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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: The Machine on September 17, 2018, 05:24:32 PM
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Freo into Conca. Many would like to wave him goodbye but he must stay as he is best 22 and can play anywhere on the ground - important player for us :shh
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Dockers circling out-of-contract Tigers mid
Mitch Cleary and Nick Bowen
afl.com.au
Sep 17, 2018 4:33PM
FREMANTLE has set its sights on Richmond's Reece Conca as it attempts to lure more home-grown talent across the Nullarbor.
AFL.com.au understands the Dockers are offering Conca a multi-year proposal to become a starting midfielder as uncertainty continues over Lachie Neale's future in the west.
While Neale is contemplating a long-term deal from Brisbane despite being signed to the Dockers for 2019, Conca is out of contract at Punt Road come season's end.
As the Tigers announced the signatures of Shaun Grigg, Bachar Houli and Oleg Markov on Friday, Conca's name remained on the club's to-do list.
Conca's tilt at a maiden premiership will go on the line on Friday night when the Tigers face Collingwood for a berth in the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final.
Having dislocated his ankle in his 100th game in round 15, Conca forced his way back into the team for round 23, playing the last three matches including the qualifying final win over Hawthorn.
The 26-year-old missed last year's breakthrough flag, restricted to the VFL after a foot injury earlier in the season.
Conca looked set to depart the club at the end of 2016 before re-signing in October on a two-year extension. Drafted from WAFL club Perth, Conca was taken at pick No.6 in the 2010 NAB AFL Draft.
The Dockers have made no secret of their pursuit of players raised in Perth, having targeted a large number in recent years with varying success.
Come round one 2019, all seven players on the Dockers' list to have started at opposition clubs played junior football in Western Australia.
They include Brandon Matera, Harley Bennell, Bradley Hill, Joel Hamling, Nathan Wilson, Cam McCarthy and Shane Kersten.
WA products including Jeremy McGovern, Jesse Hogan, Rory Lobb, Cale Hooker, Mitch Clark have been chased by the Dockers before opting to play elsewhere.
Lobb and Hogan remain on the Dockers' radar when their contracts expire at the end of 2019.
Conca is one of a number of uncontracted Tigers for ahead of next season.
Nathan Broad, Shai Bolton, Connor Menadue, Jacob Townsend, Anthony Miles, Callum Moore, Sam Lloyd and Corey Ellis are among others without deals.
While Miles has met with Gold Coast about a potential trade, teammate Ellis has also attracted interest from the Suns as Stuart Dew seeks more midfield options.
Ellis, 22, has played 27 games in four seasons after being taken as a first-round draft selection in 2014.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-17/dockers-circling-outofcontract-tiger-reece-conca
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Freo into Conca. Many would like to wave him goodbye but he must stay as he is best 22 and can play anywhere on the ground - important player for us :shh
Er, riiight.
Injuries prone, good honest trier who at best makes ordinary decisions with the ball, at worst is a momentum killer
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Freo into Conca. Many would like to wave him goodbye but he must stay as he is best 22 and can play anywhere on the ground - important player for us :shh
Er, riiight.
Injuries prone, good honest trier who at best makes ordinary decisions with the ball, at worst is a momentum killer
Yet still managers to play in the best 22 as selected by the match committee for the best team in the comp.......er correct :shh
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Been a massive disappointment since he was drafted at pick 6.
I don’t think people can argue with that.
IMO, heart and soul type player with massive limitations on his footy. His kicking is just not AFL standard.
I’d be more than happy to see him take his chances at Freeo.
Still prefer him to Bellis though. :shh
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Freo way to go 👍
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If Conca helps us go B2B he can stay here for another 5 years for all I care
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Neale to Brisbane, Conca (premiership player) to Freo, pick 5 to Richmond
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Neale to Brisbane, Conca (premiership player) to Freo, pick 5 to Richmond
Pick 5 is probably a little too steep.
We'll take Hipwood instead.
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The real question that no one has asked is, how does Reece feel about this?
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The real question that no one has asked is, how does Reece feel about this?
He's never indicated any desire to move back at any point. So if he does, it'll be solely for career preservation/coin imo.
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REECE CONCA
Has turned down Fremantle before, but will he do so again with a three-year offer and regular senior football on the table from the Dockers?
Lachie Neale’s departure to Brisbane would leave big shoes to fill, but as a 26-year-old West Australian, wouldn’t you back yourself in?
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/get-the-latest-afl-trade-news-on-dylan-shiel-chad-wingard-steven-may-and-plenty-more/news-story/e92d3a1bf95ce39478116848021d8ca7
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Reece has played regular senior football this year and he'll be in the GF side if we make it. Dimma's a fan of his. He only missed games this year due to that dislocated ankle and was brought back in as soon as he was given the all clear by the medicos. Unless Freo offer some ridiculous deal, I don't see Reece leaving by choice. You wouldn't be going to the Dockers to play finals anytime soon.
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Reece has played regular senior football this year and he'll be in the GF side if we make it. Dimma's a fan of his. He only missed games this year due to that dislocated ankle and was brought back in as soon as he was given the all clear by the medicos. Unless Freo offer some ridiculous deal, I don't see Reece leaving by choice. You wouldn't be going to the Dockers to play finals anytime soon.
