Team Mgmt. Makeup of our team II - Strengths & deficiencies, player development

[Keystone agony]

I agree - I don't think we have had the personnel to implement some type of game plan with any sophistication. Thinking of Mahoneys comments to Dodoro about drafting low IQ players. Others may argue it is development. Then we usually lose a couple of our top 5 players for an extended period and the result is a hodgepodge mess.

Where did Mahoney say weve drafted low IQ players?

 

[andleanback]

When could he return ?

And can he return with?

Mckay
Baldwin/Weideman
Ridley
Lav
Cox
Z.Reid
L.Hayes



Youd need just 1 hand to count the goals, not that goals are everything as a forward

Are all those 6-7 guys going to be on the list in 3-4 years time - no.

 

[Nifft]

Are all those 6-7 guys going to be on the list in 3-4 years time - no.

At this stage the only definates would be Ridley and McKay, and even then you can't always predict what's going to happen with form and injuries.

 

[Keystone agony]

Are all those 6-7 guys going to be on the list in 3-4 years time - no.

Who and why will they not be on the list?

 

[Nicholas61]

Where did Mahoney say weve drafted low IQ players?

Ant555 said "Mahoney openly questioned some of Adrian's selections to the point that I heard that he once asked Dodoro if he only selected players with an IQ under 100."

Post in thread 'Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets' Footy Dept. - Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets

 

[Keystone agony]

Ant555 said "Mahoney openly questioned some of Adrian's selections to the point that I heard that he once asked Dodoro if he only selected players with an IQ under 100."

Post in thread 'Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets' Footy Dept. - Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets

So nothing concrete in an article?

And also Mahoney hated Dodoro, vice vera, so wouldnt surprise me in a heated discussion

 

[Lore]

So nothing concrete in an article?

And also Mahoney hated Dodoro, vice vera, so wouldnt surprise me in a heated discussion

Huh? Why would you think NewsCorp or Craig Hutchison would put that in writing lol

 

[Nicholas61]

Huh? Why would you think NewsCorp or Craig Hutchison would put that in writing lol

I would trust Ant more than the rags.

 

[Lore]

I would trust Ant more than the rags.

Every source has a bias, but at least with ant's info you know the bias is towards what people at the club are willing to talk about to those outside of it, rather than disingenuously making up shit to generate clicks and be "first".

 

[fairbump_playon]

Ant555 said "Mahoney openly questioned some of Adrian's selections to the point that I heard that he once asked Dodoro if he only selected players with an IQ under 100."

Post in thread 'Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets' Footy Dept. - Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets

But you have to have a high IQ to support Essendon as a child

 

[Yoda_]

Are all those 6-7 guys going to be on the list in 3-4 years time - no.

All good that 3 of them will not be here. Just means the hole we still have on the list is pushed back a year


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[yodellinhank]

Huh? Why would you think NewsCorp or Craig Hutchison would put that in writing lol

Not when Caro was Mahoney's go-to

 

[katana]

height: 198cm weight: 72kg IQ: ????

 

[Duckworth]

height: 198cm weight: 72kg IQ: ????

Less than 100 isn't that big of an insult. More than 50% of AFL players would fall into that category.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Less than 100 isn't that big of an insult. More than 50% of AFL players would fall into that category.

Must be why so many of them end up in the media post-footy, there'd have to be plenty of candidates with the requisite room temperate IQ.

 

[Keystone agony]

Huh? Why would you think NewsCorp or Craig Hutchison would put that in writing lol

Huh? Why wouldnt they

 

[andleanback]

Ant555 said "Mahoney openly questioned some of Adrian's selections to the point that I heard that he once asked Dodoro if he only selected players with an IQ under 100."

Post in thread 'Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets' Footy Dept. - Soon to be ex-GM - List & Recruiting Adrian Dodoro #putoutyourjackets

Low iq or low footy iq

 

[Nicholas61]

Low iq or low footy iq

I dare say footy iq

 

[Milanista28]

This seems to be the group in the US

Merrett
Hind
Gresham
Langford
Laverde
McGrath
Ridley
Guelfi
Caldwell
Perkins
Durham
Baldwin
Hobbs
Menzie
Tsatas

 

[Lore]

This seems to be the group in the US

If that's a complete list then altogether (fwd, ruck, mid, def):

Arizona
Langford >190cm
Perkins
Guelfi
Menzie
Gresham
Tsatas
Durham
Caldwell
Hobbs
Merrett
Ridley >195cm
Baldwin >190cm
Laverde >190cm
McGrath
Hind

Injury recovery
Wright >200cm - foot post-season surgeries (thx Doug)
Hunter >195cm - back stress fracture in July
Jones >195cm - ankle/back surgery in about June
Stringer >190cm - plantar fascia post-season surgery
J. Davey - ACL about 18 months ago?
Wanganeen - foot in about July
Draper >200cm - groin post-season surgery
Shiel - knee/foot post-season surgeries

Seen training at the club last week
Setterfield >190cm
Martin >190cm
Reid >195cm - back, back, hamstring
(Also Durham and Langford who are now in Arizona)

Not yet mentioned
Weideman >195cm
A Davey Jnr
Bryan >200cm
Goldstein >200cm
Duursma
Parish
McKay >200cm
Cox >200cm
Hayes >195cm
Kelly >190cm
Heppell
Redman




Wondering if maybe the talls either didn't want to sit in an economy seat for a long haul flight and didn't want to spring for business class, or might've been told to stay home and have their spines carefully managed to prevent further back stress fractures?

 

[doug85]

I think Wright had post season foot surgery too.

 

[Lore]

I think Wright had post season foot surgery too.

fixed. hmmm ...

 

[boncer34]

Loonerty

 

[eth-dog]

Something I knew we lacked but didn't bother counting before today was the fact that of our 38 players, only 6 are lefties. Merrett, Shiel, Heppell, Kelly, J Davey and Goldstein.

 

[brain taylor]

I suppose the latter are easier to let go because they're no one's favourite player, though Zerk, Hartley and now McKay have fit that mould.

i loved hartley and am still upset