The Armitage vs Ball file

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Post: # 900990Post Beej »

Beej wrote:Shane O'Bree was their worst mid.
johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:O'Bree wasnt our worst mid. How do u rate mids? O'Bree's extraction and in and under stuff was highly praised by the coaching staff after the game.
Beej wrote:Can I see a link to the Collingwood coaching staff's high praise of O'Bree?
Funny that O'Bree was dropped this week after he was "highly praised by the coaching staff after the game".

Nothing like using a blatant lie to prove a point, eh?

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rexy wrote:Is Luke Ball the new Grant Thomas?
Has he sued the Club yet?
Does he have a reason to think we owe him money?

That wasa joke....playing on the reference to GT.

Besides Ball walked, GT was axed. :wink:


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Post: # 901158Post BAM! (shhhh) »

saintsRrising wrote:
Batnoe wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:
rexy wrote:Is Luke Ball the new Grant Thomas?

No, he is the new Cain Ackland...in more ways than one if you know what I mean :wink:

He jumped too early??

I think he jumped at the right time!!

He isnt in our best 22
1/ Both walked out on the Saints.

2/ Swapped clubs to maintain remuneration of more than he is worth (Can't blame him for that though.. But timed supoerbly as both if they had stayed would have been playing reserves footy))

3/ Will disappoint the fans of his new club
There's some food for thought there. Personally, I'm not shocked that he's started the season quietly - the games step up from preseason, and he's still learning his role at a new club. I think he'll be fine, and an asset to the pies.

HOWEVER

Beginning with a couple of comments on Footy Classified last night, I can see the media starting to turn as he doesn't provide immediate results in line with profil and cap hit... and that's where this could get interesting. Regardless of what his actually salary is, he eats a chunk of their cap in line with being a top shelf mid. If he isn't performing at that level, the crowing may disappear, as he's supposed to be a significant piece of the pie (no pun intended), to the extent that that being tied up in a 2nd tier player will really hurt their ability to fill that hole.

Luke Ball has done alright out of the club swap, and St Kilda has lost out on any return. It's still possible that the Pies may end up losers in the deal as well...


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saintsRrising wrote:
rexy wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:
rexy wrote:Is Luke Ball the new Grant Thomas?
Has he sued the Club yet?
Does he have a reason to think we owe him money?

That wasa joke....playing on the reference to GT.

Besides Ball walked, GT was axed. :wink:
To be honest it wouldnt surprise me though, Everitt, Thomas, Lovett. We have a poor history of people wanting coin after leaving. :)


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Post: # 901348Post PJ »

Pointless excersise? Perhaps......I was bored
Spot on there. Comparisons will prove very little - they are different players, a this is a completely subjective argument.


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Post: # 923533Post johnpeterbudgefanclub »

What's the latest with this file?

No updates of late?????

:?: :?: :?:


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johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:What's the latest with this file?

No updates of late?????

:?: :?: :?:
aaah so here you are.........

So tell us............just how good was he............or are you waiting for Mick to come out first ?


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Post: # 923706Post jonesy »

Played a good extracting game...

His kicking though,it's just horrid. What happened...was it GT? He was a pretty reasonable kick in his early days,now he is the worst in the league by a street. He needs to keep finding it in the packs,otherwise his foot skills will end his career in the next 2 years


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Post: # 923727Post Armoooo »

johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:What's the latest with this file?

No updates of late?????

:?: :?: :?:
No need for an update... Armitage will be the better player of the two, nothing has changed...


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johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:What's the latest with this file?

No updates of late?????

:?: :?: :?:
Pie Troll..

Fool the Saints play on Sunday :idea:


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