Armstrong’s gone to West Perth. Probably a good thing for him and Perth. Both needed a change I think.
[quote=“Time For a Flag post=238296 userid=1037”]Armstrong’s gone to West Perth. Probably a good thing for him and Perth. Both needed a change I think.
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Where did you hear that? Agree with your comments. If Army wants to be a senior coach he needs to coach success in his own right as we’ve seen the likes of Wardman (Subi), McQueen (EP) and Pryun (Swans) have cut their teeth in colts and reserves before getting senior gigs.
I wish Army all the best and thank him for his efforts both as player and assistant coach.
Looks like Avery going east is to East Fremantle. 3rd club for the kid- hopefully he finds what he couldn’t find at Claremont and Perth
[quote=“KCEF post=238336 userid=2509”]Looks like Avery going east is to East Fremantle. 3rd club for the kid- hopefully he finds what he couldn’t find at Claremont and Perth
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Good luck to him. Quality player and I hope he goes well at Belgravia. Tried to get to Port Melbourne, tried to get back to Claremont. Searching for something. Different cat.
Good luck to him. Quality player and I hope he goes well at Belgravia. Tried to get to Port Melbourne, tried to get back to Claremont. Searching for something. Different cat.
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Saw him running at Cottesloe Beach a couple of weeks ago. Simon Haywood in toe as well. He had his Demons shorts on.
Good luck to him. Quality player and I hope he goes well at Belgravia. Tried to get to Port Melbourne, tried to get back to Claremont. Searching for something. Different cat.
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Isnt he Peter Avery’s son?
He too tried his luck at a few WAFL clubs back in the 1980s as well Claremont, Perth, WP…
Isnt he Peter Avery’s son?
He too tried his luck at a few WAFL clubs back in the 1980s as well Claremont, Perth, WP…
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Dunno. Do you reckon he is? Pete would be in his 60s now wouldn’t he? Yes, he had a go at Perth but probably turned up at the wrong time. Kicked a few in the ressies.
Dunno. Do you reckon he is? Pete would be in his 60s now wouldn’t he? Yes, he had a go at Perth but probably turned up at the wrong time. Kicked a few in the ressies.
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I was under the impression he was Peter’s son Dazz.
Yes Peter would be 62 now, many are having kids later in life these days.
Jayden Hunter off our list now.
[quote=“Cesspit post=238373 userid=1215”]Jayden Hunter off our list now.
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and appearing on Claremont’s
How the hell did that happen.
and appearing on Claremont’s
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That’s a fucken joke. The most talented club in the WAFL is able to pick the eyes out of the weakest. Fuck you cunts.
Maybe there are some serious doubts about his long term fitness.
Disappointing and it would be nice to see some recruiting news.
Some clubs have started.
Don’t worry boys, you’ve got one of the best, Doddy, running your list management now. I’d be surprised if the outs outweighed the ins by the end of the recruiting period.
Gotta love the WAFL. The least successful team in the league - possibly ever - loses two key players to much stronger clubs. When he was drafted Hunter said publicly how grateful he was for the club’s support during two extended rehabs. Guess that gratitude wore off. No doubt we will have TT on here telling us that it had nothing to do with money or success, we just didn’t work hard enough.
I have proposed before a weighting system to stop top clubs poaching from bottom clubs. You average out teams’ ladder positions over 5 years. That would have Perth 9th and EF and C anywhere from 1-4. You then add points based on the difference in position. So, if C were, say, 3rd over 5 years and P 9th, Hunter would be a 16 point player - the usual 10, plus an extra 6 for each spot on the ladder. Similarly, there would be a weighting for transfer fee. 1-2 ladder spots above, 25% extra, 3-4 spots 50%, 5-6 75%, and anything over that double. So assuming Hunter’s transfer fee would normally be $15k, it would be adjusted to $26,250. The system would operate quite fairly, in that another struggling team could still recruit quality players. If Hunter went to the team that finished 8th across the last 5 years, he would cost only 11 points and $18,750. Hopefully it would stop strong clubs from targeting players from weak clubs, and at least give weak clubs some better compensation.
Have we been asleep at the wheel here. First Avery and now Hunter. I assume the new coach and football manager are on leave while this is happening. One of the first things Stone said was that we must retain our best players and also recruit aggressively, especially quick players who can cover the big WAFL grounds.
I know that Hunter is not an out as such but he would surely have been a key cog for next year if his fitness held up. Anyway another season coming up where we must recruit some top shelf players from somewhere, only just to remain at this year’s level.
I also question the integrity of these 2 players. They have both had long term injuries and the club has surely
been assisting them with recovery as quick as possible.I’d love to know Hunter’s reason in particular for leaving.
Surprised to see Hunter on our list. Coming off an ACL and back surgery the club must be confident that our medical and S&C team can get him right and on the park regularly.
In regard to the WAFL points system, everyone knows it’s only there for show and has no real impact on clubs when it comes to game day. 10 points or 16 points wouldn’t make a difference.
And then WC and Peel can do what they want if they have lots of AFl players available for WAFL duties.
I don’t suppose Hunter is managed by Peos? I can only hope we have some master recruiting plan we are waiting to unleash. SF have already got Jones and Tabener (though I have to say I would not be happy if we picked up Tabener). SD have Trew. WP and S have named a couple. We are apparently not in the running for Ethan Hughes. All we have done so far is elevated a few colts - though, strangely, not Moore and Warren. So we need at least 2 A graders to cover our losses and a minimum of 5 mature above average players just to have a chance of winning a half dozen games. I don’t think it can be done.
Grocott was briefly on the list but has dropped off again.
[quote=“Ted Nugent post=238398 userid=2770”]Grocott was briefly on the list but has dropped off again.
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What possie did he play Ted? His record looks very spasmodic.
Does anyone think Hall (the one that plays in the backline) could fill Avery’s shoes? Similar height and Weight - infact Hall 2cms taller