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If we’re not in the ear of Jordan Clarke about coming home we’re doing it wrong.
I’d prefer we don’t go all out this year. He’s contracted til end of next year and he would attract a pick around the mid teens given that fact. Rules around us having to have a first rounder this year anyway, I’d prefer we keep our first rounder this year (or at the very least don’t give it to Geelong. )
If someone wants to pay a 1st rounder, let them.
Probably a better year for us to go after him as our best and final offer could/would be 1 x 2nd.
He's been dropped twice this year, so no guarantee he would be B22 for us (if we ever get to field a B22 without injuries!)
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Jordan Clarke isn’t what we need and isn’t all that good. He’s weak over the ball and struggles to find the pill on the outside.
Ground ball get should be our focus as we’re already a great uncontested side.
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Jordan Clarke wants to stay at Geelong and the main reason he has been getting dropped is because Geelong think he has an attitude problem and needs to sort out his ego. Source: a close mate of Clarke’s who heard it from him.
Interesting. I suppose with Danger at the club there’s only so much ego you can tolerate.
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Sounds like Geelong have an attitude problem. Maybe that's why we beat them at football nearly half the time.
Also, Hope anyone still on the “we should’ve drafted Constable” train has jumped off.
Languishing in the VFL, looking like he will be delisted at years end. Doesn’t work hard away from a contest and his disposal isn’t great, and his contest work is only so so. Solid VFL player only.
Languishing in the VFL, looking like he will be delisted at years end. Doesn’t work hard away from a contest and his disposal isn’t great, and his contest work is only so so. Solid VFL player only.
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he is still a better player than Ainsworth
I personally don’t agree.
Horrible action aside, he’s a considerably more accurate kick. And has at least stage where he is too good for WAFL, not quite good enough for AFL. Constable is middle of the pack at VFL level.
Not choosing McCartin over Ainsworth was the wrong choice in hindsight, not Constable.
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....and that's something to crowd about!
Higher kicking efficiency than Ainsworth over his career and more than twice as many effective disposals a game, despite playing much less time on the field.
Smashes him in all the usual inside mid stats (tackles, ground ball gets, CP, clearances)
Ainsworth a much better runner which is probably why we took him
He hasn’t developed very well but Geelong would rather bring cooked veterans like Higgins straight back into the side which doesn’t help
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Jordan Clarke is 20 years and 6 months old with 27 AFL games under his belt. We have a total of 4 players younger than him on our list, Ben Johnson, Luke Edwards, Zane Trew and Isiah Winder (for 1 game played).
He has his flaws, but he's still so young, and the talent is there. If we can get him for the right price, he will develop into a good player.
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Would Johnson be an Aldi version of Clarke? Small HBFs that have decent disposal and attack out of defence.
Sure he’d be great on our list, but given Geelongs age profile they aren’t going to give him up easily even if he is a bit disgruntled at the minute. He’s a contracted player, and they can refuse the trade offers we consider fair. Ie anything not a first rounder.
Id prefer we head to the draft and pick up a midfielder with our first this year. Looks to be some good locals available around our pick.
Not suggesting we give up our first rounder, comment from the start was simply that we should be in his ear, and if he wants to come home we look to facilitate that if the price was right.
Who does he replace?
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Oh, I got that. I just think we should be in his ear about his plans after his current contract ends, not this year because the price won’t be right.
Guaranteed Geelong will want first rounder + change this year.
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Great to see a lot more of these stories happening with players from African backgrounds able to forge a path for an AFL career 
I stand to be corrected on this, but Allir Allir is looking like the first player of African descent to make an All-Australian team later this year also.
I stand to be corrected on this, but Allir Allir is looking like the first player of African descent to make an All-Australian team later this year also.
Let's say we get him at the end of next season when off contract.
We'll have a spot on the wing opposite Gaff. Half back there is probably a spot with Hurn retiring. There are plenty of options.
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Great to see a lot more of these stories happening with players from African backgrounds able to forge a path for an AFL career
I stand to be corrected on this, but Allir Allir is looking like the first player of African descent to make an All-Australian team later this year also.
Lamumba's dad was from Africa I believe, but he was from Brazil?
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