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Seanybruz said:
Probably should've I would've thought, considering it's likely all 4 would easily make your best 22 ahead of the likes of Jaensch, Mckernan/Jenkins, Petrenko & a few others.

You may question Hombsch as an unknown but he would've been a handy successor to Rutten.
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So they didn't choose Port over the Crows?
 
Elite Crow said:
So they didn't choose Port over the Crows?
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Of course they did. If you don't think the crows and Port and aren't into every South Australian interstate you are delusional. Now for whatever range of reasons they chose one over the other who knows.

By the same token you can argue Jacobs and Thompson for example chose the crows over Port.
 
Ford Fairlane said:
Of course they did. If you don't think the crows and Port and aren't into every South Australian interstate you are delusional. Now for whatever range of reasons they chose one over the other who knows.

By the same token you can argue Jacobs and Thompson for example chose the crows over Port.
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Just because they are South Australian doesn't mean both clubs rate them equally. At the time Schulz was pretty ordinary at Richmond, there has never been any suggestion we were after him.

Perhaps the Crows didn't want to pay Monfries price tag?

It's too simplistic to suggest because they've come back and gone to one of the clubs that both teams wanted them, especially if the player was struggling at their other club.
 

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Elite Crow said:
Just because they are South Australian doesn't mean both clubs rate them equally. At the time Schulz was pretty ordinary at Richmond, there has never been any suggestion we were after him.

Perhaps the Crows didn't want to pay Monfries price tag?

It's too simplistic to suggest because they've come back and gone to one of the clubs that both teams wanted them, especially if the player was struggling at their other club.
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As I said 'for whatever range of reasons' they have chosen one club over another. One of those reasons may have been the other club was not as keen. Maybe Jacobs went to the crows and Monfries to Port because the money was better, demonstrating that one club was keener than the other.

But in the end players choose one club over the other. To try and debate why is getting into absolute hypotheticals. It's not a slur on either club.
 
Ford Fairlane said:
As I said 'for whatever range of reasons' they have chosen one club over another. One of those reasons may have been the other club was not as keen. Maybe Jacobs went to the crows and Monfries to Port because the money was better, demonstrating that one club was keener than the other.

But in the end players choose one club over the other. To try and debate why is getting into absolute hypotheticals. It's not a slur on either club.
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My initial post was in response to a post suggesting Port was a preferred option for those players over the Crows. It was meant to be a slur. For them to choose Port over the Crows there has to be interest from the Crows, you might as well say Schulz chose Port over West Coast.

Just because they are South Aussie doesn't mean both clubs are into them as you suggested.
 
Elite Crow said:
My initial post was in response to a post suggesting Port was a preferred option for those players over the Crows. It was meant to be a slur. For them to choose Port over the Crows there has to be interest from the Crows, you might as well say Schulz chose Port over West Coast.

Just because they are South Aussie doesn't mean both clubs are into them as you suggested.
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As I said both clubs are into expat South Aussies. Just because they choose one club over the other means bugger all really because it's about personal preference and the club's absolute interest. Polec was probably the first public tug of war, that doesn't mean it hasn't happened behind the scenes.

If you're going to get worked up over a comment like this on the Port Board then I'm not sure if you'll be able to get the hook out. Anyway you've had a fair run on this topic - move on or move out.
 
Elite Crow said:
My initial post was in response to a post suggesting Port was a preferred option for those players over the Crows. It was meant to be a slur. For them to choose Port over the Crows there has to be interest from the Crows, you might as well say Schulz chose Port over West Coast.

Just because they are South Aussie doesn't mean both clubs are into them as you suggested.
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I should've posted more clearly that I was just glad they chose us as their club of choice coming home to SA. It wasn't meant to be a slur, it would be the same way as your fans saying you're glad Thompson, Jacobs & Betts chose the Crows as their club of choice even though the latter two players weren't really pursued by Port.

Not sure why you'd care really EC, this is a Port recruitment thread where naturally you're going to get people saying that they're glad the players we've traded-in in recent times chose our club over your guys whether your club was interested in them or not.

Both clubs have landed their fair share of quality recruits, not worth getting into a pissing contest when all I was doing was saying we've done well in attracting talent back to the club in recent times.
 
Seanybruz said:
Bargain of the decade right there. I'm pretty envious that they targeted him so hard he didn't entertain the thought of picking us, he could've been a great water boy for us.
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is he still playing?
 
