The Demons had high hopes for the former first round draftee from the Gold Coast Suns but a return of his concussion worries limited him to only two games at AFL level.

Date of Birth: 9 August, 1995

Height: 190 cm

Weight: 86 kg

Games MFC 2019: 2

Career Total: 80

Goals MFC 2019: 1

Career Total: 14

CDFC Games 2019: 3

CDFC Goals 2019: 2

Who?? Does this guy play for the Dees?

The winger you have when you dont have a winger.

Hope he recovers and has a great pre-season Love to see him play next year.

Considering the club went out to trade in another best 22 wingers doesn’t fill me with confidence about how they rate his chances of recovery. 

I hope I’m wrong for Kade’s sake. 

i can't believe he has a 3 year contract. Did we do any due diligence, or did we just stick a contract under his nose? Surely the fact that GC17 basically threw him at us should have been a massive red flag.

I would love nothing more than to see him fit and well and playing good football next year, but I can't see it happening. A settlement prior to the draft would be a good result for all parties.

 

2 minutes ago, poita said:

i can't believe he has a 3 year contract. Did we do any due diligence, or did we just stick a contract under his nose? Surely the fact that GC17 basically threw him at us should have been a massive red flag.

I would love nothing more than to see him fit and well and playing good football next year, but I can't see it happening. A settlement prior to the draft would be a good result for all parties.

 

Ridiculous isn’t it. 

3 years to someone with Concussion history 

Last Summer was very loose. We paid for it Big Time

 

1 hour ago, poita said:

i can't believe he has a 3 year contract. Did we do any due diligence, or did we just stick a contract under his nose? Surely the fact that GC17 basically threw him at us should have been a massive red flag.

I would love nothing more than to see him fit and well and playing good football next year, but I can't see it happening. A settlement prior to the draft would be a good result for all parties.

 

Anything from GC is a red flag!  May another and he was a captain.

2 hours ago, poita said:

i can't believe he has a 3 year contract. Did we do any due diligence, or did we just stick a contract under his nose? Surely the fact that GC17 basically threw him at us should have been a massive red flag.

I would love nothing more than to see him fit and well and playing good football next year, but I can't see it happening. A settlement prior to the draft would be a good result for all parties.

 

I think the decision will be made prior to the mid year draft. Wonder if it will be the same for AVB and J Smith.

No way can a club carry three very long term injuries. The flip side is that it denies three VFL players a chance at the big time.

This is one of those 'high risk, high reward' trades that some people complain we never do.

 

If it comes off, we've gained a gun player as the steak knives in the May trade.

If it doesn't, people criticise the risky trade and bemoan us not taking a safer route.

 

I really liked him in his first couple of seasons but looked a mile off that in the games he played this year. Lacked the intensity to compete.

Still hope he can return to his early form and become a handy half back or wingman which we need but realistically it is unlikely.

I reckon he plays his best footy across half back. The small times that he played wing this year he just looked completely lost. With Hibbered cooked, I would like to see him go back to half back and utilise his kicking skills.

4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I reckon he plays his best footy across half back. The small times that he played wing this year he just looked completely lost. With Hibbered cooked, I would like to see him go back to half back and utilise his kicking skills.

dazzle - presumably you watched him in previous seasons, which I didn't.

As a half back is he accountable, as well as being a good kick?

when he debuted for gc17 he looked like an absolute gun in the making

unfortunately concussions have absolutely robbed him of not just his development but seemingly his drive

it's extremely disappointing that he doesn't seem to be recovering as we expected him to do, and there's little doubt his career is in trouble; here's hoping he's able to recover

A million dollars badly spent... 3 x 350,000.

 

14 hours ago, monoccular said:

dazzle - presumably you watched him in previous seasons, which I didn't.

As a half back is he accountable, as well as being a good kick?

Plays the quarter back role perfectly fine.. ability to defend first but also peel off to provide run and his kicking skill to am advantage.

45 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Plays the quarter back role perfectly fine.. ability to defend first but also peel off to provide run and his kicking skill to am advantage.

Thanks

Hope that was essentially one year off allows him, as it did with Nev, to make a full recovery and return to his best.  

Bluntest set of steak knives in history......

 

Could still be something with a good pre season 

If the injury plagued 2019 list comes good - Smith, Vandenberg, Mr Kolo, Jetta, Lever, May, Tom Mac, Weidemann, Hannan,Melksham, Sparrow, Nietzsche, OMac - watch out 2020.

In Germany vee vood say, vee vill be somezing.

 

Has anyone with an ear close to the ground heard anything at all about Kade's progress / prognosis / plans?

I hope he retires

Concussion is real and life changing

 

On 10/16/2019 at 7:25 PM, Adzman said:

Bluntest set of steak knives in history......

 

Might be a bit rusty too

10 hours ago, monoccular said:

Has anyone with an ear close to the ground heard anything at all about Kade's progress / prognosis / plans?

This is the reason i clicked onto this thread, im hoping someone who ACTUALLY KNOWS something can give us an insight....

how severe are the symptoms? Do we have any time frame? was he doing any contact work towards the end of the year or was he just working on fitness or nothing at all? is that bad that he has been written off? 

Look at paddy mccartins case, this is no joke so people questioning his drive and commitment with out knowing are idiotic.

As for calling him stake knives and a waste.... do you remember when he actually nominated this club? For me it was finally a time where we where beginning to become some what of a destination club, also people that know more about him know he is a very talented player so 300k a year really isnt surprising....

 

 

Edited October 27, 20195 yr by Carn dees

20 minutes ago, Carn dees said:

This is the reason i clicked onto this thread, im hoping someone who ACTUALLY KNOWS something can give us an insight....

how severe are the symptoms? Do we have any time frame? was he doing any contact work towards the end of the year or was he just working on fitness or nothing at all? is that bad that he has been written off? 

Look at paddy mccartins case, this is no joke so people questioning his drive and commitment with out knowing are idiotic.

As for calling him stake knives and a waste.... do you remember when he actually nominated this club? For me it was finally a time where we where beginning to become some what of a destination club, also people that know more about him know he is a very talented player so 300k a year really isnt surprising....

 

 

I don't think anyone is questioning his talent, more his ability to get on the park. It's fairly common knowledge Gold Coast wanted him off the list and that we were happy to take him on, possibly given how Brayshaw came out the other side of his concussion issues. 

There was an article on the MFC site recently saying he intended doing a full preseason, so he may be back to full fitness. Whether or not he plays again is another thing, but I'm pretty sure everyone wishes him well and to be back on the park. 

24 minutes ago, Carn dees said:

As for calling him stake knives and a waste.... do you remember when he actually nominated this club? For me it was finally a time where we where beginning to become some what of a destination club, also people that know more about him know he is a very talented player so 300k a year really isnt surprising....

 

 

GC didn't offer him a contract, I wouldn't say GC rejects nominating us makes us a destination club.

There are 3 ways you can pay overs for an existing afl player

1) give away too many or to valuable draft picks

2) pay the player too highly and jeopardise your salary cap

3) offer a longer contract to the player

I think it is clever list management to get players in without breaching 1 & 2 and just give them an extra year on their contract. You basically give away nothing and potentially bring in a talent. If it doesn’t work out so be it but there is the real chance of bringing in talent for nothing.

KK could still well work out. Might even be in his 3rd year...