News NWM stays at Saints (Will Faulkner wrong about being crows bound)

[PJ Power]

As unimpressed as I've been by Berry's early career form, I still think he will become an above average - if not very good - AFL player, and want to see that realised with us. Wingard's first year in 2012 was pretty unremarkable from memory - better than what Berry has produced, but not predictive of him winning AA honours in 2013. Curtin - I know completely dfferent player - was average at best until 6-8 weeks ago, and now he looks as dangerous as any young player in the comp and a second unicorn for the Crows alongside Thilthorpe. Point is, that Berry was recruited to fill a desperate need for us. Unless we directly replace him with someone better to play the same forward-of-centre role, we should hold onto him and see what he delivers next year.

 

[davesnothere]

It NWM has offered the Saints 2 years would be done and dusted by now I would have thought?

 

[Anyonebutken]

Some concern from a couple of saints fans that Bergman was 50 -50 to go home or not but made his mind up to stay as he found out NWM was coming to port. Hope it's the case

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Carr's sales pitch to Bergman was "about what the team looks like going forward".

Carr: Brisbane is an exciting challenge for our players

Josh Carr lived the early 2000s era when Port Adelaide and Brisbane pushed each other to the limit to be the AFL's best. He has set the same challenge to today's Port Adelaide squad.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

 

[Alberton Proud]

Carr's sales pitch to Bergman was "about what the team looks like going forward".

Carr: Brisbane is an exciting challenge for our players

Josh Carr lived the early 2000s era when Port Adelaide and Brisbane pushed each other to the limit to be the AFL's best. He has set the same challenge to today's Port Adelaide squad.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

The really good



And the really amusing

 

[jackag24]

The really good

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It was exciting to have him back last week, he has a great variety of lollies and beverages

 

[EskimoPAFC]

The really good

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"Committed to the fans"

How ****ing good to hear this from a Port coach after 13 years of hating us. Carr can heal this club.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Carr's sales pitch to Bergman was "about what the team looks like going forward".

Carr: Brisbane is an exciting challenge for our players

Josh Carr lived the early 2000s era when Port Adelaide and Brisbane pushed each other to the limit to be the AFL's best. He has set the same challenge to today's Port Adelaide squad.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

If you take a half-glass full approach, Port has a decent first 22 with many players under 25.

Then you have the likes of Tom Cochrane, Joe Berry, Jack Whitlock, Xavier Walsh, Josh Lai, Logan Evans, Will Lorenz, Harrison Ramm, Mani Liddy etc. developing with upside to their game and all of a sudden this list could go somewhere.

I also maybe talking outside my own arse and overestimating the playing ability of the boys.

 

[Alberton Proud]

It was exciting to have him back last week, he has a great variety of lollies and beverages

... and his personal hygiene is above reproach

 

[Duck Farmer]

Carr's sales pitch to Bergman was "about what the team looks like going forward".

Carr: Brisbane is an exciting challenge for our players

Josh Carr lived the early 2000s era when Port Adelaide and Brisbane pushed each other to the limit to be the AFL's best. He has set the same challenge to today's Port Adelaide squad.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Disappointing lack of terrorising Lachie Neale in that interview.

 

[DaTBird187]

The really good

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"Okay Pops, sit in the back there and keep it quiet"

 

[#Port Patriot#]

The only reason NWM would only sign 2 years and not 4 to get to free agency is if Bergs does go after 2 years in free agency then port match the offer and seek trade making it a NWM trade. That is only if saints want bergs and vise versa at that point. But 2 year deal otherwise for NWM seems off. He would either sign the 4 until 2029 free agency or he'd be seeking trade this season.

 

[Malibu#27]

The only reason NWM would only sign 2 years and not 4 to get to free agency is if Bergs does go after 2 years in free agency then port match the offer and seek trade making it a NWM trade. That is only if saints want bergs and vise versa at that point. But 2 year deal otherwise for NWM seems off. He would either sign the 4 until 2029 free agency or he'd be seeking trade this season.

or just like bergs two years ago - he is only comfortable signing for two years at the moment.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

or just like bergs two years ago - he is only comfortable signing for two years at the moment.

Also true

 

[SureBuddy]

NWM with 45 touches against the Hawks. He’s just a HBF’er though who has already peaked, one first rounder only should do it!?!

 

[Rash]

This bloke just runs around on a shit team, lose, gets 45 touches, oppo dont care to put attention to him because saints suck.

Looks like saints dont care to win, their main objective is to pass him the ball as much as possible.

 

[ExpectToWin]

67% DE

 

[SureBuddy]

This bloke just runs around on a shit team, lose, gets 45 touches, oppo dont care to put attention to him because saints suck.

Looks like saints dont care to win, their main objective is to pass him the ball as much as possible.

lol stfu you moron. He is a bloody star of the game and he is only 22. You don’t just get “loose” and get 45 touches.

He is worth every bit of 1.2 million a year the Saints are offering.

 

[JUSTWORK]

NWM with 45 touches against the Hawks. He’s just a HBF’er though who has already peaked, one first rounder only should do it!?!

0 Goals 3 Behinds, he will fit in well.

 

[Rash]

lol stfu you moron. He is a bloody star of the game and he is only 22. You don’t just get “loose” and get 45 touches.

He is worth every bit of 1.2 million a year the Saints are offering.

i dont doubt that one bit, its just funny seing saints kicking backwards twice just to get him the ball.

stay classy mate

 

[YoungsterPA]

Felt like he burnt the ball a lot but I guess when you have it 45 times that’ll happen lol, he would be incredible if we can somehow get him.

 

[Greasyrhys]

We should try and get zac bailey

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84kg

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12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

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6.6

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6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

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CL

0.6

3star

to return home instead

 

[rowe329]

We should try and get zac bailey to return home instead

C4 mentioned us trying to turn Bergman into Bailey if he left. Not sure if there is anything else linked with him to us after bergs signed

 

[aussierulesrules]

lol stfu you moron. He is a bloody star of the game and he is only 22. You don’t just get “loose” and get 45 touches.

He is worth every bit of 1.2 million a year the Saints are offering.

FWIW, have a listen to Sam Mitchell’s comments about him in the presser.

Basically along the lines of “I knew he was good, but didn’t realise he was that good”.

Said they just couldn’t stop him, even though they scouted him heavily in the lead-up, and tried to tag him with 3 or 4 different blokes throughout the game.

No matter where he played, they just couldn’t stop him. And in the last quarter, he attended 6 centre bounces, and for the quarter he had:

15 disposals
12 kicks
6 score involvements
5 contested possessions
4 inside 50’s
3 rebound 50’s
3 clearances
2 centre clearances
2 tackles
2 behinds
386m-gained
52 fantasy points.

Mitchell joked that even when Nas was on the bench he was still worried about him!

 

[chiwigi]

Considering how much effort went into acquiring Berry, Port aren't gonna trade him away after one season.

That would be a HUGE SLAP to the entire list management and recruitment team. All that trade effort to get GC's first rounder and then trading up again to move two spots to get ahead of Freo to secure Berry.

Nah, you trade what you have.

They’d never have taken the pock last year so we spent it.

What it is now is Berry, so that’s what you spend.

It’s like upgrading your car.