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Dark Sharks said:
Last year i was so keen on Daniel Pearce, this year i'm even more keen on Yarran. WCE should try to make this happen

Chuck him on the wing and watch him run.
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We are missing a player that is fast and can be played back pocket and forward pocket with some pretty good skills and yeah i would love to see him play on a wing also. Only problem is he is on contract till next year and we would have to give something decent to obtain him.
 

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We gave up pick 18 for Wellingham last year and Yarran would be a more highly rated player than Wellingham I suspect so it would take something better than that to get him here in a trade
 
Yarren is defiantly a good choice. Out of favour at the blues, has the pace we lack and correct me if I'm wrong or wasn't he a childhood friend of nic nat? Or was that garlett?
 
Coaster2012 said:
Yarren is defiantly a good choice. Out of favour at the blues, has the pace we lack and correct me if I'm wrong or wasn't he a childhood friend of nic nat? Or was that garlett?
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Yeah you right it is Yarran along with Walters who lived on the same street and were very close...imagine we could get all 3!
 
Chris_6678 said:
Yeah you right it is Yarran along with Walters who lived on the same street and were very close...imagine we could get all 3!
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They're not trading cards.

Chris_6678 said:
We are missing a player that is fast and can be played back pocket and forward pocket with some pretty good skills and yeah i would love to see him play on a wing also. Only problem is he is on contract till next year and we would have to give something decent to obtain him.
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He's never been an effective defender despite his great rebound and he hasn't had the endurance or ability to effectively play forward of the ball at AFL level. Let alone as a genuine wingman.

Kudos to Malthouse for going back and developing his forward game, something Ratten should have done years ago. It'll take a while but he'll be a better player for it.
 
Keyser Soze said:
We gave up pick 18 for Wellingham last year and Yarran would be a more highly rated player than Wellingham I suspect so it would take something better than that to get him here in a trade
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You think?

Given the choice between the two - I'd take Wellingham in a heartbeat.
 
The Falcon Strike said:
You think?

Given the choice between the two - I'd take Wellingham in a heartbeat.
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Like wise and i wasn't even an advocate of Wellers. Wellingham played effectively in multiple roles at Collingwood, he might of been a middling talent but at least he was proven. Yarran's only solid form line is across the half back line and he was patchy at best.
 
The Falcon Strike said:
You think?

Given the choice between the two - I'd take Wellingham in a heartbeat.
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I don't know if I agree. The pace of Yarren would be a great thing for our midfield. I don't know if wellinghams set of skills would be as valuable as Yarrens. That's if Yarren does a Hill and finds a new lease of life. If he plays like he is now then maybe not...
 

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Yarran's best football is better than Wellinghams but he does lack consistency and as EH pointed out Yarran is less versatile than Wellingham. Based on his upside I still think Yarran is just ahead of Wellingham
 
Coaster2012 said:
I don't know if I agree. The pace of Yarren would be a great thing for our midfield. I don't know if wellinghams set of skills would be as valuable as Yarrens.
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Wellingham doesn't have the pace or kicking ability of Yarran - two important aspects. But Callum CHambers was a lovely kick both feet as well.

Wellingham is a far more rounded footballer. Can find the pill, win clearances, push forward and kick goals as well as tag if possible.

Yarran has the higher ceiling due to his kicking and pace - but it is has been 5 years already and he doesn't look any closer to cracking the midfield.

We need midfielders primarily, in that case Wellingham has far outperformed Yarran. At the start of last year (maybe the year before) Wellingham shouldered significant midfield responsibility for Collingwood whilst they had a heap of injuries and absolutely thrived.
 
Coaster2012 said:
Yarren is defiantly a good choice. Out of favour at the blues, has the pace we lack and correct me if I'm wrong or wasn't he a childhood friend of nic nat? Or was that garlett?
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Yes he grew up with Naitanui and this is why I feel Yarran would play much better football at the Eagles than in Melbourne. Playing in front of a home crowd with family watching along side a 'brother' he grew up with could provide the spark he needs.

