Player Watch #32: Toby Pink - signed as a DFA - welcome Toby BFNAAK

[DuckYeah]

Its great news

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

194 cm’s? Cant be a key defender at that height, Curtin is 195 and people round here are saying its too short

Hope nobody breaks this to Stephen May.

 

[Firebat]

Can any of the keen draft assessor’s advise me what my excitement level should be with this news?

 

[William Caresser]

People saying this spells the end for our borderline defenders but A Bonar might lift with Pink around.

 

[Flawed Genius]

People saying this spells the end for our borderline defenders but A Bonar might lift with Pink around.

Wood. Black. Swallow

 

[Tas]

People saying this spells the end for our borderline defenders but A Bonar might lift with Pink around.

Bonar is in the Firrito school of sub 190cm key defenders, but lacks Spud's aggression or desire to run and rebound. He has been on the list for four years, can't just keep everyone forever.

 

[Shinboner1]

People saying this spells the end for our borderline defenders but A Bonar might lift with Pink around.

I hope he gets delisted.

 

[cachepotpro]

Can any of the keen draft assessor’s advise me what my excitement level should be with this news?

Just played in Glenelg's premiership team, who went 15-3 for the year. Big kick, looks like he has some aerial presence too.



Good depth pickup, fits the age profile at 25 as well.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Jeez there's some miserable campaigners around here.

We added some KPD depth. Nice.

Exactly, it's getting ridiculous. People moaning about key position depth on the list and we make the type of pick up that many other teams like Pies and Crows have done and people still want to complain because it's not prime Steven May or something. It's a mature body that gives us time with the Logue injury and to develop the young draftees who won't be physically ready to compete for 22 games on the right timeline that we hopefully add in the draft (like an O"Sullivan/Murphy/Shoenmaker). You never know, we might find a Scott Thompson or Firrito out of it.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

Someone needs to tell Brady that 5x KPS (key position shitmen) does not = 1 good KPD.

Can't believe superstar key defenders don't want to leave their winning teams and come to the second-worst defence in the AFL. Unbelievable.

 

[William Caresser]

Bonar is in the Firrito school of sub 190cm key defenders, but lacks Spud's aggression or desire to run and rebound. He has been on the list for four years, can't just keep everyone forever.

True - his career is probably over - could he resurect it? Didn't really get erected in the first place did it? Probably wishful thinking but was hoping Pink might help.

 

[susurrar]

interesting. i remember him being a forward.

 

[Psicosis]

Picking up the best KPDs at state level is exactly what we should be doing.

 

[Tas]

True - his career is probably over - could he resurect it? I don't think it ever got erected in the first place. Probably wishful thinking but was hoping Pink might help.

Yeah, it is a shame, he looked good at times, he just struggled to play out games without getting hurt.

 

[Shinboner1]

Picking up the best KPDs at state level is exactly what we should be doing.

100%.
Hopefully there are a few more on the cards

 

[William Caresser]

I hope he gets delisted.

He probably will - maybe he'll train over summer but if he can't get up with Pink around there's no hope.

 

[Psicosis]

He’s a big unit

 

[DocSholl]

Jeez there's some miserable campaigners around here.

We added some KPD depth. Nice.

Same people would be complaining if someone else picked him up and he did well.

Why don't we look in the state leagues etc

 

[Psicosis]

100%.
Hopefully there are a few more on the cards

Yeah I hope we sign Pink and Phillips. Two of the best state level KPDs in the country. Hope and pray that one of them becomes a player in Clarksons system.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

When you've got no KPD depth and Ones headed out the door, picking a couple up with some obvious talent to bolster the stocks is far from a bad idea.

Welcome back to North Toby.

 

[Val Keating]

Every team needs a Toby

I would do unspeakable things to have Toby.

Edit- Toby Greene

 

[Dingster]

Hopefully proves to be a low risk inspired choice. Welcome Toby

 

[Roo096]

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/andrew-capel/my-two-cents-sanfl-quiet-achiever-toby-pink-on-afl-radar/news-story/a8be51d2b79a21d39271bec1cfb21f4d

 

[LB2Snake]

Welcome back to North again, Toby.

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So we haven’t actually signed him yet?

 

[Bulge]

Toby Pink = The Ariel