Player Watch #4: Aidan Corr

[LB2Snake]

Can you imagine being bottom 4 and having two good u22 players (Worpel & Day).

They have made a mess from trading picks.

They have a seriously annoying knack of sorting their s**t in short periods of time and be challenging again.....can’t stand em and that god-awful jumper, but they are easily the best run Vic club in the comp if not the best overall. Always competitive for almost the last 50 years.

 

[gokangas]

Hawthorn's list is miles ahead of our club according to their supporters.

Well, they certainly have more players.

 

[koshari]

Hawthorn's list is miles ahead of our club according to their supporters.

it is by age.

 

[giantroo]

AIDAN CORR

The restricted free agent is joining North Melbourne on a long-term contract believed to be more than $600,000 per season. Depending on the length of the deal, it could net Greater Western Sydney an end-of-first-round compensation pick which would be a major bonus.

Trade Period state of play: Who's going, who's undecided

Mitch Cleary brings you the latest on every potential trade and free agency target

www.afl.com.au

 

[Snake_Baker]

We can pretty much put this in the done file now.

 

[Orange Peanut]

$600k in Covid dollars? I bet Cleary was given that number by Hawthorn. It seems like a lot.

 

[Psicosis]

They were wrong about the numbers we gave Saad & Williams, so unsure of why they'd be right on Corr.

 

[Snake_Baker]

$600k in Covid dollars? I bet Cleary was given that number by Hawthorn. It seems like a lot.

Wait until Cornes gets hold of it.

The man is capable of distorting the CPI by his mere presence.

 

[Hojuman]

They have a seriously annoying knack of sorting their sh*t in short periods of time and be challenging again.....can’t stand em and that god-awful jumper, but they are easily the best run Vic club in the comp if not the best overall. Always competitive for almost the last 50 years.

Can agree with some of that LB2S. But now the introduction of GWS & GC. will really hit them.
All those kids they mightta picked 2011 - thru to 15 / 16 and would be hitting their peak aren't there.

 

[Liam Dickering]

If true, that is well overs for Corr. I suppose we have the cap space.

 

[Shinboner1]

Probably a front loaded contract to make up the salary cap space which equates to 600k overall but is really only 400k years 2/3-5

 

[Rooboys Rool]

Can agree with some of that LB2S. But now the introduction of GWS & GC. will really hit them.
All those kids they mightta picked 2011 - thru to 15 / 16 and would be hitting their peak aren't there.

Agree.

And whilst it seems to be a common view, I really disagree with the notion that Hawthorn are some super well run club over the long term that will lead to ongoing success.

The era of zone recruiting saw a handful of clubs dominate the league, with Hawthorn being one of those. Their 91 flag was the tail end of that. So in the last nearly 30 years they've had one successful period. Can't deny how successful that period was, with 4 x flags, but for the remainder of that 30 years they were mostly average or worse.

Their last 5 years seems to show they really believe they are this super successful club that can trade their way to future success. But it isn't going to be that easy, as you point out above, and won't happen IMO, especially since they don't seem to have accepted yet that they need a rebuild. With their poor drafting over the last 5 years, I reckon they are a decade away from being serious challengers again.

 

[LB2Snake]

Can agree with some of that LB2S. But now the introduction of GWS & GC. will really hit them.
All those kids they mightta picked 2011 - thru to 15 / 16 and would be hitting their peak aren't there.

Hope you are right.....hawks have never had an extended run of shitness, that I can recall, in my life time. They are due.

 

[Hojuman]

Hope you are right.....hawks have never had an extended run of shitness, that I can recall, in my life time. They are due.

Yeh, l know. Born in '60 they've won 12 flags to our 4. Had to sit through 2 of them. And l got plenty of Hawforn " mates " too

 

[LB2Snake]

Yeh, l know. Born in '60 they've won 12 flags to our 4. Had to sit through 2 of them. And l got plenty of Hawforn " mates " too

Same re the hawk mates......too many of em. Can’t believe anyone would choose that *ing jumper. It’s got to be the worst in the league. Looks awful.

 

[Hojuman]

Same re the hawk mates......too many of em. Can’t believe anyone would choose that f*n jumper. It’s got to be the worst in the league. Looks awful.

