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jeemak
20-09-2021, 10:26 AM
Roarke Smith’s journey from seven rookie contracts to the AFL grand final

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/roarke-smith-s-journey-from-seven-rookie-contracts-to-the-afl-grand-final-20210919-p58sy7.html

Sorry for the capitals in the thread title, for some reason it pasted across that way.
mjp
20-09-2021, 10:34 AM
Great story. His improvement over the past two years in particular has been incredible. I posted earlier this year that he is just a reliable player...the way he plays now he would be best 22 at every club.
Ghost Dog
20-09-2021, 01:22 PM
Well done Roarke. Very happy to have you on the team. Looking forward to seeing you play.
ratsmac
20-09-2021, 01:42 PM
I always believed in him. Please disregard any past posts of mine which might state otherwise.

Terrific story of a player hanging in there. I hope he gets a genuine contract for a couple more years.
bornadog
20-09-2021, 01:44 PM
Time to reward him with a senior spot and a proper contract
Testekill
20-09-2021, 01:50 PM
Roarke is a good egg and as a character is probably well loved around the club.
macca
20-09-2021, 02:11 PM
What a wonderful story Roarke has played out
His had to live on the edge with these Rookie contracts and his proven to be good enough
Really good to hear he has some elite traits

I can see more upside with Him , hopefully a 3 goal game in the GF !

Well done Roarke ! I can see him grow into a cult figure at the club
ratsmac
20-09-2021, 08:20 PM
Could Roarke our new Liam Picken? Seemingly a bit of a plotter who blossoms into a match winner. One can only hope
bulldogtragic
20-09-2021, 08:25 PM
Could Roarke our new Liam Picken? Seemingly a bit of a plotter who blossoms into a match winner. One can only hope

I am very pro Roarke, but no. Picko would not have butchered 3-4 shots/forward opportunities last week. Picko was a dead set gun. Roarke is a great role player with good tools in the toolkit.
divvydan
20-09-2021, 08:53 PM
I do feel nervous seeing an article like this and knowing Smith isn't 100% guaranteed a spot this weekend. Yes, he's highly likely to play but he's far from certain.
bornadog
20-09-2021, 10:17 PM
I do feel nervous seeing an article like this and knowing Smith isn't 100% guaranteed a spot this weekend. Yes, he's highly likely to play but he's far from certain.

Agree, we could go with JJ and VDM and someone must miss
EasternWest
20-09-2021, 10:27 PM
No way Roarke misses.
Testekill
21-09-2021, 10:36 PM
Yeah with the fact that he got an article in the age and on the AFL website indicates to me that he's not missing.