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Just thought the Demons could possibly consider chasing Robbie Gray from Port Power?

Robbie Gray is still a fantastic player and at least the possibility of him joing the Demons could be looked at maybe?

He is currently an unsigned free agent.

The main thing that could sway him to join the Demons is that he is originally a Victorian.

Port Power did make the Preliminary Final but they got belted by the Bulldogs and he may feel he has a better chance of winning a flag with the Demons.

Additionally, he would have had  relationships with both Mark "Choco" Williams and Alan Richardson at Port Adelaide which could also work in our favour.

Anyway, I am just putting that idea out there.

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    Too old at 33 will be 34 next year and players like James Jordan and Tom Sparrow would be pushed out of the team to allow Gray to fill a place, we have already pushed Jones out the door,

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    No, not really.

     

    Two years ago maybe, now not so much.  I think he's cooked.  It gave me great delight to see him and Rozee's pea-hearted efforts in the preliminary... hopefully not lost on Max as they were the first two to get stuck into him in 'that' game in 2019. 

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    Doubt we'll be able to match Geelong's inevitable 3 year offer tbh

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    No thanks

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    I think we need a bit more x factor at ground level inside 50, but it wouldn't be Gray anymore. The x factor has to be matched by an ability to bring the heat.

    Spargo, Kozzy and ANB were superb this year though. Love that they're now premiership players. Incredible.

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    1 hour ago, A F said:

    I think we need a bit more x factor at ground level inside 50, but it wouldn't be Gray anymore. The x factor has to be matched by an ability to bring the heat.

    Spargo, Kozzy and ANB were superb this year though. Love that they're now premiership players. Incredible.

    I want to see what Chandler and Bedford bring next year when VFL is finally back on properly. I think they both have some qualities that will be worth exploring. 

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    Agree re Chandler - I think he shows a lot of promise - good pace and skills. He looked as happy as anyone at the end of the game on Saturday and seems very passionate. Nyet re Gray.

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    11 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    Just thought the Demons could possibly consider chasing Robbie Gray from Port Power?

    Robbie Gray is still a fantastic player and at least the possibility of him joing the Demons could be looked at maybe?

    He is currently an unsigned free agent.

    The main thing that could sway him to join the Demons is that he is originally a Victorian.

    Port Power did make the Preliminary Final but they got belted by the Bulldogs and he may feel he has a better chance of winning a flag with the Demons.

    Additionally, he would have had  relationships with both Mark "Choco" Williams and Alan Richardson at Port Adelaide which could also work in our favour.

    Anyway, I am just putting that idea out there.

    No.

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    Not now.

    While people marvel at our age profile, we have 3 blokes ticking over 30 soon: Brown, McDonald and May. If we can get 3 more years out of each of them then that’ll be fantastic. 

    As good as Gray is, we could be creating a potential glut of experienced players retiring within 1 to two years of each other. And us scrambling to find replacements. 

    Geelong is a point in case of how that can backfire.

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    I think we were lucky that Isaac Smith chose Geelong because Tom Sparrow's development or James Jordan would have be stifled this year and he was 31 at the time.

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    Prey tell where Gray would fit in? Who's spot does he take in the starting 22?

    Melksham who is much fitter and younger can't get a game and is being told to explore his options. I know Gray on his day is a much better player, but he's done. His body is absolutely shot. 

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    20 hours ago, Accepting Mediocrity said:

    Doubt we'll be able to match Geelong's inevitable 3 year offer tbh

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    On 9/27/2021 at 10:46 AM, durango said:

    Too old at 33 will be 34 next year and players like James Jordan and Tom Sparrow would be pushed out of the team to allow Gray to fill a place, we have already pushed Jones out the door,

    He is better around goals than most of our smalls so would be a good pick up in my view if he came for free ... Sparrow and Jordan are primarily mids that can go forward and contribute

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    19 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

    He is better around goals than most of our smalls so would be a good pick up in my view if he came for free ... Sparrow and Jordan are primarily mids that can go forward and contribute

    That maybe so but he is probably past his use by date at 34 maybe a good fit for Geelong replacing Rohan or Luke?

    Under the finals pressure with 255 games he scored 1 goal 2 behinds against Geelong and 1 behind against the Bulldogs not exactly that much better than Spargo or Neal-Bullen or Pickett.

    We already have Jake Melksham for that role as well.

    The players from outside the club we bring into the squad must have at least 5 years left in his career best form so they have to be in the 25-28 age range.

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    You can get anyone that adds to your list when you are in premiership mode as long as they improve your list and don't cost you anything extraordinary. 1 year or 5 years it doesn't matter if it wins you another flag

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