Strategy Trade and List management Thread Part 5 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[Goodman Rhodes]

I've been following this forum for a long time but after such a frustrating year I feel compelled to join in here. As an Adelaide based supporter I've got a couple of suggestions. Firstly if you reckon we manage our list badly check out the Crows! They are ripe for ransacking but not Rowe. He's not what we need. Firstly I'd be grabbing Frampton. Tall (291cm!), strong and at 26 he is better value than Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

33

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

. Then grab Crouch for a 30 plus possession midfielder. And finally they have a massive unit ruckman that is a hit out machine playing in the sanfl. His name is Kieran Strachan and he's originally from Port Melbourne. 204 cm and just smashes out 40 to 50 taps a game and can mark and kick some nice goals. My old man is a Crows supporter and reckons he's due to go to another club coz he's too good for sanfl. He would free up English to spend more time forward. And a draft prospect is Central District mature age (22) intercept defender who flies for everything with no fear called Rhett Montgomerie. Had a breakout year and has been invited to draft camp. There's a midfielder, a tap ruckman and 2 proper defenders that are ripe for taking. Leave Rowe alone and go for what we need.

 

[Northernsoul74]

I've been following this forum for a long time but after such a frustrating year I feel compelled to join in here. As an Adelaide based supporter I've got a couple of suggestions. Firstly if you reckon we manage our list badly check out the Crows! They are ripe for ransacking but not Rowe. He's not what we need. Firstly I'd be grabbing Frampton. Tall (291cm!), strong and at 26 he is better value than Liam Jones. Then grab Crouch for a 30 plus possession midfielder. And finally they have a massive unit ruckman that is a hit out machine playing in the sanfl. His name is Kieran Strachan and he's originally from Port Melbourne. 204 cm and just smashes out 40 to 50 taps a game and can mark and kick some nice goals. My old man is a Crows supporter and reckons he's due to go to another club coz he's too good for sanfl. He would free up English to spend more time forward. And a draft prospect is Central District mature age (22) intercept defender who flies for everything with no fear called Rhett Montgomerie. Had a breakout year and has been invited to draft camp. There's a midfielder, a tap ruckman and 2 proper defenders that are ripe for taking. Leave Rowe alone and go for what we need.

291cm is Darcy like projections…

 

[Dogs Rule]

Easily an upgrade on any of our tall backs.
We are going nowhere with Cordy. Isn't a key back, not a forward, second ruck will be filled.
Cordy has 2cms on Melican but Melican 2 extra kgs. Melican looked very reasonable I think it was 2019. I think he was injured much of 20 and 21?
McCartin has a couple 2 cms on him and 5 kgs and the Swans have Tom McCartin at 194cm, Rampe who plays tall, no wonder he was squeezed out.

The sooner we learn this, the better. Week after week, year after year, the image I have is Cordy trailing his opponent before conceding a simple mark and usually goal. Got to end this off-season. Gardner is a back flanker at best. As for the rest of our backs, scrap them.

Put Jones and Melican down there, trade for the best mature KPD out there, draft a mid sized back or two and put in place a proper defensive strategy so we don't look completely clueless next year.

 

[Dogs Rule]

Yeah, they were hard, but battlers and most would struggle nowadays barring Southern, who would’ve been a gun if not for injury.

My point was the hardness. Our current backline is too soft, a pushover.

 

[gordo2016]

I've been following this forum for a long time but after such a frustrating year I feel compelled to join in here. As an Adelaide based supporter I've got a couple of suggestions. Firstly if you reckon we manage our list badly check out the Crows! They are ripe for ransacking but not Rowe. He's not what we need. Firstly I'd be grabbing Frampton. Tall (291cm!), strong and at 26 he is better value than Liam Jones. Then grab Crouch for a 30 plus possession midfielder. And finally they have a massive unit ruckman that is a hit out machine playing in the sanfl. His name is Kieran Strachan and he's originally from Port Melbourne. 204 cm and just smashes out 40 to 50 taps a game and can mark and kick some nice goals. My old man is a Crows supporter and reckons he's due to go to another club coz he's too good for sanfl. He would free up English to spend more time forward. And a draft prospect is Central District mature age (22) intercept defender who flies for everything with no fear called Rhett Montgomerie. Had a breakout year and has been invited to draft camp. There's a midfielder, a tap ruckman and 2 proper defenders that are ripe for taking. Leave Rowe alone and go for what we need.

Yer, I have seen Strachan play a couple of games on TV and he looked promising to me. He is a monster and at the time I thought he would go places. Kind of forget about him after he seemed to fall out of favour at the Crows. Wouldn't surprise me if a club picked him up., if he is dominating in the SAFL.

 

[immortalmike]

Yeah, they were hard, but battlers and most would struggle nowadays barring Southern, who would’ve been a gun if not for injury.

If you think that Croft and Kretiuk were only battlers you either have a very short memory, are easily influenced by AFL media at the time or have a completely different definition of a battler to me.

