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Pt2: Adrian Dodoro: Football’s Biggest Fraud IMO
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- Jul 13, 2015
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They may not even get their 2024 goal of winning a final.
Still, big news coming soon with Stringer getting 3 more years.
You're all a bunch of anti-Dodoite resultists. Shame on you.
- Jul 16, 2013
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It is sad because I am fully resigned to the fact that Stringer will get that three year deal in the end.
- Jul 13, 2015
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Yeah. I made it up but you just know that there are still a few more bad moves before the club decides no more and makes significant change.
- May 6, 2007
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we haven't bothered with a skinny flankers for a decade mate
It's not about evidence. It's the exact same mindset that most clubs were run with for 100 years. It's why more than a few clubs had decades-long premiership droughts. It isn't about success; it's about appointing your mates, saying the right things, and sucking up to people. See Melbourne after 1964, Geelong after 1963, Richmond after 1980, etc. etc.
When you've got an environment where seemingly grown men effortlessly become lovestruck teenagers (that's all sporting clubs really), it's easy for the rot to set in.
He keeps the coteries ITK.
These halfwits would prefer being across all the in-house scuttlebutt via Dodo rather than seeing their side up the ladder and risk being on the outer.
- Jul 18, 2011
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Drafted predominantly taller and inside players lately, in a modern outside mosquitoe fleet game.
Hilarious how those in charge at Essendon simply don't give a **** about the club. If they did, Dodo would've been gone years ago and the rest would've collectively fallen on their swords.
You get what you deserve.
You get what you deserve.
- Mar 25, 2019
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Hird, Speedy and Dodoro.
It's time for the Don's to reunite the holy Trinity
It's time for the Don's to reunite the holy Trinity
There's probably something in this about being involved and important
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The weird thing about Sheedy still being involved, is that it’s just plain common knowledge that he’s a bit of an old buffoon who brings nothing to the table anymore.
fairly sure the grog got him years ago didn’t it?
fairly sure the grog got him years ago didn’t it?
He certainly makes Joe Biden seem sharp and on it.
- May 6, 2007
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Your posting history suggests otherwise
HBF
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You'd have to ask Sheedy that question
- May 6, 2009
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Without casting aspersions yeah it's pretty common knowledge his last few years at Essendon were not good because of it. GWS was basically all Choco.
Cam Payne
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Poor old Dodo is going a great job from where I stand.
- Aug 31, 2008
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It's time we start a BigFooty whip-around or a GoFundMe to keep this man in a job.
Dodo's/Bombers' 2023 offseason showcased perfectly what he's done for 20 years.
Positives
His hit rate for individual trades and draft picks (including rookies) are slightly above average. Using nothing but cap space on a gun KPD like McKay and finding a quality player like Gresham for nothing are in isolation good moves. Similarly picking up D'Ambrosio and Saad shows the Bombers do well in the MSD.
Negatives
His recent picks also have showcased his failure to see the big picture and make cohesive long term goals. Topping up with senior players whilst you're a below average team will only push you to average or slightly above average. You need to build a stronger core of young talent before spending big on mature players.
Picking up more speedy hbfs also fails to fix the actual needs of the team. Where do those guys fit? Obviously not a good fit since he's had to offload D'Ambrosio to become a gun elsewhere.
Summary
Dodo is pretty good at moves in isolation...but he's completely inept at long term and big picture list strategy.
Positives
His hit rate for individual trades and draft picks (including rookies) are slightly above average. Using nothing but cap space on a gun KPD like McKay and finding a quality player like Gresham for nothing are in isolation good moves. Similarly picking up D'Ambrosio and Saad shows the Bombers do well in the MSD.
Negatives
His recent picks also have showcased his failure to see the big picture and make cohesive long term goals. Topping up with senior players whilst you're a below average team will only push you to average or slightly above average. You need to build a stronger core of young talent before spending big on mature players.
Picking up more speedy hbfs also fails to fix the actual needs of the team. Where do those guys fit? Obviously not a good fit since he's had to offload D'Ambrosio to become a gun elsewhere.
Summary
Dodo is pretty good at moves in isolation...but he's completely inept at long term and big picture list strategy.
- May 6, 2009
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Really though?
Many of his 'good moves in isolation' come at the cost of unnessarily tying up salary cap- just so he can been seen to 'win trade week' by signing the likes gresham mackay shiel stringer etc etc.
Most of the guys he brings in- he does so simply by being willing to pay more (in years and dollars) than any other (smart) list manager will.
The guy is an unmitigated fraud- long may he reign.
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