Unrestricted Free Agent Reilly O’Brien

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Cleric said:
He was Champion Data highest performed Ruck for the year. He was nothing to do with why we had a terrible year.
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If only his so called taps to advantage were like Gawn's...

If his taps to advantage are not translating into clearances, we may a well have a ruckman who is useful around the ground!
 

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Cleric said:
well, in 2023 and 2024, ROB ranked elite with hit outs, and hit outs to advantage.
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You pay too much credence to rankings.

Explain to me why if he is so elite we are poor in clearance?
 
Kane McGoodwin said:
You pay too much credence to rankings.

Explain to me why if he is so elite we are poor in clearance?
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This isn't about if he should have been the AA ruck, this is about people making comments that he is terrible, and wishing anyone would take him off our hands.
He is a very good ruckman, and the stats back that up. And, with regards to stats, it's one of the ways we track their form.

As for the clearances, the mids he hit to the advantage of needs to actually clear the ball. He did his job to hit to the advantage.
 
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Kane McGoodwin said:
It only his taps were really to advantage.

We should be dominating midfield clearances if this were true.
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28.6% hitouts to advantage. Same as Grundy, better than Sweet, not far off Gawn (29.4)

I think a lot of our issue with hitouts is we don’t have the speed and power to break away from the contest so it gets nullified even though we get first hands

Much more critical of ROB inability to handball or kick in tight situations which often results in a potentially positive play end up in another stoppage


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The Nostradamus said:
Didn’t realise how old he was, 30 next year
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Ahhh. I remember when posters said the same thing about Goldstein.

When Naitanui did his knee in 2018 and Eagles had traded out Hickey I posted on the Eagles board we could do worse than bring Goldstein over with Simo, Hickmont and Petrie coaching to add some experience. Seven years later Nic is long retired and Goldy is still on a list.

Was bagged out big time as Goldy was supposidly too old.

All depends on O'Brien's mental state and fitness (injury history).
 
Pure_Ownage said:
At his age it might be his last year in the afl.
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Doubt it has not injury prone nor slowing down.... but probably last year as a Crow.
 

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Kane McGoodwin said:
Doubt it has not injury prone nor slowing down.... but probably last year as a Crow.
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If the crows delist him at 30-31 I can't think of another club that would be that keen enough to offer him a decent contract for 2026. He's ok but he's not going to move the needle enough for that. I would assume if he leaves Adelaide this year he just retires and goes into medicine.
 
Pure_Ownage said:
If the crows delist him at 30-31 I can't think of another club that would be that keen enough to offer him a decent contract for 2026. He's ok but he's not going to move the needle enough for that. I would assume if he leaves Adelaide this year he just retires and goes into medicine.
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Reckon at worst he would be a very handy baxkup
 
Pure_Ownage said:
If the crows delist him at 30-31 I can't think of another club that would be that keen enough to offer him a decent contract for 2026. He's ok but he's not going to move the needle enough for that. I would assume if he leaves Adelaide this year he just retires and goes into medicine.
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There's a bunch of ruckmen doing worse than O'Brien and sitting on lists on $300k a year.

Absolutely another side would take him, and I can't see the Crows delisting him unless he chooses to go to Melbourne.
 
Mostyn said:
There's a bunch of ruckmen doing worse than O'Brien and sitting on lists on $300k a year.

Absolutely another side would take him, and I can't see the Crows delisting him unless he chooses to go to Melbourne.
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Would he sign for 300k though and go there to sit in the 2s? He might just want to retire and pursue his medical career unless he gets offered more and I doubt any team would offer him more than Min wage and a list spot at this point
 
Pure_Ownage said:
If the crows delist him at 30-31 I can't think of another club that would be that keen enough to offer him a decent contract for 2026. He's ok but he's not going to move the needle enough for that. I would assume if he leaves Adelaide this year he just retires and goes into medicine.
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If Draper goes to Crows I can see O'Brien going to Essendon in a 4th rounder for O'Brien type deal. If Maon Cox retires then Collingwood is a option
 
GoEaglesGoSGIO said:
If Draper goes to Crows I can see O'Brien going to Essendon in a 4th rounder for O'Brien type deal. If Maon Cox retires then Collingwood is a option
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If essendon would do that Bryan would just ask for a trade. They need to play him.

Not sure Collingwood need him when they have Cameron but they do like bringing in older players.

I can't see many other suitors if any.
 
Pure_Ownage said:
If essendon would do that Bryan would just ask for a trade. They need to play him.

Not sure Collingwood need him when they have Cameron but they do like bringing in older players.

I can't see many other suitors if any.
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Maybe Carlton if TDK is swayed to move? Saints if they want to do the ‘double rucks’ thing with Marshall again?

I think he’d find a home, it might not make the most sense but he’d at least get an AFL contract
 
Danger in Texas said:
Maybe Carlton if TDK is swayed to move? Saints if they want to do the ‘double rucks’ thing with Marshall again?

I think he’d find a home, it might not make the most sense but he’d at least get an AFL contract
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Carlton have still got pittonet contracted until 2027 (even if tdk goes) and you can't play him and O'Brien together they are the same style.

St kilda I suppose is always possible given they seem to want to play Marshall fwd (which i don't agree with).
 
Pure_Ownage said:
Would he sign for 300k though and go there to sit in the 2s? He might just want to retire and pursue his medical career unless he gets offered more and I doubt any team would offer him more than Min wage and a list spot at this point
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He's still the number one ruckman for hitouts and can take a mark behind play (occasionally).

He's not a top ten in the league, but he's in that next tier.
 
GoEaglesGoSGIO said:
If Draper goes to Crows I can see O'Brien going to Essendon in a 4th rounder for O'Brien type deal. If Maon Cox retires then Collingwood is a option
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Nah I reckon if Draper goes we go after a Visentini or Verrall type instead
 
Pure_Ownage said:
Carlton have still got pittonet contracted until 2027 (even if tdk goes) and you can't play him and O'Brien together they are the same style.

St kilda I suppose is always possible given they seem to want to play Marshall fwd (which i don't agree with).
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I’m not a ROB guy, but surely he’s better than Pittonet? You wouldn’t think if he’s moving for study reasons he’d be wanting that much coin, either
 

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