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Yes agreewatching today its clear to see we need a much better defence to go anywhere
yes rankine is great but some great intercept defenders is critical
Did Smart play back much for us then? Didn’t in finalsPremierships have always been built on strong dependable backlines.
Smart/Hart were massive for us in 97/98
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We are trending that way..and if we get rankine, phillipou, michalanney and poulter, thats 4 more SA lads inListening to the Geelong players talk about their club and recognising that many of them are old Geelong boys, really makes me hope we continue to lean into the whole South Australian club thing. SA has started to produce consistently good footballers in the last decade and we need to continue to target SA kids and foster a sense of club and community… as such who out there could we target?
Parfitt, Graham, Stephens…
oh godFor those playing at home we are
8 wins
14th for defense
13th for intercept differential
13th for marks inside 50
Ah… the old Disposal effficiency stat strikes again..
The most useless stat in football.. and still no one can explain exactly how it is measured..
This is the stat that was used by some in here this year to say Ben Keayswas as good as Christian PetraccaPLAYERCARDSTART2Ben Keays
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 185cm
- Wt
- 86kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 13.1
- 3star
- K
- 5.8
- 2star
- HB
- 7.3
- 5star
- M
- 2.3
- 2star
- T
- 3.9
- 5star
- G
- 0.4
- 3star
- D
- 13.7
- 3star
- K
- 8.7
- 3star
- HB
- 5.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.8
- 3star
- T
- 3.7
- 4star
- G
- 0.3
- 3star
- D
- 13.0
- 4star
- K
- 4.8
- 2star
- HB
- 8.2
- 5star
- M
- 1.4
- 2star
- T
- 4.4
- 5star
- G
- 0.4
- 3star
PLAYERCARDENDwhen it comes to disposing the football!.PLAYERCARDSTART5Christian Petracca
- Age
- 29
- Ht
- 187cm
- Wt
- 94kg
- Pos.
- Mid
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 19.4
- 5star
- K
- 9.5
- 4star
- HB
- 9.8
- 5star
- M
- 3.5
- 4star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 2.5
- 4star
- D
- 24.4
- 5star
- K
- 10.4
- 4star
- HB
- 14.0
- 5star
- M
- 3.5
- 3star
- T
- 3.6
- 4star
- CL
- 3.4
- 4star
- D
- 19.0
- 5star
- K
- 7.8
- 3star
- HB
- 11.2
- 5star
- M
- 3.0
- 3star
- T
- 3.8
- 5star
- CL
- 2.0
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
Theoretically our marks I50 should improve as Thilthorpe develops. Tilly, Fogarty, McAdam and maybe Gollant is some pretty good marking power.For those playing at home we are
8 wins
14th for defense
13th for intercept differential
13th for marks inside 50
Theoretically our marks I50 should improve as Thilthorpe develops. Tilly, Fogarty, McAdam and maybe Gollant is some pretty good marking power.
In any event, the Stats are sterile. They’re nonsense if you get wins with those parameters.
Pretty happy with Dawson and Rankine.Listening to the Geelong players talk about their club and recognising that many of them are old Geelong boys, really makes me hope we continue to lean into the whole South Australian club thing. SA has started to produce consistently good footballers in the last decade and we need to continue to target SA kids and foster a sense of club and community… as such who out there could we target?
Parfitt, Graham, Stephens…
Re 1997/8 ….. Hart, Smart and Peter Caven!Did Smart play back much for us then? Didn’t in finals
South Australia needs to first start producing elite talent instead of players that immediately devalue upon entering the AFL systemListening to the Geelong players talk about their club and recognising that many of them are old Geelong boys, really makes me hope we continue to lean into the whole South Australian club thing. SA has started to produce consistently good footballers in the last decade and we need to continue to target SA kids and foster a sense of club and community… as such who out there could we target?
Parfitt, Graham, Stephens…
I think that this was true for a long time, but the last decade has seen a lot of very solid SA talent come through the system. Draft who you think are the best talents, sure, but as we seem to be doing now, trying to target SA talent to bring back home. Just try and build a club with a truly SA identity. I’m all for trading for the Grahams and Parfitts of the world. The reality is that they would be best 22 for us and probably better than most players you’d be selecting with the draft picks required to bring them home.South Australia needs to first start producing elite talent instead of players that immediately devalue upon entering the AFL system
Brandan Parfitt is a born and bred Northern Territorian (Nightcliff FC) but. Spent a couple of years schooling and footballing in SA only so I don't see the call of "home" beckoning in his case.I think that this was true for a long time, but the last decade has seen a lot of very solid SA talent come through the system. Draft who you think are the best talents, sure, but as we seem to be doing now, trying to target SA talent to bring back home. Just try and build a club with a truly SA identity. I’m all for trading for the Grahams and Parfitts of the world. The reality is that they would be best 22 for us and probably better than most players you’d be selecting with the draft picks required to bring them home.
The mother of Darwin football export and Geelong premiership player Brandan Parfitt has spoken of her pride seeing her son achieve a footballing dream, 26 years in the making.
Parfitt’s mother, Jody Peris, cousin of Olympian Nova, and plenty of other family members, cheered on the Cats at Silks as they won their 10th AFL premiership, easily beating Sydney.
Parfitt came onto the ground late in the game to kick a goal in the final quarter, the icing on a delicious September cake.
Jody said her 24-year-old son, who won several junior premiership medals with Nightcliff, got the call up as a medical sub late on Friday afternoon.
Proposal - Trade out Keays and trade in Jack Graham. He is a far superior player and a future captain. Keays in coming years will be more of what he was at the Lions. A list filler. Thoughts?
In 1997 played back until Modra went down in prelim. Then move forward. Started back in grand final until Blighty moved Ellen to half back in the second half and smart forward.Did Smart play back much for us then? Didn’t in finals
Heavily weighted in GC favour both scenarios why would we?I think we should be in the trade for Bowes and Salary Dump and have two scenarios
1. Use 2023 1st - Adelaide receive Rankine, Bowes Pick 7 and Pick 25 while Gold Coast receive Pick 5 and 23 and future 1st Round pick. (Gold Coast gain 293 points)
2. Use this year's 1st Round Pick - Adelaide receive Rankine, Bowes Pick 34 (GC's worst 2nd Rnd Pies) and Pick 25 while Gold Coast Receive Pick 5 and Pick 23. This would leave us with 1298 points and we could match a bid to Pick 8 and Max M won't go that high.
If these scenarios suite Gold Coast then an early conclusion could be done however as Bowes remains contracted he can stop the deal. Like McPherson did last year. He wants Midfield minutes and we can provide that. We may have to get our Brisbane Lions connections to sell Adelaide. Especially Keays.
Re 1997/8 ….. Hart, Smart and Peter Caven!