Yes but a 3 year deal with more money than what will likely be a 1 or at best 2 year deal from us is something to consider.
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Reece has played regular senior football this year and he'll be in the GF side if we make it. Dimma's a fan of his. He only missed games this year due to that dislocated ankle and was brought back in as soon as he was given the all clear by the medicos. Unless Freo offer some ridiculous deal, I don't see Reece leaving by choice. You wouldn't be going to the Dockers to play finals anytime soon.
Yes but a 3 year deal with more money than what will likely be a 1 or at best 2 year deal from us is something to consider.
Sure, he'll consider it.
However, IMHO both us and Reece have been pretty loyal to each other. The Club has stood by and rated Reece through his many injury-interrupted seasons and he has rejected moves in the past back to WA when it seemed more likely he could/would leave. As a current best-22 player who is in his prime years (he's 26), I don't see us offering him only a year. He would get two years.
The other issue is what would get in return as a compo pick given he's an unrestricted free agent? Based on the rules we'll probably be lucky to get a 3rd rounder in return as he isn't in our top money earners. I don't see him wanting to screw us over either.
Thirdly, if gun players like Lachie Neale are bailing out of Freo then that says something about the current environment over there. Unless you're a footballer who only cares about $$$, it won't pay to be miserable for 3 years. Plenty of our guns are playing for unders of their free market worth to stick together at a successful happy Richmond.
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If we land Lynch as a FA then you can kiss any compo for any outgoing FA, whether restricted or unrestricted, goodbye.
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Luckiest bloke on a list.
Got into the 22 because he's a mate.
Gets carried when he's there.
FHO.
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If we land Lynch as a FA then you can kiss any compo for any outgoing FA, whether restricted or unrestricted, goodbye.
Then he'll remain a Tiger.
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Colin Young on Conca: "We will sit down with Richmond and work something out as soon as we can."
https://twitter.com/traderadio
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Colin Young on Conca: "We will sit down with Richmond and work something out as soon as we can."
https://twitter.com/traderadio
To leave, or to stay?
Happy for him to go. Would like a 2nd rounder or useful player (IE ruck backup etc).
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Luckiest bloke on a list.
Got into the 22 because he's a mate.
Gets carried when he's there.
FHO.
I asked Reece if you're his mate and he said yeah yeah, life is sweet my mate is on his knees :shh
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Colin Young on Conca: "We will sit down with Richmond and work something out as soon as we can."
https://twitter.com/traderadio
To leave, or to stay?
Happy for him to go. Would like a 2nd rounder or useful player (IE ruck backup etc).
To stay according to Jon Ralph:
Colin Young (Conca’s manager) said today there’s clearly interest from Fremantle, but he spoke to Blair Hartley, the Richmond list manager, and said once this is all finished — and hopefully he (Conca) has won a flag by then — I’d like to get something done,” Ralph said on today’s episode of Trade TV.
“I think Colin is doing what all good managers should do, and that’s assess the options out there, but I would think that Reece would want to stay at the footy club, it’s just a matter of what kind of cash.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/trade-tv-updates-on-dylan-shiel-chad-wingard-alex-fasolo-reece-conca-and-more/news-story/bb51d6518040c943fa5c08b1cd707509
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Colin Young on Conca: "We will sit down with Richmond and work something out as soon as we can."
https://twitter.com/traderadio
To leave, or to stay?
Happy for him to go. Would like a 2nd rounder or useful player (IE ruck backup etc).
To stay according to Jon Ralph:
Colin Young (Conca’s manager) said today there’s clearly interest from Fremantle, but he spoke to Blair Hartley, the Richmond list manager, and said once this is all finished — and hopefully he (Conca) has won a flag by then — I’d like to get something done,” Ralph said on today’s episode of Trade TV.
“I think Colin is doing what all good managers should do, and that’s assess the options out there, but I would think that Reece would want to stay at the footy club, it’s just a matter of what kind of cash.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/trade-tv-updates-on-dylan-shiel-chad-wingard-alex-fasolo-reece-conca-and-more/news-story/bb51d6518040c943fa5c08b1cd707509
Excellent news...best 22 and deserves another contract :clapping
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Ricky Nixon @rickynixontoot 2 hours ago
First Tiger to depart could be Reece Conca given the coin for 4 years at #FreoWayToGo
https://twitter.com/rickynixontoot/status/1042627276263706624
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the quicker he's out the door the better.......
simple as that
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the quicker he's out the door the better.......
simple as that
and why would that be ?
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The only reason that he would want to go back is to be with his family
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Who would want to leave with big Tom coming next year. The party is just getting started.
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Could this Tiger be squeezed out of Punt Road?
By SEN
21 Sep 2018
Former Richmond coach Terry Wallace predicts someone on the Tigers’ list will be squeezed out to accommodate the likely arrival of gun forward Tom Lynch.
Out-of-contract midfielder Reece Conca has been linked with a move back to Perth with Fremantle emerging as a reported suitor.
Wallace believes a trade could suit both parties.
