Easton Wood signed and sealed

[SlimPickens]

More great news to wake up to. Easton becoming a very important part of
our back 6.

Wood was set to become a restricted free agent at season’s end, but instead agreed to a new three-year deal to stay at the Kennel.

Bulldogs List Manager Jason McCartney said the re-signing was a significant one for the Club.

“Easton is a valued part of our defensive group so we are delighted to have him recommit to the Club.

“He has enjoyed some consistent form over the past 12 months and we look forward to that continuing, and him taking his game to the next level.”


http://m.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2015-04-16/wood-shuns-free-agency

[Go_Dogs]

Great result.

I posted in another thread recently we needed to get him locked in, sure enough, about a week later we have. The Club is kicking goals everywhere at the moment - another great signing and indication the group has belief in where we are heading.

[bulldogtragic]

That's great news. A part from ourselves the message to other AFL players is we are now a place where people want to be. Also to members, these guys are committing their footy dreams to us as a group of fans. Literally, the very least we can do is join as members in recognition of their commitment to us.

[bornadog]

Great news, very happy to keep him.

[G-Mo77]

I honestly thought he'd test the waters so it's great to see him sign on.

[Mantis]

I honestly thought he'd test the waters so it's great to see him sign on.

As did I, but we have been very patient with him so I'm glad he has decided to repay the club.

I think he has been great this year, both defensively & offensively.. A sign of good things to come I hope.

[LostDoggy]

Yes! Stoked.

I heard he was gunna be on SEN this morning, my immediate thought was, geez...he's still not signed on and he's a free agent. Bloody happy to hear he's put pen to paper.

[KT31]

Great news, ecstatic the kids are putting faith in us and our future.

[bornadog]

Great news, ecstatic the kids are putting faith in us and our future.

Wood just turned 26. Same age as Grant and played the same number of games.

[josie]

I had little doubt Easton would sign on soon when I saw his passionate goal celebration against the Tigers !! Great news, well done Dogs.

[Mofra]

5 signed in 3 weeks. Very positive signs.

[whythelongface]

Fantastic news. The news for our club continues on a positive trajectory.

[Greystache]

Good news. Wallis and Talia would be next you'd think.

[always right]

Interesting his reasons for initially only signing a one year deal. I assumed he was keeping his options open but he explained that it was a mutual decision to see how his body holds up.

I don't buy it. If that was the concern why sign him up for three years just two rounds into the season. Whatever the reason, I'm rapt he has committed to us as I think he is a valuable player who still has plenty of upside.....and it reinforces all the positive messages about our club in recent weeks.

Did October 2014 actually happen?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Great news. He is becoming a consistent performer, an important cog in our back six.

What a turn around since October - hard to believe, really.

[Cyberdoggie]

Great news, have always thought very highly of him and it's great to have him committed to the club.

[KT31]

Wood just turned 26. Same age as Grant and played the same number of games.

Relatively Murph is a kid to me.:)

[Pickenitup]

Great News for the Club im stoked with this Woody has been unreal this year and very important for us for the coming years.

[bornadog]

According to Mark Stevens, Wood has tweaked his hammy.

[boydogs]

This will look a bit convenient now he has done his hammy but 3 years strikes me as too long. Last year was his best yet he finished outside the top 15 in our B&F, of course you hope he can go from strength to strength but it doesn't always work that way

[Cyberdoggie]

Is that the worst timed injury you have ever seen?
Signs a contract, talks about how his hamstring injuries are behind him etc, same day tweaks a hammy!

[SonofScray]

Is that the worst timed injury you have ever seen?
Signs a contract, talks about how his hamstring injuries are behind him etc, same day tweaks a hammy!

Brutal. Absolutely brutal.

[Go_Dogs]

This will look a bit convenient now he has done his hammy but 3 years strikes me as too long. Last year was his best yet he finished outside the top 15 in our B&F, of course you hope he can go from strength to strength but it doesn't always work that way

Interesting point.

I would say most WOOFers had him a bit higher than he finished in our B&F. He's also one of our defenders who will play post-2016, meaning his experience is crucial as we transition to a future without Murphy, Morris and Boyd.

