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Left me very Parched.
KohPhi
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Im mates (through cricket) with one of the mainstream footy journos and at times, am quite shocked at the long hours he puts in following up on a story with his sources/clubland/individuals.
About a month ago he met with a 'source' at the fella's local at 9pm on a Sunday night to follow up on a story.
I know this because he took the call whilst we were having dinner with our partners and left not long after.
Agree he doesn't get it right all the time, but lazy he ain't.
Like any profession, there are the good ones, and the terrible ones..
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We are going hard at a GWS midfielder, we are shaking the tree but we have our sights on a certain young player.
GWS facing a salary squeeze and will struggle to sign Taranto, but Taranto is just a distraction we are after another.
GWS facing a salary squeeze and will struggle to sign Taranto, but Taranto is just a distraction we are after another.
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Who is it then?
Hopper has been written about.
Giant contract dilemma reported for star duo
It seems the New South Wales club may bid farewell to one of their midfield bulls.
www.zerohanger.com
Surely we're already set for contested midfielders...Hopper has been written about.
Giant contract dilemma reported for star duo
It seems the New South Wales club may bid farewell to one of their midfield bulls.
Dow can't even get a look in (not saying Dow is better than Hopper).
Hopper seems most likely. Maybe one of the kids like Bruhn. Kelly has his get out clause iirc but doubt our cap stretches that far.
Whitfield would be the best fit, along with Sam Taylor down back, but doubt we shake either of them loose.
Yeah, Bruhn would be the younger brigade. Not a big fan on what’s been on display so far in his games.
Edit: would prefer to be drafting our own & developing through our programs (seems to be on the improve or as much as our gameplan in the AFL).
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Yeah would be ideal, but no chance GWS let either of them leave. I doubt we have much room to move in the salary cap, allowing for existing players' pay rises, anyway.
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love developing our future clipart stars in our gws reserves then copying and pasting them into our best 22 placeholders - elite ms publisher at work........
He's improving, but not exactly setting the world on fire. Peatling is another if their kids I like the look of.
So Falcon is Tom Browne?
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Does anyone actually think that we have any great interest in a midfielder, particularly an inside mid?
Elmer_Hauser
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Hate to burst the bubble of everyone dreaming of recruiting Whitfield etc, I am a lot happier now to try develop and grow our own kids from within aka Carroll, Owies, Kemp, Durdin etc
Don't get me wrong Cerra and Hewett have been zip zap zapulous recruits, but I really want to us to start drafting and developing more of our own kids and future stars more, especially now we look like we are finally getting good at it.
Also Whitfield would cost too much both in terms of trade capital and salary cap space
I honestly believe we can and should draft and develop the final pieces of our next premiership team organically/from within.
Time to put the cheque book away I reckon.
Don't get me wrong Cerra and Hewett have been zip zap zapulous recruits, but I really want to us to start drafting and developing more of our own kids and future stars more, especially now we look like we are finally getting good at it.
Also Whitfield would cost too much both in terms of trade capital and salary cap space
I honestly believe we can and should draft and develop the final pieces of our next premiership team organically/from within.
Time to put the cheque book away I reckon.
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rumour has it rumour is all rumour...........and that's as close as I'll get to a palindrome this week, rumour has it..........
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Whitfield would be the only GWS mid that would suit us (would play on a wing for us). Would require GWS to pay part of his salary and give him to us for chips so think its unlikely. Would need them to pay 300k a year of his salary (leaving us with 600k) and be willing to trade him for a second rounder. Not impossible though.
No ones dreaming. Random conversations about questionable rumours on the internet. Grain of salt stuff.
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I'd be steering clear of Hopper. Can certainly play but hasn't ever really developed into the player they thought he might early in his career. I don't think we need him.
I am a fan of Bruhn though and would definitely be keen if he wanted to return to Victoria. Very good young footballer.
I am a fan of Bruhn though and would definitely be keen if he wanted to return to Victoria. Very good young footballer.
I would say outside....
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