Past Nick Smith - farewell, retired 2019

[MickyG]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-01-...-key-cog-as-underrated-backman-signs-new-deal

One of my favourite players.

Last Friday it was Parker, this Friday it is Smith. This club loves to make my Fridays start well.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Key signing. It won't be the last before the season starts.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

And the Theme From Exodus becomes well-nigh inaudible.

 

[ScrewInStuds]

Great work by the club, it's very satisfying to watch each piece of the 2017 Premiership squad sliding into place.

 

[replicant]

Good news. Will lead our backline after Ted goes (if he doesn't already). He would have left a massive hole if he left.

Seems like a lot of our key players are locked in now. Who are the important ones left out of contract?

 

[sataris]

Good news. Will lead our backline after Ted goes (if he doesn't already). He would have left a massive hole if he left.

Seems like a lot of our key players are locked in now. Who are the important ones left out of contract?

Buddy's getting near the end of his.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Good news. Will lead our backline after Ted goes (if he doesn't already). He would have left a massive hole if he left.

Seems like a lot of our key players are locked in now. Who are the important ones left out of contract?

Dew?

 

[Cadsky]

Buddy's getting near the end of his.

Better top him up with another 5

 

[MitchelltoBayes]

Great news!

 

[Swansujelly]

s**t, another one gone...

 

[mtooler]

They'll be no one left soon! Only Buddy and Tippet will be left to take the field!

 

[Millky95]

Amazing news!

 

[doona]

Stoked.

He is one I thought may move to Melbourne to get more midfield time.

He is really a key piece in the puzzle.

 

[Bloody]

So is Jack the only other notable person out of contract this year or is there Grundy also?


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[swansfan51]

So is Jack the only other notable person out of contract this year or is there Grundy also?

The other best 22 names are:

Kurt Tippett
Kieren Jack
Tom Mitchell
Jeremy Laidler
Jake Lloyd (allegedly)
Harry Cunningham (borderline)

I'm very unconvinced Heeney is out of contract, we have often signed up draftees for 3 years. Grundy is signed until 2018.

 

[Shiv]

Great news, would love to see how he performs in the midfield!

 

[CD__]

The other best 22 names are:

Kurt Tippett
Kieren Jack
Tom Mitchell
Jeremy Laidler
Jake Lloyd (allegedly)
Harry Cunningham (borderline)

I'm very unconvinced Heeney is out of contract, we have often signed up draftees for 3 years. Grundy is signed until 2018.

Wouldn't surprise me to see him playing some NEAFL this year, all things being equal.

 

[Punts]

Thought laidler was one of our best defenders at times during the year , might not have much pace but puts his body in the line week in week out and has no worries going back with the flight

 

[swansfan51]

Thought laidler was one of our best defenders at times during the year , might not have much pace but puts his body in the line week in week out and has no worries going back with the flight

And can actually kick too (probably why he'll get dropped)

 

[MarkP]

And can actually kick too (probably why he'll get dropped)

He wouldn't chew up an enormous amount of cap space either so that is 2 black marks poor bugger.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Laids will be fine so long as he keeps up his solid consistent efforts. The man is like a rock, just comes in and does what he's been asked to week in week out.

The major drawback would be his apparent lack of speed/pace which was only really highlighted after the Hawks focused on this and the little Hawkpoo got a few easy "running-into-the-an-open-goal-after-a-kick-over-the-top-of-&-behind-the-defence". It was bad matchup for him but would have happened to Grundy, Teddy, Reid & probably would have had some effect on Macca, Shaw, Rampe & Smith too given how we were set up (pushing well up the ground leaving the back 40m unmanned). So for this I don't necessarily blame him...

 

[MarkP]

Laids will be fine so long as he keeps up his solid consistent efforts. The man is like a rock, just comes in and does what he's been asked to week in week out.

The major drawback would be his apparent lack of speed/pace which was only really highlighted after the Hawks focused on this and the little Hawkpoo got a few easy "running-into-the-an-open-goal-after-a-kick-over-the-top-of-&-behind-the-defence". It was bad matchup for him but would have happened to Grundy, Teddy, Reid & probably would have had some effect on Macca, Shaw, Rampe & Smith too given how we were set up (pushing well up the ground leaving the back 40m unmanned). So for this I don't necessarily blame him...

That Puopolo screw up was more our coaching box (and theirs) working like crap (and brilliantly) to manufacture that match up.

It was like elite tagger against Murphy for the Dogs all over again.

 

[Tuco]

Another player mooted to be leaving over the last few years re-signs. So happy!

 

[The King!]

Looks cooked

 

[CD__]

Fought back well but his disposal is abhorrent.