Past #44: Farren Ray - retires after 209 AFL games (4 for NM) - thanks Faz Raz

[Bigeasy]

Gibbo the happiest man at Arden St right now?

Gibbo has support now. Sound recruiting by the club.

 

[Mr_Nyah]

 

[RobZombie]

I assume we'll give him #1 to avoid cursing a kid with it.

 

[Event Horizon]

Surely the Rookie Draft is where you select a kid who might make it in the longer term. No he won't take games off those players but what long term value will he be likely to provide, which is what we should be looking to target in this draft.

Having said that, he is a North man now so welcome aboard Farren and all the very best.

Since the mature players been allowed to be picked up in Rookie Drafts, it has no longer been an event exclusively for young long shot kids.
Clubs have often used Rookie draft as an insurance pick, and this is a perfect example of it. As is Nahas, who has been on and off rookie list for the past couple of seasons, yet brought some great value to us.

The reasoning is clear. Depth and cheap depth at that. If we get a few injuries and his form warrants it, he will add something to the side. All our newly drafted midfielders aside (and who knows how ready they are), we don't have too much depth in outside midfield stocks. When Dal and Wells went down in round 2, Ray would have been a perfect player to bring in.

 

[Gorman2Geister]

We were all disappointed when we picked up Nahas and I for one am willing to admit I was wrong there. Hopefully I get proven wrong again.

Goodness knows I'm used to being wrong, just ask my wife.

 

[shniko11]

Wait No What!!!!

 

[Heaps of fun]

Put him in the leadership group so this website explodes.

 

[King Corey]

We were all disappointed when we picked up Nahas and I for one am willing to admit I was wrong there. Hopefully I get proven wrong again.

Goodness knows I'm used to being wrong, just ask my wife.

I wasn't disappointed with Nahas at the time. Met a need.

Aside from any opinion of Ray the main oddity here is the massive 'all in' gamble we're taking with 1 senior ruckman on the list.

 

[King Corey]

Put him in the leadership group so this website explodes.

I'd say he's already handed out Buckley wristies to them to get this far.

 

[King_Steele]

ALL HAIL FAZZ!

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I think he'll be used to coach/mentor our younger mids, whilst he plays VFL with them, l like it.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Meh handy depth

 

[Benno_900]

Meh - get on him for the Liston Trophy

 

[War Machine]

I wasn't disappointed with Nahas at the time. Met a need.

Aside from any opinion of Ray the main oddity here is the massive 'all in' gamble we're taking with 1 senior ruckman on the list.

Maj can be promoted at any time. Brown and Petrie can do a job too.

I think we've got it covered well.

 

[Shagga is all Class]

Has it ever crossed people's minds that the Nahas and Ray's of the world will be senior players at Werribee setting an example for our recent recruits?

Outside of our best 22 there is not a huge amount of AFL experience. Mullett about 50 games, McKenzie 25.

 

[Shinboner '07]

What a joke ray is shit. Id rather play Sam Gibson ffs

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Has it ever crossed people's minds that the Nahas and Ray's of the world will be senior players at Werribee setting an example for our recent recruits?

Outside of our best 22 there is not a huge amount of AFL experience. Mullett about 50 games, McKenzie 25.

Not being helped by recruiting old men to continue to take games off the kids, IF THAT ENDS UP BEING THE CASE.

 

[Zondor]

This recruitment illustrates Panic from Brad Scotts. :smirk look

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

If we lost a midfielder the week before the final I'd rather have a 200 gamer with three Grand Finals playing than a kid on debut.

 

[Tas]

Suddenly I feel more optimistic about Gibson for 2016.

 

[jclei]

I think he'll be used to coach/mentor our younger mids, whilst he plays VFL with them, l like it.

Agree - i think he could be very handy for Fordham's development into a top 22 winger

 

[Tas]

If we lost a midfielder the week before the final I'd rather have a 200 gamer with three Grand Finals playing than a kid on debut.

We could give games to the kids before the GF.

 

[Moti]

Maj can be promoted at any time. Brown and Petrie can do a job too.

I think we've got it covered well.

Petrie struggles in the ruck, is only a pinch hit at best. Brown is just a body to have in there, he has no technique and just jumps vertically without moving in towards the ball. I would rather Wells.

 

[War Machine]

Imagine him wearing it.

The supporter base would burn Arden St down.

Looks good

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Agree - i think he could be very handy for Fordham's development into a top 22 winger

Grand final experience is very valuable.