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Yea Mattes feels like a happy to have rather than a need. Think he and JHF would be competing for spots - midfield and rotate/rest forward. And your spot on - cost would be through the roof.Phillipou is a weird one. I really like him as a player, liked him as a junior, and he’s a big port fan. He’s coming occ and I think the last high draft pick from that draft who hasn’t extended. He looks a real chance to leave right now.
But there’s some real issues about recruiting him
1. He’s currently a half forward flanker , who some hope will turn into a midfielder. Maybe he does maybe he doesn’t, I’m not sure, but thanks to the high draft pick saints paid for him they’ll want “midfield potential” trade value paid for him.
As a hff with his returns, he really shouldn’t be worth more than a pick between 20-30. A good case in point is spp, whose trade value (if ooc) we would get for him would be a 2nd rounder at best, 3rd + steak knives if a team wanted to * us over.
But the asking price for phillipou cause of recent draft pick + “midfield potential” + vic club dealing with interstate club media push would likely be 2 first rounders or the equivalent and have to work down from there.
We don’t have anything like that of course, and as I’m a fan of phillipou I’m still not sure about his midfield potential and damn sure I’m not paying through the roof for a flanker unless said flanker is elite.
2. Fit / need. Whether he’s a hff or an onballer I’m not sure where he fits. I’m not sure we would be crying out for a tall marking flanker if we’re playing 3 key forwards. I’m personally ok with trying 3 talls + a tall flanker but I don’t think our club would do that. As an onballer he’s competing with a lot of other far better young mids. I’m more than okay with finding out how he fits, not sure if I want to pay through the roof for a guy we don’t know exactly how he fits.
I would like phillipou at the club. I’m not sure we need phillipou at the club for the price he would cost.
You just named several guys we picked up as delisted players, not free agents.
You’re not helping your argument.
Jhf got replaced by a flanker cause we’re already midfielder heavy in our 22.
I was told on Monday that Phillipou hasn't signed his new contract yet, still only on his initial automatic 2 year contract.
Is this a well known thing, or has it been ignored in the media?
I was told on Monday that Phillipou hasn't signed his new contract yet, still only on his initial automatic 2 year contract.
Is this a well known thing, or has it been ignored in the media?
Unless Butters leavesIf a young player of Phillipou’s quality is available the club should be throwing everything at him.
He’d slot in at half forward immediately and replace Wines in a year or two. We wouldn’t have to draft a midfielder for at least 5 years.
Unless Butters leaves
Where would he fit? We aren’t dropping McIntee for him… Willie would hold his position.Kysaiah Picket would be an unbelievably perfect fit for our team at the moment. It would be like when Melbourne got Steven May.
And Mattaes Phillipou, a huge Port fan, would be an enormous get for his flexibility and potential for the midfield. He would take a bit more time but he would be a great get.
To replace?I would bring Parfitt in yesterday if the opportunity arose.
Narkle, Clurey, Boak.To replace?
Narkle, Clurey, Boak.
Reckon Boak will go another year. Moving well.
I would bring Parfitt in yesterday if the opportunity arose.
Plenty of fringe players go on to be significant at another club. Frampton and Markov are premiership players. Tom Mitchell won a Brownlow medal. Ratugolea was fringe at Geelong. Soldo and Sweet were second or later ruck choices at their previous clubs. Not sure what being fringe has to do with anything.
Whether we have a space and need for them is another matter.
We are reliant on Sinn, Lorenz, Charleston, Jackson, Anastasopoulos, Burgoyne and Mead coming along to fill wing and midfield needs. Sinn and Burgoyne are more half backs whilst Charleston and Anastasopoulos are more small forwards. So really it’s Mead, Jackson, maybe Sinn and Narkle to cover our midfield. How long do Boak and Wines go on? Does Narkle get another year? Can Sinn and Jackon get over their injuries and develop into something?
We have a second round pick. A free agent or DFA sounds like a sound way to get depth without needing trade or draft capital.