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Krakouer back in Roos' fold
By Mark Duffield and Lyall Johnson
March 4, 2005
Jimmy Krakouer and Daniel Wells in Perth.
Photo: Iain Gillespie
Jim Krakouer takes a first step in his return to his old club.
Former North Melbourne champion Jim Krakouer was welcomed back by his former club yesterday, assisting in Kangaroos' training as they prepared to face West Coast in a Wizard Cup semi-final at Subiaco tonight.
It was the first step in what Kangaroos football manager Tim Harrington described as "welcoming him back into the fold". Harrington said the club wanted to involve Krakouer further when he shifted to Melbourne but plans were "in the early stages".
Krakouer, whose son Andrew was one of Richmond's best players last season, paid particular attention to star Roo Daniel Wells. The former champion rover, 46, looked fit and showed some of his trademark foot skills.
Krakouer played 134 games for North and won the club's best and fairest in 1986. He is making his way in life after serving nine years of a 16-year jail term for a drugs offence. He left jail on work release last August and plans to move to Melbourne when his parole conditions allow later this year.
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Meanwhile, Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley said yesterday the side going into tonight's game was the best 22 the club could put on the park - even in the absence of Glenn Archer.
Despite professing a strong desire to win the pre-season competition, Laidley, who yesterday signed a further two-year contract that will keep him at the Arden Street until the end of 2007, said his plan always had been for Archer to rest in preparation for round one of the home-and-away season and allow the club to further trial young players.
The Kangaroos have been in the unenviable position of losing thousands of games worth of experience over the past two years through retirements and others leaving the club. Laidley is keenly aware of the need to bring through the next generation of players.
"(The Wizard Cup) is important, but having said that, round one is just as important," Laidley said yesterday. "(Saverio) Rocca and Archer don't go (to Perth tonight) because that was our plans all the way through - to rest Leigh Colbert for the first two games, play Glenn Archer and then bring in Colbert and rest Archer.
"Sav Rocca hasn't missed any practice games yet, so we just thought it was appropriate that he not go. Which gives us another chance to try one of our young drafted kids over the last couple of years because we are looking for those next guys.
"So we have probably played five or six now to see which of those guys are going to step up and play round one."
Laidley acknowledged that West Coast was firming as favourite to win the pre-season cup but suggested his side was as good as he could muster given his preparation for the season proper. "Personally right now, I reckon no teams would know their best 22," Laidley said.
"That's what these games are for, to find your best 22 for the year, to play some young guys who have had great pre-seasons to put their case forward, because if you don't play them and say this is our best 22, you'll go nowhere.
"All the guys we've brought in have done terrifically well and pushed themselves up for round one."
WEST COAST v KANGAROOS
Subiaco, 9pm (Melbourne time)
TV: Channel 9, 9pm Radio: 774 ABC, 8.45pm
Umpires: Schmitt, Wenn, Ryan, Woodcock.
BETTING
Today: WC $1.35, Kang $2.90
Wizard Cup: WC $2.25, Kang $4.15
AFL premiership: WC $8.50, Kang $61
WHO SHOULD WE WATCH?
West Coast: To see the progress of Michael Gardiner as he continues his return from a knee reconstruction. Ben Cousins rarely fails to be entertaining.
Kangaroos: Daniel Wells and the Kangaroos’ smaller brigade as they go up against possibly the best midfield in the business, albeit without Chris Judd and Andrew Embley.
THE SQUADS
WEST COAST: 1 Michael Gardiner, 4 Daniel Kerr, 5 Tyson Stenglein, 6 Drew Banfield, 7 Chad Fletcher, 8 Jeremy Humm, 9 Ben Cousins, 10 Michael Braun, 13 Josh Wooden, 14 Mark Seaby, 16 Damien Adkins, 17 Daniel Chick, 18 Rowan Jones, 19 Mark LeCras, 21 Quinten Lynch, 22 Beau Waters, 23 Darren Glass, 25 Daniel McConnell, 26 Sam Butler, 28 Ashley Sampi, 29 Ashley Hansen, 37 Adam Selwood, 38 Brett Jones, 39 Adam Hunter, 40 Michael Embley, 41 Brent Staker, 44 David Wirrpunda, 48 Jaymie Graham.
KANGAROOS: 2 Leigh Colbert, 3 Brady Rawlings, 4 Daniel Harris, 5 Corey McKernan, 6 Shannon Grant, 7 Adam Simpson, 8 Daniel Wells, 9 Jess Sinclair, 12 Michael Stevens, 16 Leigh Brown, 17 Blake Grima, 19 Daniel Motlop, 20 Drew Petrie, 21 Corey Jones, 23 Nathan Thompson, 25 Lance Picioane, 27 John Baird, 29 Brent Harvey, 30 Daniel Pratt, 31 David Hale, 32 Eddie Sansbury, 33 Hamish McIntosh, 34 Ben Schwarze, 35 Troy Makepeace, 36 Shannon Watt, 39 Leigh Harding, 40 Brent LeCras, 43 Justin Perkins.
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Welcome back Jimmy. The pic of he and Wellsy, in NMFC gear, with Wellsy's arm around Jimmy almost brings a tear to the eye. Sensational!
If anyone knows how to add the pic of the two NMFC champions, please do. Thanks.
