Toast Welcome to Freo: Dillon O'Reilly

[FreoMonocle]

We already have our Duman?

If we ever had a duck, it would have been Barlow

 

[grimlock]

Dillon O'REILLY (EAST FREMANTLE)
2019 WAFL

Totals

• 2 games
• 0 goals
• 1 behind
• 0 times in best players list

Averages

• 4.0 kicks
• 2.0 handballs
• 6.0 disposals
• 2.0 marks
• 0.0 tackles
• 1.0 frees for
• 0.0 frees against
• 0.0 inside 50s
• 1.5 rebound 50s
• 23.50 AFL Fantasy points

 

[Joao]

Dillon O'REILLY (EAST FREMANTLE)
2019 WAFL

Totals

• 2 games
• 0 goals
• 1 behind
• 0 times in best players list

Averages

• 4.0 kicks
• 2.0 handballs
• 6.0 disposals
• 2.0 marks
• 0.0 tackles
• 1.0 frees for
• 0.0 frees against
• 0.0 inside 50s
• 1.5 rebound 50s
• 23.50 AFL Fantasy points

Not good reading, but he did get injured in both games and was playing defense I believe.

 

[couldhavebeen]

Except we did it twice with his brother. Three times, no way.

Also, he'll reach J. Mcgov's ability. There, I said it.

The 3rd Mcgov is on his way under 16's I believe and we are keeping a sharp eye on him.

 

[theGav56]

The 3rd Mcgov is on his way under 16's I believe and we are keeping a sharp eye on him.

Fingers crossed he's a small forward.

 

[Schauermann]

Perhaps drafted him to secure him early rather than risk it at the national draft?

Yes. Likely. But like I said, that makes the midseason draft pointless somehow.

 

[One_Wing]

Hopefully gets his debut against Carlton.

Destroying that club is in his blood.

 

[nando2au]

Hopefully nepotism hasn't played a part with SO'R on the board but I do like the idea of having the son of a former player finally on our list. They obviously see something in him though.

Otherwise welcome to the club SOSO'R. Looking forward to seeing what you can do.

 

[Scham]

Lock him in the gym for a year!

 

[Scham]

The 3rd Mcgov is on his way under 16's I believe and we are keeping a sharp eye on him.

So we ******* should after letting the other two slide by us!

 

[Joao]

So we ******* should after letting the other two slide by us!

Yeah I defended the club for Gov and Mgov because there were some pretty obvious flaws with both.

Got to take the stab this time. I'd prefer us to do it and be wrong than not do it and watch Gov Jnr tear us a new one every time we play whomever he ends up at.

 

[malpaso]

So we ******* should after letting the other two slide by us!

Glad we missed Mitch..

 

[Silent Alarm]

Nice. A lot of people had us picking him in the National Draft so glad we ended up with him eventually.

I also still have this classic, unopened, relic from **** I dunno 20+ years ago View attachment 681745

Holy s**t! I had two of these. One was ahhh Peter Mann and the other was a ginger... let me think.

Damn, nostalgic.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Tony Dalaney! He was the other.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Mid season draft is an ideal way to try before you buy with kids that are speculative because they are ‘lazy’. You have 6 months to try them on a list without needing tie up a list spot. He may thrive or he may flounder. All that is lost is 50k

Do these kids on six month contracts still get paid 50 grand?

*. That's good.

 

[One_Wing]

Glad we missed Mitch..

Right, so overrated. Very one dimensional for a player his size. Can't be the no1 key forward and can't push up the ground like you'd want a tall his size to do.

 

[Silent Alarm]

The 3rd Mcgov is on his way under 16's I believe and we are keeping a sharp eye on him.

Hahahaha what!?

There is no third McGovern. I used to eat HJs with Mitch. Tight as.

 

[G Mus]

Do these kids on six month contracts still get paid 50 grand?

****. That's good.

If they spud it up and don’t get drafted next year or held on they get a 20k parachute payment too

 

[PapaJ]

So we ******* should after letting the other two slide by us!

Yeah I defended the club for Gov and Mgov because there were some pretty obvious flaws with both.

Damn straight. Dodged a bullet is what I call it after so many calling for him to come in. I was never convinced myself, glad we missed the 2nd McGov.

3rd one's a charm hey

 

[Silent Alarm]

If they spud it up and don’t get drafted next year or held on they get a 20k parachute payment too

Wait so it's $50,000 to play football from May to (in most cases) August? And then if you get kept on you get another contract but if you don't you get another 20 grand?

Considering it's basically June now, that's three months of work for 70k.

And footballers constantly ask for pity and say how hard everything is.

Wow.

 

[Taylor]

And the club will pay to move you across the country twice.

Dillon has a big head and a thick neck. He'll bulk up.

 

[Silent Alarm]

And the club will pay to move you across the country twice.

Dillon has a big head and a thick neck. He'll bulk up.

They'll reimburse you more like, and I think the AFL take care of that.

 

[Channels]

Yes. Likely. But like I said, that makes the midseason draft pointless somehow.

I reckon the AFL didn’t think this through when they implemented it.

I think they were hoping the clubs would choose Barlow/Bewley types, the mature agers that had been overlooked previously. I guess they got that with a few picks but mostly kids taken.

 

[theGav56]

I reckon the AFL didn’t think this through when they implemented it.

I think they were hoping the clubs would choose Barlow/Bewley types, the mature agers that had been overlooked previously. I guess they got that with a few picks but mostly kids taken.

Never a realistic expectation that there will be a dozen ready to go players lurking in the lower leagues with the capacity to step up immediately. Half a dozen were taken with that in mind though, so that seems like a reasonable outcome.

 

[arsesmart]

Wait so it's $50,000 to play football from May to (in most cases) August? And then if you get kept on you get another contract but if you don't you get another 20 grand?

Considering it's basically June now, that's three months of work for 70k.

And footballers constantly ask for pity and say how hard everything is.

Wow.

The thinking was that many of these blokes would need to give up jobs/ apprenticeships/careers, possibly shift girlfriends/wives/families for a gamble on a potential 3 month marginal spot on a list.