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Re: geelong
Smacks of desperation apart from Caddy. Roll the dice for one more flag. McIntosh and Rivers are short term gains.
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To me it's just shoring up their list so the kids they are grooming to fill those roles have time to mature and learn.GeorgeYoung27 wrote:Smacks of desperation apart from Caddy. Roll the dice for one more flag. McIntosh and Rivers are short term gains.
Not a bad tactic imo.
off-topic: surely this is more appropriate in the opposition forum?
it has been around this time that "Kosi" will headbutt a fence, rip a hamstring or belt someone.
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Have mentioned that they are likely to lose players due to the recruiting.
Next week will be the big week.
patience.
Next week will be the big week.
patience.
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Re: geelong
I think they've done well..
McIntosh is a bit of a gamble, but if he gets on the park he will add to them, as he's straight away better than anything they have now (not including Vardy's potential)..
Rivers is a great get in a mature, solid team and, similarly to our Sam Fisher, is playing very consistent, mature and smart footy and will continue well into his early 30's... 3-4 years of good footy left IMO...
McIntosh is a bit of a gamble, but if he gets on the park he will add to them, as he's straight away better than anything they have now (not including Vardy's potential)..
Rivers is a great get in a mature, solid team and, similarly to our Sam Fisher, is playing very consistent, mature and smart footy and will continue well into his early 30's... 3-4 years of good footy left IMO...
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Good point...joffaboy wrote:Have mentioned that they are likely to lose players due to the recruiting.
Next week will be the big week.
patience.
Mitch Brown may go, injury plagued but has upside.. Who else will fall out the bottom??... Trent West may look elsewhere... I personally dont think much of him and would still prefer Hickey deal to work out..
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names?Legendary wrote:They are going to lose at least 2 players next week from what I hear, both under 24.
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Re: geelong
With lists so tight and the prospect of a Suns/GWS domination looming, I think many clubs are thinking the window is only open for the next four years if that. I think Geelong and Collingwood are the big winners so far.
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If we got Hickey and Brown then we would only need a caddy to break even...evo wrote:With lists so tight and the prospect of a Suns/GWS domination looming, I think many clubs are thinking the window is only open for the next four years if that. I think Geelong and Collingwood are the big winners so far.
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I suppose when you have 3 of the last 6 flags, you can afford to role the dice without much retribution from fans, if it fails it wouldn't really matter - free hit.GeorgeYoung27 wrote:Smacks of desperation apart from Caddy. Roll the dice for one more flag. McIntosh and Rivers are short term gains.
It makes sense for them on paper though in my mind… they have a gun FF entering his prime, Selwood and now Caddy the same, 2 good key backs in Lonergan & Taylor… Plus a few stars with about 1 or 2 decent seasons left - Chapman, Enright, Kelly, Johnson, Bartel…
The addition of a very good ruckman & CHB will make them a pretty competitive side next year.
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Re: geelong
Or they might not rate the talent in the draft by the time their picks roll around?suss wrote:If i had the best talent spotter in the land, i'd leave him with some draft picks to use.
They must think they're ready for another crack. I'm not so sure.
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One must admire Geelong though. Prior to trade week/FA they set their heart on 3 players. Half way in they have all 3 and I must say haven't exactly paid overs for any of them.
On the other hand, we said we'd be aggressive, looking at Caddy, Hickey, Jacobs, Stevens, Brown. So far all we've done is spend our top pick on a relatively speculative state league fwd with some later picks with that...
So far, we are the big losers but still another week to save face...
On the other hand, we said we'd be aggressive, looking at Caddy, Hickey, Jacobs, Stevens, Brown. So far all we've done is spend our top pick on a relatively speculative state league fwd with some later picks with that...
So far, we are the big losers but still another week to save face...
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Re: geelong
I think we were usurped on Caddy because the Goddard compo was so up in the air and gave us less certainty in what we could offer. I think we still have time to make this one a winner. I like the Lee trade and we didn't see the Saad, Milera or Newnes deals coming. Perhaps their best work was to get Dunell onto the rookie list.
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Collingwood have lost 2 best 22 players for a 30 year old with a glove!evo wrote:With lists so tight and the prospect of a Suns/GWS domination looming, I think many clubs are thinking the window is only open for the next four years if that. I think Geelong and Collingwood are the big winners so far.
Won't know their success until picks 17 and 20 are playing seniors, if thy do!
Maybe this year?
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Re: geelong
I like what they've been able to achieve in this draft, with out giving to much away.
Caddy - Apparently has plenty of upside
McIntosh - Proven
Rivers - Proven
Compared to our only pick
Tom Lee - Untried and cost us pick 12(f*** I hope he makes it)
Caddy - Apparently has plenty of upside
McIntosh - Proven
Rivers - Proven
Compared to our only pick
Tom Lee - Untried and cost us pick 12(f*** I hope he makes it)
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Aiming for their 4th flag in 7 years… I would be pretty happy if we were doing the same.Legendary wrote:I say it again ... this time next week they will have 2-3 less blokes <24 on their list.
It's hardly planning for the future is it?
They can probably see the writing on the wall… GWS & GCS having unbeatable sides in 2-3 years time, they will dominate for a good while I think.
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we got pick 24 with lee as well, wat happens if we get hicky with 24. So thats lee and hicky for 12 just maybe we could get 10 good solid years out of two key big men for 12 , not to bad. So many ifs and buts, mcintosh is injury prone rivers is old lee looks to be coming on could turn into a freak but could turn other way tosaintbob wrote:I like what they've been able to achieve in this draft, with out giving to much away.
Caddy - Apparently has plenty of upside
McIntosh - Proven
Rivers - Proven
Compared to our only pick
Tom Lee - Untried and cost us pick 12(f*** I hope he makes it)
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kimberly saint wrote:we got pick 24 with lee as well, wat happens if we get hicky with 24. So thats lee and hicky for 12 just maybe we could get 10 good solid years out of two key big men for 12 , not to bad. So many ifs and buts, mcintosh is injury prone rivers is old lee looks to be coming on could turn into a freak but could turn other way tosaintbob wrote:I like what they've been able to achieve in this draft, with out giving to much away.
Caddy - Apparently has plenty of upside
McIntosh - Proven
Rivers - Proven
Compared to our only pick
Tom Lee - Untried and cost us pick 12(f*** I hope he makes it)
if Lee had got to Geelong with their first pick and turns into the next jack Riewoldt or jack darling the forum would be in melt down over our incompetence. Caddy turns out to be another ordinary Salopek type and we give away our first pick for him the forum goes into melt down over our incompetence. I say we should just play the same team for the next 20 years and avoid all the stress of having to put ourselves on the chopping block.
Geelong have loaded up on good players but they could just as well be like Polo and Peake to us handy additions but taking away spots for developing kids that may have more upside. It all a balancing act and we went too far the way Geelong are going.
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Re: geelong
They've had an outstanding trade period.
They get to go again for a flag next year whilst buying time for their kids to develop - and they've got plenty waiting to come through.
It pains me to say it but they manage their list in superb fashion.
They get to go again for a flag next year whilst buying time for their kids to develop - and they've got plenty waiting to come through.
It pains me to say it but they manage their list in superb fashion.
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gringo wrote:I think we were usurped on Caddy because the Goddard compo was so up in the air and gave us less certainty in what we could offer. I think we still have time to make this one a winner. I like the Lee trade and we didn't see the Saad, Milera or Newnes deals coming. Perhaps their best work was to get Dunell onto the rookie list.
Rubbish. The Geelong comp pick suited them. Why would a club be in a hurry and then dud themselves out of a better pick. The comp pick isnt having any effect on our trading IMO.