The type of thinking to trade him or let him go is why we are not a successful club any longer
Smack is by no means a cheapen but his contribution particularly in the Geelong game which we had to win was far better than many other players who have been getting a game on and off over the years
Apert from Stringer and tbc he is the only player going in Showing a bit of hardness and backing up i his teammates
Just pay him the money
Not if itās overs and will cost us landing some quality mid field talent or retaining some of our up and coming players.
He did well this season, pleased for him. Heās had years to prove himself. Let him show he can do it consistently before paying him big money (if thatās what heās asking)
He will be axed end of year
Joe is a better second ruck and I think he plays better when he is required to play up the field at times. So Iām not concerned about ruck coverage.
He had a good month no doubt, but thatās after ten years or ā ā ā ā performance and glimpses of talent. Itās not a reason to sign a guy in a big long term contract.
I think brown is a much harder endurance worker and offers a different but effective alternative. Stewart has enough upside and age on his side to warrant persisting with. Teams are requiring less KPP and more mobile forwards these days, with reduced rotations this could be more next year.
Iād have no issues flogging him to GCS, Carlton or any other side who wants a inconsistent mature KPF. Iād be looking for a second rounder or pick upgrade like trade.
Hereās hoping someone like Carlton offers him something obscene like 400k x 2-3 years so they canāt justify not giving us a pick in the 30s.
I still donāt think hes done enough to warrant being on more than a rookies wage, iād even argue he shouldāve been delisted 2 years ago.
Iād love to hear that argument.
that ruck game against goldstein in 2015. never seen a ruck give away that many frees.
Thatās not an argument.
Thatās an ancedote.
Granted, a tragic one.
that was the game he went into my cannon.
You were probably in prep, so donāt remember this, but David Hille once got destroyed in a last quarter by Jeff White, much worse than McKernan did by Goldy. It was early days for Hille, but White friggin humiliated him. (He was spiking it out of the ruck to almost CHF every centre bounce. Hille couldnāt get near it.)
Not saying the two players are comparable, but my point is you can move onwards and upwards from a humiliation.
Promoted to the main list is my understanding. He can walk into the draft but not a free agent unless we delist him. We traded Jenkins from the rookie list.
Was hile another teams reject? A team that no one related to that club cares about what he currently does?
They certainly are two very important considerations.
I wanna see what he can do with Joe in the team.
Iād re-sign him on what he wants as long as it doesnāt affect our ability to explore the trade/FA market.
On the 2nd best key back?
Yes, Iām curious if he can build or maintain the level he displayed this yr.
Was brilliant at times for much longer than before, with less brain fades.
Yep.
Barnz on James hird in 1993: āid argue he shouldve been delisted 2 years agoā
Why does 2 years ago matter, when youāve been good this year?
Heād get the gorilla defender. Joe usually gets the most mobile tall.
I like his mongrel, something our forwardline and team needs more of.
why you talking about 1993 when all that matters is the LaSt NiNe GaMeS