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Player Watch Pick #18 (2016) - Sam Powell-Pepper
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Powell-Pepper inks contract extension
Sam Powell-Pepper has signed a new deal, keeping him at Port Adelaide until at least the end of 2025.
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“I love everything about being at Port Adelaide – the history, the culture and especially the people,” Powell-Pepper said.
“I’ve built my life in Adelaide with my family, and I have strong friendships within the playing and coaching group as well as outside of footy.
“The club has helped me grow into the person I am today, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue that growth around a group that is driven for success.”
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Very happy for this. His turnaround has been really good to see.
Great news but is it a bit concerning its only 2 years? Does he become a free agent after this extension?
I think two years is about right. He seems very happy here. If he can continue his improvement, then he'll put himself in good stead for a nice contract then, at which point he will hopefully look after us like we have him. On the flip side, in two years time the list may look pretty different and if he's reached his max then we're not committed to him beyond what he's currently worth. Peps has a real opportunity here to be right at the core of a an exciting list with real potential.
Last year he was fantastic. His ball handling and disposal improved and he seemed to be a bit more thoughtful about his attack on the ball. In previous seasons he seemed cursed by laying a few nice fend offs in his first season and kept trying to over possess the ball.
Last year he was fantastic. His ball handling and disposal improved and he seemed to be a bit more thoughtful about his attack on the ball. In previous seasons he seemed cursed by laying a few nice fend offs in his first season and kept trying to over possess the ball.
He's a loveable beast that's well capable of putting anybody on their arse and most people into next week.
I don't have the stats but I reckon his frees against would be a lot less than what we might think.
It's a credit to himself how much restraint he shows. Sure he gave away dumb frees early in his career and hoofed it on nearly every possession
but he's improved on that too. He aint perfect or pretty but sheesh I swear i've seen plenty of short steps from oppo players who've had their
focus on the ball compromised by keeping one eye out for where he is... a bit like my avatar
.Here's a blast from the past
How did this young gun slip through the net?
Both WA clubs overlooked Rising Star favourite Sam Powell-Pepper in the draft.
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Powell-Pepper inspired by Eagles of ‘06
WA draft fancy Sam Powell-Pepper remembers the day when he knew he wanted to become an AFL footballer.
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I don't have the stats but I reckon his frees against would be a lot less than what we might think.
It's a credit to himself how much restraint he shows. Sure he gave away dumb frees early in his career and hoofed it on nearly every possession
but he's improved on that too. He aint perfect or pretty but sheesh I swear i've seen plenty of short steps from oppo players who've had their
focus on the ball compromised by keeping one eye out for where he is... a bit like my avatar
Yeah, first few years were pretty bad free kick wise, started to improve in 2021 and last year was 50-50
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With a year to run, it's essentially a 3 year deal. Do you think he has earned a 4 year deal off the back of 1 (admittedly very good) season? It's probably as much a Port non commitment as it is him. As good as he's been, I don't think he's done enough to be locked up for effectively the rest of his career. Will be playing to fatten up that last contract.
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He seems like a guy that would play better on the edge
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SPP isn't a glamourous footballer but he's the sort of player every team needs in some capacity, big body who isn't afraid of contact and doesn't shirk a contest, can pop up with the occasional goal and can put an opponent on their backside. Really excited to see how he progresses in the next phase of his career.
As his 2023 buddy I'm obliged to note that his 2022 was his best season yet, and if these trends continue... ayyyyyye
As his 2023 buddy I'm obliged to note that his 2022 was his best season yet, and if these trends continue... ayyyyyye
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My man!
Awesome news!!
Awesome news!!
He should be a better user by foot than Ollie he has a far better kicking action.
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Why is this concerning? Sam probably believes he'll be able to get an even better deal at Ports in a couple of years.
Yeah fingers crossed that's what it is but it also leaves the door open to the WA clubs for free agency. If he plays really well and demands a big contract in 2 years it might be harder for us to hold on to him. Is his partner from SA does anyone know?
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Because in three years time he is likely to be less invested in SA than he is now?
On the news tonight SPP said he likes to visit his family in WA, but every tme he's here he can't wait to get back to SA.
