Article on Adelaide now saying 6 clubs are circling Betts for a playing / Mentor / coaching role next year.
Should we trade him next year?
Should we trade him next year?
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This one hundred times!!Absolutely not. Under no circumstances would I push him out. In fact I'd be beyond furious if we did.
The impact to our culture would be disastrous. A beloved player not just at the AFC, but across the entire AFL, let go.
He also has immense value to us as a player/coach/mentor. Why should he be pushed out to perform that role at another club? We have young indigenous talents as well as young players in general that will continue to benefit from Betts involvement in the club. Stengle. McHenry. Jones. Murphy. etc.
The difference between us/Betts and say Hawks/Hodge is that the Hawks also had other on-field mentors that were able to fill that role, eg Roughead. And also unlike Hodge, Betts plays in a lower-production role.
So no. Wouldn't even consider it.
Article on Adelaide now saying 6 clubs are circling Betts for a playing / Mentor / coaching role next year.
Should we trade him next year?
While teams are still putting in a heap of work into curtailing Eddie, and they are, it’s imperative we keep him. He only has to touch the ball every now and then and things turn to gold. Hasn’t kicked anywhere near the goals of his best years but still serviceable and ignites the team with his smarts and impossible goals. We let him go, I’m done.Absolutely not. Under no circumstances would I push him out. In fact I'd be beyond furious if we did.
The impact to our culture would be disastrous. A beloved player not just at the AFC, but across the entire AFL, let go.
He also has immense value to us as a player/coach/mentor. Why should he be pushed out to perform that role at another club? We have young indigenous talents as well as young players in general that will continue to benefit from Betts involvement in the club. Stengle. McHenry. Jones. Murphy. etc.
The difference between us/Betts and say Hawks/Hodge is that the Hawks also had other on-field mentors that were able to fill that role, eg Roughead. And also unlike Hodge, Betts plays in a lower-production role.
So no. Wouldn't even consider it.
Absolutely not. Under no circumstances would I push him out. In fact I'd be beyond furious if we did.
The impact to our culture would be disastrous. A beloved player not just at the AFC, but across the entire AFL, let go.
He also has immense value to us as a player/coach/mentor. Why should he be pushed out to perform that role at another club? We have young indigenous talents as well as young players in general that will continue to benefit from Betts involvement in the club. Stengle. McHenry. Jones. Murphy. etc.
The difference between us/Betts and say Hawks/Hodge is that the Hawks also had other on-field mentors that were able to fill that role, eg Roughead. And also unlike Hodge, Betts plays in a lower-production role.
So no. Wouldn't even consider it.
So you’d guarantee him AFL selection every week regardless of form? If he goes it’s because he’s being guaranteed AFL action on top of a coaching/mentoring role. The latter, he’ll have opportunity to Perdue at nearly every club in the land. So it comes down to AFL selection. I don’t want us anywhere near being forced to play him regardless of form.
Keep him but he should be looking at playing 14-16 games maximum unless his form truly warrants more ... crucial to mentor the next batch of small forwards