James Aish

[billy fragos]

BTW Oh Billllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy (said like Teddy in Stand By Me) - Smithers is number 2 on that list.

It wasnt in any particular order

 

[Bonkers000]

If we can play max 8/9 midfielders would aish be ahead of any of these

1-Danger
2-Sloane
3-Douglas
4-B.crouch
5.Smith
6-Thommo
7-CEY
8-VB
9-Mackay

And then theirs Lyons, m.crouch and Grigg who can't get a game

That's what concerns me with going after aish. Is there any point to getting rid of a top end draft pick and a 'handy player' for something we can get in the draft with the same pick, while keeping the 'handy player'

 

[splat868]

That's what concerns me with going after aish. Is there any point to getting rid of a top end draft pick and a 'handy player' for something we can get in the draft with the same pick, while keeping the 'handy player'

A lot would depend on what Danger does I suspect.

Also whether Thommo retires this year.

If we lost Danger and Thommo, and Aish is as good as they say, he would be in our top 5 mids next year.

Coming into our premiership window, we are better off getting a player that we know will be good, and wont be a factor of wanting to leave.

Taking a punt on a draftee will be just that, and would be 2 years behind Aish.

 

[Elite Crow]

A lot would depend on what Danger does I suspect.

Also whether Thommo retires this year.

Coming into our premiership window, we are better off getting a player that we know will be good, and wont be a factor of wanting to leave.

Taking a punt on a draftee will be just that, and would be 2 years behind Aish.

Exactly, we can pick up a top 10 mid who has already had his apprenticeship. It's a no brainer

 

[Golumless]

If we can play max 8/9 midfielders would aish be ahead of any of these

1-Danger
2-Sloane
3-Douglas
4-B.crouch
5.Smith
6-Thommo
7-CEY
8-VB
9-Mackay

And then theirs Lyons, m.crouch and Grigg who can't get a game

Your problem with this though is that midfielders are all not the same, for instance, CEY and Mackay aren't competing for a spot, if you broke it down Aishs main competition for a spot is Smith and Mackay... and i'd have Aish ahead of Mackay all day, every day.

Though, i'd have Aish ahead of the bolded (no knock on any of them, just how highly i rate Aish)

 

[billy fragos]

Your problem with this though is that midfielders are all not the same, for instance, CEY and Mackay aren't competing for a spot, if you broke it down Aishs main competition for a spot is Smith and Mackay... and i'd have Aish ahead of Mackay all day, every day.

Though, i'd have Aish ahead of the bolded (no knock on any of them, just how highly i rate Aish)

aish>Douglas?

K

 

[Cleric]

Some serious underrating of Aish going on in this thread. He's a gun, fills a need, and will slot straight into our best 22 next year if we get him. He'd lineup on the wing opposite Smith.

Its the typical denial process some of our supporters go through. When they think we might get a player they talk about how super he is, how good our team will be with him etc. Then when it looks like we wont get him suddenly he is over rated, doesnt fit a need, our list management dont rate him (and dont dare question them or your not a true supporter, Walsh refuses to over pay, we only want people who really want to be at the Crows and so on. You could set your watch by how closely they follow the script.
Aish is a gun, fits a need, we should be all over him like a fat kid on a cookie.
Anything else is just poor list management.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

And he was never going to come here anyway

 

[Vader]

While different players have different roles, there is no difficulty at all in finding a position for Aish in our best 22.

He would be picked ahead of Mackay, Henderson, Wright & CEY for starters.

He'd also be ahead of Lyons, Grigg & M Crouch for what it's worth.

 

[azza77]

Our club might have had some list management dealings in the past that not everyone agrees with, but our club is not that ****ing stupid.

I have no doubt we are into Aish just as much as any other club. You'd think we would have put some sort of contract to him, or at least be right in his ear. Maybe we still might be structuring a deal, but Pickering would know a ball park figure at least.

 

[Red mist]

Bugger Aish. A second yr in fella commanding so much. Yeah nah. Rance or Howe, Ibbotson, Carlisle.
We should target plus 190 odd types with versatility.

 

[knobby]

Surprised no one has mentioned Porky's, Porky's Revenge, Stripes great movies during my teens in the 80s

 

[Bonkers000]

A lot would depend on what Danger does I suspect.

Also whether Thommo retires this year.

If we lost Danger and Thommo, and Aish is as good as they say, he would be in our top 5 mids next year.

Coming into our premiership window, we are better off getting a player that we know will be good, and wont be a factor of wanting to leave.

Taking a punt on a draftee will be just that, and would be 2 years behind Aish.

We've still got crouch X 2, grigg and Lyons who can't get a game. 2 of those are lefties which would be useful. I still think we're better of going to the draft and looking for a midfielder with a lot of pace which in this years draft is supposedly plentiful.
You're right, there is less risk with going after aish. But fortune favors the brave. Maybe it should come down to, if danger leaves use the compo to get aish. If he stays we go to the draft.

 

[Mego Red]

He said that James will re-sign with Brisbane and that Adelaide havent even put anything to James to come to us. Port Adelaide have put an offer to him. Said he wouldnt go to Melbourne.

If this is true, and I wouldnt think Michael Aish is a liar and would know, it makes me worry about our club sometimes.

Our club is keeping everything very secretive at the moment. It seems incredibly unlikely we're not in Aish up to our eyeballs. Maybe, because we're so serious, the family is keeping it confidential. Michael may not want to talk to Rowie about it.

 

[Mego Red]

1 - Danger
2 - Sloane
3 - B Crouch
4 - B Smith
5 - Aish
6 - Douglas
7 - M Crouch
8 - VB
9 - CEY
10 - Mackay
11 - Lyon
12 - Grigg

Plus Kerridge, in there somewhere.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Looks better balanced already

 

[Danoz]

Smith, Danger, Aish, Mackay, (Sloane and Dougy) on the outside. Been a while since we could say we have that many capable of playing on the wing.

 

[Glenno23]

Our club is keeping everything very secretive at the moment. It seems incredibly unlikely we're not in Aish up to our eyeballs. Maybe, because we're so serious, the family is keeping it confidential. Michael may not want to talk to Rowie about it.

Such a great point!

 

[Freddy Bassett]

Aish isn't going to get us a key forward can't see why he wants to leave getting more games then Robertson who wants to be at Brisbane

Please tell me why a first round draft pick wont get you a key forward?

 

[Simbatheking21]

Maybe but you got better compo for him going to Melbourne than going to WA

True but used it dochety, then he pissed off after two seasons

 

[blueiris]

Please tell me why a first round draft pick wont get you a key forward?

I don't know if we can get a good key forward is what I should have said

 

[Freddy Bassett]

I don't know if we can get a good key forward is what I should have said

If the Bulldogs can get one, you will have no problem...

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Please tell me why a first round draft pick wont get you a key forward?

Think the Stats lean more to the fact that it has to be a top 10 pick to get a "franchise" KPP

 

[Bonkers000]

Reports are good Kpp's are slim pickings in this years draft. Another reason the decisions of overlooking the likes of cockatoo for lever could be a great move.

 

[little graham]

Nick Maxwell, that former bogan captain of collingwood has stated Aish might go back to Melbourne, maybe Collingwood or Carlton.