Andrew Welsh, Adam McPhee may roll dice in draft

[WA Tiger]

Andrew Welsh, Adam McPhee may roll dice in draft

Mark Stevens From: Herald Sun Tue Oct 27 

ESSENDON is yet to re-sign experienced leaders Andrew Welsh and Adam McPhee a month after losing skipper Matthew Lloyd to retirement.

Both Welsh and McPhee are known to be disappointed at the length of the contracts put to them by the club.

Essendon has offered two-year deals, but Welsh and McPhee view the negotiations as the most important of their careers and have been pushing for three years.

The Bombers were prepared to offer a three-year contract to Mark Williams to lure him from Hawthorn during the trade period.

Collingwood has shown interest in Welsh, who like McPhee has the option of nominating for the national or pre-season drafts if a deal can not be struck.

Welsh, 26, will return from Bali later this week for discussions with his management as a deadline on a decision approaches.


Collingwood remains keen on adding Luke Ball to its list despite missing out on him on the final day of trade week.

But if Ball decides to remain at St Kilda, or agrees to cross to Melbourne as pick No. 1 in the pre-season draft, Welsh is believed to be appealing to the Magpies as a potential Plan B.

Collingwood has had preliminary talks with Welsh's management. His manager Dan Richardson, of Elite Sports Properties, remained tight-lipped yesterday.

"All I can say is he is yet to re-sign," Richardson said.

Welsh and McPhee are members of Essendon's leadership group.

The Bombers can ill-afford to lose players of their experience so soon after farewelling Lloyd and another popular veteran, Scott Lucas.

McPhee's manager Paul Connors has been away on holidays and talks are expected to resume soon.

At 27, McPhee is looking to shore up his future. This will be his last opportunity for a long-term contract.

It is understood there were some raised eyebrows at Windy Hill when the Bombers decided to reward Williams with a three-year deal given that at 26 he is in the same age bracket as Welsh and McPhee.

While other names such as Daniel Bradshaw and Luke Ball have dominated talk as the pool of experienced players up for grabs grows before the national and pre-season drafts, Welsh's name has slipped through the cracks.

If they decide to move, Welsh and McPhee have until November 10 to nominate for the national draft or December 1 to put their name into the pre-season draft pool.

McPhee was an All-Australian and best-and-fairest winner in 2004 and recaptured some of that form this year, finishing ninth in the club champion award.

He has played 167 games for the Bombers and Fremantle.

Welsh bravely returned from a broken leg suffered in a pre-season practice game this season and managed 11 games.

He has played 145 games with the club since he was drafted in 2001 and in 2008 emerged as one of the best run-with players in the competition.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/andrew-welsh-adam-mcphee-may-roll-dice-in-draft/story-e6frf9jf-1225791493766

[WA Tiger]

Not that we want or need to be but isn't it funny how we have not been linked to anyone in the PSD, even though we have pick 2??????? I mean Ball, really if he is available we should look at him IMO and McPhee wouldn't be bad either. Just goes to show the wheeling and dealing that clubs must do, like how does Bradshaw just pick the Swans and expect to get there?? Stevens wanted to go to the Pies years ago and the Blues said they would take him if he entered the draft and look what happened. Even if the player nominates for the national draft they could still be picked up before they get to the club they have elected.

I don't get it sometimes.

[mightytiges]

Sydney can't afford to bottom out. The AFL needs them to keep topping up to stay competitive and keep interest up there. With pick 5 in the PSD they just need the bottom 4 clubs who are all rebuilding via youth to bypass a 30 year old Bradshaw. As good as done. Bradshaw's family is from Wodonga IIRC so Sydney isn't too far away.

It's going to be interesting times at Bomberland next year by the look it. Is this a sign of the rumours saying there are differences between coach and certain senior players or perhaps just a sign that players are getting ahead of themselves after one flukey year (making finals with just 10 wins) and then demanding 3 year contracts. The AFL seem to be doing the Bombers no favours with next year's draw.

ps. Please Richmond do not go anywhere near McPhee. We have enough guys who have brain implosions on a footy field.

[Danog]

Welsh could be tempting.  Who knows, we might even use 2 PSD picks.