“We know that the major part of Tom Lynch’s salary has come through the big players at the Richmond Football Club renegotiating their contracts and being able to spread things out,” Wallace told The Match Committee.
“From that point of view that’s certainly helped, but somebody’s going to fall out somewhere along the line.
“If Reece Conca wants the amount of money that he needs to set himself up for his life, going back home and securing of tenure, it might be a good deal for Reece Conca and a good deal for the Richmond Football Club.”
Taken with pick 6 in the 2010 National Draft, the 26-year-old has played 103 games for the yellow and back and will line up for the Tigers in tonight’s Preliminary Final against Collingwood.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/09/20/could-this-tiger-be-squeezed-out-of-punt-road/
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Ricky Nixon @rickynixontoot 2 hours ago
First Tiger to depart could be Reece Conca given the coin for 4 years at #FreoWayToGo
https://twitter.com/rickynixontoot/status/1042627276263706624
Nixon still going on about this last night claiming Freo has offered double the coin and 4 years.
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FHO!
Get what we can for him and try to forget we ever wasted pick 6 on him.
He represents everything this club used to be. 💩
Time to flush out the remainder of the poo out of the club.
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Agreed. He was a liability tonight
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...like he is most ganes....fancy that..... :shh
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He has had some good games recently. but cant handle finals pressure. Please take him freo, he is pooooootrid
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After last night, he can go
Was terrible
But in fairness... he wasn't alone
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After last night, he can go
Was terrible
But in fairness... he wasn't alone
Trent, Grimes, Rance and Jack were the only players who looked like they put in.
Should we talk about how pathetic George was and is :shh
We got smashed last night and yes we will have player changes at the Club. I hope they make the right decisions and should Conca be one of them, I will back in the Club to make the right calls. Astbury couldn't run out the team warm up last night and should never have played. Dusty was sore and Nank got a major lesson from the best ruck in the comp. Lynch will be huge for us next year as we definitely need the extra tall forward. We got the chocolates last year playing Grigg as the second ruck but this must change next year as it was evident last night it cant work moving forward. We need a few more pure mids with grunt.
Bring on the trade period, draft and 2019 :gotigers
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After last night, he can go
Was terrible
But in fairness... he wasn't alone
Trent, Grimes, Rance and Jack were the only players who looked like they put in.
Should we talk about how pathetic George was and is :shh
We got smashed last night and yes we will have player changes at the Club. I hope they make the right decisions and should Conca be one of them, I will back in the Club to make the right calls. Astbury couldn't run out the team warm up last night and should never have played. Dusty was sore and Nank got a major lesson from the best ruck in the comp. Lynch will be huge for us next year as we definitely need the extra tall forward. We got the chocolates last year playing Grigg as the second ruck but this must change next year as it was evident last night it cant work moving forward. We need a few more pure mids with grunt.
Bring on the trade period, draft and 2019 :gotigers
Agreed regarding lynch, is it really that done of a deal?
Need him badly, but he will have to be ready to give a decent chop out in the ruck.
For me, as someone else has posted, Conca just represents everything we used to be. Last night his play gave me flashbacks to the finals against port and north. I know he wasn't alone. He is just expendable, we have plenty of his type. Castagna butler and rioli are our small forward trio, they gel.. but they barely got to play together this year.
We then have Bolton, stengle, higgins ( who is a must keep imo ) and baker.. will be some moves this off season.
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good
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After last night, he can go
Was terrible
But in fairness... he wasn't alone
Simon who are these Conca replacements you say we have plenty of?
I am not suggesting that Conca played well but the reason he was in the team was that we don't have many contested ball players.
Trent, Grimes, Rance and Jack were the only players who looked like they put in.
Should we talk about how pathetic George was and is :shh
We got smashed last night and yes we will have player changes at the Club. I hope they make the right decisions and should Conca be one of them, I will back in the Club to make the right calls. Astbury couldn't run out the team warm up last night and should never have played. Dusty was sore and Nank got a major lesson from the best ruck in the comp. Lynch will be huge for us next year as we definitely need the extra tall forward. We got the chocolates last year playing Grigg as the second ruck but this must change next year as it was evident last night it cant work moving forward. We need a few more pure mids with grunt.
Bring on the trade period, draft and 2019 :gotigers
Agreed regarding lynch, is it really that done of a deal?
Need him badly, but he will have to be ready to give a decent chop out in the ruck.
For me, as someone else has posted, Conca just represents everything we used to be. Last night his play gave me flashbacks to the finals against port and north. I know he wasn't alone. He is just expendable, we have plenty of his type. Castagna butler and rioli are our small forward trio, they gel.. but they barely got to play together this year.
We then have Bolton, stengle, higgins ( who is a must keep imo ) and baker.. will be some moves this off season.
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SELL.
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After last night, he can go
Was terrible
But in fairness... he wasn't alone
You call conca a contested player ? More often than not when he gets it he panics and rushes a kick or gives it to a teammate under more pressure.
We we have jack graham who is developing nicely, we have higgins who is already better than conca, markov had a down season due to injury but has showed some promise. We know what conca offers and it isnt good enough. Atleast those 3 above have some upside and improvement to come and can play concas role.
Simon who are these Conca replacements you say we have plenty of?
