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LOST: Simmonds
TLO
Doswell
Edgecumbe
Waterhouse
Colreavy
Cunningham
GAINED: Carr
Black
Schofield
Copping
Stribbling
Kriger
Juniper
All in all, a job well done by the recruiting staff IMO.
purplesoul
15 Dec 2004, 10:44
Would have to be considered one of Freo's best trading periods in so far as they have actually recruited the players that were required to fill the deficiencies.
Now if only they have the right forward combination and it fires ....
ImperialPurple
15 Dec 2004, 11:18
LOST: Simmonds
TLO
Doswell
Edgecumbe
Waterhouse
Colreavy
Cunningham
GAINED: Carr
Black
Schofield
Copping
Stribbling
Kriger
Juniper
All in all, a job well done by the recruiting staff IMO.
Three established players out:
Snake
Clive
T-Lo
Three established players in:
Carr
Black
Schofield
Different types of players, different positions, but given our needs and the basic class of each player, you'd have to say:
Ins >>> Outs
(Snake as a good quality tall being the only possible contentious one IMO).
As for the rest of them, well only time will tell. We do know that none of Cunningham, Doswell, Edgecumbe or Colreavy are losses of any kind for us, so if only one of these 4 new young guys makes it, then we have come out on top there also.
All-in-all, an outstanding trading / drafting period for what we needed.
Our rookie draft picks are average
Cameron_K
15 Dec 2004, 17:21
Our rookie draft picks are average
That is based upon?
That is based upon?
nothing really, talk to a few people about it, but none of them are involved at AFL level. I think the generally feeling was we should have gone for WA players. I was hoping to pick up one of the SA Key position prospects. From what i have heard one of them could have step straight into senior football.
But these virtually unproven ( could be anything) kids, we picked up may be alright in a couple years.
I am no expert, my opinion are formed from what i read, or someone tells me
sabre_ac
15 Dec 2004, 18:05
But these virtually unproven ( could be anything) kids, we picked up may be alright in a couple years.
My opinion is that is what rookie draft is all about , you take a punt on the kids that are raw and that could be anything. Sandilands is a perfect example.
pav_is_god
15 Dec 2004, 18:54
I'm happy with our trading this year, we've gone for experience over youth, which is good considering we already have a fair few kids in the side.
dockertor
16 Dec 2004, 14:34
In all I think we came out pretty even. The loss of simmons and Tlo is actually significant. I have reviewed a few games recently and paid special note to their contributions. However the new additions should make up for them and in an area we needed to improve.
On paper it looks good - time will tell. Just need Black, Carr and Scoffield to step up and put in and not a "Dessie". Haines was one I definetly did not agree with but good luck to him.
I believe Scoffield is going to really add something, as he has surprised me on how he always seems to get on his own and really carries the ball well. Just hope he does this at Freo.
Rookies - still sitting on the fence but would have liked Wilkes and Thornton.
The ****** up the road shared my view by picking them up.
Also hoping that Murphy, Mundy and Dunn step up, to provide a bit more depth.
theferrett
16 Dec 2004, 20:40
Our rookie draft picks are average
Ha we got Jumping Jack Juniper - just watch this lad over the next couple of years