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sabre_ac
28 Oct 2002, 01:14
The brown deal if goes forward will be a black day in our history.
At the age of 19 he won the club man award and has allot of potential,skill and heart.
We trade him for the 15th pick in the weakest draft thus far.
Schwab decsions understandably had to be made but were loosing our heart.
Your idea of loyalty is worring, god help us next time we have to sign Pavlich.
:( :mad:
Is there a need to trade Brown at the moment?.
If we get the 15th draft pick in a poor year, that may be a backward move.
Geez Brownies had an ordinary year due to lack of game time, but when he's been on the ground, he's been useful. He has good skills and has been wrongly labeled as slow, as he put alot of effort into the pre season working on his weakness's.
FreoDocker
28 Oct 2002, 01:27
I'm wrapped that we got Headland, but to let Brown go is a big mistake.
He's a great club man, popular amongst the playing group and is the only docker who actually stands up for our players when they are getting bagged.
Not good freo, not good!
Kenny_01
28 Oct 2002, 01:32
I am sad to see Brown go, and we could have got more than #15 for him.
It will definately give him more opportunity though, and a good chance to have a successful AFL career. Best of luck to him.
funky_monk
28 Oct 2002, 01:40
Originally posted by sabre_ac
The brown deal if goes forward will be a black day in our history.
At the age of 19 he won the club man award and has allot of potential,skill and heart.
We trade him for the 15th pick in the weakest draft thus far.
Schwab decsions understandably had to be made but were loosing our heart.
Your idea of loyalty is worring, god help us next time we have to sign Pavlich.
:( :mad:
Not Schwab this time.
Connolly, Moylan and Icke.
TheRealBuzz
28 Oct 2002, 02:16
Shane hasn't said anything about it over at Dockerland.
He usually knows what's going on. Maybe The West have it wrong?
Kenny_01
28 Oct 2002, 02:25
Originally posted by TheRealBuzz
Shane hasn't said anything about it over at Dockerland.
He usually knows what's going on. Maybe The West have it wrong?
Doubt it.
If we did keep Brown, it had all to do with loyalty and not much to do with what happens on the field. It's sad to see him go because he was a good clubman, but that's football.
TheRealBuzz
28 Oct 2002, 02:37
I presume it had to do with salary cap pressure?
Man, I get the feeling that Metro's salary might be discussed in length by the Fremantle faithful tomorrow.
He might also be involved in an unfortunate "accident" with a particular persons Ute.
Originally posted by TheRealBuzz
He might also be involved in an unfortunate "accident" with a particular persons ute.
Phil Matera's?
Apparently he drives an old bombed up ute to training and does burnouts in the car parks.
funky_monk
28 Oct 2002, 02:42
Originally posted by Kenny_01
Doubt it.
If we did keep Brown, it had all to do with loyalty and not much to do with what happens on the field. It's sad to see him go because he was a good clubman, but that's football.
It hurts to say but Browny is the weakest link when it comes to our key position players.
Simmonds, Pav, Mcpharlin, Croad, Polak and even J Lo are all extremely good athletes.
Browny ...is not.
As far as heart and passion goes he's close to the top. But he is a tad slow.
I'm just glad Pagan is gone so he can't turn another Freo player into a superstar.
Kenny_01
28 Oct 2002, 02:47
Originally posted by ozzult
Phil Matera's?
Apparently he drives an old bombed up ute to training and does burnouts in the car parks.
Nah, Browny's
Kenny_01
28 Oct 2002, 02:50
Originally posted by funky_monk
It hurts to say but Browny is the weakest link when it comes to our key position players.
Simmonds, Pav, Mcpharlin, Croad, Polak and even J Lo are all extremely good athletes.
Browny ...is not.
As far as heart and passion goes he's close to the top. But he is a tad slow.
I'm just glad Pagan is gone so he can't turn another Freo player into a superstar.
Yeah I agree. He is a solid mark and a booming kick but his athletisicm will hold him back. He will be a bit like Mick Martyn.
Just a quick congrats to the Freo folk....Im not sure it is official yet but it looks like you have secured the services of Headland. Well done.
Oh and nice trade with Brown. He was always pretty useless and #15 was about as good as you could expect.
carneagles
28 Oct 2002, 09:10
A bloke picked at #5 traded for the #15 pick in a reportedly dud draft. Criminy.
kuepper
28 Oct 2002, 09:18
I think Leigh Brown is a champ.
He has passion for the club, and it a very good clubman.
But the fact remians, that out of our key position talls, he is sadly the last inline - and that simply and sadly makes him expendable.
