I think the expense both trade and salary wise would be too much.
Gun player though.
How much do you reckon? First and second rounder?
5 year, $5m deal?
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I think the expense both trade and salary wise would be too much.
Gun player though.
How much do you reckon? First and second rounder?
5 year, $5m deal?
Owies has kicked 32 goals this year. You want to trade him out for Rosas who can't get a game at Gold Coast?
Owies plays mainly as a lead up forward, kicking his goals from set shots.
The lanes he fills are sometimes Curnows/McKays and hopefully next season, Kemps/Moirs.
We lack a faster, dangerous crumber in the mould of Rosas, Konstanty etc to more balance the forward line.
Maybe that can be Motlop but he looks to lack a yard of real pace.
Owies is solid but doesnāt make defences nervous.
His goal return this season makes it the perfect time to sell and bring in a piece we need at reasonable cost.
Sell high = Owies
Buy low = Rosas, Konstanty or the like ā¦
Durdin showed yesterday what we've been missing for much of the season.
Hopefully he can get his body right and have a good pre-season.
He showed it in 22.Durdin is a player.
Quick, clever and courageous.
Was so pleased to see him given time further afield yesterday.
Adds a real point of difference to our midfield whilst being able to spend time forward and hit the scoreboard![]()
He and his mrs are excepting their 2nd child soon and all family is in WaAnyone interested in Shai Bolton?
25, contracted BUT Tigers are looking for picks. Cost our first rounder minimum
He looks to me now he is cruising BUT he has enourmous talent and is the "type" we need. Can play as a dynamic small forward and also excel in the middle. Has the X factor we need and still young
Add him to Charlie, McKay, Kemp, Motlop, Williams plus his midfield work. IMO game changer
Durdin showed yesterday what we've been missing for much of the season.
Hopefully he can get his body right and have a good pre-season.
Another in that "injury prone" bracket. Ability not the issue
And Cripps will be 30 come round 1. We really don't want to be getting older. I'd consider Parker simply because we could use the leadership in the forward line (I've moved on from the Breust dream), but that's about it in terms of veterans. No idea what people think a 32-33 year old Nick Haynes is going to do for us...unless it's a Marchbank/Durdin cover role. In which case why would he move for less money and limited opportunity?Our five oldest players are: N Newman (32 next year), S Docherty (31), A Saad (31), Z Williams (30), M McGovern (30), add delistings of Marchbank and S.Durdin...
For me, one of the key foci for next year is to draft a developing KPD, plus depth / cover via smart trade or FA.
I also like the Trac rumour as I think it would be irresponsible for us to not meet him (if that was the case), and if there was some way of getting him without selling the farm that would be great, but I'd rather us investing in drafts for the future as I think there's a strong group of players from Cripps down, then Weitering etc down.
Just me..
No idea what people think a 32-33 year old Nick Haynes is going to do for us...unless it's a Marchbank/Durdin cover role. In which case why would he move for less money and limited opportunity?
Actually, two. Nay, three!Kempās game forward proves we need another tall defender, either through draft or trade.
And Cripps will be 30 come round 1. We really don't want to be getting older. I'd consider Parker simply because we could use the leadership in the forward line (I've moved on from the Breust dream), but that's about it in terms of veterans. No idea what people think a 32-33 year old Nick Haynes is going to do for us...unless it's a Marchbank/Durdin cover role. In which case why would he move for less money and limited opportunity?
Petracca will be 29 when he next pulls on a boot with another five seasons on mammoth coin. Add the multiple first round picks and or top tier player and the risk is simply too high.
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Rosas is not an AFL quality small forward in the modern game. Foolās Gold.
Not sure about trading Owies, there are pros and cons.
Disagree, has plenty of talent but needs to work on his consistency and application. Two things that Suns players have been notoriously poor at over the years. Early in the year he was playing some very good footy, but since an injury hiccup he's barely fired a shot.ā
Rosas is not an AFL quality small forward in the modern game. Foolās Gold.
Not sure about trading Owies, there are pros and cons.
Agree. Well summed up.Owies plays mainly as a lead up forward, kicking his goals from set shots.
The lanes he fills are sometimes Curnows/McKays and hopefully next season, Kemps/Moirs.
We lack a faster, dangerous crumber in the mould of Rosas, Konstanty etc to more balance the forward line.
Maybe that can be Motlop but he looks to lack a yard of real pace.
Owies is solid but doesnāt make defences nervous.
His goal return this season makes it the perfect time to sell and bring in a piece we need at reasonable cost.
Sell high = Owies
Buy low = Rosas, Konstanty or the like ā¦
The bloke missed a year due to testicular cancer, so no he wasnāt getting a game, I suppose.I mean Bobby hill wasnāt getting games for gws and he became a norm smith medalist the next year at a different club
I would target Leek Aleer as our main priority for a number of reasons.
Obviously Weitering needs a partner of some quality.
Taken in the first round of the 2021 ND by GWS, Aleer has had a good grounding at the Giants and should be ready to go round one next season and then onwards for a decade.
This is important when you consider our window is now with Cripps in his prime but also for the future.
Being OOC in 2025, an offer of our FF rounder might see him gettable and affordable both trade and contract wise.
It also allows us to add a quality midfielder with our first pick this year to the Campo brothers at the draft.
Aleer as a 22yo KPD services both the now and the future going forward ā¦
Everyones got different opinions on players, but I still think this is the 'type' of player we should be after. Bobby Hill has shown to be one for the Pies, Joe Berry in the draft has some of these qualities too, but he's far better defensively which is why I'm so high on him. I just think we desperately lack a bit of spark and magic in the forward line which we probably hoped Martin or Fantasia would provide if they could ever get healthy. Having someone capable of just running flat stick into an open goal and without being chased down by their opponent would also be great.
Can we also take Haynes as the steak knives part of the dealWould be great if the Giants would let him go.
I would target Leek Aleer as our main priority for a number of reasons.
Obviously Weitering needs a partner of some quality.
Taken in the first round of the 2021 ND by GWS, Aleer has had a good grounding at the Giants and should be ready to go round one next season and then onwards for a decade.
This is important when you consider our window is now with Cripps in his prime but also for the future.
Being OOC in 2025, an offer of our FF rounder might see him gettable and affordable both trade and contract wise.
It also allows us to add a quality midfielder with our first pick this year to the Campo brothers at the draft.
Aleer as a 22yo KPD services both the now and the future going forward ā¦