Dear doesn't fit as direct swap for Gov in side - tex Jenkins dear and Lynch is too top heavy . Borderline top heavy now with gov but he's got mobility and X factor
Dear might leave anyway
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Dear might leave anyway
TexForPM
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Smarter people than us at the AFC need to make that call.
IMO it's a higher risk playing a player who says they wish to leave which can inadvertently cause another play to leave who doesn't get opportunity.
Think theres a happy medium somewhere.
Gov plays games and so does Dear. In terms of structure maybe move JJ up the ground or something similar.
TexForPM
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I agree.
Dear could replace Gov. It was just Jeff's opinion he couldn't
GOV main strength is marking and getting to a contest and pressure.
I believe Dear could do that.
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Do we though? Bit of a blanket statement there.
Any chance that we are just more aware of the players that we lose due to homesickness? There's every chance other clubs also have these, but we just aren't aware of them / don't discuss them (for obvious reasons).
I'm not suggesting we don't have an issue that is unique to the AFC - it's possible we do. But there's every chance our interstate player retention is no worse, or perhaps better, than other non-Vic clubs. Only an thorough and objective breakdown of which clubs have lost players for 'go home' reasons would tell the true story.
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Now I am home I will chase this up. But forgive an old man when he has seen too many good players labelled ''guns'' when they haven't played a game
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Daniel Menzel comes off contract this year so could be a target if he has a good one.
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JJ may not like the competition. (and I don't mean on-field)
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Dear more of a Jenkins replacement than McGovern I'd think, in the hypothetical scheme of things
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Crouchs and Levers already. Next?
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Supposed to change those within 3 months. Naughty, naughty.
I kept my Landcruiser rego'd in WA from 1997-2013. While living in Qld and NT.
He he.
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Add in that Ben Davis' older brother was delisted by Sydney this year, so there is the option of this being Mitch, Davis or Himmelberg. The Lever one is already a done deal (and someone needs to talk to those boys about their shitty 'Lever' tats).
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Who?
TrainRoo32
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So Mitch Lever is playing for our SANfL team?
Is this our retaining policy now? Just recruit a brother or sister and make it bearable? lol
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If they can play football why not? Many a time the club would fly friends and family of players over for a week or weekend. Makes great sense to me.
Yep 100% agree
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Our club still does this regularly. We might not pay for the flights all the time etc, but we are recognised as the leader in the AFL by the other clubs for the way we deal with / welcome families to our club and keep them informed and involved.
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Maybe. Have heard several of the boys talk about how the club is a tight knit family. This may be an extension of that. Its a good idea as long as it doesnt get caught up in Tippet-like salary cap breaches. Should be looking after the wives and families as much as we can. It is a great idea to let siblings who are trying to break into the AFL use our development squad to help them. We know that these siblings probably have the pedigree through their AFL playing brothers.
I wonder if this is backfiring in the case of McGovern. He is looking around and missing his big brother - poor widdle thing.
We were paying for Joel Tippett's rent when he played for Westies didn't we? Dunno if that's technically disallowed or not.Maybe. Have heard several of the boys talk about how the club is a tight knit family. This may be an extension of that. Its a good idea as long as it doesnt get caught up in Tippet-like salary cap breaches. Should be looking after the wives and families as much as we can. It is a great idea to let siblings who are trying to break into the AFL use our development squad to help them. We know that these siblings probably have the pedigree through their AFL playing brothers.
I wonder if this is backfiring in the case of McGovern. He is looking around and missing his big brother - poor widdle thing.
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Yeah. That type of thing is playing with fire. There is no justification for that is there. Geelong obviously walk a fine but apparently legal line. Maybe we need to take a lesson from them.
TrainRoo32
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I have no issue tbh... I'm a massive romantic when it comes to siblings playing!
I suppose what upsets me is that we definitely have a retention problem and it needs to be addressed. It is definitely cultural...