I am not suggesting that Conca played well but the reason he was in the team was that we don't have many contested ball players.
Trent, Grimes, Rance and Jack were the only players who looked like they put in.
Should we talk about how pathetic George was and is :shh
We got smashed last night and yes we will have player changes at the Club. I hope they make the right decisions and should Conca be one of them, I will back in the Club to make the right calls. Astbury couldn't run out the team warm up last night and should never have played. Dusty was sore and Nank got a major lesson from the best ruck in the comp. Lynch will be huge for us next year as we definitely need the extra tall forward. We got the chocolates last year playing Grigg as the second ruck but this must change next year as it was evident last night it cant work moving forward. We need a few more pure mids with grunt.
Bring on the trade period, draft and 2019 :gotigers
Agreed regarding lynch, is it really that done of a deal?
Need him badly, but he will have to be ready to give a decent chop out in the ruck.
For me, as someone else has posted, Conca just represents everything we used to be. Last night his play gave me flashbacks to the finals against port and north. I know he wasn't alone. He is just expendable, we have plenty of his type. Castagna butler and rioli are our small forward trio, they gel.. but they barely got to play together this year.
We then have Bolton, stengle, higgins ( who is a must keep imo ) and baker.. will be some moves this off season.
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Bump.
FHO.
Castagna can join him.
FHO!
Get what we can for him and try to forget we ever wasted pick 6 on him.
He represents everything this club used to be. 💩
Time to flush out the remainder of the poo out of the club.
This
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I would try and shaft Brisbane with the Lachie Neale deal from freo. We could offer up Conca, Broad and our 1st pick for Lachie Neale.
Lachie would be a good inclusion into our midfield and he is half way out the door at Freo. Right age for us as well. Mid 20s would go
straight into our midfield.
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He is exactly what we need Ramps if as reported we have Lynch.
Can’t see our first doing the job, nor the players you mentioned
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I thought about this today. Collingwood bat deeper into their midfield and we need to be able to combat that. Lachie Neale would be perfect and he has played good footy at the MCG. We should target now if we can find salary cap room.
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Forget Neale. He wants to go to Brisbane. McCarthy from Geelong is his best mate and has also requested to go to Brisbane.
We have a better chance getting Brodie from GC or Hopper IMHO.
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I thought about this today. Collingwood bat deeper into their midfield and we need to be able to combat that. Lachie Neale would be perfect and he has played good footy at the MCG. We should target now if we can find salary cap room.
Signing Houli and Grigg recently hasn’t help making salary cap space.
$600k between the 2 of them?? Or more??
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the quicker he's out the door the better.......
simple as that
and why would that be ?
so after Friday night....are you still wandering WHY WOULD THAT BE??????
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the quicker he's out the door the better.......
simple as that
and why would that be ?
so after Friday night....are you still wandering WHY WOULD THAT BE??????
Yep. Unbelievable.
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Reece Conca has a contract in front of him from a rival club and is expected to make a decision in the next week.
https://twitter.com/traderadio
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we won't match so Freo don't have to give us anything but a token swap for Apeness would be nice.... :shh
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Reece Conca has a contract in front of him from a rival club and is expected to make a decision in the next week.
https://twitter.com/traderadio
I believe I was listening to his manager on SEN this morning? not 100% regardless the person said it was Tigers or go back to freo.
Sounded like he was most likely staying.
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
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Italian parents want him back home
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Italian parents want him back home
Good, momentum killer
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stuffing take it and run....
for christs sake
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Yeah we sign Lynch we won’t get compo anyway.
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:pray
Please take it
I know he is a liked player internally, but not part our next flag
Better off playing other players
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Not quite true, we do get the pleasure of seeing him stinking it up for some other club
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Not quite true, we do get the pleasure of seeing him stinking it up for some other club
:lol
I didn't think laterally enough for that!
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Not that I’m complaining, far from it but it looks like this trade period/end of season we will potentially see the back of
-a past number 6 draft pick (Conca)
-a past number 12 draft pick (Cellis)
-a past number 15 draft pick (Bellis)
-a past number 19 draft pick (Griffiths)
That’s some pretty decent picks that haven’t worked for various reasons.
None I would lose any sleep over.
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On top of a pick 12 out the door last year.... :shh
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On top of a pick 12 out the door last year.... :shh
Maybe Francois is not as good afterall.
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Not that I’m complaining, far from it but it looks like this trade period/end of season we will potentially see the back of
-a past number 6 draft pick (Conca)
-a past number 12 draft pick (Cellis)
-a past number 15 draft pick (Bellis)
-a past number 19 draft pick (Griffiths)
That’s some pretty decent picks that haven’t worked for various reasons.
None I would lose any sleep over.
Jack Higgins, Dusty, Floss, Jack, Cotch, Tross, not all bad
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Even if he was going to produce compensation, we would lose it if we sign Lynch?
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Even if he was going to produce compensation, we would lose it if we sign Lynch?
It’s irrelevant - he’s your good old fashioned, dyed in the wool list clogger
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B Ellis has be more then serviceable was fantastic last season and his finals were very good is miles ahead from others.Others dead wood cut your looses and go to draft or get a few state league players.
