Dangerfield....could we get him?

[Marstermind]

I think Tex Walker as Adelaide captain is totally left-field. Dangerfield as the next captain of Adelaide was one of the league's biggest no-brainers. That he didn't get it would suggest only one thing - he isn't playing for the Crows in 2016.

So there is 17 teams who would give their right arm to get a player like Patrick Dangerfield. What would we be prepared to give for him? For our list I reckon he'd make a us a premiership contender, if we aren't one already. Do we go after him? Has someone already got their teeth into him?

 

[Juryduty]

I think if we show we are in Premiership contention by seasons end then yeah he could consider us if he decided to leave the crows.


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[Twinkletoes]

The Cats would be all over him, given his Moggs Creek roots and his family being G-Town members. We'd not only have to offer Adelaide more than them, but him far more than they could.

I'd like to think we'll be "playas" and have a decent crack anyway.

 

[gokangas]

Reckon the move is already done.

 

[GarnerSmash]

It would also be a question of if we could afford him. Lets say he wants $700K per year. We have the following players coming out of contract:

Petrie
Swallow
McMahon
Wright
Atley
Harper
Tarrant
Mullett
McKenzie
Daw
Currie
McDonald (?)
Dumont
Harvey
Firrito
Grima
Jacobs
Turner (?)

The bolded have question marks over their futures, be it performance based or age/injury/retirement. There are quite a few players there who would be on decent coin so yeah, potentially we could rustle up the money to make it happen. One thing is for sure it would be a statement of intent if we could grab him.

 

[Daz]

Probably not.

 

[TwentyNine]

The Cats would be all over him, given his Moggs Creek roots and his family being G-Town members. We'd not only have to offer Adelaide more than them, but him far more than they could.

I'd like to think we'll be "playas" and have a decent crack anyway.

He's a Free Agent so we wouldn't have to offer Adelaide anything.

He's not a bad player by any stretch of the imagination but do we really need him given our depth of inside midfielders? Personally I think he's a fair bit overrated and I think we're pretty well covered for his type already (he's a poor man's Ziebell!). Not to say that, if we were to get him, I would complain - I just wonder if it's the most logical target, especially given we'd probably look at close to $1M a year.

Stealing a top player from the Crows would be delicious.

I don't think the announcement of Tex is a sign that Danger is leaving at all. I think Tex is a much better captaincy choice IMO.

 

[Daz]

The Cats would be all over him, given his Moggs Creek roots and his family being G-Town members. We'd not only have to offer Adelaide more than them, but him far more than they could.

I'd like to think we'll be "playas" and have a decent crack anyway.

Free agent.

 

[TruRoos7]

Dawks will have him already in the bag

 

[nelroo]

He's a Free Agent so we wouldn't have to offer Adelaide anything.

He's not a bad player by any stretch of the imagination but do we really need him given our depth of inside midfielders? Personally I think he's a fair bit overrated and I think we're pretty well covered for his type already (he's a poor man's Ziebell!). Not to say that, if we were to get him, I would complain - I just wonder if it's the most logical target, especially given we'd probably look at close to $1M a year.

Stealing a top player from the Crows would be delicious.

I don't think the announcement of Tex is a sign that Danger is leaving at all. I think Tex is a much better captaincy choice IMO.

With all due respect....In the words of Spud...ARE YOU KIDDING?! He is EXACTLY the type of player we need! He would round off our list beautifully.

 

[Engimal]

Would be asking for too much ca$h munny.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Cats will finish 10th.

 

[marklovesbeer]

He's a Free Agent so we wouldn't have to offer Adelaide anything.

He's not a bad player by any stretch of the imagination but do we really need him given our depth of inside midfielders? Personally I think he's a fair bit overrated and I think we're pretty well covered for his type already (he's a poor man's Ziebell!). Not to say that, if we were to get him, I would complain - I just wonder if it's the most logical target, especially given we'd probably look at close to $1M a year.

Stealing a top player from the Crows would be delicious.

I don't think the announcement of Tex is a sign that Danger is leaving at all. I think Tex is a much better captaincy choice IMO.

How exactly?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

All signs point to no.

 

[Twinkletoes]

I should have been clearer, rather than thinking out loud.

I know he's a Free Agent and hence we'd be able to snare him gratis IF he selected us. A part of me thinks he feels he owes the Crows and he wouldn't want his departure to be anything less than a win/win for his destination club AND Adelaide. The compensation picks will have to be out of this world for him to be happy. I still have doubts he'll actually leave at all.

 

[muttley45]

Rory Sloane also out of contract next year IIRC, he might want to return to the big V, Tex trotted out the line on 3AW that " Rory and Patrick are no more important than any of the other 45 on our list ", not a glowing recommendation, and he is a pretty ordinary media performer too, good times ahead for media speculation and distractions

 

[Winter]

Getting to the big dance this year would be the only USP that would separate us from the Cats.

 

[niko11]

The fact that we are in the premiership window gives us some chance.... This was my point on getting Dal,Higgins,Waite to top up our list. Players are starting to find North Attractive and sooner or later we are going to land a Big Fish.. Thou i agree we have enough players like him but i wont be complaining....

 

[Byrons Firen]

Calm down guys he's not worth 700k and he'll want more than that.
A figjam who goes missing in big games,
a clangerfield and a narcissistic prima donna.
Your better than him.
He's a poisoned chalice.

 

[numchuks]

Remember when everyone was spitting chips that we didn't match the Greenhead offer???

Well lets just say Walshy was planning ahead for this moment

 

[WesternRoo]

I just can't see us getting him.

Our first pick plus Bastinac/McKenzie for Sloane could be an option.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Less than no chance.

 

[kingcarey1]

Straight up for McKenzie.

Get it done....

 

[Wild Bill]

I think Tex Walker as Adelaide captain is totally left-field. Dangerfield as the next captain of Adelaide was one of the league's biggest no-brainers. That he didn't get it would suggest only one thing - he isn't playing for the Crows in 2016.

So there is 17 teams who would give their right arm to get a player like Patrick Dangerfield. What would we be prepared to give for him? For our list I reckon he'd make a us a premiership contender, if we aren't one already. Do we go after him? Has someone already got their teeth into him?

He is a free agent - we would not have to give anything.

Of course we go after him - no chance of getting him.

 

[Bigeasy]

HE will either stay or go to the Cats. /end thread