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Yeah i think he would be a really handy addition, i think a few times this year we really struggled when either of jones or vince wasn't firing, rosa potentially adds one more senior midfielder to our list to really help our current leaders in the short term, which in effect rubs off on all our younger players in the long term. I don't see him replacing Cross as i see Salem filling that role, but i see him coming into replace the likes of Bail, M. Jones, Michie, Grimes, while our young midfield has time to develop at its own pace. Also offers good backup in case one of our good senior players gets injured for an extended period.

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I don't why you would delist Cross and recruit Rosa, makes no sense at all.

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I can't see the point in recruiting him.

We need outside run, and he will give it. When you plug weaknesses it helps you win games.

And the MFC kinda need to win games.

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I don't why you would delist Cross and recruit Rosa, makes no sense at all.

Is it possible that Cross was retired knowing that the position he was subsequently offered and has taken with the club, was going to be available?

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I don't why you would delist Cross and recruit Rosa, makes no sense at all.

Rosa is a far better kick and might have 4 or so years left. Cross had 1 year at best, maybe 10 weeks. He was too slow to play in the midfield, too poor a kick for half back.

Rosa could play wing or half back and help with our skill and work rate. Doesn't help with our pace though.

I'd want him, but if we are getting all 3 of Melksham, Kennedy and Bugg even if they play different roles we are getting a lot of ready made players in.

We might have to see what Melksham, Stretch, Grimes and White offer on a wing/half back instead of Rosa and if Melksham looks the good or someone like a Mitch White is a player of the future or we draft someone then we will be thankful we didn't get the short term option in.

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Is it possible that Cross was retired knowing that the position he was subsequently offered and has taken with the club, was going to be available?

They made it clear as soon as they announced his retirement that they wanted to keep him around. But that's a bit irrelevant to the on field aspects of keeping him v bringing in a 28 year old.

I think it was the plan to get Melksham and play him at half back, the emergence of White as a decent prospect from the rookie list and the very small semi-resurgence of Jack Grimes (going from complete liability to somewhat ok depth) that made the FD think Crossy should retire. They didn't want him taking up a list spot if he wasn't going to be a regular in the team. Guess we will never know.

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How ironic - Paul Johnson was an Eagle before being traded to us for pick 29

Pick 29 was Matt Rosa

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I'd take him if the price was right. Another big body with experience to protect the kids and show them how it's done.

Vince was older than Rosa when we traded for him but no-one is complaining now!

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He is almost 29... nice player though who will give us 2 or 3 good years... get him into the PSD.

Given he's contracted, how would he get to the psd hh?

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I taught Matt Rosa as a young student teacher many years ago. He was a lovely kid.

We need to be careful. We did need to get some 28 plus players at the start of 2014 because the cupboard was bare on that front. We don't want to overcorrect however.

nothing wrong with using a 30+ draft pick this year,,,,, for someone ready made who is quality, & that will help us from the get-go.

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No

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Terribly injury prone and was poor this year.

He's been a good player but this would be a desperate and embarrassing move.

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I just dont know where we get the pick from. We'd need to sacrifice one of Bugg, Melksham, or Kennedy.

Brett Andersen (SEN) fairly certain that the 3 will end up in the red and the blue next year. He also thinks Pick 3 is now dead and we will be looking at Weiderman to partner Hogan.

https://twitter.com/BrettAndersonIF/with_replies

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Rosa was a great power runner up until this season, not overly quick and certainly does not have Vince's skill set. Been a great servant to Meth Coast but a no from me

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