Strategy Trade and List Management thread 3 (...The pining for the departed. Edition)

[fronkalicious]

Brad McKenzie is an elite kick.




And that's about it.

He's as soft as Jason tutt.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

I hope they go full draft and VFL/WAFL/SANFL gems and not any failed players. Our success in this respect has been consistent. Hope they continue it!

 

[Bont2Bruce]

I hope they go full draft and VFL/WAFL/SANFL gems and not any failed players. Our success in this respect has been consistent. Hope they continue it!

Would you have considered Hamling a "failed" player when we picked him up as a DFA?

 

[gangsta deluxe]

Would you have considered Hamling a "failed" player when we picked him up as a DFA?

He didn't even play a game for them though did he? And I thought this was something that we had agreed to do in trade week? He only really didnt get a chance because geelong, at least at that stage, was stacked with KPD talent.

Nevertheless it is probably a fair counterexample. Our history with others' leavings hasnt been too great to be quite honest. I'd just love to see if Dal can nail another draft.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

He didn't even play a game for them though did he? And I thought this was something that we had agreed to do in trade week? He only really didnt get a chance because geelong, at least at that stage, was stacked with KPD talent.

Nevertheless it is probably a fair counterexample. Our history with others' leavings hasnt been too great to be quite honest. I'd just love to see if Dal can nail another draft.

Agree that we haven't always got it right with DFAs.

 

[murphy2bedabest]

Bontempelli is a wonderful player for his age, he has Royce Hart like
presence up forward and Scott Pendlebury like poise in the middle.
He is an absolute freak, in the pressured environment that was the
grand final his possession efficiency stood out like a beacon. It
was no surprise he provided two of Tom Boyd's three goals, i do
worry that we are very reliant on Marcus Bontempelli to be that
guy in a time of need, but he appears very durable and very much
up to it mentally even with the pressure of a constant tag.

No need to sell Bontempelli.

He knew were he was kicking both those balls that Boyd got on the end off.

I said after the second one, that's pick 4 to pick 1 again and smiled

 

[Werewolf]

No need to sell Bontempelli.

He knew were he was kicking both those balls that Boyd got on the end off.

I said after the second one, that's pick 4 to pick 1 again and smiled

Yes those passes reminded me of our very own Bont2Boyd

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Bontempelli is a wonderful player for his age, he has Royce Hart like
presence up forward and Scott Pendlebury like poise in the middle.
He is an absolute freak, in the pressured environment that was the
grand final his possession efficiency stood out like a beacon. It
was no surprise he provided two of Tom Boyd's three goals, i do
worry that we are very reliant on Marcus Bontempelli to be that
guy in a time of need, but he appears very durable and very much
up to it mentally even with the pressure of a constant tag.

Yeah he's special. I recall saying a few times during the GF - "Bonts got it now, he'll use it well" as much to settle my own nerves as anything!

Was also thinking to myself earlier that this team has that unique combination to take us all the way. We have the heart and the will to keep on fighting, but we also have the class to execute too with players like Bont.

 

[Pannalstaroz]

Whitfield 2 years?

 

[Doggy Dan]

Whitfield 2 years?

Hope so

 

[SCRAY72]

Bontempelli is a wonderful player for his age, he has Royce Hart like
presence up forward and Scott Pendlebury like poise in the middle.
He is an absolute freak, in the pressured environment that was the
grand final his possession efficiency stood out like a beacon. It
was no surprise he provided two of Tom Boyd's three goals, i do
worry that we are very reliant on Marcus Bontempelli to be that
guy in a time of need, but he appears very durable and very much
up to it mentally even with the pressure of a constant tag.

We are reliant on him that is for sure but so is our opposition reliant on players like Buddy, Danger, Cripps, Fyfe, GAJ etc.
In fact I think the Dogs proved by having key players out for long periods in 2016 that they are capable of still winning games of footy when understrength.

 

[SCRAY72]

Haven't seen anyone delisted so far that would get a game for the Dogs in 2017, bar has been raised now and that is a good thing.

 

[LittleG]

Whitfield 2 years?

Probably 4 years. Wada toughened the code and his sms's have hung himself. Afl trying for 2 years but have no basis for discount.

 

[Mezzoculo]

Whitfield 2 years?

Where'd you hear that, Pan?

 

[Bemoreboyddog]

Wow so Ablett did request a trade to the cats...

 

[Super Hans]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-a-trade-back-to-geelong-20161026-gsbdsn.html

 

[Dogsman16]

Wow so Ablett did request a trade to the cats...

His position as captain surely isn't tenable anymore.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Whitfield 2 years?

Backdated or pre-back dated?
AFL investigation has taken 16 months to get to this point...

 

[Doggy]

Love how Freo wanted to give us that spud Silvagni for Hamling.. when he was always being delisted

 

[Pannalstaroz]

Where'd you hear that, Pan?

Haven't heard anything more than what's been reported. Just a question. Seems a forgone conclusion that he's ****ed.

 

[Super Hans]

Whitfield has to be on two strikes. He just has to. No player is dumb enough to do this if they are only copping a first or second strike.

 

[Yojimbo]

Probably 4 years. Wada toughened the code and his sms's have hung himself. Afl trying for 2 years but have no basis for discount.

Spoke to my brother the other day he agrees with your four, but if
it was just illicit drugs i find that a bit rich and against policy. The
people who signed up to Wada don't live in the real world.

 

[LittleG]

Spoke to my brother the other day he agrees with your four, but if
it was just illicit drugs i find that a bit rich and against policy. The
people who signed up to Wada don't live in the real world.

He was trying to hide from a performance enhancing drug test. So, 4 years.

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Haven't heard anything more than what's been reported. Just a question. Seems a forgone conclusion that he's stuffed.

GWS will want a priority pick now...

 

[Yojimbo]

He was trying to hide from a performance enhancing drug test. So, 4 years.

Well if they ban him there is always Mr Olympia or Mr Universe or
perhaps the Tour De France he is built like a cyclist and i must
say i am surprised no one has been done for EPO yet.