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clipboardbinocs said:
Cost nothing - maybe get a 3rd rounder out of someone, may not be across how the F/S pre listing works, but pretty sure can trade for picks.
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There is a bidding system that happens on Monday. Any team that wanted him could just say they wanted to select him with their 3rd round. Judging by the fact we have tried to rookie him we probably wouldn't match it.

I can't see how we could trade him this trade period.
 
yakka man said:
Definitely not for father/son.
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clipboardbinocs said:
Nah fair enough, not entirely across the new rules.
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Pretty sure you can't do it with rookie picks either - it was a unique situation with the Pre-selection thing, and even then the AFL wanted to shut it down after GC did it, but didn't want 'disadvantage' GWS who wanted to take advantage of it as well the following year - and did with Lee to Saints etc.

That's my recollection anyway.
 

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FreoGirl said:
what ever happened to Sandiland's younger brother? he was showing a lot of potential as a junior
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Chad hasn't cracked a league game for Perth yet, seems to have his big brother's kicking ability/want, never more than 5 in a game, average of 2, but without the hitouts, only 13 per game.
http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/3826
 
Clem Michael wasn't father-son. Peake was however.
 
Fred Ziffel said:
But what it does mean to RLS is that he now knows he is going to be drafted, at the least as a rookie. One in the hand is better than two in the bush.
He is going to be at an AFL club next year.
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Yes that's true. :thumbsu:
Think it is a little disrespectful to our club though if he agreed to come to Freo F&S and a week ago was wearing a Hawthorn scarf during the grand final (if that is true, may just be a rumour).
 

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apuchar said:
Yes that's true. :thumbsu:
Think it is a little disrespectful to our club though if he agreed to come to Freo F&S and a week ago was wearing a Hawthorn scarf during the grand final (if that is true, may just be a rumour).
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It isn't really disrespectful to Fremantle.
He is only one of hundreds of young footballers who follows Eagles and therefore barrack for any side playing against the local enemy.
I would say there were 1,000's of people in Melbourne wearing purple in support of Fremantle because they were playing against Hawthorn.

In Perth though, it's more localised and intense.
I am certain that once he is drafted he will quickly change.

Incidentally; at The Grand Final we had massive support from neutrals. It was fantastic.
I saw only one fool at the game and that was a dick wearing an Eagles sleeveless jumper and cap. Pissed off his face, he was abusing Dockers fans everytime he came up the stairs with another re-fill. So bad was he, that Hawthorn fans around us were giving it to him.

It is immature for RLS to wear a Hawks jumper around Perth during a grand final for Fremantle but sometimes young blokes are trying to impress their mates.
Following West Coast is the lowest denominator. ( even Eagles players do it ...eg: Ash Smith ).
 
Fred Ziffel said:
It isn't really disrespectful to Fremantle.
He is only one of hundreds of young footballers who follows Eagles and therefore barrack for any side playing against the local enemy.
I would say there were 1,000's of people in Melbourne wearing purple in support of Fremantle because they were playing against Hawthorn.

In Perth though, it's more localised and intense.
I am certain that once he is drafted he will quickly change.

Incidentally; at The Grand Final we had massive support from neutrals. It was fantastic.
I saw only one fool at the game and that was a dick wearing an Eagles sleeveless jumper and cap. Pissed off his face, he was abusing Dockers fans everytime he came up the stairs with another re-fill. So bad was he, that Hawthorn fans around us were giving it to him.

It is immature for RLS to wear a Hawks jumper around Perth during a grand final for Fremantle but sometimes young blokes are trying to impress their mates.
Following West Coast is the lowest denominator. ( even Eagles players do it ...eg: Ash Smith ).
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Yeah, I don't think the Freo hierarchy would care about him wearing Hawthorn gear during the finals. The clubs seem to work from a different rule book than most supporters. Pure pragmatism and less emotion. I'm unashamedly of the supporter variety.
West Coast Pfttt.
 
ThePope said:
Chad hasn't cracked a league game for Perth yet, seems to have his big brother's kicking ability/want, never more than 5 in a game, average of 2, but without the hitouts, only 13 per game.
http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/3826
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Lordy Lordy - look who is here! Where have you been all this time and why a come back now? Nice to see you round these parts... :thumbsu:
 
do we really need another half forward. what about max duffy? he came with big wraps a fellow east freo player like RLS.

We need KP preferably a forward.
 
wehavethepassion said:
do we really need another half forward. what about max duffy? he came with big wraps a fellow east freo player like RLS.

We need KP preferably a forward.
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He' most likely going to be on the rookie list and why does getting him stop us from getting a key forward? Are we on rations?
 

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apuchar said:
He' most likely going to be on the rookie list and why does getting him stop us from getting a key forward? Are we on rations?
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agree with you...we need a KF and am sure these other players we are gaining are not binding our management from that fact
 
FreoGirl said:
agree with you...we need a KF and am sure these other players we are gaining are not binding our management from that fact
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Yep. If you believe channel nine news tonight we will more than likely pursue either Jesse White or JPod. They haven't lost sight of what we need. You're quite correct.
 
Ok..this could be a really dumb question

Rory O'Brien? he picked up the Lynn tonight and the Sandover a few weeks ago - why has he never been picked up? just not suited to AFL?
 
FreoGirl said:
Ok..this could be a really dumb question

Rory O'Brien? he picked up the Lynn tonight and the Sandover a few weeks ago - why has he never been picked up? just not suited to AFL?
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Rory is a good reliable WAFL player but not suited to AFL. Has no attribute that makes him stand out other than being a good goal kicker at WAFL level. He is not tall, not overly quick, not enough endurance to run through the midfield but he has a knack of running off a HFF and bobbing up for goals with a very reliable set shot. RLS is ahead of Rory and miles ahead of Duffy.
 
Freo Dr said:
Rory is a good reliable WAFL player but not suited to AFL. Has no attribute that makes him stand out other than being a good goal kicker at WAFL level. He is not tall, not overly quick, not enough endurance to run through the midfield but he has a knack of running off a HFF and bobbing up for goals with a very reliable set shot. RLS is ahead of Rory and miles ahead of Duffy.
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so pretty much like Josh Head? great in the WAFL for South Freo but floundered in the AFL?

thanks for filling me in!
 
With Freo adding RLS, Sylvia, keeping Duffy, the writing is on the wall that Mello, Michie are gone.
What I find strange is that Ross Lyon wouldn't give Mellington, Michie, a go this year, then recruit players that play his position.
If Freo can be more attacking, while maintaining a stingy defence, I don't see us sliding next year.
 

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