13 minutes ago, Jjrogan said:

Will Brodie is a no brainer. 25 yr old who racked up 640 touches 2 years back and 11 Brownlow votes in a team that went 16-7.    Crazy he hasn't even got a single game this year. Reeks of politics. 

Crazy that he racked up 11 Brownlow votes. He’s one paced, poor ball user and not a great runner. There’s no politics there 

14 minutes ago, Jjrogan said:

Will Brodie is a no brainer. 25 yr old who racked up 640 touches 2 years back and 11 Brownlow votes in a team that went 16-7.    Crazy he hasn't even got a single game this year. Reeks of politics. 

From a "Whatever happened to Will Brodie?" thread on Reddit...

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Very basically as I understand it:

Will Brodie is a very good extractor but that’s is basically all he can do. He’s not versatile, can’t defend and has no tank. Freos midfield in 22 had David Mundy, no Fyfe and no Young. With the new midfield mix, Brodie simply doesn’t fit. Freo fans want him ahead of Jaeger OMeara but JOM has lined up at HB, HF, W and inside mid all in the same match which Brodie simply cannot do. If a midfielder is injured, Matt Johnson will spend more time in the middle with Neil Erasmus coming in. Brodie could theoretically play a few games but is more likely to request a trade IMO

TLDR; Brodie doesn’t really fit into Freos midfield ATM 

 

 

1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

Crazy that he racked up 11 Brownlow votes. He’s one paced, poor ball user and not a great runner. There’s no politics there 

There's dozens of players in the AFL that fit that description.  They still get a game now and then.  If he'd be stinking up lower levels then fine, but he's dominating the WAFL.   No player is perfect and he clearly knows how to find the ball.  The knock on disposal is noted, if you applied that criteria to our side 15 guys wouldn't get a game. 

6 minutes ago, Jjrogan said:

There's dozens of players in the AFL that fit that description.  They still get a game now and then.  If he'd be stinking up lower levels then fine, but he's dominating the WAFL.   No player is perfect and he clearly knows how to find the ball.  The knock on disposal is noted, if you applied that criteria to our side 15 guys wouldn't get a game. 

Be careful not to question the oracle...

Jack Macrae?

1 hour ago, Jjrogan said:

There's dozens of players in the AFL that fit that description.  They still get a game now and then.  If he'd be stinking up lower levels then fine, but he's dominating the WAFL.   No player is perfect and he clearly knows how to find the ball.  The knock on disposal is noted, if you applied that criteria to our side 15 guys wouldn't get a game. 

Serong, Brayshaw, Hayden Young haven't missed a game. Fyfe has missed 1, I believed they used that to give Neil Erasmus a go who's a top 10 pick who dominates the WAFL and has barely played.

How many midfielders in top 6 teams / top 4ish quality midfields like Freo's fit the description of one paced, average skills and poor running?

He's pretty much an identical player to Dunstan who we gave a bit of a look at in his first year then never got another go because we knew what we had.

If we can't field 4 better mids next year then sure, bring him over, otherwise don't waste the spot.

Sam Wicks from the Swans should be a player of interest given ANB will be traded. 

13 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Sam Wicks from the Swans should be a player of interest given ANB will be traded. 

He seems like a dropkick. Caused a rift with his teammates for acting inappropriately with the girlfriend of another Swans player. Has now been rubbed out for a week in the VFL.

1 hour ago, Swooper Northey said:

He seems like a dropkick. Caused a rift with his teammates for acting inappropriately with the girlfriend of another Swans player. Has now been rubbed out for a week in the VFL.

Ex girlfriend I believe. 
 

He might need a change of scenery and we need a hard running high half forward. 

1 minute ago, Fat Tony said:

Ex girlfriend I believe. 
 

He might need a change of scenery and we need a hard running high half forward. 

Not a bad idea as a like for like replacement.

1 hour ago, Fat Tony said:

Sam Wicks from the Swans should be a player of interest given ANB will be traded. 

