Who do we want?
Who do we want?
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Keating? Gardiner? Pollack? Aka? Some of the names bandied around.
We have spoken to Aka and Gardiner and I am sure Sheeds is not in Perth for a suntan or a Margaret River red so he may have had a word to Pollack too, a number 5 draft pick CHB??!!
Would you have any of them, or who?
Keating? Gardiner? Pollack? Aka? Some of the names bandied around.
We have spoken to Aka and Gardiner and I am sure Sheeds is not in Perth for a suntan or a Margaret River red so he may have had a word to Pollack too, a number 5 draft pick CHB??!!
Would you have any of them, or who?
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Don't know why we're chasing any of them Filth. Sheeds was on the news last night talking to Gardiner. Can't see what he'd bring to the club at all. Heard he broke down again last weekend. Don't reckon his knees are up to playing in the ruck anymore...
And as for Polak, you'd think Sheeds would have learned from the Ty Zantuck fiasco eh?
And as for Polak, you'd think Sheeds would have learned from the Ty Zantuck fiasco eh?
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keating now way, gardiner maybe see how his medical examination holds up
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Yep. Gardiner's body is shot for AFL rucking duties, and that's ignoring his off-field 'issues'. Hell, even before he went off the rails at West Coast, he was being used more as a forward than as a ruckman in 2004 and 2005 because he just wasn't physically capable of carrying ruck duties. And i don't care if he's dominating as a ruckman in the WAFL, because comparing WAFL to AFL is like comparing shit and clay.Doctor Fish wrote:Don't know why we're chasing any of them Filth. Sheeds was on the news last night talking to Gardiner. Can't see what he'd bring to the club at all. Heard he broke down again last weekend. Don't reckon his knees are up to playing in the ruck anymore...
And as for Polak, you'd think Sheeds would have learned from the Ty Zantuck fiasco eh?
Keating's body is equally as stuffed, but if we had a choice between him and Gardiner on a cheap one year contract to bide our time whilst Ryder develops, especially if Laycock departs in the interim, i'd take Keating on the fact he at least (to our knowledge) has a clean off-field record. After cleaning out so much rubbish last year, taking another potential troublemaker like Gardiner doesn't make too much sense.
As others have already said, Freo have come out and said they're keen to hang on to Polak. That may not be the case though, because they've developed that Michael Johnson kid who looks like a decent chance of turning into a good key position defender. Everyone knows of Polak's off-field problems, so Freo wouldn't possibly be able to command much for him in a trade situation. Maybe worth looking at if we can get him on the cheap.
Also note that Polak is originally from WA so to get him to come over to us in Victoria wouldn't be easy.
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Who says Polak is available? The last i knew he was not far from running out against Adelaide in the first final - and wouldv'e if they were allowed to replace Hasleby at the last minute.topdon wrote:We'll go after Polak ... surely!?!?!
He is yet to prove himself, but he IS a tall defender. Exactly what we need.
As long as we don't trade over the odds, Polak would be a excellent recruit.
Your'e talking like he's been sacked - but the reality is he's still a required player at Fremantle.
Bradshaw plays FF or FB and we do not need either. I agree he has done well but we simply do not need him.Marillion wrote:GET Daniel Bradshaw,there is a chance he might want to move back to Victoria.His manager said it would be better to move now than the end of his career.At only 27,he had his best season in 2006,he is a great forward player and can go down back when required,Would be a handy pick up......
Let's not forget Everitt, who is so good a ruckman he made the Hawks midfield look good at times.
Id be happy to take Everitt in the PSD if he is available. Gives Ryder 2 more years of development without having to get thrown to the wolves in the case of yet another injury to Laycock or suspension to Hill.
We certainly have enough young rucks stocks, so it would allow us to concentrate on other posotions such as midfielders and defenders in the draft.
Guarantee, if we took him, clearances would improve more than 10% and with our forward line of Lloyd, Lucus, Hird Johns we'd be hard to stop on a fast centre clearance.
Id be happy to take Everitt in the PSD if he is available. Gives Ryder 2 more years of development without having to get thrown to the wolves in the case of yet another injury to Laycock or suspension to Hill.
We certainly have enough young rucks stocks, so it would allow us to concentrate on other posotions such as midfielders and defenders in the draft.
Guarantee, if we took him, clearances would improve more than 10% and with our forward line of Lloyd, Lucus, Hird Johns we'd be hard to stop on a fast centre clearance.