magpies snap up tall soccer prodigy

Armoooo · Post: # 505191Post **Armoooo** » Sat 22 Dec 2007 2:28pm

Dustings of Burwood wrote:If this kid is a 'soccer prodigy' he would not been signing up for Collingwood Football Club - a 'soccer prodigy' has a lot more earning potential than an AFL player.

Exactly what I first thought, even an average player in one of the european leagues can make a hell of a lot mroe than the average footy player...

Huzzad · Post: # 505192Post **Huzzad** » Sat 22 Dec 2007 2:28pm

Plus if he is a soccer prodigy, he'd probably be a good soccer player and actually be playing soccer. He obviously isn't very good at soccer because he has picked another game to try over his chosen sport, which has not drafted him.

st_Trav_ofWA · Mon 24 Dec 2007 9:18am

plugger66 wrote:
LTN16 wrote:What ever happened do the days of drafting someone because of there football ability

This kid will be a dud
But if we got him he would be a star.

plugger i think you forget some times that this is a saints fan forum of coarse we are going to be pro saints it stands to logic .
as for if we drafted him i would be quiet pissed off wasting money on a person who has bearly played the game when there are 1000's of kids who live and breath the game. a footy mind is valuable theres no point being the best athletic player if you dont have the instincts on where to kick the ball once you got it

Munga · Post: # 505517Post **Munga** » Mon 24 Dec 2007 10:21am

Collingwood, scraping the barrel again.

johnpeterbudgefanclub · Mon 24 Dec 2007 5:23pm

U bet....not as if we haven't got the cash to splash and hardly a risk, we haven't exactly taken him with a top 10 pick now have we?

I would love to bring up the Marty Clarke example but I think i might leave it.....

RBnW · Post: # 505588Post **RBnW** » Mon 24 Dec 2007 5:49pm

Dustings of Burwood wrote:If this kid is a 'soccer prodigy' he would not been signing up for Collingwood Football Club - a 'soccer prodigy' has a lot more earning potential than an AFL player.

spot on mate....if he was any good at soccer he would be signed up already at the AIS or state talent squad, or be going overseas...even if he is a goal keeper that wont make him an AFL player.....playing Gaelic Football in Ireland is a lot different to playing soccer in Australia, which is why Clarke has done well.....waste of time and effort this one...

Armoooo · Post: # 505603Post **Armoooo** » Mon 24 Dec 2007 7:22pm

johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:U bet....not as if we haven't got the cash to splash and hardly a risk, we haven't exactly taken him with a top 10 pick now have we?

I would love to bring up the Marty Clarke example but I think i might leave it.....

Exactly, take what you can get, as a Saints fan I am jealous that Collingwood have the kind of money, IMO Marty Clarke will never be a superstar but I think he will almost certainly be a 150+ solid game player...

Collingwood are leading the way and if the other clubs don't follow suit we will fall behind...

johnpeterbudgefanclub · Mon 24 Dec 2007 7:25pm

waste of time and effort this one...

Yes let's discard him now.....let's. He is not due to be rookie listed until 2009 which gives him this year to learn the game. I'm happy with the risk. Hawthorn and Sydney were also going to have a crack but missed out so obvious interest there and their recruiting has been "reasonable" between those two sides.

Shucks....

The Jeff · Post: # 505821Post **The Jeff** » Thu 27 Dec 2007 5:21pm

Armoooo wrote:
Dustings of Burwood wrote:If this kid is a 'soccer prodigy' he would not been signing up for Collingwood Football Club - a 'soccer prodigy' has a lot more earning potential than an AFL player.
Exactly what I first thought, even an average player in one of the european leagues can make a hell of a lot mroe than the average footy player...

But maybe...the kid just saw an opportunity to get out of Gympie! And rather than integrate straight into regular society he is going to the familiar surrounds of the Collingwood Football Club. I am surprised Collingwood and Gympie haven't been in partnership before!

GrumpyOne · Post: # 505834Post **GrumpyOne** » Thu 27 Dec 2007 7:12pm

The Jeff wrote:
Armoooo wrote:
Dustings of Burwood wrote:If this kid is a 'soccer prodigy' he would not been signing up for Collingwood Football Club - a 'soccer prodigy' has a lot more earning potential than an AFL player.
Exactly what I first thought, even an average player in one of the european leagues can make a hell of a lot mroe than the average footy player...
But maybe...the kid just saw an opportunity to get out of Gympie! And rather than integrate straight into regular society he is going to the familiar surrounds of the Collingwood Football Club. I am surprised Collingwood and Gympie haven't been in partnership before!

Collingwood have a lot of gimpy footballers already.

my les foote · Fri 28 Dec 2007 7:32pm

I take back everything I said about this kid. I want him to succeed and play on the bench for the pies. When Malthouse thinks the pies need a boost, he just says "Bring out the gimp".

Huge marketing opportunity for the pies.

Batnoe · Post: # 505968Post **Batnoe** » Fri 28 Dec 2007 7:47pm

I grew up in Gympie

I have to say i have never heard of him and have a lot of soccer mates, but it does say he is living in brisbane which means he is from Gympie but doesnt live there.

There have been some pretty impressive sports people from Gympie so i hope he makes it

bigcarl · Post: # 505986Post **bigcarl** » Fri 28 Dec 2007 11:30pm

my les foote wrote:"Bring out the gimp".

the gimp's asleep man!

st_Trav_ofWA · Sat 29 Dec 2007 10:13am

bigcarl wrote:
my les foote wrote:"Bring out the gimp".
the gimp's asleep man!

wake the gimp !

Armoooo · Post: # 506043Post **Armoooo** » Sat 29 Dec 2007 4:34pm

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:
bigcarl wrote:
my les foote wrote:"Bring out the gimp".
the gimp's asleep man!
wake the gimp !

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st_Trav_ofWA · Mon 31 Dec 2007 9:55am

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