is the best option for a club. There's no feasible targets out there which fill our positional needs for a good price, but they are available in this draft around our picks.

Getting aggressive would be great and someone like Houston or Bailey Smith would be awesome... but we have 3-4 gaps in our list and selling the farm for mature agers just isn't going to possible without giving up all our draft capital and blowing our cap out the water.

Lions started the season poorly, losing 6 of the first 10 games. Even Carlton, Collingwood and Cats beat them at the Gabba in the early rounds. They turned it around in the second half of the season.

Even so GWS beat them twice in the H&A season and was leading by 47 points half way through the third quarter in the SF. How the Lions came back and kicked the last 6 goals to win the game - luck, GWS choked, courageous play …. possibly all the above.

Reckon it was an attacking style of footy through the corridor which turned it around for them in the season and finals more than just adding a player/s.

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Pruess

Still leaves us a genuine backup ruck short though.