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He’s not from Adelaide so he’s not going home, he’s going for cash and a team he thinks is on the right track
Bit like Walsh coming back this year tooHe’s ready when he’s ready. Those last few games at the end of 2021 helped Charlie before his back-to-back Coleman winning seasons
He's supposedly going to refuse communications with anyone but the Crows including Port Adelaide, but he's desperate to get back to SA for 'family reasons'!He’s not from Adelaide so he’s not going home, he’s going for cash and a team he thinks is on the right track
He's supposedly going to refuse communications with anyone but the Crows including Port Adelaide, but he's desperate to get back to SA for 'family reasons'!
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If he's not talking to Port despite supposedly being desperate to get back to SA then he isn't moving for family reasons.He was a big Crows supporter...
Different states may have something to do with it.Spot on. Been many cases of players over the years having their minds set on one place and ending up at another. Doesn't mean they'll kick up a huge stink about it.
What is likely to happen if Port picks him instead?He's supposedly going to refuse communications with anyone but the Crows including Port Adelaide, but he's desperate to get back to SA for 'family reasons'!
Different states may have something to do with it.
Stevens was heading to COL/VIC anyway, or so he was hoping.
Ah Chee wants SA (WCE could go there but it seems SA has won out on over WA on the family front).
In saying that, it is a national comp. I’d like Brisbane to be able to persuade him to stay. Adelaide has a habit of being able to pay up for their trades..
He'd go to Port. Adelaide are just trying to make it hard for other teams to take him by him refusing to communicate with them or doing medicals.What is likely to happen if Port picks him instead?
They'd have the salary cap room.
Does he retire?
Watched a mock draft youtube video earlier today - they had Dean being matched at pick 8 and we get pick 21 in return.Getting a pick in between Dean and Ison is problematic. Makes it impossible to maximise the bidding system. Having our first pick swallowed and our 2nd slide back towards the end of the 1st round is worst possible result.
A lot of people seem not to mind this but I think that is just wanting the sugar hit now.
Trading ahead of a bid or out makes much more sense.
Remember that you're replacing Cottrell, Acres, Fantasia, and Kemp, so I'm not seeing the speed/endurance upgrade at all.Florent, Chesser, Ainsworth and Hayward are all considerable upgrades in terms of our speed and endurance issues. I'd much rather others outside of Dovaston but if we end up selecting him I'm not going to kick up much of a stink.
Those picks can already pay for pick 2 with change.Another idiotic question (without notice) from the hippy at the back of the bus.
Can we bundle 9 & 11 to go higher to match other bids??
Surely O'Keeffe is in a ruck battle with Pittonet this season, he showed more than enough.Ruck:
Marc Pittonet
Liam Reidy
Hudson O'Keefe
Surely O'Keeffe is in a ruck battle with Pittonet this season, he showed more than enough.
We did wait until there were no better options. Only reason he got a deal is is because the Khamis deal fell over. There doesn't seem to be anyone better in that role available as a DFA and a drafter wouldn't be ready this year.I should've been more specific, but I'll explain further. When I talk about culture, it's always about the way the team performs on field and never about whether they're a "good bloke". I would argue that rewarding McGovern, a senior player who picks and chooses when to put his body on the line, with another contract is detrimental to club culture as it relates to on-field performance. It sends the wrong message to the rest of our playing list.
I'd even put Young ahead of Pitto.Club very much see HOK as a Forward who can Ruck and not a No.1 Ruck. It will be Pittonet & Reidy fighting for Ruck spot with Young as back up next season
I agree. By round 16-17 he'd be in a running program to get back for round 21.So at best he'll come back R21 for a few VFL games? I can't see the point. Get him ready for preseason for a big 2027.
Learn to love the one your withWhat is likely to happen if Port picks him instead?
They'd have the salary cap room.
Does he retire?
Agree, I can't see Pitto & Reidy in the same side from what I've heard about Reidy. Primarily a tap ruckman. We can't have two ruckmen in the same side who don't offer more than pure ruckwork.Club very much see HOK as a Forward who can Ruck and not a No.1 Ruck. It will be Pittonet & Reidy fighting for Ruck spot with Young as back up next season
I get the argument, but I would still prefer the list spot. Phillips/Frost/Blight all better options for me.We did wait until there were no better options. Only reason he got a deal is is because the Khamis deal fell over. There doesn't seem to be anyone better in that role available as a DFA and a drafter wouldn't be ready this year.
I get the argument, but I would still prefer the list spot. Phillips/Frost/Blight all better options for me.
Not really, if Fog, or Motlop or Durdin were doing their jobs, White wouldn't even have been picked up in the first place.That is absurd. Fog’s best absolutely is better than anything White has shown at the level. I just emphasised that Fog can at least play as a defensive forward - then you bring up how White is better because he kicks more. You completely missed my point
In that case, **** em. Let's go get him.He'd go to Port. Adelaide are just trying to make it hard for other teams to take him by him refusing to communicate with them or doing medicals.
They did the same with Hately and threatened to do the same with Dawson so they could get him for ridiculous unders.