Bluemour 'Silly Season' Edition XXXIV

[ferrisb]

Toby doesn't get through the no dickheads filter. That's a NO from Carlton..

Toby is an absolute mongrel.

But I'd love for him to be OUR mongrel!

Ps - Greene to Carlton not happening in a million years...

 

[El Topo]

Not sure the name of the person with Cooney on Trade Radio but he just said "Dow is well paid, I am not saying 500K a year, but not far off". Hmm

Would make sense - signed an extension in his first year when we were struggling to reach the cap floor, terms of his extension last year are unknown

 

[HarryFlashman]

I regards to drafting kids, I wonder how long it will be until the technology gets to a point where they can pretty accurately determine likely body shape/size thru gentetic testing, screening etc
I’d think it would have huge applications & that in particular US sports would be driving it.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Toby is an absolute mongrel.

But I'd love for him to be OUR mongrel!

Ps - Greene to Carlton not happening in a million years...

Wouldn't want him in a million years anyway... his form will have dropped off by then... maybe Norf would sign him up - if they're still around.

 

[Sam The Doc]

Wouldn't want him in a million years anyway... his form will have dropped off by then... maybe Norf would sign him up - if they're still around.

Haha what?! Toby Greene? One would be mad to say no to him! (would only cost us 1.5mil a year though)

 

[FRUMPY]

Toby is an absolute mongrel.

But I'd love for him to be OUR mongrel!

Ps - Greene to Carlton not happening in a million years...

 

[Wickzki]

A question- how is it that there has been no talk of Plow being shopped around for a trade?
Would have thought he had some value & is pretty much surplus to needs moving forward

He's a loyal foot soldier. Comes into the side, plays half a dozen to a dozen games in a healthy side, is on cheap coin and does the job.

Has more value than the token 4th round pick or DFA status he'd get elsewhere.

He has no trade value.

He's not best 22 and had we been healthy wouldn't have gotten the number of games he was selected for this year. When all is said and done we've been overly critical on a player who has been demanded to perform above his genuine list status.

 

[RoyalBlues]

IF

Charlie and Harry and Patty and Sam and Jacob and the Adams are all on big cash and long deals ...

THEN

Barrett needs to inflate the importance of an unsigned player, say that he’s the “most important player”. Yeah right Damo - the Blues are struggling!

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Haha what?! Toby Greene? One would be mad to say no to him! (would only cost us 1.5mil a year though)

You fancy his form in a million years time?

 

[Blue__Balls]

Would make sense - signed an extension in his first year when we were struggling to reach the cap floor, terms of his extension last year are unknown

Would be very surprised if his one year extension, signed last year, was anywhere near $500k. Austin and Co would have known we were coming into a period where we needed to sign Curnow, McKay and TDK, and flexibility in the 2023 salary cap would be helpful for front-ending contracts a little bit.

Dow played 3 games in 2020 and 17 in 2021 including (I think) 3 as sub. He was in no way a best 22 lock, and his form was patchy at best.

I'd assume we were also in talks with Cerra and Hewett from a fair way out, so would have had some idea that we were a good chance for one, if not both.

A one year extension, a year in advance, on big money? Doubtful.

Sounds like media spitballing.

 

[RPCB]

Not sure the name of the person with Cooney on Trade Radio but he just said "Dow is well paid, I am not saying 500K a year, but not far off". Hmm

So basically he’s on more money than about 85% of Geelong’s list? Or so we are led to believe.

 

[ferrisb]

Wouldn't want Greene in a million years' time... his form will have dropped off by then...

Geelong might be interested...

 

[ferrisb]

Are we still allowed to make jokes about Geelong being a retirement home.

Or does their premiership invalidate all the gags?

 

[El Topo]

Would be very surprised if his one year extension, signed last year, was anywhere near $500k. Austin and Co would have known we were coming into a period where we needed to sign Curnow, McKay and TDK, and flexibility in the 2023 salary cap would be helpful for front-ending contracts a little bit.

Dow played 3 games in 2020 and 17 in 2021 including (I think) 3 as sub. He was in no way a best 22 lock, and his form was patchy at best.

