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saintbrat wrote:so if it's Billings does that mean Weller needs to wait for Draft? or does his upgrade hold?
I get the feeling they might be unsure about upgrading Weller. He can have another year on the rookie list so maybe they'll leave him down there and see if he can improve again in 2015. Frees up another spot on the main list.
saintbrat wrote:so if it's Billings does that mean Weller needs to wait for Draft? or does his upgrade hold?
I get the feeling they might be unsure about upgrading Weller. He can have another year on the rookie list so maybe they'll leave him down there and see if he can improve again in 2015. Frees up another spot on the main list.
GOP, needs to clean his kicking up to be assured of a senior contract IMO.
saintbrat wrote:so if it's Billings does that mean Weller needs to wait for Draft? or does his upgrade hold?
I get the feeling they might be unsure about upgrading Weller. He can have another year on the rookie list so maybe they'll leave him down there and see if he can improve again in 2015. Frees up another spot on the main list.
GOP, needs to clean his kicking up to be assured of a senior contract IMO.
I'm not a Weller fan, haven't been from the beginning - GOP. Would be more than happy for him to stay on the Rookie list as cover. SHone in the VFL, but so did Sam Dunnell, some players are just better suited to the slightly lower level...IMO we should look for more 'young' talent...
saintbrat wrote:so if it's Billings does that mean Weller needs to wait for Draft? or does his upgrade hold?
I get the feeling they might be unsure about upgrading Weller. He can have another year on the rookie list so maybe they'll leave him down there and see if he can improve again in 2015. Frees up another spot on the main list.
GOP, needs to clean his kicking up to be assured of a senior contract IMO.
I'm not a Weller fan, haven't been from the beginning - GOP. Would be more than happy for him to stay on the Rookie list as cover. SHone in the VFL, but so did Sam Dunnell, some players are just better suited to the slightly lower level...IMO we should look for more 'young' talent...
The funny thing is it seems the coaches were Weller fans. It makes little sense to me that Minchington and Shenton were upgraded and Weller wasn't. Something must be happening.
saintbrat wrote:so if it's Billings does that mean Weller needs to wait for Draft? or does his upgrade hold?
I get the feeling they might be unsure about upgrading Weller. He can have another year on the rookie list so maybe they'll leave him down there and see if he can improve again in 2015. Frees up another spot on the main list.
GOP, needs to clean his kicking up to be assured of a senior contract IMO.
I'm not a Weller fan, haven't been from the beginning - GOP. Would be more than happy for him to stay on the Rookie list as cover. SHone in the VFL, but so did Sam Dunnell, some players are just better suited to the slightly lower level...IMO we should look for more 'young' talent...
The funny thing is it seems the coaches were Weller fans. It makes little sense to me that Minchington and Shenton were upgraded and Weller wasn't. Something must be happening.
Yes I agree with you plugger, despite my opinion on him as a player (and we are all aloud to have guys we just don't rate and others we'd love to see come thru and prove doubters wrong). Seemed to get wraps from the coaching staff and finished top 10 in the B and F so something seems amiss...any inside info from our 'inside sources' on this one, its intriguing!
Weller doesn't need a new contract to be upgraded, and he would have signed a 2 year deal once he was drafter last year. I wouldn't fret too much just yet.
For what it's worth, I think he's absolutely a required player, and should be elevated on his performances this year.
St Chris wrote:Weller doesn't need a new contract to be upgraded, and he would have signed a 2 year deal once he was drafter last year. I wouldn't fret too much just yet.
For what it's worth, I think he's absolutely a required player, and should be elevated on his performances this year.
Pretty sure it was just a 1 yr deal - although happy to be corrected.
St Chris wrote:Weller doesn't need a new contract to be upgraded, and he would have signed a 2 year deal once he was drafter last year. I wouldn't fret too much just yet.
For what it's worth, I think he's absolutely a required player, and should be elevated on his performances this year.
Why would he have signed a 2 year deal? He may have but he doesn't have to or we don't have to.
Many of the young players involved have received some interest from opposition clubs, so their willingness to re-commit to the Saints - many for the long term - is extremely pleasing and provides a solid foundation on which to further develop the player list in coming years."
Pelchen said the young group that had committed together were part of a club-wide push to build towards St Kilda’s next flag.
"St Kilda Football Club is strategically building for success - both on and off the field - with the young talent being assembled representing an exciting future for the club. While we acknowledge that challenges may still exist in the short term, we won't deviate from our commitment to relentlessly work towards a second premiership for the Saints," he said.
"Through careful and deliberate planning, we remain confident that success is not too far away."