We're still a young list and need people driving the culture and keeping morale and intensity up. We've heard many times that Voss is about relationships....Maybe Ed's relationship with the boys and the club is important at this stage in our development.

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He could play or captain our VFL team and do the same thing. Makes no sense.

It makes sense if he is a stop gap for depth as an inside mid and signed for a lot less than Setters or Dow. We may be freeing up $$$, especially after recent signings, by offloading those two.

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Still doesn’t. According to many, we have a plethora of inside mids, so depth isn’t the issue. That is why we are trading Setters and Dow. So, if our salary is the issue, then bring in a kid or 2 from the draft, and develop them (cough, splatter), and don’t take up a spot with the extra 200k or so with 36 year old.

Bone vibrated off and he’s now SOS’ daughter

That may well be the plan Surrey, Ed is the insurance for a year in that scenario. FWIW I dont want to trade them for bugger all either.

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Ed would be our only player aged 30+ wouldn't he? I don't mind retaining him

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How many games has Ed missed in the last ten years? I could be wrong but my guess is that he’s been extremely durable and reliable, let’s not write him off because he missed one season.

Short answer, not many. Long answer below.

Year Games
2021 22
2020 17
2019 22
2018 21
2017 13
2016 21
2015 22
2014 15
2013 21
2012 18
2011 12

Makes no sense to retain Ed on the list. He is a plodder.

We really need to be making some inroads next year otherwise our premiership window may close quicker than you think.

Austin had a very easy run so far ,lets see how good he is dealing with Essendon* regarding setters .

In the last 2 games of the year, which are the closest we got to finals-like, Setterfield played very well. 25 possies, tackles, score involvements.
He showed himself to be a good replacement for our first selected midfield.
With Curnow, we are unsure if he's still at that level. But we are sure that he has 1, max 2 years left.

This is bewildering

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Yeah personally I'd keep him

But maybe the bank has been busted

Curnow, McKay etc

Surely he's not on much.


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I agree, this is a bit confusing.
He played some good games this year and I think is better than some of the players who have been re-signed in recent weeks.
I think this may come back to bite us if he is traded.

I hope the window closes after our next premiership and not before.

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I don't think it will come back to bite us. I'd like to keep him, but if he goes to Essendon* and plays well, I am confident they are shit enough for it to not be a huge hassle for us.

But I'd certainly like to keep him, I think 2 years ago he improved significantly, and this year he did suffer by us bringing in Hewitt and Kennedy improving.

I do rate him. Would keep him over Dow but he's out of contract and setterfield isn't.

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Easy run? Do you think Acres negotiated his own trade for a future 3rd?
Perhaps Charlie, Harry and Cripps signed themselves up?

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