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What are we gonna do with our rookies next year?

Allan- VFL list- doesnt have the pace to nudge his way into an already packed mid-field
Byrnes-AFL list- Pure class hast to be a spot there for him somewhere
Smith- Gone- not performing, times up
Buckland-Rookie list- I can see a s*%t load of potential so worth another year and then make a decision. can see him playing across the hbf or wing when dasher departs.

any thoughts??????
 
Re: Re: rookies

Originally posted by Jim Boy
Allan- Will be on rookie list next year
Byrnes-AFL list- will get promoted
Smith- History
Buckland-Rookie list- will spend next year on rookie list.
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Agree on all 4.
If Ricco & Ben retire,we'll have another 2 rookies.
 

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Re: Re: Re: Re: rookies

Originally posted by Dangercat
i very much doubt ben would retire
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He's played his 200, and has a nice oppurtunity over in America. Nothing really more achievable left in his career, except perhaps one last go at the finals. Only problem with Ben retiring is that it leaves us one big man up forward short.
 
Allan- VFL list- doesnt have the pace to nudge his way into an already packed mid-field
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Is that true? I thought he had a lot of pace. I do know he is very good at winning the ball.
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: rookies

Originally posted by GeeCat
He's played his 200, and has a nice oppurtunity over in America. Nothing really more achievable left in his career, except perhaps one last go at the finals. Only problem with Ben retiring is that it leaves us one big man up forward short.
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On the contrary, $500,000 to shop with.
 
Originally posted by answerman
Is that true? I thought he had a lot of pace. I do know he is very good at winning the ball.
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172 cm
71 kgs
19 years old

We have to give him time to develop. Allan, in my opinion, deserves extra time as he is coming off that horrific knee injury.

I trust Mick Turner, even with his bias (to his beloved Falcons) and he reckons he's a gun....Good enough for me.
 
On the contrary, $500,000 to shop with.
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The 500,000 is not going to get us a name forward when we going shoping. Most names are probably on it allready and wont move for the same money.The most we could do is chase a promising player like a Kosi at the Saints who might get their $'s squeezed because of their amount af talent at Saintville, the problem is that is if we start throwing that sort of money around to get players from other clubs 2 things will happen
1, It will disrupt the balance inhouse and other players currently playing well for the Cats will put off side and will probably be putting their hands out next time their contract is due.This type of effect has been mentioned several times by Mick Turner about when Peake came to the Cats
2, It will fire up other clubs to start to have a ping at our young players.Remember what the Swans did to us with Bolton,Toohey and Williams.How do you fancy the Pies or the Dons throwing 500,000 at a Tenace or a Kelly or Swans throwing huge money at Scarlett "Hey your dad played for us too". etc

It would all start if the move to get other players with money to the club was not sanctioned buy our current player group
 

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I can gareentee you Essendon does not have huge money, they run a very tight salary cap down at WIndy Hill. :P but we might throw 700,000 thou at Scarlo when Fletch retires :P
 
Originally posted by Turbocat
The 500,000 is not going to get us a name forward when we going shoping. Most names are probably on it allready and wont move for the same money.The most we could do is chase a promising player like a Kosi at the Saints who might get their $'s squeezed because of their amount af talent at Saintville, the problem is that is if we start throwing that sort of money around to get players from other clubs 2 things will happen
1, It will disrupt the balance inhouse and other players currently playing well for the Cats will put off side and will probably be putting their hands out next time their contract is due.This type of effect has been mentioned several times by Mick Turner about when Peake came to the Cats
2, It will fire up other clubs to start to have a ping at our young players.Remember what the Swans did to us with Bolton,Toohey and Williams.How do you fancy the Pies or the Dons throwing 500,000 at a Tenace or a Kelly or Swans throwing huge money at Scarlett "Hey your dad played for us too". etc

It would all start if the move to get other players with money to the club was not sanctioned buy our current player group
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Of course.

The main problem which you overlooked (surprised nobody has mentioned it) is that you actually have to give more than cash up to get a player ;)

My comment was half joking anyway.
 
Originally posted by bLuEMoOsE
I can gareentee you Essendon does not have huge money, they run a very tight salary cap down at WIndy Hill. :P but we might throw 700,000 thou at Scarlo when Fletch retires :P
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Now now, we won't be mentioning Caracella, Heffernan and Blumfield, will we?

Like i've said many a time to you, Scarlett is the million dollar fullback of the competition...Gonna take more than pennies to get him in an Essendon jumper.

BTW, Kingsley really is a hack ;)
 

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