Would be a handy player. Let be honest though we would be going for Pickett over him regardless of if we offered him a bag
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Sliding doors moment of rushing Alex Pearce back for games against Melbourne and WC instead of giving him 2 extra weeks to heal could be the difference between missing the 8 and winning a flag this year.
Shoota wanted to get home for family reasons (good ones) thats why freo were happy to trade him
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We would have gone close if not won the flag if Pearce, Treacy and Darcy were healthy. Baker and Bolton will be big inclusions next year.
Shoota was nothing to do with money come on. He had genuine reasons to be back in Victoria. We were actively trying to extend him long term.
Brad Close is also a load of bullshit. But no correlation between the two.
Extra two weeks would have done nothing. They other option was giving him the full 8 weeks to heal without a plate and it would’ve been same result.
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Close is also from SA.
If we replace Walters with Bolton then I really just worry about defensive pressure in our forward line tbh. If who we have isn't good enough then we'll either play Bolton more midfield or we'll have to make a very tough decision on either Sturt or Frederick. As you say the idea of these guys not making another team's best side is crazy - the idea of us dropping them and keeping them on our list is borderline laughable.
Realistically I'm not sure any team except Geelong (Miers and Stengle) and maybe Brisbane (Cameron and Bailey) really have more than one A Grade small forward tbh. Even with Brisbane you could argue Cameron isn't A Grade anymore and Bailey isn't really a small forward.
Am being vindictive for barracking against Brisbane because I dont want Neale to win a premiership?
Yeah probably but I don’t care.
Yeah probably but I don’t care.
I just didn't want to see Ollie Henry play in a Grand Final tbh. Very slimy to leave a team where you're best 22 to go to the premiers after only two seasons.
Don't have anything against Neale tbh. I'd probably slightly prefer Sydney winning but that's nothing to do with Neale.
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He'd be ideal if we don't get Picket but get Bolton. Problem is he's contracted in 2025.
This has been debunked so many times it's not funny any more
Definitely played a massive part but we consistently had contract issues with him, reckon we didn't want to overpay a small forward that isn't exactly a game breaker
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It's a bit of a intangible about Pearce's return, but certainly he would've had a high potential to prevent critical moments in those last three games that would've turned those results.
Almost definitely he would've had a huge hand in the Geelong game where Dangerfield marked and kicked that crucial goal in the last. Replace Draper in that contest and Pearce would've had the strength and experience to not be caught out of position there.
But such is footy.
Not in my opinion. His comments after leaving us still irk me (even though true)
Extra healing would not have saved him from that second fracture if the plate was still insitu.
And the plate would still have been in 2 weeks later.
Wouldn't think he'd be cheap, medium price at best
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Well for a decent price is what I mean.
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From a random account on X. They reckon Geelong offered him a new deal but Fremantle have supposedly made him an offer too good to turn down.
And in 2009, Fyfe was pick 20 & Sheppard was pick 7.
Where they are drafted should make no difference after a few years in the system
Yes, I know I am probably the one Freo fan here who has not gotten over Brayshaw at pick 2, but if we can't be hypocritical online, where can we?
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