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Nice to see a rational reply.Takes him through to 32yo in his last season of the deal. Youād probably need to know the value of the contract before making too many assumptions. Doesnāt come across as someone who couldnāt play until 32yo. And I imagine heās not earning top end $.
Houston is rated the best kick in the comp, when Port play clubs where the oppo has inside knowledge like Vossie at Carlton they pay a lot of respect to Houston where they try to stop a running half back kicking multiple goals.You do realise Houston has been around longer than those players yeah?
youāre also continuing to underrate Houston.
The other players are younger but Houston has consistently been an elite player and arguably in the top couple of players on our list in terms of performance.
What do you want? Names and dates from a 166 game career?
Can you tell me that info for all your players ?
The idea that no one has ever thought to try tagging ports best ball user and arguably most consistent elite player of the past 7 or so years is absurd.
Heās not some untried kid. Heās 27 years old and been a gun since forever. Port fans were raving about him for years before the rest of the afl noticed.
As I said earlier, i understand any melb fans position that they would rather their team rebuilds via the draft than bring in an elite and costly 27 yr old. Whether I or anyone else agrees with them or not at least its a rational idea.
The idea that Houston is not a gun, or valuable, or that he hasnāt been tagged is just laughable.
Takes him through to 32yo in his last season of the deal. Youād probably need to know the value of the contract before making too many assumptions. Doesnāt come across as someone who couldnāt play until 32yo. And I imagine heās not earning top end $.
If we were spreading his money out I'd rather overpay him in the short term and not be stuck with the deal. We have excess cap space right now it wouldn't be an issue.
Gags aside, he's one of the best kicks I've ever seen.I've heard that Houston is the best kick in the comp, can any Port posters confirm or deny?
Where did you hear this?I've heard that Houston is the best kick in the comp, can any Port posters confirm or deny?
But we have Salem! Beautiful kick of the footy I hearThereās a fair few ābest kick in the compā. Most overused statement going around, is it Daicos? Nicky Martin? Sheezal?, no wait itās Whitfield, surely itās Gulden. Dale goes alright by foot to, then you got Sicily, Sinclair, W-Milera, Jezza Cameron, Coleman, Mckercher, Young, Rankine and Rioli who go alright to. Oh wait, donāt forget Saad, Daniel and Ryan as well.
Funnily enough we won a flag without any of these blokes.
Do you reckon we're specifically targeting a fantastic kick because that's what we want to do?Gags aside, he's one of the best kicks I've ever seen.
Means precisely nothing if he's directed to throttle the ball to a pack of 12 in the forward pocket, though.
To get the best out of Houston, we'd need to significantly adjust our gameplan.Do you reckon we're specifically targeting a fantastic kick because that's what we want to do?
Agree, until proven otherwise there is no benefit of the doubt here, Goody has had plenty of chances to change shit up the past 3 years and done **** all. Ill believe we will use Houston in the correct manner when I see it.To get the best out of Houston, we'd need to significantly adjust our gameplan.
The wording being used is that we're "looking for a replacement for Angus Brayshaw," and Brayshaw was one of the worst kicks I've seen. Certainly hope it's the accuracy, not length, of Houston's kicking that appeals to the club.
Come on mate. Why would we specifically target a high cost player like him with the plan to be 'we don't care about kicking'. Bit over the top.To get the best out of Houston, we'd need to significantly adjust our gameplan.
The wording being used is that we're "looking for a replacement for Angus Brayshaw," and Brayshaw was one of the worst kicks I've seen. Certainly hope it's the accuracy, not length, of Houston's kicking that appeals to the club.
Just like the plan we had when targeting Grundy. Oh yeah, what plan.Come on mate. Why would we specifically target a high cost player like him with the plan to be 'we don't care about kicking'. Bit over the top.
Also imagine how ****ing stupid you'd have to be to change a whole game plan based on one player . So if Houston does a hammy and misses 7 weeks we just give up on the season?Just like the plan we had when targeting Grundy. Oh yeah, what plan.
The wording being used is that we're "looking for a replacement for Angus Brayshaw," and Brayshaw was one of the worst kicks I've seen.
Think you're underestimating how simplistic this might be. Every chance the rationale was:Come on mate. Why would we specifically target a high cost player like him with the plan to be 'we don't care about kicking'. Bit over the top.
OrThink you're underestimating how simplistic this might be. Every chance the rationale was:
- "Hey, we need an experienced, strong half-back to replace Brayshaw."
- "OK, Dan Houston is 27 and wanting to return to Victoria, let's go after him if we can make a trade happen".
Think you're underestimating how simplistic this might be. Every chance the rationale was:
- "Hey, we need an experienced, strong half-back to replace Brayshaw."
- "OK, Dan Houston is 27 and wanting to return to Victoria, let's go after him if we can make a trade happen".