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Harley Bennell

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  On 07/09/2015 at 02:14, stevethemanjordan said:

A public nuisance? Wow, really serious.

I find the whole thing ridiculous really.

He is the unluckiest bloke to have been caught out when somebody provided that picture of him snorting you know what because I would say 80 percent of players within the AFL would be doing the same thing during the off-season. They're recreational drugs and the reality is that kids aged 18-26 ish will experiment with these kinds of drugs in a way that is perhaps less 'carefully thought out' than guys in the older age bracket. Of course it doesn't 'look good' when news like that is leaked but it ain't noting but the truth.

The way people paint these kids is as though they're criminals. Harley obviously has some settling down to do. As he gets older he'll learn to party more 'responsibly'.

I'd have no issue in bringing him to the club.

The reality is AFL players get treated like royalty at bars and clubs. They get served coke and women on a platter. There's bound to be a few (read: a lot) who just can't control themselves. See Franklin, L.

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    If Roos thinks he can be turned around i reckon weer can get him for unders.

    He is exactly what we need on field. And i feel like we have a pretty good off field culture right now that may be able to absorb a little bit of this.

    Relocation can do wonders for behavior.

    Up to Roos though.

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      On 07/09/2015 at 02:38, KingDingAling said:

    Would be prepared to offer up a 3rd round pick. Anything more than that I wouldn't even entertain talks.

    Take those glasses off.

    I'd give our second-rounder in a heart beat and I'd even consider our first-rounder if there were an exchange of picks.. I doubt GC would even entertain a second-rounder though.

    The bloke is an unbelievable talent.

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    Yes.

    /thread.

    Seriously though, Roos has turned around the likes of Garlett, Nick Davis, helped Bazza Hall channel his anger issues. He's the Troubled Player Whisperer.

    Watts + 2nd rounder for Bennell + third round pick?

    EDIT: If Watts is off to Richmond, for what I suspect will be a pick in the 30-35 range, could we move on Toumpas + Richmond pick for Bennell? Would GC bite?

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:00, praha said:

    If Watts is off to Richmond, for what I suspect will be a pick in the 30-35 range, could we move on Toumpas + Richmond pick for Bennell? Would GC bite?

    The Toump has no currency praha no point even trying - better to keep him for a year, play him through the seniors and if he isn't great off load him once he's had some exposure.

      On 07/09/2015 at 03:05, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Not coming to the Demons. Source: Bennell family, he also won't be coming back to Perth.

    Shut up Ethan, I hate you.

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:10, DTJ said:

    The Toump has no currency praha no point even trying - better to keep him for a year, play him through the seniors and if he isn't great off load him once he's had some exposure.

    Shut up Ethan, I hate you.

    Sorry!!

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      On 07/09/2015 at 02:42, Tall Timber said:

    The reality is AFL players get treated like royalty at bars and clubs. They get served coke and women on a platter. There's bound to be a few (read: a lot) who just can't control themselves. See Franklin, L.

    Redact! Redact!

    Emergency!

    Nobody knows about that, the law says so!

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:05, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Not coming to the Demons. Source: Bennell family, he also won't be coming back to Perth.

    Any idea as to which club is his preference?

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:14, mo64 said:

    Any idea as to which club is his preference?

    Apparently it is the one he wanted to get into when he had the altercation with the bouncer.

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:18, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Staying put at GC or Port Adelaide.

    How can Port afford him if they're paying Dixon 3.5 mill in an already tight cap?

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:24, TheoX said:

    How can Port afford him if they're paying Dixon 3.5 mill in an already tight cap?

    Just his preference, I'll confirm if it was Adelaide or Port. They did say Port but I've heard him linked to Adelaide previously.

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    Wouldn't want him if we only had to give up pick 89.

    He's a classmate in the Fevola-Angwin School of Stupidity and Team Disruption.

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      On 07/09/2015 at 03:55, mauriesy said:

    Wouldn't want him if we only had to give up pick 89.

    He's a classmate in the Fevola-Angwin School of Stupidity and Team Disruption.

    Wouldn't want anyone to come in and disrupt our perfectly cultivated, losing brand of footy now would we mauriesy.

    Tbh, I would not even say no to Benny Cousins at this point. Besides, Harley Bennell is a star with the attributes we're lacking.

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    Difficult one. Great footballer, troubled man. Wouldn't give up a top ten pick for him.

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    Would give up pick 5 for sure. The latest news is a nothing story, oh he got into a scuffle with a bouncer? Big deal. The bouncer was probably baiting him

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    Every chance he still demands a high pick on the table.

    I'd probably do the deal and back our group to guide him through. Certainly think someone like Heretier would be a better role model than Carmichael!

    The boys got issues no doubt, but think it would be wrong of the industry to turn it's back on him. It probably has an obligation after directly or indirectly enabling some of these behaviours.

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      On 07/09/2015 at 04:52, hogans_heroes said:

    Would give up pick 5 for sure. The latest news is a nothing story, oh he got into a scuffle with a bouncer? Big deal. The bouncer was probably baiting him

    This is just a small part of a bigger story. Are you forgetting that he was caught on tape snorting cocaine? The Suns gave a directive to their players to go easy on Mad Monday celebrations, they didn't want any more headlines. He just screams of trouble maker. I wouldn't be disappointed if we weren't into him.

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    This is a tough one. As a player, he has everything we crave. Class, pace, skill, x-factor. Off field, he has everything we don't need! I would love to have him but Monde is right. Surely he would have known that Mad Monday is when the press would be on red alert for bad behaviour. If we do go for him, we can't spend our first rounder (pick 6 or 7) on him.

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    Was wavering to taking a punt on him, but on info received of late

    Absolute No

    Can't say anymore, but it could really come back to hurt the club and it's image

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      On 07/09/2015 at 04:35, DTJ said:

    Wouldn't want anyone to come in and disrupt our perfectly cultivated, losing brand of footy now would we mauriesy.

    Tbh, I would not even say no to Benny Cousins at this point. Besides, Harley Bennell is a star with the attributes we're lacking.

    Don't care what his football attributes are. Don't care how cheap he'll come. His personal attributes are lacking. He has no character.

    Just because we need star footballers doesn't mean we need to pick up trouble.

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      On 07/09/2015 at 05:49, Pennant St Dee said:

    Was wavering to taking a punt on him, but on info received of late

    Absolute No

    Can't say anymore, but it could really come back to hurt the club and it's image

    Good enough for me 'Pennant'.

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