Speculation Oscar Allen [RFA 2025]

[random260]

I'd like him to be feel his options TB style

They would still match. Allen is worth more to them than that and he doesn't want to leave WA anyway.

TB is a wa boy and a wce supporter and vice captain. Doesn't mean much

 

[Purple Suit]

The lions have an entirely new midfield taken with first round picks coming through with Ashcroft x2, Fletcher and Marshall.
They arent falling off, its a lot easier to find those other roles via trade and FA if they want, or they can look for them later in the draft.
Its very easy when you have the elite midfield talent sorted before you drop off.

They have no KPF’s though. Hipwood isn’t the main man so I would be shocked if he steps up trying to be one.

A lot of grunt coming from the old guns, we have seen that drop off two years in a row after winning the flag. I expect them to regress while they find replacements for the oldies & forwards.

 

[blueiris]

They have no KPF’s though. Hipwood isn’t the main man so I would be shocked if he steps up trying to be one.

A lot of grunt coming from the old guns, we have seen that drop off two years in a row after winning the flag. I expect them to regress while they find replacements for the oldies & forwards.

Hipwood kicked 47 goals in 2023 would say that's a pretty handy key forward he had OP in the second half of last season and still kicked 35 goals for the year
The Midfield is always the hardest to rebuild our next 3 drafts should take care of that KPP'ers can be attained though Free Agency

You really should worry about you're own list than the Lions

 

[JasRulz63]

They have no KPF’s though. Hipwood isn’t the main man so I would be shocked if he steps up trying to be one.

A lot of grunt coming from the old guns, we have seen that drop off two years in a row after winning the flag. I expect them to regress while they find replacements for the oldies & forwards.

Zorko, Neale, Lester, Daniher, Cameron and Fort (McInerney) were the ones that were 30 or over in the Grand Final side. McKenna aside, everyone else was 27 or younger.

Zorko's probably only got a year or so left, but Coleman is a pretty handy replacement. Daniher is irreplaceable for next year (at a minimum), so we'll have to change the way our forwards structure up. Lohmann looks primed to take a bigger role next year. Hopefully Doedee can come back and put pressure on Lester for his spot.

 

[Purple Suit]

Zorko, Neale, Lester, Daniher, Cameron and Fort (McInerney) were the ones that were 30 or over in the Grand Final side. McKenna aside, everyone else was 27 or younger.

Zorko's probably only got a year or so left, but Coleman is a pretty handy replacement. Daniher is irreplaceable for next year (at a minimum), so we'll have to change the way our forwards structure up. Lohmann looks primed to take a bigger role next year. Hopefully Doedee can come back and put pressure on Lester for his spot.

It’s more the drive and luck going your way again. I’ll be surprised if you make finals going off the past two premiers & their age demographic. I think you’ll bounce back quick enough though and your young kids will help that.

 

[blueiris]

It’s more the drive and luck going your way again. I’ll be surprised if you make finals going off the past two premiers & their age demographic. I think you’ll bounce back quick enough though and your young kids will help that.

what luck ? If you look the Lions lost the 3rd most games in average last season behind Collingwood and Richmond

 

[Johnny Bananas]

They have no KPF’s though. Hipwood isn’t the main man so I would be shocked if he steps up trying to be one.

Well yes, that's why we'd be interested in Allen. If we were stacked for KPFs, we wouldn't bother. I doubt the Western Bulldogs would have serious interest in him, for example.

A lot of grunt coming from the old guns, we have seen that drop off two years in a row after winning the flag. I expect them to regress while they find replacements for the oldies & forwards.

Sure, it's possible. Even this season our boys had runs of very poor form. But there's plenty of talent coming back from injury too. In any case I doubt this would dissuade Allen if he has serious interest in joining us (although that's still pure conjecture and rumours at this point). Talent is talent, regardless of a bad season here and there.