 

[doggies ftw]

Melican sucks, bloody depressing that Melican & Jones is the best we can come up with in here

 

[bobs head soup]

Melican sucks, bloody depressing that Melican & Jones is the best we can come up with in here

Well Barrass has been thrown around.

If fringe players are thrown around it's depressing, if top liners are thrown up it's unrealistic cos we never get big fish

 

[LittleG]

I've been following this forum for a long time but after such a frustrating year I feel compelled to join in here. As an Adelaide based supporter I've got a couple of suggestions. Firstly if you reckon we manage our list badly check out the Crows! They are ripe for ransacking but not Rowe. He's not what we need. Firstly I'd be grabbing Frampton. Tall (291cm!), strong and at 26 he is better value than Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

33

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

. Then grab Crouch for a 30 plus possession midfielder. And finally they have a massive unit ruckman that is a hit out machine playing in the sanfl. His name is Kieran Strachan and he's originally from Port Melbourne. 204 cm and just smashes out 40 to 50 taps a game and can mark and kick some nice goals. My old man is a Crows supporter and reckons he's due to go to another club coz he's too good for sanfl. He would free up English to spend more time forward. And a draft prospect is Central District mature age (22) intercept defender who flies for everything with no fear called Rhett Montgomerie. Had a breakout year and has been invited to draft camp. There's a midfielder, a tap ruckman and 2 proper defenders that are ripe for taking. Leave Rowe alone and go for what we need.

What do you think of Casey Voss? Heard he could be a good option at HBF.

 

[Dogs Rule]

If you think that Croft and Kretiuk were only battlers you either have a very short memory, are easily influenced by AFL media at the time or have a completely different definition of a battler to me.

How quickly they forget. Both of them took on the greatest forwards we've ever seen Dunstall, Lockett, Ablett and they held their own. They would wipe the floor with today's forwards. They would be physical, tough, in your face and that's what we're missing right now.

 

[Dogs Rule]

Melican sucks, bloody depressing that Melican & Jones is the best we can come up with in here

Best we can come up with. Hopefully there are names that come up that haven't even been mentioned yet.

 

[Goodman Rhodes]

What do you think of Casey Voss? Heard he could be a good option at HBF.

I haven't seen him play unfortunately

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[Sentinel]

Yeah, they were hard, but battlers and most would struggle nowadays barring Southern, who would’ve been a gun if not for injury.

This is an outrageous call. Both were very good players.

Steven Kretiuk would be in my top 3 favourite Bulldogs players.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Pretty sure melican is a Kelly type isn't he? He's best is 1on1 and has some pace about him.

I’ve always thought Melican was slow and lacked agility. Always seemed to be trailing forwards, unless its just that his reactions are slow. I did think Sam Collins was too slow and immobile for AFL and was completely wrong about that but I just don’t see it with Melican.

I just don’t think he is the answer, regardless of how cheap he would be.

 

[SweatOnMySkin]

Melican is definitely slow. He still might be a decent pickup but he's not going to transform our backline thats for sure

 

[Lex22]

If you think that Croft and Kretiuk were only battlers you either have a very short memory, are easily influenced by AFL media at the time or have a completely different definition of a battler to me.

Maybe battler was a little harsh, but neither were world beaters IMO.

Honest players.

 

[Lex22]

How quickly they forget. Both of them took on the greatest forwards we've ever seen Dunstall, Lockett, Ablett and they held their own. They would wipe the floor with today's forwards. They would be physical, tough, in your face and that's what we're missing right now.

Crofty and Kretiuk would wipe the floor with today’s forwards? Which ones?

 

[Lex22]

This is an outrageous call. Both were very good players.

Steven Kretiuk would be in my top 3 favourite Bulldogs players.

Mitch Hahn would be in my favourite 3 Bulldogs, but I’m honest enough to admit he was no star.

There’s nothing wrong with that.

 

[adogsfan5]

Mitch Hahn would be in my favourite 3 Bulldogs, but I’m honest enough to admit he was no star.

There’s nothing wrong with that.

Gimme peak Hahn, Eagleton, Lake and Gilbee in this current side!

 

[Lex22]

Gimme peak Hahn, Eagleton, Lake and Gilbee in this current side!

A peak Lake to improve our defence out of sight and Eagleton on a wing would be really bloody handy about now.

 

[TheHound]

I still hope we’re going hard for barrass

 

[bobs head soup]

This is an outrageous call. Both were very good players.

Steven Kretiuk would be in my top 3 favourite Bulldogs players.

Me too. People remember Kretiuk as a limited defender but could also be very effective through the midfield. I remember him going head to head with Nathan Buckley as a ruck rover one day and carving him up ( Buckley only had 10 disposals).

Kretters could do just about anything despite playing injured nearly all the time.

Would be in the starting 18 of my all-time Dogs best team

 

[grassman75]

Dunkley considering going to Brisbane because his sister lives there is the greatest thing ever

Thems a close family them Dunkley's...

 

[grassman75]

I quit a job and moved for a girl once....

Dumbest thing you can do but anyway....

The power of the ....

 

[CDBulldog]

We should be all over Stocker…could be a very good player.