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Mature Age Players

Whispering_Jack
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From time to time, clubs strike pay dirt with mature age players. 

There are always a few around in every draft. The most famous one in recent years would have to be James Podsiadly who was taken by Geelong as a rookie (third time lucky) at 29 years of age and played in the Cats’ 2011 premiership team. Fox Sports have compiled a list of 18 mature-age “guns”.

The 18 mature-age guns your club could steal at the 2021 AFL draft

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    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    From time to time, clubs strike pay dirt with mature age players. 

    There are always a few around in every draft. The most famous one in recent years would have to be James Podsiadly who was taken by Geelong as a rookie (third time lucky) at 29 years of age and played in the Cats’ 2011 premiership team. Fox Sports have compiled a list of 18 mature-age “guns”.

    The 18 mature-age guns your club could steal at the 2021 AFL draft

    And the Pod went on to play till he was in his mid 30s when he left Geelong to play for Adelaide.

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    The word ‘gun’ is used way too loosely.

    Such a term should only be used when discussing absolute greats of the game………….or any one of the Dees 2021 premiership team, as we were a gun team.

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    You would be filthy if you were a Brisbane supporter and Casey Voss goes on to play for another club.

    Edited by Wrecker46

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    Heard a whisper about Claremont’s Bailey Rogers who won the Sandover Medal this year. Aged 24 and very talented. Would make a good fit in our midfield - that’s how good he’s supposed to be!

     

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    25 minutes ago, Sydney Pennski said:

    Heard a whisper about Claremont’s Bailey Rogers who won the Sandover Medal this year. Aged 24 and very talented. Would make a good fit in our midfield - that’s how good he’s supposed to be!

     

    What's the whisper?

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    On 11/13/2021 at 6:52 PM, The Riv said:

    What's the whisper?

    Are there Victorian clubs interested in him?

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    18 minutes ago, Demon Head said:

    Are there Victorian clubs interested in him?

    Melbourne?

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    On 11/13/2021 at 6:52 PM, The Riv said:

    What's the whisper?

    That he’s a damned good footballer who would fit into and improve most AFL midfields. Worth a look for Melbourne but I have no definite information that we’re interested.

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