I'd assume we were also in talks with Cerra and Hewett from a fair way out, so would have had some idea that we were a good chance for one, if not both.

A one year extension, a year in advance, on big money? Doubtful.

Sounds like media spitballing.

Yep - but you know how the meedya calculates these things, with all incentives hit and senior match payments for every round there's every chance it could reach that mark

 

[Sam The Doc]

You fancy his form in a million years time?

Oh right. Yeah maybe! he's not human!

But I am human, and wont get to see him play... So who cares?

 

[GoBlues!]

Not sure the name of the person with Cooney on Trade Radio but he just said "Dow is well paid, I am not saying 500K a year, but not far off". Hmm

Does that mean Paddy is well endowed?

 

[Doro]

Toby is an absolute mongrel.

But I'd love for him to be OUR mongrel!

Ps - Greene to Carlton not happening in a million years...

Yeah that was the point I was making. Exactly the type we need, but the type we are averse to acquiring through past issues.

 

[The Bighouse]

Wonder if we could get Nick Haynes cheaply ?
Good solid player who would definitely fill a need for us.

Least of our needs & sizeable contract. Great player before last seasons poor showing.

He doesn’t. Same goes for Whitfield and Bowes. There’s a case for Greene as we lack a quality small forward but he will break the bank so hopefully we aren’t entertaining that either. People on here are stretching because they are impatient and have FOMO so they want us to be involved in deals we don’t need to be involved in. Cook, Voss, Austin et al I have been pretty clear post season what we are trying to achieve with the list and IMO it sounded good. I’d actually be disappointed if we got seduced into deviating from that plan by taking a big name. Acres was a great piece of opportunistic needs based recruiting. We have some other list needs (KPP depth, half forward) but hopefully what we address those in the draft.

Bowes on the wing
Pick #7

Not sure the name of the person with Cooney on Trade Radio but he just said "Dow is well paid, I am not saying 500K a year, but not far off". Hmm

Would this have been Josh Jenkins?

 

[carlton_99]

Least of our needs & sizeable contract. Great player before last seasons poor showing.

Bowes on the wing
Pick #7

Would this have been Josh Jenkins?

Ah is that who it is. Heard Josh but didn't make the connection

 

[JuddgementDay]

At this rate, we might as well let GWS pick whoever they like and then the Draft can start after that

 

[Coops93]

IF

Charlie and Harry and Patty and Sam and Jacob and the Adams are all on big cash and long deals ...

THEN

Barrett needs to inflate the importance of an unsigned player, say that he’s the “most important player”. Yeah right Damo - the Blues are struggling!

He's like a bloody dog with a bone re our salary cap. Has been trying to convince the world that we're in dire straights and our cap is screwed for months now, yet somehow we've managed to sign Charlie and Harry in that time.

 

[The Bighouse]

He's like a bloody dog with a bone re our salary cap. Has been trying to convince the world that we're in dire straights and our cap is screwed for months now, yet somehow we've managed to sign Charlie and Harry in that time.

& Cornes

 

[bmaurizio]

Would be very surprised if his one year extension, signed last year, was anywhere near $500k. Austin and Co would have known we were coming into a period where we needed to sign Curnow, McKay and TDK, and flexibility in the 2023 salary cap would be helpful for front-ending contracts a little bit.

Dow played 3 games in 2020 and 17 in 2021 including (I think) 3 as sub. He was in no way a best 22 lock, and his form was patchy at best.

I'd assume we were also in talks with Cerra and Hewett from a fair way out, so would have had some idea that we were a good chance for one, if not both.

A one year extension, a year in advance, on big money? Doubtful.

Sounds like media spitballing.

Agree Paddy Dow is another Fischer McAsey story unfortunately, another burnt high draft pick. Get whatever we can or delist asap , just move on, hopefully we learn from these blunders.

 

[macky99]

At this rate, we might as well let GWS pick whoever they like and then the Draft can start after that

Very true, but based on their history of retaining players a large % will want to leave in 2-3 years time.

 

[RPCB]

At this rate, we might as well let GWS pick whoever they like and then the Draft can start after that

INB4 they draft gun midfielders but neglect the ruck position for years and years.