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Quote from: ItsOurTime – on July 16, 2013, 05:54:25 pm

Who are they? Or if you dont want to name names, how many do we have and how does that stack up against say a Geelong?

I think it would be easier to list those who have the robust character wouldn't it ??

Apparently we can't win a flag in the next three years so no point going for experience, we need to develop our own and hopefully have them right before blokes like Murphy, Gibbs, Hendo etc are past their prime. Murphy will be 30 in 4 years time will he not? Scary stuff.

Quote from: ItsOurTime – on July 16, 2013, 05:54:25 pm

Who are they? Or if you dont want to name names, how many do we have and how does that stack up against say a Geelong?

I think it would be easier to list those who have the robust character wouldn't it ??

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots – on July 16, 2013, 04:31:19 pm

Apparently we can't win a flag in the next three years so no point going for experience, we need to develop our own and hopefully have them right before blokes like Murphy, Gibbs, Hendo etc are past their prime. Murphy will be 30 in 4 years time will he not? Scary stuff.

Rubbish. Of course we can be a serious contender within 3 years... even next year. And the injection of an experienced player or 3 would be highly beneficial (1 being a tall defender, 1 being a tall forward & 1 a hard mid... plan assuming Waite will not front up next year, making him a bonus), provided they meet our immediate needs. And we got rid of a few 'non-hackers'. Non-hackers in terms of being able to execute our needs... these blokes might serve another club well, but not us.

Eliminating our weaknesses before attempting to gain improvement via acquisition seems a pretty simple strategy to me.

Start by picking a balanced side, name the right sub, and don't play injured players for starters, any of that will help out and not cost draft picks or necessitate fancy trading strategies.

Mick better not read this thread after he categorically stated that Gibbs and Kreuzer are untouchable. Looks like flyboy77 is getting a list together for the "Super trade" thread.

Quote from: Baggers2013 – on July 16, 2013, 10:25:33 pm

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots – on July 16, 2013, 04:31:19 pm

Apparently we can't win a flag in the next three years so no point going for experience, we need to develop our own and hopefully have them right before blokes like Murphy, Gibbs, Hendo etc are past their prime. Murphy will be 30 in 4 years time will he not? Scary stuff.

Rubbish. Of course we can be a serious contender within 3 years... even next year. And the injection of an experienced player or 3 would be highly beneficial (1 being a tall defender, 1 being a tall forward & 1 a hard mid... plan assuming Waite will not front up next year, making him a bonus), provided they meet our immediate needs. And we got rid of a few 'non-hackers'. Non-hackers in terms of being able to execute our needs... these blokes might serve another club well, but not us.

Nah no rubbish, straight from the horses mouth, the list needs a cleanout remember, this is what your new coach has brought us. Judd, Carrazzo, Scotland, Simpson, Jamo are all gone in the next 2-3 years and in possibly less time than that. They are the heartbeat of the side. I saw Scotland put his body on the line multiple times against the Saints, something no one else in our team seems to be able to do.

Enjoy waiting at least another ten years, should be fun, let's start counting shall we?

Kreuzer encapsulates the problems with the Blues' highly prized first-round selections. Yes, he has had injury issues, but he has 99 games under his belt and I can count on one hand the times when the football world has sat up and gone, ''wow, what about that''.

wtf?
our best players gone awol and we're a game outside the 8. wow. disaster.
what would you rather, a CJ brownlow and the club finished last? ffs, what a joke of a thread.

Quote from: tex – on July 17, 2013, 07:46:37 pm

wtf?
our best players gone awol and we're a game outside the 8. wow. disaster.
what would you rather, a CJ brownlow and the club finished last? ffs, what a joke of a thread.

So you reckon all our #1 and other top draft picks are playing close to their potential do you Tex?

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Take heed.