Daniel Rich: Possible Eagle in 2012?

[September_Glory]

Rich is known quality. Omeara is untested. Are we 100% sure on Omeara?

I can't wait to see him play, he better be the second coming of Chris Judd the way BF reports it.

 

[BOND 007]

Rich is known quality. Omeara is untested. Are we 100% sure on Omeara?

I can't wait to see him play, he better be the second coming of Chris Judd the way BF reports it.

S_G - its amazing how every year posters are prepared to offer the kitchen sink for a 17yr old kid that is blazing a path at an underage level.

12 months ago John Butcher was a certain top 2 pick - and slid to 8.
24 months ago a kid by the name of Koby Stevens was easily a top 5 pick and slid into the 20's

Whilst providing entertaining thoughts, most posters just dont realize how drafting works.

 

[Patron]

Rich is known quality. Omeara is untested. Are we 100% sure on Omeara?

I can't wait to see him play, he better be the second coming of Chris Judd the way BF reports it.

Omeara is certainly more talented than rich. Its also my belief that he will be a better player.

 

[September_Glory]

Having said all that. I watched Cognilio play and I'm sold. LOL

 

[Patron]

S_G - its amazing how every year posters are prepared to offer the kitchen sink for a 17yr old kid that is blazing a path at an underage level.

12 months ago John Butcher was a certain top 2 pick - and slid to 8.
24 months ago a kid by the name of Koby Stevens was easily a top 5 pick and slid into the 20's

Whilst providing entertaining thoughts, most posters just dont realize how drafting works.

Kobe was never rated as a top 5 that's an exaggeration top 10 maybe.

Swallow, darling and scully were also rated pretty high, Still are. Nobody is suggesting he is worth a number 1 pick, its too far away from his draft to be worth that much but his value does hold similar to that of a top tenner.

 

[Patron]

Having said all that. I watched Cognilio play and I'm sold. LOL

This is the way i look at it i rate Coniglio's value as being a top 3 pick, He is almost certain to go in the top 3.
Omeara i rate not too far behind coniglio already and he is a year younger. There's no certainty with these kids just like with any draft pick but we are presented with an opportunity to pick up a very highly rated junior for less than it would otherwise cost.
Sure we could play it safe and not go after omeara. We could then trade away all our draft picks for players who have already shown something or mature agers but all we would ever get out of it a whole pile of certainty and averageness.
where there is more risk there is more potential reward.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

Kobe was never rated as a top 5 that's an exaggeration top 10 maybe.

Swallow, darling and scully were also rated pretty high, Still are. Nobody is suggesting he is worth a number 1 pick, its too far away from his draft to be worth that much but his value does hold similar to that of a top tenner.

He was rated a top 5 pick early in the year, and a possible pick for Richmond at 3.

 

[September_Glory]

This is the way i look at it i rate Coniglio's value as being a top 3 pick, He is almost certain to go in the top 3.
Omeara i rate not too far behind coniglio already and he is a year younger. There's no certainty with these kids just like with any draft pick but we are presented with an opportunity to pick up a very highly rated junior for less than it would otherwise cost.
Sure we could play it safe and not go after omeara. We could then trade away all our draft picks for players who have already shown something or mature agers but all we would ever get out of it a whole pile of certainty and averageness.
where there is more risk there is more potential reward.

I'm all for swinging for the fences. But remember, you're putting the future health of the list on the shoulders of a 16 yr old kid. You better be 110% certain. Even then you can't really be sure.

Woosh (and by extension, the club) is conservative by nature. The only time we've done something really ballsy like you are suggesting, was Michael Gardiner.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

I'm all for swinging for the fences. But remember, you're putting the future health of the list on the shoulders of a 16 yr old kid. You better be 110% certain. Even then you can't really be sure.

Woosh (and by extension, the club) is conservative by nature. The only time we've done something really ballsy like you are suggesting, was Michael Gardiner.

