The James Peatling Thread

[Mach5 4,643]

17 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Do you think they’d throw Peatling in for free with Derksen?

I’m expecting Derksen to cost pocket change 

[layzie 32,928]

3 hours ago, John Demonic said:

The club didn't think it was too much for Tomlinson

The club would be wise not to repeat past mistakes.

[Adam The God 29,404]

I'd much rather bank on the ceiling of an upcoming draftee like Cooper Hynes at pick 20-25, than Peatling for five years, but will back the FD.

[Pipefitter 2,139]

We are linked as one of the clubs throwing some cash at him, get it done Dees! 

[layzie 32,928]

Choice between:

- 5 Year contract for Peatling

- Pick 5 for Houston

CHOOSE!

[Fat Tony 5,090]

8 minutes ago, layzie said:

Choice between:

- 5 Year contract for Peatling

- Pick 5 for Houston

CHOOSE!

Neither are good deals.

Peatling has not shown enough to warrant 5 years.

I would prefer to keep pick 5 and Zac Jones and/or Parfitt on low money and 1-2 year deals.

[layzie 32,928]

7 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Neither are good deals.

Peatling has not shown enough to warrant 5 years.

I would prefer to keep pick 5 and Zac Jones and/or Parfitt on low money and 1-2 year deals.

I would have had 'nothing' as a third choice but I really wanted to make people choose in a forceful manner. 

[Jaded No More 67,758]

39 minutes ago, layzie said:

Choice between:

- 5 Year contract for Peatling

- Pick 5 for Houston

CHOOSE!

Peatling for mine as he won’t cost us a first round pick as well. 
And he’s much much younger and fills a midfield need which is greater than our half back needs. 

[JJJ 1,042]

2 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

I would prefer to keep pick 5 and Zac Jones and/or Parfitt on low money and 1-2 year deals.

Jones and Parfitt. I think I threw up a little in my mouth.

You can’t honestly think that repeating what we’ve tried with NQR DFA is the way forward??? Our depth is incredibly poor.

If Trent Rivers played a 2 month patch of games like Peatling did this year we’d be anointing him as the second coming. 

If Peatling costs us a 2nd round pick and needs a 5 year deal to get across the line so be it.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,381]

2 hours ago, layzie said:

Choice between:

- 5 Year contract for Peatling

- Pick 5 for Houston

CHOOSE!

Houston by the combined length of the Flemington, Mooney Valley, Sandown and Caulfield straights.

Houston is chronically underrated by DL posters and would be our clear 3rd best player behind Gawn and a fit and healthy Trac.

[Demon Disciple 11,680]

16 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Houston by the combined length of the Flemington, Mooney Valley, Sandown and Caulfield straights.

Houston is chronically underrated by DL posters and would be our clear 3rd best player behind Gawn and a fit and healthy Trac.

If that’s the case, we are nowhere near challenging and thus wasting pick 5 on Houston who would be gone by the time we challenge again.

Pick 5 all the way.

[Colm 1,944]

3 hours ago, layzie said:

Choice between:

- 5 Year contract for Peatling

- Pick 5 for Houston

CHOOSE!

Not super keen on giving Peatling 5 years of one decent patch of form leading into a trade but in a choice between the two I’d def go with him as it still leaves us with enough draft capital to boost our rebuild. 

[Fat Tony 5,090]

1 hour ago, JJJ said:

Jones and Parfitt. I think I threw up a little in my mouth.

You can’t honestly think that repeating what we’ve tried with NQR DFA is the way forward??? Our depth is incredibly poor.

If Trent Rivers played a 2 month patch of games like Peatling did this year we’d be anointing him as the second coming. 

If Peatling costs us a 2nd round pick and needs a 5 year deal to get across the line so be it.

Rivers' AFL player rating for the last 10 games (after Petracca was injured) was 12.6. By comparison, Pealing's AFL player rating for his last 10 games (excluding where he was sub) was lower at 11.2.

To be honest, I think Rivers is better off the half back line and nobody here has been 100% convinced that he will be a midfielder in the long term because he is so good off half back and he is under less pressure to dispose of the ball in the backline.

I see Peatling as a B-Grade inside midfielder who does not have the elite pace of skill to be an A-Grade flanker or winger. 5 years is too much cap space to tie up for that type of player. Particularly one who is 24 and has limited scope for improvement.

[monoccular 17,328]

 

On 14/08/2024 at 19:31, DubDee said:

Used as sub 9 times

cant believe the Giants treat their players so poorly. No wonder they leave

*sarks

surely the media need to run a headline on the GW$ poor culture. 

[whatwhat say what 22,185]

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Houston by the combined length of the Flemington, Mooney Valley, Sandown and Caulfield straights.

Houston is chronically underrated by DL posters and would be our clear 3rd best player behind Gawn and a fit and healthy Trac.

this

he's one of the best kicks in the game

we'd kill to have his skill coming off half back

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,381]

1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

If that’s the case, we are nowhere near challenging and thus wasting pick 5 on Houston who would be gone by the time we challenge again.

Pick 5 all the way.

If our window is closed for next year with or without the hypothetical inclusion of Houston, then I'd also be keeping pick 5 rather than Houston.

The more I saw of us this year, the less confident I am of a sharp rebound to the top 4.

But to answer the question in a vacuum of trading pick 5 for Houston or giving 5 years to Peatling, it would be Houston by so far it isn't funny.

 

[Redleg 40,216]

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Houston by the combined length of the Flemington, Mooney Valley, Sandown and Caulfield straights.

 

Well you have me convinced now.

Since we are talking racing, I have Struck Gold in the last today at Geelong at 5.00pm.

[BLWNBA 743]

1 hour ago, Fat Tony said:

Rivers' AFL player rating for the last 10 games (after Petracca was injured) was 12.6. By comparison, Pealing's AFL player rating for his last 10 games (excluding where he was sub) was lower at 11.2.

To be honest, I think Rivers is better off the half back line and nobody here has been 100% convinced that he will be a midfielder in the long term because he is so good off half back and he is under less pressure to dispose of the ball in the backline.

I see Peatling as a B-Grade inside midfielder who does not have the elite pace of skill to be an A-Grade flanker or winger. 5 years is too much cap space to tie up for that type of player. Particularly one who is 24 and has limited scope for improvement.

Fair summation. I'd have Peatling in the 'nice to have' category, but I realistically wouldn't be giving that sort of a player a five year deal as has been mooted.