Mega Thread 2019 List Management, Free Agency & Trade thread #2

[Okinakashi]

Why a player would choose Young to manage them is beyond me.

Brad hill has 900000 reasons (every year until 2025).

 

[ImperialPurple]

REPORT: ACRES RELUCTANTLY AGREES TO JOIN FREMANTLE

Umm, welcome Blake Acres?

Should read, Acres has opportunity to extend his career!

Lol so we’re swapping someone who doesn’t want to be here for someone who doesn’t want to be here.

Or more likely, someone who wants to stay for someone who doesn’t want to come.

And vice versa for Stk.

 

[wayToGo_]

**** I hate the media. Acres says he would love to play for Freo. Morris spins that as he doesn't want to leave St Kilda but he'll go if he has to.

Ha ha ha - I'm not a violent person but if I walked past him in the street not sure I could resist his punchable face.

 

[Docker82]

I honestly think Colin Young isn’t that bad.

He isn’t afraid to look like a d*ckhead if it benefits his client. Players themselves when considering a manager probably only give two ****s about getting the best money/contracts they can. Colin Young for all he seems to piss us off seems to do that. That’s why players go with him - being the biggest player in WA market doesn’t hurt either.

I think Colin Young has been good this period. Hasn’t said a thing against our club or St Kilda when deep down he’d probably prefer to get this deal done a week ago.

 

[summerthebat]

Regardless of how well Colin Young is doing, it his incredibly unhealthy to have one person/agency control so many of our players.

 

[kingswood71]

So essentially, pick 10, second round next year, pick 58 and acres all for chris mayne....Would take that as a huge win

 

[Okinakashi]

So essentially, pick 10, second round next year, pick 58 and acres all for chris mayne....Would take that as a huge win

Plus the hundreds of thousands of dollars we've prepaid BHill

 

[Purpellian Anchor]

A few points I have been mulling over and share;

Re Acres; Jlo has seen a bit more of him than most perhaps in recent times. Probably the only reason to go with him as a seperate trade (and we don't have to re the deal) is we see him somehow fitting into our best 25.

Average Players; Whether it is footskills, being slow or other reasons imop some players will always become straight away better when a few or more very quality and skilful players use them in the play. Some average players can read the play well and get the ball but get caught because their slow or have poor skill disposal but with these types around then they are immediately better (eg potential turnovers overcome by skilful assistance).

The Who: Which players in the trade/draft most likely fit that on baller who gets the best out of players around him and turns ordinariness into quality ala dare I say it Kelly and Pickett Ablett type skills (Walters, Mundy, Fyfe). This years draft probable types that could develop into that type >Rowell, Serong, Flanders, Rivers, Henry, Taylor.

 

[wild side]

Plus the hundreds of thousands of dollars we've prepaid BHill

better than the ones we paid Harley

 

[Freoforever86]

I found it finally. 76% last year. That’s not too bad

Acres kicking efficiency = 68.8%
Aish kicking efficiency = 60.9%

Ranks above all our mids minus Walters

 

[beelzebob]

Acres kicking efficiency = 68.8%
Aish kicking efficiency = 60.9%

Ranks above all our mids minus Walters

All i care about is players that can get the ball to where it needs to go after watching Langdon the butcher

 

[Scham]

Acres kicking efficiency = 68.8%
Aish kicking efficiency = 60.9%

Ranks above all our mids minus Walters

Kicking is not his main weakness. It’s intensity.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

I hope Acres can develop into a Mundy type. Isn’t the fastest but can be a big bodied contested ball winning mid that can take a grab when drifting forward and can run all day.

Hopefully spending some time around some elite mids and playing one role in one position, he blossoms.

 

[Freoforever86]

All i care about is players that can get the ball to where it needs to go after watching Langdon the butcher

yep, my main frustration at the footy the past few years was watching Langdon undo his ridiculous start of 13 touches in the 1st by shanking all of them.

Kicking is not his main weakness. It’s intensity.

Don’t disagree, just found the stats interesting

 

[Freoforever86]

General question, if GWS move to 3, is the feel they reach for Jackson, or take another mid/half back?

 

[basashi]

Regardless of how well Colin Young is doing, it his incredibly unhealthy to have one person/agency control so many of our players.

And crucially, it is not in the players' interests either.

 

[yyou]

Aish is 6ft tall and has been playing against men since he was 16.

6ft isn't tall in footy terms.
The "little Master", Gazza is 6ft & Aish seems scrawny.
My point is I don't see him as an inside mid, but I could be wrong.

 

[G Mus]

Acres kicking efficiency = 68.8%
Aish kicking efficiency = 60.9%

Ranks above all our mids minus Walters

I dream for the day when kicking efficiency is an extinct stat

 

[Scham]

6ft isn't tall in footy terms.
The "little Master", Gazza is 6ft & Aish seems scrawny.
My point is I don't see him as an inside mid, but I could be wrong.

On stats alone, Aish is a Darcy Tucker with worse footskills.

 

[Freoforever86]

I dream for the day when kicking efficiency is an extinct stat

Would be nice to not have to worry about it and just see players in purple hitting targets

 

[dont bowl there]

And crucially, it is not in the players' interests either.

They can make a change if it's hurting them so much, I think you will find most would be happy with how he manages them. I also don't really see a huge problem with Young having the players he does on the books.

 

[PurpleEyes]

I hope Acres can develop into a Mundy type. Isn’t the fastest but can be a big bodied contested ball winning mid that can take a grab when drifting forward and can run all day.

Hopefully spending some time around some elite mids and playing one role in one position, he blossoms.

Acres may be big bodied but he is not a contested ball winner ... which is why I believe he will be a waste of our time.
75 Career games and his highest Contested Possessions in a game is just 12. Blakely, Tucker, Brayshaw have better stats than that from less games (even Conca had 13 in a game in 2019).
As Scham said, he lacks intensity.

But if he ends up coming to Freo, then like so many others on our list, I'll be supportive and hope he improves enough to be a regular B22.

 

[ubiquitous226]

It was mentioned slightly earlier, but if Acres does come then I think he'll be competing quite strongly with Blakely.

 

[wild side]

Meh Blakely & Acres, so vanilla

 

[Yeti]

Feel for both Aish and Acres. Both don’t want to move. Both being forced out by their respective clubs.

IF the deals go through, freo faithful and obviously the playing group will need to get around them


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Hopefully it doesn't end up like the Croad situation.