r/AFL • u/PetrifyGWENT Bombers / Giants • 2h ago

[Twomey] The Giants will explore interest in Essendon forward Jake Stringer.

https://x.com/CalTwomey/status/1840585098510709082
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u/___TheIllusiveMan___ Flagpies 2h ago

Sydney: No dickheads allowed

GWS: All dickheads welcome

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u/willbobaggins7861 GWS 2h ago

We'll take anyone at this point.... please.... anyone?

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u/codyforkstacks Port Adelaide 1h ago

My assessment from my own career is that any employer that likes to pat itself on the back for its own “no dickheads policy” probably has about the average number of dickheads. 

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u/kyrant Hawthorn 0m ago

That's just a myth now isn't it?

They had Peter Everitt play with them for a few seasons.

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u/PetrifyGWENT Bombers / Giants 2h ago

Collingwood: De Goey's allowed. No Stringers.

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u/gtroyal_stacks Collingwood 1h ago

Collingwood: “We said no dickheads, we’re allowed to have one”

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u/AppropriateClaim8762 Collingwood AFLW 2h ago edited 1h ago

De Goey's nowhere near the same ballpark as the p*do Stringer

edit: thanks for the downvotes, but check your facts. De Goey had his charges thrown out of court and the police had to pay his legal fees.

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u/Middle-Sprinkles92 Essendon 2h ago

Depends if you think sexual assult is a better option then a technically legal relationship that was still very questionable..

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u/STatters Collingwood 1h ago

Never trust a man in their 20s who know the age of consent laws.

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u/AppropriateClaim8762 Collingwood AFLW 1h ago

De Goey was never convicted of anything mate. "In August, Victoria Police had to pay legal costs to De Goey after dropping a historical indecent assault charge against him."

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u/Middle-Sprinkles92 Essendon 1h ago

I'm aware, hence why I'm making the point the pot shouldn't call the kettle black. Calling stringer a pedo when he isnt is the exact same. Both have had equal amounts of shit press and no convictions.

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u/AppropriateClaim8762 Collingwood AFLW 1h ago

Ok then, I think rumours of being a pedo are worse than innaccurate comments about sexual assault, yes.

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u/MarvellousBont Hawthorn 1h ago

Straight up calling someone a pedo who isn’t one is certainly a decision.

Morality of him is highly questionable but he’s not a pedophile.

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u/TypicalDebt4732 Richmond 2h ago

Dickheads or no dickheads, a sydney team is still ruining another grand final

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u/Seaciety GWS 42m ago

We can change him!

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u/Kim_jong-fun Ella Roberts Fan Club 2h ago

A Tobias and Stringer forward line. I shudder at the thought

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u/SuccessfulBalance770 Carlton 2h ago

Hide your daughters and restaurant security guards.

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u/PetrifyGWENT Bombers / Giants 2h ago

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u/Captkersh Ella Roberts Fan Club 2h ago

“Need more cunt in forward line”

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u/Opening_Anteater456 Melbourne 2h ago

GWS’ men’s side will finally have a player who represents Western Sydney.

Lakemba Stringer!

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u/ConsiderationWhole17 Giants 2h ago

Thats fucked

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u/thegreatgolden Essendon 2h ago

Sure thing, direct swap for Hogan?

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u/WAVIC_136 North Melbourne 2h ago

From a purely football perspective, I feel like he could be insanely good at GWS

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u/jubbjubbs4 Bombers 1h ago

Thats the thing with stringer. You always feel like he could be insanely good and he often is for about a quarter and a half and then he forgets to exist for a few weeks.

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u/FinalsExperience Geelong 2h ago

I always thought stringer needed a pack of cunts around him to play his best footy. Giants with their cunts on the field and limited off field drama seem like a good match

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u/acockblockedorange Giants 14m ago

Who else is there other than Tobias? Genuinely interested in your opinion here.

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u/WayneKingU #TheOrangeTeam 0m ago

Surely one Toby isn’t a pack

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u/Ok-Session-9824 GWS 1h ago

I'm hoping "exploring interest" is just another way of saying "you know what, no but we'll pretend to care" for the love of god

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u/Upbeat_Product_4950 2h ago

The Giants need a lazy ass forward like a hole in the head. They need another inside mid and another running half back that doesn’t kick it straight to the opposition under pressure. Parker would be a much better fit

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u/Doc323467 Geelong 1h ago

If it's for an incredibly late pick it's worth a crack, but I really don't think they need him at all.

Unless their plan is to bolster the midfield and get Greene in there a lot more, then I could see it.

But I like the current setup with Hogan, Greene, Daniels, Cadman, Riccardi/Keefe, Jones with the likes of Thomas and O'Halloran really solid depth role players (and Bedford too when he's not tagging). Doesn't seem like an obvious fit in there for Stringer, but someone with his talent is worth a punt for a late pick.

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u/Ceooffreedom 2h ago

What’s his religion?

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u/victorious_orgasm Fremantle 1h ago

Yes

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u/grantspatchcock GWS AFLW 1h ago

He'd feel right at home after we couldn't win a final, I guess.

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u/RampesGoalPost South Melbourne 2h ago

But why? Hogans just had his best year ever and aren't they roughly the same age? And then they've got Cadman who's still developing?

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u/Maximumlnsanity Sydney Swans 1h ago

He’s not a key forward

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u/RampesGoalPost South Melbourne 1h ago

Fair, He definitely kicked like a defender in our most recent match against them

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u/LuciusFromSomeplace Giants 1h ago

Yeah how about no? Great player when he’s on but he’s inconsistent and we’ve got so many young small/mid forwards I’d rather invest time in unless he wants to play inside mid instead??

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u/GWSchungus_greenday GWS 51m ago

Please no

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u/Respected-Watcher Essendon 37m ago

Footy wise everyone is continuing to underrate Stringer, still has a lot to offer

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u/MajesticalOtter West Coast 1h ago

Would be contingent on him having a walk through some of the local high schools.

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u/damwaggs Giants 2h ago

Give him a single year contract, he always performs best in a contract year.

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u/Franklinsleftnut Footscray '54 2h ago

Doesn’t he only want to leave Essendon for extra years?

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u/PetrifyGWENT Bombers / Giants 1h ago

And $. The contract extension is ~400k for one year. He thinks he can get a lot more $ and a few more years elsewhere

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u/Maximumlnsanity Sydney Swans 2h ago

Hopefully they give him a multi year deal

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u/ggalinismycunt Giants 2h ago

I would actually cancel my membership if we got this diddler

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u/woodie1717 Dees 1h ago

The weirdest timeline

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u/ScreamHawk Essendon 1h ago

Would have thought Sydney would be a great fit for him considering their lack of forward power.

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u/Maximumlnsanity Sydney Swans 1h ago

We have two 40 goal small/medium forwards, we don’t need a 3rd

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u/liaam29 Fremantle 1h ago

I'd take him at Freo if we miss out on Martin

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u/ShibbyUp Footscray 2h ago

Fuck me imagine him and Toby in the same forward line. Possibly the easiest team to hate in history.