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Would like him at North as the immediate replacement for firrito
Recommitted Darcy Gardiner [re-signed]
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Its amazing how we supporters all want players from other clubs for nothing. Hawthorn have shown they are prepared to pay what some consider overs for targetted players with significant sucess.
I personally think giving up our pick10/11 for Gardiner and getting back 21 or similiar would be a reasonable deal ! But if Brisbane are intrested in any of our fringe players eg Gilbert, Templeton, Minchinton etc Im sure the clubs could find some common ground.
I personally think giving up our pick10/11 for Gardiner and getting back 21 or similiar would be a reasonable deal ! But if Brisbane are intrested in any of our fringe players eg Gilbert, Templeton, Minchinton etc Im sure the clubs could find some common ground.
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Winston Rous on Darcy Gardiner today:
"Brisbane are really keen on retaining his services. Looks like a chance to happen. Other clubs monitoring that space."
"Brisbane are really keen on retaining his services. Looks like a chance to happen. Other clubs monitoring that space."
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Looks like he's on the way out then
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So "looks like a chance to happen" [i.e retaining his services] means he's on his way out?
OK. How so?
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Actually a bit light on for tall defenders. Two retired this year (Merrett and Clarke) two rookie talls were delisted (Paine and Beasley) and one will miss next year with injury (Skinner). Losing Gardiner would be a horrible result.
Young tall forwards are a different story after the 'Who wants to be the next Jon Brown' contest we have been running for the past five or six years.
Usually anything that's not 'he's staying' is bad news for the current club. Hell even that's not a guarantee anymore.
Sounds like we're looking at Nathan Brown which probably means we're gonna give Darcy a miss.
Player managers do come out with some crap and generally admit nothing and deny nothing.
With that said, I'd be very surprised if Gardiner left the club.
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bummer.... hopefully only a year...
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Gardiner is listed at 194cm but seems undersized as a key defender to me which is a problem because he offers little on the rebound.
Still it's a good retain for Brisbane because if he comes good as a no 1 defender then they don't have to worry about key position players at either end for a long time.
He's still only 21 so there's a good chance that his average performances have as much to do with playing on more developed forwards and the fact that Brisbane's midfield pressure is non-existent makes it impossible for any defender.
Still it's a good retain for Brisbane because if he comes good as a no 1 defender then they don't have to worry about key position players at either end for a long time.
He's still only 21 so there's a good chance that his average performances have as much to do with playing on more developed forwards and the fact that Brisbane's midfield pressure is non-existent makes it impossible for any defender.
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Re-signed by the Lions for three years.
Good player, congrats Brissie!
Well done Brisbane. Always seems to be alot of negative crap about the Lions, but most of your important guys (that you aren't actively seeking to move on) seem to have signed on for the future.
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