If we go for Polec, I would be willing to overpay in terms of draft picks this year to get NM to pay more of his salary. i.e. I would be happy to trade #23 for Polec if NM pay all his wages or #47 if they only pay half.

My thinking is that this draft will be a crapshoot.

On 10/2/2020 at 8:49 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

Randomly looking through North's bigfooty page and saw this..

Someone rang up Adelaide radio yesterday saying he’s spoken to Jared’s brother who had told him Jared was going to be traded to Melbourne.

 

On 10/3/2020 at 12:07 PM, Redleg said:

If true, I wonder if we could get our 1st round pick back, by giving something and helping out with more of his contract than we would like to.

@Redleg, altruistic as always.

18 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

If we go for Polec, I would be willing to overpay in terms of draft picks this year to get NM to pay more of his salary. i.e. I would be happy to trade #23 for Polec if NM pay all his wages or #47 if they only pay half.

My thinking is that this draft will be a crapshoot.

I was thinking pick 23 for polec and brown #dream

17 hours ago, ding said:

Has some real "personality" issues and was not highly regarded by Port teammates despite his ability.

Easy to be seduced by the possibility of filling the other wing position, but at what cost culturally?

Hope to hell we know what we are doing if the rumors are correct about MFC making a play.

What are these 'personality' issues?

47 minutes ago, Grr-owl said:

What are these 'personality' issues?

Hope they’re not the same ones dusty had. We sure dodged a bullet not interviewing him. 

9 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

Hope they’re not the same ones dusty had. We sure dodged a bullet not interviewing him. 

And Darling.

4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

And Darling.

Charlie Curnow 

1 hour ago, Grr-owl said:

What are these 'personality' issues?

? he doesn't have one

1 hour ago, Grr-owl said:

What are these 'personality' issues?

I work with someone who is closely connected to PAFC. I asked that person for their opinion on Polec. I wont print here what exactly was said as they liked him personally, but said that the team didnt exactly share that positive feeling.

Happy to PM if you want. Nothing Earth-shattering, and there's no obvious skeletons in the closet, but there are some  character flaws according to ex team-mates.

Now im still ok if we draft him, because skills.

Attitude is the hurdle.

Pike was mad and pretty uncoachable. Wasn't unpopular though

Played at 4 clubs for multiple flags. Fourth club Brisbane really knuckled down for I think 2 flags

He could be the difference for us. 

I think Polec chased money and team mates thought he needed to do more for his salary. I reckon North players have got their noses out of joint coz he's come on at good money.

I think we can probably get the player without the baggage

For what it’s worth and nothing more, a mate who runs at about 80% accuracy on trade gossip says Polec to Melbourne will happen.

Of the 800 odd blokes that call themselves AFL footballers, there’s bound to be a few that don’t fit the mould.

Getting shunted from the club that traded for him should be the kick up the bum he might not have realised he needed.

If he can contribute each week, I don’t know that it will really matter whether he is everyone’s best mate. 

Finally, He’s up against no other specialist winger,  so we are already ahead as soon as he pulls on a jumper

Edited October 5, 20204 yr by BW511

Would actually love to get Polec across, he's a good player that's for sure. The fact Norf are pushing him out the door concerns me a bit, but the fact Norf are pushing Brown out the door shows maybe the club just has NFI?

He'd make us better instantly.

 

Was a good player, but has been very inconsistent .

Has gone down fast with age.

A big no from me.

I'm getting excited....

2 hours ago, John Demonic said:

Charlie Curnow 

Haven’t lost on that one todate. 

Hell yes, I'm on board.

5 hours ago, adonski said:

Would actually love to get Polec across, he's a good player that's for sure. The fact Norf are pushing him out the door concerns me a bit, but the fact Norf are pushing Brown out the door shows maybe the club just has NFI?

He'd make us better instantly.

 

Regarding Brown, the fact that North are (seemingly) pushing him out the door shouldnt be a huge concern imo. They are in full-blown rebuild mode and are happy to trade out anyone of value, especially those who are unlikely to be a part of their next "window". Brown in particular is trade-bait because of his age, and the likelihood of adding to their haul of first and second round picks they have/want for this years draft. Aint no way Brown will be playing good footy when North are next playing finals, so now is the perfect time for them to trade him out while he is still a valuable pickup for another team.

We are definitely one of the clubs who would benefit from having him in our forward line over the next few years imo.

10 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I'm getting excited....

If he isn't an outside runner I haven't seen one . Brilliant and breaks lines and is a lovely kick or pass.

Different runner to Ed who goes more around corners some times but Jarrad is full bore fir the goals or a pass to a firward.

Great get just his attitude may need a little reshaping That's why players change Clubs yo improve in a different environment. Saw him years ago when played for Lions snd still has that lethal run and left foot plus a good mark fir his size.

Absolute no brainer fir Jarrad forget Isaac Smith as he has 5/6 years still not 2!

Ralph said in a herald sun article today he is more likely to stay than go.

 

18 hours ago, adonski said:

Would actually love to get Polec across, he's a good player that's for sure. The fact Norf are pushing him out the door concerns me a bit, but the fact Norf are pushing Brown out the door shows maybe the club just has NFI?

He'd make us better instantly.

 

Has PACE, Classy ball user, and Skill. We lack all three. GET THIS DEAL DONE!!

interesting that the media thought seems to have swung around that polec will stay with higgins likely to go to north

I've heard that Polec would like to come to the Dees and has informed NM of that, but it sounds as though the informal chats the two clubs have had around what a trade might look like, we've been a fair way apart. Sounds like North are quite delusional on his trade value, and are really keen to shed his contract from their books and MFC's interest is conditional on only paying a limited portion of his salary and have a significantly reduced trade value on him. 

It sounds like whoever wants Ben Brown is going to encounter similar hurdles 

On 9/26/2020 at 11:37 AM, HBDee said:

My brother and I watched the MELB v North game at Adelaide Oval this year and his two way running or defending in general was very poor. He was yelling and pointing and whinging with teammates and his opponent on numerous occasions simply ran past him and got a kick. One of their supporters near us dubbed him “the pointer” and was ripping into him the whole last quarter for no defensive effort at all. FWIW it’d be a no for mine based on the attitude I witnessed.

I too was at that game, silky with the ball in hand no doubt, but he is the definition of a down hill skier. 

Would rather put time, effort and coin  into Baker's pockets.

Edited October 6, 20204 yr by Win4theAges

Very odd footballer. Quite ugly in his posture and movement but then executes a lot of things very naturally. I don't ever think he'll be a fan favourite but if he can hold down another wing . . .