Strategy Trade and List management Thread Part 6 (opposition supporters - READ posting rules before posting)

[Doggy Dan]

You pay to get good players in, we’ll find cap space when we really need it. Carlton has built a very nice list seemingly overpaying to bring in quality players. Ship off Lobb and get Stengle is a massive win. Also, bring Eddie Betts with him to come down to WO and coach the forward group.

Stengle at the feet of Marra, Naughton and Darcy, would be amazing.

 

[Jen Geoffings]

It’s a bit of a nothing story, but better than nothing.

Ah, Dogs fans… turning a bit of nothing into better than nothing since 1877

 

[Lex22]

I think he is essendon bound. I don't know where they're finding all the cap space.

There aren’t many A graders on the Bombers list who would be demanding big coin. They have a lot of B grade role players and they’d just be on average salaries.

They probably overpaid for McKay, but they’d still have enough cap space.

 

[Mofra]

Sydney doesn’t have a salary cap apparently.

After missing out they got a few players in (including Grundy) who arguably make a far bigger difference

 

[PocketRocket08]

You pay to get good players in, we’ll find cap space when we really need it. Carlton has built a very nice list seemingly overpaying to bring in quality players. Ship off Lobb and get Stengle is a massive win. Also, bring Eddie Betts with him to come down to WO and coach the forward group.

Stengle at the feet of Marra, Naughton and Darcy, would be amazing.

Stengel is actually a link player. Watch the way the cats small fwds and talls work with each other. Our game plan doesn’t allow this. I love stengle as a player but it’s our game plan and cohesion as a mid fwd group that needs to change the most

 

[Dogs Rule]

Stengel is actually a link player. Watch the way the cats small fwds and talls work with each other. Our game plan doesn’t allow this. I love stengle as a player but it’s our game plan and cohesion as a mid fwd group that needs to change the most

Yep. If we can get a forwards coach that can actually crack the 'one up the rest of you down' and spread the talls up the ground, then we'll be set. Until then we have er um, Spangher.

 

[Doggy Dan]

Hindsight is great, but we really should have made a play and taken Grundy for free and sold off Tim and Smith while value was peaking.

Probably would have got future 1st from West Coast and Hawks last year for Tim and Smith giving us one more year of top end talent before father son plays ‘2025 onward.

Both players were clear flight risks, with a year to go and better bargaining power. Both had also shown us significant flaws in their respective games so it is not completely revisionist to suggest we should’ve have made this type of move.

 

[stefoid]

Its quite ominous that there isn't an actual quote from Busslinger in this article.

Its smacks of the club ramping up the pressure to re-sign through a tame journo.

 

[Bald]

You pay to get good players in, we’ll find cap space when we really need it. Carlton has built a very nice list seemingly overpaying to bring in quality players. Ship off Lobb and get Stengle is a massive win. Also, bring Eddie Betts with him to come down to WO and coach the forward group.

Stengle at the feet of Marra, Naughton and Darcy, would be amazing.

If we ship off Lobb we also need to ship off another 2 players to afford Stengle.

 

[adogsfan5]

You pay to get good players in, we’ll find cap space when we really need it. Carlton has built a very nice list seemingly overpaying to bring in quality players. Ship off Lobb and get Stengle is a massive win. Also, bring Eddie Betts with him to come down to WO and coach the forward group.

Stengle at the feet of Marra, Naughton and Darcy, would be amazing.

850k is a little much for Stengle.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Dogs are one of 5 clubs who are chasing Tyson Stengle. Good chance he stays at the Cats but we’re sounding him out for a move up the road to the Kennel.

 

[Unorth]

we are currently playing Lachie McNeil.

850k for Stengle would be a no brainer - not that I’d expect us to actually get him.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Hindsight is great, but we really should have made a play and taken Grundy for free and sold off Tim and Smith while value was peaking.

Probably would have got future 1st from West Coast and Hawks last year for Tim and Smith giving us one more year of top end talent before father son plays ‘2025 onward.

Both players were clear flight risks, with a year to go and better bargaining power. Both had also shown us significant flaws in their respective games so it is not completely revisionist to suggest we should’ve have made this type of move.

Grundy's still on more money than English will be in his next contract.

Grundy's also 30 with many years left on his contract. I'd be much more confident in English being the better player next year, let alone in 2027 when Grundy is still contracted for well over a million a year, is 33 years old and English will be at his absolute peak.

 

[yebach]

Grundy's still on more money than English will be in his next contract.

Grundy's also 30 with many years left on his contract. I'd be much more confident in English being the better player next year, let alone in 2027 when Grundy is still contracted for well over a million a year, is 33 years old and English will be at his absolute peak.

I think Melbourne/Collingwood are still paying a big chunk of Grundy's wage.
I could be wrong.

 

[Bulldogs85]

I think Melbourne/Collingwood are still paying a big chunk of Grundy's wage.
I could be wrong.

Apparently Melbourne are not paying anything

 

[Norm De Guerre]

How dare you impinge on my god given First amendment rights!!

 

[bresker]

Bramble had inked a new contract. Phew. We were all sweating on that one.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Gallagher & Bramble remain at Bulldogs

Bulldogs duo Harvey Gallagher and Lachy Bramble have signed on with the Club beyond the 2024 season.

www.westernbulldogs.com.au

Western Bulldogs pair Harvey Gallagher and Lachy Bramble have extended their time at Mission Whitten Oval, signing beyond the 2024 season.

Gallagher, 20, will remain in red, white and blue for at least the next two seasons, rewarded for playing every game so far this season.

The versatile midfielder has averaged 14 touches and kicked six goals, marking the midway point of his second season in the AFL.
Having been drafted as a rebounding defender in 2022, Gallagher has found himself on the wing or playing as an inside midfielder during a number of roles in 2024.

Bramble, 26, has signed on until at least the end of the 2025 season, showing plenty of speed and durability across his 13 games this campaign.

The 182cm defender crossed from Hawthorn in the off-season, playing every game so far and averaging 18 touches and five marks a game.
Western Bulldogs’ General Manager of List and Recruiting, Sam Power

Sam Power

Age

41

Ht

190cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

7.8

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.6

4star

was pleased to have both players locked away into the future.

“Both Lachy and Harvey have played important roles within our side this season,” Power said.

“After suffering some injury setback in his first year, Harvey has shown some really positive signs as a midfielder, with his versatility a feature in his opening 13 games.

“We’re excited to see Harvey continue to grow into a consistent AFL footballer in the years to come.

“Lachy has been a sound addition to our backline, with his athletic traits allowing him to play on some of the best small forwards in the competition.”

 

[Scotch N Coke Monatore]

I thought it was posted on here that Barass’s back was in worse condition than a Victorian budget. Have I remembered this wrong?

Pardon me, but his back is only going to get progressively worse for the next 3 financial years and then it will suddenly get better...

 

[Dogs Rule]

Bramble had inked a new contract. Phew. We were all sweating on that one.

 

[Testekill]

Oh my god, what do we gain from extending Bramble midseason? He's not exactly put on good enough performances to justify an extension.

 

[Unorth]

I’m counting a one year extension for Bramble as a win at this point - it could have been 2 like certain other like for likes.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

What's the problem?

Guy who plays every game this year gets a one year extension on his contract as a reward.

Seems fair enough to me.

 

[Scotch N Coke Monatore]

Bramble had inked a new contract. Phew. We were all sweating on that one.

Power misunderstood the instruction that our list needed more turnover.

 

[ossie_21]

Thank goodness we fought off the competition for Bramble’s signature before we’ve even hit the bye.