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[Accidental genius]

dows fitness looked to be a problem this year. he has to improve his fitness and also needs to add a bit of size.

 

[The Bighouse]

dows fitness looked to be a problem this year. he has to improve his fitness and also needs to add a bit of size.

And spend every training session with Diesel working on his skills and on the way out with Sav for his goal kicking.

 

[Beast__Mode]

Need him to be on one of those kiddy leashes all summer, with Diesel at the other end of it. Urgently needs skills and composure when disposing.

 

[ESKIE]

Paddy comes across as hard working a guy that will do everything to improve

 

[Benaly28]

dows fitness looked to be a problem this year. he has to improve his fitness and also needs to add a bit of size.

Pretty sure Dow was injured in pre season and carried it most of the year.

 

[gab213]

Second year player whose good performance in his first year raised the expectations that supporters place upon him, we've
Been down this path recently with Weitering. He just needs time, I'm confident that Dow will be fine.

 

[BigBreakfast]

Great post.

I for one am in total agreement with you. I do believe players should be made to honour their contracts, but...

If a player has a major life issue which is preventing them from living comfortably and the need to go back home is dire, then yes by all means ask for a trade.

If it’s for greed or the want to just return home then I believe the club trading should be overly compensated, which we most certainly were with Gibbs.

Now don’t for one second think I didn’t want Papley, I did!

This will be an unpopular opinion among the masses but I’m glad Daniher and Papley were held to their contracts.

I’d want SOS to do the same, which he did with Bryce, if one of our interstate players wanted to return home whilst contracted.

The Daniher situation is a little different but a contract is a contract.

You can’t sign longish term deals for security then as soon as something changes up and leave.

Obviously there can be extenuating circumstances and life changing situations can arise at the drop of the hat, but they are employees at the end of the day and a contract is a contract.

Unless of course

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then the club with the player wanting to leave holds the whip hand.

Dodoro holding off for 12 months gives his club time to either get Joe to stay, or alternatively find some sort of replacement or a better draft in which to be remunerated.

I’m still hopeful we’ll get Paps. Wines would also be awesome.

The deal that should’ve been simple was the Martin trade, and now we get him for nothing. So EAD. Cochroach

Particularly when clubs front end big dollars in a deal to fit salary cap needs, then said player runs with the big bucks in pocket to a new club.

The eternal question will be who decides on the extenuating circumstances which allow a player to break a contract? Raise a can of worms which underpins the entire contractual system.

 

[Benaly28]

if our best 22 is available for round 1 then i would be confident we can be competitive and jag a win against the ferals.

What does our best 22 look like?

 

[gab213]

What does our best 22 look like? I

It depends on who you ask.

 

[Beast__Mode]

If one of our better contracted players wanted out and we got overs, you do the deal and move on

Depends. If he was critical/unique to our balance, was contracted for several years and didn’t have a significant/pressing reason to move, I’d consider the merits of enforcing the contract.

That’s probably what Sydney are telling themselves now, only they and Papley know how significant the go home factor is. Never mind trying to get Daniher while under contract etc. sounds like the club have a lot of work to do to get him back in to the fold.

 

[BigBreakfast]

Have a good feeling about Kennedy this year. If he is over his ankle issues, reckon he could start getting some serious midfield minutes.

That's what many said last year. Hope it's true this time.

 

[Accidental genius]

What does our best 22 look like?

curnow fit mcgov and H in the side with eddie...usual backs with hopefully doc back in the side. kruze in ruck. fit dow and stronger bulkier jsos. potentially martin.

 

[ctwenty1]

Second year player whose good performance in his first year raised the expectations that supporters place upon him, we've
Been down this path recently with Weitering. He just needs time, I'm confident that Dow will be fine.

As will LOB

 

[Beast__Mode]

What does our best 22 look like?

This is honestly the most overrated and over inflated question infecting this board (I’m sure all club boards).

Show me the last game Carlton played without an injured player on the list.

Never mind the fact best 22 one week is not best 22 the following.

Just take the best 30 players on the list and decide if you like the look of 25-30 playing regular football. Because each of the top 30 are a pretty good chance of playing regular senior footy based on form, fitness and matchup.

Edit: Sorry Benaly I’m not directing that to you personally, just a general sounding off!

 

[Stamos]

So been away for a few days ... is every campaigner finished with throwing their toys out of the cot yet??

Nah, Tony Cochrane is still going

 

[ctwenty1]

curnow fit mcgov and H in the side with eddie...usual backs with hopefully doc back in the side. kruze in ruck. fit dow and stronger bulkier jsos. potentially martin.

Is it sacrilege for me to say Doc isn’t in my best 22? I’m just not expecting anything after two acls. Of course I hope I’m wrong, but just seems a lot to come back from.

 

[Accidental genius]

Is it sacrilege for me to say Doc isn’t in my best 22? I’m just not expecting anything after two acls. Of course I hope I’m wrong, but just seems a lot to come back from.

we can only hope he'll be ok. he is the type to take the recovery program seriously.

 

[ctwenty1]

we can only hope he'll be ok. he is the type to take the recovery program seriously.

Except from the trampolining

 

[Stamos]

Was really impressed with Gibbo this year. Seems like he played better as the season went on. Great work ethic and determined. Should've been rewarded with a contract.

He got a contract.
Being on the rookie list rather than the senior list makes zero difference for the player now, it's just a way of the club managing the list.

 

[gab213]

Is it sacrilege for me to say Doc isn’t in my best 22? I’m just not expecting anything after two acls. Of course I hope I’m wrong, but just seems a lot to come back from.

Yes it is, a fit Doc is best 22 at any time. Fingers crossed that he can make it back but for the purpose of this exercise I think that you have to assume that he will.

 

[Pafloyul]

Is it sacrilege for me to say Doc isn’t in my best 22? I’m just not expecting anything after two acls. Of course I hope I’m wrong, but just seems a lot to come back from.

No, same here. It just suits the way I look at things to view his possible inclusion as a bonus rather than a given.

 

[rog1995]

He got a contract.
Being on the rookie list rather than the senior list makes zero difference for the player now, it's just a way of the club managing the list.

Financially it certainly does.

 

[Accidental genius]

Except from the trampolining

sorry what is this about?

 

[ferrisb]

What does our best 22 look like?

 

[Stamos]

Second year player whose good performance in his first year raised the expectations that supporters place upon him, we've
Been down this path recently with Weitering. He just needs time, I'm confident that Dow will be fine.

He won't be fine.
He'll be a ****ing gun.