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News Owies, Cottrell, SDurdin & Honey Sign On
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Think Owies is lucky, thought he provided good pressure, but small forwards are there to kick goals as well, and he struggled to in this area. Happy with the other signings.
BlueGum
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Congrats. Looking forward to seeing how you improve your games on the back of work in the off season. Keep at it.
Please tell me we keep Cuningham?
Rookie with heavily incentivised availability clause. If not, happy to delist and let another club try their luck.
Four more Blues sign on
Carlton has made further signings with four players committing for next season and beyond.www.carltonfc.com.au
Overall good news but a but surprised at two years for Owies.
Doubt he has that much growth to come. Defends well. Doesn't play the offensive side as a small. Almost never crumbs. Tries to get on the lead but isn't athletic enough to get separation. Can't reliably kick goals from 40+m.
Happy to try one more year but two is a bit of an over commitment. That said, he's probably being paid well below league average.
If they can coach him to play the offensive side as a small, things might look up.
What do you mean? C Durdin kicked it over 50 jam tins stacked on top of each other.
Too soon?
Hmm really hope not, underrated before that injury....... one of my favourites.
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Happy for S Durdin
I think he’s bloody handy depth
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Good on them for securing deals.
But geez Owies to a 2 year deal is a head scratcher.
Only thing he is really reliable for is some ok fwd pressure. With ball in hand, has very few tricks, disposal is iffy, not the quickest decision maker just isn't creative. Even when we have the ball he gets lost. He's 26 next year and I don't really see that much improvement from him.
Hope he proves me wrong and kicks 40 next year, but yeah, I see him as depth.
But geez Owies to a 2 year deal is a head scratcher.
Only thing he is really reliable for is some ok fwd pressure. With ball in hand, has very few tricks, disposal is iffy, not the quickest decision maker just isn't creative. Even when we have the ball he gets lost. He's 26 next year and I don't really see that much improvement from him.
Hope he proves me wrong and kicks 40 next year, but yeah, I see him as depth.
Would have given Owies a year, the rest, all fair and reasonable
Get the feeling Cuners and Marchbank get delisted and re-rookied, possibly Ed too
Get the feeling Cuners and Marchbank get delisted and re-rookied, possibly Ed too
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Good work to these guys who have obviously shown a desire and ability to work hard and improve, hopefully the trend continues. Surprised at 2 years for Owies but good on him.
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Would mean promoting existing rookies - we've got 5 already, max is 6. Not sure there is a need to delist/re-rookie, it doesn't really provide any benefit any more.
The benefit is that we can manage those currently on the rookie list. A player is only permitted three years on the rookie list before promotion, delisting or if run the gauntlet of another club intervening re-rookie.
Mirkov and Boyd have two year contracts and have been on the list 1.5 years each. I have yet to find out if their half years count as one or zero regarding the three year maximum. I suspect one, which would require promotion next off season at the latest. Both shape as long term required players, thus require upgrade. Sensibly, at least one should be promoted this year along with Owies while we are doing multiple list changes.
Pushing an existing player with questions to the rookie list and promoting one or more makes perfect sense. Remember we also have O’Brien and Cottrell with two years remaining on the rookie list. No way known we promote three or four in one year if they all “make it” and deserve retention.
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Seems owies is a bit under rated here. He fully deserves the 2 year contract. High pressure player and can kick goals.
Remember he was kicking goals but some team dynamic changed which also impacted on his and our other smalls forwards goal kicking. Once team restabalises to how we were playing early season I’m confident he and other smalls will kick goals again.
Remember he was kicking goals but some team dynamic changed which also impacted on his and our other smalls forwards goal kicking. Once team restabalises to how we were playing early season I’m confident he and other smalls will kick goals again.
Owies is very highly rated by coaches, his field positioning and tackle pressure are greatly admired. Personally I think his reaction times are a bit slow but I'm unqualified to assess afl talent.
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He's had 7 seasons. Moving into season 8. Just time to cut the cord and move on. Delist.
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Outside of Cottrell, nothing to get overly excited about.
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Should have all been one year deals.
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