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Cash Converters 2019
Annual thread for pre-loved players who may or may not be worth anything.
Chris Masten is now a delisted free agent. Hawks, Saints & Suns with limited interest.
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Sam Murray has been not offered a contract by the Pies.
The curse is dead.
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Originally Posted by
chef
Sam Murray has been not offered a contract by the Pies.
Things go better with coke.
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...
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Chris Masten delisted. You would of thought they shopped him around quietly before delisting him but mustn't have had any interest. He's most certainly going to be at Gold Coast next year I'd say.
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Originally Posted by
ratsmac
Chris Masten delisted. You would of thought they shopped him around quietly before delisting him but mustn't have had any interest. He's most certainly going to be at Gold Coast next year I'd say.
For some reason I've never really rated him but he would almost be certain to find a home.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
For some reason I've never really rated him but he would almost be certain to find a home.
He was the turn over king this finals series.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
For some reason I've never really rated him but he would almost be certain to find a home.
Same. He has never real ramped it up when I have seen him play.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
For some reason I've never really rated him but he would almost be certain to find a home.
That's because he cannot kick.
His disposal is not at AFL standard. I would be very surprised if he finds another home.
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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Originally Posted by
ratsmac
Chris Masten delisted. You would of thought they shopped him around quietly before delisting him but mustn't have had any interest. He's most certainly going to be at Gold Coast next year I'd say.
I expect him to land at Hawthorn.
He is exactly the type they continue to collect to keep them at the high end of experience.
Life is to be Enjoyed not Endured
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Aidan Johnson from Port could be looking for a new home. He's a quick indigenous winger type who can kick a goal & has a high tackle average. Hasn't set the world alight at Port but may be better off in a different system. Was a highly rated junior.
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AFL.com.au understands fellow uncontracted veteran Will Schofield is set to be offered a one-year deal for 2020 but is weighing his options.
If by some chance other key back options don't eventuate would you offer Schofield 2 years to fill a key back sized hole?
30 years old and 196cm.
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Originally Posted by
1eyedog
He was the turn over king this finals series.
Originally Posted by
mjp
That's because he cannot kick.
His disposal is not at AFL standard. I would be very surprised if he finds another home.
Agreed but I think he will find a home if he is prepared to move interstate and probably take a pay cut
What was he pick 3? It begs the question about how does a midfielder go so early in the draft when his kicking isn't good enough
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
What was he pick 3? It begs the question about how does a midfielder go so early in the draft when his kicking isn't good enough
Well, his kicking is good enough. But not for the role he plays. Or, put another way, he isn't quite good enough to play in his 'best' position and he has weaknesses in his game that are magnified by the position he plays.
Juniors = ball winner, inside mid. Kicking important but a lot of excuses offered.
Seniors = inside/outside mid. Kicking suddenly critical and no excuses afforded.
The point you make is a fair one - how does a player considered worthy of the number #1 overall pick not have a good enough kick to play as an outside mid at AFL level.
Well - AFL footy isn't a different level to junior footy. It's a different sport.
Sometimes, little technical issues are really hard to fix because - unlike, say, in a sport like baseball (technical sport, swing the bat at a moving ball controlled by others) replicating the pressure of a game in practice is really really really hard. Read Astroball if you want to understand the example I am talking about and the way J.D. Martinez rebuilt his swing in an off-season...footballers can't really DO that.
So - if a player like Matt Rowell this year gets 'spat outside' because he can't get ahead of the club who drafts him 'inside mids' will his kicking hold up? I think we all say yes, but actually none of us know...and we don't know if he will get a chance to develop slowly and improve or will be forced to deal with the week to week treadmill of playing and therefore never quite get there...
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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Originally Posted by
Axe Man
If by some chance other key back options don't eventuate would you offer Schofield 2 years to fill a key back sized hole?
30 years old and 196cm.
I really like the idea of Schofield for a couple of years, although he did fall over when Hawkins just tapped him.
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Originally Posted by
KT31
I really like the idea of Schofield for a couple of years, although he did fall over when Hawkins just tapped him.
He lacks strength one on one.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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