Both clubs show an interest in nearly all ex SA players coming home just to keep the other mob paying as much as they can, however the need for a type of player usually means one club will pay more to get their target..:eek:
 
Ford Fairlane said:
The thing with Redden and Lobbe is they are both first rucks - they could both play forward in a pinch but whether they are genuine forward options is another question. If Lycett is genuinely a tall forward who can ruck (like Tippett) as opposed to a ruck who can pinch-hit forward, he is exactly the type of player we could use.
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Lycett is very much a ruckman who pinch hits forward. He's probably more nimble than Redden or Lobbe but still not a natural forward.

The player you want is Sam Day, he's quite handy in the ruck, think Roughead/Vardy.
 
It Just Is said:
Lycett is very much a ruckman who pinch hits forward. He's probably more nimble than Redden or Lobbe but still not a natural forward.

The player you want is Sam Day, he's quite handy in the ruck, think Roughead/Vardy.
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The guy I always think of - and yes I know it's an apex example - is Paddy Ryder.

Mitch Harvey might be the one, he's a big body who is a genuine forward who could ruck - looked to have a bit of an idea how to ruck in the Adelaide trial game. Butcher and Shaw look at bit at sea in the ruck, but so did Westhoff and he's not bad now. Trengove is another one who would be ideal but he's still very important to our defensive set up.
 

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El_Scorcho said:
Get Davis as well, delist our worst small and use that spot on a good KPF.

Good KPPs come around so rarely that if you have the opportunity to add a good (or potentially good) one to your list, you do it.
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Davis has the same problem as Butcher I reckon. Too many injuries and can't put on enough size to be a really good KPP.
Elite Crow said:
My initial post was in response to a post suggesting Port was a preferred option for those players over the Crows. It was meant to be a slur. For them to choose Port over the Crows there has to be interest from the Crows, you might as well say Schulz chose Port over West Coast.

Just because they are South Aussie doesn't mean both clubs are into them as you suggested.
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Wow really, didn't know that.

How blessed we are to have you monitoring this forum 24/7.
Jumbo said:
It all depends on how this year pans out, if Lobster and Redden are looking ok then there's no need to chase Lycett
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Well, we chased Gorringe, Bellchambers and others last year without giving the Lobbe/Redden combo much of a chance. We seem pretty determined to recruit a player who is a bad forward and a bad ruck.
 
Sam Day, Jack Redden and Scott Lycett come out of contract at the end of the year. Day and Redden would have huge trade value.

Tim Sumner and Tim Broomhead should be coming out of contract at the end of the year. If they haven't settled and want to return to SA they would be worth considering.
 
rumoursofwinter said:
Sam Day, Jack Redden and Scott Lycett come out of contract at the end of the year ....
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I might be confusing him with another player but I think Sam Day has now extended with Gold Coast. Couldn't easily find a link so gave up.
 
Ford Fairlane said:
The guy I always think of - and yes I know it's an apex example - is Paddy Ryder.

Mitch Harvey might be the one, he's a big body who is a genuine forward who could ruck - looked to have a bit of an idea how to ruck in the Adelaide trial game. Butcher and Shaw look at bit at sea in the ruck, but so did Westhoff and he's not bad now. Trengove is another one who would be ideal but he's still very important to our defensive set up.
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This was one of the most pleasing things that I got from that game. Seems that unless a kid is 2m these days they don't bother trying him in the ruck, but given the height difference Harvey was actually surprisingly aggressive in the ruck. Sure he didn't have an impact on the scoreboard, and hardly racked up a lot of possies, but he did get involved in a few handball chains and picked up a few ground balls. I think he's almost a certainty to make it at AFL level, whether he becomes a star or not comes down to how much he can build his athletic base.
 
Ben Reid is probably the best available KPP at the moment. Not sure if we could get him but he would sure up our forward line for the foreseeable future.
 

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Bob77 said:
Ben Reid is probably the best available KPP at the moment. Not sure if we could get him but he would sure up our forward line for the foreseeable future.
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Keeping in mind we kept him to no scoring shots in the elim final.
I think he looks better than he is because Cloke demands far more attention from defenders needing to double up on him.
In saying that, he's certainly a good KPP either way but don't think we'd get him.
 
Chrizzt said:
Keeping in mind we kept him to no scoring shots in the elim final.
I think he looks better than he is because Cloke demands far more attention from defenders needing to double up on him.
In saying that, he's certainly a good KPP either way but don't think we'd get him.
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Fair point, I was just leaning towards him because he wouldn't cost us a first rounder (plus Eddie's head would explode).
 
Sooo... Sam Day or Sam Reid would be useful next year.
Either would make us a instant premiership threat
 
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