Player Watch Rookie Pick #45 (2015) - Dan Houston

[davesnothere]

then he stays. He can't be a direct swap for Kozi. Best kick in our team and AA last year.

But i trust Stinkley to trade him and our 2nd rounder for Kozzi.

Absolutely.

Kozzi is our missing piece.

 

[240volt]

Everything has a price and if the price is right it’s crazy to knock it back.
Saying this he is definitely one of our better players and is contracted.
Times like this you need Dodoro or someone with some balls.

 

[PowerBaz]

Absolutely.

Kozzi is our missing piece.

The actual missing one or like the 35 other pieces?

 

[TazD]

Thankfully we have coverage with Ryan Burton

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Ryan Burton

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.5

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

277.3

4star

D

16.8

4star

K

12.3

5star

HB

4.5

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

277.3

4star

D

13.4

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.2

4star

 

[morell]

I love the not tradable v tradable debate. As if it's some kind of light switch decision eg Yes/No. It entirely depends on what the market says Houstons value is and whether clubs can offer something of that value in return. Its a spectrum.

Contracted recent All Australian, high in BnFs, consistent, injury free, leader, highly marketable and probably 5 or so seasons of similar output left in him.

His value is therefore just about as high as it gets outside of the absolute Superstars eg Buddy, Ablett.

I like Houston a lot. Good hands, just about the best kick going around - but he is slow and if you watch carefully, is prone to one or two very soft efforts a game - especially tackling.

I'd deeply consider a top 5 pick and a first 22 player under 25.

 

[davesnothere]

The actual missing one or like the 35 other pieces?

Hinkley is the last guy I’d buy jigsaw puzzle from.

 

[Visenfest]

Would have to be a very high return.

But even then, I’d rather put Burton on the table.

 

[Watto71]

This is the reason we must get rid of Daddy doughnuts.
If this is true and Dan is happy to leave.
My concern is who's next Butters ?

 

[TeeKray]

I'd entertain discussions on just about the entire list aside from the obvious two or three keepers.

Yep. Horne-Francis, McKenzie and McEntee are off limits, the rest whatever.

 

[SureBuddy]

I would take Pickett for Houston all day everyday.

 

[theouthouse]

If Port could somehow get Kozzie and Will Day out of it wth pick swaps going around in a 3 way trade I'd take it.

 

[jac147]

Don’t even think about it Port even if Kozzie is on offer (which I doubt).

 

[FishingRick04]

These are the players Hinkley gets rid of and is stopping us winning anything.

We pump games into him, quality player and trade him out. Should be getting rid of garbage

 

[Butters and Pepper]

If Port could somehow get Kozzie and Will Day out of it wth pick swaps going around in a 3 way trade I'd take it.

That would be so far in our favour, especially given the respective ages of Day and Houston.

I think the club would probably do Houston for either of the 2 (if deal(s) were offered).

 

[Powertron]

Half back is the easiest position to fill across the league, thoughts of a Kozzie or Day are pipedreams unless we’re adding something else.

Dan stands out at half back because of his elite kicking but that’s it. Teams are fine without this if their half backs do all the other things Dan doesn’t (defending mainly).

Melbourne without Kozzie in their setup are far worse off than Port without Houston. Same with Day at Hawks.

We’d get a mid first for him or maybe two late 1st.

 

[manureid]

Inb4 Vic team supporters rate him at best a late 2nd. This blokes kicking is sex. In a team of shit truck kicks we should get rid of our best one.

 

[MrMeaner]

I'd prefer if any trades/list management decisions were being made by anyone but the zombies currently in charge.

 

[theouthouse]

Half back is the easiest position to fill across the league, thoughts of a Kozzie or Day are pipedreams unless we’re adding something else.

Dan stands out at half back because of his elite kicking but that’s it. Teams are fine without this if their half backs do all the other things Dan doesn’t (defending mainly).

Melbourne without Kozzie in their setup are far worse off than Port without Houston. Same with Day at Hawks.

We’d get a mid first for him or maybe two late 1st.

Blokes that can pinpoint a 50 metre kick with penetration and speed on the ball are not easy to find, then float forward for a goal or two. Jordan Dawson what's he worth?

 

[chiwigi]

An admission that they haven’t built the right team and want to rebuild.

An admission we won’t win a premiership in the next 5 years.

If this happens before Hinkley leaves, we are screwed!

 

[TeeKray]

An admission that they haven’t built the right team and want to rebuild.

An admission we won’t win a premiership in the next 5 years.

If this happens before Hinkley leaves, we are screwed!

I mean, read the play.

We've gone from prelims in 2020/2021 to a semi in 2023 to out of finals altogether this year.

We've got multiple players on every line of the team that are either over 30 or closing in on 30.

The backline are a bunch of misfits traded in from other clubs that are at best mediocre as a collective.

Basically every player in the forward line averages a goal a game.

The list is in poor shape and needs to be regenerated and refreshed under new leadership.

 

[manureid]

We should just give Hinkley a new 5 year deal and let him do rebuild number 4.

 

[JimmyBC]

Yep. Horne-Francis, McKenzie and McEntee are off limits, the rest whatever.

Throw in Francis Evans & I'm with ya.. The Untouchables

 

[sobrave]

If Port could somehow get Kozzie and Will Day out of it wth pick swaps going around in a 3 way trade I'd take it.

Yeah maybe we could grab Harley Reid for a 5th rounder too

 

[all seeing eye]

With Tassie coming in we have 2 years of unimpeded drafting to get the list in shape for the longer term. This goes way beyond Hinks tenure with most clubs looking longer term. Im inclined to think that we may need to go back for a couple of years to rebuild for the future. If a really good deal could be done for Houston then you would have to look at it seriously.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The article said clubs are watching him. Not that he wants to go or that Port are offering him. There's nothing to suggest he wants to go or that Port are thinking of trading him.

I bet we are looking at players who are locked into their clubs too.

This is like the bazillion beat up stories in the EPL off-season.