Past #50: Ben Brown - Traded to Melbourne with 2020 #28 + 2021 R4 for 2020 #26 #33 + 2021 R4(Bris) - 130 gms / 287 gls - thanks Ben

[The Nostradamus]

I’d hold at 3 years

old mate brown turns 28 this year and has never had a full uninterrupted preseason

as the years tick on I feel his body could break down easily

tbh if we offered 2 I’d be fine that would take him to the dreaded 30

 

[Sopwiths North]

I’d hold at 3 years

old mate brown turns 28 this year and has never had a full uninterrupted preseason

as the years tick on I feel his body could break down easily

tbh if we offered 2 I’d be fine that would take him to the dreaded 30

Nah, Browny's one of our more solid players physically. Covers more ground than anyone else out there (aside from Kanye, who's achieved pretty much on par with him for km's covered at times), runs out all 4 Quarters, and gets injured comparatively rarely for our crew. If his body were to be in any way fragile it surely would have "broken down" by now, what with all the tunneling and three on one hammerings he's received from defenders over the years.

Not giving him the 4 would be madness. With Larkey developing into a talented force of his own, we need BBB more than ever to run tandem up there. 31 or 32 is nothing in a player like him. He's durable, and has got a tank to spare. He'll be fine.

 

[DunderHead]

Nah, Browny's one of our more solid players physically. Covers more ground than anyone else out there (aside from Kanye, who's achieved pretty much on par with him for km's covered at times), runs out all 4 Quarters, and gets injured comparatively rarely for our crew. If his body were to be in any way fragile it surely would have "broken down" by now, what with all the tunneling and three on one hammerings he's received from defenders over the years.

Not giving him the 4 would be madness. With Larkey developing into a talented force of his own, we need BBB more than ever to run tandem up there. 31 or 32 is nothing in a player like him. He's durable, and has got a tank to spare. He'll be fine.

He has an ongoing knee problem. I think there may be an undelying concern that it mind end his career early. This is based on speculation.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Ok. So being cute and lowballing you best player who is your highest goal kicker is smart negotiating. Wonder what other players think about that?

I prefer the Eagles method with gun players. Darling, McGovern, Gaff, Yeo, Shuey al . We talk, agree, signed up long term no arguments, deal done no Cornes articles!

You think the Eagles know how contracts work?

Not many of those, if any, were signed in March. And IIRC in particular with McGovern and Gaff those ones dragged out very late, did they not? Gaff in particular went within a week, if not into, the FA/trade period.

 

[Passmore]

Not many of those, if any, were signed in March. And IIRC in particular with McGovern and Gaff those ones dragged out very late, did they not? Gaff in particular went within a week, if not into, the FA/trade period.

Yeah I wouldn't call the Gaff re-signing as exactly smooth sailing.

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[Shermanator]

Not many of those, if any, were signed in March. And IIRC in particular with McGovern and Gaff those ones dragged out very late, did they not? Gaff in particular went within a week, if not into, the FA/trade period.

Yeah I wouldn't call the Gaff re-signing as exactly smooth sailing.

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But, but, but... the Eagles Management are that hypnotic, they just smile and wink at every one of their players and they magically re-sign, right there, right on the spot..

** In all seriousness though, the nod and wink is the code sign that your new waterfront home in Scarborough (and outside the salary cap) is ready for occupancy **

 

[Val Keating]

Troll.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Troll.

Fair enough on the Crows though. They're stuffed.

 

[Val Keating]

Fair enough on the Crows though. They're stuffed.

Amazing what a camp will do

 

[neddy36]

He has an ongoing knee problem. I think there may be an undelying concern that it mind end his career early. This is based on speculation.

FTFY

 

[LuvtheKangas]

FTFY

I don't like this message.

Tempted to kill the messenger.

 

[Caracas]

We do all realise that nothing written in this thread has any bearing on the result of BBB contract discussions, don’t we? However, it does help to add extra zeros to the contract of a certain Kane Cornes! Is that what we want?


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[giantroo]

 

[Chadwiko]

Really hope he is right to go round 1.

So crucial to our structure and setups.

 

[Mcarcherey]

give him 4 years - he's like higgins, very professional with his preparation and is unlikely to breakdown like your typical older players. Unlike most he'll prepare more as the years go by, whereas most older players do less.

only doubt is his vegan diet won't allow his body to recovery and perform at its optimum, hopefully that slowly changes as the myths are revealed.

 

[tazaa]

He’s like a boring Steven A Smith.

Do not link the great man with the parasite that is Kane Cornes!

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Injured his calf Feb 13th. If he doesn’t play until round 3 that’s a 7 week calf injury...must have been a bloody decent tear if that’s the case

 

[Snake_Baker]

Hope you're right

Unfortunately.........................not.

 

[Hojuman]

Beggars belief that he's had his best pre-season with his dicky knee after hardly missing a game in 4 years and he does a calf.

 

[Snake_Baker]

He's a running machine, so I can't see him losing too much in the way of conditioning, however, I suspect he has to show he can stand up to match simulation conditions by this time next week. Looking forward to reports from the track watchers.

 

[Pykie]

He's a running machine, so I can't see him losing too much in the way of conditioning, however, I suspect he has to show he can stand up to match simulation conditions by this time next week. Looking forward to reports from the track watchers.

I think it's pretty evident from the murmurings around he isn't going to play.

There's talk of this possibly extending to Rnd 2 or 3.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Laughably underrated our BBB. Rated behind 4 other KPF's in Herald Sun's top 50 today despite another Coleman runner up finish and kicking more goals than anyone in last 3 years. Having Hawkins and Lynch ahead of him is very questionable imo.

 

[Event Horizon]

If he misses, his original injury must have been torn calf, not strained as has been reported.

 

[DuckYeah]

If he misses, his original injury must have been torn calf, not strained as has been reported.

Even if its a strain, you would be very cautious and certain with the recovery. He is an integral part of our 2020 campaign.. having him rested against the Aints shouldnt be an issue

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

If he misses, his original injury must have been torn calf, not strained as has been reported.

Yeah, a seven week strain is not believable.