Bennell signs on as a rookie
Melbourne has signed Harley Bennell as a rookie for the 2020 season
Cross everything you've got for him to get himself fit.
Player Watch #17 - Harley Bennell - Fingers can now be uncrossed
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Cross everything you've got for him to get himself fit.
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awesome news
Marc_Remillard
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Pretty happy about this
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If he can get his body right and start playing his best in the red and blue, oh boy ...
Proper Gander
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Great. Good luck Harley
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Fantastic guys, Ive absolutely adored Harley since he was up on the coast. Really hope you can get his body right so he can play AFL, his talent is too damn good to be sitting on the sideline. One of the nicest people I have ever met in my life too
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Good luck Harley ! you're too good to be left out of the game, All the best with the Dee's , hopefully their medics can get you kicking.....and running.
Crossing my fingers for all you Melbourne supporters.
Crossing my fingers for all you Melbourne supporters.
Happy with the signing. Worth the risk to be honest probably would have ended up with a good vfl player rather than a diamond in the rough type and bennell is proven player when fit of course. Also he seems to have fitted in really well.
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* yeah!
I like this. Not because i think Harley is a jet, but because we're taking a risk. Albeit fairly small, but it's not the type of thing we'd normally do. I'm not convinced he'll get on the park, but his talent is worth the risk 100%. By all reports he's really popular with the playing group and has shown 100% commitment to training/rehab. So let's cross everything that he can get right..
If he gets through his injuries, I like it. Minimal risk, quite a high potential.
At worst he plays the Jeffrey role of getting us those 2-3 important goals each week in a pocket for up to 4-5 years (allowing players like Bedford/Chandler/Pickett/etc hone their craft a bit more to break into the squad).
At worst he plays the Jeffrey role of getting us those 2-3 important goals each week in a pocket for up to 4-5 years (allowing players like Bedford/Chandler/Pickett/etc hone their craft a bit more to break into the squad).
FootyGuy13
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Quote from Round 1, 2009. Totally is about Harley and definitely not Jamie.
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Best of luck, Harley. And well done MFC.
That news gave me a funny, unfamiliar feeling... not sure what it is ... but I think it might be ... maybe ... a sense of pride?
That news gave me a funny, unfamiliar feeling... not sure what it is ... but I think it might be ... maybe ... a sense of pride?
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Yeah you'd think so. I reckon that had been reserved for him since he first met with the club to be honest.
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Less Shame.
Harley is the ultimate tease. If you love roller coasters you'll love having him at your club.
He would gradually build up to AFL football and do some ridiculous things in the WAFL, but sadly would break down again and again not long before returning. There's one piece of footage from the WAFL last year where he runs the length of the field with the ball and slots it through the goals. Sublime.
He's a special talent but I honestly don't think his legs are going to change even after the surgery he's had. In saying this, I really hope he proves everyone wrong and he gets a good run at it, regardless of the colours he is wearing.
He would gradually build up to AFL football and do some ridiculous things in the WAFL, but sadly would break down again and again not long before returning. There's one piece of footage from the WAFL last year where he runs the length of the field with the ball and slots it through the goals. Sublime.
He's a special talent but I honestly don't think his legs are going to change even after the surgery he's had. In saying this, I really hope he proves everyone wrong and he gets a good run at it, regardless of the colours he is wearing.
Topkent
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Kappa calls Bennells career cooked and 2 weeks later he signs with Melbourne
Well he would have to play the majority of the season without getting injured for me to be wrong, I clearly never said you wouldn't sign him.
