Harley Bennell.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Harley Bennell.

yes.

[The Doctor]

Re: Harley Bennell.

What if we were in prime position to get one of the Hill's or both from Freo as has been speculated?

I think their views would be very relevant.

[ratsmac]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Too risky for mine. He was talented but can he get back to that? Is he stable enough to take another injury let down if it occurred? There are just too many what if's with this bloke.

[GVGjr]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Too risky for mine. He was talented but can he get back to that? Is he stable enough to take another injury let down if it occurred? There are just too many what if's with this bloke.

Agreed, injury concerns and perhaps not as focused as he should be on football and to top it off it's been a long while since he's actually played some good footy make Bennell a highly questionable addition to the team in my opinion.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Unbelievable talent.

Will probably end up at Richmond and win a Brownlow.

I’d certainly have a conversation and monitor his rehabilitation.

[GVGjr]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Unbelievable talent.

Will probably end up at Richmond and win a Brownlow.

I’d certainly have a conversation and monitor his rehabilitation.

The same things were being said when Eade sold his value to some of the members here.
There are just too many question marks for me but I'm admittedly very conservative in recruiting

[divvydan]

Re: Harley Bennell.

I don't really see anything in this most recent article to change the situation. Seems more like Bennell and his manager trying to keep Bennell's name out there in the hope of a club giving him another chance.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Harley Bennell.

"Bennell previously sought treatment in Germany with world-leading expert Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt in 2016, and also worked with a ballet physiotherapist last year."

Good lord that must be the most German name in recorded history.

I don't really see anything in this most recent article to change the situation. Seems more like Bennell and his manager trying to keep Bennell's name out there in the hope of a club giving him another chance.

That's exactly how it reads.

[Twodogs]

Re: Harley Bennell.

"Bennell previously sought treatment in Germany with world-leading expert Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt in 2016, and also worked with a ballet physiotherapist last year."

Surely that's a made up name? Nobody has the word 'fart' in their actual real name.

[Bornadog]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Swans exploring the possibility of drafting him

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Harley Bennell.

I don't know what to believe about his off field behaviour, but it was long implied that his injuries weren't 'real' and he was being hidden away as punishment or to keep him away from blood tests etc.

Now it seems his injuries were definitely real so the rest may have been 'exaggerated' to try to find the right word.

I'd certainly be having a sniff around. He's a genuine star when he's on.

[divvydan]

Re: Harley Bennell.

My guess is he has injury issues and probably also drinks regularly which really messes with his body's ability to heal itself from the initial injuries. This can particularly be the case with nerve tissues which seems to be at least partially the issue for Bennell.

[Bornadog]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Geelong now considering whether to take him. I wonder if we have had any thoughts on this?

[Twodogs]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Geelong now considering whether to take him. I wonder if we have had any thoughts on this?

I wouldn't have thought so. We don't really have the specialist infrastructure or resources to be dealing with his sort of issues and it's not the sort of thing that you want to be just giving the old college try and then hope for the best.

I think that we are a long way off being able to harness that sort of talent.

[Axe Man]

Re: Harley Bennell.

Geelong now considering whether to take him. I wonder if we have had any thoughts on this?

I recall reading an article recently that mentioned 6 or so clubs showing some interest but Power saying that we were not one of them.