Remove this Banner Ad

Alex Rance

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

DaVe86 said:
I think very rarely in history have players successfully come out of retirement.
Click to expand...
That’s exactly my thinking. For a low cost I’d be ok with it, but it’s a big gamble particularly at a time when we will likely have to trim the list and save costs.
 

Log in to remove this Banner Ad

Anzacday said:
He’s still on their list.
Click to expand...

Wasn't that more to do with the timing of his retirement announcement being post final list lodgement than anything else?
 
Andrew Yoa said:
Not many have done it.
Tim Watson came back and won a flag
Paul Salmon was a good pick up for the Hawks
Mal Michael drafted by the bombers. Stats wise had a better year then his premiership years at the lions.
Lockett - Failure
Click to expand...
Not many have retired whilst so good and at his age without having already declined.
 
Andrew Yoa said:
Not many have done it.
Tim Watson came back and won a flag
Paul Salmon was a good pick up for the Hawks
Mal Michael drafted by the bombers. Stats wise had a better year then his premiership years at the lions.
Lockett - Failure
Click to expand...

Salmon didn’t retire before going to the hawks, he retired after his time at the hawks. He took a year off and then came back and played 15 more games for the bombers.

Same with Mal Michael, he didn’t miss a year, he just announced his retirement from Brisbane, then decided to play two more years at Essendon. It was more of a Luke Hodge type scenario.
 
Rohan25 said:
Salmon didn’t retire before going to the hawks, he retired after his time at the hawks. He took a year off and then came back and played 15 more games for the bombers.

Same with Mal Michael, he didn’t miss a year, he just announced his retirement from Brisbane, then decided to play two more years at Essendon. It was more of a Luke Hodge type scenario.
Click to expand...

Mal Michael was draft cheating. Pure and simple.
 
Andrew Yoa said:
Not many have done it.
Tim Watson came back and won a flag
Paul Salmon was a good pick up for the Hawks
Mal Michael drafted by the bombers. Stats wise had a better year then his premiership years at the lions.
Lockett - Failure
Click to expand...

You forgot the obvious one ...

... the great Cameron Wood came out of retirement to play for Carlton. I think it might have even been one of those seasons they won the wooden spoon?
 

Remove this Banner Ad

76woodenspooners said:
You forgot the obvious one ...

... the great Cameron Wood came out of retirement to play for Carlton. I think it might have even been one of those seasons they won the wooden spoon?
Click to expand...

On another note.... is Gerald Healy ever going to turn up for preseason training?
 
Andrew Yoa said:
Not many have done it.
Tim Watson came back and won a flag
Paul Salmon was a good pick up for the Hawks
Mal Michael drafted by the bombers. Stats wise had a better year then his premiership years at the lions.
Lockett - Failure
Click to expand...
Maybe comparable to Carey making a comeback at Adelaide after 12 months off. Not a world beater but finished in top 10 B&F and kicked a few goals.
Or maybe Dermie after being cut prematurely at Hawthorn. A disaster at Sydney but pretty serviceable forward at Collingwood.

I'd have Rance on a cheap contract and make him earn a spot.
 
gouki88 said:
That is not how hamstrings work nor is it an accurate depiction of how Moore plays. His strength is straight line speed, but I've seen him run on angles all the time. How do you think he gets from contest to contest?
Click to expand...

He lives in a fantasy land where Moores hammies are only susceptible when he changes ends of the ground but only when we kick that direction. Apparently when he follows on defenders hammer and turns or zags with them the Hammies are under less duress lmao.

Apparently when you need to make up for reaction time with pace as all defenders often do throughout a game its less strenuous then timing your leads when you want!

Such an inane argument and ridiculous with no basis in reality. He has done hammies at both ends.
 
loki04 said:
He lives in a fantasy land where Moores hammies are only susceptible when he changes ends of the ground but only when we kick that direction. Apparently when he follows on defenders hammer and turns or zags with them the Hammies are under less duress lmao.

Apparently when you need to make up for reaction time with pace as all defenders often do throughout a game its less strenuous then timing your leads when you want!

Such an inane argument and ridiculous with no basis in reality. He has done hammies at both ends.
Click to expand...
Yeah, my understanding and memory was that he suffered almost the exact same number of injuries at both ends.
 

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Andrew Yoa said:
Big rumours Alex Rance is making a comeback for season 2021. Pies would be stupid not to throw good $$ to lure him over. Settles our forward options with Darcy moving forward. The last 2 years at CHB Darcy would have notched a few more tools on the belt, and will no doubt be better for it at CHF.
Click to expand...
No we would be stupid to throw more money down the toilet.
Could easily move Moore forward (I've said for years he is a natural) and have enough cover down back with the one spot we have depth. All for someone who hasn't played in 2 years has been retired 1 and is over 30 (added to our ageing overpaid list)
Bat shit insane idea no offence.
 
Anzacday said:
He’s still on their list.
Click to expand...

Wasn't there a new final list lodgement at the end of the supplemental selection period? I thought they'd used that final list spot left by Rance's late retirement to grab Stack?
 
Timmy from Thomastown said:
Mal Michael was draft cheating. Pure and simple.
Click to expand...
No. He was genuinely retiring. Essendon coaxed him out of retirement by doing a deal where he was paid well, barely had to attend training and could miss some games throughout the year.
 
No, ****ing god bothering delusional ****.
 

Remove this Banner Ad

Remove this Banner Ad

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Back
Top Bottom