It might be if he decides to retire straight after being drafted because he wants to stay in Perth
I dunno,
Maybe heās happy in Perth
Maybe what we were offering re opportunity, contract length, role etc is not what he wants
Maybe he could think itās not worth uprooting your life to be a last ditch fallback position
Any number of reasons really
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Itās a gambit for him for sure, mckernan took the plunge and heās done ok i would have thought
Realistically I suspect Apeness or Campbell might get an offer. However, they will be third in line.
I wonder what the plans for BIG LAV are? He looked to be a reasonable mover when I saw the televised games, hope he can get his body strong. Not sure if he is a ruck or key position prospect?
I wouldnt mid betting Jackets has a 2.5m ex Basketballer for a Cat B as well.
Hasnāt Apeness missed more games through injury than heās played?
Hardly a great trend for someone thatās meant to be a reliable back up.
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Imagine upgrading Smack for Brown.
Boy oh boy wowee.
Pretty sure if youāve been delisted in the last 2 year period you can be picked up as a Delisted Free Agent without having to go to the draft Speedyā¦ Happy to be corrected though.
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Pretty sure we tested some tall basketball dude recently.
I think it might have been @Killer_Mike who mentioned it.
Getting a guy like that wonāt help in 2019 though.
I wouldnāt be surprised if jackets pulls out some obscure guy we havenāt heard of before. Or heāll grab a delisted guy from another club that no-one is thinking about and heāll surprise us with some ok form.
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Can we have more than one multicultural rookie?
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You want to recruit a 35 year old on crutches?
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Yeah, fair point.
OK, Tom Campbell will do.
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Andrew Bogut, ffs. Seven foot tall.
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āIs that Tom Campbell? yeah gday Tom. Jackets Dodoro here. yes THAT Jackets Dodoro. Just wondering if you wanna meet up at a cafe in Elwood. Nah were not the Bulldogs mate, you dont have to pay for the coffeeā
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Caught up with my mate yesterday and he told me that he tested very well in aerobic and agility but he has a lot to learn in relation to the game.
He is doing a preseason with the club but believes that at this stage he is more likely to be picked up for the VFL side at this stage so they can keep an eye on him with the intention of maybe putting him on the rookie list next year if he shows any signs.
Heās very much a long term project at this stage.
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Surely thatās what rookie B is for? If we donāt sign up for rookie B and he plays VFL then he just goes in the open draft to get a rookie spot.
Dodoro has several ruckman kids being tested for a vfl role. One is from riddells creek f/c. Very raw but has a huge leap. Very much long term projects. Several other clubs chasing him. Maybe Draper will be main back up with smack. Would hate if another club offered him a better deal considering the time weāve put in.
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Obviously the club donāt think heās worthy of a rookie spot at this stage due to never having played the game and the lack of fundamental skills.
He would be available on the open market but it is highly unlikely that he is going to dominate or anything next year at VFL level so its highly possible that he may not attract any attention. All the club is looking for are signs of potential.
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OK time for some left field thinking.
Tyrone Vickery is the best ruck under 30 that could be got. 2 years out of the game, whatās he been up too, jail?
The AFL loves a redemption story.
Yes Iām aware he is a massive ā ā ā ā .head
And yes Iām aware this is the dumbest idea of the offseason.
But if we did and he couldā¦
He was always a bit trash as a ruckman. Even when he was OK as a forward/ruck.
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