Welcome Welcome to Adelaide - Finnbar Maley

[Mr_Moogle]

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Arghhhhh my freaking eyes!

 

[dogs105]

Didn't realise until just then that he was Paul Maley's son. The Mailman was a gun!

 

[Apsaalooke]

The highlights look good.

Great contested mark and while he hardly has a laser kick, his technique seems adequate. Already miles ahead of the likes of ROB or the worst kick of all time, Paul Northeast.

Plenty of ordinary kicks have improved significantly with time and coaching to become deadeye dicks in front of goal - Scott Welsh

Scott Welsh

Age

47

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.9

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

2.6

1star

K

2.2

1star

HB

0.4

1star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.2

3star

, Brett Burton

Brett Burton

Age

48

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

10.4

4star

HB

2.8

2star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.2

5star

No current season stats available

D

14.4

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

2.4

3star

M

8.4

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.8

5star

, Jay Schulz

Jay Schulz

Age

41

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

3.6

1star

K

2.4

1star

HB

1.2

2star

M

1.4

2star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

to name a few. Worth a shot.

 

[Mutineer]

The highlights look good.

Great contested mark and while he hardly has a laser kick, his technique seems adequate. Already miles ahead of the likes of ROB or the worst kick of all time, Paul Northeast.

Plenty of ordinary kicks have improved significantly with time and coaching to become deadeye dicks in front of goal - Scott Welsh, Brett Burton, Jay Schulz to name a few. Worth a shot.

Ian didn't.

 

[CDC60]

Reminds me of JJ who we traded in aged 23 when he hadn't played a game for Essendon

 

[SellarStardom]

We needed a player like this. FOG is a leading not high marking forward, Welsh, if he makes it, the same. Ibis might or might not make it, Burgess incapable. We need a marking option to assist Filthy.

He's a cheap McGovern

 

[AFC979810]

Know nothing about him, but from a stats perspective his kicking doesnt seem to concerning.

Has kicked 49.26 in his 3 seasons at VFL level and AFL level - 65.3% conversion rate.

Walker this year was 39.27
Fogarty this year was 41.16

At worst he is as bad as Burgess. At least he is only 22 and has some potential.

 

[Apsaalooke]

Ian didn't.

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You’re right but his helicopter goals were awesome

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Have only seen his AFL games no VFL but have been impressed by his ground ball stuff in follow up
from ruck work and doesn’t shirk an issue.
His marking and pack crashing is well known already but will apply real pressure around the ball
as a mobile ruck ( which I see us developing him as) in the making if he works out dropping Rob’s time on ground
significantly.

Absolutely worth a try with him.

People talking about the kick he shanked late in a game from 50 iirc he was called for 30 seconds,
he is not what you call a good kick but better than Rob of late.

 

[crows dude]

 

[crows dude]

 

[Mr_Moogle]

The highlights look good.

Great contested mark and while he hardly has a laser kick, his technique seems adequate. Already miles ahead of the likes of ROB or the worst kick of all time, Paul Northeast.

Plenty of ordinary kicks have improved significantly with time and coaching to become deadeye dicks in front of goal - Scott Welsh, Brett Burton, Jay Schulz to name a few. Worth a shot.

Get Tex and Fog coaching him.

 

[JPetro83]

Can mark, apparently a top bloke and well liked/loved, a beastly figure but also hear he is a cross between Nick Gill

Nick Gill

Age

43

Ht

194cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.6

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

& Ian Perrie when it comes to his kicking which isnt ideal. this trade makes no sense.
I can really only see him playing when Tex has a spell OR if there is an injury.

 

[JPetro83]

Reminds me of JJ who we traded in aged 23 when he hadn't played a game for Essendon

good call

 

[1990crow]

Can mark, apparently a top bloke and well liked/loved, a beastly figure but also hear he is a cross between Nick Gill & Ian Perrie when it comes to his kicking which isnt ideal. this trade makes no sense.
I can really only see him playing when Tex has a spell OR if there is an injury.

Maybe Tex and Fog can teach him to kick. Decent guys around to help him.

 

[CrowToon]

Ashley Martin's worst nightmare

 

[Golumless]

Can mark, apparently a top bloke and well liked/loved, a beastly figure but also hear he is a cross between Nick Gill & Ian Perrie when it comes to his kicking which isnt ideal. this trade makes no sense.
I can really only see him playing when Tex has a spell OR if there is an injury.

Chris Burgess is out of contract...

Right now, this is purely just us switching who our depth options are and keeping them fresh. If we get something more out of Maley, great and to be fair to the trade, going for more contested marking power in our third tall slot is definitely a viable way to approach the post-Tex world.

That said, expect that he's here for a year or two and never plays a game for us.

 

[hugecannon]

Is he tall/athletic enough to play as a ruck if ROB goes downhill?

 

[Golumless]

Is he tall/athletic enough to play as a ruck if ROB goes downhill?

197 cm, so no. That'll be left to McAndrews.

 

[crows dude]

The highlights look good.

Great contested mark and while he hardly has a laser kick, his technique seems adequate. Already miles ahead of the likes of ROB or the worst kick of all time, Paul Northeast.

Plenty of ordinary kicks have improved significantly with time and coaching to become deadeye dicks in front of goal - Scott Welsh, Brett Burton, Jay Schulz to name a few. Worth a shot.

Scotty Welsh and Jay Schultz were beautiful kicks. Burton poor technique but pretty accurate. Northeast had a terrible ball drop but still managed to hit targets from half back.

 

[SugarShane]

Chris Burgess is out of contract...

Right now, this is purely just us switching who our depth options are and keeping them fresh. If we get something more out of Maley, great and to be fair to the trade, going for more contested marking power in our third tall slot is definitely a viable way to approach the post-Tex world.

That said, expect that he's here for a year or two and never plays a game for us.

The odd thing for me is why North were happy to let him go for virtually nothing. Rookie him, develop him, blood him, then let him go when the big boys always seem to take a bit longer to come on. Obviously didn't see enough in him to keep him for peanuts or don't have a need in that area.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

The odd thing for me is why North were happy to let him go for virtually nothing. Rookie him, develop him, blood him, then let him go when the big boys always seem to take a bit longer to come on. Obviously didn't see enough in him to keep him for peanuts or don't have a need in that area.

Or had other players like Goad, NORTH believe needs games in 2026 .....how do they manage that having Xerri as #1 Ruck ?

 

[Golumless]

The odd thing for me is why North were happy to let him go for virtually nothing. Rookie him, develop him, blood him, then let him go when the big boys always seem to take a bit longer to come on. Obviously didn't see enough in him to keep him for peanuts or don't have a need in that area.

If I had to guess, it's probably due to hitting the jackpot on Trembath in the mid season draft.

 

[moses]

Given Ports lack of forward depth, he would have been a perfect pick up!

 

[Mutineer]

The odd thing for me is why North were happy to let him go for virtually nothing. Rookie him, develop him, blood him, then let him go when the big boys always seem to take a bit longer to come on. Obviously didn't see enough in him to keep him for peanuts or don't have a need in that area.

They have Taylor Goad, Callum Coleman-Jones, the 200cm Will Dawson who is quite capable as a chop out ruck all behind Tristan Xerri probably explains that.