Now, in a climate where woewoedin, a past brownlow meddalist can get peddled for a 16th pick, then Brownfo the 15th is probably, and sadly about on the money.
I dont want it to happen, but doesnt suprise me an iota if it does.
And Carneagles - any side that has notbale fisrt round picks in the last 10 years such as Shane Sikora, Brendan Fewster (#3!), Luke Trew and Jaxon Crabb really should keep quiet on discussins involving first round picks ;)
carneagles
28 Oct 2002, 10:32
Originally posted by kuepper
And Carneagles - any side that has notbale fisrt round picks in the last 10 years such as Shane Sikora, Brendan Fewster (#3!), Luke Trew and Jaxon Crabb really should keep quiet on discussins involving first round picks ;) Yeah, there's been some dud picks alright. But it's actually quite appropriate that you mention the likes of Sikora and Fewster, because there's a real "mid-90's" (for both clubs) feel to this deal.
Sure, you can understand why he was traded, but the ramifications of losing Brown go a bit wider than for your run-of-the-mill player. As a fellow supporter of yours said on another site - Des had better be worth it.
PS: Spewing we didn't get Pickett.
kuepper
28 Oct 2002, 10:37
I understand the ramifications, but at the end of the day - what do you do?
Trade a better player - it just doesnt make sense.
As I say, I rate Leigh the person and Leigh the player, and im not overly happy, but at the end of th day - should be win win for all involved, I hope.
And Pickett - yeah, wouldnt have minded him running off half back and smashing a few ... you get that.
S.J Rollin
28 Oct 2002, 11:10
Heartbreaking to hear that the Anvil is being forced to leave Fremantle. :( :( :(
In the cold heart light of day it's sad that Brownie is moving along, but was he in the best 22?.
He's given his heart and soul to the Freo club and I wish him all the best in the future. I can assure you that both McPhee and Brownie will be given a warm reception at Subi when they come over to play.
The phrase, "you gotta be cruel to be kind", springs to mind.
Hear Hear
I say good luck to Leigh Brown
TheRealBuzz
28 Oct 2002, 12:43
Whatever disappointment you're feeling at the moment will soon be forgotten when you first see Headland pump the ball sixty metres to J'Lo's chest.
Headland is such a perfect ingredient to your midfield, it almost makes me bloody vomit. :)
Kenny_01
28 Oct 2002, 13:26
Originally posted by TheRealBuzz
Whatever disappointment you're feeling at the moment will soon be forgotten when you first see Headland pump the ball sixty metres to J'Lo's chest.
Headland is such a perfect ingredient to your midfield, it almost makes me bloody vomit. :)
Let's hope so.
sabre_ac
28 Oct 2002, 14:23
Originally posted by TheRealBuzz
Whatever disappointment you're feeling at the moment will soon be forgotten when you first see Headland pump the ball sixty metres to J'Lo's chest.
Headland is such a perfect ingredient to your midfield, it almost makes me bloody vomit. :)
Yes thats the plan
Except its more likely to be Wathouse/Longmuir/Farmer/Medhurst kind of thing :)
anchor man
28 Oct 2002, 15:25
Agh funky monkey just which of the Ex freo boys did Pagan turn into a SUPERSTAR??!!!!
I have racked my brain and have yet to come up with the answer to this conundrum.
With picks 15 and 60 maybe we can pick up a couple of good local kids who are not going to cost us an arm and a leg and will give it all for the club.
Sorry to see Brown and McPhee go but both I believe had ordinary seasons last year.I wish them all the best for the future.
When Brownie learns to be where the ball is he will be a good player.At the moment he is the sort of player who is where the ball used to be.
funky_monk
28 Oct 2002, 16:00
Originally posted by anchor man
Agh funky monkey just which of the Ex freo boys did Pagan turn into a SUPERSTAR??!!!!
I was exaggerating.
Abraham, Burton, Bell and even Sinclair all did better under Pagan than at Freo.
The only fathomable reason is that we had to let him go because of salary cap pressures. He would have been paid around $300k this year. Admittedly, he would be one of the last picke din the 22, but he still added depth to the side, and worth moer than the #15 draft pick you would have thought.
Although it does beckon the question as to why North? Aren't they supposed to be cutting back on player salaries? Why would they pick up a fringe player on an exorbidant wage?
Originally posted by TheRealBuzz
Whatever disappointment you're feeling at the moment will soon be forgotten when you first see Headland pump the ball sixty metres to J'Lo's chest.
Headland is such a perfect ingredient to your midfield, it almost makes me bloody vomit. :)
On a day when I am disappointed with the club for trading away brownie, that made me smile Buzz. Cheers.
I like it so much, I think I'll change my signature...