I get to watch a lot of the swans and imho he is the classic example of an AFL footballer that doesn’t do anything particularly well 

Personally don’t feel that’s a need we need to fill 

With alot of our midfield depth gone and now Nibbler on the way out, I wouldn't be against the idea to select Mitch White with a late draft pick to help replace some of the leadership that will be walking out the door. 

Separately, with Nibbler no longer working a HFF, we have the opportunity to play someone with a more natural attacking bias, though this would require Goodwin to adjust his game plan....in reality we play alot of defensive forwards and have few natural goal kickers atm.

1 hour ago, Swooper Northey said:

He seems like a dropkick. Caused a rift with his teammates for acting inappropriately with the girlfriend of another Swans player. Has now been rubbed out for a week in the VFL.

4 weeks.

14 minutes ago, Redleg said:

4 weeks.

Yes, four weeks it is.

Edited August 13, 20241 yr by Swooper Northey

14 hours ago, Jjrogan said:

Will Brodie is a no brainer. 25 yr old who racked up 640 touches 2 years back and 11 Brownlow votes in a team that went 16-7.    Crazy he hasn't even got a single game this year. Reeks of politics. 

Agreed. Brodie would be a good addition.  
 

Freo preseason preview 

Brodie only played five games in the senior side in 2023, missing parts of the season due to an ankle injury. The midfielder has put together a strong pre-season, consistently matching up against other bonafide midfielders and will look to slot himself back into the starting 22 in 2024.

 

14 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Sam Wicks from the Swans should be a player of interest given ANB will be traded. 

Yup like this one, he is a classy half forward. 

Another I believe we should go hard at, especially if ANB chooses Adelaide is Rachele.  This kid is a star in the making and has the potential to be a Toby Greene style player.  nothing saying he wants out but he did make comments about not getting midfield time in the media, hope we ask some questions.

Are we going to get Dan Houston??  Do we have a legit chance here without trading too many good picks considering ANB trade?

13 hours ago, Bingo said:

With alot of our midfield depth gone and now Nibbler on the way out, I wouldn't be against the idea to select Mitch White with a late draft pick to help replace some of the leadership that will be walking out the door. 

Separately, with Nibbler no longer working a HFF, we have the opportunity to play someone with a more natural attacking bias, though this would require Goodwin to adjust his game plan....in reality we play alot of defensive forwards and have few natural goal kickers atm.

Mitch is a pretty solid VFL player and at times does look a cut above but surely we have to back our youngsters and development

Is Lukosius just a bust at Pick 2 or is there something there?

40 minutes ago, Young Angus said:

Are we going to get Dan Houston??  Do we have a legit chance here without trading too many good picks considering ANB trade?

Who cares we need forwards not half backs. 

9 minutes ago, The Taciturn Demon said:

Is Lukosius just a bust at Pick 2 or is there something there?

Definitely get him Dimma not a fan apparently. 

Gettable suggesting that Cumming's decision is now between GWS and the Adelaide clubs. 

Melbourne's interest wasn't to the level of the South Aussies. 

11 minutes ago, BLWNBA said:

Gettable suggesting that Cumming's decision is now between GWS and the Adelaide clubs. 

Melbourne's interest wasn't to the level of the South Aussies. 

Probably because of Houston I imagine

18 minutes ago, BLWNBA said:

Gettable suggesting that Cumming's decision is now between GWS and the Adelaide clubs. 

Melbourne's interest wasn't to the level of the South Aussies. 

That's very disappointing if true. If Houston is a 10/10, Cumming is an 8/10 and as a free agent would cost us nothing to trade for. He's a far better option than Houston from a list management perspective. Neither player is going to be the difference between us winning a flag or not, so why trade off a pick 6 when you can have a freebie AND draft a pick 6 young elite talent to get over a decade service.

Brodie was excellent in that 22 season in a midfield that often had Mundy coming up to help at stoppages. 

But apart from having a good clearance game there isn't that much else that stands out. I don't think he has much of a petrol tank and he aint quick, just a nice extractor to get it out to the other guys that we badly need.

O'Meara has basically taken his spot. If we could get him for a bag of chips as depth then sure, he could be very useful but I wouldn't see him cracking in to be a regular in our midfield. 

 

Edited August 14, 20241 yr by layzie