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Re: The Elephant in the room - flyboy77 - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 06:40 AM)JonHenry link Wrote:We really should be looking at adding another elephant in the square.
Grundy should be our next target.
Kruezer is almost cooked
https://www.triplem.com.au/story/tom-browne-says-brodie-grundy-is-likely-to-give-up-massive-money-to-stay-at-collingwood-135938
Re: The Elephant in the room - WASurfer - 05-16-2019
An A-Grade ruckmen should be a priority in this year's trade period. Kreuzer makes a huge difference to our team when he's out there but his longevity must be in doubt now and Phillips and Lobbe are just backups at best. Grundy will demand, and get, huge coin but he's worth it. No harm in asking the question and the worst that can happen is he says no. We've never landed a big fish in free agency....rucking to a young midfield on the rise would have to hold some appeal to him?.....Cripps, Walsh, Dow, SPS, Fisher, Setterfield....
Re: The Elephant in the room - ElwoodBlues1 - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 06:40 AM)JonHenry link Wrote:We really should be looking at adding another elephant in the square.
Grundy should be our next target.
Kruezer is almost cooked
Agree.....although Grundy is zero chance IMO, if he goes anywhere and I doubt that will happen it would be back to SA.
I notice Essendon are courting a big unit ruckman in Michael Knoll from Sth Adelaide for the mid season draft, we should be looking now as well and
I prefer a ready to go ruck rather than a newbie thin kid.
Lobbe is cooked as well and Philips isnt up to it vs the better ruckman in the league.
Re: The Elephant in the room - WASurfer - 05-16-2019
What's the concensus on who, if anyone, we take in this mid-season draft? Do we go for the best available or address the immediate problems that we have in the back half at the moment with Docherty and Williamson out for the medium/long term? Young Dunkley looks like an option.
Re: The Elephant in the room - PaulP - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 06:52 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Agree.....although Grundy is zero chance IMO, if he goes anywhere and I doubt that will happen it would be back to SA.
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Yes, agree EB. Top player, but zero chance. A good, honest McEvoy/Nankervis/Mumford type will be much cheaper and will complement our developing midfield and Cripps quite nicely.
Re: The Elephant in the room - Baggers - 05-16-2019
Let me throw another elephant into the room. Marchbank. Couldn't be more impressed with his Rottingwood game and how he has grown a little taller with his two buddies (Simpson and Newman) missing.
Re: The Elephant in the room - Professer E - 05-16-2019
About bloody time though.
Re: The Elephant in the room - Gointocarlton - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 05:39 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Does one gem square the ledger for dozens of stuff ups ? I could almost forgive Hughes/Rogers, simply because of himNo farken chance Pauly
Re: The Elephant in the room - Gointocarlton - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 06:40 AM)JonHenry link Wrote:We really should be looking at adding another elephant in the square.I said the same in another thread, we should throw everything including the kitchen sink at him.
Grundy should be our next target.
Kruezer is almost cooked
Re: The Elephant in the room - kruddler - 05-16-2019
(05-16-2019, 09:38 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I said the same in another thread, we should throw everything including the kitchen sink at him.
It'd take a lot to pry him out of Collingwood.
I reckon whatever Adelaide will offer (is offering) will blow us out of the water (7 year 1mil+/year offer) so we should focus our efforts elsewhere IMO.