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mo64 Redleg

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he has already spent time on our rookie list before?

i am not sure about him - has not shown much at either levels of the game but.....

Bit harsh. He was out injured for long periods.

I thought he was a pretty promising player, though I'm not sure of his positional fit in the AFL.

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45HG Trident

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We recruited Bail, who is 20, why not Hughes?

I've often heard pretty good things about him so you can't be that dissapointed. To claim it's a surprise we didn't get Bentley when Bailey rates him is absurd. If he rated him, we'd have picked him.

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22-23 at least and not big enough to get his hands on the ball. Has a spectacular leap - but it takes him too long to regain his feet and he is not a reliable kick.

Struggled to get a regular senior game at Sandy even when he was fit.

Yet Melbourne who will have seen heaps of the young fella choose to relist him. Surely they have seen sufficient to know if he can make the grade or not with full knowledge of his recent injury history. I suspect Melbourne have a better idea than most of us.

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Yet Melbourne who will have seen heaps of the young fella choose to relist him. Surely they have seen sufficient to know if he can make the grade or not with full knowledge of his recent injury history. I suspect Melbourne have a better idea than most of us.

I agree with this, surely this is probably the least speculative pick. Hopefully takes the next step!

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I agree with this, surely this is probably the least speculative pick. Hopefully takes the next step!

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I guess it is the "least speculative pick". But while there is a smaller downside - there is also a smaller upside.

They know him well enough not to have put him on the primary list. There is an argument to say that the rookie list should be speculative.

( Seriously, I know there was some controversy about our obligation to him in 2007)

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MFC promised Hughes they would put him back on the list in some capacity when they off loaded him after his injury interrupted first campaign.

I think you will find that the MFC (particularly Bailey) are not big on being seen as dishonest, disrespectful, and a pack of liars!

Hence Hughes being the last player put on our list.

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MFC promised Hughes they would put him back on the list in some capacity when they off loaded him after his injury interrupted first campaign.

I think you will find that the MFC (particularly Bailey) are not big on being seen as dishonest, disrespectful, and a pack of liars!

Hence Hughes being the last player put on our list.

I hope this isn't the reason why we've rookied him. If it is, we've totally lost the plot. We are a sporting club that's supposed to aspire to be the best, not a charity organization.

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I hope this isn't the reason why we've rookied him. If it is, we've totally lost the plot. We are a sporting club that's supposed to aspire to be the best, not a charity organization.

No way these days would a club take a player who can't play because its the right thing to do.

He is a rookie and now has a 2nd chance. The club would have seen something in the first place right?

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i am not sure about him - has not shown much at either levels of the game but.....

Kicked four goals in a NAB match didn't he?

The guy has the bear bones to make it at AFL level skill wise. His body was never anywhere near where it needed to be a couple of years ago.

He'll go ok... I don't know that he has a HUGE future in the AFL, but I reckon he could easily pick up a few games this year, injuries allowing.

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Kicked four goals in a NAB match didn't he?

The guy has the bear bones to make it at AFL level skill wise. His body was never anywhere near where it needed to be a couple of years ago.

He'll go ok... I don't know that he has a HUGE future in the AFL, but I reckon he could easily pick up a few games this year, injuries allowing.

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This is probably the most positive you could reasonably be about this selection.

I don't think there is enough upside with him to have warranted a pick. Better to have gone for Shepheard,Bock,Browne or Gaertner - all tall kids who might develop in the long-term..

As to honoring a promise in 2007? What if the AFLPA had gotten into the act...we need to be able to demonstrate to all our players that they can trust us. If that's what got him over the line,I'll accept it. Otherwise he is a disappointing selection

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I am just going to come out and say this. I liked Danny Hughes the first time around, but sensed there was something a bit off about his game. If it were injuries, he could turn out to be a ripper now that he is fit. If not, at least we went down that path to see what was there.

He might really go hard, as this is his last chance to make it as a professional footballer.

Good Luck to him.

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No way these days would a club take a player who can't play because its the right thing to do.

He is a rookie and now has a 2nd chance. The club would have seen something in the first place right?

We were obliged to take him so no, not neccesarily

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