Tom Rockliff

[JAlexG]

They just can't help it, the blokes we've recruited over the last few years.
They just get sucked into this amazing vortex of culture, club history and realise how passionate the port people are.

Welcome to the greatest club in the world son.

 

[Chrizzt]

He's 0-5 at AO so here's hoping he reverses that formline asap.

Also played in front of an average home crowd of 17k the last few years having played in 4 home games sub 15k attendance this year alone. Hopefully a big sat night at AO to start the season.

 

[pip_]

He followed on by saying something like "I've been on the receiving end of it enough times, so I should know"

 

[Marmozet]

Monfries, Ryder, Dixon, Rockliff, possibly Motlop and Watts. It's amazing that we can attract such big names to the club, especially those that aren't South Australian.

 

[cmpower]

Just what we need someone with a bit of c**t in the midfield.
I think SPP and Ollie will strut a bit more with The Rock backing them up!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

5aa interview - Reasons for coming to Port
* security family 4 year deal
* really good family club
* well situated to play finals
* home games at Port Adelaide Oval - no more passionate supporters - been on the end of it. Can't wait to be on the other end of it.

Edit From 1:20 in the interview
"I think anytime you play at Port Adelaide Oval and, playing in Brisbane for so many years, you're sort of out of the AFL spotlight a little bit, so to get over there and play home games at Adelaide Oval in front of 50,000, there's no more passionate supporters than Port Adelaide supporters, ahm I've been on the other end of it, so I can't wait to be on this side of it over there."

 

[Smartys Power]

Also for everyone not 100% sure.

His name is spelled:


R O C K L I F F


You have been warned.

Tom Rocockliff.

 

[Smartys Power]

He's 0-5 at AO so here's hoping he reverses that formline asap.

Spud. Delist.

 

[RossFC]

5aa interview - Reasons for coming to Port
* security family 4 year deal
* really good family club
* well situated to play finals
* home games at Port Adelaide Oval - no more passionate supporters - been on the end of it. Can't wait to be on the other end of it.

Port Adelaide Oval haha. Reminds me of when the AFL website on the match reports constantly put that name next to the attendance.

 

[Marmozet]

I want us to have success especially for Ryder and Dixon.

I can now add Rockliff to that list. 9 years in the system, 154 games experience and never played finals.

 

[PatientMental]

Never played in a season with a win loss >50%.

That wont take long to change.

 

[tribey]

it's okay powerpete i've got this

 

[Forzaport]

Huge get. Thrilled to have Tom on board. He'll make a massive difference in our engine room. Can't help but feel that Brisbane got royally screwed over. Melbourne managed band 1 (pick 3) for Frawley but Brisbane get band 2 (pick 18) for Rockliff.

 

[Chrizzt]

Huge get. Thrilled to have Tom on board. He'll make a massive difference in our engine room. Can't help but feel that Brisbane got royally screwed over. Melbourne managed band 1 (pick 3) for Frawley but Brisbane get band 2 (pick 18) for Rockliff.

Reckon it would have been borderline band 1 and band 2. Frawley was about 2 years younger which would have pushed his compo up.

Plus the reason the AFL don't release the compo formula is so they can tinker with it on a case by case basis. They probably didn't want the uproar of Brisbane landing two top 10 picks and bringing back the whole compromised draft argument. Either way, Brisbane are probably reasonably happy. They still need at least 2 more years of development with their current squad until they are a genuine top 8 contender and probably 4 away from top 4 so Rockliff was never going to carry them to a premiership.

 

[Steve Dore]

We didn't choose the Rocklife, the Rocklife chose us.

 

[PAFC66]

Love the salt from the crows fans

 

[_VXV]

I want us to have success especially for Ryder and Dixon.

I can now add Rockliff to that list. 9 years in the system, 154 games experience and never played finals.

Dixon really responded when given a finals game, hopefully we get the same enthusiasm out of rocky.

 

[OneGreatClub]

"there's no more passionate supporters than Port Adelaide supporters" he says to the morons on 5aa

Did he also say "Port Adelaide Oval"
And "Family Club"
Seems Kenny and Boak were very persuasive.

 

[Trewth]

Love the salt from the crows fans

He was supposed to go to them last year hahahahaha

 

[Smartys Power]

Rocky in that polo. Hnnnggg.

 

[Smartys Power]

heck sakes RossFC!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

His partner encouraged him to take Port's offer.

 

[RossFC]

**** sakes RossFC!

snap.

 

[Simbatheking21]

Win win for both teams. Wish him the best at port, obviously had his issues but he was my fav player. All the best next year guys and girls

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Listen to Rocky here