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Do you know what 'investment' means?It's not a good look.
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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Do you know what 'investment' means?It's not a good look.
pick 20 with 3 years development in him, all but established himself (Ross Lyon's words) in a top 4 team and you reckon we won't get a pick inside the first 40 odd for him?
Elwood is a lovely place, I lived there for a couple of years. It would be a great investment for a young man. He's probably happy sharing a house over here with a couple of the other boys for a few more years yet.
He would probably have it in the back of his mind to go home eventually but everything I've heard out of his mouth suggests he loves being at Freo and I reckon like the rest of the team he'd think there is some unfinished business to take care of before he goes.
Crozier is hardly established, Doubt he'd be in the first 18 picked yet. With Duffy, Deluca and Langdon breathing down his neck the pressure is on. Lets hope he has a break out season and can take Sunny's possy while sunny moves up the field.
He has time - deluca and langdon will need the same 3 years of developmentCrozier is hardly established, Doubt he'd be in the first 18 picked yet. With Duffy, Deluca and Langdon breathing down his neck the pressure is on. Lets hope he has a break out season and can take Sunny's possy while sunny moves up the field.
Not saying anybody should be dropped, but if he were performing like thatin the VFL at one of the clubs I mentioned, he would get more of a go. Players don't play AFL to be reserves players.Who would you drop for him? IMO he's been ok without being great. He doesn't displace Hill or Pearce on a wing, Sutty in the backline, any of the forwards and is too light to be an inside mid. Of course, that's my opinion, but would be interested to where you'd play him and replace him with.
I know, but you can't give him game time just because he doesn't like playing in the seconds. I agree, he'd get games at the cellar dwellar clubs However, he doesn't play for them currently and shouldn't be gifted games simply because he's a flight risk. It's not even a certainty he'd get regular games there, Viv was even better than him at WAFL level and only cracked a few games at Melbourne who are the biggest basket case the games ever seen.Not saying anybody should be dropped, but if he were performing like thatin the VFL at one of the clubs I mentioned, he would get more of a go. Players don't play AFL to be reserves players.
I'm not saying he should be gifted games, I said I wouldn't be surprised if he left due to lack of opportunities.I know, but you can't give him game time just because he doesn't like playing in the seconds. I agree, he'd get games at the cellar dwellar clubs However, he doesn't play for them currently and shouldn't be gifted games simply because he's a flight risk. It's not even a certainty he'd get regular games there, Viv was even better than him at WAFL level and only cracked a few games at Melbourne who are the biggest basket case the games ever seen.
Yeah, I know. He might, but that's really not in our control.I'm not saying he should be gifted games, I said I wouldn't be surprised if he left due to lack of opportunities.
I could handle having crozier move back maybe three seasons from now. But if he were to leave this year it'd gut me. We'd get sh!t all in return. Especially given where he is in his development life cycle.pick 20 with 3 years development in him, all but established himself (Ross Lyon's words) in a top 4 team and you reckon we won't get a pick inside the first 40 odd for him?
Elwood is a lovely place, I lived there for a couple of years. It would be a great investment for a young man. He's probably happy sharing a house over here with a couple of the other boys for a few more years yet.
He would probably have it in the back of his mind to go home eventually but everything I've heard out of his mouth suggests he loves being at Freo and I reckon like the rest of the team he'd think there is some unfinished business to take care of before he goes.
I could handle having crozier move back maybe three seasons from now. But if he were to leave this year it'd gut me. We'd get sh!t all in return. Especially given where he is in his development life cycle.
I bought my place 7 years before I moved into it with my future wife. Hopefully croz will be doing something similar.
Sure, if you're Chad Wingard or a 25-year old with money in the bank and a $350k paycheque. But Hayden Crozier is probably on 180k a year or something, probably less, and has barely stitched up a ten year career. Elwood, like all those beachside suburbs, would be expensive. He's probably paid 600 grand for that apartment.Do you know what 'investment' means?
Sure, if you're Chad Wingard or a 25-year old with money in the bank and a $350k paycheque. But Hayden Crozier is probably on 180k a year or something, probably less, and has barely stitched up a ten year career. Elwood, like all those beachside suburbs, would be expensive. He's probably paid 600 grand for that apartment.
For a 21 year old at his standing in the game, it's a very bold move.
Nat Fye has a huge house. But it's in that new development near the bad side of South Beach. And this is Nat Fyfe - who will play AFL for 12 more years on a million bucks a season. He's probably stumped up 1.4ish for his his house - so why and how would Croz afford something half the price but on nowhere near the same financial level.
Especially when you're stumping up rent in Fremantle or somewhere nearby.
As mentioned, he has shown a bit in then set few games but he needs to really bring that passion and intensity in every game and become not just a 22 player, but an asset to the side. I like his aggression and like him more than Sheridan et al. But he's not proven anything. And I want him to stay at Freo. This doesn't send s great message.
His parents are what I'm worried about, wouldn't surprise me if they pressure him to come home. Didn't his mum scream out 'no' or something like that when he got drafted?If he is on $180,000 or something close to it, he could afford that mortgage easily. Especially considering whomever is renting it from him is paying him Elwood rental prices. My mortgage is bigger than that, and I earn earn a lot less than $180,000.
Also worth considering that his parents may have helped him pay for it.
His parents are what I'm worried about, wouldn't surprise me if they pressure him to come home. Didn't his mum scream out 'no' or something like that when he got drafted?
I bet lots of guys in Elwood are called Jake,If he is on $180,000 or something close to it, he could afford that mortgage easily. Especially considering whomever is renting it from him is paying him Elwood rental prices. My mortgage is bigger than that, and I earn earn a lot less than $180,000.
Also worth considering that his parents may have helped him pay for it.