RustyHawk said:
Terrible news from todays Age (08/11/2005)
"Brent Guerra seems certain to find a third AFL home after being delisted by the Saints 10 days ago, having drawn interest from several clubs, among them Hawthorn. The Hawks have the third selection in the pre-season draft and Guerra played for Hawk coach Alastair Clarkson at Central District in 2001-02 and in their time together at Port Adelaide."
Dipper what a wonderful free world we live in where each can have their own opinion, you have yours and I have mine.
Its just that:
I dont see Port scrambling to get him back.
Why would they? after he chose to turn his back on the side, At Port he was a good player and they were reluctent to let him go.
RustyHawk said:
For whatever reason public reason the Sts got rid of Guerra - it still doesnt change the fact that privately out of all their list he was one of those
- they considered the worst;
- the least likely to succeed;
- the one least likely to be missed;
- the one they could afford to get rid of;
- the one they thought they could replace with someone of equal if not better in the draft etc etc.
Yes this was the same chain of thoughts by clubs that let Tuck leave Hawthorn and join Richmond, Ablett to go to Geelong, Hardwick to join Port, Davey to join Melb, etc etc.
Geez some of you guys are acting as if we have the best list in the league, Guerra can play, he has shown he can, he has had 1 bad year and you guys can write him off.
We are going to pick up 5 youngsters in the Afl draft ontop of the 5 players recruited in 2004, An experienced player is what we also need to bring some balance to the side. Guerra brings some depth to the squad and gives some protection to the many youngsters coming through.
Pros for Guerra
1. Guerra has good field kicking.-- Yes.
2. Can Guerra kick a goal. -- Yes.
3. Is he hard at the ball/man.-- Yes
4. Can he mark.---- Yes
5. Can he accumulate possestions.-- Yes.
6. Does he have a footy brain.--- Yes.
There are not many Hawthorn players that would make the starting line up in the St Kilda side, especially when we have probably have one of the worst skilled lists in the competition.
RustyHawk said:
Personally, just personally, I think hes crap and we would be much better served taking a late round draft pick, someone who could turn out to be another James Hird or something.
Mate face reality this AFL football, gone are the days when you can pick up players of the ilk of Grant and Hird with later picks in the draft.
Surley Guerra is better than a speculative late pick in a weak draft that drops of heavily after pick 30, even the fact of having to many youngsters is a put off, we need to start winning matches and having an under 18's squad is not going to do it, we need a blend of experience and youth cause if we have another serious injury count to our senior players like we did in 2005, we will be up sh*t creek.
I would not be fazed if we picked him up or even if we elected to go for someone else, but for some of you people saying that he cant play is just plain wrong.