Recruits for Season 2024

Premiers wrote:And the westernbulldogs site, and big footy.com, zerohanger.com, sen.com.au
But maybe there's more to it because Sauce didn't mention McNeil's name when talking about possibles "Hardy, Morris and McPherson"

There are lots of players on that list. There is a date that all clubs need to finalize their lists. We need to wait on that and after all free agents know their fate. Could be January next year.

Noticed on another forum that Kai Pudney has signed with the dogs.

wimpy wrote:Noticed on another forum that Kai Pudney has signed with the dogs.

Confirmed on the Centrals FB page. They seem to be a destination club at the moment.

The Barton wrote:

wimpy wrote:Noticed on another forum that Kai Pudney has signed with the dogs.

Confirmed on the Centrals FB page. They seem to be a destination club at the moment.

I suspected it was an Eagles player when Big Phil put out a cryptic note.

IGoddsy11 wrote:

The Barton wrote:

wimpy wrote:Noticed on another forum that Kai Pudney has signed with the dogs.

Confirmed on the Centrals FB page. They seem to be a destination club at the moment.

I suspected it was an Eagles player when Big Phil put out a cryptic note.

So that’s who he meant bugger

Kai Pudney. Always a "gut busting runner" and gave the Eagles his 100%. Unfortunately, his kicking let him down, lacking penetration. His wing position will be covered by Herbert, Beattie, Barkla.
Wide open spaces of Elizabeth Oval should suit Kai and wish him well.

Premiers wrote:Kai Pudney. Always a "gut busting runner" and gave the Eagles his 100%. Unfortunately, his kicking let him down, lacking penetration. His wing position will be covered by Herbert, Beattie, Barkla.
Wide open spaces of Elizabeth Oval should suit Kai and wish him well.

I wonder if centrals approached him or we told him to go

Another option, Mickyj, is that Kai saw the writing on the wall after an injury-plagued season and other players competing for his wing position. A serviceable player with a Premiership Medal who played with endeavour, but never a game buster. Like Premiers I wish him well but I’ m concerned he may find it hard to be a consistent starter against other established and emerging players.

Headfan wrote:Another option, Mickyj, is that Kai saw the writing on the wall after an injury-plagued season and other players competing for his wing position.   A serviceable player with a Premiership Medal who played with endeavour, but never a game buster.   Like Premiers I wish him well but I’ m concerned he may find it hard to be a consistent starter against other established and emerging players.

You could be right I think to much at times

Mickyj wrote:

Premiers wrote:Kai Pudney. Always a "gut busting runner" and gave the Eagles his 100%. Unfortunately, his kicking let him down, lacking penetration. His wing position will be covered by Herbert, Beattie, Barkla.
Wide open spaces of Elizabeth Oval should suit Kai and wish him well.

I wonder if centrals approached him or we told him to go

On their Facebook post it said they had been after him for the best part of 12 months.
Had a terrible year with injury then surgery and long recovery, maybe needs a fresh start,

About this time last year rumours were rife that Pudney was going to North Adelaide, it never eventuated. It appears for some reason he has been keen to move from Oval Avenue.
Although a good runner his decision making and disposals were well below average.

wimpy wrote:About this time last year rumours were rife that Pudney was going to North Adelaide, it never eventuated. It appears for some reason he has been keen to move from Oval Avenue.
Although a good runner his decision making and disposals were well below average.

Now that’s interesting wimpy years ago at Adelaide oval I can’t recall which of our teams Pudney was in . Wasn’t league they’d won the final walking around the boundary. This family runs over in their north gear congratulating Pudney . After they walk back you could hear them say he’s related to one of them he’s coming to north .
So yeah wimpy you are pretty switched on as usual !

Although disappointed in Pudney's decision, it's worth remembering he couldn't make our A grade for much of 2022 hence the rumours about a switch to the North cheats in 2023. We didn't see much of him in 2023 due to injury (first 4 games) so we've lost someone we didn't have anyway for 3/4 of it. Would certainly have been in our best 22 in 2023 if available and probably 2024. So be it, I think we'll move on pretty quickly. He's got a premiership medal to savour, I will always remember his feeble kick for goal on the Eastern side in the 2021 Grand Final.

Always thought Nathan Studham would have made a better winger than Pudney, let's hope we can get him back and in the right frame of mind.

