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Why would we agree to triggers for a guy who would have had zero leverage when negotiating?
Thats how contracts work, base salary and a decent back up to injuries
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Why would we agree to triggers for a guy who would have had zero leverage when negotiating?
If Pies could get Elliot closer to right why can’t we get Martin right? Elliot missed a stack of footy but in recent years has played more than he’s missed.If only Martin could stay fit for a season, that forward line would transform to another level
We rate Cerra why?The reason he isn't in the side would be the 2hr45m tape of stuff he doesn't do right.....
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If Pies could get Elliot closer to right why can’t we get Martin right? Elliot missed a stack of footy but in recent years has played more than he’s missed.
If you showed that 15m of 2021 highlights to people, they'd call him a somewhat balanced midfielder. It's all there.
It's 70% system & tactics, 20% confidence, 10% cardio.
We’ll I’d say Owies and Martins spots would be up for grabs for a start.If we did get him where would it leave jsos
He nearly wouldn't get a game
We need another forward to contribute 25-35 goals a year
At this rate, be prepared to say adios to a few players;
Ed Curnow,
Parks,
OMac,
Williamson,
Fogarty,
Newnes (delisted and rookied perhaps).
Trade bait in my view:
Dow,
Stocker,
LOB,
Setterfield,
Fisher,
Plowman
Doc polled well in coaches votes in the final 2 games as a mid.
With Boyd, Newman, Williams, Stocker and Saad it’s an open question going into next year as to where they play Doc.
We have Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hewett, Kennedy in the mid. Guess it could work if we push one or two to a wing...
I hear you on this but I felt that Durdin was being gifted games late in the season. If Breust is in our team then I want Durdin and Honey to knock the door down taking that spot off him. They need to earn it.
We have Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hewett, Kennedy in the mid. Guess it could work if we push one or two to a wing...
Calf injuries become less frequent with age, right?21 games in 2016 and 22 games in 2017 would suggest otherwise.
Granted it's a fair while back. But it can happen and could happen again. Would solve a lot of problems for us if it did.
I wouldn't touch Hewett. Straight in the guts. Was phenomenal in 2022 as a defensive midfielder. Happy to have Walsh on the wing but think this is an unpopular opinionDoc on ball, Walsh to the wing, Setterfield and Kennedy to battle it out for the 5th spot.
Hewett to a back pocket is an option. He played some decent football in defence at Sydney. Wouldn’t go down that path but we are stacked through the middle.
I wouldn't touch Hewett. Straight in the guts. Was phenomenal in 2022 as a defensive midfielder. Happy to have Walsh on the wing but think this is an unpopular opinion
Doc polled well in coaches votes in the final 2 games as a mid.
With Boyd, Newman, Williams, Stocker and Saad it’s an open question going into next year as to where they play Doc.
Ranks elite this year for contested possession rate, 1%’s and 1v1’s. Above average for disposal efficiency, kick efficiency, intercept possessions, intercept marks, and spoils.
An area without doubt for improvement is tackles and pressure acts.
I agree that at times he tries to bite off more than he can chew with some decision making but how much of that is what they are coached to do.
That said, appreciate and respect your view (particularly given you base it on live viewing not TV), it’d be boring if we all agreed on everything!!
In the VFL, where I believe he belongs.If we did get him where would it leave jsos
He nearly wouldn't get a game
I wouldn't touch Hewett. Straight in the guts. Was phenomenal in 2022 as a defensive midfielder. Happy to have Walsh on the wing but think this is an unpopular opinion
Because he has legitimate currency, that which is more than his actual output. Weighs 70 kilos, instils absolutely no fear at all when the whips are cracking. Please trade.For the love of God,Zac Fisher will NOT and SHOULD not be traded.
He is different to what we have in our side.provides X factor,speed and finished 4th on our goal kicking.
What more would like him to do?
Curiously why do you think he needs to be traded?
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Because he has legitimate currency, that which is more than his actual output. Weighs 70 kilos, instils absolutely no fear at all when the whips are cracking. Please trade.
My goodness this is so far from what has actually occurred it is not funny. Watch the actual games. Cerra is a FAR FAR superior player than Dow and Obrien. Dow will be out of the league in a few years.We rate Cerra why?
Is it because he's a better player? Or because he's been developed better? Or because we snagged him from a better side? Is it because he's more experienced?
Did people complain this year about Cerra being soft? Couldn't kick? Couldn't tackle? We've all seen Cerra do exactly the same things as Dow... but he gets a pass why? We've seen him fumble... we've seen him miss targets... but he's a good player right.
I'm sure we could roll out a 5 hour tape of Cerra stuffing things up badly if we wanted to. Because I mean 62 clangers in 18 games this year... at 3.44/game. As for the rest of the Fab 5... Matt Kennedy - 17 games, 55 clangers. Patrick Cripps - 21 games, 106 clangers. Sam Walsh - 20 games, 83. clangers. George Hewett - 15 games, 42 clangers.
People have whipping boys and it takes a lot to change their minds. Carrots... Italian for turnover. Couldn't kick over a jam tin... delist him... drop him next week. Then something clicked for him and he went from scapegoat to club legend. It's just public perception. People would see the s**t things the player did, and blame them for the losses or even have a shot at them because they did something that cost us a goal in a win.
This year, I reckon that LOB has broken even in terms of popular opinion. People could see the progress he's made this year under the new coaches. Yes he does some dumb things at time. This year... 19 games... 52 clangers. Played an average of about 80% game time during those 19 games.
Dow was taken at 3, Cerra at 5, LOB at 10. Dow and LOB are both around 60 games played, Cerra is at 94. Is it the 34 extra games experience that makes him a better player? The added first team development? Better coaches? Or is it the confidence gained from having coaches that trust you to do the job and send you out there... and don't drop you if you make a mistake.
It was in response to your "cant play a full season, never has, never will" commentary.