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Clark continues to be linked to Freo and a move west, not really sure what he will be worth or what Freo will want to pay but I can see him playing in Purple next season.
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Mitch Clark
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Good luck to him. He is the perfect type of player for the fwd/2nd ruck with the sub rule. Only knock on him is he plays his best football roaming from the goals not close to them. Would of thought his best fit would of been Brisbane with Leuenberger and Brown.
If he goes to Freo, where does that leave Z Clarke & Griffin? Think these guys are too good to just be depth in case of injuries.
If he goes to Freo, where does that leave Z Clarke & Griffin? Think these guys are too good to just be depth in case of injuries.
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Keplar - 199cm
Johnson - 194cm
Pav - 192cm
McPhee - 190cm
Resting forward
Sandi - 211cm
Clarke - 203cm
Up and comer
Houghton - 194cm
Plenty of players over 190cm and Mayne is 188cm
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Keplar is way to inconsistant to be considered for your number 1 or 2 key forward.
Johnson at best is average.
Pav plays like half a game up forward for you guys and isn't McPhee being used as a tagger for you guys ???
So you guys don't have a quality full time tallforward. Hence Clark being sounded out.
By Sounds overall it's going to be a busy trade week.
How about Brisbane trade Mitch Clark and their 2nd rd pick(its in the 30s) for Mayne and freo's palmer compo pick ?
Now if you think about it. Mayne and Clark have kicked the same amount of goals so they are equal value. But Mitch is highly valued ruckman as well. So Brisbane trade their 2nd rd pick for freo's compo pick to make up the difference in value there...
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he has already declared he wants out of freo
Now you're making stuff up
Hardly it would make sense.
He moved from Adelaide because he wanted to play footy.
The sub rule and being on the same team as Sandi means he won't get a game, and furthermore now it would appear that Zac Clarke may even be overtaking him!
It would surprise me if he moved a year after being traded but you're an idiot if you think he's happy given gametime was the reason he moved.
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no...last week it was reported on channel 10's sport news. He is shopping himself around. It is all related to the emergence of Zac Clarke
Ah so someone's reported it...Jonathan hasn't actually said it...Got ya.
Regardless, he's contracted, so will only be going if we allow it
Regardless, he's contracted, so will only be going if we allow it
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It would be sensible for the Rhys Palmer compensation pick to be part of the deal.
Brisbane is set for worse ladder positions than Freo in the short term. The Palmer compo pick, whether it be band 2 or 3 will be worth more to Brisbane than Freo.
Brisbane is set for worse ladder positions than Freo in the short term. The Palmer compo pick, whether it be band 2 or 3 will be worth more to Brisbane than Freo.
How about we just keep it for next year's super draft or use it as part of the deal for Jaeger O'Meara?
I'd say that's worth a fair bit to us...
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Relax Lach. It's a fair point but we'll see how it all plays out.
I grow tired of the "you're going to get screwed! He's out of contract! PSD PSD PSD!!!" gibberish that goes on here at this time of year.
The deal will likely be somewhere in the realm of fair for both parties I'd suggest.
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I was just listing the talls over 190cm that you said we didnt have. Clark is an average forward (imo) - no different to Johnson/Keplar (Johnson at least points
). Keplar in the first half of the year was actually going very well (until injuries killed his form).Mitch had a near AA year the year he was playing in the ruck but there is no way he will be the #1 ruck at Freo with Sandi still around. I personally think Zac will be a better option in the ruck in years to come (when Sandi reties). That's not even considering Griff who has shown this year he can play the #1 ruck role (rumours are he is looking for more opportunities elsewhere)
I believe Mayne would not be available for trade. He is very important to our frontal pressure and should be used as a 3rd tall forward not the main target as he has had to this year because of our injuries.
I just don't think he's shown enough to warrant the cost.
I would take him, but is he worth a first round + and 500k?
That'd put him in the top 7-8 paid players at the club. Not worth it.
Well if Freo don't do a fair trade screw him send him into the PSD.
What's fair?
I mean Adelaide coughed up a first rounder plus for Tambling...was that fair or idiotic?
We coughed up pick 8 + Medhurst for Tarrant...he'd shown more than Clark...much more, and it was still idiotic
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Which he would just nominate his wage at the reported $500k and not many would be able to fit him in their salary cap, leaving Freo to pick him up there for nothing. Richmond or Melbourne would be the only teams (I can think of) that have salary cap space to pick him up.
Clark is no better than Bradley as a forward, so why should we give up a first round pick (and more if you listen to Brisbane supporters) and pay him 2-3 times as much as Kepler?
Clark definitely has value as a ruckman ... but I just can't see his value to Fremantle. Maybe when Sandilands retires Clark would become very useful, but in the meantime, the $$$ that Clark will be asking is just not worth it for Freo.
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Port would be all over him.
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Could they afford him? Rumour is they are likely to get Griff who would be considerably cheaper than Clark and if they manage to hang on to Butcher then they have a good ruckman/forward in Griff and a young, high potential KPF in Butcher.
With their financial woes they prob cant afford to take on Clark with his reported $500k+ price tag
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Carlton traded pick 11 for Mclean...Unfortunately the BF community rates what is a fair trade different to what AFL clubs do. If your club wants him, I can't see how they could possibly get him without offering a 1st round pick or the compensation pick.
Pretty Sure from next year onwards all Clubs have to pay 100% of their salary cap. Part of the new players pay deal. Meaning the port financial arguement has no meaning. And if clark is wanting a massive pay deal. Port would be ones most likely to pay for it. Also richmond has intentially made a decent amount of space in their cap so a player like Clark coming into the PSD... he could almost put 650 000 a year and they'd pay it.
Mitch Clark is certianly better forward than Keplar. By a mile. Half a decent season up forward and you think he has the potential to be as good as clark. Clark is more skilled, better mark, kicks longer, taller, stronger, can dominate a game and be a match winner and is actually worth something as a trade. Everyone has acknowlegded Clark is a very good ruckman meaning his value is significant. Keplar has reached his peak. Which is average. Thats why your going for clark... otherwise why would Freo be going for another Keplar? Sounds pretty silly to me if you guys are going for Clark if you guys consider him in the same ability bracket as Keplar.
Easiest way to put it to all you Freo people. The fact Mark Harvey is openly chasing him and has been since last year means that he rates him highly.
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I'm sure they could for a year.
Clark doesn't want to be there meaning he would want a trade again after one year. Why wouldn't they turn a PSD pick into a tradeable commodity the year after?
They need every free kick they can get.
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I said in a previous post that Melbourne and Richmond are the only 2 I could think of that could afford his price tag so I agree with you there.
Kep has kicked 23 goals from 14 games (1.64 per game) vs Mitch 27 goals from 17 games (1.58 per game). So going by stats they are similar. They both can take contested marks but Clark's ruck work is better than Keps - no denying that.
Clark being a ruckman doesn't make him more significant for Freo (IMO) as we have Sandi who is top 2 ruckman in the comp (Cox being the other) and Zac emerging this year - which most Freo fans knew he had huge potential and our massive injury list allowed him the opportunity to shine (he is only 21). We still have Griff on the list although rumours say he is looking for other opportunities elsewhere. Then we have Moller as a NSW scholarship player who we can pick up (next year I think). Then we still have Keplar and Johnson on the list who can give a chop out in the ruck.
Sounds silly -- Yes I agree which is why I dont think we need Mitch but rather we need a KPF not a ruckman/KPF which is what Clark is. IMO he is not a KPF/ruckman
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