From memory we gave up Downsborough and Lyle to port. (or was it bond? either way all 3 found their way to port)

That would be equivalent to giving up Lynch and McGinnity

I wouldn't call that ballsy!

 

[September_Glory]

From memory we gave up Downsborough and Lyle to port. (or was it bond? either way all 3 found their way to port)

That would be equivalent to giving up Lynch and McGinnity

I wouldn't call that ballsy!

Relative to the time, it was a big "game changing" type move. Regardless of what was given up the idea is the same.

Can't find the exact details of the trade oddly.

 

[southcoast]

Woosh (and by extension, the club) is conservative by nature. The only time we've done something really ballsy like you are suggesting, was Michael Gardiner.

I would add Wirrpanda's drafting/recruitment was pretty ballsy - young teenager from Victoria.

Pretty ballsy of David to come too.

And very very glad he did and the results achieved.

 

[dajesmac]

Patronij, Koby was rated top 5 in his draft and one of the 'elite mids' in his draft. He was considered top 10 almost all the way up to the draft, and slid.

 

[new breed]

Daniel Rich signing with Brisbane just means he is out of reach from GWS , West Coast could still throw deals to Brisbane to lure him home , althogh highly unlikely . Rich has said the deal will be done in due course by his manager , deals can fall through but certainly looks that Rich is a lion and they will be paying him a LOT

 

[paran]

Have no idea how they can afford to pay Rich "a lot" with all the dead money in the Fev deal? Unless there was an agreement to spread it over several years?

 

[Hollow Knight]

Have no idea how they can afford to pay Rich "a lot" with all the dead money in the Fev deal? Unless there was an agreement to spread it over several years?

Fev's contract was over two years, so is the payout. Just under 1 million dollars over two years is the final figure.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Omeara is certainly more talented than rich. Its also my belief that he will be a better player.

I think they are similar talents.

You have to remember Rich played for Subiaco as an underage 17 year old, the biggest difference is O'Meara's game style. You don't generally find kids with such complete games, it's not like he lacks upside either. He's not small but he's got plenty of scope for physical improvement.

If we drafted him id play him like we are currently playing Shuey.

 

[Patron]

I think they are similar talents.

You have to remember Rich played for Subiaco as an underage 17 year old, the biggest difference is O'Meara's game style. You don't generally find kids with such complete games, it's not like he lacks upside either. He's not small but he's got plenty of scope for physical improvement.

If we drafted him id play him like we are currently playing Shuey.

I don't rate rich's god given talent much, he's too slow. A beautiful kick maybe but lacks athleticism.

 

[happy_eagle]

 

[Ian Dargie]

From memory we gave up Downsborough and Lyle to port. (or was it bond? either way all 3 found their way to port)

That would be equivalent to giving up Lynch and McGinnity

I wouldn't call that ballsy!

That was back in the day when fledgling clubs were prepared to give up high draft picks for our fringe players.

Those kinds of trades don't happen now.

GWS takes David Swallow over cast-offs from other clubs. Rightly so.

 

[JADED]

Arms way, way, WAY too long to be Daniel Rich.

 

[Patron]

Arms way, way, WAY too long to be Daniel Rich.

We had the exact same post and response earlier in the year, wouldn't of been surprised if it was in this thread.

 

[Double the Fist]

I don't rate rich's god given talent much, he's too slow. A beautiful kick maybe but lacks athleticism.

Lenny Hayes lacks pace too, no-one dares mention that tho.
Rich will/is a gun. Only young too.

 

[eagles rule]

i don`t see Rich leaving the Lions in 2012 he strikes me as being the loyal sort who would give everything to help the lion pack rebuild and be strong again .

 

[roo 92]

i know for a fact he wants to come but that doesnt mean the deal will get done plus i could know what im talking about or i could have just made it up

 

[Double the Fist]

i know for a fact he wants to come but that doesnt mean the deal will get done plus i could know what im talking about or i could have just made it up

Please stop wasting cyber ink