AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
As far as I know Johnson hasn't asked to be traded but rather there is a view by some at the club that to unlock Dogga's potential he needs to spend time onball so MJ would be the most likely to be asked about his interest in being traded. Ive also been told Luke would have been dealing with a fair bit of pain when landing going up for centre bouncedowns due to the shin injury.
Freo vibes.
We need Voss back into the team. He is basically as important to Peel as Cyclone is to freo as he averages just under 3 goals a game for Peel this year.
Its also, like the seniors, a lack of killer instinct. They have basically checked out already for the year
I'm sorry but either your source is rubbish or the club has lost the plot. The club has rated Johnson very highly from the beginning and I share that sentiment. 193 cm midfielders don't grow on trees and his trajectory suggests he will be a damn good midfielder. You can't trade him out and expect an untried Jackson, Noddy, or even Erasmus to fill Fyfe's role. That is lunacy. Why would we even need to trade out Johnson to make room for Pickett? Fyfe, Walters, Switta, JOM, Brodie, Worner, Murphy and even Erasmus could/should be moved before Johnson is. The only way I would be okay with this is if we land Warner to replace him.
Even then I am hesitant, our midfield would become a defensive liability.
It's fine,
My source is great thanks as he's constantly been proven right many times over the years Ive known him. Certainly a shitload more right than you ever are. What Im saying is if any player was traded that has value Johnson could be asked the question. Not exactly ground breaking news. People at the club rate Luke Jackson way higher as a midfielder than you do and consider his move into the midfield super important for us to win a Premiership. We aren't getting Bolton and Picket for picks only. Something has to give.
Obviously on the outside we won't know what goes on behind closed doors. As far as I'm concerned his form has regressed and he is not living up to the price we paid in cap and picks. Jacko is still very young so I'm not concerned but we can't put the horse before the cart. We need to trial Jackson in the midfield to see if it works. If the club rates Jacko as a midfielder as highly as you claim they do, it is surprising they have not trialled him as a rover already when his form plummeted.
He had a shin injury that effected his movement making it harder to play midfield. His form didn't plummet as he was still contributing. It was in fact the plan to have him move midfield when Darcy got back to full fitness but the shin injury effected LJ's explosiveness. Im quoting a direct source you can believe me or not Im not phased. Its the same source that told me Warner has more family in Melbourne than Perth including his parents so Freo doesn't believe he's returning to Perth. Lets see how all that plays out. Im sure you'll prove me wrong on something football related eventually.
Very cool inside info, thanks for sharing!
Among other things do you realise LJ was wearing a shin guard most games after about round 6 or 7? Its not exactly posting massive inside info. Just confirming what could be seen with basic observation.
Isn't that common for ruckman? I go to all of the games so it's not something I notice from my seat.
Most rucks wear a form of shin guard but Jackson was wearing a massive one after round 8.and not in the early rounds.
Ruckman commonly wear shin guards mate
Yah I said that. I also said that have a look at the size of the shin guard worn by Jackson after Round 8. Not the same thing.
Happy to pay that - something was definitely off with Jackson.
Seems strange that people bemoan our lack of F50 tackles when we opt to play 3 talls and a medium and our method is to create space and separation in the F50. Just watch our entries, if the kick isn’t perfect to a leading forward, of course the opposition walk it out, your line up above has a lot more speed to close down the space but lacks the marking power the 3 talls plus Sturt bring.
Switta, Freddy, Walters and even Sturt are the reason our pressure is trash I50. Small forwards that don't tackle are counter productive to the forwardline which is why we need Pickett.
DRAGONS FFC 
