Any interest in this guy. We do need speed and he has a lot of it..

 

Thoughts?

Has he indicated he even wants out of the Suns?  

9 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Has he indicated he even wants out of the Suns?  

Mitch Cleary has indicatied he is drawing lots of interest from Victoria teams 

Just now, Italian Stallion said:

Mitch Cleary has indicatied he is drawing lots of interest from Victoria teams 

He has pace, but we have enough half back types.  I'd rather a pure midfielder with pace if we can find one.

Was considering coming home after his first season.
Would be a good option to release Salem to a wing. Pretty hard to counter Hunt, Hibberd, Saad. 

Love his run, but his defensive positioning is a massive worry

Ladies and gentleman, i present you the running bounce leaderboard:

Interestingly Billy Hartung is up there too and is available.

 

Player	Club	Bounces
		TOT	AVG
1 Adam Saad	GCFC	93	4.2
2 Adam Treloar	COLL	53	2.5
3 Conor McKenna	ESS	45	2.4
4 Steven Motlop	GEEL	49	2.3
4 Heath Shaw	GWS	52	2.3
6 Billy Hartung	HAW	39	2.2
7 Charlie Cameron	ADEL	43	2
7 Jayden Hunt	MELB	43	2
9 Jarman Impey	PORT	37	1.9
10 Josh Williams	NMFC	3	1.5
11 Cedric Cox	BL	10	1.3
11 Jason Johannisen	WB	26	1.3
11 Jarrod Pickett	CARL	13	1.3
11 Paul Seedsman	ADEL	4	1.3
15 Shaun Atley	NMFC	27	1.2
15 Harry Cunningham	SYD	12	1.2
15 Shane Savage	STK	14	1.2
15 Jayden Short	RICH	19	1.2
19 Michael Walters	FRE	19	1.1
20 Rory Atkins	ADEL	24	1

Edited September 14, 20178 yr by Deeprived Childhood

Big yes from me depending on trade price.

I like him, but we don't need another Jayden Hunt. More important holes to fill

This thread is a joke right ?

1 hour ago, Wiseblood said:

He has pace, but we have enough half back types.  I'd rather a pure midfielder with pace if we can find one.

I recon Saad could play as a mid more so than some of our other running backs.

1 hour ago, Deeprived Childhood said:

Ladies and gentleman, i present you the running bounce leaderboard:

Interestingly Billy Hartung is up there too and is available.

 

Player	Club	Bounces
		TOT	AVG
1 Adam Saad	GCFC	93	4.2
2 Adam Treloar	COLL	53	2.5
3 Conor McKenna	ESS	45	2.4
4 Steven Motlop	GEEL	49	2.3
4 Heath Shaw	GWS	52	2.3
6 Billy Hartung	HAW	39	2.2
7 Charlie Cameron	ADEL	43	2
7 Jayden Hunt	MELB	43	2
9 Jarman Impey	PORT	37	1.9
10 Josh Williams	NMFC	3	1.5
11 Cedric Cox	BL	10	1.3
11 Jason Johannisen	WB	26	1.3
11 Jarrod Pickett	CARL	13	1.3
11 Paul Seedsman	ADEL	4	1.3
15 Shaun Atley	NMFC	27	1.2
15 Harry Cunningham	SYD	12	1.2
15 Shane Savage	STK	14	1.2
15 Jayden Short	RICH	19	1.2
19 Michael Walters	FRE	19	1.1
20 Rory Atkins	ADEL	24	1

Would like to see meters gained as well.  Could leading the running bounces just mean they bounce the ball more than needed?  Not all, but certainly most players on that list would be light weights in terms of impact in games.

23 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I recon Saad could play as a mid more so than some of our other running backs.

He could be very interesting as an outside mid.

I'd be all over Saad, though is he big enough to play down back when we already have the diminutive Jetts?

If he is part of the Suns firesale, he might come relatively cheaply. Is a third round pick too hopeful?

3 hours ago, Deeprived Childhood said:

Ladies and gentleman, i present you the running bounce leaderboard:

Interestingly Billy Hartung is up there too and is available.

 

Player	Club	Bounces
		TOT	AVG
1 Adam Saad	GCFC	93	4.2
2 Adam Treloar	COLL	53	2.5
3 Conor McKenna	ESS	45	2.4
4 Steven Motlop	GEEL	49	2.3
4 Heath Shaw	GWS	52	2.3
6 Billy Hartung	HAW	39	2.2
7 Charlie Cameron	ADEL	43	2
7 Jayden Hunt	MELB	43	2
9 Jarman Impey	PORT	37	1.9
10 Josh Williams	NMFC	3	1.5
11 Cedric Cox	BL	10	1.3
11 Jason Johannisen	WB	26	1.3
11 Jarrod Pickett	CARL	13	1.3
11 Paul Seedsman	ADEL	4	1.3
15 Shaun Atley	NMFC	27	1.2
15 Harry Cunningham	SYD	12	1.2
15 Shane Savage	STK	14	1.2
15 Jayden Short	RICH	19	1.2
19 Michael Walters	FRE	19	1.1
20 Rory Atkins	ADEL	24	1

Billy bounces because he runs in circles, can't make a good decision & can't kick.