A gem.

 

[tazaa]

AIDAN CORR

The restricted free agent is joining North Melbourne on a long-term contract believed to be more than $600,000 per season. Depending on the length of the deal, it could net Greater Western Sydney an end-of-first-round compensation pick which would be a major bonus.

Trade Period state of play: Who's going, who's undecided

Mitch Cleary brings you the latest on every potential trade and free agency target

www.afl.com.au

Well find out when the compo is released on how much of this BS

 

[Rad Roo]

AIDAN CORR

The restricted free agent is joining North Melbourne on a long-term contract believed to be more than $600,000 per season. Depending on the length of the deal, it could net Greater Western Sydney an end-of-first-round compensation pick which would be a major bonus.

Trade Period state of play: Who's going, who's undecided

Mitch Cleary brings you the latest on every potential trade and free agency target

www.afl.com.au

Lemme guess the opening headline of the tabloid article will start something like this: {a desperate north melbourne has thrown cash at a second rate defender from a club mssing final with a massive 5 year offer at nearly 700k pa}

 

[dus]

If, for some reason we don’t get Corr, then he’ll be the first player to land a 540 I assume?

 

[WesternRoo]

Can you imagine being bottom 4 and having two good u22 players (Worpel & Day).

They have made a mess from trading picks.

They are both good without being great.

Neither will lead them back up the ladder.

 

[giantroo]

He will join Giants free agent Aidan Corr

4

Aidan Corr

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

MG

291.0

4star

D

13.9

3star

K

11.1

4star

HB

2.7

2star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.1

2star

MG

291.0

4star

D

7.2

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

as new additions to the Roos' back half.

Rebuilding Roos set to poach Bulldogs defender

North Melbourne is set to bolster its backline with a young Western Bulldogs rookie

www.afl.com.au

 

[Kanga Glory]

This is very interesting



Interestingly of the six Giants to so far signal their intent to leave the club in a tumultuous off-season – Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

, Zac Williams, Aidan Corr

4

Aidan Corr

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

MG

291.0

4star

D

13.9

3star

K

11.1

4star

HB

2.7

2star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.1

2star

MG

291.0

4star

D

7.2

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

, Jye Caldwell

6

Jye Caldwell

Age

23

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.7

5star

CL

1.8

4star

D

14.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.3

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.3

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

13.6

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.6

4star

, Jackson Hately

6

Jackson Hately

Age

23

Ht

191cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.3

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

14.2

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

5.8

3star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.4

3star

D

17.2

5star

K

8.6

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

and Zac Langdon

7

Zac Langdon

Age

28

Ht

177cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.3

2star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.3

3star

D

6.3

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

6.3

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.3

2star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.3

3star

– only Corr (ninth) finished in the top 10 of voting for the Giants.

 

[Simpkin12]

So the doggies are looking to swoop and take corr. Surely he’ll be a north player next year.

 

[giantroo]

So the doggies are looking to swoop and take corr. Surely he’ll be a north player next year.

From the HS:

North Melbourne’s player exodus won’t deter GWS Giants’ Aidan Corr

4

Aidan Corr

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

MG

291.0

4star

D

13.9

3star

K

11.1

4star

HB

2.7

2star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.1

2star

MG

291.0

4star

D

7.2

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

from joining the club in massive show of faith in the club’s list rebuild.
The Roos have targeted Corr for months to help bolster the club’s key backline but could let go as many as 14 players in an extraordinary move to rejuvenate the list.

Stars Shaun Higgins

4

Shaun Higgins

Age

36

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

, Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

and Jared Polec

13

Jared Polec

Age

31

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.6

5star

K

12.9

5star

HB

7.7

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

20.5

5star

K

13.1

5star

HB

7.4

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.1

4star

CL

2.9

4star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

could all be out the door, prompting speculation Corr could get cold feet and consider a move to Hawthorn.

But the Herald Sun has confirmed Corr, 26, won’t do a backflip on his intention to join North Melbourne and will accept a long-term deal to start a new chapter in blue and white.

 

[SMaturin]

I like the cut of this young man’s jib.