Player Watch #40: Eddie Ford - re-signed until end of 2025

[King Corey]

Eddie is a good news story and one we can hope develop further at 189cm.
I do ponder whether the 4x Duursma, Ford, Curtis & Zurhaar are a bit too similar and it doesn't quite work for us.

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[Kangaroos4eva]

Eddie is a good news story and one we can hope develop further at 189cm.
I do ponder whether the 4x Duursma, Ford, Curtis & Zurhaar are a bit too similar and it doesn't quite work for us.

Definitely the case. Watching Drury on the weekend, and previously Harvey, there is clear value and need for linking smaller forwards. For various reasons (tank or smarts or structure or all the above), our mediums just can’t link up to provide those clean entries.

We need at least one linking small and one defensive first small in lieu of a few of the mediums.

 

[marklovesbeer]

His best game for the club?!

Just quietly coming along very nicely.
I said it somewhere else, but if Ford & Curtis (the good Curtis) get given a an extended crack at it without being dropped & become consistent players, we won’t miss Zurhaar anyway.

*I think he may be gone.

 

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[Phillyroo]

So out of contract at the end of the year, what feels like a good/fair length of contract?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

So out of contract at the end of the year, what feels like a good/fair length of contract?

Depends, but 2 with trigger is fine by me.

 

[Phillyroo]

Depends, but 2 with trigger is fine by me.

Depends on what?

 

[roos_fanatic08]

So out of contract at the end of the year, what feels like a good/fair length of contract?

If we are giving away 3/4 year deals on plodders like Fisher & Stephens, then surely we offer 3 for Ford.

He has shown plenty enough to suggest there is significant upside in his game.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Depends on what?

Remains best 22 for the rest of the year and is happy with his role. If so, then he can easily push for 4 years.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

If we are giving away 3/4 year deals on plodders like Fisher & Stephens, then surely we offer 3 for Ford.

He has shown plenty enough to suggest there is significant upside in his game.

The four year deals for fringe types are disasters waiting to happen.

 

[Phillyroo]

The four year deals for fringe types are disasters waiting to happen.

Ok, so what would your offer be, assuming there would be interest from other clubs?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Ok, so what would your offer be, assuming there would be interest from other clubs?

Two years with a games clause to earn a third.

 

[shintemaster]

Two years with a games clause to earn a third.

You'd have to put some fat in those two years IMO or others will bend his ear. We have cap space to do so though.

 

[Possession]

Whatever keeps him here. Kid is a Shinboner.

 

[Chadwiko]

Dropped to VFL this week.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Dropped to VFL this week.

Well, not really. Already out of the team injured, he's coming back via the VFL.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Unbelievable.

Prior to the Hawks game he was one of our best. There is absolutely no way that Stephenson, Drury, Tucker, Fisher, Simpkin deserve a spot over him at the moment.

 

[Chadwiko]

Well, not really. Already out of the team injured, he's coming back via the VFL.

Fair point I suppose.

More a case of; not on injury list, and not on the AFL squad = 'dropped' to me.

But I can see both perspectives.

 

[Spud11]

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[hilly]

Dropped to VFL this week.

Barracking for him to be sacked just to be correct?

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[Possession]

Dropped to VFL this week.

We get it man, you wanna see him tearing it up at some other club.

 

[Chadwiko]

Barracking for him to be sacked just to be correct?

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'Correct' about what?

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Absolutely bewildering that Ford is playing VFL this weekend.

Currently 3rd in our goal kicking so far this season...

Absurd!

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Absolutely bewildering that Ford is playing VFL this weekend.

Currently 3rd in our goal kicking so far this season...

Absurd!

I suspect they're managing his game time as he's had two injuries this year.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Absolutely bewildering that Ford is playing VFL this weekend.

Currently 3rd in our goal kicking so far this season...

Absurd!

Eddie has done enough - relative to someone like Sleevo - to go back straight into the firsts after injury.

After watching Sleevo play at Box Hill a couple of weeks back his papers shold have been stamped for good - yet a couple of weeks of crap VFL form he is back in the ones.