News Orazio Fantasia departs for Carlton

[PeacefulWarrior]

The over reaction in this thread is astonishing.

calm down, it’s really not that bad...

 

[LP7_]

Some overreacting in here. We’ll deal with next year when it comes, but I’ve no doubt we’ve already got a plan. I hope it starts with attacking Merrett as a FA, then wrangling a few picks elsewhere for Burgoyne points.

 

[zakus]

Come on guys. Pick 29 is a very speculative pick. You may get someone who is a good player but no guarantee and still need to develop then. Plus this pick is likely to slide into the 30's in a compromised draft with most Vic potential draftees sliding into next year with no 2020 exposure because of COVID.

I welcome a proven AFL player with runs on the board and fits our 2020 game plan, fast and furious. Sure he has had injury concerns but I back our medical team to first have assessed his injuries and then able to manage them.

 

[240volt]

I wasn't too keen on him, but since he's one of us now I've already warmed to him.

That’s the way it is everyone starts with a clean slate.
Give him a fair go then sink the boots in

 

[jakey]

If this guy relegates Motlop to the SANFL for the best part of 2021 we can't fail to be improved by it. Get him fit Ports.

 

[longdonkey]

Yeah sure we got bent over by Dodo but at the end of the day he didn't hurt us because he did us with a one incher.

Its a shame we had to lose that future 3rd while other clubs were feasting on the rotting corpse of Collingwood.

Its not that it hurt but its the principle.

 

[Harlott]

The bloke's played 80 games and kicked at least 4 goals a game in 10 of those...

If we can get and keep him on the park, this could be the difference.

This is the thing to look for. The guy has goal sense. You can’t teach that.

 

[GremioPower]

 

[Jonts]

We probably were unders on faces that made you want.to hit them in our team anyway

Stay on the.park you good thing

 

[PAFCsince1870]

Anyone posted this comparison yet?

 

[bluemoon86]

Paid overs. But we've got Jones on the way who is a good safe pick. Happy with the aliir pickup as well, think it's a great Moneyball get. After having time to absorb it all, we can probably afford to have a crack at getting fantasia right. Big potential upside vs the odds of picking a decent young kid in this soft uncertain draft at pick 30 odd.

 

[philreich]

The bloke's played 80 games and kicked at least 4 goals a game in 10 of those...

If we can get and keep him on the park, this could be the difference.

Yep - given the club's recent success rate with bringing in players from other clubs, I'm backing this trade to be another win for Port Adelaide.

 

[Rendaw]

Makes our forward line better just need to fix the injuries.

I dont like that we sent a future 3rd but the club knows what its doing.

 

[MALTSY]

smile.
you could support Collingwood

 

[WHOME]

He's gonna prove lots of you wrong. Will be a crowd favourite in no time.

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[Revan11]

I’m annoyed that we paid what we did tbh. I mean yeah he’s a Port player now so I should accept him, and I am always willing to do that with any player that comes to Port but this is as reluctantly as I’ll ever do it. Anyways, hope he comes good, would rather have saved that pick for Jones tbh.

Unders for Allir, overs for Fanta, equals out in the end.

 

[Fizzler]

Unders for Allir, overs for Fanta, equals out in the end.

That’s a good point. I suppose I’ll only really be annoyed if we miss out on Jones as a result of this trade tbh.

 

[GremioPower]

Unders for Allir, overs for Fanta, equals out in the end.

We do that. Our list managers don’t seem to calculate the trades separately. We may pay overs for a trade, if it fits in our overall strategy.

 

[PJ Power]

Number 13 is vacant for him too.

It’s been an unlucky number for Port since the Rohan Smith

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184cm

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80kg

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11.8

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8.2

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1.4

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1.2

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days, and Orazio himself has spent a lot of time injured in it at Essendon.

 

[PAFC_1870]

Yeah that was a weird, weird call.

60 odd games in 7 years?

You sure you aren't all seeing Rose coloured glasses? Didn't he get dropped repeatedly this season?

 

[snozulu]

Well he is here now. Welcome and i hope you are fit and firing for us.

 

[PAFC_1870]

I'd take AA over Dougal every fckn day of the week

I think we all look at his highlights a bit too much.

Howard has him on age too

 

[PAFC_1870]

Anyone posted this comparison yet?

I could find something comparing Jenkins to Dixon and it'd look far in favour of JJ. Does that mean anything?

Geez we have some rose coloured glasses on here.

 

[RossFC]

So apparently this trade is fine as long as nobody bids for Jones before pick 8.

 

[Powerage]

Honestly never been so meh about gaining a player. Hope he plays his role until he becomes surplus to needs as Williams or whoever are hopefully still given opportunities. Also hope he will be a decent mentor to the younger guys. Guess I will warm to him if he starts snapping a few beauties.