Ryan Murphy

[Jeremias]

Neagle has thus far shown himself unwilling, and unable to put in the hard yards to ensure he makes it in the AFL.

Recruiting players that aren't 100% committed to getting the most out of themselves, is a no-go zone as far as I'm concerned - especially when they have already shown their hand in an AFL environment.

Neagle is a very average player that is not willing to do what it takes to be the best that he could be. If he manages to make it back on Essendon's list - good luck to him, because he's got a ****ing long way to go. As it stands, he's bordering on useless.

 

[Aphrodite]

Wouldn't go near Neagle. His fitness is about the same as Whitnall at the end of his career. If his surname wasn't Neagle he would never have made it onto an AFL list.

We have a winner

 

[blueboy25]

Wouldn't go near Neagle. His fitness is about the same as Whitnall at the end of his career. If his surname wasn't Neagle he would never have made it onto an AFL list.

I just wonder what a change of enviroment would do for Neagle. We all know how much impact the arrival of Juddy and his training methods had on guys like murphy, gibbs and co.

If I was at essendon and had matty knights as my coach for the last couple of years there is a good chance I would have hit the beers and the KFC hard as well.

 

[Sam The Doc]

Personally, I'm not against Neagle - if not just to turn him into a semi-decent player and rub it into the Bombers!

Hahaha, good luck with that one. Essendon will redraft him as they need a new Laycock.

 

[VainGlorious]

I Hope you pick him up but that's only cause I don't like Carlton much

You would be mad to take Murphy. As has been said before, good (even very good) WAFL player but simply can't cut it at AFL level. Had a great second half to '06 where he couldn't miss a thing (17.6 from a handful of games) but has done nothing since. Fairly slow, wide turning circle, poor defensive pressure, drops marks under pressure (which he always is because he is slow) and cannot hit the side of a barn from the inside when his confidence is down (which it always is because he doesn't cut it at AFL level).

Murphy is a top bloke and a decent football player but he is not AFL quality anymore. He would be handy to the bullants but that's it. As I said, I hope you take him as it would slow down your list development and you would be less of a threat to us in the future.

Sounds a bit like Brad Fisher, except he could hold a mark. No thanks

 

[Mister Carlton]

If Neagle even parked his car at Visy I'd drink petrol.

Racist.