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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #405 on: October 22, 2025, 11:51:59 PM »
From what I’ve seen, Hobbs doesn’t seem like an improvement on Sonsie or Dow . I doubt he will be around for us in the Rookie draft anyway.
Sad to say but at this stage he would be a list clogger IMO

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #406 on: October 22, 2025, 11:56:32 PM »
From what I’ve seen, Hobbs doesn’t seem like an improvement on Sonsie or Dow . I doubt he will be around for us in the Rookie draft anyway.
Sad to say but at this stage he would be a list clogger IMO

At 22 years old?


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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #407 on: October 23, 2025, 06:38:15 AM »
From what I’ve seen, Hobbs doesn’t seem like an improvement on Sonsie or Dow . I doubt he will be around for us in the Rookie draft anyway.
Sad to say but at this stage he would be a list clogger IMO

At 22 years old?
Yep, we have a lot of midfield options now with Lalor, Horton and Smillie. Hobbs to me is like a Ross or Dow, plus being delisted by Essendon how good can he be??

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #408 on: October 23, 2025, 07:20:50 AM »
From what I’ve seen, Hobbs doesn’t seem like an improvement on Sonsie or Dow . I doubt he will be around for us in the Rookie draft anyway.
Sad to say but at this stage he would be a list clogger IMO

At 22 years old?
Yep, we have a lot of midfield options now with Lalor, Horton and Smillie. Hobbs to me is like a Ross or Dow, plus being delisted by Essendon how good can he be??

Agree with you here. We have 3 experienced mids in Prestia, Hopper and TT. Then we have Lalor, Hotton, Smillie and Kmac2 to rotate through there. On top of that we’ll have potentially another 2/3 mids selected in the national draft.

Main thing is I don’t think Hobbs offers anything different to us that warrants putting him on the list. Just a stock standard inside mid with a lack of pace. Rather give more midfield minutes to the cubs.

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #409 on: October 23, 2025, 09:09:16 AM »
From what I’ve seen, Hobbs doesn’t seem like an improvement on Sonsie or Dow . I doubt he will be around for us in the Rookie draft anyway.
Sad to say but at this stage he would be a list clogger IMO

At 22 years old?
Yep, we have a lot of midfield options now with Lalor, Horton and Smillie. Hobbs to me is like a Ross or Dow, plus being delisted by Essendon how good can he be??

Don't think you can be a list clogger that young.

More dow. Ryan. Ross age bracket.

You could argue lalor is better forward and hotton wing/fwd for the short term.  Smillie who knows at this stage.

Could do worse than a punt on Hobbs or Phillips.

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #410 on: October 23, 2025, 10:01:02 AM »
Lalor didn't play a lot of midfield, injuries etc.

Smillie injured all year.

Dow injured half the year, been on the list 5+ years. Sucks.

Ross best is good, regular effort is modest.


I'd consider a Phillips/Hobbs vs Dow/Sonsie for a rookie spot for sure.

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #411 on: October 23, 2025, 10:58:38 AM »
CBA stats -


Toby Nankervis   457   83%   
           
Jacob Hopper   466   81%     
     
Tim Taranto   428   81%     

Dion Prestia   189   68%     
                                       
Kane McAuliffe   70   59%                                 
                                         
Samson Ryan   25   56%     
                                                                 
Thomson Dow   130   44%     
                           
Jack Ross   194   34%     

Kamdyn McIntosh   135   24%


Pretty grim

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #412 on: October 23, 2025, 12:19:34 PM »
Would be even grimmer with Hobbs because it would reduce the already very limited opportunities Lalor, Hotton, kmac2, Smillie and 2 new picks get.

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #413 on: October 23, 2025, 12:41:28 PM »
CBA stats -


Toby Nankervis   457   83%   
           
Jacob Hopper   466   81%     
     
Tim Taranto   428   81%     

Dion Prestia   189   68%     
                                       
Kane McAuliffe   70   59%                                 
                                         
Samson Ryan   25   56%     
                                                                 
Thomson Dow   130   44%     
                           
Jack Ross   194   34%     

Kamdyn McIntosh   135   24%


Pretty grim

Yeah.

See people talk about Lalor, Hotton, Smillie etc etc. And yes I get it, you want them to play midfield...but so far they really haven't. Smillie can't even get on the park, Lalor couldn't stay on it, Hotton just got on it.

Depth is therefore necessary.

So either we keep dead weight like Dow and Sonsie or try guys like Hobbs and Phillips. At this stage I'd almost trade our two for those two.

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #414 on: October 23, 2025, 02:21:59 PM »
CBA stats -


Toby Nankervis   457   83%   
           
Jacob Hopper   466   81%     
     
Tim Taranto   428   81%     

Dion Prestia   189   68%     
                                       
Kane McAuliffe   70   59%                                 
                                         
Samson Ryan   25   56%     
                                                                 
Thomson Dow   130   44%     
                           
Jack Ross   194   34%     

Kamdyn McIntosh   135   24%


Pretty grim

ajGreen  you have until 6pm tonight to quote where you've sourced the stat's from or this post and the other referring to it will be removed  >:(

TBBH, I'm sick of having to remind you of this
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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #415 on: October 23, 2025, 02:51:42 PM »
CBA stats -


Toby Nankervis   457   83%   
           
Jacob Hopper   466   81%     
     
Tim Taranto   428   81%     

Dion Prestia   189   68%     
                                       
Kane McAuliffe   70   59%                                 
                                         
Samson Ryan   25   56%     
                                                                 
Thomson Dow   130   44%     
                           
Jack Ross   194   34%     

Kamdyn McIntosh   135   24%


Pretty grim

ajGreen  you have until 6pm tonight to quote where you've sourced the stat's from or this post and the other referring to it will be removed  >:(

TBBH, I'm sick of having to remind you of this

Where in the rules and guidelines does it say afl stats require a source?

If nankervis has ten hitouts and I say that do I need to cite afl.com?

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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #416 on: October 23, 2025, 04:26:34 PM »

Where in the rules and guidelines does it say afl stats require a source?

If nankervis has ten hitouts and I say that do I need to cite afl.com?

Rules are very clear

When you cut and paste content directly from another site, which you have clearly done in this case you are required to quote the source.

It isn't difficult. Rule has been in place for over 20 years  >:(

Here's the link  https://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=13.0 and to make it crystal clear form you refer point 2
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Re: Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025
« Reply #417 on: October 23, 2025, 05:27:24 PM »

Where in the rules and guidelines does it say afl stats require a source?

If nankervis has ten hitouts and I say that do I need to cite afl.com?

Rules are very clear

When you cut and paste content directly from another site, which you have clearly done in this case you are required to quote the source.

It isn't difficult. Rule has been in place for over 20 years  >:(

Here's the link  https://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=13.0 and to make it crystal clear form you refer point 2

Touche.

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