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Not that I’m complaining, far from it but it looks like this trade period/end of season we will potentially see the back of
-a past number 6 draft pick (Conca)
-a past number 12 draft pick (Cellis)
-a past number 15 draft pick (Bellis)
-a past number 19 draft pick (Griffiths)
That’s some pretty decent picks that haven’t worked for various reasons.
None I would lose any sleep over.
Keep dreaming :lol
Oh and BTW BEllis is arguably the best pick 15 of the last 72.5 years... :shh
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B Ellis has be more then serviceable was fantastic last season and his finals were very good is miles ahead from others.Others dead wood cut your looses and go to draft or get a few state league players.
Yes I agree, would be satisfied if they kept him and moved the others on
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If worst comes to worst and BEllis stays then Hardwick at least needs to end this folly of playing him in defence and move him back to the wing with maybe some stints at half-forward....if he does that it might help us to a threepeat......of Liston Trophy winners...... :shh
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Even if he was going to produce compensation, we would lose it if we sign Lynch?
It’s irrelevant - he’s your good old fashioned, dyed in the wool list clogger
Was a general question.
Is it right that if you lose a player via FA, then sign someone FA in the same FA class, you get no compo?
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Going To Freo, does he just walk and we get the AFLs pathetic attempt of compensation
He is unrestricted as he is not in the top money earners at the club. We will get nothing for him if he leaves.
Even if he was going to produce compensation, we would lose it if we sign Lynch?
It’s irrelevant - he’s your good old fashioned, dyed in the wool list clogger
Was a general question.
Is it right that if you lose a player via FA, then sign someone FA in the same FA class, you get no compo?
That’s correct. They weigh up FAs in vs out.
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If worst comes to worst and BEllis stays then Hardwick at least needs to end this folly of playing him in defence and move him back to the wing with maybe some stints at half-forward....if he does that it might help us to a threepeat......of Liston Trophy winners...... :shh
:lol............. :shh
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>:(
...... :shh
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SEN saying Conca gone to Freo on a four year deal.
Article here:
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/10/02/report-conca-agrees-to-join-dockers-on-four-year-deal/
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awesome if true
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Conca out Scully in ....I can deal with that
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4 year deal is an offer too good to refuse for him.
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Not sure what I like better. This news or news that the pies choked in a GF
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4 year deal is an offer too good to refuse for him.
Four years, 16 games, 76 weeks in rehab or suspended. I’d take it.
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4 year deal is an offer too good to refuse for him.
Four years, 16 games, 76 weeks in rehab or suspended. I’d take it.
Is that his stats the last 4 years???? Incredible if so
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Yep. 33 if you include 2018 in 4 completed seasons
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SEN saying Conca gone to Freo on a four year deal.
Article here:
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/10/02/report-conca-agrees-to-join-dockers-on-four-year-deal/
Wouldn't surprise
Funny at the B&F listening to Conca's speech I said to someone reckon he is goneskis ;D
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Fremantle set to sign Richmond’s Reece Conca
Jordan McArdle
The West Australian
Wednesday, 3 October 2018 2:00PM
Richmond midfielder Reece Conca is set to become Fremantle’s first acquisition in the free agency period starting Friday.
The out-of-contract Conca is an unrestricted free agent, meaning he can automatically move to the club of his choice.
The Perth Demons product has made 104 appearances for the Tigers since getting drafted with pick six in the 2010 national draft.
Conca had his arguably most consistent season at AFL level this year, playing 18 of a possible 24 games including both of Richmond’s finals.
His only injury setback was a gruesome dislocated ankle suffered against Sydney in round 15.
He previously contemplated a return to his home state in 2016 before signing a two-year deal to stay at Punt Road.
Conca’s manager Colin Young denied a deal had been finalised, but confirmed the 26-year-old was either heading to the Dockers or staying put at Richmond next season.
“If he goes home, it will be to Fremantle,” Young said.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/fremantle-dockers/afl-free-agency-2018-fremantle-set-to-sign-richmonds-reece-conca-ng-b88980075z
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Reece Conca has been offered four years from Fremantle, and while the Tigers would like their former first-round draft selection to stay, they are understanding of the magnitude of the contract from the Dockers.
The West Australian is an unrestricted free agent and could move clubs, like Lynch, as early as Friday.
Source: AFL website (http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-03/two-more-tigers-set-to-sign-extensions)
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SEN saying Conca gone to Freo on a four year deal.
Article here:
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/10/02/report-conca-agrees-to-join-dockers-on-four-year-deal/
Wouldn't surprise
Funny at the B&F listening to Conca's speech I said to someone reckon he is goneskis ;D
Lol. I said the same!
It was the fact he didn't make any comment about attacking 2019 with the team that was the give away.
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SEN saying Conca gone to Freo on a four year deal.
Article here:
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/10/02/report-conca-agrees-to-join-dockers-on-four-year-deal/
Wouldn't surprise
Funny at the B&F listening to Conca's speech I said to someone reckon he is goneskis ;D
Lol. I said the same!
It was the fact he didn't make any comment about attacking 2019 with the team that was the give away.
Exactly :thumbsup
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Dimma will be heartbroken.
