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I pity the poor bastards that get chosen to chair Sandi off the field after his last game
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If they put him on their shoulders his legs will still be dragging on the ground.I pity the poor bastards that get chosen to chair Sandi off the field after his last game
Tbh, need Apeness now. Meek and Jones are absolute garbageThe Apeness, Sandilands and Bennell extensions were just flat out dumb list management. We must’ve been breathing a sigh of relief when Lloyd got the Carlton job.
Except he has played for Peel. At Peel. This year.Tbh, need Apeness now. Meek and Jones are absolute garbage
Ballas and Bennell should never have stayed. Not suited for AFL. Ballas doesn’t want to swallow his pride and play for Peel, where the wing is named after him .
Fair enough. I guess there are those of us who think we have a chance this year to win the cup, and those that think that is a little premature. I guess that conversation will swing one way or another after the next 5 (difficult) weeks of the draw.I understand the logic in people looking at the long term future and questioning why would you play Sandilands, but ... if Freo manage to sneak in to the finals and Sandilands happens to be fit, he plays and gives Freo a chance of winning the cup.
His presence is immense and still very underrated by many.
(NB: Since Ross Lyon has been coaching Freo, 2012 onwards, Freo have won 66% of the games in which Sandilands played 70+% game time compared to 39% of those in which Sandilands hasn't played 70+% game time. Even in 2016-2018 Freo won 52% of Sandilands games compared to 18% of games without him).
Tbh, need Apeness now. Meek and Jones are absolute garbage
Ballas and Bennell should never have stayed. Not suited for AFL. Ballas doesn’t want to swallow his pride and play for Peel, where the wing is named after him .
Meek and Jones?I pity the poor bastards that get chosen to chair Sandi off the field after his last game
I'll give you 5 cents for that one.OK Back to the Bennell thing, if he gets back and plays this year (Longshot I know) I reckon a rookie list spot for next year. I don't care what anyone says, players with that sort of potential don't come around too often. Realistically we aren't pushing for a flag this year anyway and I'm sure if someone had said to the majority of us that we'd be pushing for the 8 at the end of the year we'd have been happy. Imagine if we delisted him, play in another GF in the next year or two or three, and we lose to by Hawthorn by a goal that Harley kicked because they picked hm up and got his calves right (How do they even keep getting these half dead blokes back on the park???)
At the end of the year we'll have Sandi, Balla, Appeness, probably Meek etc all leave freeing up spots on the list for more youth and talent, so the way I see it the next few years are actually looking pretty rosy anyway, and worth a stab at H Bennell on the list on a minimum wage. Anyway just my 2Cents. Cheers.
Only fair that I get a pay rise if he's getting a pay cut.I'll give you 5 cents for that one.
OK Back to the Bennell thing, if he gets back and plays this year (Longshot I know) I reckon a rookie list spot for next year. I don't care what anyone says, players with that sort of potential don't come around too often. Realistically we aren't pushing for a flag this year anyway and I'm sure if someone had said to the majority of us that we'd be pushing for the 8 at the end of the year we'd have been happy. Imagine if we delisted him, play in another GF in the next year or two or three, and we lose to by Hawthorn by a goal that Harley kicked because they picked hm up and got his calves right (How do they even keep getting these half dead blokes back on the park???)
At the end of the year we'll have Sandi, Balla, Appeness, probably Meek etc all leave freeing up spots on the list for more youth and talent, so the way I see it the next few years are actually looking pretty rosy anyway, and worth a stab at H Bennell on the list on a minimum wage. Anyway just my 2Cents. Cheers.
Whilst I get where you're coming from to an extent (unavailability, lack of games) you're absolutely kidding yourself if you think we can find a similar player of his ilk.
Apeness is already gone.
Sandi and Ballas yes.
I’d say Jones before Meeks, Meeks is younger, maybe rookie him.
I’d consider Bennell for the Rookie list if we think we can get him on the park next year.
Quite right. The only realistic way he can get another contract is to play some games this year and end the year fit and healthy too.Whilst I agree on talent alone - you’re right. But he last displayed that in an AFL game back in about 2013.
If there is a hope of him playing AFL football again, you'd keep him because he is a gun.
We can replace the word with possibility of him playing again.Hope is not the word I'd use. You have to deal with probabilities don't you to make an informed decision?
The probability that my lucky number 13 will come up on the roulette wheel is 1/37
OR
Gee I really hope number 13 comes up this time
They aren't really the same thing
If Ballas can get a year on the full list, it doesn't seem unreasonable to put Harley on a rookie list for a couple of years.We can replace the word with possibility of him playing again.
If Harley can play AFL again, I want it to be with us and the last player on our list is worth a shot.
Agree but I’d still shift him to the rookie list- basically a representation of the likelihood of him actually being able to withstand AFL footballIf Ballas can get a year on the full list, it doesn't seem unreasonable to put Harley on a rookie list for a couple of years.
Does anyone know how many times he's actually injured a calf since he's been here?
I doubt that, we have Sandi, Ballas and Kersten straight away who will leave and then Apeness was signed on back then too.No chance HB is on the list next year.
Little hb was kept partly because we need to delist >3 at the end of this year.