 

In my head it works but I'll back Viney and the boys to make the right decision. If cheap the experiment of him as a wing hff, potentially even a shut down forward with explosive 2 way running excites. But the minds eye is often rosy in colour so I'll stick with the first sentence

12 hours ago, Deeprived Childhood said:

Ladies and gentleman, i present you the running bounce leaderboard:

Interestingly Billy Hartung is up there too and is available.

 

Player	Club	Bounces
		TOT	AVG
1 Adam Saad	GCFC	93	4.2
2 Adam Treloar	COLL	53	2.5
3 Conor McKenna	ESS	45	2.4
4 Steven Motlop	GEEL	49	2.3
4 Heath Shaw	GWS	52	2.3
6 Billy Hartung	HAW	39	2.2
7 Charlie Cameron	ADEL	43	2
7 Jayden Hunt	MELB	43	2
9 Jarman Impey	PORT	37	1.9
10 Josh Williams	NMFC	3	1.5
11 Cedric Cox	BL	10	1.3
11 Jason Johannisen	WB	26	1.3
11 Jarrod Pickett	CARL	13	1.3
11 Paul Seedsman	ADEL	4	1.3
15 Shaun Atley	NMFC	27	1.2
15 Harry Cunningham	SYD	12	1.2
15 Shane Savage	STK	14	1.2
15 Jayden Short	RICH	19	1.2
19 Michael Walters	FRE	19	1.1
20 Rory Atkins	ADEL	24	1

Saad had a tendency to bounce every 2 steps. With short legs that doesn't add majorly to meters gained 

Edited September 14, 20178 yr by Moonshadow

12 hours ago, Deeprived Childhood said:

Ladies and gentleman, i present you the running bounce leaderboard:

Interestingly Billy Hartung is up there too and is available.

 

Player	Club	Bounces
		TOT	AVG
1 Adam Saad	GCFC	93	4.2
2 Adam Treloar	COLL	53	2.5
3 Conor McKenna	ESS	45	2.4
4 Steven Motlop	GEEL	49	2.3
4 Heath Shaw	GWS	52	2.3
6 Billy Hartung	HAW	39	2.2
7 Charlie Cameron	ADEL	43	2
7 Jayden Hunt	MELB	43	2
9 Jarman Impey	PORT	37	1.9
10 Josh Williams	NMFC	3	1.5
11 Cedric Cox	BL	10	1.3
11 Jason Johannisen	WB	26	1.3
11 Jarrod Pickett	CARL	13	1.3
11 Paul Seedsman	ADEL	4	1.3
15 Shaun Atley	NMFC	27	1.2
15 Harry Cunningham	SYD	12	1.2
15 Shane Savage	STK	14	1.2
15 Jayden Short	RICH	19	1.2
19 Michael Walters	FRE	19	1.1
20 Rory Atkins	ADEL	24	1

That is a Bradman-like differential!  Almost double the next best.

Meters Gained Stats: https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_rankings?year=2017&rt=LT&st=MG

14. Hibberd - 10,017

20. Hunt - 9,591

70. Saad - 6,986

84. Jones - 6,794

89. Tyson - 6,653

 

I'll take it Saad doesn't get pinged for running too far very often.

11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Meters Gained Stats: https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_rankings?year=2017&rt=LT&st=MG

14. Hibberd - 10,017

20. Hunt - 9,591

70. Saad - 6,986

84. Jones - 6,794

89. Tyson - 6,653

 

The bounce stats are a good example of how misleading these things can be sometimes. It would be interesting to see a comparison of meters gained with a score (for or a turnover against) shortly after, say, within the next minute. That's the value of meters gained. Spray a long kick out of def 50 and it is likely to slingshot back over your head for an oppo goal. Lower the eyes for a lead and mark inside our 50 and bingo, goal.

butchers the ball and gets pinned all the time

12 minutes ago, Xavierrodway said:

butchers the ball and gets pinned all the time

He wrestles for WWE in his spare time?

Exciting player with a lot of room for improvement. I'd say yes at this stage. 

Would a third round pick get it done? Still young and I don't think hes even played 50 games yet.