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Couldn't have put it better myself.PurpleSneakers said:
He plays like a millionaire but looks to have a bit of ability and natural flair.
next yr is his last on contract.
Injury free he will be our most improved in 2010.
I think Geelong traded King to saints for pick 90 ish. they dont need to use the pick, and i thought this was good form for an ex captain who they were always going to delist. I cant see any harm in telling browny etc that they will not be offered a contract with us, but if they can find a home elsewhere, we'll try to facilitate this. even trade him to someone for pick 80, which can then be used on Josh Free!
I wouldn't be trading Conners. The guy can seriously play, and given a full pre season and some decent direction under Hardwick I feel he could really blossom. Then again I could be wrong and he finds himself delisted in 12 months time.
Daigoro said:
He looks and moves like a footballer, but in the few games he played this year he put in some of the worst efforts I have seen. Seriously soft.
In past years he hasn't shown anything that would make you think he won't make it due to a lack of ticker. So something must have been wrong this year. No confidence, no desire, no respect for his coach?
I suspect he will have 12 months to establish himself or he might be down at centrelink.
FWIW I reckon he could make a quality small defender. He has neat skills and appears to make reasonable decions. He just needs to find the desire.
He is a typical Richmond recruit, so called x-factor but 0 results. Pettifer with a left foot as far as I am concerned.
If you want to see why people always rave on about his bad attitude just visit his facebook. Absolute metro idiot who is so up himself it isn't funny, this applies to Cleve Hughes as well. It seems to have carried over into his football which is not surprising. If he is to make it next year he will have to lift his level of professionalism tenfold. I would love, LOVE for him to make it. One of the only players on our list with a long, accurate and penetrating kick. He could be the ultimate replacement for Brown on the HFF but I'm not hopeful.
IMO Dan has 1 more year to show something, and all of the following should be shown the door before him:
Hislop trade/delist
King delist
McMahon trade/delist
Pettifer delist
Raines trade/delist
Schulz trade/delist
Silvester delist
Simmonds delist
Hughes (if he doesn't respond significantly to early training with Hardwick)
However, I don't see hardwick getting rid of Hislop and possibly King this season, becasue they bring hardness to the contest.
McMahon is on a big contracted, but naturally he needs to go. Hopefully we can get something for him (very doubtful), otherwise we'll be paying him big bucks to get easy kicks at Coburg.
Next season, many more will go, but we have already said goodbye to 5 players - and it is possible that Richo may decide to call it quits (but I think he'll choose to stay on for one more year).
Hislop trade/delist
King delist
McMahon trade/delist
Pettifer delist
Raines trade/delist
Schulz trade/delist
Silvester delist
Simmonds delist
Hughes (if he doesn't respond significantly to early training with Hardwick)
However, I don't see hardwick getting rid of Hislop and possibly King this season, becasue they bring hardness to the contest.
McMahon is on a big contracted, but naturally he needs to go. Hopefully we can get something for him (very doubtful), otherwise we'll be paying him big bucks to get easy kicks at Coburg.
Next season, many more will go, but we have already said goodbye to 5 players - and it is possible that Richo may decide to call it quits (but I think he'll choose to stay on for one more year).