[Maddog37]

This will look a bit convenient now he has done his hammy but 3 years strikes me as too long. Last year was his best yet he finished outside the top 15 in our B&F, of course you hope he can go from strength to strength but it doesn't always work that way

To my eye he looks a good player and solid citizen. More than happy to give him 3. His hamstrings might disagree with me though.....

[boydogs]

Interesting point.

I would say most WOOFers had him a bit higher than he finished in our B&F. He's also one of our defenders who will play post-2016, meaning his experience is crucial as we transition to a future without Murphy, Morris and Boyd.

Just from my observations he was better than the B&F finish, but when you take that plus the 1 on 1 defender stats where he was worst in the AFL it creates a bit of doubt for me as to whether I was paying attention :)

At this stage I would want to keep him, but not averse to making him play another good season before giving him another contract


To my eye he looks a good player and solid citizen. More than happy to give him 3. His hamstrings might disagree with me though.....

His hamstrings are a huge worry, but I think he had enough of a clean run to suggest he was over his hamstring issues. I don't mark us down for that, just the 3 year deal after 1 good season

[jeemak]

boydogs makes some good points and I'd have thought two was more appropriate.

I think Easton through his manager would have made it abundantly clear that if not given three years he will be forced to exercise his free agency rights and pursue other offers, likely to be on the table already.

We can't afford to be paying overs to solid footballers and citizens in the coming few years, so locking him away is probably limits our exposure as much as possible.

[ledge]

Apparently it's only a 1 week hammy

[w3design]

Apparently it's only a 1 week hammy

Is there any such thing?

[w3design]

Apparently it's only a 1 week hammy

Hope I'm wrong, but hammys are usually longer than that aren't they? Even a twinge without a tear would suggest a couple of weeks rest given his history.

[G-Mo77]

Is there any such thing?

If it's just tightness then yeah the rest is usually precautionary. With his history maybe 2 would be better.

[lemmon]

Potential captain? Does he stand up in the big moments or what?!

[BornInDroopSt'54]

You are truly Western, Easton.

[ledge]

We signed him up at the right time unlike our Ward hold off a few years ago.

[ratsmac]

Talk about an unsung hero! He would have to be the most underestimated player going around right now! It's the little things that set him apart right now.

[boydogs]

This will look a bit convenient now he has done his hammy but 3 years strikes me as too long. Last year was his best yet he finished outside the top 15 in our B&F, of course you hope he can go from strength to strength but it doesn't always work that way

Can we make it 6 years? :D

[Twodogs]

We signed him up at the right time unlike our Ward hold off a few years ago.

Funny you mention Callan Ward because if Callan had signed with us then the talk was GWS were going to make a huge offer to Easton.


Anyway has anyone said Easton-down and Bound?

[hujsh]

Funny you mention Callan Ward because if Callan had signed with us then the talk was GWS were going to make a huge offer to Easton.


Anyway has anyone said Easton-down and Bound?
Would huge offer be huge relative to what he was worth or just plain stupid?

Also wouldn't it be Easton-bound and down?

[Bulldog Joe]

Would huge offer be huge relative to what he was worth or just plain stupid?

Also wouldn't it be Easton-bound and down?

The Easton Bound was responsible for that last goal against Sydney....and what a bound it was.

[Sedat]

The sign of a good coach/man manager is to be able to extract improvement in performance and increased consistency in performance from players already on the list. Easton Wood has shown both in leaps and bounds this season compared to his last few years.

[Twodogs]

Would huge offer be huge relative to what he was worth or just plain stupid?


I don't know what the exact figure was but I think it was leaning toward plain stupid. I don't think we would have had had both Easton and Callan on our list anyway.


Also wouldn't it be Easton-bound and down?

Indeed it Wood.


The Easton Bound was responsible for that last goal against Sydney....and what a bound it was.

We were bound to win.;)

[bornadog]

The sign of a good coach/man manager is to be able to extract improvement in performance and increased consistency in performance from players already on the list. Easton Wood has shown both in leaps and bounds this season compared to his last few years.

