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    Liam Jones getting a multi year deal off the back of a handful of games is worthy of Eker Legend status. In fact, if there were such a thing as a yearly Brownlow type medal for the greatest Eker of the season, it should be called the Liam.
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    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    Liam Jones getting a multi year deal off the back of a handful of games is worthy of Eker Legend status. In fact, if there were such a thing as a yearly Brownlow type medal for the greatest Eker of the season, it should be called the Liam.
    Surely Liam needs to do more to match the exploits of Jonathon Giles and Daniel Currie.

    After all he has only managed contracts at 2 clubs. Surely for legend status you would need 3.
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    We should put down proper eker guidelines I reckon. After all ekering out a living in footy is becoming more common.

    Amount of years/games and that sort of thing.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog Joe View Post
    Surely Liam needs to do more to match the exploits of Jonathon Giles and Daniel Currie.

    After all he has only managed contracts at 2 clubs. Surely for legend status you would need 3.
    They get some leniency under the 'semi-athletic blokes over 200cm who are stupid enough to want to jump into each other' rule, given those types are for specialist roles and relatively rare.

    A mid 190s semi-forward, quasi-defender with limited foot skills and an ability to turn everything into a chest mark...now you'll find them at any level.
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    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    Liam Jones getting a multi year deal off the back of a handful of games is worthy of Eker Legend status. In fact, if there were such a thing as a yearly Brownlow type medal for the greatest Eker of the season, it should be called the Liam.
    Getting smashed by Hawkins the week after signing his deal adds extra Eker spice.
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    Should we use the same timeframe that they use for free agency or is that to generous?
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    What is the time frame for FA?
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    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    What is the time frame for FA?
    10 years I think.
    Jones would be Getting near it , 5 years at Carlton and I think he had 5 with us, admittedly he hasn't started 4th and 5 th year at Carlton, but he is contracted.
    We also must take into account games played and clubs, I think if you can stay at 1 club , 50 or less games and years of ten or over is extremely eker.
    Does anyone meet that criteria ?
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    As for coaching Buckley would be up there . Slowly taken the club down further each year and still has the reputation of a good coach and no one has any figures at all to back up the " good coach" statement.
    Rocket Eade would be into eker I would imagine too, but at least he has prelims and a grand final under his belt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ledge View Post
    As for coaching Buckley would be up there . Slowly taken the club down further each year and still has the reputation of a good coach and no one has any figures at all to back up the " good coach" statement.
    Rocket Eade would be into eker I would imagine too, but at least he has prelims and a grand final under his belt.
    Surely Brad Scott is the greatest coaching eker of the present day? He even eked out a prelim or two!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jazzadogs View Post
    Surely Brad Scott is the greatest coaching eker of the present day? He even eked out a prelim or two!
    Apparently he has an amazing win / loss record, well up until this year he had.
    At least he has some sort of figures going his way .. Buckley has none.
    To be honest I don't think much of the other Scott either , he inherited a premiership side and has only survived due to going out and getting a big name player, hasn't exactly built anything young wise from VFL.
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    I rate Brad Scott as a coach. He could do some real damage with a well funded club. His brother is an idiot but he is the premiership coach. Go figure.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Great to see Daniel Currie emerge from the shadows to pull on the jumper for the Suns over the weekend.
    I didn’t see all the game but, from what I saw did not register a stat apart from hit outs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by merantau View Post
    Great to see Daniel Currie emerge from the shadows to pull on the jumper for the Suns over the weekend.
    I didn’t see all the game but, from what I saw did not register a stat apart from hit outs.
    As much as it would add to the legend...

    http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games...170812.html#p1

    5 kicks, 6 handballs, 3 marks, 34 hitouts and ... wait for it ... a goal.

    Yep his 6th goal in his 10 games.

    That's one game for every year he has been on an AFL list.

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    34 hit outs. Now I'm terrified he will end up with us.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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