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Originally Posted by
ledge
We can hang it on these players as much as we want but in reality we had them on our list for 4 or so years and still wanted to keep them, so we obviously still thought they were good enough.
We might have been saved two mediocre players on our list by default.
They left us we didn't push them out.
Maybe, but they also could be jockeying for half decent draft picks for those players.
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Originally Posted by
ratsmac
I am starting to actually feel sorry for Tutt and Jones as the realisation that they have made a terrible mistake is starting to sink in.
Terrible mistake? Jones managed to get a 3 year contract, and amazingly Tutt got 2 years out of stupid Carlton. I would suggest both these two are headed for Eker status on the back of such generosity from Carlton's footy dept.
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Higgins doing well at North. Good on him.
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Higgins doing well at North. Good on him.
Got enough of the ball but only had 2 tackles for the game and 1 tackle the week before.
All the best to Shaun I always wished he could have built on the 1st or 2nd season he had with before the elbow injury.
I think he wouldn't have the intensity for our new style of play and he struggled with the last style of play also.
I think if you remove the past merits all the players that have left with exception to number 16 would not have helped us move forward.
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Originally Posted by
Hotdog60
Got enough of the ball but only had 2 tackles for the game and 1 tackle the week before.
All the best to Shaun I always wished he could have built on the 1st or 2nd season he had with before the elbow injury.
I think he wouldn't have the intensity for our new style of play and he struggled with the last style of play also.
I think if you remove the past merits all the players that have left with exception to number 16 would not have helped us move forward.
You would think though Hotdog, but then again, having a morose and unwilling captain must have really dragged the enthusiasm down across the whole group. They all just look like a huge heavy weight has been lifted off their shoulders. Maybe it's actually better that Griffynne isn't there full stop. Looking at games over the last few years, I don't think I ever saw him smiling. He was playing good serious committed footy, but seemed to be doing it joylessly.
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Higgins doing well at North. Good on him.
He is the cherry on top of the cake. But if you don't have the cake, the cherry has nowhere to sit. Did Norf really need another one-way finisher in the Dal Santo mould? Time will tell. There's no doubting his talent and skill.
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I would prefer Honeychurch in my team than Higgins.
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Originally Posted by
Maddog37
I would prefer Honeychurch in my team than Higgins.
Higgins is a much, much better player than Honeychurch is so many ways.
But I agree with you.
Our gameplan is based on tackling pressure, and for all the things Higgins can do better than Honeychurch - right now Honey is better than Higgins in the one aspect of his game that is the most important to us.
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Originally Posted by
Mofra
Higgins is a much, much better player than Honeychurch is so many ways.
But I agree with you.
Our gameplan is based on tackling pressure, and for all the things Higgins can do better than Honeychurch - right now Honey is better than Higgins in the one aspect of his game that is the most important to us.
Honeychurch Wallis and Jong are all tougher than Higgins, which is significant. Higgins will continue to struggle against stronger opposition, even though he is talented as you have suggested.
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Higgins is akin to professional athletes like Coop & Reimer. They're no good at one on one, but from a free throw line with no physical pressure they're great. Thinking, he's more like Squeak than the gun players of Coop & Reimer.
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Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Higgins is akin to professional athletes like Coop & Reimer. They're no good at one on one, but from a free throw line with no physical pressure they're great. Thinking, he's more like Squeak than the gun players of Coop & Reimer.
Yep, starred in the preseason without the physical pressure. Terrific skills but doesn't have the physicality or two-way running
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Happy to occasionally see ex's in real life, but when it comes to the dogs, our ex's are dead to me - I cease to care about anything they do post us
I dont wish for bad things to happen to them, I just dont care, my only interest is the players we have
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Another Brian fade by Lake:
Lake in court for driving while suspended
HAWTHORN'S Brian Lake will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday for the offence of driving while suspended.
Hawthorn said in statement that Lake had notified the club at the time of the offence and explained he was unaware that he had exceeded his demerit point limit.
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Originally Posted by
Axe Man
Another Brian fade by Lake:
Lake in court for driving while suspended
HAWTHORN'S Brian Lake will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday for the offence of driving while suspended.
Hawthorn said in statement that Lake had notified the club at the time of the offence and explained he was unaware that he had exceeded his demerit point limit.
Great trip to training from Caroline Springs to Waverley. :D
Bad enough with a car.
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Great trip to training from Caroline Springs to Waverley. :D
Bad enough with a car.
I think that Hawthorn might organise another means of transport for him. Helicopter, rocket ship or something along those lines. ;)
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Great trip to training from Caroline Springs to Waverley. :D
Bad enough with a car.
Surely he doesn't still live in Caroline Springs!??
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Originally Posted by
Webby
Surely he doesn't still live in Caroline Springs!??
Just guessing
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Originally Posted by
Webby
Surely he doesn't still live in Caroline Springs!??
Reckon he does...
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
I think that Hawthorn might organise another means of transport for him. Helicopter, rocket ship or something along those lines. ;)
Rocket ship for a rocket scientist!!
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Saw Cooney at Altona Gate in a Chinese medicine shop. He was with his daughter and I asked her if she still follows the Dogs.
Adam told me she follows the Dogs Hawks and Bombers . Seems like a nice bloke .
