SEN reporting straight swap Clark for Varcoe?.

Travis Varcoe

Date of birth 10 April 1988 (age 26)

Place of birth South Australia

Original team Smithfield (SAAFL)

Central District (SANFL)

Draft 15th overall, 2005 Geelong

Height/Weight 180cm / 80 kg

Position(s) Forward pocket

Club information

Number 5

Playing career

2006 - 2014 Geelong 138 games 130 goals

Representative team honours

2009 Indigenous All-Stars

2010 Australia international team

Geelong premiership player 2009, 2011

Honestly, I think that's better value than I was expecting. He's not a star by any means, but a solid B-grader and certainly adds some depth and attack to the midfield.

Well, I reckon Varcoe is overrated, having said that he'll improve our team

Does anyone know if he is injured at the moment?

Does anyone know if he is injured at the moment?

He will be from Monday onwards, guaranteed!

Meh...better than their pick 33 I guess

Edited September 30, 201411 yr by JV7

Honestly was hoping for a bit more

Mature players with speed who can carry the ball. Anyone seeing a theme? More than I thought we would get. Will improve our side.

wonder how he goes off a back flank.

I actually reckon we'll be lucky to get that.

Geelong will probably offer us pick 52.

Varcoe would be good for us.

Just wondering if Varcoe is one of those players who do best in a strong team. As we say in Canberra, is he a leaner or a lifter?

This is one of the only things in football I can say I've got a link to... but I know Trav pretty well and he is terrific fella. I don't see him regularly enough to guarantee that I can find out if this trade is going to happen or not, but if I do get the chance I'll see what I can get. I'd be happy with him at the club though, has his 'moments' on the field so to speak but would inject some class into the forward half of the field.

This is one of the only things in football I can say I've got a link to... but I know Trav pretty well and he is terrific fella. I don't see him regularly enough to guarantee that I can find out if this trade is going to happen or not, but if I do get the chance I'll see what I can get. I'd be happy with him at the club though, has his 'moments' on the field so to speak but would inject some class into the forward half of the field.

From what I've seen in the last couple of years, class is one word I wouldn't use, however he would help a poor team like us I guess.

Mature players with speed who can carry the ball. Anyone seeing a theme? More than I thought we would get. Will improve our side.

Varcoe and Harry bring Premiership ability and 324 games of experience with them.

I can see why some would be worried..... the shock of this might be too much for some of our lot and they'd keel over.

Trade week hasnt even started......... going to be a different Melbourne in 2015

Honestly was hoping for a bit more

Then to be honest, you were hoping for too much.

It's exactly what Chook in Perth said.

The Ox and Chook in Perth have the same source it seems.

Well done chookie.

Edited September 30, 201411 yr by DemonOX

Reasonable trade as it's like for like.....

Clark is always injured and so is Varcoe.

I'm happy with that.

We get Lumumba and Varcoe, and probably Garlett for Blease and Gwilt for nothing.

We haven't even used our trump cards yet in picks 2 and 3.

That's gives us heaps of experience and outside run.

Next we will hopefully land a couple of ready made really good on ballers, Danger? Shiel? Treloar? Greenwood? Or a top three rated kid like a Brayshaw , or maybe even trade 2 and 3 for pick one and get Petracca?

Anyway you look at it we will have six ready made AFL players to lift our standard dramatically.

Edited September 30, 201411 yr by DeeZee

Varcoe + Pick 33

Wasn't there an issue with him struggling to put his hands above his head?

Played 23 games this year for a team that finished 3rd on the ladder .. he can play

Edited September 30, 201411 yr by joeboy

He is damaged goods. Proceed with caution.

edit: Please don't post allegations which are potentially defamatory

Edited September 30, 201411 yr by Grapeviney

Would take this trade in a hard beat.

At his best a few years back was one of the cats finest players.

He is damaged goods. Proceed with caution.

Edited: GNF - You need to proceed with caution too if you're going to make allegations like that.

And Mitch Clark isn't?