Ashley Hansen

[scooter600x]

Originally posted by no1bankteller
You can have him!!!

First round draft pick, thanks!

From memory, didn't you guys take him with pick 34?

We have pick 34. Give you your money back.

 

[no1bankteller]

Originally posted by scooter600x
From memory, didn't you guys take him with pick 34?

We have pick 34. Give you your money back.

Ok you twisted my arm. You can have Hansen and Wilson for your first pick then and we will throw in a set of steak knives.

Bulldogs forward line could then look like

Bandy Wilson Brown

Hansen at CHF

 

[Jabber]

Originally posted by scooter600x
From memory, didn't you guys take him with pick 34?

We have pick 34. Give you your money back.

Pick 38 in the 2001 draft - much stronger draft than this year.
He was actually predicted by a few to be a late 1st / early 2nd rounder in the phantom drafts back then. Bit of a steal at 34, although it's irrelevant now - How about your 2nd rd pick?

 

[Chopper24]

I suppose Hansen reportedly wanting to leave isn’t too much of a surprise, he’s arguably behind players like Glass, McDougall, Staker, Gaspar, Johnson and Lynch in the KPP depth chart. But as a young player looking for opportunities and the chance to improve his skills, does anyone think that maybe he simply doesn't want to bide his time in the WAFL? If given the choice between playing in the WAFL and the second tier league in Victoria or SA in order to crack it into the AFL, I think he'd choose Victoria and SA without too much hesitation.

As a passionate West Australian I don’t want to bash the local product, but could the drop-off in talent from say the VFL and SANFL to the WAFL be hurting the Eagles chances in retaining young, developing interstate players? Or similarly, could it take longer for our KPP to adapt to AFL playing conditions after being conditioned in the WAFL say compared to a young KPP coming up through the ranks in the VFL?

 

[no1bankteller]

Originally posted by Chopper24
If given the choice between playing in the WAFL and the second tier league in Victoria or SA in order to crack it into the AFL, I think he'd choose Victoria and SA without too much hesitation.

I think the main thing with Hansen is why would he stay and play in a second tier comp in WA when he could do so closer to his family and friends in Victoria. I guess if he was getting a go in the AFL then the pull of family and friends in your home state is less so.


Just my view!

 

[Jabber]

Originally posted by Chopper24
I suppose Hansen reportedly wanting to leave isn’t too much of a surprise, he’s arguably behind players like Glass, McDougall, Staker, Gaspar, Johnson and Lynch in the KPP depth chart. But as a young player looking for opportunities and the chance to improve his skills, does anyone think that maybe he simply doesn't want to bide his time in the WAFL? If given the choice between playing in the WAFL and the second tier league in Victoria or SA in order to crack it into the AFL, I think he'd choose Victoria and SA without too much hesitation.

As a passionate West Australian I don’t want to bash the local product, but could the drop-off in talent from say the VFL and SANFL to the WAFL be hurting the Eagles chances in retaining young, developing interstate players? Or similarly, could it take longer for our KPP to adapt to AFL playing conditions after being conditioned in the WAFL say compared to a young KPP coming up through the ranks in the VFL?

Behind McDougall, Staker, Lynch & Gaspar maybe. Glass is at the other end of the ground. He'd be right to be annoyed if he was considered behind Johnson though.

He's pretty much ready to make a senior debut, yet the Eagles only offer him a 1yr contract. Comes down to where he thinks he has a future in senior footy, I don't think 2nd tier leagues would have contributed to his decision.

I have a feeling that Woosha/Suma & co are maybe setting the bar a little too high for our crop of KPP's. Frankly by the time we re-populate our list after delistings & retirements, I don't see a trade or a draft pick that's going to make up for the 2 years of effort put into Hansen.

[edit] Note to Woosha, read BigFooty

 

[The Chemist]

So he is going for sure or is this a rumor? and what do you think we could get for him?

 

[Altum Volantes]

Pretty glad this turned out to be dud information now aren't we?