As a rule I have nothing against rangars but wish we had played different options instead of carrot balls Conca. Good luck to him
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I don't hate the Conca Truck but he is pretty limited. What the stuff are Fremantle doing offering 4 years? Us offering him 2 years is generous. Him being in the side during finals was generous.
Never being dropped EVER in his career has been generous.
Should have stuck around really. Dimma plays him whenever he's fit. :shh
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Looking forward to his first bake from Ross the Boss....poor mollycoddled prick won't know what hit him... :shh
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Dud. Delist
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Are we likely to get anything for him?
Probably not because the AFL will be peeved that we're getting TL...
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he's an unrestricted FA so we won't get anything for him. Even if he was RFA we wouldn't get anything because we received TL.
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Out of interest why would Lynch be a RFA and Conca UFA if they were taken in the same draft?
Is it because Conca wouldn’t be a top 25% money earner?
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Out of interest why would Lynch be a RFA and Conca UFA if they were taken in the same draft?
Is it because Conca wouldn’t be a top 25% money earner?
Yes
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Richmond midfielder “definitely going to Fremantle”: Bartlett
By SEN
4 Oct 2018
Richmond midfielder Reece Conca is certain to join Fremantle, according to AFL great Kevin Bartlett.
The out-of-contract Tiger has been heavily linked with a return to his native state of Western Australia with Fremantle looming as the likely destination.
Reports have suggested that the 26-year-old has knocked back an offer from the Tigers to take up a fresh start with the Dockers.
“My understanding is that he’s definitely going to Fremantle,” Bartlett told SEN’s KB and The Doc.
“It looks like they’re trying to cover the loss of Lachie Neale.
“It looks like he’s gone on a four-year deal.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/10/04/richmond-midfielder-definitely-going-to-fremantle-bartlett/
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Circling around Reece is a heck of a way to rack up some km's! That's quite a circumference .... :o
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“It looks like they’re trying to cover the loss of Lachie Neale.
If that is true, no wonder Freo are a basket case!
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Official
Conca signs 3 year deal with Freo
Bye
Source: afl website
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Straight swap for Fyfe :lol
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Official
Conca signs 3 year deal with Freo
Bye
Source: afl website
Couldn’t get out quick enough by the look of it.
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Official
Conca signs 3 year deal with Freo
Bye
Source: afl website
Don’t let the door whack your ginormous arse on the way out
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:birthday :dancing :woohoo :joker :highclap :veryhappy :yo :xmassign :razz :cheers :wavetowel :wave :phew :jump :dogdance :spudnikbackflip :dancingpickle
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Isn't it funny how we've lost our pic 6 from the 2010 draft - who we were still debating wether he was a top 22 player after 8 seasons....many would say he's been a massive flop.
But have now acquired picks 7, 9 and 11 from the same draft who are vastly superior players.
We have done well.
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:cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers THINK THE MOVE IS A GOOD ONE FOR ALL PARTIES LOOK FORWARD IN CING WHAT WE ACTUALLY GET FOR REECE LETS BE HONEST HE DOES TO MANY TURNOVERS IS INJURY PRONE AND PROBABLY NEEDS A FRESH START GOOD CHOICE BY ALL PARTIES
GO U TIGERS
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Richmond is set to receive a compensation pick at the end of the second round (currently No.36) for losing Conca, but the standing of that pick is dependent on whether the Tigers take in any free agents.
If Richmond acquires Gold Coast's Tom Lynch during this year's Free Agency Period as expected, that compensation pick will be lost.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-05/tiger-to-move-to-fremantle-under-free-agency
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Richmond’s General Manager – Football, Neil Balme, thanked Conca for his service to the Club.
“I’d like to thank Reece for his hard work and dedication to the Richmond Football Club over the past eight years,” Balme said.
“Reece is a much-loved person at the Club and we respect his decision to return home to Western Australia.
“Everyone at Richmond joins me in wishing Reece the best of luck in his next chapter at Fremantle.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-10-05/conca-departs-richmond
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Isn't it funny how we've lost our pic 6 from the 2010 draft - who we were still debating wether he was a top 22 player after 8 seasons....many would say he's been a massive flop.
But have now acquired picks 7, 9 and 11 from the same draft who are vastly superior players.
We have done well.
If at first you don't succeed.
For the record Conca could play, but ripping the hammy off the bone in his third season (Carl final) pretty much finished him.
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Richmond is set to receive a compensation pick at the end of the second round (currently No.36) for losing Conca, but the standing of that pick is dependent on whether the Tigers take in any free agents.
If Richmond acquires Gold Coast's Tom Lynch during this year's Free Agency Period as expected, that compensation pick will be lost.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-05/tiger-to-move-to-fremantle-under-free-agency
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Richmond’s General Manager – Football, Neil Balme, thanked Conca for his service to the Club.
“I’d like to thank Reece for his hard work and dedication to the Richmond Football Club over the past eight years,” Balme said.
“Reece is a much-loved person at the Club and we respect his decision to return home to Western Australia.
“Everyone at Richmond joins me in wishing Reece the best of luck in his next chapter at Fremantle.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-10-05/conca-departs-richmond
This is confusing, why would we lose the pick if Lynch comes to us.........