Side note- Tutt's been dropped:confused:
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Originally Posted by
Remi Moses
Side note- Tutt's been dropped:confused:
2 year contract he got - very nice work by Tutty's manager
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Originally Posted by
Sedat
2 year contract he got - very nice work by Tutty's manager
Did we offer him 2. I know we wanted him to stay or at least said that in public. But you're right there, his manager deserves a medal.
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Originally Posted by
Remi Moses
Side note- Tutt's been dropped:confused:
Rebuilding policy. Probably.
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Last I heard Lake was still in CS.
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Did Coooooney play on the weekend? Why not?
Liam Jones had 1.3 and 9 disposals, fairly typical, did anyone see it?
Griff had 29 disposals along with Ward. Wouldn't it be nice to have Ward in this side?
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Originally Posted by
marcov
Did Coooooney play on the weekend? Why not?
Liam Jones had 1.3 and 9 disposals, fairly typical, did anyone see it?
Griff had 29 disposals along with Ward. Wouldn't it be nice to have Ward in this side?
Coons has done a hammy.
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Originally Posted by
marcov
Did Coooooney play on the weekend? Why not?
Liam Jones had 1.3 and 9 disposals, fairly typical, did anyone see it?
Griff had 29 disposals along with Ward. Wouldn't it be nice to have Ward in this side?
Cooney did a hammy. Also noticed Lake's knee go... Father Time..
I was thinking exactly that about Jones - he's consistently underwhelming.
With Griffen, I prefer Tom Boyd, whilst we got Macrae for Ward. I don't fret for him anymore.
PS. Wouldn't it be nice to have Libba and Wallis in our midfield?!
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Funny thing is, like yesterday, Jones would've had the 4th best defender. I hes off to be fading into nothing.
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I actually got to thinking to myself today, "I wonder if Jones and Tutt have formed their own little support group?.. Consoling each other?"
What a poor, poor career move..!
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Originally Posted by
Webby
I actually got to thinking to myself today, "I wonder if Jones and Tutt have formed their own little support group?.. Consoling each other?"
What a poor, poor career move..!
Tutt would struggle to get a game here and he got a decent contract at Carlton so it was a pretty good career move for him.
Jones I don't know. He went from a bad side to a worse side. I still think he would have been better off staying here. Oh well.
Both will probably not play AFL football once their contracts are up. Jones may get thrown a bone because of his size.
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Out of interest who would Jones play ahead of?
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Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Sorry I have to mention this for family reasons. Just for the record the black eagle on white background has absolutely nothing to do with the Nazi party. The coat of arms on Boumann's breast was originally used in the middle ages as a coat of arms for the German Emperor and re-introduced in 1928 by the German Republic before being annexed by the Nazi's in 1935. The black eagle of the Republic of Germany was reinstated by the German Republic following the fall of the Nazi's and re-establishment of autonomous Government in 1950. Just to reiterate, the arms of Boumann's breast have absolutely nothing to do with the Nazi's, in fact it is the very symbol they abolished during their Third Reich.
Far out. This thread is a curly one!
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azabob
Out of interest who would Jones play ahead of?
Right now? No one. He'd be fighting with Redpath/2nd Ruck for a spot in the team. I know where I'd rather play though if I had to earn my spot.
How long does it take you guys until the Bulldog wears off? I stopped following Jones in about Round 2, was interested to see how he'd go, lost interest. Tutt I didn't even worry about checking, same with Higgins. Coons I still keep an eye on. The other guy was dead in October.
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Originally Posted by
Webby
Cooney did a hammy. Also noticed Lake's knee go... Father Time..
I was thinking exactly that about Jones - he's consistently underwhelming.
With Griffen, I prefer Tom Boyd, whilst we got Macrae for Ward. I don't fret for him anymore.
PS. Wouldn't it be nice to have Libba and Wallis in our midfield?!
Haha, yes please, just amazing how the boys have gone considering some key outs.
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Originally Posted by
G-Mo77
Right now? No one. He'd be fighting with Redpath/2nd Ruck for a spot in the team. I know where I'd rather play though if I had to earn my spot.
How long does it take you guys until the Bulldog wears off? I stopped following Jones in about Round 2, was interested to see how he'd go, lost interest. Tutt I didn't even worry about checking, same with Higgins. Coons I still keep an eye on. The other guy was dead in October.
I remain interested, I'm still interested in Everitt, I still feel like he is a guy we could have done better with... but not much ;)
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marcov
I remain interested, I'm still interested in Everitt, I still feel like he is a guy we could have done better with... but not much ;)
Yes that's my thoughts too, ie. Did we do our best for the player involved, and could we have better developed the potential that was there ? Contractual negotiations aside, there will usually be a gap between what a player and the club think he is worth, but it is always a moot point when people leave for performance reasons.
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Interesting hearing Mark Fine( grain of salt occasionally)
Commented how disappointing Griffon's been.
Gotta say I agree, he's been quiet
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Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
Far out. This thread is a curly one!
You mean post
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Greystache
I thought I had some weird tats.
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Originally Posted by
Remi Moses
Interesting hearing Mark Fine( grain of salt occasionally)
Commented how disappointing Griffon's been.
Gotta say I agree, he's been quiet
Noticed that too. Maybe he's tortured with regret. Maybe he's still depressed?
Not that I really care.