where to now for Rix? (And Brooks!)

plumtire · Post: # 474020Post **plumtire** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:51pm

With Steven King coming and Michael Gardner ready to play in 08 Looks like Rix/Brooks will be "bye bye" shame really as they're both honest grafters.
Unfortunately Rix is about twenty five years too late to be a ruck star.
Good luck to the both of them

fonz_#15 · Post: # 474023Post **fonz_#15** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:52pm

good ridance to brooks....

Post: # 474024Post **n1ck** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:52pm

I had previously heard that things were going well, but in the last 2 or 3 days ive heard that Gardys foot isnt looking too good at the moment.

claystreet · Post: # 474029Post **claystreet** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:53pm

there's a rumour floating about Michael Gardner
going but its just talk at the moment

Otiman · Post: # 474035Post **Otiman** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:55pm

claystreet wrote:there's a rumour floating about Michael Gardner
going but its just talk at the moment

He has a contract, as far as I know.

I must admit, the writing has been on the wall for Brooks that if we got a ruckman in this trade period, he'd be gone.

Dank25 · Post: # 474036Post **Dank25** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:55pm

bring back Cain?

ausfatcat · Post: # 474040Post **ausfatcat** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:55pm

well we lost clarke replaced with king. Brookes may still stay yet.

Otiman · Post: # 474042Post **Otiman** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 1:56pm

Do we have the biggest number of ruckmen on our list?

Rix
Brooks
Gardiner
King
Van Rheenen
Kosi

Biggest turnover too...

Clarke
Ackland

in the last two years.

fonz_#15 · Post: # 474059Post **fonz_#15** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:02pm

biggest hack ruckmen list anyway

Dan Warna · Post: # 474066Post **Dan Warna** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:09pm

send us your poor broken tired etc etc...

plugger66 · Post: # 474070Post **plugger66** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:10pm

Brooks is now out and I would think that Watts may be in a little trouble as well.

loving_the_dal · Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:13pm

plugger66 wrote:Brooks is now out and I would think that Watts may be in a little trouble as well.

yeah agree with you reckon watts could be in a little bit of trouble.. with all the other players his size we have acquired.

forever a saint · Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:16pm

how do u know gardiners foot isnt going well. is he right to play round 1?

Post: # 474085Post **n1ck** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:17pm

forever a saint wrote:how do u know gardiners foot isnt going well. is he right to play round 1?

From what ive heard he isnt ready to start pre-season training yet, but theres still a few weeks before hes due. All i heard was that it wasnt looking fantastic as weve been told.

forever a saint · Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:18pm

i hope he's alright. he is vital to our success

st_Trav_ofWA · Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:48pm

so long brooks !!!! you had your chance but didnt make it but hey you still did better then most ppl by getting to play an afl game good luck in what ever you do from now on

Rix enjoy your Casey time next year cause i could be your last year on the list honest toiler but really just lacked the pizzazz to be a constant player

forever a saint · Fri 12 Oct 2007 2:49pm

im not so sure rix is going anywhere atm.. we dont have any more ruckman this year then we did last year. with the retirement of mclarke.

skeptic · Post: # 474337Post **skeptic** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:08pm

would rather hang onto Brooks than Rix

Solar · Post: # 474368Post **Solar** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:18pm

skeptic wrote:would rather hang onto Brooks than Rix

agreed

at brooks has the tools to make the grade, rix is VFL standard, in fact he struggled at VFL level this year.

Personally I believe they will wait a few weeks to see how gards pulls up.

skeptic · Post: # 474410Post **skeptic** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:43pm

Brooks has had at least had 1 good game

He wasn't that bad = Rix's best game

spidoir · Post: # 474417Post **spidoir** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:49pm

was talking to Gardy's old man yesterday and he said that gardy's is feeling pretty good, running laps of Albert Park, enjoying melbourne and seemed really positive.

But that's just his old man!

barks4eva · Post: # 474424Post **barks4eva** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:52pm

plugger66 wrote:Brooks is now out and I would think that Watts may be in a little trouble as well.

if we were to pick up gardiner from geelong and delist Watts who now might get an opportunity with gehrig's retirement then you know for sure that the wheels have well and truly fallen off

FAIR DINKUM

and Brooks struggling against a wet lettuce would get my nod before gardiner, who can't kick over a jam tim

I'll just assume that this was just another numbnut observation from you

plugger66 · Post: # 474430Post **plugger66** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:56pm

barks4eva wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Brooks is now out and I would think that Watts may be in a little trouble as well.
if we were to pick up gardiner from geelong and delist Watts who now might get an opportunity with gehrig's retirement then you know for sure that the wheels have well and truly fallen off

FAIR DINKUM

and Brooks struggling against a wet lettuce would get my nod before gardiner, who can't kick over a jam tim

I'll just assume that this was just another numbnut observation from you

Well we will wait and see. You never give us anything and I try to give things that I have heard. I may be wrong but I doubt Brooks will be at the club next season.

Post: # 474434Post **n1ck** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 4:58pm

barks the only one struggling here is you.

a wet lettuce could see that its time you had a rest.

sunsaint · Post: # 474437Post **sunsaint** » Fri 12 Oct 2007 5:03pm

Can some of you experts please explain something to me?

IF Brooks is so good, and Rix is nothing more than a hack VFL level ruckman.

How come two coaches have let Rix keep Brooks out of a job for a season and a half?