Staker

[thylacine60]

Trust me you don't recruit players pick 50+ with the thought of building a team around them. They are role players or project players (normally).

Staker has the ability to play a number of roles, Midfield, forward and back.
Not saying he is a world beater in any one of these positions, but still adds depth to a number of positions.

He looks best on the wings and unfortunately in his early years at the eagles they had a heap of midfield depth and Staker was not used to the best of his abilities.

A change of club may do this kid the world of good, you could do a lot worse than Staker around 50+ in the draft.

Come on, he's a fully grown adult.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Come on, he's a fully grown adult.

I stand corrected!

 

[thylacine60]

I stand corrected!

At ease, soldier.

 

[iWaite]

staker just re-signed for two years about a month back. if you want him the eagles will want top dollar, by that i mean they will demand a 2nd round pick.

Well I guess they can keep him.
Our second round pick is already spoken for, Robbie Warnock come on down.

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

staker just re-signed for two years about a month back.

Not sure where you're getting this. As far as I know he's been offered a 2 year deal and he's thinking about what to do.

The story as I know it is that he wants to be guaranteed midfield time, which is where he plays his best footy, but West Coast aren't sure they can do that as it rests on how well our youngsters develop, and they aren't sure he can build up his fitness to the extent that's required without a reoccurrence of shin splits.

FWIW, Staker has all the tools to become an awesome player. Tall, agile, quick, sticky hands, long, accurate kick. The problems with him are things like urgency and intensity - it's why he's not an awesome player.

Don't get me wrong, he tries hard and trains hard but he lets himself down by not being overly strong, overly desperate and by not having the best footy brain.

Having said all of that I don't think you guys would be in the mix. No space in the middle at your club, so why would he go there?

Apparenly Adeliade are interested but again, they probably want him as a forward.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

No, No, No,

Skinniest, twiggy arms in the league.

Wear long sleeves for chrissakes!

 

[Blueinblood]

Brad fisher board

 

[Azzurri Blues]

What would you guys think if we picked him up. Could be a handy forward even if Fish stays. Can kick multiple goals and has proven he can go onto a wing and be damaging. Was intersted in him from the get go. Your thoughts?

i totally agree been calling for him to come down for a while... can play both ends of the ground... and he can take a punch...

 

[Azzurri Blues]

No, No, No,

Skinniest, twiggy arms in the league.

Wear long sleeves for chrissakes!

So he's no good cause he's skinny... You obviously haven't heard of Ken Hunter and Matty Lapping

 

[Stig O'Hara]

So he's no good cause he's skinny... You obviously haven't heard of Ken Hunter and Matty Lapping

They didn't play key positions,
Hell Staker is probably 6"4,
and he couldn't bench press a feather.

 

[thylacine60]

So he's no good cause he's skinny... You obviously haven't heard of Ken Hunter and Matty Lapping

AB, you're alive then?