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Look, the only reason I'm a little bit worried is I've seen this situation play out before. Well, I suppose it would be more accurate to say my father has seen it.
For those of you who are unaware, my dad is an executive line manager at a biscuit company.
We're very proud of him because he's worked his way up from the production line and through hard work and loyalty earned this position in the company. I'll never forget the day he came home and told my mum and I that he had been promoted. We got to have takeaway pizza and watched the Nutty Professor 1 and 2. We were proud as punch of my dad and we celebrated accordingly with many laughs and good pizza.
I digress, so there was one fella at the factory, let's call him Leonard McGuiness. That was his name. He had arranged a meeting with my dad and some of the other executives to talk about his work contract. He was happy to stay at the factory, but only wanted to commit to another 2 years at the company before he could reassess his options. He was originally from interstate, I think it was Queensland, but I think the metaphor still applies to Sam Powell Pepper even though he's from WA. Anyway, the biscuit factories weren't so good up in Queensland, the humidity reacts with the biscuit mix you see, so conditions are less than optimum for producing high quality biscuits.
Sure, there are workarounds for this, but overall the biscuit industry has found that Queensland is better used as a production line for assorted fillings and then on-sold and distributed to biscuit factories in other states that will utilise these fillings in the manufacturing process. It's a classic case of two companies working together to benefit both parties.
So dad and the executives weren't worried about Leonard going back to Queensland, as going from the biscuit manufacturing and refinery back to a filling producer would be seen as a backwards step in his career. They signed the contract for two years, confident they could re-sign Leonard at the end of this period and hook him up with a new contract.
Unfortunately, Leonards ambitions got the better of him and at the end of this two year period he decided to terminate employment at my dad's biscuit factory and relocate back to Queensland, as the filling company had enticed him with the opportunity to become the lead project manager in the biscuit filling research and development division. He liked the way things were at my dad's company, but this opportunity would only come up once in a lifetime, and he rightfully took the job and left my dad's biscuit company one man down on the production line for a few weeks until they found a replacement. All those years of development and training, gone, just like that.
That's why I'm a little apprehensious about this situation.
For those of you who are unaware, my dad is an executive line manager at a biscuit company.
We're very proud of him because he's worked his way up from the production line and through hard work and loyalty earned this position in the company. I'll never forget the day he came home and told my mum and I that he had been promoted. We got to have takeaway pizza and watched the Nutty Professor 1 and 2. We were proud as punch of my dad and we celebrated accordingly with many laughs and good pizza.
I digress, so there was one fella at the factory, let's call him Leonard McGuiness. That was his name. He had arranged a meeting with my dad and some of the other executives to talk about his work contract. He was happy to stay at the factory, but only wanted to commit to another 2 years at the company before he could reassess his options. He was originally from interstate, I think it was Queensland, but I think the metaphor still applies to Sam Powell Pepper even though he's from WA. Anyway, the biscuit factories weren't so good up in Queensland, the humidity reacts with the biscuit mix you see, so conditions are less than optimum for producing high quality biscuits.
Sure, there are workarounds for this, but overall the biscuit industry has found that Queensland is better used as a production line for assorted fillings and then on-sold and distributed to biscuit factories in other states that will utilise these fillings in the manufacturing process. It's a classic case of two companies working together to benefit both parties.
So dad and the executives weren't worried about Leonard going back to Queensland, as going from the biscuit manufacturing and refinery back to a filling producer would be seen as a backwards step in his career. They signed the contract for two years, confident they could re-sign Leonard at the end of this period and hook him up with a new contract.
Unfortunately, Leonards ambitions got the better of him and at the end of this two year period he decided to terminate employment at my dad's biscuit factory and relocate back to Queensland, as the filling company had enticed him with the opportunity to become the lead project manager in the biscuit filling research and development division. He liked the way things were at my dad's company, but this opportunity would only come up once in a lifetime, and he rightfully took the job and left my dad's biscuit company one man down on the production line for a few weeks until they found a replacement. All those years of development and training, gone, just like that.
That's why I'm a little apprehensious about this situation.
According to Seek all of the biscuit factory jobs are in QLD, NSW or VIC. There's bugger all chance SPP will find one in WA.
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