Ray Gamble Peake & Polo ...Re-sign?

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Ray Gamble Peake & Polo ...Re-sign?

Post: # 1137862Post starsign »

Ray Gamble Peake and Polo are yet to resign
ie re-sign contracts for next season
Given we are not rolling in it financially at present do we resign or delist any/all?
what priority order would you put them in ?

Gamble Ray Polo then Peake for me with Gamble for delisting


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Re: Ray Gamble Peake & Polo ...Re-sign?

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starsign wrote:Ray Gamble Peake and Polo are yet to resign
ie re-sign contracts for next season
Given we are not rolling in it financially at present do we resign or delist any/all?
what priority order would you put them in ?

Gamble Ray Polo then Peake for me with Gamble for delisting
so you have them in delist order

I'd be keeping Ray, Peake, Polo and then Gamble


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Post: # 1137869Post older saint »

Keep Polo, Ray Peake

Bye Bye Gamble


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Post: # 1137874Post Spinner »

Keep Ray

Maybe keep Polo

Delist Peake and Gamble.



If we keep Peake ill be extremely annoyed. 5 good games towards the end of this 2 year contract does not cut it for me. Dropped twice, dismal in finals. Kicking a big issue.


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Post: # 1137900Post skeptic »

Ray is the most overrated player on here (possibly with the exception of Jones)... very rarely delivers decent output

i'd keep Polo

therest i'd decide on what we get


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Post: # 1137901Post borderbarry »

I'd keep Peake, maybe Polo/ Trade or delist the others.


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Post: # 1137904Post QuestionOfAccuracy »

The only one I'd definitely keep is Peake.

Probably keep Ray.

The other two - definitely delist.


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Post: # 1137910Post Saints 2012 »

get rid of the 4 of them, all D grade players


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Post: # 1137923Post Sobraz »

The keeping order for mine is: Ray, Peake, Polo...

Gamble doesn't even get on the list... He should not be retained under any circumstances... Polo is close to his level, but was occasionally serviceable, so he gets on the list...

However, realistically, we're not going anywhere with Polo in the side, so I'd be ditching him too... Or at the very least, giving pretty much every player on the list an opportunity ahead of him next year, and retain him as severe injury crisis back-up only...

Ray's handy enough, and is in our best 22... Needs to step up the output next year...


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Post: # 1137925Post Teflon »

Ray kept with a view to delisting/trade next year. He just goes missing way to often.

Rest not going to improve our skills/list.


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Post: # 1137926Post Stillwaiting »

Saints 2012 wrote:get rid of the 4 of them, all D grade players
So with the departure of Blake, Baker, Gardiner, Eddie and McQualter, add those 4 thats a hell of a lot of drafting to be done.

Peake and Ray should stay, the other 2 you would want to make sure you have better replacements, otherwise they should stay on the list.


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Post: # 1137930Post Brisbane_Sainter »

Keep Ray? You have to be kidding, I didn't see an effective disposal from him on Saturday night.... worst year yet at the Saints.....


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Post: # 1137932Post SainterK »

I'd look at who potentially could push them out, and see how desperate the club is for guys that play their position.

Gamble would be competing with Siposs, Walsh, Lynch...even Cripps as a small forward/mid?

Polo would likely hand back to Lenny, but there is also Ledger that looks likely as an inside mid, and Armo that can play inside.

Farren and Peake have the least competition for spots I think, Winmar?


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Post: # 1137933Post Sobraz »

Brisbane_Sainter wrote:Keep Ray? worst year yet at the Saints.....
He wasn't on his own in that regard...

His upside is far greater than the other 3 mentioned...

Plus, we can't delist all 4, with 4-5 already gone...

So which 2 (minimum) would you keep out of the 4 named in the OP?


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Post: # 1137937Post jonesy »

Ray showed so much promise in the first half of 09. Played some genuine high quality games.

