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Bailey smith?He's going to Geelong.
Doesn’t strike me as someone who would want to hang out with a bunch of 35 year olds in a country town.
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Bailey smith?He's going to Geelong.
He's genuinely a problem in their midfield. We rightly crap on our midfield but Merrett, Parish, Caldwell, Hobbs, etc, is just as bad. Much more talented, much less likely to put a stop to the bleeding when things don't go their way. The pick is worth more to them than Parish.
He makes sense for us cause he'd be free.
Parish is literally the #1 clearance player in the comp.
I was never a fan but there comes a point where you’re just ignoring what’s right in front of you.
He’s not a pure extractor. Averages near 500m gainedPure extractors are a bit out of style these days but not having one is making your own life harder as well. I'm not as into fashion. There is still a place for them and it makes footy less laborious. He's not a bull like Libba and he's got a softness that makes him a bit vanilla but if he comes for no capital and we don't pay too much over what they offer I think he's a good target. Still prefer Crouch just as a low cost similar type with a bit more size to him. Gresham compo makes him a trade though I guess but he'd be cheap as chips still.
What we've been looking for in our midfield is some size, but more importantly, another genuine contested footy pig, and speeeeed.
Parish is a bush pig but small.
Smith is bigger, and pretty rapid.
IMO, we need the pace more than the contested footy right at this point.
He’s not a pure extractor. Averages near 500m gained
He is a butcher but. He is a terrible user of the ball.Coz he's 22, has been a quality player since drafted and up until this year was averaging 30 touches.
In '20 it was Smith who nearly dragged them over the line to beat us in that final. He's no butcher.
Agree with you I’d look at M Crouch, would also like speed like Barrels suggested, just don’t want to pay big bickies.That's true. Still rather him taking the ball out of the middle and getting it outside because he's a s**t user. I think we'd be getting him in as an extractor. 500 meters gained is also 10 long bombed dump kicks a game. Careful what you wish for.
Agree with you I’d look at M Crouch, would also like speed like Barrels suggested, just don’t want to pay big bickies.
Still keen on Flanders but it seems less likely.
He over accumulates no doubt but that doesn’t change how good he is at winning the ball. Ross would get the crap out of his game and take him to another level.Parish loves his stats, that’s for sure.
Go and chat to an Essendon supporter.
The other one at the Dogs is Jack Macrae. He's an elite mid but playing as a half forward. So bizarre.He over accumulates no doubt but that doesn’t change how good he is at winning the ball. Ross would get the crap out of his game and take him to another level.
Just heard Tom Morris say Bailey Smith is desperate for midfield time. Kitchen sink pleaseeeee.
The other one at the Dogs is Jack Macrae. He's an elite mid but playing as a half forward. So bizarre.
The Essendon wankfest makes me spew up, I’m glad they’re a rabbleSo listening to Whately with King.
Fawns over Carlton. Reckon Essendon is better than last year, Suns will win a flag in the next few years
All of them given minutes. Comes to St.Kilda, less than a minute, King says we aren't skilled and somehow made the finals. Reckons bagging us is not a slight.
Really sick of these media idiots. King, Owens, Naz, Pou, Sincs, Steele, Wilks, etc but we aren't skilled.
Us against the world guys, us against the world.
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In the longer term could we turn Caminiti into the Big CHB and trade Doogs keeping Cordy as the shut down defender.
Allows us to go all out mids.
Doogs and Gresh get us early 20 picks in combo with our 2ndrdp and maybe next year's first in combo for
GCS pick 5 and Flanders and/or Hewitt or Robertson 'the rig' from Bris.
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Haven't seen this shared here yet, it seems we've signed up an Irish footballer Liam O'Connell. Reports are he also "attracted interest" from Carlton and Melbourne. Blow for Ballincollig and Cork as Liam O'Connell agrees AFL move to St Kilda
He's genuinely a problem in their midfield. We rightly crap on our midfield but Merrett, Parish, Caldwell, Hobbs, etc, is just as bad. Much more talented, much less likely to put a stop to the bleeding when things don't go their way. The pick is worth more to them than Parish.
He makes sense for us cause he'd be free.
I honestly think all this Parish talk is a waste of time..he’ll stay at Essendon, just hanging out for maximum dealHe's genuinely a problem in their midfield. We rightly crap on our midfield but Merrett, Parish, Caldwell, Hobbs, etc, is just as bad. Much more talented, much less likely to put a stop to the bleeding when things don't go their way. The pick is worth more to them than Parish.
He makes sense for us cause he'd be free.
Smith should be our main target and would be well worth whatever he would cost. Has the attributes we severely lack and is the perfect age for us.What we've been looking for in our midfield is some size, but more importantly, another genuine contested footy pig, and speeeeed.
Parish is a bush pig but small.
Smith is bigger, and pretty rapid.
IMO, we need the pace more than the contested footy right at this point.
How tall is he?Cork’s Liam O’Connell the latest promising footballer to make move Down Under to St Kilda
Another promising Gaelic footballer is set for a career in the AFL with Cork's Liam O'Connell signing for St Kilda.www.independent.ie
Key takeaways
- O'Connell is 20 and was a member of the Cork U-20 team this year.
- He lived in Australia between the ages of four and 11 so he has knowledge of the game
- O'Connell's athleticism has apparently drawn St Kilda to him.
Safe to say Bailey needs a change of scenery…seems to be struggling on and off the fieldSmith is a line breaker too. If we lose Gresham we have a pretty stodgy set up. I'd love him at the Saints. He's got some Micheal Roberts or Trevor Barker about him, looks like he lives in a salon.
I thought this when we got Crouch as a FA, but probably cost ourselves a chance at getting Treloar. Since then, both have had remarkably similar runs, so we haven't really lost anything at all, and Crouch is a year younger.That's a completely false economy though, because the probable cost of his contract means we likely lose out on other targets.
Ahem... Matt Crouch.He's a stat padder and they are out of style. Libba is elite inside and keeping him out of his best spot still. We could definitely re-train him. Footy is very fickle with fashions. 5 years ago these 40 possession a game types were the business. Now everyone wants burst impact inside. Libba has a more brute force contested impact so survives.