T'toes
By Mark Duffield and Lyall Johnson
March 4, 2005
Jimmy Krakouer and Daniel Wells in Perth.
Photo: Iain Gillespie
Jim Krakouer takes a first step in his return to his old club.
Former North Melbourne champion Jim Krakouer was welcomed back by his former club yesterday, assisting in Kangaroos' training as they prepared to face West Coast in a Wizard Cup semi-final at Subiaco tonight.
It was the first step in what Kangaroos football manager Tim Harrington described as "welcoming him back into the fold". Harrington said the club wanted to involve Krakouer further when he shifted to Melbourne but plans were "in the early stages".
Krakouer, whose son Andrew was one of Richmond's best players last season, paid particular attention to star Roo Daniel Wells. The former champion rover, 46, looked fit and showed some of his trademark foot skills.
Krakouer played 134 games for North and won the club's best and fairest in 1986. He is making his way in life after serving nine years of a 16-year jail term for a drugs offence. He left jail on work release last August and plans to move to Melbourne when his parole conditions allow later this year.
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Meanwhile, Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley said yesterday the side going into tonight's game was the best 22 the club could put on the park - even in the absence of Glenn Archer.
Despite professing a strong desire to win the pre-season competition, Laidley, who yesterday signed a further two-year contract that will keep him at the Arden Street until the end of 2007, said his plan always had been for Archer to rest in preparation for round one of the home-and-away season and allow the club to further trial young players.
The Kangaroos have been in the unenviable position of losing thousands of games worth of experience over the past two years through retirements and others leaving the club. Laidley is keenly aware of the need to bring through the next generation of players.
"(The Wizard Cup) is important, but having said that, round one is just as important," Laidley said yesterday. "(Saverio) Rocca and Archer don't go (to Perth tonight) because that was our plans all the way through - to rest Leigh Colbert for the first two games, play Glenn Archer and then bring in Colbert and rest Archer.
"Sav Rocca hasn't missed any practice games yet, so we just thought it was appropriate that he not go. Which gives us another chance to try one of our young drafted kids over the last couple of years because we are looking for those next guys.
"So we have probably played five or six now to see which of those guys are going to step up and play round one."
Laidley acknowledged that West Coast was firming as favourite to win the pre-season cup but suggested his side was as good as he could muster given his preparation for the season proper. "Personally right now, I reckon no teams would know their best 22," Laidley said.
"That's what these games are for, to find your best 22 for the year, to play some young guys who have had great pre-seasons to put their case forward, because if you don't play them and say this is our best 22, you'll go nowhere.
"All the guys we've brought in have done terrifically well and pushed themselves up for round one."
WEST COAST v KANGAROOS
Subiaco, 9pm (Melbourne time)
TV: Channel 9, 9pm Radio: 774 ABC, 8.45pm
Umpires: Schmitt, Wenn, Ryan, Woodcock.
BETTING
Today: WC $1.35, Kang $2.90
Wizard Cup: WC $2.25, Kang $4.15
AFL premiership: WC $8.50, Kang $61
WHO SHOULD WE WATCH?
West Coast: To see the progress of Michael Gardiner as he continues his return from a knee reconstruction. Ben Cousins rarely fails to be entertaining.
Kangaroos: Daniel Wells and the Kangaroos’ smaller brigade as they go up against possibly the best midfield in the business, albeit without Chris Judd and Andrew Embley.
THE SQUADS
WEST COAST: 1 Michael Gardiner, 4 Daniel Kerr, 5 Tyson Stenglein, 6 Drew Banfield, 7 Chad Fletcher, 8 Jeremy Humm, 9 Ben Cousins, 10 Michael Braun, 13 Josh Wooden, 14 Mark Seaby, 16 Damien Adkins, 17 Daniel Chick, 18 Rowan Jones, 19 Mark LeCras, 21 Quinten Lynch, 22 Beau Waters, 23 Darren Glass, 25 Daniel McConnell, 26 Sam Butler, 28 Ashley Sampi, 29 Ashley Hansen, 37 Adam Selwood, 38 Brett Jones, 39 Adam Hunter, 40 Michael Embley, 41 Brent Staker, 44 David Wirrpunda, 48 Jaymie Graham.
KANGAROOS: 2 Leigh Colbert, 3 Brady Rawlings, 4 Daniel Harris, 5 Corey McKernan, 6 Shannon Grant, 7 Adam Simpson, 8 Daniel Wells, 9 Jess Sinclair, 12 Michael Stevens, 16 Leigh Brown, 17 Blake Grima, 19 Daniel Motlop, 20 Drew Petrie, 21 Corey Jones, 23 Nathan Thompson, 25 Lance Picioane, 27 John Baird, 29 Brent Harvey, 30 Daniel Pratt, 31 David Hale, 32 Eddie Sansbury, 33 Hamish McIntosh, 34 Ben Schwarze, 35 Troy Makepeace, 36 Shannon Watt, 39 Leigh Harding, 40 Brent LeCras, 43 Justin Perkins.
_________________________________________________________________
Welcome back Jimmy. The pic of he and Wellsy, in NMFC gear, with Wellsy's arm around Jimmy almost brings a tear to the eye. Sensational!
If anyone knows how to add the pic of the two NMFC champions, please do. Thanks.
T'toes
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