Strategy Trade and List Management Thread Part 7 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[Mofra]

Thank god we picked up M Kennedy for almost nothing. Treloar out for a while now.

 

[bobs head soup]

You’re getting confused. We’re talking about the era of McCartneyism. Yes it was a long and winding road but it’s one we never Kintyre of mulling over.

That makes sense. The duo of Lenin-McCarthy always confused me.

 

[cleveland]

Have been told there is a possibility, that Juh won't play at all this season. A lot of change would have to happen for him to play footy at any level.

 

[stevieg1969]

Have been told there is a possibility, that Juh won't play at all this season. A lot of change would have to happen for him to play footy at any level.

Is that due to his off-field issues or because of a relationship strain with the club?

 

[cleveland]

Is that due to his off-field issues or because of a relationship strain with the club?

Off field issues

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Off field issues

Does he get paid whether he plays or not?

 

[BrisDog]

Does he get paid whether he plays or not?

My understanding is yes, however a lump sum payment can be made to him if it is mutually beneficial and he doesn’t want to take excessive money for doing very little.

 

[TiAn_]

I still blame McGarnagle for what happened to little Billy.

 

[weltschmerz]

I wonder if JUH will choose to put himself on the inactive list. I think Boyd did that for mental health reasons.

 

[cecil]

Gee those 2 first round picks from St Kilda are starting to look like a decent offer

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Not true at all. It was a fantastic heated matchup and both had their moments head to head.

Rowell - 25 disposals, 8 tackles, 6 clearances and 15 contested possessions
Libba - 20 touches, 1 goal, 9 tackles, 7 clearances and 9 contested possessions.

Fair, my memory must have been off. It must have just been that he didn't smash us

 

[lachy]

Basically won us a final against Sydney on one leg.

He doesn't like the limelight though. Simple guy who wants the quiet life.

Was very good when it counted. Tried to raise alarm bells and was not listened to by those at the club. Strange he is the villain amongst our support when it was shown the club had much more to answer to than he did. Hope he is welcomed back

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[lachy]

I know 100% that McCarthy is the sole reason Liam Jones left us the first time.

Yep, can also verify this. Add that to Higgens, Lake, Griffen and Cooney as a minimum

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[lachy]

Gee those 2 first round picks from St Kilda are starting to look like a decent offer

Too bad they withdrew the offer then

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[W W Biscuit]

Have been told there is a possibility, that Juh won't play at all this season. A lot of change would have to happen for him to play footy at any level.

Well, this season is certainly off to a flyer

 

[adogsfan5]

Crossley last year looked like he was playing eastern footy league division 2. His body is nowhere near AFL quality. Unless he’s had a big off season…

 

[cherrypie]

Off field issues

I just wonder what's caused the escalation in recent months. The club would've been aware for at least 12 months I'd expect, even I saw problems a few days before Round 1 last year

 

[CarnTheScray]

Time to start playing Croft.

 

[Bulldogs85]

After all the crap news we have all gotten during the summer about injuries and JUH. Hopefully we all get some great news about Bont and Richards Re-signing soon

 

[Mofra]

Crossley last year looked like he was playing eastern footy league division 2. His body is nowhere near AFL quality. Unless he’s had a big off season…

Was the best ruck in the VFL last year though. Can't argue with performance.

Mumford vibes, who walked into the system at 130kgs and once he shed the weight (down to around 110kg) he was very very effective.

If anything, Timmy will be sharper rucking against Crossley than he will be rucking against Gardner (which is the current pre-season scenario). If anything, I hope Crossley keeps training with us for that reason alone.

 

[Mofra]

After all the crap news we have all gotten during the summer about injuries and JUH. Hopefully we all get some great news about Bont and Richards Re-signing soon

If there are any two players we have that I'm confident will stay, they are the two.

 

[dogwatch]

Was the best ruck in the VFL last year though. Can't argue with performance.

Mumford vibes, who walked into the system at 130kgs and once he shed the weight (down to around 110kg) he was very very effective.

If anything, Timmy will be sharper rucking against Crossley than he will be rucking against Gardner (which is the current pre-season scenario). If anything, I hope Crossley keeps training with us for that reason alone.

His fitness (or lack of it) is the kicker.

If he was the best ruck in the VFL last year when allegedly in poor shape how good will he be with 12 months under our fitness gurus?

Remember we might be recruiting him more for 2026 and beyond rather than for 2025.

That’s assuming we do actually recruit him.

And it’s assuming he’s committed to reaching and maintaining an AFL standard of fitness.

 

[cleveland]

I just wonder what's caused the escalation in recent months. The club would've been aware for at least 12 months I'd expect, even I saw problems a few days before Round 1 last year

I would say so. I was hearing things as far back as round 3-4 last year. After the elimation final last year, it seems to have got worse.

 

[ossie_21]

When I first read that Crossley had an invitation to the camp, I assumed it was because we needed another tall due to no JUH and having a ruckman come in would help with drills and mainly match sim, without sacrificing where we want Lobb & Darcy to mainly play.

That’s due to needing 40+ people running around, when that drops down to 23 it’s a different story. I’d love Bevo to have changed his tune about rucks, but I don’t think that is the case and I’m still not expecting us to look at genuinely recruiting Crossley.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

I would say so. I was hearing things as far back as round 3-4 last year. After the elimation final last year, it seems to have got worse.

I would say that a few of our more vocal fans, and trolls from other clubs would have had a go at him on the socials, which wouldn’t have helped.

FWIW we spoke to some Bulldog supporters with good connections to the club, six months ago, who were adamant he would be a Tassie marquee player signing.