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He's just turned 22, so he's still young for a tall forward/ruck and has some good attributes to build with the right development. We'd get him for a 3rd or 4th round pick. He's worth that cheap punt

drdrake
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Yep, he has a massive upside will come cheap 3rd or 4th round pick. He will be an upgrade on Preuss as he is more a forward that can ruck, rather than a ruckman playing forward

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Yep, he has a massive upside will come cheap 3rd or 4th round pick.

He will be an upgrade on Preuss as he is more a forward that can ruck, rather than a ruckman playing forward

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Would take him as a cheap option. KPF who can play ruck so improves our depth in our weakest list position.

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Lord Nev Trident

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I don't not want him per se, but we're looking at 2.7 marks and 0.4 goals per game here...

Handy for depth maybe, but unconvinced he's going to make us much better.

(For the sake of statistical comparison - TMac averaged 3.2 and 0.8)

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At least wth Ratugolea you will be getting his best years. With Brown you are getting a player who is past his prime and best at playing in a position which potentially no longer exists. 

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He needs time but he's got a future as a ruck/forward I think. He'd be a very nice partner for Jackson when he's the primary ruck. 

But I don't think we should spend the resources on a player like that whilst Gawn is the number 1 ruck and Jackson is the support man.

Hit the draft and find the next Esava now so he's ready to go in a few years.

GWS really should grab him in the Cameron trade. He'd pair nicely with Preuss.

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Whenever I'm watching Geelong, he seems to be playing alright.
Doesn't seem to be a ball-magnety and clearly I've missed the matches where he's stunk it up.

We need someone to be a big bodied replacement for Preuss.  Whilst he wasn't getting regular games, he was able to provide a contest in Gawn's absence.  I'd hate to see Jackson having to ruck entire matches at his age/weight.  At the moment, Tom McDonald would need to cover Gawn in case of injury, and if he leaves as well, then the need grows greater.

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7 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

At least wth Ratugolea you will be getting his best years. With Brown you are getting a player who is past his prime and best at playing in a position which potentially no longer exists. 

Would want both and Brown would be the priority

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10 hours ago, adonski said:

Low footy IQ, can't mark 

Who have u been watching this season?

Would he be better than any one else we have got or Preuss for instance ? 

Either him or Ben Brown. Oh sorry Ben can't mark either!!!
 

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3 hours ago, 58er said:

Who have u been watching this season?

Would he be better than any one else we have got or Preuss for instance ? 

Either him or Ben Brown. Oh sorry Ben can't mark either!!!
 

You have NFI if you’re comparing Ben Brown and Sava 

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25 minutes ago, poita said:

Apart from slaughtering Lever in his debut game, I don't think I've ever seen him do anything of note. Pass.

Is that the day he had 8 touches and kicked 1 goal?  Massive slaughtering there.

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He's just turned 22, so he's still young for a tall forward/ruck and has some good attributes to build with the right development. We'd get him for a 3rd or 4th round pick. He's worth that cheap punt IMO.

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