Opinion Sinclair or Lycett

[PRANKSTER666]

Think right now Sinclair better but Lycett may leave and Sinclair won't so gotta play Lycett right now...

 

[Tracker 101]

Even if Cox goes, Lycett will be a career number 2 behind NN.

At Port he'd be a real shot to lead the ruck (yep, I'm aware of Lobbe) and he'd be surrounded by a better midfield.

Other teams could also offer him the chance to lead their ruck.


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I'm sure that the club is very well aware of his contract status and would have had many conversations with him regarding his long term future at the club.
From all reports he is very happy in the West and I imagine having studied under Cox that he would be very tight with the ruck group.
He is not an Adelaide boy but hails from the Ceduna farming community so is a country boy and has no real attachment to Port.

 

[SpaceClef]

Even if Cox goes, Lycett will be a career number 2 behind NN.

At Port he'd be a real shot to lead the ruck (yep, I'm aware of Lobbe) and he'd be surrounded by a better midfield.

Other teams could also offer him the chance to lead their ruck.


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As long as he's playing in the 1s, would it really matter if he were a part time ruckman, part time forward?

 

[Eagle87]

I'm sure that the club is very well aware of his contract status and would have had many conversations with him regarding his long term future at the club.
From all reports he is very happy in the West and I imagine having studied under Cox that he would be very tight with the ruck group.
He is not an Adelaide boy but hails from the Ceduna farming community so is a country boy and has no real attachment to Port.

Thanks for a series of statements of the bleeding obvious followed by a glaring error.

He played for Port from age 15 to age 18 after moving to Adelaide specifically to play for them.

He played a handful of senior games before being drafted by us and he played a fair bit of junior and reserve footy for them.

Id say he has some attachment to Port.

 

[Tracker 101]

Thanks for a series of statements of the bleeding obvious followed by a glaring error.

He played for Port from age 15 to age 18 after moving to Adelaide specifically to play for them.

He played a handful of senior games before being drafted by us and he played a fair bit of junior and reserve footy for them.

Id say he has some attachment to Port.

Played a few under age games for SANFL team Port and a few senior games but also played at home in this period. Was with the AIS also in this time and became good mates with Gaff and Darling here.

 

[Eagle87]

So "no real attachment to port" wasn't quite right then?

3 pre-seasons and senior footy by the time he turned 18... but no real connection...


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[Tracker 101]

So "no real attachment to port" wasn't quite right then?

3 pre-seasons and senior footy by the time he turned 18... but no real connection...


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I stand corrected.
But still feel his connection with WCE is stronger than a few games as a kid with a SANFL club.
Feel confident on this one.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I feel than Lycett is too loyal to East Perth to leave WA.

 

[Tracker 101]

I feel than Lycett is too loyal to East Perth to leave WA.

Might be something in this joke.
We tend to hold on to country boys from interstate rather than their city counterparts.
It is a bit of a loyalty thing.

 

[Underdog]

Might be something in this joke.
We tend to hold on to country boys from interstate rather than their city counterparts.
It is a bit of a loyalty thing.

How many blokes have we lost who we wanted to keep over the years? Gehrig, Judd, Ebert...any more? I'm not sure it's enough of a problem to call a trend.

 

[Tracker 101]

How many blokes have we lost who we wanted to keep over the years? Gehrig, Judd, Ebert...any more? I'm not sure it's enough of a problem to call a trend.

Not suggesting that it is a trend but more pointing to the fact we havn't lost a country boy going back home.
Unless you count Coby Stevens but Gippsland is more urban than country these days.

 

[Shoestar]

I think that now Lycett has shown his AFL quality we should consider trading Sinclair for a decent draft pick

 

[Tracker 101]

I think that now Lycett has shown his AFL quality we should consider trading Sinclair for a decent draft pick

Maybe package Scott Selwood and Sinclair.
Could get us a reasonable draft pick while we could pick up another rookie project ruck.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Simpson made a comment about the exiting of some of our stars and that it has to be done respectfully.

I agree that needs to be a consideration, however I'd hate for that to override pragmatism.

Lycett stood up with 16 touches and big important grabs.

Personally I don't think it's close between him and Sinclair. Equally I don't think either are overly great tap rucks and as such if is their mobility and ability to be damaging up forward where there worth is.

Whilst lycett might be ahead, I don't foresee him ever being the sort of guy to hold down a first ruck position

 

[The_Reaper]

I'm sure that the club is very well aware of his contract status and would have had many conversations with him regarding his long term future at the club.
From all reports he is very happy in the West and I imagine having studied under Cox that he would be very tight with the ruck group.
He is not an Adelaide boy but hails from the Ceduna farming community so is a country boy and has no real attachment to Port.

Ceduna is in the traditional Port Adelaide zone isn't it?

 

[Tracker 101]

Ceduna is in the traditional Port Adelaide zone isn't it?

I go there often enough but am not aware what the zoning situation is.
I know that Byron Pickett lives there.

 

[Mighty Eagles]

Very happy with Lycett's performance lately.

Got the potential to be a star

 

[Doughboy]

Lycett was huge today. Shouldered most of the ruck duties and was good around the ground

Should be in the team permanently

 

[Prem87]

Still moves in slow-mo/unco but has improved over the years. Still so young will keep improving. Exciting talent.

 

[Mighty Eagles]

Still moves in slow-mo/unco but has improved over the years.

Yeah I see what ya mean.

I've said this before but I remember Cox, Gardiner and Sandilands when they all started they were shizenhozen. Unco like you say. It takes about four or five years for ruckman to develop

 

[ChampRevesby]

Lycett should have played every game this year. His form last year proved he was good enough yet the MC are a bunch of ********* and would rather play has-beens at the expense of the clubs future.

 

[kane249]

Lycett should have played every game this year. His form last year proved he was good enough yet the MC are a bunch of ********* and would rather play has-beens at the expense of the clubs future.

Pull your head in, Cox was still in reasonable enough form coming into this year to warrant a place in the 22 for round 1.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Pull your head in, Cox was still in reasonable enough form coming into this year to warrant a place in the 22 for round 1.

Yeah that worked out well in hindsight.

 

[Quinz]

Dropped a few marks in the conditions today but overall I thought Lycett was very good, knows where to run and creates a target. Impressed with his performance today, him and NN should make a nice partnership next year.

 

[kane249]

Yeah that worked out well in hindsight.

It's easy to judge everything in hindsight. Come round 1 if Simpson had dropped Cox for Lycett people would have been calling for his head for dropping a club legend who was still at the time contributing.