I would look at Shannon Neale from Geelong, athletic 203cm Key Position forward who can also Ruck. He can't get a regular gig at Geelong because of their plethora of KP forward stocks. This kid can play and if he was on our list now he would be getting a game. At the moment we have no options up...
Ross Lyon & Steve Rosich was the reason Neale left, remember Bell never wanted Hogan, Lyon and Rosich over ruled him. 2 years later Lyon gets sacked and Rosich spits the chewy and walks. Our record bringing in expats is not good Hogan, McCarthy, Bennell, Lobb, O'Meara, Wilson, Collier, Hamling...
We have been worked out, cannot win a contested footy if our lives depended on it and when we get the ball our disposal skills let us down. Last year we had Mundy, Brodie and Acres all winning contested ball this year year we are back to the midget brigade in the middle Brayshaw, Serong etc...
I would not say a complete success, still makes a lot of mistakes & cost us 3 goals today. The stats can lie most of his possessions were uncontested. He loses most 50 /50 contests which ultimately costs us goals.
While Hughes, Banfield & Colyer are best 22 we can never be considered a serious football club. I would prefer to pick and develop the kids and loose, than play these guys and loose.
The issue is our recruiting, still no key forwards, we had opportunity over the years. Darling, Allen, Van Rooyen, Naughton, Georgiadis. All WA boys that we over looked for what ever reason. We did not learn that selling the farm for one player does not work (Hogan). Jackson will be a good...
Logue and Acres were best 22, they replaced them with JOM (FAIL) Wagner (FAIL) and then we continue to play the likes of Hughes & Banfield.
NOD, Erasmus, Johnson, Henry are our future, I would prefer to play them every week and loose, there is no future in playing the others. The...
We are officially as a club sh-t, While we continue to play guys like Hughes, Banfield, Wagner, O,Meara we will never go ahead as a football club. P-ss them all off and play the kids from Peel.
Ryan Pearce Walker
Clark Cox Young
Aish Serong Brayshaw
Walters Tabs Frederick
Schultz Amiss Fyfe
Darcy Brodie Jackson
Johnson Switta Corbett
Banfield
In Fyfe, Frederick, Corbett
Out Hughes, Wilson, Henry
Carmen wants to get get rid of Natural Gas, Anastasia wants to get rid of Coal both major revenue earners for their respective States. Tells you what to expect from Left Wing Socialist Greenies.
Unfortunately you are wrong, Freo and Melbourne will get a deal done as the only other alternative is the PSD and no one wants that. When it comes to bargaining it is Jackson that wants to leave Melbourne and come home he is OOC and Freo have put together a very attractive offer.
This guy is a gun, would be close to leading our B&F. What a recruiting coup we got Will and Pick 19 for next to nothing. He reminds me of when we recruited Barlow who also turned into a Jet.
I think he is a running halfback / link player who has good speed is able to carry the ball and kick long. Think Wilson but much better he is also a good mark and could develop into a wingman but will need to build his endurance.
A fit Cogs with a full preseason I would do for a future 2nd. Another that may be offered to us is O'Meara Same offer would apply next years second. We must retain and use the Cerra pick (6) and our pick 8 in this years draft.
I agree that was a very deep draft WCE traded their top pick for some later picks which enabled them to pickup Allen, Ryan, Brander, Petrucelli and Ainsworth. Pick 5 for 9 & 18 would have got us a combination of Naughton, Allen and Ryan
Trading for recycled WA is not something that has worked, as you have to pay a premium for them, we have had many opportunities to draft tall WA talent over the last 4 years but have elected not to. English 2016, Naughton and Allen 2017, and Jackson & Georgiades 2019, McDonald 2020 all WA boys...
Seems a bit ironic McCarthy & Sokol played all their junior footy together. Sokol was the standout and who everyone thought deserved to be on an AFL list
Darcy will be fine, get a full preseason into him. Last year he missed most of preseason due to injury. People should remember the game against Port when he tore Lycett & Ryder apart and won us the game.
It's all about the $$$ 350k at Freo for the next 2 years or $800+ at Saints for the next 5 years it's a NO BRAINER. He can give his girlfriend an extra 200K spending money a year she will say anything to get the deal done.
I believe WCE may get bent over on this one, Geelong hold all the cards. Kelly has chosen WCE as his prefered club, Geelong stated Freo is an option if they can't get a deal done. Freo will do the deal if it's there, Kelly has no other option if he wants to return to WA. Forget about the Draft...
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