Offseason recruiting priorities

[azabob]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

Not cheap as chips but Goldy for a few years with English playing forward/second ruck has some appeal to me. I'd imagine Timmy would come out of it a much better ruckman learning from Goldy every day.

It would have massive appeal to me.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

It would have massive appeal to me.

It would. But the question is do we want to spend our chips on a ruck when we have more pressing needs?

[G-Mo77]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

They have a heap of players out of contract and are looking like they need a clean out to rebuild. Any cheap as chips players of interest to us?

Higgins?

[Bornadog]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

Higgins?

No thanks. We don't need another slow mid who only runs one way

[azabob]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

It would. But the question is do we want to spend our chips on a ruck when we have more pressing needs?

Beveridge wouldn't.

Could bringing in Goldstein help sort out our other pressing needs.

Providing our midfield more advantage of clean ball which could help our forward line connection and reduce easy ball into our back half.

As mentioned earlier it would also allow English time and space to develop as a genuine ruckman.

[azabob]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

No thanks. We don't need another slow mid who only runs one way

Play him across HB, he loves that position on the field

[G-Mo77]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

No thanks. We don't need another slow mid who only runs one way

I'd find it very hard to cheer him if it did happen. I mean he didn't leave on bad terms, we really didn't want him. Something about him has just rubbed me up the wrong way since he's been to that club. Can't stand the guy.

[Bornadog]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

I'd find it very hard to cheer him if it did happen. I mean he didn't leave on bad terms, we really didn't want him. Something about him has just rubbed me up the wrong way since he's been to that club. Can't stand the guy.

I am with you.

[Mitcha]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

Wouldn't come cheap but if we had any interest in anyone from Norf, it would be Robbie Tarrant for me for a couple of seasons. Plays most weeks, fills a massive area of need.and more of a need than Higgins or Goldstein. Can't see Norf entertaining offers for him but he deserves to go out in a side that would hopefully be contending rather than a rebuild at that rabble.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

No to Goldstein
Would hamper English’s development
Yes to Tarrant

[Happy Days]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

Wouldn't come cheap but if we had any interest in anyone from Norf, it would be Robbie Tarrant for me for a couple of seasons. Plays most weeks, fills a massive area of need.and more of a need than Higgins or Goldstein. Can't see Norf entertaining offers for him but he deserves to go out in a side that would hopefully be contending rather than a rebuild at that rabble.

Tarrant is cooked. Has lost a step and can't keep up with anyone with pace on leads anymore.

[1eyedog]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

Yeah Tarrant's not the answer. My feeling is that no Norf player would be useful.

[Axe Man]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

Yeah Tarrant's not the answer. My feeling is that no Norf player would be useful.

That can't be true, there has to be some players there that would be useful.

I'm thinking more along the lines of a Crozier trade, not a big name like Higgins, Goldy or Tarrant. Perhaps a player that could be re-invented and re-invigorated in a different environment. I've got no idea who that player is but it's likely a player with some deficiencies (hence the cheap price) that can fill a role.

[Happy Days]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

North have some nice talent but they won’t be available. Simpkin, Zurrhar and particularly Larkey all look like being excellent players.

We could maybe ask about Luke McDonald who’s turned his career around this season and has shown he can lock down mids as well as create drive off half back, but we’d be buying at his peak price and not really making our side better.

[Mofra]

Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

That can't be true, there has to be some players there that would be useful.

I'm thinking more along the lines of a Crozier trade, not a big name like Higgins, Goldy or Tarrant. Perhaps a player that could be re-invented and re-invigorated in a different environment. I've got no idea who that player is but it's likely a player with some deficiencies (hence the cheap price) that can fill a role.

I know he's not a star (and has little contested game), but Rory Atkins as an outside runner/wingman. He's in and out of the Crows team and is an RFA.
I suspect he costs us nothing at the trade table and not much in salary, and instantly becomes a better second wing option than Hayes or our attempts to turn McLean and Richards into one. Has a decent tank so can run out a game.