The only mistake we made was not getting him the year beforeRookie listing Liam Ryan wouldn’t have been a mistake. You have to take risks.
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The only mistake we made was not getting him the year beforeRookie listing Liam Ryan wouldn’t have been a mistake. You have to take risks.
You're very good KM, but you're cheating a bit with Liam Ryan. The whole football world knew he was a freakshow, but also knew he wasn't willing to move to interstate, so he wasn't really an option for Dekka.
I agree with you on "risk". To me a kid like Appleby never developing the class for AFL is as high a risk as any of the 'risky' types. I'd love Harley Bennell to be training with us and not Melbourne. But when a kid was considered too immature to handle a move interstate, you can't say the recruiters were wrong because he succeeded at home. We'll never know how he would have coped in Melbourne.You could reverse that, anyway, if he nominates for the draft and say's he won't go interstate, which he never said publicly, he would be in breach of the rules, he was there for the taking the year before but we were too conservative in our thinking once again
AbsolutelyI agree with you on "risk". To me a kid like Appleby never developing the class for AFL is as high a risk as any of the 'risky' types. I'd love Harley Bennell to be training with us and not Melbourne. But when a kid was considered too immature to handle a move interstate, you can't say the recruiters were wrong because he succeeded at home. We'll never know how he would have coped in Melbourne.
I agree with you on "risk". To me a kid like Appleby never developing the class for AFL is as high a risk as any of the 'risky' types. I'd love Harley Bennell to be training with us and not Melbourne. But when a kid was considered too immature to handle a move interstate, you can't say the recruiters were wrong because he succeeded at home. We'll never know how he would have coped in Melbourne.
We burn't a rookie spot on Broomhead who's past 6 years have been ordinary and he was seen limping at training already and unable to join in regular trainingWith Bennell I'm looking at him presently as too injury prone and unable to perform *see lack of games played during Fremantle tenure and his awful WAFL performance.
I'd want to see a year of him healthy and able before I'd consider burning a rookie spot on him.
We burn't a rookie spot on Broomhead who's past 6 years have been ordinary and he was seen limping at training already and unable to join in regular training
Completely agreeI don't support the retention of Broomhead and didn't this time last year either. He's had his time. Too injury prone to be worth retaining any longer and at his age and not being a clear best 22 player there are better ways of filling out a list.
To me, Bennell ranks alongside JOM as the most talented kids to have hit the AFL in the last decade. Bloody disappointing that neither of them look like living up to the potential. I wouldn't sign him yet, but if he was fit at the end of Supplemental signings, I wouldn't hesitate. Just so talented.With Bennell I'm looking at him presently as too injury prone and unable to perform *see lack of games played during Fremantle tenure and his awful WAFL performance.
I'd want to see a year of him healthy and able before I'd consider burning a rookie spot on him.
To me, Bennell ranks alongside JOM as the most talented kids to have hit the AFL in the last decade. Bloody disappointing that neither of them look like living up to the potential. I wouldn't sign him yet, but if he was fit at the end of Supplemental signings, I wouldn't hesitate. Just so talented.
To me, Bennell ranks alongside JOM as the most talented kids to have hit the AFL in the last decade. Bloody disappointing that neither of them look like living up to the potential. I wouldn't sign him yet, but if he was fit at the end of Supplemental signings, I wouldn't hesitate. Just so talented.
2016 looks a chance. Willem Drew/Liam Ryan v Callum Brown/Josh Daicos/Max Lynch. I feel like I have the two best of those.
2017 is interesting and another year I feel I drafted well, but Collingwood obviously did also. D.Fogarty/Ballard/Miers/Butts. I like all those guys. Stephenson/Murphy/T.Brown/Applyby/Mihocek though is a strong haul. Stephenson is that best guy from those lists and looks clearly ahead of Fogarty. Though Ballard for mine is a clear second and looks really nice for Gold Coast. Miers and D.Fogarty v Mihocek will be interesting. Can Murphy/T.Brown/Appleby push through? Or Butts on my side of the equation. TBD