WE MUST KEEP ACRES

[s_wd6]

St Kilda v Carlton​

7 Blake Acres (CARL)
6 Zac Fisher (CARL)
5 Patrick Cripps (CARL)
5 Nicholas Newman (CARL)
3 Jacob Weitering (CARL)
2 Tom De Koning (CARL)
1 Callum Wilkie (STK)
1 Mason Wood (STK)

Yeah...was good yesterday but is not resonsible for Carlton's mid season turnaround. Don't see how those votes change anything i said.

 

[Sweetback]

Yeah...was good yesterday but is not resonsible for Carlton's mid season turnaround. Don't see how those votes change anything i said.

He’s not solely responsible but he does the things that make them 5% better, which is what they needed

 

[freo1997]

Bump.

 

[freo1997]

Respectfully, I disagree. I would love to keep Blacres, but if he is demanding too much then 'In Bell We Trust'.
I look forward to the potential wingers we have in our team developing over the off-season, regardless of his contractual situation. Worner, Henry et al. have all shown great promise.

Yikes

 

[freo1997]

Though last year Acres was 2-3 years from achieving Acres levels.

NOD has that wing for as long as he wants it, just keep playing him, the conundrum is Acres wing if he goes.

Noddy

 

[Righteo]

yeah we deserve the lols for this one

 

[sdfc]

I've heard Acres is shit.

 

[s_wd6]

We should've kept him because we have no replacement for him and he did his role fine. He's not going to be the difference between us winning a flag or not. The biggest problem I have is the fact that we traded him for nothing to Carlton. The fact that we couldn't even capitalise on his great form last year, and we helped a list with a similar demographic improve in a position they were lacking in is the real issue with this trade. Any other team and it's not even half as bad.

 

[sumavich]

This in Bell we trust has got Freo nowhere!

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Probably the dumbest list management decision I can remember, because at least others (Hogan etc) had other factors involved. This was just a complete own goal. On you, Belly. Cheers.

 

[clivenator26]

A poor mans Ethan Hughes

15

Ethan Hughes

Age

29

Ht

188cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

182.0

3star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.6

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

0.9

2star

MG

133.1

2star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.4

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

2.8

5star

MG

185.8

4star

, we can replace wingers easily. Just wait this time next year Ethan Stanley will be worth a future 1st.

 

[MadMac]

Not this shit again…

 

[Gimme the Fyfe]

Its difficult seeing him smashing it post-Freo, especially with Carlton. Still.. you can't be mad at him.

 

[Purple Jesus]

We should've kept him because we have no replacement for him and he did his role fine. He's not going to be the difference between us winning a flag or not. The biggest problem I have is the fact that we traded him for nothing to Carlton. The fact that we couldn't even capitalise on his great form last year, and we helped a list with a similar demographic improve in a position they were lacking in is the real issue with this trade. Any other team and it's not even half as bad.

This. Exactly this and I said so at the time as well.

Think of it this way, if two teams competing for the most points and both have 40 points.

If you give the other team 5 points, you're down by 10.

If they were North and only had 20 points, you're still up 15 points.

 

[s_wd6]

This. Exactly this and I said so at the time as well.

Think of it this way, if two teams competing for the most points and both have 40 points.

If you give the other team 5 points, you're down by 10.

If they were North and only had 20 points, you're still up 15 points.

It’s the same with most players that leave us. I’m not really as concerned with how their loss will affect our performance, but more so how it will improve another teams, with a few exceptions. Trading with teams that we’re competing with is incredibly poor list management. If we’re playing at the same level as last year then paying Acres 350k even just to sit in the WAFL is helping us out more than handing him to Carlton for free.

 

[apuchar]

This. Exactly this and I said so at the time as well.

Think of it this way, if two teams competing for the most points and both have 40 points.

If you give the other team 5 points, you're down by 10.

If they were North and only had 20 points, you're still up 15 points.

Carlton were ahead of us anyway. They were just underperforming and we over-performed last year. I'm curious to see which way we go with this but Acres would have just been a stop-gap.

 

[Freo Shark]

We should've kept him because we have no replacement for him and he did his role fine. He's not going to be the difference between us winning a flag or not. The biggest problem I have is the fact that we traded him for nothing to Carlton. The fact that we couldn't even capitalise on his great form last year, and we helped a list with a similar demographic improve in a position they were lacking in is the real issue with this trade. Any other team and it's not even half as bad.

Thats it! We helped our close competitor, again!.

 

[Purple Jesus]

It’s the same with most players that leave us. I’m not really as concerned with how their loss will affect our performance, but more so how it will improve another teams, with a few exceptions. Trading with teams that we’re competing with is incredibly poor list management. If we’re playing at the same level as last year then paying Acres 350k even just to sit in the WAFL is helping us out more than handing him to Carlton for free.

Exactly. It’s pretty smooth brained of us.

 

[mightymouse75]

Dumbest decision our team has made in a long time.
Now watch Liam Henry rise next year.

 

[rgauci]

Dumbest decision our team has made in a long time.
Now watch Liam Henry rise next year.

I’d argue trading for Hogan was worse.

 

[mattis117]

Dumbest decision our team has made in a long time.
Now watch Liam Henry rise next year.

Liam is not the same, he has chose to walk out for reasons other than his contract. Acres would have stayed if we'd value him. Let's not compare different things.

 

[nurries]

Liam is not the same, he has chose to walk out for reasons other than his contract. Acres would have stayed if we'd value him. Let's not compare different things.

Exactly, we should of given Acres what they paid to Fyfe who played 2 fifths of **** all (again)

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

What was acres value deemed as when he came as part of the Hill trade?


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[Superkoops]

What was acres value deemed as when he came as part of the Hill trade?


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Genuine steaknives

 

[oldgoat]

Probably the dumbest list management decision I can remember, because at least others (Hogan etc) had other factors involved. This was just a complete own goal. On you, Belly. Cheers.

hindsight genius