News Alan Toovey's Contract

[MarkT2]

What? Why not Ed? Tooves is a required player, easily in our best 22.

If we want a target player or a high draft pick then players like Toovey have to be on the market - and players better tham him as well. No one is going to give up much for a player NOT in the best 22.

 

[MarkT2]

Have heard some whispers that there is a sticking point re. numbers.

It's bound to happen at some point in our 'peak', so it should hardly be surprising.

Hopefully we can pin down both him and Dawes and whoever else I'm forgetting (Reid??).

Said sticking point may be due to (i) we want some ability to recriuit, and; (ii) we don't know what the cap limit is yet.

We can't have cap pressure just yet but we will be being prudent. Said all along, everyone will sign.

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Current Tooves is long past the "Turnover Toovey".

His disposal is no where near sublime but it's good enough to not warrant him a constant turnover.

 

[Jesus Baulks]

Not that it's fair on Toovey given the size difference, but Quentin Lynch was the equal highest goal kicker on the field, so you used a poor argument to defend Toovey there.

I don't mind Toovey as a shut down player to be honest, I just HATE it when he actually gets his hands on the footy.

Needs to be more like Presti, and less like Shaw.

Toovey is great at shutting down a player, but at least half of his disposals end up as a turnover (or go nowhere, or out on the full), and inevitably cost goals.

I'm pretty sure Goldsack could play Toovey's role to equal effect, but without the turnovers. Again, I'm not saying let's delist Toovey, I just wouldn't be in too much of a hurry to get him signed up given the other players out of contract atm. He's not going anywhere, and no one is chasing him.

Lynch kicked two when he went into the ruck.

And Toovey is miles in front of Goldsack as a defender.

 

[the distributer]

Not that it's fair on Toovey given the size difference, but Quentin Lynch was the equal highest goal kicker on the field, so you used a poor argument to defend Toovey there.

I don't mind Toovey as a shut down player to be honest, I just HATE it when he actually gets his hands on the footy.

Needs to be more like Presti, and less like Shaw.

Toovey is great at shutting down a player, but at least half of his disposals end up as a turnover (or go nowhere, or out on the full), and inevitably cost goals.

I'm pretty sure Goldsack could play Toovey's role to equal effect, but without the turnovers. Again, I'm not saying let's delist Toovey, I just wouldn't be in too much of a hurry to get him signed up given the other players out of contract atm. He's not going anywhere, and no one is chasing him.

You under-rate him, very important player IMO.

 

[Chronz]

Hopefully we can pin down both him and Dawes and whoever else I'm forgetting (Reid??).

Reid is signed on until the end of 2012 i thought. But yeah, I hope we can sign Tooves and Dawes at the end of the season.

 

[PieBeast]

Tooves is our best stopper, talks of him being on a trade table are ludicrous.

 

[Pera]

First player on the team sheet for me. Never, and I repeat, never gets beaten 1 v 1 and I think it's a real quality that Mick wants from his players. Sign him up ASAP, I dunno what I would do if I can't scream "tooooovesssss" at the game.

 

[smallfooty]

Poor comment

what do you expect from shaperal ed?...the guys a complete tool

 

[Jabso]

Lynch kicked two when he went into the ruck.

And Toovey is miles in front of Goldsack as a defender.

They went to Lynch a lot in the first 3 quarters one on one and Toovey beat him hands down all day. He got lost in the ruck for two of those goals and they finally smartened up and stuck Lynch in the goal square and he got on the end of a turnover.

Toovey's disposal has improved 100 fold, especially at speed. He is a reliable kick. Just as reliable as Shaw. He is not a smaller version of Presti, he's a more defensive and slightly less polished version of Shaw. He's one of the best players in his role in the competition. We should reward him as such.

 

[blaze036]

One of the more underrated players in the game, his not vital but should never be traded.

 

[Ed D]

I seem to remember Sheedy talking him up. Toovey doesn't seem like the type of player who would jump ship but the club can't risk it either. I'm sure they're working on it.