I would play Yarran off the HFF with a burst in the middle with Naitanui late in quarters when we need to give our first and second ranked mids a break and the opposition are tiring. A quick tap from Naitanui to Yarran bursting forward would be seriously damaging.

I'm not sure how many tackles Yarran sticks but I'm guessing not many. Its one aspect of his game he really needs to work on.
 
Jason223 said:
Operation: Get yarran
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Yarran is a want, not a need. WC should be looking for IM's to bolster their midfield, to play alongside Shuey and Scooter. Masten and Wellingham are tweeners, and ideally, IMO, would be part of the B-team in the midfield rotation. Yarran's game does nothing to correct WC's deficiency in the centre square. Contested ball winning is the major concern that needs remedy. Predominantly IM's are needed, for Kerr is cooked and Priddis is one-dimensional and aging. Tweeners, especially inconsistent one's, like Yarran, aren't going to solve WC's biggest concern.
 
tesseract said:
Yarran is a want, not a need. WC should be looking for IM's to bolster their midfield, to play alongside Shuey and Scooter. Masten and Wellingham are tweeners, and ideally, IMO, would be part of the B-team in the midfield rotation. Yarran's game does nothing to correct WC's deficiency in the centre square. Contested ball winning is the major concern that needs remedy. Predominantly IM's are needed, for Kerr is cooked and Priddis is one-dimensional and aging. Tweeners, especially inconsistent one's, like Yarran, aren't going to solve WC's biggest concern.
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What we need are complete midfielders that are able to heavily extract the ball and also go outside and hit a target.
 

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tesseract said:
Yarran is a want, not a need. WC should be looking for IM's to bolster their midfield, to play alongside Shuey and Scooter. Masten and Wellingham are tweeners, and ideally, IMO, would be part of the B-team in the midfield rotation. Yarran's game does nothing to correct WC's deficiency in the centre square. Contested ball winning is the major concern that needs remedy. Predominantly IM's are needed, for Kerr is cooked and Priddis is one-dimensional and aging. Tweeners, especially inconsistent one's, like Yarran, aren't going to solve WC's biggest concern.
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I'd say Yarran (or a Yarran type player) is a need not a want.

We are continually exposed for a lack of pace especially at Subi. A player like Yarran or Jetta is exactly what we need (not disagreeing that we could also use a boost inside, but in my mind we are definately sorely lacking a speedy line breaker and Yarran fits the bill).
 
eaglespremiers said:
Would've thought Conca is a much better proposition than Yarran for us atm.
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Agreed.

And 18 for Wellers was over, but agree that it's way under for Conca. All though if you were Port Adelaide it would probably be way overs! considering they gave us pick #28 for a similar talent in Ebert.

If an un contracted Conca wanted to come home Richmond should be fairly happy with our first rounder.
 
MR said:
From a Richmond supporter's perspective, Conca is absolute gold.

The vast majority of us rate him in the top two/three best of his draft year. We wouldn't bother with players like Brown or picks lower than first round. For a straight swap, we'd probably expect the quality of a Gaff/Darling because that's the same value we put on Conca.

That said, word is that he's really happy in Melbourne so I doubt this will go any further.
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Gaff or Darling for Conca?? Seriously??
 
Spartan said:
I'd say Yarran (or a Yarran type player) is a need not a want.

We are continually exposed for a lack of pace especially at Subi. A player like Yarran or Jetta is exactly what we need (not disagreeing that we could also use a boost inside, but in my mind we are definately sorely lacking a speedy line breaker and Yarran fits the bill).
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Exposed for lack of pace? How does Yarran address this exposure? He doesn't chase and tackle much but does however have damaging offensive pace but doesn't seem to have the tank or work rate to play midfield.

Brennan, McGinnity and Ash Smith address our lack of pace defensively.

A super quick line breaking offensive midfielder such as a Bennell or O'Meara is what we lack.
 
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