Official Bulldogs sign Jack Hetherington

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He'll add some much needed starch to your pack. And he can fight like a thrashing machine.
 

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It's hard to get a complete picture from highlight reels. But having seen those, he's quick, has some footwork, an offload and he's aggressive. These are all things that can be valuable if used right.

With the set restart rules in place, it could become very important to have that extra bit of pace in positions where once big boppers were fine to use given that there were plenty of chances to sub them out when fatigue set in. I'm not sure if the substitutions are still being reduced or not. But if they do get reduced again, I can see that the bigger players will potentially become a hindrance rather than an asset. I'll just cross my fingers and hope that our recruitment and retention somehow compliments the changes that are being made to rules and we're able to exceed all our expectations next year and become a premiership threat. My expectations aren't huge, but it never hurts to be hopeful.
 

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Seems more like a hot head but yet too see any actual hits that have connected. He missed Hargreaves and engaged in a push and shove.... Meh
 

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I think you just did lol
Nope, expressing how a signing makes one feel and judging how good a player is 2 very different things.. just like being opinionated and being judgemental.. in my opinion they are 2 very different things that are commonly misconstrued....
 

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Seems more like a hot head but yet too see any actual hits that have connected. He missed Hargreaves and engaged in a push and shove.... Meh
Aggression is good but I think too many people confuse it for recklessness and poor discipline and in Hetheringtons case that's exactly what it is. He has plenty to learn in terms of decision making and discipline and if people think he doesn't need to make any changes to his game then gl with him staying on the field for us lol.
 

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Personally I’d give Stimson another go. He came back underdone and a bit off the pace but he’s got the opportunity to have a full pre season now. Was well regarded down in Melbourne so hopefully we can get something out of him.
Agree with this. Way too early to call him a flop at this stage. In fact I’m willing to give the vast majority of our leftover squad from last year the benefit of the doubt until I see how they go under a completely different coaching staff.
 

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Personally I’d give Stimson another go. He came back underdone and a bit off the pace but he’s got the opportunity to have a full pre season now. Was well regarded down in Melbourne so hopefully we can get something out of him.
Yeah true I feel like half of TK has written him off after 2 games. Surely there’s something there with Stimson. Hopefully he’s fit come 2021
 

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Personally I’d give Stimson another go. He came back underdone and a bit off the pace but he’s got the opportunity to have a full pre season now. Was well regarded down in Melbourne so hopefully we can get something out of him.
How many forwards leave the Storm and flop? Stimson was already on the decline before he even joined us so it's not looking good.
 

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How many forwards leave the Storm and flop? Stimson was already on the decline before he even joined us so it's not looking good.
Was he really on the decline? I think Bellamy just invested less into him when he signed with us but I’ve heard Melbourne players rated him... I reckon Baz will push him, they are both from Temura and ex St Greg’s boys.. plus we have plenty of back rowers he’s not guaranteed a start in the 17 unless he performs.
 

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Was he really on the decline? I think Bellamy just invested less into him when he signed with us but I’ve heard Melbourne players rated him... I reckon Baz will push him, they are both from Temura and ex St Greg’s boys.. plus we have plenty of back rowers he’s not guaranteed a start in the 17 unless he performs.
Honestly mate, don’t waste your time with her. She’d be negative about anyone we sign. Stimson was carrying injury, could barely train and then was out the whole year. I’ll give the bloke a chance
 

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Honestly mate, don’t waste your time with her. She’d be negative about anyone we sign. Stimson was carrying injury, could barely train and then was out the whole year. I’ll give the bloke a chance
Yeah I think we can expect more from him when he is fit.
 
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