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I can’t speak for anyone else but I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t a part of my thinking No disrespect to Luker but it was a near zero chance he’d be playing AFL this year, and now it’s unclear at what point he’ll return to even playing in the VFL I’d still like to keep him on the list to let him develop, but I think adding two ready made players in Culley and potentially Henderson could really strengthen our depth in a way a developing tall simply can’t Plus we’ve seen the type of impact these guys can have at a contending club (think Markov at the Pies or Mannagh at Geelong), and I think we’ve been sorely lacking in this recruiting space recently When life gives you lemons make lemonade

Thanks @BC_1718_DC that’s good intel I said in another thread that I was shocked when the Eagles delisted Culley Would be more than happy to add him to the list despite the unfortunate circumstance

Yeah you’d think he’d be more likely to play AFL minutes over there than with us, but I’d hope the club would keep his name in mind should Shane be moved to the LTI

I’d actually be really keen to add Jack Henderson and it seems there’d be a clear role for him to play with Shane out for the year and Kolt and Spargo still some time away I was actually surprised we didn’t draft him with our last pick in the national draft following the reports linking him to us - although we did opt for his Werribee teammate in AJ!

We haven’t added Culley yet (and Shane isn’t on the LTI yet) so there’s every chance George could still be added

Poor Shane 😢 In related news, the Herald Sun are reporting we’re now likely to add Jai Culley to the list if we move Shane to the LTI list

The real question is did he walk off himself or was he carried off by the trainers? Joking joking, in all seriousness I hope he’s okay, poor bugger just can’t seem to get a run at it

Thanks Dannyz - although I hope the club doesn’t let Kozzy and his management hold us hostage by not exploring a trade with West Coast If he wants to go home that’s fair enough, but last I checked there are two teams in WA and we have final say

As soon as you hear a player refer to their contract status you know they want to be gone 😅

Never said he didn’t 🤷‍♂️ Footy players can want to play elsewhere but still show their best on field and I expect him to do exactly that this season

Love your work @Roost it far but it’s head in stand stuff to not think he’d be at Freo right now if he had the choice

Yikes Perhaps it was just a poor choice of words on his part (I remember Petty saying something similar in the 2023 off season before resigning) but gee it’s not a good sign is it

I love Brown but it’s a real sliding doors moment in hindsight Although who knows if Hogan could have had the same impact as Brown in the last third of 2021 - he was absolutely pivotal to us winning the flag

We’re so back

Can’t wait to see this kid play He was just about my most wanted leading up to the draft and I was thrilled when we called out his name Thank you again to the Saints for beating the Baggers and giving us pick 6 ❤️

I think there was a report last year that we had interest in Aleer Let’s hope that’s true 👀

Yeah that’s Culley FWIW I was surprised that the Eagles cut him considering where they’re at in their list build Got a Rising Star nomination and looked like he was developing into a player before he got hit with an ACL Wouldn’t be against trying to squeeze him onto the senior list depending on how things shake out this year

Disappointed for Kolt Felt he really came on towards the end of last year and from reports was continuing to improve this preseason

Harvey 😱 he looks like a bonafide AFL midfielder already

Thank you for saving my life Jack Higgins

Looks a better kick too (love Tom Green but he does have a bit of hack it on the boot about him)

My brother in Christ you need to relax I never said they were bad players If you can’t understand the nuance of what I’m saying then I don’t know what to tell you And hey for what it’s worth if the coaches agreed with you they wouldn’t have tried to trade for Houston and wouldn’t have moved Windsor so half back so 🙃

m8 don’t get me wrong I love McVee and Rivers, but I think you’re the one who needs their eyes checked if you think we have Dan Houston or Lachie Whitfield back there The fact is compared to a lot of contenders our half backs don’t rack up a lot of possessions and, apart from the odd highlight or two, don’t play a significant role in our ball movement

I posted this on another thread a few months ago, but I love the idea of playing Windsor off half back The reason being is that he’s going to be in a much better position to win the ball at half back than he will on the wing (especially when the play is on the opposite side of the ground) I think our lack of ball winners and link runners in the back half has been a real weakness of ours the last few years, and I honestly can’t remember a truly elite game by one of our half backs since Salem in the 21 GF or a handful of games from Gus in 22 With his speed, smarts and defensive running I can see the vision with Windsor, and him getting another 5-10 possessions a game could be a difference maker for us Time will tell

We’ll make finals Too scarred from 2022-24 to commit to more than that though 😅