Yeah , ran into Matt a few times and you instantly got a great impression . A good " Type " . The bloke thoroughly deserves good fortune . Hope it all goes well for him at the Dogs .

_________________
All my dangerous friends

I may agree with the highlighted comment, but we could argue that with the addition of Haynes and the return of Silvagni and Docherty we have effectively added 3 established players who were not available last year.
Also hopefully with better management of injuries we will not average the high number of injured players not available for weeks. And we also have a number 3 draft pick to add to our stock and maybe a DFA or 2.

_________________
“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

List changes so far (assuming the draft goes as we expect)….

Out - Akuei, Cunningham, Kennedy, Marchbank, Martin, Mirkov, Owies.
In - Haynes, #3, #38, Lucas C, Ben C, Duffy, rookie draft #12.

S.Durdin and/or J.Carroll not delisted yet but still might get cut depending on our intentions with DFA/Supp.

_________________
It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

Caz i am ok with the strategy.
It appears that they have assessed where they are and will try get 3 to 4 finals campaign then have a dip.
Pies have gone the all or nothing and obviously Mitchell thinks a tinker here or there will make the difference. Geelong Port and Sydney have been topping up for years

Trying to build so they are constantly playing finals

Sent from my SM-F926B using Tapatalk

_________________
If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

I guess it’s probably 1 step back to take two forward.

I don’t buy into Docherty and JSOS being new recruits, we need to move on.

Happy for both Owies and MK. Both have been solid players and seem to be super popular. I wonder how losing Kennedy impacts the playing group, particularly if Voss pushed him out.

Hey Cazzeman
A few things
Whilst it’s disappointing we traded Owies and Kennedy which was obviously the intention months ago
I get that
Two guys with currency
So we get pick 3 which is the main benefit
In a midfielders draft we need a specific mid
Someone who
Is quick with elite foot skills
So Austin hopefully picks the right one
Because if he doesn’t we are ducked again for a while
We still
Need a key defender
Nathan Cooper get him as a rookie pick
The guy should be on an AFL list
Haynes is a list clogger
Coaches are payed to coach specific areas these days
Not players who fill a spot
We have to have Durdin and or Motlop step up
Owies was our best small forward
I still reckon Durdin has big upside if he gets his body right
Motlop I am less convinced
And I’m not into sentimental shit as you know
If there is better talent available don’t pick Scott’s twins

I'm conflicted about losing Kennedy and Owies.
We all loved their dedication, but it has to be said that neither were able to consistently influence games.
The public humiliation of Bam Bam in that Elimination Final debacle was cruel, and he was finished with us from that day on.
Matt Owies is a good bloke and an honest player who gave us all he had. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough.
Still, West Coast and Footscray will be better for their presence in 2025.

_________________
Princes Park - always was, always will be.

Everyone talks about Kennedy public humiliation. Now cmon. It’s a final and he wasn’t contributing.

Granted i thought it was a strange decision, but our coaching group have every right to demand more from experienced players.

While it’s sad to lose Kennedy. He went missing a lot in games. He was very slow, and had the running ark of the titanic. He seemed to jog after his opponent.

Now let’s get realistic. Forget about him as a person.

We are better off being forced to play Binns, Lord and the younger guys instead. When they came on we got a youthful kick in the team.

Two years running we are going great guns when we had injuries, and then when the so called senior players came back we started losing.

We need youth. I mean look at Hawthorn. I am too concerned about losing our depth, but we are getting some really good youth in, and that may make a difference and make us more fresh.

Sad to see Kennedy go, but I wish him well.
Spewing he didn't hit the tonne.
Also sad to see 2 of our 4 players that played every game this year go.
Let's hope we can keep players on the park next year and have a good run at it.

After the trade period our VLF team should be working tirelessly to add some quality depth to get around the kids we draft so we can speed up their development.

So do we offer pick 3 and 38 to Richmond for picks 6 and 10?
Or to the Kangas for pick 2 to make sure we get either Jagga or Finn?

I also hope McMahon is added

cheers

_________________
my last one was rubbish

Gee, that seems very cheap for Kennedy

......."with pick 32, St Kilda place a bid for Ben Camporeale"

_________________
*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Interesting that both Owies (dropped for Lions final last year), and Kennedy (discarded during Lions final this year) are the ones we've moved on. Obviously someone (Voss?) didn't rate either of them for some reason.

We could have also fought the Owies charge this year but in the end let it go ..... they didn't seem to care. Quite strange actually.

_________________
"IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, YOU'RE PREPARED TO FAIL" - Mark Spitz

Just returned home after dinner… did we win Trade Week??


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

100% this will happen!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

To be announced September 2025

_________________
"IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, YOU'RE PREPARED TO FAIL" - Mark Spitz

Of course Silvagni will do that

_________________
"IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, YOU'RE PREPARED TO FAIL" - Mark Spitz

Yep, we need to trade pick 38 otherwise it will be wasted.

_________________
*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.