Post-Trade Pies

[Mr Miyagi]

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[Mr Miyagi]

[piedys]

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Burning questions.

Will Scharenberg be delisted?
Why did we resign Elliott if cap was an issue?
Is the cap that big an issue, or are we saving for a 2020 big CHF fish?
Do our rubbish draft picks ensure some people stay on that otherwise would be let go?
Can our VFL team have enough experience to play finals? [because we need the depth]

If you watch the Ned Guy interview from yesterday he dismisses mention of Jenkins visiting the Holden Centre briskly and definitely. Sub plot there, i.e. we were not interested in him, at all.

Also if you watch the Darcy Cameron highlight reel, nothing much to excite there. Looks like a plodder with a dodgy [but possibly effective] goal kicking action, more like a slower, shorter Cox than any semblance of a Grundy.

It looks like the money is all on #11.

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[Rogue2k0]

[RudeBoy]

What I'm disappointed the most, is how in the hell did our previous list management team get us to the point where we seem to have the worst salary cap problem of any club, going into a year where 4 of our most highly paid stars - Pendles, Grundy, De Goey and Moore - are coming out of contract, and we are apparently struggling to find the dosh to re-sign them?

While I'm not a huge Aish fan, we have basically given away a 23 yr Grand final and Prelim finals player for donuts, simply to free up salary cap space.

So given we don't have any early draft picks this year, we will only improve next season if our existing players play better. To be honest I'm usually a glass half full kind of guy, but I fear we could slip down the ladder a bit next year.

To prevent that happening, let's hope Beams, Sier, Cox and De Goey have great (and injury free) seasons, as these players have the potential to help us win a Premiership in 2020. Unless they rise to the occasion, we will remain a good side, but not a great one.

[K]

[magpieazza]

Im starting to like whats happening at Collingwood more and more. The burning question is if we can retain our big fish on our list.
Without seeing the actual wage books no one can really know. Front loaded , back ended, trigger clauses, injury clauses, etc etc....who really knows?

All I know is that if Collingwood keep this team/squad together we are in for sustained success for many years.

I was investigating if Dunn was still on our books or not ( still dont know for sure ) and while looking through the profiles of our players I was not exactly surprised but was re assured that we have truckloads of talented youngsters and even our established stars still have 5 plus years to go.

It reminds me of what Jurgen Klopp/Liverpool are doing in the EPL. Ive said this before and not much has changed in the last couple years. The process of developing and nurturing what you have in front of you is of paramount importance and alot of it is about patience and being steadfast. If we didnt need to trade .....we didnt need to trade. No need to trade for the sake of it.
We are stable. We are young. We are really really talented. We have stand out stars. We have a familiarity. We have much love. We have belief in our system. We have a sound, charitable and believable culture at the club.

These are all hallmarks of what Liverpool have and if Im not wrong both Collingwood and Liverpool traded little in the past couple transfer windows . They have entrusted the group of players they have already to carry the clubs forward. This in hand creates a hunger within the group to succeed that is palpable and undeniable. This is a big reason why we havent traded much...we have what we need at the club.

The list is young and has already experienced finals with disappointment, so we are hungry, very hungry.

With Wells, Goldsack and (Dunn ? ) gone it allows the younger players room to step up.

Kelly, Murphy, T.Brown and Quaynor are still raw but with bright futures.
Stephenson, De Goey, Scharenberg, Langdon, Phillips, Maynard, Moore, C.Brown, Sier are all 22-23-24 years of age. The next group of about a dozen are about 26-27-28 years of age. Sidebottom and Beams are still 28 and 29 respectively with Pendles 31.

We are ready to strike now and we still have a couple years of Pendles before he retires. Im excited about the young ones coming through especially Murphy and T.Brown but Kelly and Quaynor may jump out of the blocks next year too.

If we stay injury free and fit the stars under the salary cap somehow, its exciting times ahead indeed.

Go the Pies !!!
Go the Reds!!!

[K]

[magpieazza]

[RudeBoy]

I generally agree with your assessment of Liverpool MP, however, Klopp has also over seen the recruitment of a few big moneyed players over the last couple of years. Go Reds and Go Pies!

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