Free Agency James Worpel - Joins Geelong as a Restricted Free Agent, Hawthorn receive Band 4 Compensation

[Jack Richards]

End of 2nd round compo pick is going Hawks way

 

[hawkman]

Worpel to Geelong? Yeah sure I've always rated him

Turnover merchant

Or do we need to wait until the compo is announced before we start insulting what Geelong have got

 

[Wojcinski]

Turnover merchant

Or do we need to wait until the compo is announced before we start insulting what Geelong have got

I'm hoping we just ban him from kicking

 

[hawkman]

I'm hoping we just ban him from kicking

The kicking never bothered me. Last year he improved it a lot before regressing back this year.

What annoyed me the most was the fend offs and trying to fight through tackles. It looked good when it worked but most times it didn't

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Suggesting about pick 35 ?

Yeah if its 4 years with a trigger for 5th as I suspect it might fall just short of band 2 and be band 3. We will see on monday.

 

[Daka]

I have watched Worpel a lot of over the years, he can play some good footy,
can be very fumbly at times though, probably a bigger gain for Geelong than a loss for the Hawks, especially if they get Merrett.

 

[Wojcinski]

'Worpedo' Geelong-bound: Paperwork lodged for Hawks mid to join Cats

Hawk James Worpel will join the Cats as a free agent

www.afl.com.au

 

[Lore]

 

[Spook]

I don't think you've lowballed him, but Cats are thin on inside mids, so him coming would probably be our number 1 inside mid so that probably appeals to him.

I image he's behind some of your other mids in the pecking order and even further if you get Merrett.

Perfect summation. He wants to be no 1 inside mid and is 3rd at Hawthorn atm. Will be a good ying to Holmes Atkins Smith Yang.

 

[Spook]

I'm hoping we just ban him from kicking

In saying that his kicks are long and penetrate.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

In saying that his kicks are long and penetrate.

I think we put him on a provisional kicking license where no opposition player can be within 5m

 

[Dewyyyyy]

I think we put him on a provisional kicking license where no opposition player can be within 5m

Kicking really isn’t the issue, it’s the fend offs. Thinking he can take on the world, he’s probably a better kick than he is by hand..

 

[Drunkcat]

Like getting bad santa for xmas

 

[bzparkes]

In saying that his kicks are long and penetrate.

 

[SSSSSS]

Lower those eyebrows Milhouse.

 

[Hawker55]

The kicking never bothered me. Last year he improved it a lot before regressing back this year.

What annoyed me the most was the fend offs and trying to fight through tackles. It looked good when it worked but most times it didn't

He used to be really good at it though. For some reason it just didn't work for him this year, but before that it was a key part of his game. Regardless I wish him well - he was good for us at a time when we didn't have much to look forward to.

 

[HeHateMe]

Should end up as an end of first round composition pick if hawks don't match

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Should end up as an end of first round composition pick if hawks don't match

Unfortunately the dollars involved means it will likely be band 3.

 

[HeHateMe]

Unfortunately the dollars involved means it will likely be band 3.

Really that's surprising, Silvagni got a contract that was Band 2. Pretty crazy to think that the contracts would be that far apart.

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Really that's surprising, Silvagni got a contract that was Band 2. Pretty crazy to think that the contracts would be that far apart.

Hope I am wrong but Silvagni $850 vs Worps $650-700 the key difference.

 

[foxdog50]

Like getting bad santa for xmas

 

[HairyO]

Hope I am wrong but Silvagni $850 vs Worps $650-700 the key difference.

Worpel is 2 years younger. But the AFL make it all up and assign the pick based on how much help they think the club needs.

 

[HeHateMe]

Hope I am wrong but Silvagni $850 vs Worps $650-700 the key difference.

That's crazy money for Silvagni or bargain price for Worps.

 

[HeHateMe]

Common sense says they should be the same Band... Anyway it is that it is.

 

[FootyLad0]

The kicking never bothered me. Last year he improved it a lot before regressing back this year.

What annoyed me the most was the fend offs and trying to fight through tackles. It looked good when it worked but most times it didn't

Good thing is Cats gameplan is to possess the ball as little, longer kicks to space and beating teams on the backfoot, fastest transition scoring end to end. Little as possible with ball in hand so less disposals per player and less time holding onto the footy where he won’t be trying to fend off everyone.

Cats also prioritise footy to grass so how it gets in there is not as big a deal as it is playing for a side that requires precision ball movement.

Reckon Worps will much better suit Geelong than the Hawks

 

[Guardian Hawk]

Gee I hope it's Band 2. That would mean pick 20 odd (which is approximately fair for Worpel).

Band 3 is Pick 35 - which in a weak draft is pretty awful for a 26 year old that has earnt Brownlow votes 16 times in the past 3 seasons.

To the extent I'd hope Hawthorn would then match and force a trade - which I think is unlikely.