Nice email from the ceo new players announced in a few weeks
Seconds coach being finalised

Yes, Dave Couzner's regular communication to members is appreciated.
Just need some good news on key signings ASAP.
Pudney's departure didn't even rate a mention from him!

The Barton wrote:Yes, Dave Couzner's regular communication to members is appreciated.
Just need some good news on key signings ASAP.
Pudney's departure didn't even rate a mention from him!

I wonder if we get what we used to get from previous coaches game reports 
Pudney leaving is interesting . Central’s fans on sa footy are praising him so good luck to him

Mitch Hardie signed on to Geelong we can’t bring him home yet

Today's newsletter say a few announcements coming.

Goddsy11 wrote:Today's newsletter say a few announcements coming.

Thanks for copying it Goddsy besides the players which are super important wonder who the seconds coaching staff will be

Mickyj wrote:[
I wonder if we get what we used to get from previous coaches game reports 

This is a good comment Micky

For all the great work that Sheedy did for the club I think he didn't do a great job with the communication to Members.

In his first season we got a couple of assessments post match but they were really only half-baked and you could see very little effort went into them. Then they became increasingly irregular. Then they stopped altogether. I appreciate that all coaches have a different style and writing match reports may not be to everyone's liking but it does go a long way I think and is appreciated. Whoever was the U18s coach last season would regularly provide a post match write-up and did it well. It was often the only way I could keep tabs on our up and coming players.

In years past Fuller and Godden were also two coaches who would regularly engage.

Disappointing (for us) to lose Mitch Hardie for at least another year with Geelong handing him an extension today. At least, we know he likes the Eagles and is likely to return to us whenever his AFL stint finishes. We do need another quality midfielder with only Rowe and Knight up with the best midfielders of other Clubs (and possibly Joe Sinor but he is probably more of a valuable consistent workhorse rather than a prolific matchwinner). Then there's the developing D'Áloia and the untried HB/midfielder Luke McKay. Gaining Tsitas would fix though I would expect him to return to Melbourne. So 3 talls (CHF,CHB,ruck) and Tsitas, we're dreaming then McPherson and Morris. I expect McNeil will be re-signed by Western Bulldogs at the last moment, if not, he would be young enough and still with some ability to be placed on someone's supplementary list. Exciting times!
Also be interesting watching how much 197cm ruck/forward Luck, 190cm HF/FPocket Tyler Welsh and 195cm FF, CHF Charlie West develop.

"hawke" great to see you posting again, always enjoy your left of centre thoughts.
It will be interesting see where the club plays Welsh, Luck, West and Herbert as they are still eligible for U18s. Also I heard Bickley say that F/S rules had changed and that Tyler Welsh could possibly spend the whole year at the Crows, I would be absolutely filthy if this happens. This is more AFL bullshit and again they're crapping on lesser leagues.

I would hope in the long run we could use Hardies' stay at Geelong as beneficial to our club in regards to possible recruits.

wimpy wrote:"hawke" great to see you posting again, always enjoy your left of centre thoughts.
It will be interesting see where the club plays Welsh, Luck, West and Herbert as they are still eligible for U18s. Also I heard Bickley say that F/S rules had changed and that Tyler Welsh could possibly spend the whole year at the Crows, I would be absolutely filthy if this happens. This is more AFL bullshit and again they're crapping on lesser leagues.

I would hope in the long run we could use Hardies' stay at Geelong as beneficial to our club in regards to possible recruits.

Is that an AFL rule or SANFL rule Wimpy. That could impact WWT for other players then. Burgoyne to PA. Is SANFL rule we should complain in the strongest of terms.
If AFL there are a few lads at other clubs that it affects. We need to get some answers from our board on what is going on.

wimpy wrote:"hawke" great to see you posting again, always enjoy your left of centre thoughts.
It will be interesting see where the club plays Welsh, Luck, West and Herbert as they are still eligible for U18s. Also I heard Bickley say that F/S rules had changed and that Tyler Welsh could possibly spend the whole year at the Crows, I would be absolutely filthy if this happens. This is more AFL bullshit and again they're crapping on lesser leagues.

I would hope in the long run we could use Hardies' stay at Geelong as beneficial to our club in regards to possible recruits.

Hi Wimpy. Recruits from Geelong! More like the other way! I know there’s been a few. I’m sick of Geelong ravaging Eagles players!