Pussinbootz
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Does anyone know if the potentially Sharp trade will be a salary dump whereby we get an asset included as part of the trade?
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Article today about gc salary dumb said sharp was on very little money
They are the most active AFL club in Ireland by some distance. Last year they had an absolute star 21 year old player from there over the line and he changed his mind at the last second and remained at home.
No doubt they will be back this year again working on some of the top young players over there. Yeah a lot may not end up with long careers in the AFL but you are effectively getting a free shot at talent that could be anything.
They are searching everywhere for talent, and just watch them pick up Conor McKenna in a few weeks time for peanuts too.
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My experience isn't universal in this but from what I've seen the primary benefit for the young men in schools that offer football programs is that good male role models are there who are interested in the child's development. These surrogate dads almost.
When your parents have the means to send you to an expensive school and drive you for hours on the weekend you're going to have more opportunity to be learning and coached.
It's a bit personal but when our family heads down south to spend time with my guy's side of the family he spends a significant amount of time with his cousins and nephews and nieces just validating them for doing a good job on something they've worked on. Little boys, friends of the family show off how they've learned to kick the ball on their other foot since he last saw them - just looking for him to be proud of them.
Football is hard enough to get out of bed when you have someone there cheering you on all the time, a lot of less advantaged situations don't have that.
I mean he still has the chance to remain at freo but clearly this news hasn't affected him in the slightest
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I'm looking forward to him freeing up Amiss and Sturt then
Colin will be in his ear every day until he signs on the dotted line.
That sounds more like good parenting.
We scraped together to send our son to ‘one of these schools’ after we struggled with infertility. We knew he would be an only child, and wanted him to have the best opportunities possible.
He was a successful swimmer, which is a crazy life of early mornings and hectic weekends.
Interestingly, Fyfe didn’t even make the Firsts. I love how he kept returning to the school to inspire the boys.
Like Cripps, Liam Baker, Logan McDonald etc, these were country kids whose parents sent them up to Aquinas. Their kids were boarders, so they missed out on seeing them for so much of the year. We used to host some of the boarders for dinner, or help to get them to sports training/fixtures. These were all salt of the earth, often homesick, kids from families that often didn’t have oodles of money.
There was a huge focus at Aquinas on being humble, and being the best man you could be.
Merriman has been a massive upgrade on Webber.
If we want the deal done in the first couple days of trade period we are gonna have to give up 2 firsts. I think we will be trading 13 and future 1st, maybe we get something back.
Some talk Lachie Hunter has been told to look around…
he might go ok on a wing…swap for Lobb?
he might go ok on a wing…swap for Lobb?
Lobb for a hunter and a third?
I think we need picks for Lobb to help satisfy Melbourne.
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Hasn't Hunter got significant mental health issues?
Luke Beveridge issues iMO
Hunter is the “sort” we can use to fill the gaps from Acres etc…
28 in December, 3 year deal, already has an AFL tank, neat disposal…could be useful
28 in December, 3 year deal, already has an AFL tank, neat disposal…could be useful
I'd do that if he checks out and we can cover the Lobb loss in our forward line.
Jesse Hogan issues. Crashed his car while dui a while back didn't he?
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Slow as **** but very neat with ball in hand. Always kills us cos we show him no respect.
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