Nathan Thompson

[Monocle]

Irrespective of Thompson's merits as a player, he's damaged goods and therefore very high risk.

Sorry Nat - maybe it's time to pursue another career.

Agree with Mead, Beeck and Johnson are expendable, but let's target someone other than Thompson

Like he said!

 

[dipper86]

Irrespective of Thompson's merits as a player, he's damaged goods and therefore very high risk.

Sorry Nat - maybe it's time to pursue another career.

Agree with Mead, Beeck and Johnson are expendable, but let's target someone other than Thompson

There is nothing wrong with his body which sometimes you cant fix, but you can sort out his head, a bit of success would fix this bloke up, even if you did get rid of cox, thompson would be your back up ruckman, to Gardiner, Gardiner could then go to the forward line, when hawthorn was travelling ok he used to pinch hit in the ruck thus turning games he would do well at Westcoast especially with there pin point kicking and those dry grounds at perth, One thing he never had at Hawthorn was anouther forward support which you have many this will free him up.

 

[Carn the Coasters]

I was all for getting Thompson... after going to afl.com.au i have changed my mind.

Oh well, at least he is honest.

 

[Exeter]

There is nothing wrong with his body which sometimes you cant fix, but you can sort out his head, a bit of success would fix this bloke up, even if you did get rid of cox, thompson would be your back up ruckman, to Gardiner, Gardiner could then go to the forward line, when hawthorn was travelling ok he used to pinch hit in the ruck thus turning games he would do well at Westcoast especially with there pin point kicking and those dry grounds at perth, One thing he never had at Hawthorn was anouther forward support which you have many this will free him up.

That assumes his head can be sorted out - something which every recruiting manager and coach should be very suspicious about given his reported comments.

I'm not maligning Thompson - in fact I really admire his balls in coming out and talking about his difficulties. Very good player when on song, but you have to consider the team as a whole. Do we take a big risk and pick him up in the hope that he'll be renewed as a player or do we thank him for coming and move onto the next trade target?

The latter for me.

And I'm very confident that the Eagles will not be letting either Cox or Gardy go (or Seaby for that matter)

 

[RzrBlade]

I'd prefer to take last seasons rumored punt on Richo over the one here with Thompson. It worries me even after all those comments he made at the Hawks B&F that it comes across in the papers that Woosha isn't the slighest bit concerned (they could be talking up BS...hopefully). Off the AFL website it says from the Hearld Sun:

West Coast coach John Worsfold yesterday announced the club was prepared to do "whatever it takes" to stitch up a deal for disgruntled Hawk Nathan Thompson.

It seems unlikely though if we are going to use pick 12 in the Tyson Stenglein deal with Hawthorn asking for two first-rounders...pfft, dreamers!

 

[Frodo]

He's going to the Kangas

 

[94_Eagles]

Bye bye Thompson, we hardly kneweth ye...

 

[RzrBlade]

thank god for that, thanks laidley.