Silly Season (post home and away season trade period) suggestions.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Silly Season (post home and away season trade period) suggestions.

Historically we have not really been a big part of three way trades have we?
I'd be disappointed to lose any youngsters before we see what they are really made of.

Don't think so. The Powell, Monty, Cameron, Eagleton trade comes to mind though.

[Ghost Dog]

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I am presuming it was because of his height and weight, at the time there was still the mania for "big bodied mids". And I wouldn't be giving him up cheaply, he got nearly a goal a game in 2015 (0.8 goals/game) and I'm sure he started as sub or was subbed at least once. One of his virtues is that he is a good mark for his size and has the aptitude for contested marking (as opposed to, say, Macrae who always positions himself for the spill from the contest). Honeychurch is tradeable only because of the competition in our club for the roles he plays.

Skills pay the bills as they say. If he can use the ball as well as they say, I don't want us to let him go. It was heart breaking to watch us miss those easy goals in the prelim. Just the style of the body, but when you look at him, as I said like Crossy, he just looks like he has a lot of footy in him.

[F'scary]

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Skills pay the bills as they say. If he can use the ball as well as they say, I don't want us to let him go. It was heart breaking to watch us miss those easy goals in the prelim. Just the style of the body, but when you look at him, as I said like Crossy, he just looks like he has a lot of footy in him.

Skills-wise, he is ok, not brilliant. His big pluses are that he works very hard, is courageous, reads the play well, good mark for his size and can sniff a goal opportunity.

[Ghost Dog]

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Skills-wise, he is ok, not brilliant. His big pluses are that he works very hard, is courageous, reads the play well, good mark for his size and can sniff a goal opportunity.

Sounds a bit like Crossy! It's obvious the club wants a ruck and to shore up our defence. I can't see us getting a trade that would fill these needs with Mitch.
Ryan Crowley is not doing anything now. He was a defensive midfielder early on. We delisted Goodes and in a young side, I can see a space for a hard nosed defender who can protect our boys and take the heat off a few. He would relish that role I think. Idea?
Useless stats
2012 BOF freo
2013 Should have been AA according to google.

[soupman]

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Sounds a bit like Crossy! It's obvious the club wants a ruck and to shore up our defence. I can't see us getting a trade that would fill these needs with Mitch.
Ryan Crowley is not doing anything now. He was a defensive midfielder early on. We delisted Goodes and in a young side, I can see a space for a hard nosed defender who can protect our boys and take the heat off a few. He would relish that role I think. Idea?
Useless stats
2012 BOF freo
2013 Should have been AA according to google.

No chance. Crowley only plays as a lock down player. Beveridge doesn't use lock down players anywhere.

[Ghost Dog]

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No chance. Crowley only plays as a lock down player. Beveridge doesn't use lock down players anywhere.

Not sure of that line of thinking because Liam Picken was re-invented into a really useful player. If Crowley can still keep up, could be a useful signing for a year for bugger all. Would at least be as good as Brett in a defensive role, and add a bit of depth.
The only knock I can see is if he can still keep up and play in defence. We don't need a tagger.

[F'scary]

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Sounds a bit like Crossy! It's obvious the club wants a ruck and to shore up our defence. I can't see us getting a trade that would fill these needs with Mitch.
Ryan Crowley is not doing anything now. He was a defensive midfielder early on. We delisted Goodes and in a young side, I can see a space for a hard nosed defender who can protect our boys and take the heat off a few. He would relish that role I think. Idea?
Useless stats
2012 BOF freo
2013 Should have been AA according to google.

GD, Honeychurch is a very different player to Cross. He's a little guy (176cm) whereas Cross at 187cm and around 86kg was what is nowdays being termed a big bodied midfielder. Honeychurch's best fit is as a small forward who takes a turn in the midfield. Having said that, he could also be a BP if trained into that role.

[F'scary]

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not sure if it has been discussed already - forgive if so - but could ex-cat Mitch Brown be an acquisition for a KPB role in 2016? He will be nominating for the national draft, I don't know the general level of interest in him among AFL clubs but he would have to be of interest to us given the Talia situation, the fact that Hamling and Roberts are still developing, that Roughead might be required to play some games in the ruck, FP or BP and that we don't have a CHF (for which Hamling or Roughead or Roberts could be candidates, perhaps). Interested in reading any thoughts on this suggestion.

[GVGjr]

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GD, Honeychurch is a very different player to Cross. He's a little guy (176cm) whereas Cross at 187cm and around 86kg was what is nowdays being termed a big bodied midfielder. Honeychurch's best fit is as a small forward who takes a turn in the midfield. Having said that, he could also be a BP if trained into that role.

The game is changing. Sides want big midfielders and 3 small forwards to lock the ball in once it hits the ground. Chaotic entries into the forward line have provided smaller players an opportunity to play in other positions than just the midfield.

I don't see HC as a defender but it's not a bad suggestion and something they could work on however, if he is to force his way into a regular senior player it needs to be as a small forward who makes the most of his opportunities, uses the ball well and someone who hunts down the opposition when it spills their way.

His kicking for goal concerns me.

[F'scary]

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The game is changing. Sides want big midfielders and 3 small forwards to lock the ball in once it hits the ground. Chaotic entries into the forward line have provided smaller players an opportunity to play in other positions than just the midfield.

I don't see HC as a defender but it's not a bad suggestion and something they could work on however, if he is to force his way into a regular senior player it needs to be as a small forward who makes the most of his opportunities, uses the ball well and someone who hunts down the opposition when it spills their way.

His kicking for goal concerns me.

Agree, unfortunately, his kicking for goal has been iffy: 10 goals, 11 behinds in 14 games since being drafted. Like quite a few others, he is best when he doesn't have a lot of time to think about it.

[GVGjr]

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Report on AFL.com is that Freo aren't prepared to trade players to accommodate a move by McCartney. They are hoping that GWS take 22 and next years first round pick.

[Ghost Dog]

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GD, Honeychurch is a very different player to Cross. He's a little guy (176cm) whereas Cross at 187cm and around 86kg was what is nowdays being termed a big bodied midfielder. Honeychurch's best fit is as a small forward who takes a turn in the midfield. Having said that, he could also be a BP if trained into that role.

A mini-me Crossy then.

[bulldogtragic]

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Report on AFL.com is that Freo aren't prepared to trade players to accommodate a move by McCartney. They are hoping that GWS take 22 and next years first round pick.

GWS would be bent over in that scenario. At least with the Boyd deal they got an AFL captain and gun player, pick 6 and $600,000 or so in salary relief. 22 and 16-18 next year is a bad deal and I can't see them taking it. Clubs should be more willing to deal if trying to buy guns out of other clubs. St Kilda and Freo owe it to the players do deal frankly and quickly as we did.

[F'scary]

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A mini-me Crossy then.

That he may be.

[hujsh]

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A mini-me Crossy then.

Thankfully he's faster than that.