Universal Love Welcome Sam Gibson :)

[DJ75]

For pick 91? Thats a reasonable pick up. Costs nothing, may produce nothing, but provides some solid back up.
Smart move.

 

[Smoooothy]

wow - from nowhere!!

 

[simmo97]

He was available as a delisted free agent though surely?

we gave up pick 91 and it gives Sam clarity about his future earlier.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

North after Yolmen

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Welcome to the club Sam Gibson. Should be handy depth in case of injuries.

 

[Macjoe]

Not sure he's a big fish , but nice get. Welcome, Sam.

 

[Crow_Magnon]

Always felt he was a solid contributor at North, so worth a shot - can't hurt having another big bodied mid, given how easily some of our blokes are pushed off the ball.

 

[Danger in Texas]

I reckon we were always wanting one of him or Miles for midfield depth

Gibson was cheaper

 

[Donkey Magoo]

the ****?

We really are going all in

We didn’t need rockliff but we need this big bodied ball butcher?

Oh well I guess it can’t hurt

With Thommo gone, we had a spot free for one

 

[FantasticShirt]

Any chance of Josh Gibson as well? Get the whole set.

Gibbs
Gibson
Gibson

 

[Squiba]

So um, anyone know what he does on a football field? Position?

 

[matty p]

the ****?

We really are going all in

We didn’t need rockliff but we need this big bodied ball butcher?

Oh well I guess it can’t hurt

The difference is Rockliff is a terrible bloke and Gibson is a great team man.

Gibson is better than Mackay, so as long as they're never in the team at the same time it'll be a good result.

 

[matty p]

So um, anyone know what he does on a football field? Position?

Wing - gut runner.

 

[Sanders]

The difference is Rockliff is a terrible bloke and Gibson is a great team man.

Gibson is better than Mackay, so as long as they're never in the team at the same time it'll be a good result.

You’ve almost convinced me

 

[Bonkers000]

I like this move. Cost nothing in salary cap or draft picks. We have lots of lost spots to fill, no quality draft picks to use, and he’s handy depth.

 

[brucetiki]

Straight from the bargain bin!

 

[Mitchell54]

Think he'll play alot more footy than you guys are saying. Will be best 22 once injuries hit.
Been a good footballer at North. Think he'll do you guys well. Can't hurt for a nothing pick.
Was always of the opinion you guys needed to bolster your midfield and Gibbs & Gibson are good pickups to push for a premiership

Next stop Hawthorn re Puopolo?

 

[koshari]

Sams a pretty solid journeyman and adds depth, if he wasnt OOC he would have played on at NMFC next year, once you accept that occasionally he will spray a kick 3 rows OOTF its not a bad outcome for a pick in the 90s.

oh and you get a pretty nice WAG with him

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

I didn't realise that his numbers over the last couple years were as good as they are

Pyke obviously wanting to have more natural mids running through the midfield instead of using flanker types

 

[Squiba]

Wing - gut runner.

Hard edge on him? Only reason I can see for bringing in a gut running wingman is if they are hard at the contest for an outside player. Still. Depth I guess.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Best of luck to Gibbo.

He is an elite runner, elite trainer and a very genuine fella. At worst he is going to be very valuable in a leadership/training standards role for the younger guys. He has had an incredibly good run with injury and I can't see anything that would suggest this wont continue.

Can play a role on as a running winger or alternatively he can tighten up on a player. He has done some terrific shutdown jobs for us over the years.

His kicking can be a little hit and miss but it has vastly improved over the last 2 seasons compared to earlier on in his career. He is particularly good in front of goal when given the chance!

Wish him nothing but success with you guys!

 

[tales129]

Gibbo was a gun in the 14 and 15 finals series.

Works his arse of, one of the best runners at the club.

Can accumulate a s**t tonne of the footy too

 

[Vantz]

Depth. Happy to have you Sam. From the interviews i've heard with him, he sounds like a true professional and will be good for the overall squad. If he gets into the side, that's a win.

 

[Danger Zone]

Could be very handy in the instances we want a tagger as we don’t have one at the
moment (Knight being the closest).

 

[Sanders]

Just checked

Sam Gibson will be 32 next season

32!

No wonder we traded for 29 yr Gibbs, we must think he’s got another 200 games in him