- Aug 15, 2000
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It sounds like overnight the prospect of Wayne Carey playing for the Swans next year has increased substantially with Carey's wife alledgely applying to transfer to the Swans.
Do you want Wayne here?
If Wayne was here, would you grow to love him?
I'm 50/50 about having Wayne, he's a great player no doubt but there are some questions over how long his body will hold up and whether there's any lingering injuries, the position which he has dominated for the last decade - CHF - is virtually redundant at the SCG (I'd probably have him at CHB and move him up forward if the need arises during matches), will it effect team balance and comaraderie, and is it going against the view that the Swans should start recruiting more young blood instead of getting ageing stars (or ageing has-beens in the case of several of our older recruits over the years).
Despite all this I'd say if we get the chance to sign Wayne we should, he's a champion player and should have at least a couple of years left in him and at worst would assist younger players with his experience and at best really give the Swans (and their profile in Sydney) an added boost. Sure it's risky to sign him but it would be a real missed opportunity if we don't only to see him dominate at Adelaide, Hawthorn, Essendon or Carlton!
I'd support him once he starts wearing the red and white, it didn't take me long to start loving Plugger back in '95!
Do you want Wayne here?
If Wayne was here, would you grow to love him?
I'm 50/50 about having Wayne, he's a great player no doubt but there are some questions over how long his body will hold up and whether there's any lingering injuries, the position which he has dominated for the last decade - CHF - is virtually redundant at the SCG (I'd probably have him at CHB and move him up forward if the need arises during matches), will it effect team balance and comaraderie, and is it going against the view that the Swans should start recruiting more young blood instead of getting ageing stars (or ageing has-beens in the case of several of our older recruits over the years).
Despite all this I'd say if we get the chance to sign Wayne we should, he's a champion player and should have at least a couple of years left in him and at worst would assist younger players with his experience and at best really give the Swans (and their profile in Sydney) an added boost. Sure it's risky to sign him but it would be a real missed opportunity if we don't only to see him dominate at Adelaide, Hawthorn, Essendon or Carlton!
I'd support him once he starts wearing the red and white, it didn't take me long to start loving Plugger back in '95!
