Recommitted Esava Ratugolea [OOC 2023] - Ended up staying at Geelong

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rumoursofwinter said:
Port desperately needs a key defender with Ratugolea's attributes. I havent seen him play in defence, but can't see him getting much gametime if he plays forward/ ruck.
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Would have thought Port were after more a lockdown type of defender... to free up Aliir Aliir.
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
Would have thought Port were after more a lockdown type of defender... to free up Aliir Aliir.
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Bit early to say what kind of defender Sav will be but I would have thought lockdown would be his go. Not sure he reads the play particularly well so it helps if the oppo forward reads it for him
 
CatToTheFuture said:
Bit early to say what kind of defender Sav will be but I would have thought lockdown would be his go. Not sure he reads the play particularly well so it helps if the oppo forward reads it for him
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Imo, there are plenty of clubs in need of a forward/ruckman & Sav would be better off targeting one of these. Port already have 2 of these types.

Port need a lockdown key defender & there are better options around who have played defence most of their career.
 

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bird_man said:
Can't see where he'd fit in Suns best 22?
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Guess the thinking was Caleb Graham who is a whipping boy played 15 games this year.
Thompson is done
VFL key defenders Murtagh almost certainly to get delisted.

Leaves Collins. Ballard, Graham, Brock, Andrew as tall defenders on the list - most the gangly, skinny types.
Esava could add a stronger body to the mix.
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
Imo, there are plenty of clubs in need of a forward/ruckman & Sav would be better off targeting one of these. Port already have 2 of these types.

Port need a lockdown key defender & there are better options around who have played defence most of their career.
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I agree Port needs a big lockdown key defender. Who are the better options? I really can't think of many options. I dont think Sav is instinctive enough to be a good forwardc/ ruck at afl level. He definitely has the physical tools to be a defender.
 
rumoursofwinter said:
I agree Port needs a big lockdown key defender. Who are the better options? I really can't think of many options. I dont think Sav is instinctive enough to be a good forwardc/ ruck at afl level. He definitely has the physical tools to be a defender.
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Melican or Logue?
 
hawkman said:
Athlete more than footballer. Didn't have the footy smarts to be an effective forward. Maybe it will be better from him following someone down back
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Agree and i think thats why we are playing him there.
 
SteeleSaints said:
Gees I hope the Saints are talking to him?
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I've always thought Saints would be a very good fit, given they arguably need coverage at KPF, KPD and ruck.

Just having another big body to take the focus off Max King would be a big bonus, considering you'd get him for minimum chips.
 
Dangerousfield said:
Have Geelong ever let a player go that's gone on to a decent career elsewhere?

My thoughts are that if Geelong are trading out, walk away
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Lincoln McCarthy has hardly missed a game in 4 seasons since coming to the Lions and played some bloody good footy along the way.
 

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MisterMarcus said:
I've always thought Saints would be a very good fit, given they arguably need coverage at KPF, KPD and ruck.

Just having another big body to take the focus off Max King would be a big bonus, considering you'd get him for minimum chips.
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I agree with that for a late R3/r4 he would be an ok depth option for them.
 
No footy smarts. Over hyped, not much chop. He can't play well in a good team, won't do much anywhere else.
 
He was really good in a game against Richmond a few years ago. A final from memory. Has good hands. Can kick a goal. Haven’t really seen much of him since.
 
Rich01 said:
He was really good in a game against Richmond a few years ago. A final from memory. Has good hands. Can kick a goal. Haven’t really seen much of him since.
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That was his best game, if you go check footy tables you'll see it was an outlier. I don’t trust him as a forward but he's good to absorb a defender. If you just need someone to take a defender off Lynch then play him deep and try make sure he's left 1:1. May just be a fresh start
 
Rich01 said:
He was really good in a game against Richmond a few years ago. A final from memory. Has good hands. Can kick a goal. Haven’t really seen much of him since.
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I reckon it was the game we won during 2019. From memory you were all over us early and he took a few big marks and kicked 2 to turn the game. He went off injured when I reckon he was close to BOG at that point. Story of his career. Showed glimpses of massive talent but injury means he's never really got continuity.
 

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