Gold Coast are likely to have to try and shed contracts this year and have their inside midfield brigade relatively settled. I doubt the Suns would even be particularly interested.
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Gold Coast are likely to have to try and shed contracts this year and have their inside midfield brigade relatively settled. I doubt the Suns would even be particularly interested.
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We offered 5 years.
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He's going to finish top 3 in our B&F and led our team for brownlow votes.
Let's not get too revisionist here. He's a massive loss and a rare two way running inside mid. We can shuffle players around to try and cover him on field but it reinforces the rumours about the off field problems we've had this year
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That would fail the no dickhead policy then. Bevo likes robots
I think a large reason for Dunkley leaving is that from a player marketability perspective he was a fair way down the pecking order at the Digs
Bailey Smith, Bont, Naughton would all be ahead of him with JUH and Sam Darcy overtaking him in the next year or two. Other than Bont they're all younger than him and he'd be directly competing for the same dollars off field.
At Brisbane you would have Neale and maybe Daniher?
Bailey Smith, Bont, Naughton would all be ahead of him with JUH and Sam Darcy overtaking him in the next year or two. Other than Bont they're all younger than him and he'd be directly competing for the same dollars off field.
At Brisbane you would have Neale and maybe Daniher?
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Plus Zorko (as captain - his face was everywhere when I went to the game earlier in the year) and Cameron.
AFL still struggle for profile in QLD. Moving out of VIC will hurt his marketability
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if he is leaving for the off field problems such as players not been professional what does this say about Bont? Dale? Jack M? CD and all the players that were prepared to sign on.
There maybe an element of the above but there is a Greek saying that I think is apt
The Apple does not fall far from the tree
I think that has played a bigger part than he been so professional and other players not.
Dunkley couldn't be more plain or boring, no matter how good of a player he becomes he's never going to be the number on the back of kids guernseys. Even at Brisbane he'll be living in the shadow of Neale, Cameron, Mcluggage, Rayner, Daniher, Ashcroft....
Kind of pathetic to watch him try so hard to become something that guys like Martin and Smith naturally walked into by just being themselves. Guarantee he has nightmares of Bazlenka's instagram follower count.
You obviously don’t live in QLD. Dunkley will be almost anonymous. IF he is moving here for marketing purposes, he is very poorly advised.
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I think this trade gets done with minimal fuss.
Lions lose 2022 1st, 2023 1st.
Lions gain: Dunks, 600-800 points (2 picks in the 40’s)
Dogs lose: Dunks, 2 picks in the 40’s
Dogs gain: 2022 1st, 2023 1st
There is no need to over complicate it further than that.
We could then flip the lions picks for a top 10 this year if we felt the need or trade on for other assets.
In all likelyhood, the departure of players like JJ, Hunter, et al. will net us a little bit of currency to put the points on the table.
Lions lose 2022 1st, 2023 1st.
Lions gain: Dunks, 600-800 points (2 picks in the 40’s)
Dogs lose: Dunks, 2 picks in the 40’s
Dogs gain: 2022 1st, 2023 1st
There is no need to over complicate it further than that.
We could then flip the lions picks for a top 10 this year if we felt the need or trade on for other assets.
In all likelyhood, the departure of players like JJ, Hunter, et al. will net us a little bit of currency to put the points on the table.
Yep there is a reason Big Joe went up North
Does not have to be complicated at all. If we can package up 29 + 37 to get McStay compo if it's around the 20 mark i'd be looking at that too just to force Peter Bell to take a future 3rd and look like a mug
I reckon that’s a part of it for sure.
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Lloyd meek has a 600k a year offer in front of him from GWS. Clearly they’ve lost faith in Briggs, Preuss & Flynn. At least one likely to be shaken loose.
Might be an idea to bolster our ruck stocks
Might be an idea to bolster our ruck stocks
Aren’t GWS trying to reduce their cap issues? $600k is nuts
600k for a fringe ruck is ludicrous. Yep I’d certainly have a look at one of those names.
Flynn for sure
Flynn would be the one and is an upgrade on Sweet as he is a better ruckman and has some forward craft
No wonder GWS have cap issues and are constantly having a fire sale.
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The only saving grace is if that means they cut two $300-350k rucks. Given Pruess is onto his third club that means Briggs and Flynn would both be gettable.
Flynn is a NSW boy and has been part of their academy since he was a kid so it might be hard to pry him loose. Shocking injury history too
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