I thought he was pretty good last year, but has improved even more this year.

[always right]

Don't know about others but I feel very confident when Wood is near the ball. Haven't always been able to say that. Reckon he makes pretty good decisions and has an amazing capacity to get to important contests.

[Axe Man]

It's a real credit to Easton's form this year that he has made the rolling AFL player ratings team of the year after round 6 (whatever that means):

http://s3.postimg.org/t3iawkkqr/Rolling_AFL_Team_of_the_Year.png (http://postimage.org/)

Link (https://twitter.com/AFLPlayerRating/status/597655630049124352/photo/1)

[comrade]

Fair to say, Easton's form after signing his latest deal suggests whatever he's getting paid, we got a bargain.

Wonder if he has a bonus clause in his contract for an AA selection?

[Greystache]

Fair to say, Easton's form after signing his latest deal suggests whatever he's getting paid, we got a bargain.

The reverse Travis Cloke? :D

[comrade]

The reverse Travis Cloke? :D

Or to a lesser extent, the reverse Jarrad Grant......







Waits for BT to swoop in :D

[bornadog]

Good to see Bonti and Dahl in there as well.

[stefoid]

Picken, Wood and Mboyd have been reinvented this year.

[azabob]

The reverse Travis Cloke? :D

Reverse Bryce Gibbs.

[1eyedog]

Not that it matters but Gunston starting at FF with Kennedy on the bench is a bit of a shocker.

[LostDoggy]

Tom Bell from Carlton on a wing?
You're haven a laugh! ;)

[SlimPickens]

It's a real credit to Easton's form this year that he has made the rolling AFL player ratings team of the year after round 6 (whatever that means):

http://s3.postimg.org/t3iawkkqr/Rolling_AFL_Team_of_the_Year.png (http://postimage.org/)

Link (https://twitter.com/AFLPlayerRating/status/597655630049124352/photo/1)

No expense spared on the graphics!

[Ozza]

Tom Bell from Carlton on a wing?
You're haven a laugh! ;)

Looks to be purely on ratings - rather than someone's opinion - unless I'm interpreting it incorrectly.

This might explain Bell getting into the team, and Gunston rather than Kennedy as FF.

[azabob]

Shoot me, but I'm surprised Bont is still in it.

[bornadog]

Shoot me, but I'm surprised Bont is still in it.
http://www.konkanworld.com/uploaded/image/01-2015/27-01-2015/Shooting_gun.gif

[Scorlibo]

It's a real credit to Easton's form this year that he has made the rolling AFL player ratings team of the year after round 6 (whatever that means):

http://s3.postimg.org/t3iawkkqr/Rolling_AFL_Team_of_the_Year.png (http://postimage.org/)

Link (https://twitter.com/AFLPlayerRating/status/597655630049124352/photo/1)

Good to see a few players getting worthy recognition there - Dahlhaus, Tom Bell, Tom McDonald. Thanks AM.

[Axe Man]

Looks to be purely on ratings - rather than someone's opinion - unless I'm interpreting it incorrectly.

This might explain Bell getting into the team, and Gunston rather than Kennedy as FF.

That's how I understand it as well.

I'm not exactly sure how the ratings system works and I'm sure it's far from perfect, but at least it's an unbiased side rated purely on performance as opposed to the All Australian side that's often picked according to the selectors favourites, pre-conceived opinions, past years form, etc.

[Happy Days]

Tom Bell from Carlton on a wing?
You're haven a laugh! ;)

You obviously haven't been watching much Carlton; good call, but Bell has been starring. They're calling him "mini Kouta".

[jeemak]

Shoot me, but I'm surprised Bont is still in it.

Agreed. I think his Sydney game has taken him a long way.

[jeemak]

That's how I understand it as well.

I'm not exactly sure how the ratings system works and I'm sure it's far from perfect, but at least it's an unbiased side rated purely on performance as opposed to the All Australian side that's often picked according to the selectors favourites, pre-conceived opinions, past years form, etc.

Gerome Harrison is across it from an All Australian perspective. He never messes up.