but, how do they outbid teams like Bombers and Saints who have salary cap. I don't see Sidebottom and Pendles cap space getting it done. plus, Collingwood have more pressing issues than midfielders ie. KPF and KPD.
what cap space? De Goey, Moore and both Diacos would be on very good money then you have Hill, Schultz, Elliot, Crisp, Maynard, McStay, Mihocek and Quaynor would all be on decent money. Taking out Sidebottom, Murphy and Pendles slary wouldn't make a dent in what would be needed to lure LDU to the Pies. plus DeMattia will need to be paid if the hype is real.
That's a pipe dream no club does that deal. Multiple clubs want Lobb and he is only on around League average. Decent 2nd round pick would probably be enough, although would be dependent on what happens with English
How many no impact/no possession games has he had while at the dogs? I doubt a team gives up a 2nd round for him and if the Saints did, I would stop barracking for them.
I agree that we aren't getting any guns in their prime. But three cooked guns and slow battler, they won't help. FWIW, we have been bringing in players like these and it hasn't shifted the dial - Liam Shiels, Hugh Greenwood, Darcy Tucker, Dylan Stephens, etc.
They are RFAs or UFAs you wouldn't lose anyone for them. Yes some maybe cooked, but you are missing their leadership both on and off the track. They would drive expectations. Greenwood, Tucker, Stepgens etc haven't seen much success and I believe they didn't have leadership positions. You need that Luke Hodge type (maybe more then one). Anyway getting off topic.
Maybe your club shouldn't have gutted themselves. poor old kangas don't apply when your own front office did this to you.
I understand the argument, and it isn't without merit, but I think Liam Shiels already is that type. He wasn't a star, but would have as high or higher standards on the track as the players you've mentioned. Another wouldn't hurt, if they come for the right reasons, but I don't think it should be a focus.
D. Mick's output is impressive, but he needs to put more thought into his trolling.
He is a 3rd Banana at Dogs so not surprisingly he has some quiet games. Multiple clubs chasing won't be less than a second to let him go. Saints are touted as one of the clubs needing another tall target to support Max King. We will see at trade time how it plays out.
We should definitely keep Luke if we can. Regarding the senior players, we made a significant mistake when Brad Scott decided we should let go all our senior leaders at once. However, I'm not convinced you can just bring them in from outside and get the results you are after. The player needs to be selfless and genuinely want to improve the club for it to work. We can't be someone's retirement plan.
He looks like a free to a good home type to me. 32 next year on 500+ K salary with a 2 year contract playing mostly in the VFL. He hasnt done much since his freemantle days and he might not have what it takes any more. I would be asking for either a draft pick or some of his salary to be payed by the Dogs.
its a pretty useful tool to hit cap floor without having to pay rookies more than what their output demands which can lead to other issues
reality is trolling, is it?
The type of player Lobb is there isn't a lot of them about which pushes up the value somewhat. 500k is about average or probably less with Cap increases. In contract so if clubs want to prise him out they will have to give something up.
He is a bit like Grundy last year. Lobb is taking up a lot of salary for a VFL player (between 500-700k would be my guess) and he has next to no value for the Dogs (Darcy, UH and Naughton make him redundant). For another team he is potentially useful, however his age (32 next year), salary, contract and his lack of consistent form make him a risk.
Seems more like he’s down on morale to me rather than someone who has checked out. Either way can’t blame him really.
Really? I would say he's 20% to go this year and 80% to go next year.
100% hes asking goldy next week about the hangar
