Travis Baird

[understudy]

Campo and Cupido dont suit our short term or long term plans. Guerra might, thats a good debate, but those two wont.

We're not the ones to judge which players will make the grade - thats up to the experts

 

[hotpie]

We're not the ones to judge which players will make the grade - thats up to the experts

Fair enough but I want them to choose somebody - ANYBODY young ahead of Camporeale and Cupido. And a currently listed player at the greatest team in modern history deserves serious consideration, especially when by all accounts the club wants to keep him. I'd rather risk a failure with trying a kid than having short term success with a 3o year old (Campo) or an erratic dud (Cupido).

 

[Jabso]

Another option is if theres nothing that really stands out at #53 we pass and perhaps pick up someone who missed out in the draft. We will be able ivite players to train, those we have been watching who may of been unlucky to miss out or those who have talent but have a query to assess them futher and then make a better decision in the PSD.

 

[understudy]

Fair enough but I want them to choose somebody - ANYBODY young ahead of Camporeale and Cupido. And a currently listed player at the greatest team in modern history deserves serious consideration, especially when by all accounts the club wants to keep him. I'd rather risk a failure with trying a kid than having short term success with a 3o year old (Campo) or an erratic dud (Cupido).

which club are you talking about, chelsea

keep it in the pants, kid played two games that were essentially irrelevant to the make up of the finals

listed at one club as a rookie is not worthy of primary list promotion at collingwood

fmd

 

[understudy]

Another option is if theres nothing that really stands out at #53 we pass and perhaps pick up someone who missed out in the draft. We will be able ivite players to train, those we have been watching who may of been unlucky to miss out or those who have talent but have a query to assess them futher and then make a better decision in the PSD.

'mullins '

 

[Jabso]

'mullins '

Davey.

 

[FIGJAM]

Rumour from Hotrod's...

Former Donald footballer Travis Baird will nominate for the AFL national & pre-season drafts after quitting Brisbane.

Now cutting out the padding & adding what I know

Told if a certain player was delisted he would be elevated, (player was Mclaren but he was not elevated).

Collingwood & Sydney have been in contact with his manager, Collingwood has called a few times, Sydney once, both clubs told him they would select him is available in the coming drafts. (No contact from either club in recent days)...

States he'd like to come back to Victoria, and then talks glowing of Collingwood, but then states will play anywhere to get on a senior list...

Hoping for contact from either Collingwood or Sydney with an invertation to train,( trains with the Lions for the last time today)...

 

[FIGJAM]

Quote by Colin Wisbey re. Baird.

I was pleased he was rookied although ...

... I would not have rookied him myself. Good kid.

Handy TAC form but I just struggled to see a specific AFL role for him.

I concede he was possibly carrying a niggle (maybe O.P.? - I can't recall). He was often rested on the bench in games. Bottom line though is that in '04 he played 16 TAC games plus a VC trial and the Allies game, missing only 2 isolated TAC games and, statistically, got over 19 disposals in 3 games and under 9 disposals in 3 games. Not that stats are everything but I felt that, although good overhead and not particularly fit (for whatever reason), he needed to show more for an "in-between height" guy whose pace displayed last year was barely borderline, whose kicking was not bad but not great, and who was not flash below the knee. Seems a good team man and nice kid and was on my list for quite a while but dropped off it by end of season.

 

[MarkT]

If we want him we have to convince him to nominate for the PSD only and pass on pick 53.

 

[Murray]

'mullins '

As opposed to a Scott Cummings you mean?

 

[hotpie]

'mullins '

Lovett

 

[Johnson#26]

Sounds like a decent player, but I'd prefer Guerra myself.

 

[Johnson#26]

That said, if we rookie him, it would fit in nicely.

 

[bradf]

Is it my understanding that Travis has not nominated for the NAB draft. Which means he is heading to the PSD draft, and to Collingwood.

 

[FIGJAM]

If you're basing your opinion on the afl site, then I have asked the question; is that a list of AFL main listed players and have they deliberately left out rookies??

If he's knocked the ND back, either us or Sydney have offered him a PSD spot.

 

[bradf]

FIGJAM You are right I based my opinion on the AFL site list.

 

[KissStephanie]

Baird hasn't shown very much, and there is not much difference between him and a number of players in the 5th round of a national draft. That doesn't mean that he won't be any good though, but nothing suggests that he will be great either. Hasn't he ended up at the 'no real name' (Western Bulldogs) team?

 

[stefoid]

probably what makes him attractive to the bulldogs is he has grown to 193cm, 89kgs. good mark, decent kick - we will try to make a defender or forward out of him.