Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide Rory Atkins

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spud delist

 

[Nelso]

Imagine the melts if this spud gets games ahead of Lorenz next year.

 

[blackdiamond]

Not bad, destined to play the whole year at SANFL level.

His salary will be greater than each SANFL Clubs salary cap.

The SANFL should step in.


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[HHHAMMERtime]

I’ll say it again:

RORY F****** ATKINS?!?!

 

[all seeing eye]

Could he take a role as that lockdown defensive small backman, if needed. Something that we have struggled with.

 

[PJ Power]

Be excited Port fans.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Could he take a role as that lockdown defensive small backman, if needed. Something that we have struggled with.

No. Bloke doesn’t have a defensive bone in his body.

 

[Fizzler]

His name is Rory, played for the crows, wound the port crowd up, hasnt played even semi-decent footy for what 5 years, will take a list spot of someone more deserving, is being paid decent money for someone who has no right being near the AFL team, is renowned as one of the softest players in the game, couldnt get a game for a club that has been near bottom of the ladder their entire existence, his club (with a 3 time premiership coach) was is in own our own recruiters words "happy for him to leave". I'm sure there are more reasons.

Genuinely think if you did a poll prior to trade season who is the least likely player you want us to trade in, i think this bloke would be near the top of the list....and if he wasnt its because either A)people had forgotten he was still in the AFL or B) there is literally not 1 single reason why we would pick him up so no-one would even nominate him.

it truly is one the most remarkable recruits in the history of AFL. (and clearly i am not using remarkable in a positive context).

“His name is Rory” being the first thing you mentioned is so funny to me, and I completely agree

 

[_VXV]

This is like when Nick Cave came to the prison in Ghosts of the Civil Dead.

Burn the place down

 

[rumoursofwinter]

Could he take a role as that lockdown defensive small backman, if needed. Something that we have struggled with.

0.3 tackles a game says no. He's a salary cap dump.

 

[Addy23]

Unpopular take: I actually have no issues bringing Rat in. My issue is only with the overall deal. If you go back and take a look at Rat's VFL year, it's actually quite strong in terms of him getting the ball. There's no denial that he's a handy addition to the SANFL and yes, this is not a first 22 move so let's not worry about. I think it's a stretch that he'd be playing AFL unless injuries hit us hard

 

[dirty2]

One of the biggest soft ***** ever to play for the club.

I agree... But would still prefer Bonner!

 

[Nelso]

Unpopular take: I actually have no issues bringing Rat in. My issue is only with the overall deal. If you go back and take a look at Rat's VFL year, it's actually quite strong in terms of him getting the ball. There's no denial that he's a handy addition to the SANFL and yes, this is not a first 22 move so let's not worry about. I think it's a stretch that he'd be playing AFL unless injuries hit us hard

We are here to win AFL games not to strengthen our SANFL team.

The Magpies team is all about developing players to play at the highest level possible and Atkins has had his chance.

Atkins is a list clogger and we are paying 400k out of our salary cap for this spud to play in the SANFL all year. We would be better off giving that list spot to a kid to see if they can make it at AFL level similar to what happened to Logan Evans.

The decision to pick up Atkins is a disgrace.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

He had 4 contested possessions for the tear at afl level. 8 kick ins. 23 uncontested possessions. Somehow this adds up to 37 disposals.

Anyway 1.33 contested possessions a game!

 

[Duck Farmer]

There's 800 and something afl players.

I'd pick the 800 and something-th best player outside of the afl before this plod.

And at 400k?

Another atrocity from this club to hang up on the wall of shame.

We'll probably be $400K short in the Sack Hinkley fund and be forced to keep him on after an 0-5 start, only for us to stage a limp dick recovery to 10th at season's end and give him a contract extension because, you know, he wasn't responsible for the first 5 games.

 

[davesnothere]

At some point next year we will be saying we should give him a run.

 

[Chewy316]

2 questions.

1. Would we have got Perryman if we had offered him the Atkins $$?

2. Who will we miss as a free agent next year because we are not banking the Atkins $$?

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Given Atkins is only on a one year deal, that would have raised the Perryman contract by 80k/year on average. That wouldn't have moved the needle.

We can rightly shit on Cripps and CD for trade management etc, but their cap situation is one of the best in the league. This deal is not going to cost them going forward in the slightest with respect to cap room for future free agents.

