Retired Mark LeCras [retired]

Dec 20, 2014
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He'll turn 31 in August and will likely be offered a new one-year deal at WC. But I wonder if any other clubs would offer him two years?

He was once a very handy player but his form has dropped away since 2015, when he kicked 45 goals. That said, he could yet offer something to a top 8 side that needs another mid-sized goalkicker. Someone like Melbourne, perhaps?

Are there likely to be any nibbles? Or has his reputation taken too much of a hit due to patchy performances?
 
Apr 16, 2014
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Fremantle
Le Crab is cooked.

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Schauermann

Norm Smith Medallist
Jun 27, 2011
7,308
5,005
Hamburg
AFL Club
Fremantle
Similar older players recently to change clubs have been Chapman or Johnson. Both still had a reputation as matchwinners (and have been for their new clubs).
Not so sure about LeCras and he probably played his best footy as a pure forward which has been some time ago by now. So I'd say unlikely bit stranger things have happenend in footy...
 

ioppolo

This only ends one way.
Oct 3, 2010
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Perth
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He should retire. Though GWS have a knack of picking up oldies who look past it and making them wind the clock back.
 

La Vache

Premiership Player
Aug 4, 2005
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Melb
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Hawthorn
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Would have very little interest to any side aiming for September given his woeful efforts in finals. And I see no reason for any young or rebuilding side to offer a contract to a 31 yo who disintegrates mentally when the stakes are high.
 
Jul 24, 2009
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He was once a very handy player but his form has dropped away since 2015, when he kicked 45 goals. That said, he could yet offer something to a top 8 side that needs another mid-sized goalkicker. Someone like Melbourne, perhaps?

Perhaps no. We have Petracca and Hannan filling the mid-sized goalkicker role already. We have other holes on our list that need filling before we look at recycling 31 year olds who look past it.
 
Dec 20, 2014
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Perhaps no. We have Petracca and Hannan filling the mid-sized goalkicker role already. We have other holes on our list that need filling before we look at recycling 31 year olds who look past it.
Yeah, yeah. People say s**t like this every year.

I don't reckon many WC supporters thought Drew Petrie would come in handy either.
 
Jul 24, 2009
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Melbourne
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Yeah, yeah. People say s**t like this every year.

I don't reckon many WC supporters thought Drew Petrie would come in handy either.

Picking up a cheap, experienced ruckman from a shallow pool for a year while your two best rucks are injured long term is a slightly different scenario to recycling a past it small marking forward who doesn't fill a need.
 
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