And he played well against Collingwood too...
That was the time he got a brownlow vote. His good games were few and far between.
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That was the time he got a brownlow vote. His good games were few and far between.
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I hope not, like pistol says, we only improve the squad.
If Mellington is on his bike then X Ellis for cover.
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Might have to get on it if we pick up Ellis.
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I got a gut Feeling he is going to be handy for us... Might give him a 2 year contract if he passes the medical. Oh and he is a premiership player from the Hawks 2008 team as well.
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DN you really don't like Ellis, and I'm not sure as to why? Would you mind to elaborate on this? I am intrigued as I am in two minds as to if he would be best 22 for Freo and if he isn't then IMO there is little reason as to why Freo should draft him.
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Just a tiny snippet on an otherwise quiet day for Freo supporters
In other developments on Thursday, Hawthorn midfielder Xavier Ellis is in Perth and set to undergo a medical test as Fremantle considers whether to pursue the unrestricted free agent.
Best I could do.
In other developments on Thursday, Hawthorn midfielder Xavier Ellis is in Perth and set to undergo a medical test as Fremantle considers whether to pursue the unrestricted free agent.
Best I could do.
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My good man, he has just never struck me as a good player and injuries aside there's probably a reason that he's slid down the pecking order at Hawthorn. In my very limited and completely one-sided view it is because of his likeness to a member of the crustacean family.
All that having been said, I think we have some very talented youngsters around the midfield HFF area who I rate higher than him and I very firmly believe are better candidates to come into the side before him. He would be a surplus list clogger at best JMT, at a time when it's clear as day that the cupboards need filling with every sure-thing or longshot KPP that we can find.
Hope the family is well.
It looks very much like Xavier is very keen to join Fremantle.
Wouldn't have been able to say that a couple of years ago.
Wouldn't have been able to say that a couple of years ago.
I wouldn't agree with this statement. Injuries have played the primary role in his fall from grace and if he was in the same condition as 2008 he would walk into your side no problems. I thought you guys would be after big game players?
It's a gamble though whether his body will hold up...
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I concur with others in 2010 when there was the mass exodus I could see why we might chase an Ellis but not now. I look at our list and I struggle to find players to delist, Kepler and Duffy are the only ones considering we need to take two players in the draft. Now if Ellis was 195cm I get it.
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If Freo pick up Ellis and upgrade Tabs I can't see how many players they want from the draft.
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Apart from the obvious key position issues, the club isn't any desperate need to draft any other new players, i'm not saying the club should just ignore the draft, but considering this and the fact that this year is considered a fairly weak draft, i think we can get away with it.
If we pick up Ellis and Gumby do we need to recruit another medic?
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Xavier Ellis is a big surprise. Played a great game in 2008 grannie, but done bugger all since. He's not nearly as bad a player as some on here say, but jeepers kinda shocks that the Freo brains trust hone in on him. I've told he's 99% certain to be a docker if he passes his medical.
Makes no sense.
Its why since I heard this rumour last week I feel there must be a big name mid about to be traded(not Fyfe).
We have enough mids, heck one of our biggest young talents is about to leave because he cant get games.
Ellis looked OK(not great/star) 5 years ago, since then done stuff all.
Would much rather see Crozier, Sutcliffe, Sheridan, Mora and Michie get games.
Give them a chance and they are capable of doing just as much as Ellis.
Also the candy seller Simpson
Still too small, only played the 1 game but geez he almost looked right at home.
His skills in traffic reminded me of Roger Hayden
Its why since I heard this rumour last week I feel there must be a big name mid about to be traded(not Fyfe).
We have enough mids, heck one of our biggest young talents is about to leave because he cant get games.
Ellis looked OK(not great/star) 5 years ago, since then done stuff all.
Would much rather see Crozier, Sutcliffe, Sheridan, Mora and Michie get games.
Give them a chance and they are capable of doing just as much as Ellis.
Also the candy seller Simpson
Still too small, only played the 1 game but geez he almost looked right at home.
His skills in traffic reminded me of Roger Hayden
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We must be backing our current medical/fitness mob to get Ellis out there and keep him out there.Fit and available is the fundamental premise of everything else Ross achieves;with Gumby I'm assuming the surgery he had must have been after we gave him a medical last year,and presumably was successful.
So I'm thinking these 2 being considered is a big vote of confidence in our medical personnel and expertise.
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I think everyone appreciates his talents but he is more injury prone than BOB (may require Freo knowledge) and will be in a large queue of mids and flankers when we need KPPs desperately. Drafting a Mitch Thorp instead might not make much sense but it makes ten times more sense in the context of our current list.
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Spot on, If it looked like all our kids are miles off competing at the top level like our young talls no problem but all those players have been really good.
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Where did he play his footy at the hawks? Wing? Can he win his own footy? Kinda always seemed like the sort of player who would look great being fed by a strong midfield but look hopeless without people feeding him the footy, or am I way off the mark?
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Wouldn't make sense, he's been on the list for one year and he was injured for most of that year. Although I still don't understand why we took him over Membrey.