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Post: # 1261726Post plugger66 »

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:Plugger same could be said about Tarrant ... Was only ever going to be a forward ... Until suddenly he was a defender ... Not saying it will happen but it can happen

Yep the 2 mentioned went back. Much easier. Anyway I doubt Raph will be playing AFL footy next year but if he does i reckon it will be as HBF.


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Post: # 1261751Post saintsRrising »

Is this a rumour...or speculation thread?

Lets stick to rumours please.


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Post: # 1261756Post Animal Enclosure »

Raph played forward for the majority of his junior career.

I agree that he would be a better player if played on a wing or HF.


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Post: # 1261757Post andrewg »

One big rumor is if BJ goes Salopek is def coming to the saints


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Post: # 1261761Post dragit »

andrewg wrote:One big rumor is if BJ goes Salopek is def coming to the saints
oh god, please no. 27 year old who can't get a game at port.


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Post: # 1261774Post tony74 »

Gumbleton


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Post: # 1261781Post andrewg »

dragit wrote:
andrewg wrote:One big rumor is if BJ goes Salopek is def coming to the saints
oh god, please no. 27 year old who can't get a game at port.
I think he would be a good pick up he is a very good kick, strong body. Give us much more than Peak ever did. We all know Pelchiloves players that can kick


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Post: # 1261783Post plugger66 »

andrewg wrote:
dragit wrote:
andrewg wrote:One big rumor is if BJ goes Salopek is def coming to the saints
oh god, please no. 27 year old who can't get a game at port.
I think he would be a good pick up he is a very good kick, strong body. Give us much more than Peak ever did. We all know Pelchiloves players that can kick

Does he also like slow injured poor players?


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Post: # 1261788Post andrewg »

True. not sure he is slow but he has had shoulder issues. But his manager says if BJ goes the saints are interested.


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Post: # 1261803Post santazzi »

So.[/quote]

So?? P66 I always read your posts closely and I have deducted that you strike me as a reasoned person.......therefore, I am sure you would have grasped the essence of my post.........Clarke being successful in a forward position in another club, while we may say it is improbable we can never assert that it is impossible....


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santazzi wrote:So.
So?? P66 I always read your posts closely and I have deducted that you strike me as a reasoned person.......therefore, I am sure you would have grasped the essence of my post.........Clarke being successful in a forward position in another club, while we may say it is improbable we can never assert that it is impossible....[/quote]


Clarke has had 3 coaches who all have only played him back in the easiest position on the ground and he still cant make it. HFF is one of the hardest positions on the ground. Good luck to him. Seems like a really nice person and he is or was a sainter. I want him to make it at any club but I am pretty sure it will be as a HBF if he does.


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Post: # 1261813Post jimmy_slats »

santazzi wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
SainterK wrote:Really?

Don't see it as being unusual to grab a fringe player at a club and reinvent him.

Happens all the time.

My rumour is Raph will never make it as a forward at any club. he is a running backman. That isnt a rumour thats fact.
P66.......is it not correct that Guerra was a forward with us? Look what the Hawks did with him....

do recall him kicking 7 against westcoast in 04 so he wasnt all that bad up the front


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Post: # 1261822Post gringo »

plugger66 wrote:
santazzi wrote:So.
So?? P66 I always read your posts closely and I have deducted that you strike me as a reasoned person.......therefore, I am sure you would have grasped the essence of my post.........Clarke being successful in a forward position in another club, while we may say it is improbable we can never assert that it is impossible....

Clarke has had 3 coaches who all have only played him back in the easiest position on the ground and he still cant make it. HFF is one of the hardest positions on the ground. Good luck to him. Seems like a really nice person and he is or was a sainter. I want him to make it at any club but I am pretty sure it will be as a HBF if he does.[/quote]

How many games did he play under GT and Watters exactly. 3 coaches is mischievous as he would have been lucky to play 22 games under GT and so infrequently that I can't remember him having a position. Watters gave him about 3 games.


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gringo wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
santazzi wrote:So.
So?? P66 I always read your posts closely and I have deducted that you strike me as a reasoned person.......therefore, I am sure you would have grasped the essence of my post.........Clarke being successful in a forward position in another club, while we may say it is improbable we can never assert that it is impossible....

Clarke has had 3 coaches who all have only played him back in the easiest position on the ground and he still cant make it. HFF is one of the hardest positions on the ground. Good luck to him. Seems like a really nice person and he is or was a sainter. I want him to make it at any club but I am pretty sure it will be as a HBF if he does.
How many games did he play under GT and Watters exactly. 3 coaches is mischievous as he would have been lucky to play 22 games under GT and so infrequently that I can't remember him having a position. Watters gave him about 3 games.[/quote]


Which suggests he doesnt rate him.


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Post: # 1261825Post noob »

We don't needs hacks we just need to develop our own properly. Good young talented kids will improve us not players that can't get games from other clubs.


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Post: # 1261829Post mr six o'clock »

Raph as a forward !
remember his first shot at goal in his first game .
kinda summed up his career !


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Post: # 1261831Post Burkey 1 »

Salopek will be a good pick up, hasn't Judd got or had suspect shoulders, we all know what a player he turned out to be.

Now I"m not suggesting Salopek is as talented as Judd merely that Judds shoulders have stood the test of time.


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Post: # 1261834Post Teflon »

tony74 wrote:Gumbleton
who?


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Post: # 1261836Post plugger66 »

Teflon wrote:
tony74 wrote:Gumbleton
who?

Frank Gumbleton. Played for North in 1977 GF.


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Post: # 1261837Post suss »

Teflon wrote:
tony74 wrote:Gumbleton
who?
Sounds like they're letting him go. Maybe he's behind Hurley- not sure. But he might be handy in the right team.


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Post: # 1261844Post bigcarl »

plugger66 wrote:My rumour is Raph will never make it as a forward at any club. he is a running backman. That isnt a rumour thats fact.

How would you know?


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Post: # 1261846Post Skildir »

Would be happy with Gumbleton. 24 and lots of ability.


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Post: # 1261858Post Bardon Saint »

I thought the news on Gumbleton is that he's been offered one year from Essendon but is not making any decisions until he returns from holiday.

Am not sure sure about Caddy. He's promised a lot but delivered little. Granted he's only just starting his career but I feel that some think he's a lot better then his actually is. His potential, well that's speculative but he hasn't started his career like some of the gun midfielders in the competition.

Cloke is simply offering too much for a good season and some glimpses of form here and there. A move to Carlton under Malthouse may see better form.

Salopek is linked with the Saints every year. Just because he followed the Saints as a youngster. The same way that BJ is linked to Carlscum.

Danyle Pearce - glimpses but appears a bit soft. Has talent but I think we have youngsters to replace him.

Rivers - talented but who would he replace on our list? Do we need another of his type?

Maloney: How old is this guy? Hard at it, i like him but with our current direction, probs a bit too old to consider

Broughton rumour - there's a new one. A possession accumulating half back that gets killed under Rossy for playing a tight tag. Not his style - probably hating his footy? Relatively young and can play mid.


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Post: # 1261868Post bigred »

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Post: # 1261870Post Sick Nal Danto »

Bomber supporters seem to be certain that BJ is going to Essendon next

The B n F speech does seem to go with this


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