Is John Barnes the recruit of the year

[rewind]

He would have to be up there, I also think Clarke from Brisbane to Adelaide is a handy pickup considering the Crows bad luck with the Big Men.

 

[forward]

Welsh for crows may proove to be even more handy a pickup than Clarke.

 

[The Dutchman!]

Gotta agree Forward

Welsh is a gun (24+ goals last year) and a great pick up for your mob.

Still I think Barnes is really showing people what he can do at a strong club that supports him.

 

[Grendel]

Barnes may go okay in the early part of the season with the firmer grounds and a decent pre-season behind him, but sorry to say that I rekon he will get chewed by the better ruckman (Allan/Wynd/Salmon ie dinosaur types) that he wont be able to jump over. Still good luck to him as on the few occasions that ive met him he is a really genuine bloke.