Any Port Melbourne players to pick up?

DK27 · Post: # 1150025Post **DK27** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:16pm

I was working today so missed the VFA GF. A team that thrashed a side with 15 listed AFL players in it must have some AFL quality players to draft. Any suggestions?

ShakenNotStirred · Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:23pm

Not really. Port have a lot of mid-age players in the likes of Valenti, Pinwill, Baird, McMahon, McGrath and Pleming who have all been around the mark for a long while.

None would add anything to an AFL side.

Their success is built around a side that has been together for a long while and have an intimate knowledge of each others' game.

Galea and Rose both played at Williamstown and maybe the two possibilities but the jury is out.

sasaint · Post: # 1150033Post **sasaint** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:29pm

Would look at Lynch to add some pace.

BigMart · Post: # 1150039Post **BigMart** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:38pm

Patrick Rose has a very similar game style to Milne, Lynch, LeCras in that fact he plays as a small fwd who can lead up...or crumb....and is a natural goal kicker

McGrath and McMahon are both over 30 and retiring, as is Baird

Valenti is a very good player.....GWS would be mad not to take him....dees made a poor call on him...

Lynch is too light....68kg

Hurricane · Post: # 1150041Post **Hurricane** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:40pm

Gelea could give 3-4 years of really good service. Looked almost unstoppable at times today. Great lead, beautiful kick and a strong pair of hands.

Rose had a go at the Dogs but has really killed it at Port the last couple ofyears, goal kicking mid with skills and pace.....what exactly did we lack thisn year again?

Malcolm Lynch, Chris Cain, Billy Burstin and Sam Dwyer are all young goers

Even though Valenti is "mid aged" (25 by the start of next season) the guy is an out and out gun.

Plenty to like at Port.

BANG BANG

DK27 · Post: # 1150043Post **DK27** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:41pm

Very interesting.. So no AFL options from the dominant VFA side...

StGoddard18 · Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:42pm

I liked the way Sam Dwyer went about it.

bennymac5 · Post: # 1150046Post **bennymac5** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:42pm

Yep, Rose only one worth looking at imo. Quality player.

BigMart · Post: # 1150048Post **BigMart** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:43pm

Michael Barlow, Aaron Davy, Robin Nahas, Isaac Smith, Aaron Edwards

What comp did they come from again

lefty · Post: # 1150049Post **lefty** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:44pm

ShakenNotStirred wrote:Not really. Port have a lot of mid-age players in the likes of Valenti, Pinwill, Baird, McMahon, McGrath and Pleming who have all been around the mark for a long while.

None would add anything to an AFL side.

Their success is built around a side that has been together for a long while and have an intimate knowledge of each others' game.

Galea and Rose both played at Williamstown and maybe the two possibilities but the jury is out.

Why not pick up some middle aged ready recruits to top up the team?
Carlton got Duigan...

TBH, we still have a good core 10 or so players, around 26-29ish so we could get another crack at the big one, instead of investing all in youth (18-19 yr olds) and having to wait for them to develop/hope they are good enough. By that time that core 10 or so players would of ended.

Dal_Santos_Gal · Sun 25 Sep 2011 9:44pm

DK27 wrote:Very interesting.. So no AFL options from the dominant VFA side...

because it is a team of good players, not a handful of brilliant players.... Shows how well Ayres has done with them, but the knockers will disagree.

ShakenNotStirred · Sun 25 Sep 2011 10:08pm

BigMart wrote:Michael Barlow, Aaron Davy, Robin Nahas, Isaac Smith, Aaron Edwards

What comp did they come from again

Oh yeah ok then lets pin our hopes on the VFL system.

FortiusQuoFidelius · Sun 25 Sep 2011 10:12pm

StGoddard18 wrote:I liked the way Sam Dwyer went about it.

+1

BigMart · Post: # 1150063Post **BigMart** » Sun 25 Sep 2011 10:22pm

Who said pinning of hopes....

Just giving an example of how a player can be picked with some success from that comp....

None from Port for us though.....GWS should certainly take valenti

Marcus1232 · Sun 25 Sep 2011 11:12pm

I love the toby pimwelll goes about his football will never make afl but he is just a rough nut in the middle

plugger66 · Post: # 1150139Post **plugger66** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 7:43am

BigMart wrote:Who said pinning of hopes....

Just giving an example of how a player can be picked with some success from that comp....

None from Port for us though.....GWS should certainly take valenti

So even though you arrogantly posted those other names the answer to the question was no. Why didnt you say that in the first place?

BigMart · Post: # 1150147Post **BigMart** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 9:35am

Nice to see you butting in...

Just to clarify

I answered to a query on the thread....about my view on a few port players

Then

Someone replied about afl options from a VFA side

Then i gave some examples of how that has worked previously

The came the arrogant reply...."we're PINNING our hopes on a VFL side" which was taken out of context.....

So i clarified my response and answered his jibe..

I know you love to try and makeme out to be the bad guy and trot out the arrogant line (pot kettle) read the thread and at least be accurate.

And os it ok for you to enter in on discussions....but not others??
If i am arrogant...what the hell are you....i cant hold a candle to you

gringo · Post: # 1150148Post **gringo** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 9:35am

sasaint wrote:Would look at Lynch to add some pace.

I've been talking up lynch all year. He is fast, kicks goals and by his own admission wasn't ready when he was drafted the first time. He would be an ideal pick up for us if he was a mature rookie.

gringo · Post: # 1150149Post **gringo** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 9:37am

Frawley, Silvagni are both pretty handy also.

BigMart · Post: # 1150155Post **BigMart** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 9:50am

Warnock from Melbourne went well also 55 games....top 5 in B&F twice

HSVKing · Post: # 1150179Post **HSVKing** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 10:57am

May not have had a great game yesterday, but Valenti dominated this season.

He just seems to find space, and even when surrounded has time to spare.

Worth a look with a late pick if available.

JohnE · Post: # 1150192Post **JohnE** » Mon 26 Sep 2011 11:12am

HSVKing wrote:May not have had a great game yesterday, but Valenti dominated this season.

He just seems to find space, and even when surrounded has time to spare.

Worth a look with a late pick if available.

+1

Hurricane · Mon 26 Sep 2011 12:17pm

JohnE wrote:
HSVKing wrote:May not have had a great game yesterday, but Valenti dominated this season.

He just seems to find space, and even when surrounded has time to spare.

Worth a look with a late pick if available.
+1

+2

To me he is a bit Dal Santo like.

Wouldnt mind another one of those

BANG BANG

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Mon 26 Sep 2011 1:22pm

Article about Sam Dwyer in the HS today, giving him a big wrap on his game yesterday, including saying he helped turn the tide in the 2nd quarter. Apparently AFL clubs asked for him to be added to the draft camp list after a 34 possie BOG game in round 20, so someone will almost certainly pick him up somewhere, as he has much sought after speed.
As I've been saying for a while now, if we get back Lenny and Gwilt and maybe add Tommy and get a good year out of a Cripps, Siposs, or Ledger, plus add someone like a Dwyer, who is mature and ready to go, we could have one last crack at a flag next year, especially if we could get improved years out of Roo and BJ.

Saints 2012 · Mon 26 Sep 2011 1:24pm

I'd look at Hugh Sandilands, tall, strong, fast, booming kick, good underpressue, would be much better option than Dawson or Clarke down back, has also played on quite a few AFL key forwards throughout the season and held his own.