i realise that, but there are another 9 teams in vic that he could go to.. we just have to tempt himstinger wrote:Batnoe wrote:I rate him highly, but i wouldnt say he is a tough, hard at it midfielder.
His skills are probably his strength, also his leadership ability, but i dont look at him as being in and under
If we could get him somehow i would be over the moon... He was a Saints fan, but like anything, his faviourite team as we speak would be Port
. The team has to want him, the team he plays for has to want to accept an offer for him and the player has to want to go...
he's gone from sth australia already and he ain't returning there.....
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I would have thought we would have a bit of room in the cap with Lovett's salary up for someone (unless we still have him as part of the cap?) As well as that, Blake will be turning 30, and do we have anyone else coming toward the veterans list?
He or Travis Boak would be quite handy additions if we could wangle one of them.
He or Travis Boak would be quite handy additions if we could wangle one of them.
Maybe we could get him to nominate us as his preferred destination. Then just refuse to give up anything below pick 30 for him in trade week, he could refuse to deal with any other club and before draft week he could ignore every other club who showed any interest in him. Seemed to work for a certain someone last draft!Batnoe wrote:i realise that, but there are another 9 teams in vic that he could go to.. we just have to tempt himstinger wrote:Batnoe wrote:I rate him highly, but i wouldnt say he is a tough, hard at it midfielder.
His skills are probably his strength, also his leadership ability, but i dont look at him as being in and under
If we could get him somehow i would be over the moon... He was a Saints fan, but like anything, his faviourite team as we speak would be Port
. The team has to want him, the team he plays for has to want to accept an offer for him and the player has to want to go...
he's gone from sth australia already and he ain't returning there.....
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He was originally pick 15 in the 2001 draft. Seriously, if you can get a hold of a game he played in Tassie against Port in 2005 my advice is don't watch it....It was one of the worst games by a ruckman ever. Him and good old Fergus Watts. Good picks they were......NOOOOTTTTace wrote:I forgot we also squandered pick 31 also.SaintPav wrote:Could have had him in 02 draft ahead of Barry Brooks. Salopek was drafted pick 6 which we got as part of the Peter Everret deal. We gave pick six and pick 31 to Port for Brooks who then used it to get Salopek. Doh.....oh well....
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Was that the game where Brooks momentarily forgot which team he played for and allowed his opponent to take an uncontested mark by actually protecting him from a St Kilda player?SaintPav wrote:Seriously, if you can get a hold of a game he played in Tassie against Port in 2005 my advice is don't watch it....It was one of the worst games by a ruckman ever.
We just signed 14 players. I think the money spare after Lovett leaving is now gone. Salopek is an injury riddled outside player without outstanding pace who will probably attrack 350K. Not sure we need someone like that.st_Trav_ofWA wrote:excuse my ignorance but i though we would have a fair bit of cap space spare ?plugger66 wrote:Has bad shoulders and hasnt really come on. Probably havent got the money in the salary cap anyway.
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Don't remind me.......Beej wrote:Was that the game where Brooks momentarily forgot which team he played for and allowed his opponent to take an uncontested mark by actually protecting him from a St Kilda player?SaintPav wrote:Seriously, if you can get a hold of a game he played in Tassie against Port in 2005 my advice is don't watch it....It was one of the worst games by a ruckman ever.
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I would love to have Salopek - and I reckon he's an inside player
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just re-signed a shedload of players, and we're not losing many who are highly paid, so it'd be a great bit of business if we had very much room in the cap at all.st_Trav_ofWA wrote:excuse my ignorance but i though we would have a fair bit of cap space spare ?plugger66 wrote:Has bad shoulders and hasnt really come on. Probably havent got the money in the salary cap anyway.
it was the game where the coach though playing a newbie ruckman as a FB was a good callBeej wrote:Was that the game where Brooks momentarily forgot which team he played for and allowed his opponent to take an uncontested mark by actually protecting him from a St Kilda player?SaintPav wrote:Seriously, if you can get a hold of a game he played in Tassie against Port in 2005 my advice is don't watch it....It was one of the worst games by a ruckman ever.
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Could have been anything but did his knee and was never mentally tough enough to re-invent himself afterwards....
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it was "one" of the funniest things ever seen on a footy field.SaintPav wrote:Don't remind me.......Beej wrote:Was that the game where Brooks momentarily forgot which team he played for and allowed his opponent to take an uncontested mark by actually protecting him from a St Kilda player?SaintPav wrote:Seriously, if you can get a hold of a game he played in Tassie against Port in 2005 my advice is don't watch it....It was one of the worst games by a ruckman ever.
but as for Salopek, this would make it the third chance we have had to get him, I would think he is over any romantic notion of playing for the team he supported as a kid
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Salopek is a decent player probably a bit like luke ball with less commitment to the contest but better kick. Maybe a bit like Heath Black also, looks like he should be better than he is.
I think we should find some quick players still. Cyril Rioli would do, or maybe we should look for another Jetta in the draft- there are more of them than Motlops. But a skillful quick would be a bit more attractive for the money.
I think we should find some quick players still. Cyril Rioli would do, or maybe we should look for another Jetta in the draft- there are more of them than Motlops. But a skillful quick would be a bit more attractive for the money.
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Yeah, we need someone with injury concerns that will be over the odds with our salary cap IMO as we have paid Lovett out....skeptic wrote:I'd take him...
tough inside player, got a bit of talent, not the answer to all of our problems by any means but a handy one to add to our rotations
Little or no chance IMO
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