Strategy Trade and List management Thread Part 6 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[Dogsman16]

No point being Faux tough. Will turn out like 2016 GWS instead.

It’s an improvement on what we are dishing up at the moment.

 

[Barking Mad]

Does anyone have any insight into whether the Buss is happy / somewhat settled in Melbourne?

Crickets on contract extension talk which is a little worrying...

He’d want to improve a fair whack to deserve one. From the few games I saw he wasn’t great and last final was WOG. Only young but still needs to improve b4 being ready. SOS has gone past him for now

 

[Munnez]

Why is Harmes leaving the Demons?

Salary dump by Dee's and probably looking for more opportunity to stay in the AFL system

 

[Peter Wallis]

Not the most skilled player but would add some much needed grunt to our soft midfield. Bont & Libba excepted of course.

 

[Barking Mad]

You forgot Princess Panda, Gerry Gee and that bloke that had his hand up his backside, Ron Blaskett

Ron Blaskett, there’s a blast from the past. Remember having tea with him after retirement. Maaaaan did he love diamond rings. Doubting Naught could even afford that bling with his new contract

 

[Barking Mad]

Dogs 13 and GetDimmaBack - Ron and Gerry used to do the footy club circuit back in the day - slightly um, more adult material than The Tarax Show!
(From memory, Blaskett only passed away a few years ago well into his 90s. Not sure what Gerry is up to these days, heard he hangs out with Ossie, Aggro, Humphrey and Fredd Bear.)

The old man booked him for a fees sportsman’s nights. Sadly I was far to you d. Said he was an absolute gentleman but when on stage could be very blue.

 

[Barking Mad]

Weird, why doesn’t Croft just nominate us? What’s he waiting for?

Us to say we want him?

 

[St 07]

Us to say we want him?

That's all anyone really wants anyway

 

[Zgope1]

I’d take harmes because we are soft and can’t tackle and he is not as soft and can tackle better than most of our players

 

[Barking Mad]

People overrate our list so much

Scott and Vandermeer were walk up starts to get 10 touches and do * all. We rolled out either Baker or Poulter on the wing each week. McNeil doing God knows what out there. Harmes is a giant upgrade on all of them if he doesn't cost anything in a trade

I’d like to see Scott as other FP and be given that role each week. Guy must have suffered from dizziness last season. Give him a role and let him make it his rather than being a bottle of clag.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Harmes definitely has some c**t about him in a good way.

 

[Golden_6]

I’m completely fine with picking up Harmes. He’s much better than our bottom 6 and can pick up the slack on the wing/half forward role.

If he is low cost for one year then he is better than guys like Scott, Baker, Poulter etc.

This is under the assumption that he costs nothing in terms of draft capital.

 

[Dogs Rule]

We need more hardness and more campaigner in our midfield and for that reason I'm all in on Harmes.

 

[Struggle]

I’m completely fine with picking up Harmes. He’s much better than our bottom 6 and can pick up the slack on the wing/half forward role.

If he is low cost for one year then he is better than guys like Scott, Baker, Poulter etc.

This is under the assumption that he costs nothing in terms of draft capital.

My only issue is that we've given multi year extensions to all of those guys

 

[NthBondiDoggies]

Maybe take into account that Harmes could not make it into Melbourne team.

Flip side is that this is aggressive Mids is where Melb is strong - Petracca, Oliver and Viney are all campaigners.

We have West who I believe should make it (and am a fan) but there is a reason why he has not had more rotations other then that we need the aggression near goal. Has had limited runs there but has not grabbed those opportunities - so while we hope we still need to solve the problem.

Smith has it but seems to just lose the aggression sometimes - more about emotion than ruthless hardness and wanting the heat.

So on balance if we can get him for free - why not? Bont, Trelor, Libba, Macrae, Smith, West and Harmes is a great mid group.

Sullivan is right in front of us but in VFL games I watch both were good but very different.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

I give it round 2 until Harmes takes McComb's role as the most hated player on the team

 

[Testekill]

I give it round 2 until Harmes takes McComb's role as the most hated player on the team

Every team needs a whipping boy that the fans get a little deranged about.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I give it round 2 until Harmes takes McComb's role as the most hated player on the team

I refuse to wait that long.

 

[dergert]

Idk 500k for a "depth" player is fairly expensive.

Melbourne would be chipping in I imagine.

 

[Foxman98]

I give it round 2 until Harmes takes McComb's role as the most hated player on the team

Unless Lobb is traded he has already locked that role up

 

[Mojorisin]

Idk 500k for a "depth" player is fairly expensive.

Melbourne would be chipping in I imagine.

Either that or he is taking a pay cut for more years.

 

[Mofra]

I give it round 2 until Harmes takes McComb's role as the most hated player on the team

Delisted Hannan will still get pillored on here

 

[Mofra]

Idk 500k for a "depth" player is fairly expensive.

Melbourne would be chipping in I imagine.

People are genuinely concerned about paying English, Naughton and Marra anywhere near $1m per season but ok with paying a depth mid half that?

 

[dergert]

People are genuinely concerned about paying English, Naughton and Marra anywhere near $1m per season but ok with paying a depth mid half that?

I'd be comfortable adding another year or two for peanuts to level it out.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

I'd be comfortable adding another year or two for peanuts to level it out.

Yeah surely this is what we'd be doing