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19 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

The Cat's cut him pretty quickly.  I would be worried as to why.  They don't suffer fools gladly down there.  Would need to do some serious homework / background checks first imv.

You may be right, but given they're linked to half the competition's free agents it may just be they've run out of list spots

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1 hour ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

You may be right, but given they're linked to half the competition's free agents it may just be they've run out of list spots

They seem to have a preference for Parfitt over Knarkle to this point.  Parfitt recruited similar time.  66 games vs 10 for Knarkle so far.  Parfitt probably a slightly more inside bias vs Knarkle.

Could be just injury issues.  ACL in June 2017.  Hammy last year Rnd 8 or so in the VFL.  Hammy in July this year early in the 1st quarter against Brissy.

At this point he may have a future but is injury prone and, aside from prospective longevity in the game, probably not dissimilar to Harley in terms of what he offers us on the outside.  Harley obviously injury prone as well.

Given our frailty on the field performance wise can we afford a potentially brittle rookie who is prone to breaking down this early in his career?

Caveat emptor for all recruits is needed but i'd be putting a big red flag on this one prior to pressing the go button.

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1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Surely the Dees are calling the Cats as soon as they can after the Grand Final.  The kid can play and needs a new start ! 

we see eye to eye on most moves it seems SONS <3

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On 9/11/2020 at 8:00 AM, Rusty Nails said:

They seem to have a preference for Parfitt over Knarkle to this point.  Parfitt recruited similar time.  66 games vs 10 for Knarkle so far.  Parfitt probably a slightly more inside bias vs Knarkle.

Could be just injury issues.  ACL in June 2017.  Hammy last year Rnd 8 or so in the VFL.  Hammy in July this year early in the 1st quarter against Brissy.

At this point he may have a future but is injury prone and, aside from prospective longevity in the game, probably not dissimilar to Harley in terms of what he offers us on the outside.  Harley obviously injury prone as well.

Given our frailty on the field performance wise can we afford a potentially brittle rookie who is prone to breaking down this early in his career?

Caveat emptor for all recruits is needed but i'd be putting a big red flag on this one prior to pressing the go button.

HVe we forgotten we have/are paying Burgo to handle this was fitness issue with all concerned.

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15 hours ago, 58er said:

HVe we forgotten we have/are paying Burgo to handle this was fitness issue with all concerned.

He's been in the system for a few years now 58 and it's a top of the table one as well with the Cats.  Yes he's competing for limited spots i realise but the fact they wish to let him loose has to be a concern re his fairly regular break downs.

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On 9/10/2020 at 11:24 AM, Rusty Nails said:

The Cat's cut him pretty quickly.  I would be worried as to why.  They don't suffer fools gladly down there.  Would need to do some serious homework / background checks first imv.

Well they got rid of Josh Caddy so that's another one they got rid of.  Mitch Clark...….. is he still there ??

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Narkle has a bit of class about him but he isn't a great pressure player as a forward and not all that dangerous, he really has to rotate in to the midfield to be the best player he can be. Would we be willing to play him as a mid/forward rotation guy?

He's not slow but no one would call him quick if it wasn't for his skin colour which is one of my pet peeves. 

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While I don't think he's necessarily a walk up start to solve our other wing position, he'd certainly improve the depth there and create competition for spots.

Maybe we could get involved in the Cameron trade? 

GWS send Cameron and Pick 43 to Cats.

Geelong send picks 13 & 15 to GWS with Narkle and a future 3rd rounder to Melbourne.

We send Preuss to GWS.

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On 10/30/2020 at 12:43 PM, spirit of norm smith said:

phone call GIF by US National Archives
 

surely we gotta call Narkle’s manager right now 

 

cats want Smith and Higgins and Cameron 
 

we have $$ and a HFF space available 

Any answer ?  Surely we are calling the Cats or his management. 

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Narkle is a mid who rests forward, but hasn't been able to get on the park enough to play decent minutes in his preferred position yet. He's actually quite good in the guts, moves well through traffic and gets his hands free when tackled etc. He'd be a good addition to our midfield rotation as he's got good kicking skills and good agility, so adds a point of difference. Think a poor mans Shai Bolton. I'd take him on the cheap for sure to balance our midfield out more.

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1 hour ago, Lord Travis said:

Narkle is a mid who rests forward, but hasn't been able to get on the park enough to play decent minutes in his preferred position yet. He's actually quite good in the guts, moves well through traffic and gets his hands free when tackled etc. He'd be a good addition to our midfield rotation as he's got good kicking skills and good agility, so adds a point of difference. Think a poor mans Shai Bolton. I'd take him on the cheap for sure to balance our midfield out more.

Very good assessment LT

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