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Jail Culley would be a fantastic get for Casey. Watching their games this year, the biggest whole we had on field was midfield depth. Not only was losing Jordon, Dunstan and Harmes a significant hit for Casey midfield depth, but I felt the loss of James Munro was a bigger one. We got Campbell Hustwaite as a replacement but he lasted 5 minutes until injury. Culley would add a bigger mature body in the midfield and take the load off our young players. I am hoping Riley Bonner also signs with Casey just to add some further experience.

Appreciate the update @kev martin 👏

Thanks for all the reports. How is Mentha adjusting to the training loads? Keen to know what his skill set and speed is like from the regular attendees?

Huh? How is this the footy clubs fault if we don't get him? Silly take. Number one, he's not aligned to the club regardless of his bloodlines. He falls under any normal draftee that comes through the junior talent system. Number two, take away the romanticism if it all, if the club best saw fit in his talent and done their absolute work on him then yes, that's the only way the club will recruit him. I don't want the footy club picking a kid purely because he's Robbie Flowers grandson. They've shown in the past that regardless of name (Kobe Farmer, Noah Yze), they're not afraid to turn them down because they did not fit our talent criteria, which is something I've loved about Jason Taylor and his team. Pick the best available talent alone. In saying all that, so much water to go under the bridge. Hope he develops well.

Fritsch is recovering from post season knee surgery.

No.

And now I've missed the cut off editing time.. 🙄

A good move..

No one other then Brisbane was ever getting him. The fact that it took for us at pick 5 to bid on him is a disgrace to the system in itself.

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I see Roy George was with Kozzie yesterday doing a boxing and cardio session according to his insta. Sharp to a wing isn't all that big of a surprise. It's clear Goodwin rates the wing position and to play that role, you obviously need greater running capacity to grind up and down all day long. Shape has this in spades. The only thing I will question this is whether Sharp has the football intelligence of Langdon in being able to execute the role as good as he does.

Funny enough when I was reading the Carlton bigfooty forum, majority of their supporters wanted Langford over Jagga.

It was Jagga.

Pretty sure you've missed @Its Time for Another point here. He's not saying that Sharp will come in and have the immediate impact that Nibs did but more so that eventually he'll play that role well and potentially be an upgrade over time because based off his observations he feels that he's got a better skill set then ANB. It's interesting that you're comparing a 21 year old Sharp to a 28 players that's played over 150 games at AFL and a premiership player. If you go back to around the same age bracket as Sharp, then ANB was pretty much in a similar position to where Sharp is now. He was a battler who was in and out of the senior team. Don't forget also that we put Nibbler on the trade table at the end of 2020 when he was 24 years of age and by luck we had no club interested in him at the time. Respectfully, @Its Time for Another did also say there is no guarantees that Sharp even gets to that level, purely based on observations and opinion.

Enjoy.

A great insight. Thanks Kevie.

Played against this bloke years ago just after he left Collingwood. Without doubt one of the most naturally gifted players I've come across at country league level. Really sad that he had to retire from AFL level with his heart condition.

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There is no way Sparrow is in our best 22 once everyone is up and firing. He was dropped at the back end of the year when our midfield was pretty depleted and that to me was a big statement. He hasn't shown an ounce of improvement since 2021 and with guys like Tholstrup, Langford, and Sharp all coming in as extra mid/forward depth then he's no way guaranteed a spot every week.

You could make a good argument for Mentha also.

I'm making this assumption based on zero information. But I think we actually 'hid' George this year. I think we invited him down to Casey to get some exposure and see how he'd go, then realise soon enough in his performances that he had AFL traits immediately which meant we then had to hide him again. If some remember he played a couple of earlier games then completely vanished without any fuss. We've then told him not to nominate for the draft as that would have increased the risk of him being picked up by anyone in an open draft with the promise that we would be inviting him down to trial for us. It now makes sense why we chose not match the bid on Riak Andrew and I have absolutely no doubt that we still wouldnt have selected Andrew even if he had gotten through to the rookie draft. We deliberately kept that Category B spot open with the thought all this time that we would be inviting George down to then trial and have fitst dibs on him. This is all guesswork on my behalf.

If there is something being finalised by Alan Richardson that would mean he's getting paid to train full time as it a potential rookie. What Richardson would be finalising is an interim contract wage to compensate for whatever employment he's had to put aside while he trains with us full time. I only know this from a mate that trained at Richmond two years ago as a SPP selection.

Considering its literally the only spot left on our list I presumes that's why he's been invited to train for a spot on the list? I don't know the exact details of a cat B entitlement but there's obviously something in there that makes him eligible.

I am very excited to hear that Roy George has been granted permission to train with us over the pre season for a Cat B spot. When I heard he was playing for Casey this year I tapped into my connection at the Tyntynder Football Club where he played majority of his footy this year in the Central Murray Footy league. 'Genuine freak' with freakish and exciting traits which was relayed back to me. Had one game where he apparently tore shred and kicked 6 and then another 4 another week. I watched a few of his Casey games this year where I was surprised how well he adjusted. I remember thinking this kid shows some genuine footy smarts that cannot be taught. Evasive and agility was top notch and you'd think with a professional environment around him he could be an absolute smokey to watch if he applies himself well. Really hope he does well.

Could very well be a NGA prospect or a AFL Academy propsect completing his placement.