[Francois Jackson]

Mcphee=Dingley Tip

Welsh=Commericial Road

ill pass on both, thanks


WAT would be so excited at the thought right.

2 more hacks, i mean players to possibly be available in the upcoming draft that we should go for

[WA Tiger]

Mcphee=Dingley Tip

Welsh=Commericial Road

ill pass on both, thanks


WAT would be so excited at the thought right.

2 more hacks, i mean players to possibly be available in the upcoming draft that we should go for

why would I be excited pecker head?? Just posting the story. Nice of you to pipe up, potty you still have no news on Richo. Looks like the media beat you again....

[Hellenic Tiger]

McPhee is all show and no substance. Will kick a miracle goal but have 4 stats in the same game. Have 25 stats and take 2 or 3 speckies against a side like Melbourne or Freo at the Dome and have less than 5 touches and look terrible against a Geelong St Kilda or Hawthorn.  Very very overated. A list clogger and maybe Essendon realise that he has been in the system for 9 seasons.


Welsh well he is a bit of Commercial Road as you say Daniel, and a bit of Chapel St and Greville St as well , but I actually do not think he is a bad player. Very solid footballer with good skills and if he comes free in the PSD well I won't be too disappointed.

I tend to think that these boys will get their contracts at Essendon and are merely using the media to their advantage. As a best/worse case scenario whichever way you look at things will be one willstay and one will go. McPhee will be a PSD waste if he nominates for it and we pick him up. Would rather we passed.

[Jackstar is back]

McPhee is all show and no substance. Will kick a miracle goal but have 4 stats in the same game. Have 25 stats and take 2 or 3 speckies against a side like Melbourne or Freo at the Dome and have less than 5 touches and look terrible against a Geelong St Kilda or Hawthorn.  Very very overated. A list clogger and maybe Essendon realise that he has been in the system for 9 seasons.


Welsh well he is a bit of Commercial Road as you say Daniel, and a bit of Chapel St and Greville St as well , but I actually do not think he is a bad player. Very solid footballer with good skills and if he comes free in the PSD well I won't be too disappointed.

I tend to think that these boys will get their contracts at Essendon and are merely using the media to their advantage. As a best/worse case scenario whichever way you look at things will be one willstay and one will go. McPhee will be a PSD waste if he nominates for it and we pick him up. Would rather we passed.

Pass on Welsh, spends way too much time at Fog Bar and Boutique Nightclub in Greville Street

[1965]

McPhee is all show and no substance. Will kick a miracle goal but have 4 stats in the same game. Have 25 stats and take 2 or 3 speckies against a side like Melbourne or Freo at the Dome and have less than 5 touches and look terrible against a Geelong St Kilda or Hawthorn.  Very very overated. A list clogger and maybe Essendon realise that he has been in the system for 9 seasons.


Welsh well he is a bit of Commercial Road as you say Daniel, and a bit of Chapel St and Greville St as well , but I actually do not think he is a bad player. Very solid footballer with good skills and if he comes free in the PSD well I won't be too disappointed.

I tend to think that these boys will get their contracts at Essendon and are merely using the media to their advantage. As a best/worse case scenario whichever way you look at things will be one willstay and one will go. McPhee will be a PSD waste if he nominates for it and we pick him up. Would rather we passed.

Pass on Welsh, spends way too much time at Fog Bar and Boutique Nightclub in Greville Street

and McPhee?

[Jackstar is back]

McPhee has settled down abit.
Not a bad bloke actually out of football

[Infamy]

McPhee has settled down abit.
Not a bad bloke actually out of football

He still can't kick

[Smokey]

McPhee has settled down abit.
Not a bad bloke actually out of football

He still can't kick

And as Tucker said - he's a list clogger and basically crap.

[Judge Roughneck]

Bleating poofs. Pass.

[WA Tiger]

Still reckon McPhee could offer something for a couple of years, he was flying before his injury and he has played great footy since crossing from the Bombers. His second half or part of the season was also very good after the same injury mentioned above.

[Darth Tiger]

Still reckon McPhee could offer something for a couple of years, he was flying before his injury and he has played great footy since crossing from the Bombers. His second half or part of the season was also very good after the same injury mentioned above.

What the ???

Did you watch one of his games in 04 and bought the album for the single ??