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34 minutes ago, djr said:

Shocking comment. Takes a lot of courage playing this game. Who squibs on our list?

Don't encourage him.

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    So long as he doesn’t come on big money or cost anything much in picks, don’t see why not. At minimum he ads to our depth, might even find a spot, would be an upgrade on the Wagners or Anb who are still on our list and play senior games 

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    IMo they are welcome to him. Could not get  a regular spot at the Lions when they were ordinary and could Not get a regular gig at the pies. Says he is ordinary. We have plenty of ordinary already.

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    1 minute ago, old dee said:

    IMo they are welcome to him. Could not get  a regular spot at the Lions when they were ordinary and could Not get a regular gig at the pies. Says he is ordinary. We have plenty of ordinary already.

    Was soft at the Lions and took a while to become a man, that happens. He was very handy at half back last year for the Pies. Smart, skilled, hard running and far better overhead than I’d given him credit for. 

    He’s better than ordinary but injuries, cost and ease to replace is why he’s on the table. 

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    4 hours ago, djr said:

    Shocking comment. Takes a lot of courage playing this game. Who squibs on our list?

    Ok Shockingly soft, is that better??

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    36 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Was soft at the Lions and took a while to become a man, that happens. He was very handy at half back last year for the Pies. Smart, skilled, hard running and far better overhead than I’d given him credit for. 

    He’s better than ordinary but injuries, cost and ease to replace is why he’s on the table. 

    If the Pies don't want him neither do I.

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    5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Freo have offered him a 3 year deal.

    They are desperate and Pies are lucky

    Freo are in a massive hole and not a pleasurable one at that.

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    10 minutes ago, old dee said:

    If the Pies don't want him neither do I.

    Fair enough, but the guy can play. The Pies don’t want him because they can find useful half back flankers on their list and their salary cap is under the pump with 3 guys about to make 1M per year. They have to dump someone. 

    We tried for Elliott. I’d try for Mihocek. I’d probably have a look at Scharenberg. There’s a few young players I’d ask about - Flynn Appleby, Nathan Murphy, Tyler Brown I’d try to grab as well. Press them when they’re under the pump 

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    3 minutes ago, Win4theAges said:

    Freo are in a massive hole and not a pleasurable one at that.

    Signing a decent player who’s turned his career around under their new coach and knows his system isn’t reflective of that. 

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    21 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Fair enough, but the guy can play. The Pies don’t want him because they can find useful half back flankers on their list and their salary cap is under the pump with 3 guys about to make 1M per year. They have to dump someone. 

    We tried for Elliott. I’d try for Mihocek. I’d probably have a look at Scharenberg. There’s a few young players I’d ask about - Flynn Appleby, Nathan Murphy, Tyler Brown I’d try to grab as well. Press them when they’re under the pump 

    Agree with your earlier post on Aish 'Dee'...he was soft at the Lions but had turned that part of his game around to his credit.

    The word seems to be getting louder on Phillips though..to me he would be what we need on the other wing (Langdon on one), I reckon he can play and knows how to get the ball. This is on limited viewing.

    What are your thoughts?

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    You will probably prove me wrong with an example but I don't remember a Collingwood player who they gave away that was worth much at the new team. Just look  at the failures we have picked up from them. 

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    1 hour ago, rjay said:

    Agree with your earlier post on Aish 'Dee'...he was soft at the Lions but had turned that part of his game around to his credit.

    The word seems to be getting louder on Phillips though..to me he would be what we need on the other wing (Langdon on one), I reckon he can play and knows how to get the ball. This is on limited viewing.

    What are your thoughts?

    We just sunk over 1M and a 2nd round pick in to Langdon and Tomlinson purely to be hard running accumulating mids. Phillips would be another 600k and at least a 2nd round pick, too much to spend on one position. 

    I’d only be spending that on a forward, a very underrated defender or a versatile skilled mid.

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    32 minutes ago, old dee said:

    You will probably prove me wrong with an example but I don't remember a Collingwood player who they gave away that was worth much at the new team. Just look  at the failures we have picked up from them. 

    Heath Shaw, Paul Seedsman, Rhyce Shaw, Heath Scotland, Sharrod Wellingham, Paul Williams. Even Josh Mahoney!

    Not many and they are pretty good at selling lemons. And we liked buying them. Aish will go to Freo, and we should always be buyer beware with all players up for trade. But I wouldn’t automatically rule out Pies players. 

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    4 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Freo have offered him a 3 year deal.

    Ah, so Bell's so called feather in his cap is finally revealed.

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    3 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    There's that feather Moon.

    More like a chicken hat!

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