 

[Chewy316]

We are here to win AFL games not to strengthen our SANFL team.

The Magpies team is all about developing players to play at the highest level possible and Atkins has had his chance.

Atkins is a list clogger and we are paying 400k out of our salary cap for this spud to play in the SANFL all year. We would be better off giving that list spot to a kid to see if they can make it at AFL level similar to what happened to Logan Evans.

The decision to pick up Atkins is a disgrace.

Would you have preferred to not pick up Atkins and instead not have pick 29 included in the Houston deal? Because that was what was on offer.

Port have so many young players playing SANFL and have no direction on field as a result. They need all the experience they can get to help fast track some of the young players' development.

If they even consider playing him at AFL level unless there are injuries and he's the last one standing, they're idiots.

 

[theouthouse]

He had 4 contested possessions for the tear at afl level. 8 kick ins. 23 uncontested possessions. Somehow this adds up to 37 disposals.

Anyway 1.33 contested possessions a game!

Mostly played as the loose quarterback/general role in the uh ahem vfl "highlights" package I saw. Kick the ball backwards and he was there where no one else was. Shit kick forward and he would get the uncontested possession back on the turnover from the turnover of his own kick. Ultimate supercoach get.

 

[Jello_B]

Would you have preferred to not pick up Atkins and instead not have pick 29 included in the Houston deal? Because that was what was on offer.

Port have so many young players playing SANFL and have no direction on field as a result. They need all the experience they can get to help fast track some of the young players' development.

If they even consider playing him at AFL level unless there are injuries and he's the last one standing, they're idiots.

Is he the type of persons we want providing direction to our young players? Is he really going to fast track anyone’s development?
Get a decent coach, or a player with some sort of Port DNA, if we want direction and development.

 

[Nelso]

Would you have preferred to not pick up Atkins and instead not have pick 29 included in the Houston deal? Because that was what was on offer.

Port have so many young players playing SANFL and have no direction on field as a result. They need all the experience they can get to help fast track some of the young players' development.

If they even consider playing him at AFL level unless there are injuries and he's the last one standing, they're idiots.

I would have preferred the club not to accept the deal at all.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Would you have preferred to not pick up Atkins and instead not have pick 29 included in the Houston deal? Because that was what was on offer.

Port have so many young players playing SANFL and have no direction on field as a result. They need all the experience they can get to help fast track some of the young players' development.

If they even consider playing him at AFL level unless there are injuries and he's the last one standing, they're idiots.

Why did we have to ‘accept a deal’ in the first place? He was contracted? Why were we so eager to just throw that out the window? Why did we not hold him to his contract. If he sooked it up, so be it- that’s his own funeral.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

So far we have created zero list spots. We have 4 ok draft picks plus barrett. Then we have father sons. We have 4 players out of contract plus boak. There is no reason to take atkins and waste another list spot.

 

[Chewy316]

Is he the type of persons we want providing direction to our young players? Is he really going to fast track anyone’s development?
Get a decent coach, or a player with some sort of Port DNA, if we want direction and development.

By adding a number of established players at SANFL level the likelihood the team is more competitive is exponential.

That is going to be far better for any young kid's development compared to some of the absolute crap we have seen the Magpies dish up in recent years.

I don't know of his personality so I can't comment. Always thought he was a prick based.on watching him at the Crows but I have no idea what his actual personality is.

Why did we have to ‘accept a deal’ in the first place? He was contracted? Why were we so eager to just throw that out the window? Why did we not hold him to his contract. If he sooked it up, so be it- that’s his own funeral.

They wanted to get into this draft - that's what it boils down to. That, and the fact his position is one which is very easy to plug in anyone half competent and they'll do a pretty good job. I mean Burgoyne went down back for his first game there in months against Hawthorn in the finals and was BOG. Between Farrell, Sinn, Evans, Burton and Burgoyne I don't think there's going to be this massive drop off where the half back line is exposed game after game.

That doesn't mean I would have done the deal though.

Going forward they'll probably trade a few picks and end up with something like 4 picks inside the top 35 and if they can hit on a few of those players the list will be in good shape going forward.

If the quality of this year's draft was comparable to next year's, I don't think they would have done this deal.