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James Worpel

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Had a pretty good year but definitely not the style of player we need more of

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    If you bring him in it is a replacement for the likes of Harmes, Dunstan, Sparrow, Jordon etc.

    Not sure that's a priority plus I can't see the Hawks not re-signing him.

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    1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Not the best disposer of the ball, we need players with good finishing skills

    Was just about to ask about his kicking skills.

    We're in a spot now where we should only be looking to bring in elite kicks in both the draft and any trades we might do.

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    2 hours ago, binman said:

    Was just about to ask about his kicking skills.

    We're in a spot now where we should only be looking to bring in elite kicks in both the draft and any trades we might do.

    But, binman, we drafted Adem Maric  and James Strauss because they were elite kicks - big problem was that we didn’t see much of this elite skill because they didn’t have the ball 

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    21 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    But, binman, we drafted Adem Maric  and James Strauss because they were elite kicks - big problem was that we didn’t see much of this elite skill because they didn’t have the ball 

    Draft them to us now and they would be very different players.

    Same can be said for every player drafted to Melbourne from that period.

    None of them had the foundation or environment to fulfil any sort of potential.

    We were an absolute mess as a club.

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    28 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

    Draft them to us now and they would be very different players.

    Same can be said for every player drafted to Melbourne from that period.

    None of them had the foundation or environment to fulfil any sort of potential.

    We were an absolute mess as a club.

    100% agree. 

    The suns can get hardwick as a coach, but it will make little difference if they don't sort their fitness, development, welfare and other critical systems and programs.

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    https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=11&playerStatus2=A&tid2=12&type=A&pid1=6513&pid2=6628&fid1=S&fid2=S

    Nope, not a perfect comparison due to play time but Sparrow is a better user of the ball than Worpel and if he played the same time in the midfield as he does I reckon Sparrow would have the same disposal numbers.

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