Saints Senior List Update

[sauce_head]

Cain Ackland (delisted)
Cathal Corr (delisted)
Matthew Ferguson (delisted)
Ed McDonnell (delisted)
Mark McGough (delisted)
Allan Murray (delisted)
Dylan Pfitzner (delisted)
Justin Peckett (retired)
Stephen Powell (retired)

No real surprises there.

http://saints.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=305288

 

[SpInNeR]

hmmm, pretty wowed by fergs. The rest were expected.


What did people think of him?

 

[falkstar]

Ferg, real stiff. Wonder if his injuries look like he wasn't going to be right next season. He was also too small for key position and has been passed by a few other flankers due to injury. Wouldn't be surprised if he was re drafted.

Good luck, will always remember some of his efforts in that qualifying final in Adelaide 2005.

 

[Kildonan]

Cain Ackland (delisted)
Cathal Corr (delisted)
Matthew Ferguson (delisted)
Ed McDonnell (delisted)
Mark McGough (delisted)
Allan Murray (delisted)
Dylan Pfitzner (delisted)

I'm not terribly upset by the loss of Cain Ackland, he has opted to look after his own career, and give himself security. This is something we all do when we look at other job opportunities. He saw the writing on the wall and chose to look elsewhere. Good luck to him.

Matthew Ferguson's delisting is a little unfortunate for both him and the club. He needed to show something this year, but was injured again and couldn't force his way back into the squad. He is immensely talented and may well find himself picked up late in the draft by some canny recruiter from another club. Our loss will be their gain.

McGough is another talented player but he lacked legspeed. He also doesn't seem to have been very popular for whatever reason and has found himself out of a job.

Pfitzner, Murray, and McDonnell have all had a fair run and haven't proved themselves so they too have been given the boot.

Cathal Corr has been unfortunate too - I haven't seen him play, but he looked the goods on the training track and he is the sort that will only improve with strength training. A project player whose project has been cancelled.

 

[St DAC]

Very unhappy about Fergs. Very stiff with injuries, has a lot of talent. Hope he gets a gig elsewhere.

 

[sainter]

Very unhappy about Fergs. Very stiff with injuries, has a lot of talent. Hope he gets a gig elsewhere.

He's only 22 so he's eligible for the rookie list. Surely another club would give him a chance. Maybe that's our intention?

 

[St DAC]

They why delist him? It's not like we had to ... we have room in the list. Maybe it's because he's never been able to shake off his various injuries?

Oh well, it's down to the coaching panel, I guess.

 

[samm]

so how many does that leave our the senior list now?

 

[pol06]

ferguson received a 30 second phoen call telling him that he would not be required by stkilda anymore so he wont be picked up in the rookie draft by stkilda

 

[bob down]

ferguson received a 30 second phoen call telling him that he would not be required by stkilda anymore so he wont be picked up in the rookie draft by stkilda

8 games in 4 years just does not cut the mustard in professional sports. This is about the Saints winning the flag, not being part of the Ferguson benefit programme.
You have to be crule to be kind sometimes and it also shows us how close Leigh Fisher was if he didnt stay injury free this year.

 

[bubblegoose]

ferguson received a 30 second phoen call telling him that he would not be required by stkilda anymore so he wont be picked up in the rookie draft by stkilda

Thats a real shame. As Bobby mentioned an unfortunate necessity. Unfortunately, it's the way the game has gone now. Poor bloke, probably did everything he could to get right - some buggers are just cursed ... and we already have enough of them.

All the best to Fergs, hopefully he's picked up by someone & comes good.

 

[St DAC]

8 games in 4 years just does not cut the mustard in professional sports.

** cough ** Barry Brooks **cough **

 

[sainter]

** cough ** Barry Brooks **cough **

He has talent apparently.

 

[St DAC]

He has talent apparently.

He may well do. I thought Fergs did as well. But you have to be in a position to display it, and improve on it, and that hasn't happened for Fergs.

Brooks needs to show himself to be AFL quality this year, you'd think.



You posted at 03.02. Don't you ever sleep?

 

[sainter]

He may well do. I thought Fergs did as well. But you have to be in a position to display it, and improve on it, and that hasn't happened for Fergs.

Brooks needs to show himself to be AFL quality this year, you'd think.



You posted at 03.02. Don't you ever sleep?

I thought Ferguson had something to offer and there are a few other players I would have delisted before him but I can't say his delisting came as a massive shock.

Oh, I keep student hours.