Welsh parts ways with the Crows

RoseInOz · Post: # 489948Post **RoseInOz** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 3:16pm

Interesting!!! He topped the Crows goal kicking.
Welsh, Crows part ways
http://afl.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsA ... wsId=53197

Post: # 489950Post **n1ck** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 3:18pm

worth a look in the PSD if available, although I wouldnt have thought he would be. by #9

stinger · Post: # 489951Post **stinger** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 3:19pm

like i always said to my kids before they even opened their mouths...........no...no....no.....

saintsRrising · Tue 13 Nov 2007 3:20pm

I wonder whether the Blues will stick to their declared Youth Policy??????

Otherwise the Doggies may go a barking!!!

noddy · Post: # 489968Post **noddy** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 3:50pm

A BIG NOOOOOOOO from me, has played 160 games in 11 years, has had a load of injuries and is a frontrunner at the best of time.

Post: # 489981Post **n1ck** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 4:07pm

at 15 games a season, how many goals has he kicked?

meher baba · Post: # 489990Post **meher baba** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 4:19pm

I agree with the sentiment that he isn't much chop.

He is undoubtedly a dangerous player on his day, but his day doesn't come around frequently enough to make him worth the amount of $$$ he would demand: hence the Crows' lack of enthusiasm for signing him up again.

But surely he will find a taker somewhere.

riccardo · Post: # 489998Post **riccardo** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 4:30pm

Here we go again.

st_Trav_ofWA · Tue 13 Nov 2007 4:34pm

doesnt suit our needs
now the dogs will be interested as im sure the dockers might have a sniff rund so even if we wanted to snag him cheeply there would be no chance

HarveysDeciple · Tue 13 Nov 2007 4:43pm

Certainly a better option then some of the absolute spankertrons that have been suggested on this place in recent weeks like Kepler Bradley, Cameron Faukner and Richard Cole.

st_Trav_ofWA · Tue 13 Nov 2007 4:55pm

or sampi and cousins !!! its a good thing SS isnt in charge of drafting !

mad saint guy · Tue 13 Nov 2007 5:19pm

If he was available I have no doubt that we would take him, but the Bulldogs are the ones who talked him into leaving the Crows and the Bulldogs will get him.

Welsh is basically an AFL-quality Charlie Gardiner.

SaintBot · Post: # 490022Post **SaintBot** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 5:21pm

a short who trys to play tall

will fit in perfectly at the bulldogs

Saints Premiers 2008 · Tue 13 Nov 2007 5:38pm

the dogs are the new retirement home

its good to say that it isnt us

fonz_#15 · Post: # 490028Post **fonz_#15** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 5:47pm

i think he is a very decent player..he does not suit our needs at all though imo with schneider and milne already available as small forwards.

mad saint guy · Tue 13 Nov 2007 5:53pm

fonz_#15 wrote:i think he is a very decent player..he does not suit our needs at all though imo with schneider and milne already available as small forwards.

He is nothing like either Milne or Schneider. He is a medium forward who gets most of his goals from marks on leads. Has been used as a key position player at Adelaide because of their lack of quality talls.

As I said, he plays much like Charlie Gardiner, but he is good.

the dogs are the new retirement home

its good to say that it isnt us

Dunno about that.

Dogs - Montegomery, Akermanis, Hudson, Welsh
Saints - Gardiner, Clarke, King, ???

Maybe the Dogs can be the retirement home while St Kilda is the recycling factory.

Saints Premiers 2008 · Tue 13 Nov 2007 5:58pm

clarke - granted...but many thought he would stay on in a coaching capacity

gardiner - he was only 26 when we drafted him??

king - granted...

however all the players bar hudson the dogs have picked up have been older than both gardiner and king (im hoping im right...)

plugger66 · Post: # 490054Post **plugger66** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 7:22pm

Sounds like a good pick up. lets get him with our 93rd pick. I would suggest before Sampi but after Cole.

Spinner · Post: # 490057Post **Spinner** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 7:49pm

Welsh is an absolute gun.

Would be a perfect addition to our forward line.

Sobraz · Post: # 490060Post **Sobraz** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 7:52pm

Spinner wrote:Welsh is an absolute gun.

Would be a perfect addition to our forward line.

He has one good game a year, and it is usually against us...
Cant stand the bloke... hope we dont go anywhere near him, particularly now with schnider added to the forward mix...

Snakeman66 · Post: # 490062Post **Snakeman66** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 7:54pm

noddy wrote:A BIG NOOOOOOOO from me, has played 160 games in 11 years, has had a load of injuries and is a frontrunner at the best of time.

What he said.

mad saint guy · Tue 13 Nov 2007 8:41pm

Welsh's 2007 stats

21 games
49 goals
19 behinds

9.9 disposals per game
4.3 marks per game
2.3 goals per game
0.9 behinds per game
2 tackles per game

Went goalless just 3 times in 2007.
Kicked 4 goals or more on 7 occasions
Kicked multiple goals 12 times

Welsh has been playing mainly as Adelaide's full forward. He is 188cm and has just a solid build, so he should either be a third deep marking target or lead-up half forward.

Even though it seems extremely unlikely that we would get him, he would add a lot to St Kilda. He would get the third defender and be able to sneak under the radar.

He is yet to turn 29 and probably has 3 years left. Deadly shot at goal and provides decent defensive pressure.

Eastern · Post: # 490125Post **Eastern** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 9:49pm

I was just wondering how understandable the word NO is? !!

stinger · Post: # 490130Post **stinger** » Tue 13 Nov 2007 9:58pm

Spinner wrote:Welsh is an absolute gun.

Would be a perfect addition to our forward line.

i thought you guys were happy with the fev.....

saintsRrising · Tue 13 Nov 2007 10:40pm

mad saint guy wrote:
fonz_#15 wrote:i think he is a very decent player..he does not suit our needs at all though imo with schneider and milne already available as small forwards.
He is nothing like either Milne or Schneider. He is a medium forward who gets most of his goals from marks on leads. Has been used as a key position player at Adelaide because of their lack of quality talls.

As I said, he plays much like Charlie Gardiner, but he is good.

msg is spot on....Welsh is a medium marking forward and a quite handy one. nota star, but a useful player.

We have C Gardiner though now....so no need for the older Welsh.

He would however be an excellent pick up for the Dogs who have lack of marking forwards.

Put Welsh in a FP...a young tall (Everitt???) or Minson at FF and Brad Johnson in the other FP and suddenly their forward line looks a lot more potent.

At the Blues......Fev at FF and Welsh in a FP would make the Blues midfield smile.

One thing is for sure welsh walking out on the Crows means that another AFL club has guaranteed him a deal.