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I have not been impressed with him , I have watched him 4-5 times and every time thought he looked below AFL standard.

He might prove me wrong and come good but I am not that excited by the prospect of him joining us.

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    I remember him playing pretty well against us in the game we won... apart from that I dont really watch saints games.

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    14 minutes ago, GCDee said:

    I remember him playing pretty well against us in the game we won... apart from that I dont really watch saints games.

    Yes, I remembered he did quite well then. Also in the Saints draw against GWS (?), I think

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    2 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    A younger inconsistent small forward. 

    21 year old (only just), and has played 10 games.  Harsh criticism, but your views are appreciated.

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    I think he’d be a great get. Young and raw but he’s quick and has good skills and workrate and would be a huge upgrade on Garlett!

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    6 minutes ago, Neitz the Great said:

    I think he’d be a great get. Young and raw but he’s quick and has good skills and workrate and would be a huge upgrade on Garlett!

    Not saying anything negative about Ben Long but that is a v v v big call - Whilst Jeff Garlett has had an underwhelming 2018 season he has an impressive record in the AFL having kicked over 300 goals 

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    43 minutes ago, GCDee said:

    I remember him playing pretty well against us in the game we won... apart from that I dont really watch saints games.

    think they all may have played slightly above their demonstrated form that day

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    What I've seen of him hasn't impressed me much.  Doesn't really get a whole lot of it, not real tough in the contest.  It would be a bit of a head scratcher for me if we got him.

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    Saints just put a tweet out saying he's going nowhere, so it might be a bit of a non-starter this one.

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    3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    Bunch of seriouse weirdo's running that twitter account. 

    The one they sent out last week was just plain bizarre. 

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    22 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

    Long is a gun. Would be a real handy pickup 

    A gun?

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    Struggled in most of his early games but his game against the Giants was fantastic and he did some things against us as well.

    Has a bit of grunt in him as well as the Long/Rioli genes for pressure and tackling. 

    He'd be a very good pick up but clearly the Saints know his quality. Express some interest now and try to get him to remain uncontracted until next years trade period.

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    4 minutes ago, Deeman said:

    John Alexander's electorate in Sydney?

    That would assume he was nicknamed Benne 

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    Meanwhile, the Bombers have Jake Long out of contract. It's all well and good to use the emotional pull of family to poach one Long, how about signing up the other one? Very inconsistent.

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    19 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Struggled in most of his early games but his game against the Giants was fantastic and he did some things against us as well.

    Has a bit of grunt in him as well as the Long/Rioli genes for pressure and tackling. 

    He'd be a very good pick up but clearly the Saints know his quality. Express some interest now and try to get him to remain uncontracted until next years trade period.

    We know Kent’s quality (and so do St Kilda) so a swap would not be to either Club’s detriment if Long is as good as they are trying to portray!

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    On 10/10/2018 at 3:45 PM, Demonland said:

     

    lol how professional.

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    On 10/10/2018 at 3:45 PM, Demonland said:

     

    Have the Saints put a 13yo in charge of their SM? Idiots.

    Everyone has their price. 

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