Bluemour Melting Pot XXXII - Reaching fever pitch! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[Canyouhearthedrums]

A pick around 8 to 12 is his value be disappointed if we took anything less

Whoa.

2 single figure first rounders for Cerra then. Swings and roundabouts I guess

 

[therubbernub]

But that's the whole point, they aren't gone and I speculated that Brander may not want to wait those years.

Barass, Cole and Rotham look to be their key defense going forward. Edwards has had games too and looked ok. Allen can swing both ends very well but long term looks like their forward. Darling is only 30 and who knows how long he'll play. Waterman is a very good young forward too.

They may even look to add to their key defender pool or use Allen there for a few years and see.

They are stacked.

Barass is a great KPP
Cole is 186cm not KPP
Rotham 193 cm so same height as Plowman hardly KPP in todays game

If you swing Allen back and have lost Kennedy and Darling starting to slow, are you going to rely on Waterman at 191cm

IMO they have every reason to want to retain Brander, and yet they are not. Doesnt smell right to me.

 

[Sonny Jim]

Strange part is this ...

Why the Eagles are salivating over Jarrod Brander, the 17-gamer with 'no ceiling' (afl.com.au)

To this

West Coast Eagle Jarrod Brander faces anxious wait for contract | The West Australian

In 5 months ....

Strange?

Yep definitely strange.
If he's not heavily into drugs or gambling, could be a good Levi replacement, versatile KPP who can contribute in passing chains

 

[Metalcrusher]

Yep definitely strange.
If he's not heavily into drugs or gambling, could be a good Levi replacement, versatile KPP who can contribute in passing chains

If its for a fourth round draft pick, you get it done and back in your culture too. I feel WAY more comfortable saying this now with Cook as CEO.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

I feel WAY more comfortable saying this now with Cook as CEO.

Sounds to me like thinking Eddie Betts can turn around every wayward indigenous player and Andrew Russell can resolve everyone's injuries.

 

[Metalcrusher]

Sounds to me like thinking Eddie Betts can turn around every wayward indigenous player and Andrew Russell can resolve everyone's injuries.

No, but a strong culture, with robust systems in place certainly cannot hurt

 

[BlueTongue]

Strange part is this ...

Why the Eagles are salivating over Jarrod Brander, the 17-gamer with 'no ceiling' (afl.com.au)

To this

West Coast Eagle Jarrod Brander faces anxious wait for contract | The West Australian

In 5 months ....

Strange?

Yep - That's deffo alarm bells central...

 

[BlueTongue]

Dees have just built a well balanced list, strong defence, strong midfield and strong versatile forwards with many layers.

2 very good rucks, KPP's that didn't even get a look in for the GF, even brought in Brown etc (can never have enough KPP). Bar Brisbane dynasty the best balanced list for a long while.

Yep. Scarey list. Biggest hurdle (mental pressure from a 57 year drought) already smashed. Richmond had a list of a handfull of good players and the rest well-drilled soldiers and they won 3 in 4 years. Melbourne could possibly do a 4-peat.

 

[Metalcrusher]

Yep. Scarey list. Biggest hurdle (mental pressure from a 57 year drought) already smashed. Richmond had a list of a handfull of good players and the rest well-drilled soldiers and they won 3 in 4 years. Melbourne could possibly do a 4-peat.

They will have MAJOR salary cap pressure in the next 2 years

 

[BlueTongue]

They will have MAJOR salary cap pressure in the next 2 years

They strike me as a team that will all take a hit in the pay packet if they need to get someone good in to keep the flags coming.

 

[Metalcrusher]

They strike me as a team that will all take a hit in the pay packet if they need to get someone good in to keep the flags coming.

Time will only tell ... Petracca will be due a very big contract, same as Fritz if he continues to perform at these levels.

 

[Kings of Lygon]

Barass is a great KPP
Cole is 186cm not KPP
Rotham 193 cm so same height as Plowman hardly KPP in todays game

If you swing Allen back and have lost Kennedy and Darling starting to slow, are you going to rely on Waterman at 191cm

IMO they have every reason to want to retain Brander, and yet they are not. Doesnt smell right to me.

As I've said, Cole plays a very similar role to Plowman in that he has played on 2nd talls as well as mediums/smaller types. Rotham's height doesn't change the fact that he has played CHB just like it doesn't Cole.

Jack Riewoldt, Jack Gunston - 193cm. Charlie Curnow, Brody Mihocek - 192cm. Jack Darling, Mitch McGovern - 191cm. Josh Corbett - 190cm. Tim Membrey - 188cm.

Waterman averages over 5 marks a game (elite) and is a very promising young key forward. He's literally the same height as Darling. Height doesn't change what role they play.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

What about melksham from dees? Apparently looking for a new home/more opportunity

 

[AndyLucimitis]

What about melksham from dees? Apparently looking for a new home/more opportunity

He just has a head you want to punch.

 

[NewDarkNavyBlues]

Yep. Scarey list. Biggest hurdle (mental pressure from a 57 year drought) already smashed. Richmond had a list of a handfull of good players and the rest well-drilled soldiers and they won 3 in 4 years. Melbourne could possibly do a 4-peat.

They're losing Burgess the fitness guru this year. The injuries start arriving and things change.

 

[Magical_EddieBetts]

I’m surprised we haven’t announced any delistings yet

 

[BrownDog20]

But that's the whole point, they aren't gone and I speculated that Brander may not want to wait those years.

Barass, Cole and Rotham look to be their key defense going forward. Edwards has had games too and looked ok. Allen can swing both ends very well but long term looks like their forward. Darling is only 30 and who knows how long he'll play. Waterman is a very good young forward too.

They may even look to add to their key defender pool or use Allen there for a few years and see.

They are stacked.

Cole KP?

 

[Blue train 28]

Would we be interested in any depth players from Melbourne who missed out on the GF to cover a role for us ? E.G
Jayden Hunt

5

Jayden Hunt

Age

29

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.3

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.3

4star

MG

78.7

1star

D

5.3

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.0

1star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.3

3star

MG

78.7

1star

D

5.3

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.3

4star

MG

78.7

2star

Jake melksham

18

Jake Melksham

Age

33

Ht

186cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.2

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

2star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

Joel Smith 3rd tall?

 

[ParaBellum]

Would we be interested in any depth players from Melbourne who missed out on the GF to cover a role for us ? E.G
Jayden Hunt
Jake melksham
Joel Smith 3rd tall?

Trade Walsh for Bugg, Tyson, Frost...

 

[TommyPinch]

Would we be interested in any depth players from Melbourne who missed out on the GF to cover a role for us ? E.G
Jayden Hunt
Jake melksham
Joel Smith 3rd tall?

Hunt would be handy on a wing I reckon. We definitely have a role there available.

 

[Metalcrusher]

Trade Walsh for Bugg, Tyson, Frost...

A frosty tyson bugg ... sounds positively nasty ...

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Hunt can kick a fair barrel I know that much lol

 

[katmanblue]

Cole KP?

Someone mentioned earlier that he plays similar role as Plowman. Can go tall or smaller.

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[Beyond Blue]

Cole plays a similar role to Plowman. I've seen both of them take on 2nd talls just as they play on smaller types too.

It might have happened once or twice out of desperation but Cole as a key defender is hardly a long term solution. Same goes for Plowman.

 

[Blue train 28]

Hunt would be handy on a wing I reckon. We definitely have a role there available.

Even Tim O’Brien is a restricted free agent played both back and forward for hawks this year could we look at him as a third tall back ?