Recent content by kangaspurs

Apologies in advance for the self-indulgence of this post, but last time I disappeared I had a few people wondering where I'd gone, and I know that it can be concerning when people just vanish suddenly after being active posters (And, to be fair, I need the likes. I'm extremely close to...

I agree that Ahern has potential in that role, but Laird is a multiple All-Australian half back. He's on a completely different level to Ahern. It's also yet to be determined if Ahern is consisently defensively competent enough to play in the back half. Ahern may end up more damaging, but Laird...

They might be throwing names up who are potentially available, but this off-season with the staff turnover we've had and all that, I expect it's Rhyce that is doing the majority of the discussions with players he wants.

Yeah, agreed. Sorry, JLC, but that's ridiculous. He racks up the pill and has excellent skills, but he's actually a very good defender too who's capable of playing a bit taller if he needs to. As I said, very good small defender, but also 353 meters gained a match this season, which is...

Pretty sure Champion Data have Gaff down as one of the worst, or least effective might be a better way to put it, kicks in the game. It was part of an interesting discussion a while ago on that Trends podcast with Marc McGowan. A lot of players that you wouldn't expect to see as the 'worst'...

That wasn't a 50, but makes up for the bad call to Ratugolea earlier this quarter. Umps pretty bad both ways.

Reckon Geelong had the rub of the green in the first quarter and then the Eagles in that one. I'd say it's probably even overall.

**** Joel Selwood is such a campaigner. He's a ****ing sook and he always has that whinging look on his face, lookign at the umps after every time he gets tackled as if he should be getting a free just for being touched. Hope WC win by 5 goals here.

He's a ~30 goal forward. I get that there aren't that many smalls that get that many, but still, it's 30 goals. He's not a dominant mid or a match winner. A pick in the high teens/early 20s is as much as I would want us to pay.

Are you thinking of Brodie Smith? I type in 'Rory Laird knee' into Google and nothing comes up.

If it's Carlton or North, then either of their firsts for him is just ridiculous overs. No value whatsoever for either club in that deal.

Just thinking, imagine we got Laird (if he's available) for our first and then Papley for, say, Wood and 25 (or Wood and 25 goes elsewhere for a pick in the teens and we trade that pick for Papley). We would address arguably our two biggest weaknesses in the one trade period.

Our first pick this year should be nowhere near the Papley deal. He's worth 20-30 imo. Maybe something involving Wood could work. Wood and our 2nd (currently 25) for Papley and a 4th or a future 3rd would be fair for both parties.

As would I, but honestly I'm not sure even that would be enough. He's probably the best player in his position in the league and he'll still only be 26 next year, entering his prime.

Pretty sure in one of the recent articles about one of the new acquisitions, it said that they would be helping Jarred Moore with the stoppages. Maybe the Scotland article? In any case, I'm fairly sure one of them explicitly mentioned that he would be here next season, so I don't think there's a...