I'm overseas and out of the loop but with Flanders choosing Saints Jack is almost certainly gone.

Is there a knock on him, is his body cooked? Is he past his best?

We are in desperate need of culture change and leadership qualities and i would have thought this guy has it in spades.

We are bottom 6 for a few more years I reckon and need a no DH policy to turn this club around ... on and off the field.

better off keeping Clarry

Steven King has mentioned the game changing with an emphasis on outside ball movement and runners, so I doubt someone like Steele is in our calculations

With that being said, we may need him to field a team next year!

He’s exactly what we have. Slow and old.

The game has evolved past his type of player.

Need someone fast, and agile.

5 minutes ago, adonski said:

Steven King has mentioned the game changing with an emphasis on outside ball movement and runners, so I doubt someone like Steele is in our calculations

With that being said, we may need him to field a team next year!

Yeah good point re ball movement.

But what price is setting standards around the club? We are years off contending again.

I love both Trac n Clarry but the thought of going through this mess again if one stays will do my head in and out rebound will only take longer.

Can't believe I'd ever say it but I want both gone otherwise it's rinse n repeat.

I’d take anyone who wants to come to us now

He might be a similar player to Clarry but he has nothing near the off field concerns. You still need an extractor, its a matter of what we are doing with viney

3 minutes ago, Billy said:

I’d take anyone who wants to come to us now

Mason Cox has entered the room.

1 minute ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Mason Cox has entered the room.

We’ll almost anyone

6 minutes ago, Billy said:

We’ll almost anyone

I thought so! 😂😂

7 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Mason Cox has entered the room.

Anyone...but not Cox. It's the other ones who may soon wish they could get out who worry me. How is Pickett feeling? Langford and Lindsay must feel privileged to have been thrown into this cluster [censored].

I'd take Steele as a plan C where we very likely end up with neither of Flanders or Humphrey's and end up just drafting the best kids we can get.

Dunstan, Billings & now Steele.

Good grief

44 minutes ago, adonski said:

Steven King has mentioned the game changing with an emphasis on outside ball movement and runners, so I doubt someone like Steele is in our calculations

With that being said, we may need him to field a team next year!

Outside ball movement is fantastic - if you can win it in the first place.

20 minutes ago, Redlagged said:

Anyone...but not Cox. It's the other ones who may soon wish they could get out who worry me. How is Pickett feeling? Langford and Lindsay must feel privileged to have been thrown into this cluster [censored].

Hahaha agreed to all that.

Viney, Pickett, Langford, Windsor, Lindsay, Culley.

Backs: Rivers, Bowey, Salem

Forwards: Chandler, Langdon, Sparrow, Henderson,

Depth: Tholstrup, Sharp, Laurie, ?Woey

Development: Mentha

One ready to go half back (so Rivers can play midfielder and Bowser/Salem can have some flexibility) and one ready to go midfielder would be wise I think. But ideally it’s younger guys with upside. I don’t think we’re Jack Steele desperate just yet.

Steele’s as good as 2025 Clarry & a solid citizen

If Oliver goes, we could get Steele for a 4th rounder for depth & help with culture

Would still prefer Clarry to stay and change obviously but will that ever happen?

Would Jy Simpkin fit short term?

He’s tough, a leader, has experience and a good character. Nothing wrong with that.

1 minute ago, Whispering_Jack said:

He’s tough, a leader, has experience and a good character. Nothing wrong with that.

AND the Saints will almost certainly pay a big chunk of his wages. it'd be nice to get some benefit from their spending spree.

On 04/10/2025 at 13:00, DeeSpencer said:

Viney, Pickett, Langford, Windsor, Lindsay, Culley.

Backs: Rivers, Bowey, Salem

Forwards: Chandler, Langdon, Sparrow, Henderson,

Depth: Tholstrup, Sharp, Laurie, ?Woey

Development: Mentha

One ready to go half back (so Rivers can play midfielder and Bowser/Salem can have some flexibility) and one ready to go midfielder would be wise I think. But ideally it’s younger guys with upside. I don’t think we’re Jack Steele desperate just yet.

HENDERSON???? Did u just find an unused massive sized Snoop Dog Reefer and smoked it???

25 minutes ago, picket fence said:

HENDERSON???? Did u just find an unused massive sized Snoop Dog Reefer and smoked it???

Smoked it with you in the back of the Jefferson Airplane

On 04/10/2025 at 12:43, Cranky Franky said:

Dunstan, Billings & now Steele.

Good grief

shame we missed out on gresham when he moved, would perfectly replace spargo at HF

1 minute ago, Turner said:

shame we missed out on gresham when he moved, would perfectly replace spargo at HF

Would have thrived at Casey

as mentioned in the thread already, steele would be welcome as a last resort for some maturity/inside mid-ness coming in, with us losing mature bodies of trac and clarry, but only if its a deal we 'can't refuse' $ wise.