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That's how Free Agency works. If you lose a player and sign a player the compensation works out values for each and if its in your favour then you don't receive any compensation.
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goodbye to one of the biggest duds to ever wear our jumper. His highlights reel IMO will comprise of 2 games where he participated in helping us lose 2 finals.
A major win for our club is this. Laughable that some expect picks back. We should be grateful if we get a packet of twisties back for this dud.
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Richmond is set to receive a compensation pick at the end of the second round (currently No.36) for losing Conca, but the standing of that pick is dependent on whether the Tigers take in any free agents.
If Richmond acquires Gold Coast's Tom Lynch during this year's Free Agency Period as expected, that compensation pick will be lost.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-05/tiger-to-move-to-fremantle-under-free-agency
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Richmond’s General Manager – Football, Neil Balme, thanked Conca for his service to the Club.
“I’d like to thank Reece for his hard work and dedication to the Richmond Football Club over the past eight years,” Balme said.
“Reece is a much-loved person at the Club and we respect his decision to return home to Western Australia.
“Everyone at Richmond joins me in wishing Reece the best of luck in his next chapter at Fremantle.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-10-05/conca-departs-richmond
This is confusing, why would we lose the pick if Lynch comes to us.........
$$$ value of contracts each is getting
Lynch a lot more so the compo goes
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So long, farewell, auf weidersehn, goodbye!!
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Never gonna see him stink it uo for us again.....ooh yeah.... :dancing
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“I’m super excited. I’ve spent eight years over in Melbourne and it’s a great opportunity to come home and be close to my family and friends,” Conca said.
“I just think that Fremantle’s a fantastic club. They’re really exciting, they’ve got a great playing list and obviously, coming home, it was a fantastic opportunity.
“I think I was just ready to make that change and continue my footy career and, hopefully, for a lot of years to come.”
http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2018-10-05/conca-becomes-a-docker
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Official
Conca signs 3 year deal with Freo
Bye
Source: afl website
Don’t let the door whack your ginormous arse on the way out
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He had ability! could play! but not at the pick 6 level nearly frequently enough. I remember ages ago I think it was geelong he kinda sold some candy and ran past 2 geelong players which was surreal. Like Griffiths his body doesn't seem to be built for the rigours of football. I was never a fan of him in the 22 but the players getting around him from the ankle injury highlighted the impact he had around the club behind closed doors. All the best to him
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“I’m super excited. I’ve spent eight years over in Melbourne and it’s a great opportunity to come home and be close to my family and friends,” Conca said.
“I just think that Fremantle’s a fantastic club. They’re really exciting, they’ve got a great playing list and obviously, coming home, it was a fantastic opportunity.
“I think I was just ready to make that change and continue my footy career and, hopefully, for a lot of years to come.”
http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2018-10-05/conca-becomes-a-docker
With Neale leaving, aside from Fyfe they have ... ahhhh .... ummm .... tick tock tick tock .... hmmm :huh3
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does the giant freak still play AFL? or honey badger?
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does the giant freak still play AFL? or honey badger?
Forget Honey Badger. Very poor decision maker.
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does the giant freak still play AFL? or honey badger?
Forget Honey Badger. Very poor decision maker.
Can't make a decision to save himself!
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Good luck to Reece...he is a great person :shh
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:shh
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Ripper bloke aside since you would have to assume he knew during the finals games that he was going you would think he would have played at the highest level he could have and if that was his highest level then stuff me we should give the Dockers a draft pick for taking him off our hands
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Never lived up to his potential. Good luck to him. One of Dimma's favourites has now gone.
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Cant wait untiil we play Fremantle and finally get to see him hit Richmond players on the tit.... :shh
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:shh :shh
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My favorite thing now is teasing my Docker friends and acquaintances over the signing their new "big fish " .
Reece will look good in purple.
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Now if we can just talk Brandy plays like a girl Ellis out the door it will make my week great.
Only 5 yrs too late tigers but better late than never.
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(https://i.imgflip.com/1sj9qw.jpg)
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/tFK8urY6XHj2w/giphy.gif)
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Wait, what?
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Now if we can just talk Brandy plays like a girl Ellis out the door it will make my week great.
Only 5 yrs too late tigers but better late than never.
How about those Dees :cheers
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Now if we can just talk Brandy plays like a girl Ellis out the door it will make my week great.
Only 5 yrs too late tigers but better late than never.
Welcome back claw, you really do come from the clouds
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Just going through the photos of the players and their birds from the Jack Dyer Medal and Reece Conca has at least done something right.
His broad is hot!
Well paid Reece, but it’s time to go home.
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Conca's manager Colin Young today:
(https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/d19f8170-78f6-4dd7-a824-7113dc428766.png)
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No surprise but we have lost our compo pick for losing Conca due to gaining Lynch.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-30/indicative-draft-order-post-grand-final-edition
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I know there are a few “betamax” Jackson supporters on OER but picking Conca really highlights how crap he is as a recruiter and the quicker he is retired completely the better we will be as a club.
And before anyone starts posting about Cotchin, Riewoldt, Dusty and Rance, in my opinion I think first rounders are pretty hard to get so wrong.
