Who was calling the shots in 2023? Scott?
Scott has had a big influence since heâs been there. Dodoro called the shots to trade up
To get Nate caddy and followed the recommendation of Matt Lloyd to get Roberts.
Brad was very influential in tsatas drafting which makes it all the more puzzling as to his treatment.
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This wonât make the Dodoro haters happy 
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Hats off to Matt ⌠What a joke was Dudoro. Non selection of McCluggage is embarrassing.
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Yep, all he had to do was read Blitzâ âWise in Foresightâ thread to see who should have been drafted. Not rocket surgery.
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I watched McCluggage each week at the Rebels in the TAC Cup. I have to say I was furious that we didnât pick him. Its was an absolute free hit at the gun goal kicking midfielder who was all class.
Watching McCluggage last night, Iâm just so impressed by how good he has become. So clean and so classy.
I hope he wins a Brownlow because he is a gun.
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Why would you say that? Rosa wasnât even in the building until the pre-Christmas period. See the club statement below. Key points are:
- Itâs dated 19 September and is the announcement. So, Rosa would barely have handed his notice in at that point. He also had to move himself and his family across the country.
- The statement says Rosa is joining in the pre-Christmas period.
- The statement says Dodoro was running the 2023 draft.
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Yeah Rosa gets too much credit. Last year was clearly Rosa draft
The one before I am pretty sure was over seen by Vozzo and scott if I recall correctly
The post I actually came here to make.
I see a lot of this giving credit to Rosa already across Blitz. I wonder why?
I donât have much view of Rosa yet. As far as Iâm concerned, you need multiple off-seasons to assess how heâs going. I was a fan of his pick trades last year, less so of getting Prior, and the actual selections were a mixture of multiple types in a very strong/deep draft that didnât have any particular consistent theme to me (not that they need to have). A number of them certainly look good, but its a single draft. I liked 3 of his 4 selections in the MSD, but hated the approach/philosophy there (i.e. not taking backs).
So, why are so many Blitzers so quick to say heâs good? Especially when often Kako (and sometimes Nguyen) are included in that list justifying the view? When weâve a history of youngsters looking good before being Essingtoned as well?
Is it just desperate hope? Complete impatience?
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I am not sure most people see him as good yet, just can see a difference which is still yet to be proven.
There is some optimism with some of our recruits and how he managed the draft to get more picks last year and set up this year. Not every draft pick or trade will succeed, we just need more to do so than fail and this is where I see a difference in the strategy to set this up.
I dunno, people have been declaring drafts a dynasty defining success or an unmitigated disaster on draft night for as long as Iâve been on blitz. Analysing it 6 months in is basically archaeology.
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Itâs the Blitz way. Just about every new appointment is greeted with undeserved optimism. I still recall how happy most people were when Matty Nights (sic - that was how one fan actually spelled it) was appointed coach. Or Worstfold. Or âBDâ Scott, etc. etc.
Iâm a staunch Rosa lover but I need clarification on something. I thought he was the mastermind behind the trade up to get Caddy.
I think I could be wrong so am seeking clarification from anyone that knows what theyâre talking about. Was it a Rosa move or a Dodoro move?
That was Disco
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There ya go. A move that doesnât at all seem like Dodoro. I know heâd traded up previously but only once and it was only to go from something like 35 to 30 (Jones 2019).
Iâll have to adjust my views on both. But overall, Dodoro remains poor and Rosa still seems pretty good.
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Yep I remember thinking that we were so far behind the rest of the comp re the willingness to live trade, heâd only done it one with Jones before a Caddy/Roberts combo in 2023.
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Dodoro loves to claim the wins, and blame the coaches for the misses.
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Yeah, heâs a real arse.
People like me are the reason blitz jokes that all good things must be Rosa and all bad things must be Dodoro. Happy to give Dodoro credit for the Caddy move but so so glad to see the back of him. What a tumour.
Depends on whether he becomes a star or not 
Caddy will be terrific. Give him time, just like Joe Daniher took time. He hasnât grown into his body yet.
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Connor OâSullivan destroying Caddy will have some thinking that we should have not traded up and taken him instead