Good afternoon all,
I'd just like to get your feelings on a few of these deals revolving around Lance Whitnall. Lance, in my opinion, is exactly the kind of player Geelong are after - a bulking, strong marking forward with the ability to hold down the FF post well.
So, how's about I give you Bartel and Cameron Mooney for Big Red? Bartel in my mind is an out-and-out future star prospect, however has become disgruntled due to his mismanagement at Geelong and supposedly wants out (And I hate it..
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He was taken at pick 8 in the 2001 draft and Captained a rather strong Geelong Falcons side in the TAC cup. Has a lot of class and beautiful disposal - God only knows why we want to rid ourselves of such class. Apparently however, his defensive side lacks something, though I'm sure it's nothing Pagan can't fix.
Mooney runs the potential club. He bleeds potential with his bulky frame and certainly has the potential to break games open. Last year, when Geelong won 7 on the trot, he was the driving force behind our wins. He was at his peak and really looked like he was finally starting to mature. Unfortunately however, he fell back into his deep and darkened hole this season, giving away free kicks tirelessly and looked out of his depth on several occasions. However, he's a KPP and KPPs are very handy to have. Perhaps with a little guidance from his previous master (Pagan, we got Mooney from North whilst he was at the helm) he would finally fulfill his potential consistently.
Another couple of players I'd suggest would be David Spriggs and Kent Kingsley. Spriggs shot out of the blocks in his first season, played a phenomenal amount of games for a kid straight out of the U18's, and looked like he was on his way to superstardom, Crawford-esque (okay, so I might be ****ing him up a tad). As we all know, however, Spriggs had an a rather serious accident which saw his knee give way, but he has been able to fight back and rightfully, claim his place in the side. Sometimes, his disposal is questionable, but on the whole his tenacity and spirit overrules his poor kicking.
Kingsley is always short changed, in my opinion. Whilst I'm not his biggest fan, he's a very vaulable goal kicker. Why on earth would Geelong want to give up a valuable goal kicker, given their forward structural problems, you ask? Well quite simply, Kingsley tends to make us one-dimensional, where he becomes the sole target in our forward line. This rids us of the element of unpredicitabilty (Which arises having multiple forwards - which one are we going to kick to?) and for some reason creates a dilemma where we cannot play Kingsley, Playfair, Mooney, Steve Johnson and McCarthy in the same forward line. Kingsley would be good value to Carlton, he could play on a flank and he'd probably give you a servicable 35 - 50 goals a season, also wouldn't mind the Pagan approach, he's had it before.
So basically, make up a trade with these players in exchange for Lance Whitnall... I'd be interested on your thoughts, thanks.
I'd just like to get your feelings on a few of these deals revolving around Lance Whitnall. Lance, in my opinion, is exactly the kind of player Geelong are after - a bulking, strong marking forward with the ability to hold down the FF post well.
So, how's about I give you Bartel and Cameron Mooney for Big Red? Bartel in my mind is an out-and-out future star prospect, however has become disgruntled due to his mismanagement at Geelong and supposedly wants out (And I hate it..
) He was taken at pick 8 in the 2001 draft and Captained a rather strong Geelong Falcons side in the TAC cup. Has a lot of class and beautiful disposal - God only knows why we want to rid ourselves of such class. Apparently however, his defensive side lacks something, though I'm sure it's nothing Pagan can't fix.
Mooney runs the potential club. He bleeds potential with his bulky frame and certainly has the potential to break games open. Last year, when Geelong won 7 on the trot, he was the driving force behind our wins. He was at his peak and really looked like he was finally starting to mature. Unfortunately however, he fell back into his deep and darkened hole this season, giving away free kicks tirelessly and looked out of his depth on several occasions. However, he's a KPP and KPPs are very handy to have. Perhaps with a little guidance from his previous master (Pagan, we got Mooney from North whilst he was at the helm) he would finally fulfill his potential consistently.
Another couple of players I'd suggest would be David Spriggs and Kent Kingsley. Spriggs shot out of the blocks in his first season, played a phenomenal amount of games for a kid straight out of the U18's, and looked like he was on his way to superstardom, Crawford-esque (okay, so I might be ****ing him up a tad). As we all know, however, Spriggs had an a rather serious accident which saw his knee give way, but he has been able to fight back and rightfully, claim his place in the side. Sometimes, his disposal is questionable, but on the whole his tenacity and spirit overrules his poor kicking.
Kingsley is always short changed, in my opinion. Whilst I'm not his biggest fan, he's a very vaulable goal kicker. Why on earth would Geelong want to give up a valuable goal kicker, given their forward structural problems, you ask? Well quite simply, Kingsley tends to make us one-dimensional, where he becomes the sole target in our forward line. This rids us of the element of unpredicitabilty (Which arises having multiple forwards - which one are we going to kick to?) and for some reason creates a dilemma where we cannot play Kingsley, Playfair, Mooney, Steve Johnson and McCarthy in the same forward line. Kingsley would be good value to Carlton, he could play on a flank and he'd probably give you a servicable 35 - 50 goals a season, also wouldn't mind the Pagan approach, he's had it before
.So basically, make up a trade with these players in exchange for Lance Whitnall... I'd be interested on your thoughts, thanks.
