Leigh Brown

[keen cats fella]

He was "HOPELESS" today, but, i think he would be a good long term trade. He has puppy fat (lots), but i think with hard work, which is in good supply at g-town, he could be turned into a good key DEFENDER when harley and scarlett are done. Agree?

 

[madcat001]

He was "HOPELESS" today, but, i think he would be a good long term trade. He has puppy fat (lots), but i think with hard work, which is in good supply at g-town, he could be turned into a good key DEFENDER when harley and scarlett are done. Agree?

have been a big fan of his in the past, disappointed with his game today but think he has lots of potential and is quite versatile. Agree with you on his future prospects. What's he worth?

 

[The Teflon Dean]

He was "HOPELESS" today, but, i think he would be a good long term trade. He has puppy fat (lots), but i think with hard work, which is in good supply at g-town, he could be turned into a good key DEFENDER when harley and scarlett are done. Agree?

Straight swap for Todd Grima, get it done.

FWIW, I think he actually could be a better footballer under a better coach.

 

[FTW_]

Straight swap for Todd Grima, get it done.

Hahahaha, no way!
Grima (and his eyebrows) must stay, he will be great.

 

[keen cats fella]

straight swap for Shannon Byrnes........ sounds fair, seriously.
What do others think?

 

[martyk]

He has puppy fat (lots)

Spot on. He is too slow. Speed is becoming almost a prerequisite for defenders these days, as they are required to run a lot more. Brown obviously doesn't take the game as serious as he could, not in the shape he should be in. We don't need him in our side... He isn't even that great of a spoiling defender... needs to put in the yards.

 

[madcat001]

Who would consider him in our best 22 currently? and who would make way for him?

 

[FTW_]

straight swap for Shannon Byrnes........ sounds fair, seriously.
What do others think?

No, I wouldn't do that.
For starters I have NO idea who Leigh Brown is and Shannon is slowly improving - the only problem we might have is do we have the time to wait for Shannon to get better?
Plus if this "Leigh Brown" fellow has puppy fat like someone else suggested then I say no.
Hawkins is enough work (to shake the puppy fat) we don't need another chubby boy IMO.

 

[The Teflon Dean]

straight swap for Shannon Byrnes........ sounds fair, seriously.
What do others think?

No, we have those types already. We need KPP's, especially defenders.

Please no-one waste a post with the words Gardiner or Playfair, okay?

 

[And_ROOS]

Spencer?

 

[Rustybugles]

Brown did nothing but take out Ling - nothing to be proud of all day. Who would want him?

 

[Partridge]

He was "HOPELESS" today, but, i think he would be a good long term trade. He has puppy fat (lots), but i think with hard work, which is in good supply at g-town, he could be turned into a good key DEFENDER when harley and scarlett are done. Agree?

Noooooo.

Don't rate him at all. Consider him a big weak link for North, in either attack or defense (and to be fair to North supporters, so do quite a few of them). Used to get talked up all the time when he was Fremantle, and delivered basically the same that he's delivered to North - nothing.

He's also played over 170 games. He's had plenty of time to shed the "puppy fat".

 

[Duskfire]

We need to get a young defender out of the draft and train him to be the next Scarlett. In fact, the defense in general is getting on its years with both Scarlett, Harley and Milburn getting there (all of them have a few more years to play, but still.) I can see that as being our biggest concern. In fact, if we lack depth anywhere its defense. We have plenty of players who can cover each other through injury (like with Egan gone) but with midfield and the forward line we have up and comers who could potentially step up and do something.

 

[Roowards]

i would get him because we no how to rurn bad players good and he is big and pretty fast and strong.

How old is he?

 

[turtlemanistic]

No, we have those types already. We need KPP's, especially defenders.

Please no-one waste a post with the words Gardiner or Playfair, okay?

Ohhhhhh. Play fair, will you?

I reckon we could train him into a good spoiling defender - and who knows what the kangas would want for him...

 

[Ricketts]

Ummmmmm, is this thread for real?

 

[Stripey PJs]

Ummmmmm, is this thread for real?

My bewilderings exactly.

Brown's what, 25? 26?, that ain't puppy fat, KeenCF, it's the blubber of a middle-aged player to whom 'endeavour' = Cook's ship. Hard work's only in good supply at G-town because we've -mostly- steered clear of Brown types. I thought he was one of the competition's most overrated players while at Fremantle, and he's done little at the Roos to prove me wrong. "Big bad Leroy Brown"? A cute moniker he rarely lives up to. There's nothing more infuriating than a talented big man pissing his career against a wall. Under the pressure of a final his sole contribution was the hit laid on Lingy, and once Mackie blocked his line Brown was useless, spending the rest of the match jumping at shadows, anticipating retaliation.

A fumbling 2nd string KP backman at best, occasionally pushed forward to some effect.
I'd feel embarrassed if Geelong traded for him.

Oh, and memo to opposition sides: it takes three hits before Lingy starts wobbling. One'll just fire him up.

 

[GeeCat]

For a big lump (with puppy fat, or whatever), he gets pushed out the contest far too easily.

Versatile, sure, but his hands aren't reliable enough as a key forward or defender, and he's deadset useless once the ball hits the deck. Refuses to get down and win the ball.

 

[DarwinRoo]

Im just curious if the OP actually watched the game yesterday. Why would any Geelong supporter want Leigh Brown at your club other than to maybe fill a bench spot in the VFL.
Id say that Leigh Brown is built like Tarzan and plays like Jane but that would be insulting to Jane.
Terrible footballer.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Take him and we'll give you a pick. Just take him, please.

Deal?

 

[rocker_oz33]

big call for people that would like to trade big leigh brown to geelong after a shocking game he played on Sunday, And how many players can you name that have gone to there 3rd club and have been great this guy has no been great at 2 clubs