List Mgmt. Trade & Free Agency talk Pt 8
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Morro
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I remember the shit canning of the Bombers last year paying $800K to McKay, a very very good KPD who has had a brilliant year, and peeps here, want to pay a small forward the same money, duuuuuuudes get off the happy gas.
EDIT: heck me, thats more than we pay TT and Hopper and peeps cry about that everyday. You have upset me and its too early for this shit.
EDIT: heck me, thats more than we pay TT and Hopper and peeps cry about that everyday. You have upset me and its too early for this shit.
depends how many decades you want to go back I suppose....
I'd say Ben McKay is a good KPD, he is not very very good.
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Seth Green ? The actor ? I didn't even know he was on our list ! I loved him in the Austin Powers films.
Shite footballer tho.
Dud, delist.
Shite footballer tho.
Dud, delist.
I think there is only one simple question the club has to ask here. Is taking a punt on Phillips(a potentially good inside mid - or bust, or relief inside mid) worth what we would be asked to pay for him. McAuliffe, Sonsie, Dow, Ross may not constitute good enough irons in fires for us if we are seeking a potentially good inside mid.
Though I have to admit, if the club looks at Phillips and believes he is not potentially a better inside mid than those players, it would be pointless trying to recruit him. I think Dow will be released, Ross will play wing, McAuliffe will need about 3 years building his tank and his game, and full time inside mid may not be Sonsie's ultimate role in our team. So from where I sit we very much need a player with Phillips' profile. It is just a question of whether he is the right version. North recruiting Shiels and Greenwood and a load of other players who have struggled is not really relevant to that question for us. Philips is not fully exposed like many of those guys were.
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He is when fit I reckon. You are judging in a team with no support and losing every game.
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He has won more games in 13 rounds at Bombers than he did in 8 years at Norf. Poor bloke.
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Na stuff that
Geelong took a punt when his career was in the bin if he leaves now just to go to the highest bidder he isn’t the type you want in the club
Same book as Higgins
If Cats have offered him $650k then also offer $650k. If he truly doesn't rate living in Geelong, he will choose us over them.
Then you are at the mercy of what other clubs offer and how Stengle rates those clubs. But $800k is too much imo.
Be honest, how many beers?
Not sure if you can count Stengle as one of those who left us and became a better player at another club, what with the Crows in between and all.
I feel we’re a bit like George Costanza when his ex Susan became a lesbian arguing that there was a bloke she dated in between her and him.
“I didn’t turn her!”
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Morro
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He's going at 2 goals a game this year.
released as in sacked?
I don't really recall Phillips playing but on selectors form Dow will get another contract.
Stengle is a great player and an upgrade on JGTI if he were to leave. I noticed Stengle even went into the middle a bit in the game vs us.
As far as $ go.
it doesn't seem like there's any FA KPFs around but might want to wait and see what Lynch is like, this season.
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Dow > Phillips. If Dow gets released we better not replace with Phillips. That would be very stiff
Yes I think Dow is a reasonable chance to be delisted. Probably not but I would be surprised if the club has him pencilled into its future midfield based on his current trajectory.
Stengle plays an entirely different role to Graham. Stengle is a near goal forward who kicks goals. Graham is a high pressure act high half forward who rarely ventures near goal.
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Based on our current team stengle would probably push Cumbo out and signal the death of him ever becoming a best 22 player for us
Have to wait and see
Dow: uninjured & getting selected every week is his current trajectory.
A break out season. Selectors love him.
Prestia and other fringe players will be out the door before Dow.
Maybe bring in Phillips. Haven't seen him so can't compare to Dow.
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I’m still not sure re Dow
I am a fan and think he is still a decent prospect but I’m unsure if he makes it long term either, especially under different injury conditions and the potential of some top end draft talent joining the club over the next few years
Could potentially push him out of the best 22
But in saying that I wouldn’t be upset if he was given two or so years either
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Wouldn’t see the harm in offering Phillips a go. There was a reason he was a top 3 pick. If we can unlock some of that potential then why not have a go as long as we aren’t paying overs.
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