Replacement for Lenny Sam Colquhoun

[andrewg]

This is why we need to keep our Goddard compensation,

Sam Colquhoun

Looks like he plays similar to Lenny or Dangerfield would be great at 13! There are some great kids out there that can make an impact straight away for us.

Nice article here

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

[gringo]

I've been talking this guy up- he is a beauty. He's just a machine who keeps winning the ball. A bit of an Andrew Swallow, looks similar and amasses heaps of possies and looks effortless. He is expected to go way late for his quality and had a magic carnival off the back line.

[bennymac5]

He isn't a replacement for Lenny. Sam is more of a back flanker who can ush into the midfield. He's an outside as well not an insider.

[noddy04]

NO ONE can replace Lenny Hayes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gringo]

He isn't a replacement for Lenny. Sam is more of a back flanker who can ush into the midfield. He's an outside as well not an insider.

not sure about that he's been played loose but not just an outsider. Maybe a bit of a NDS can win his own ball but it wastes some of his skills getting smashed in a pack.

[Old Mate]

He looks like a beauty. Highly skilled and wins a lot of the footy, however he's nothing like Hayes, he's an outside mid similar to Lindsay Gilbee.

[andrewg]

NO ONE can replace Lenny Hayes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately and much to my dismay someone has to replace him............

[SinCitySainter]

That is to be Armo and Ross, isn't it?

[Trev from the Bush]

When Lenny arrived so many seasons ago I always noticed him being like the young pup learning to muster cattle / herd sheep under the tutalage of a master, ie, the erstwhile Sir Robert Harvey. Back then, I thought Banger's retirement wasn't too far into the future - who would have thought he would have gone out still at the top of his game at age 38?

The point is, we already probably have a replacement for Lenny. Did we really miss Banger's presence when he retired? Er, not if you count making Grand Finals in the following 2 seasons.

Will we miss Lenny? Sure, like Banger we will all miss watching him play. But don't fall into the trap of thinking the world ends when Lenny pulls down the curtain on a great career. And don't expect his replacement to be Seb Ross or someone plucked from this year's draft. I reckon his replacement is already in the team just waiting to blossom in Lenny's role when the time come. Armo springs to mind; like Lenny his disposal isn't the greatest but his courage, toughness and workrate are unquestionable.

Last year was his breakout year when some of his quaretrs were, in my mind, some of the best individual quarters I have witnessed played by a Saint. One of his 2nd quarters, I believe, rates with Cowboy Neale's 6-goal third quarter against the Bummers at Moorabbin in 1968. If you were there back then, and don't have dementia, you'll know where I am coming from!

[Devilhead]

Half Back Flanker - 179cm & 72 kilograms

Colquhuon sounds to much like Houlihan for my liking

[St Ick]

I think there will be better players @ 13, but if we have 24 or similar still for sure.

@ 13, if we have it, hopefully Stringer, Wines, Menzel or Plowman are available still. Stringer, with his 'Luke Hodge comparison' seems highly unlikely... but we can dream!

[gringo]

I think there will be better players @ 13, but if we have 24 or similar still for sure.

@ 13, if we have it, hopefully Stringer, Wines, Menzel or Plowman are available still. Stringer, with his 'Luke Hodge comparison' seems highly unlikely... but we can dream!

Obviously depends on whats left and whats available to suit our needs but he would probably drift out to 24. As you said with that list there are plenty of good players that will probably fall to 13. Colquhoun will play good footy though. Stringer is a Crameri sized guy though a forward that isn't quite KP sized but has the hard mongrel thing that Hodge has. Mayes, Vlastuin, Mason Shaw, Membrey, jaksche and Mc rae could all be available around 13 too. Nice problem deciding between those guys.