Player Watch Rory Sloane - Retired

[fuic08]

Nah, Sloane sucked when he started games. His best games were when he came on as sub and everyone else had slowed down.

Having said that, he shouldn’t even be on the list let alone as sub, same with Boak. Only Port have the balls to make the obvious call though.

They'll probably play him in the 22. If he actually plays SANFL and back up then he'll retire mid year I think.

 

[cleanhands]

I thought we were talking about on-field stat sheet, not off-field stat sheet

not sure there was much difference

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So Port making the right calls on Boak and Jonas, meanwhile…..

Agreed... though Jonas would have been recalled if fit as injury cover.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

They should start Boak and sub him out.

Start of the game you need the onfiled leadership and experience.


Bring on the young gun with the pace late.



Same with us with Sloane.

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No, you have it the wrong way around... Sloane was only decent for us in last quarters when the pace goes out of the game.

On field leadership counts for nothing if you can't keep up with your opponent!

 

[Bearded Clam]

I agree, I dont blame Sloane at all, the fault is with the AFC.

Yep.. sloane’s thinkin about whats best for Sloane’s bank balance.

the club should‘ve been thinking about whats best for the club.. not whats best for sloaney..

 

[GROTTO]

Yep.. sloane’s thinkin about whats best for Sloane’s bank balance.

the club should‘ve been thinking about whats best for the club.. not whats best for sloaney..

Make no mistake I am certain he would have ambitions of playing on in 2025, especially if he has an injury free average year.

 

[jackster83]

Yep.. sloane’s thinkin about whats best for Sloane’s bank balance.

the club should‘ve been thinking about whats best for the club.. not whats best for sloaney..

The club still sees him as one of our prime movers in the middle.

Our lack of judgement is the problem.

 

[Bearded Clam]

Make no mistake I am certain he would have ambitions of playing on in 2025, especially if he has an injury free average year.

Oh.. absolutely no doubt.. I actually think he delusionally believes he is providing as much to the team as Tex still is at 33 years of age..

 

[Gtowncrow]

Is there a single person on our bf board who has Rory Sloane

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Rory Sloane

Age

34

Ht

183cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

11.9

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.7

5star

D

15.3

4star

K

7.3

3star

HB

8.0

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.3

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.2

5star

K

8.6

4star

HB

13.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

6.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

as best 23 with a fully fit squad? Serious question.

 

[George Kramer]

Is there a single person on our bf board who has Rory Sloane as best 23 with a fully fit squad? Serious question.

Yeah, WaynesWorld19 has him playing defence on the small zippy forwards.

 

[Geoffa32]

Nah, Sloane sucked when he started games. His best games were when he came on as sub and everyone else had slowed down.

Having said that, he shouldn’t even be on the list let alone as sub, same with Boak. Only Port have the balls to make the obvious call though.

Yeah fair point. Sloane was better as the sub.


But should have retired.


Will be sad that such genuinely good guy will play on too long.




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[1970crow]

Shitty way to finish your career.

Comments in the article that Port as a great don’t want Boak to finish his career playing sanfl.

So the question is, what have we told Sloane? Sloane has said SANFL isn’t on the radar any time soon for him. If that’s the case and we think he’s a first choice player, crikey.

we gave him 2 weeks freshen up as sub, having protected the great man's ego with the ladt minute 'game day change', and then got him back 8nto the 22 in the guts for our end of season assault. It's not hard to see how VB and Nicks rate his performance.

 

[1970crow]

Surely these guys have a look at the stat sheet after a match and see they aren't doing enough to help their team

Sloane has had no negative feedback and he completely buys into the 'leadership more important than football performance' culture we have.

 

[1970crow]

Yep.. sloane’s thinkin about whats best for Sloane’s bank balance.

the club should‘ve been thinking about whats best for the club.. not whats best for sloaney..

who do you reckon the club was thinking of when Sloaney started at the opening bounce in his 250th? Coincidence that it was the only time all year. The rest of the list comes a long way behind Sloaney.

 

[Golumless]

Statistically Sloane was pretty good this year. Top 80 in the comp for contested possessions , average 3rd for tackles, reasonable disposal per minute played, really good disposal efficiency.
It’s the lack of sped that costs opportunities for the team that’s his probably. Still plays brave and does his bit


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I think there is a danger here in that Sloanes stats are going to be inflated by virtue of getting 30-50% inside midfield time for a large portion of the year, and a good portion of other time on a wing. Even a bottom tier inside midfielder is going to produce a statline that looks good compared to the rest of the competition just due to how many opportunities there are to get the ball/influence play.

The stat line isn't straight up awful, but it does signal Sloane is in the bottom tier of inside mids in the league. You can at least sit there and say he provided a bit of defensive power (above average for tackles, intercepts), he used the ball well (above average for both disposal and kick efficiency) and was ok in the clinches but the problem is the production/grunt just isn't there in a side that desperately needed it.

The club still sees him as one of our prime movers in the middle.

Our lack of judgement is the problem.

It's not even a lack of judgement - it's a genuine lack of good inside midfielders that drives it.

Sloane getting midfield minutes and us taking all year to settle on a third inside midfielder are both inter-linked with how much of a mess that sector was. We did not have a plan B if Berry fell apart, and lo and behold, he did. Ultimately, it's what ended up ruining what should have been a top 4 side.

Mind you, if Soglio is legit, he'll probably take Sloane midfield minutes with a good offseason.

 

[robboaustralia]

When he came on Saturday night, he looked cooked. Not the sub they needed.

I still have a laugh at the Sloane mark in the square over Boak in the showdown. A screamer with one leg on the ground.

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[Redline]

Statistically Sloane was pretty good this year. Top 80 in the comp for contested possessions , average 3rd for tackles, reasonable disposal per minute played, really good disposal efficiency.
It’s the lack of sped that costs opportunities for the team that’s his probably. Still plays brave and does his bit


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It's when we turnover it over and don't have the ball he is a massive liability.

 

[Redline]

I imagine it would be very hard to accept you're finished if you haven't won a premiership and you're in a squad that has an ok shot at it next year.

I get it from Boak. I'd want to go one more year just in case.

 

[jackster83]

who do you reckon the club was thinking of when Sloaney started at the opening bounce in his 250th? Coincidence that it was the only time all year. The rest of the list comes a long way behind Sloaney.

Ended up costing us finals.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

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The new Slowdown.

 

[MsTopG]

No there was talk they were going to but doesn’t look like it.

Sad by Boak that he thinks he can play on, these guys don’t know when times up.

He will quickly find out like Douglas did that no one wants a cooked Boak. He may get a development coaching gig though. Boak was less cooked than Sloane so at least powaa can do what needs to be done. If only the crows did the same.

 

[Carn The Texan]

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[crows dude]

Why wait another few week Sloaney. Just announce it now. Have a send off in next weeks match with a lap of honor

 

[GROTTO]

Why wait another few week Sloaney. Just announce it now. Have a send off in next weeks match with a lap of honor

Do it for Gather Round, build it up during the week, we can dedicate that game to him. It will be a must win game for us too.

 

[ams4crows]

How sad, pretty disappointed the club didn't say it was time at the end of last season. Wasted a list spot in the end, no reason He should have been going around again.