New Signing - Sam Alabakis

[stonecold]

Welcome Sam, all the best, I'm sure your already better than the 'Volleyballer' we had trying to play ruck!!!!!

So this kid now has a contract, does Billy have one yet?

Sure does Duddly, I answered that question already!!!!!

Must have missed that announcement from the club. Details..?

6 year deal, $1.3mill per year!!!!!

Have patience my friend, I know your all excited, all will be revealed soon!!!!!

I will be mighty pissed off if he gets the same money that apparently Hickey was on.

Won't be getting $600k, full stop!!!!!

All jokes aside, that's why St.Kilda was happy to see the back of Hickledik!!!!!

Too expensive!!!!!

[Hemi Baxter]

Pleased to have him on board.
Mind you in 2040, when Polish dwarves are all the rage, after all the good ones have gone, we'll get one.

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Well, he's got a couple of very good ruck coaches to learn off plus the boys playing.

[sunsaint]

Bit harsh SC.

you must have missed the last two years?

Bring back Jason Holmes and we have the book ends

[bergsone]

Just listening to him on sen,spoke well and seemed level headed about whats in front of him,tennis rugby basketball and rowing background also can kick a footy as well.Early days but sounds good

[saintsRrising]

and rowing background

I also like this part as good rowers tend to be good endurance athletes.

[takeaway]

Welcome Sam, all the best, I'm sure your already better than the 'Volleyballer' we had trying to play ruck!!!!!

So this kid now has a contract, does Billy have one yet?

Sure does Duddly, I answered that question already!!!!!

Must have missed that announcement from the club. Details..?

6 year deal, $1.3mill per year!!!!!

Have patience my friend, I know your all excited, all will be revealed soon!!!!!

I will be mighty pissed off if he gets the same money that apparently Hickey was on.

Won't be getting $600k, full stop!!!!!

All jokes aside, that's why St.Kilda was happy to see the back of Hickledik!!!!!

Too expensive!!!!!

I heard differently SC - they left Billy's contract last because they needed to know what was left in the TPP after the trade week. After Billy showed them his stats for his last full year (2017) compared to Max Gawn at the same age, they will be paying him the balance up to the TPP cap - $2.2 mill per year for 6 years. Good investment.

[Zed]

I actually hope the first 12 months they try and teach him to play FF. Much easier to learn the game when the ball is being kicked in your general direction. This is what Collingwood have done well with Cox compared to how we tried to make Holmes a pure ruckman.

[saintsRrising]

I actually hope the first 12 months they try and teach him to play FF. Much easier to learn the game when the ball is being kicked in your general direction. This is what Collingwood have done well with Cox compared to how we tried to make Holmes a pure ruckman.

The flaw in that plan is that you need to be able to mark the ball

[SaintPav]

Love it!

Regardless of outcome it can’t hurt punting on a Perth born and raised 211cm basketballs.

Nothing ventured nothing gained.

Astute recruiting

[minneapolis]

The "Alabama Kiss"!

[silverhalo]

Seems really mobile for a big guy

[8bloggs]

At 211cm and 110kg (from ESPN website: 245 pounds), that is ONE SERIOUSLY BIG DUDE.

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Astute recruitment again. Could be a good pickup. Definitely a project player.

[Jacks Back]

Big mistake. We give him a few years of training and then the go-home factor will kick in.

[diddley]

Big mistake. We give him a few years of training and then the go-home factor will kick in.

I thought the same, but then I realised he has already spent 3 years in the US, so living in Melbourne will feel like he is around the corner to home.