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[Sacko]

@30plusyeardrought

@Grump

There are a few players who will leave EP next year, although not all due to the alignment.

Swan will retire
Wulf will retire
Seal will retire or play somewhere else
Moss will be either back in Victoria but will not be at EP

Then there is Josh Smith who I think might still be EP given the employment issue and a ense that he wants to stay and win more than he loses.

Johnson will stay (an opinion not a fact)

The next group of players such as Freddie Clutterbuck, Matt Gordon and others have not made much noise abt next year so I will wait and see!

[b]The other issue in this is at clubs who go after players and the players who that drop out there, seems that a few country and other clubs maybe improving their stocks next year!

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Perth will lose McInnes and Tunbridge(2 forwards) to EP next season so if we go hard after Josh Smith like we should we would only be replacing what we are losing!

I remember Smith went to West Perth when he finished in the AFL and virtually said who ever offers the most money is where he would end up therefore West pulled out of the race. So to attract Smith to any club would want to come up with big cash because he would be playing there for money only. Not sure if that’s the direction Perth want to go down. But of course he would be very handy

[30plusyeardrought]

@Sacko

@30plusyeardrought

@Grump

There are a few players who will leave EP next year, although not all due to the alignment.

Swan will retire
Wulf will retire
Seal will retire or play somewhere else
Moss will be either back in Victoria but will not be at EP

Then there is Josh Smith who I think might still be EP given the employment issue and a ense that he wants to stay and win more than he loses.

Johnson will stay (an opinion not a fact)

The next group of players such as Freddie Clutterbuck, Matt Gordon and others have not made much noise abt next year so I will wait and see!

[b]The other issue in this is at clubs who go after players and the players who that drop out there, seems that a few country and other clubs maybe improving their stocks next year!

[/b]

Perth will lose McInnes and Tunbridge(2 forwards) to EP next season so if we go hard after Josh Smith like we should we would only be replacing what we are losing!

I remember Smith went to West Perth when he finished in the AFL and virtually said who ever offers the most money is where he would end up therefore West pulled out of the race. So to attract Smith to any club would want to come up with big cash because he would be playing there for money only. Not sure if that’s the direction Perth want to go down. But of course he would be very handy

Hes a good wafl player and if hes worth it..pay it.

McIness will be a huge loss for us next season and i think whoever the key forward is we recruit to replace him has to already have league experience,i reckon a guy like Smith would be a perfect fit for us(we just dont have another KP forward in the club,forget about Houghton hes light years away from becoming a league footballer!!)
i would slightly pay over market value to get him.
Just my humble opinion of course.

[system]

Not wanting to get into an argument or a slinging match when I make this comment,it is just a view I hold about the alignment clubs scenario.
With those players maybe leaving the two aligned clubs,and hopefully going to other WAFL clubs,will this not make these clubs stronger?I am sure there are players who would benefit from more time in the Ressies and also make that competition stronger.
Only a question.