Putty is off to Southport to play alongside Cleve....http://www.southportsharks.com.au/football/seniors.phpSouthport have moved quickly to bolster a ruck division depleted by the loss of Queensland and Team of the Year big man Broc McCauley to the Brisbane Lions, signing former Richmond giant
Dean Putt.
Putt, originally from the Wood End via the Calder Cannons, had two years at Punt Road without breaking into the senior side but is seen as a perfect replacement for McCauley after his rookie list selection by theLions.
Twenty-year-old Putt is an exceptionally mobile 203cm and 98kg, invariably running with many of the Richmond midfielders in the long-distance work.
He was drafted by the Tigers at No.52 in the 2007 AFL National Draft after playing a key role in the Calder Cannons’ 2007 TAC Cup premiership in his third year in what is the game’s primary development nursery in the country.
The prized capture of Putt adds to Southport’s already impressive list of recruits, which includes former Grogan Medalist Matty Payne, who has returned to Queensland after 12 months with SANFL club Sturt, plus 16-game Richmond key forward
Cleve Hughes, former Adelaide and Carlton player Darren Pfeiffer and Victorian Amateur Open and U23 representative utility player Cam MacLaren from Marcellin Old Collegians.
They compensate for the loss of McCauley, Justin Kahlefeldt, Jason Burge, Fraser Pope Damien Charleston,David Meli,Cam Betts and Mark Lynch.