The issue is that he got many many many more wrong than he got right.
Bloody useless waste of space. Absolutely hopeless and made a laughing stock for many years until the club came to their senses and spent some coin on decent recruiters that don’t just watch a players highlights videos. :rollin
Let’s face it, if we are truly honest about it, picking Conca was almost as bad the JON pick. The fact he has managed to play 100 games makes it slightly less a disaster of a pick. Lennon and Griffiths picks also highlight the glaring deficiencies in his opinions in terms of the recruiting young players.
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Conca is one of Jackson's best picks. Has it on his CV
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I know there are a few “betamax” Jackson supporters on OER but picking Conca really highlights how crap he is as a recruiter and the quicker he is retired completely the better we will be as a club.
And before anyone starts posting about Cotchin, Riewoldt, Dusty and Rance, in my opinion I think first rounders are pretty hard to get so wrong.
The issue is that he got many many many more wrong than he got right.
Bloody useless waste of space. Absolutely hopeless and made a laughing stock for many years until the club came to their senses and spent some coin on decent recruiters that don’t just watch a players highlights videos. :rollin
Let’s face it, if we are truly honest about it, picking Conca was almost as bad the JON pick. The fact he has managed to play 100 games makes it slightly less a disaster of a pick. Lennon and Griffiths picks also highlight the glaring deficiencies in his opinions in terms of the recruiting young players.
Has there been a worse pick 6 to play 100 games?
I have told this story before on here, but I spoke to an ex-tiger who was at another club in recruiting just after this selection and he said they (his recruiters) laughed out loud when we called his name before Heppell’s.
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Let’s face it, if we are truly honest about it, picking Conca was almost as bad the JON pick.
Yeah, nah. You’ve forgotten how poo Jon really was.
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I know there are a few “betamax” Jackson supporters on OER but picking Conca really highlights how crap he is as a recruiter and the quicker he is retired completely the better we will be as a club.
And before anyone starts posting about Cotchin, Riewoldt, Dusty and Rance, in my opinion I think first rounders are pretty hard to get so wrong.
The issue is that he got many many many more wrong than he got right.
Bloody useless waste of space. Absolutely hopeless and made a laughing stock for many years until the club came to their senses and spent some coin on decent recruiters that don’t just watch a players highlights videos. :rollin
Let’s face it, if we are truly honest about it, picking Conca was almost as bad the JON pick. The fact he has managed to play 100 games makes it slightly less a disaster of a pick. Lennon and Griffiths picks also highlight the glaring deficiencies in his opinions in terms of the recruiting young players.
Has there been a worse pick 6 to play 100 games?
I have told this story before on here, but I spoke to an ex-tiger who was at another club in recruiting just after this selection and he said they (his recruiters) laughed out loud when we called his name before Heppell’s.
Not sure he is a ‘true’ number 6 pick considering GC had already picked 12 blokes up who would’ve been in that draft.
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Tomahto, tomayto....pick 18 still way overs.... :shh
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In 09 there was morabito at pick #4 and John Butcher at #8?
Jimmy Toumpas was a pick#4 ?
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Tomahto, tomayto....pick 18 still way overs.... :shh
He was 6, we finished near bottom of ladder in dimmas first year
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Tomahto, tomayto....pick 18 still way overs.... :shh
He was 6, we finished near bottom of ladder in dimmas first year
Officially yes. However GCS had all those preselections prior to the draft. Still no excuse. Heppell was the obvious choice.
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Was at Richmond prior to the draft, makes you wonder why we went for slight outside left footers year after year
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REECE Conca believes he can stamp some of Richmond's vaunted culture on Fremantle next season, after being part of the Tigers' transformation from pretenders to contenders.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-13/conca-hopes-tiger-toughness-will-transform-dockers
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In 09 there was morabito at pick #4 and John Butcher at #8?
Jimmy Toumpas was a pick#4 ?
Bit harsh on morabito the bloke had everything and was a modern day prototype but 3 -4 knee reco's before he even got started put paid to his career. FMD no recruiter can foresee knee injuries.
Being honest at the time if we had called his name out i would not have been upset, there were 4 standouts and he was one of them.In the end we got one of those 4 and what a beauty he is.
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Anybody know how Conca has gone so far this year?
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Living in Perth I have quite a few mad docker mates and the general consensus is that he has exceeded their expectations.
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Must've had extremely low expectations.... :shh
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He is playing tonight (on TV) so I might watch it.
Wish him all the best.
:thumbsup
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Must've had extremely low expectations.... :shh
:laugh:
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Must've had extremely low expectations.... :shh
He said they were Dockers supporters.
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Well, Conca and Lloyd aren't setting the world on fire.
Where is Miles playing?
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Both Conca and Lloyd struggled last night
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Both Conca and Lloyd struggled last night
Fremantle have figured out how to minimise conca's turnovers. They told him not to touch the ball. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Both Conca and Lloyd struggled last night
Fremantle have figured out how to minimise conca's turnovers. They told him not to touch the ball. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
:cheers
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Both Conca and Lloyd struggled last night
Fremantle have figured out how to minimise conca's turnovers. They told him not to touch the ball. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
:cheers
:lol :rollin