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Essendon fan having a cry on twitter.
Agree. For the first half of 2014 we had only Lobbe and Monfries was mainly on the sideline so why should the first half of 2015 be any different. The main problem was the later loss of Trengove and Carlile and that Lobbe was starting to feel the burden of all the ruck towards the end of the year. And if Redden is fit that should not be a problem next year.Depends on the length of the ban. If they only miss the first 6-8 weeks next year it could work out quite well for us. As soon as we start getting some sore bodies we'll have a fit and firing Gus and Paddy ready to be injected (sorry) into the team for the second half of the season.
Of course they could get longer bans and then yes, I agree, it would pose a bit of an issue. I think we have sufficient cover for Monfries though, and whilst Ryder is quite a unique player, I think a fit Redden will more than make do as Lobbe's wingman.
On balance I say take the chance. Worst case scenario we'll have them raring to go for 2016.
Essendon fan having a cry on twitter.
"Something not right" Your damn right Robbo and it was injected into the playersRobbo is an Essendon apologist and conveniently ignores the elephant beta 4 in the room.
I haven't posted any trade scenarios all year.
WBD out: Cooney, 26, 27
WBD in: 17
ESS in: Cooney, Giles, 26, 27
ESS out: Ryder
PA in: Ryder
PA out: 17, 37
GWS in: 37
GWS out: Giles
Two first 22-players and two second round draft picks for Ryder?
This uses slightly more than half the allowable characters for a single tweet. So why the "Ess" the "grieve" and the "trib"?
I think a lot of people are overrating Gorringe on this board. Ryder is still only 26, early 27 next season. Sure, he'll be out for likely 6 months, but that isn't going to deter Port from going after him, given his talent and how he fits the team. It's fairly obvious that Hinkley wants to play with Lobbe as the main ruck, with a secondary ruck in the forward line to let Westhoff roam. Gorringe is not a KPF, nor do I think he is capable of commanding a best 22 position on our list. More than likely, if we didn't get a trade done for him this off-season, we'll get him next season.
Our premiership window is open right now. Time to go after players who are going to add to our list right away. That being said, I still hope we land Gorringe, I think in 2-3 years time he'll be a handy ruck, but at this stage he's just a depth signing and wouldn't add to our list. Truth be told if Lobbe went down and we had to go with Gorringe as the #1 ruck, I'd be quietly shitting myself.
This uses slightly more than half the allowable characters for a single tweet. So why the "Ess" the "grieve" and the "trib"?
Answer, it doesn't. Teams will generally trade with what they have and will not bring another club into it. Brisbane had 21 so that was what they gave Geelong for Christensen. If Hawthorn had been after him and they hadn't snared O'Rourke they would have offered 19. And I'm sure if we were interested in him we would have offered 17.Exactly how does Christensen for 21 support Robbo's argument?
This uses slightly more than half the allowable characters for a single tweet. So why the "Ess" the "grieve" and the "trib"?
This uses slightly more than half the allowable characters for a single tweet. So why the "Ess" the "grieve" and the "trib"?
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Hardly, he's half referring to essendon losing him to retirement.View attachment 86814 well that's promising