Fast forward two years time,and you would be hard pressed to know he is even out on the ground. He has become invisible,and irrelevant

Peake plays some handy games,but is another who's skills are an abomination. Keep him before Polo and Gamble however

Polo is a nothing player,a gap filler. That's what he was recruited for I guess. He tries hard,but is yet another player with horrible foot skills. We have far to many,possibly the worst kicking side I have ever seen

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Post: # 1137938Post Brisbane_Sainter »

Hard decision,

But if I had to choose 2 would be Peake and Ray (cringe), only cause of the calibre of the other 2.


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Post: # 1137941Post St Chris »

From what they've shown this year, I'd certainly keep Peake, and reward Polo with another 1 year deal.

Ray, I'm not fussed either way, and I'd prefer to see the back of Gamble.


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Ray could go to GWS.

He was a high draft pick initially (9 I think).

We may get a decent concession pick at a time when any reasonably high pick will be gold.

It may represent a win/win.

That said, I think he adds something to our side with his run and carry and he's a reasonable mark when his time comes. He's also toughened up a heap. I'm not sure the criticism of him in this thread is fair to be honest.

Gamble can go simply because Sipposs and Walsh are now more relevant.

Polo should stay. He treasured his spot, never shirked it and Ross would see value in a hard nut sticking around to haggle with Cripps, Crocker and Ledger for a spare mid spot.

Peake has done enough this year to warrant an extension for a year. He's been better than Gram.





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Post: # 1137948Post Buckets »

If we could only keep 2 I would go Peake and Polo.
Ray would be clinging on and Gamble wouldnt be apart of the future.

Could see Pelchen get rid of all 4 though.


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Stillwaiting wrote:
Saints 2012 wrote:get rid of the 4 of them, all D grade players
So with the departure of Blake, Baker, Gardiner, Eddie and McQualter, add those 4 thats a hell of a lot of drafting to be done.

Peake and Ray should stay, the other 2 you would want to make sure you have better replacements, otherwise they should stay on the list.
Who says Blake is going?


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Post: # 1137965Post Legendary »

Ray might be worth something ... I'd try and trade him. If he gets traded, Peake stays. If Ray can't be traded, I'd keep one of him or Peake only.


Gamble and Polo are just keeping Siposs, Ledger and Cripps out of the side. Both should be cut.


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Post: # 1137975Post Spinner »

Thinline wrote:Ray could go to GWS.

He was a high draft pick initially (9 I think).

We may get a decent concession pick at a time when any reasonably high pick will be gold.

It may represent a win/win.

That said, I think he adds something to our side with his run and carry and he's a reasonable mark when his time comes. He's also toughened up a heap. I'm not sure the criticism of him in this thread is fair to be honest.

Gamble can go simply because Sipposs and Walsh are now more relevant.

Polo should stay. He treasured his spot, never shirked it and Ross would see value in a hard nut sticking around to haggle with Cripps, Crocker and Ledger for a spare mid spot.

Peake has done enough this year to warrant an extension for a year. He's been better than Gram.



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Post: # 1137995Post Thinline »

Spinner wrote:
Thinline wrote:Ray could go to GWS.

He was a high draft pick initially (9 I think).

We may get a decent concession pick at a time when any reasonably high pick will be gold.

It may represent a win/win.

That said, I think he adds something to our side with his run and carry and he's a reasonable mark when his time comes. He's also toughened up a heap. I'm not sure the criticism of him in this thread is fair to be honest.

Gamble can go simply because Sipposs and Walsh are now more relevant.

Polo should stay. He treasured his spot, never shirked it and Ross would see value in a hard nut sticking around to haggle with Cripps, Crocker and Ledger for a spare mid spot.

Peake has done enough this year to warrant an extension for a year. He's been better than Gram.



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Post: # 1138002Post skeptic »

I think Ray plays the wrong position

should be on a HBF

can use his pace and marking without the added pressure of having to win his own ball


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Post: # 1138005Post matrix »

no one else going to gws that is uncontracted i think it was.


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