Bachar Houli [merged]

[Ramps]

i agree with smoke 100%

[Owl]

I don't think so Bojangles... BH didn't play sweet FA this year in a club that did sweet FA and you think he is better than Tambling who was struggling with injury and yet played more than him?  That of course is up to your judgement but, I think its flawed.

[Coach]

I don't think so Bojangles... BH didn't play sweet FA this year in a club that did sweet FA and you think he is better than Tambling who was struggling with injury and yet played more than him?  That of course is up to your judgement but, I think its flawed.

Yeah Tambling played a lot but let's face it, he was hopeless in half the games he played this year. He was pretty good in 2009 and solid in other years. 2010 has pretty much ruined any decent trade value he had left, IMO. Is he going to finish up being any good or not? stuff, he's 24 and has played 100 games

[Smokey]

2010 has pretty much ruined any decent trade value he had left, IMO. Is he going to finish up being any good or not? eff, he's 24 and has played 100 games

Disagree that this year ruined his trade value Davey.  Other clubs will look at his injury ruined pre-season and subsequent mid-season problems and make excuses for him (rightly or not) on the back of his excellent form in 2009.

[Darth Tiger]

MT could you explain what the deal with Mclovin is? Are you saying we might be entitled to something for this porn star? surely not

Entitled to a refund perhaps???? 

[Loui Tufga]

To trade for a player you just have to ask yourself one question.
Is he better on your list than the last player on your list at the end of the day.
And to that i would say no.

I would rather have Houli on or list than the following....

McMahon
Thomson
Polo

Houli would be an equivalent player too and probally have more upside than than the following....

Nahas
White
Rance
Hislop
Collins
Farmer

If we were to trade for him he would be far from the worst player on our current list add Shermin to this and he would easily replace any of the names on both of those lists. I fail to see how  we would be digresing if we were to trade out for either Houli or Shermin or even both.

[Chuck17]

You can do that but at the end of the day manure is still manure regardless of its grade

[yellowandback]

Houli is a risk so we should only pick him up for a late draft pick, anything beyond 3rd round is speculative anyway so picking up Houli for say a pick later than 50 would be okay. Many clubs have taken this approach and while it is hit and miss, can be a success.
Sydney are experts at it, the Hawks are also pretty good.

[TigerTimeII]

Houli is a risk so we should only pick him up for a late draft pick, anything beyond 3rd round is speculative anyway so picking up Houli for say a pick later than 50 would be okay. Many clubs have taken this approach and while it is hit and miss, can be a success.
Sydney are experts at it, the Hawks are also pretty good.

yep and sydney want polo

so we should keep him

[Danog]

I've almost never seen Polo lose a 1-on-1 contest.  That being said, he just hasn't come on for us.

[TigerTimeII]

I've almost never seen Polo lose a 1-on-1 contest.  That being said, he just hasn't come on for us.

bec he has never been played in his rightful posi

we should keep him, he is a footballer, if he goes  to sydney he will become a  champ

[Francois Jackson]

i personally think there are far worse players we should get rid of before Polo which are Nahas, Mcguane, Tambling, Hislop and Thompson.

What im about to say, i feel like some of the fools who wanted to keep schulz cause he kicked 5 goals in 1 game in Brisbane, but Polo did 3 goals in his first game then what followed is what we have seen with a lot of our players, PLAYED IN THE WRONG POSITION.

I think he should be on a HFF not this back pocket rubbish.

[Owl]

I agree Nahas has shown his limits I think, to inconsistent, slops MIGHT have an upside like Kingy if he can straigten up, he is tenacious at the ball, can take a grab and goes hard.  Tambo I disagree with you on completely he has got talent, but was injured.  Thompson we have seen very little of because he was hit was a nasty and unusual injury, he is a tough player and I liked what I saw of him in and under when he did play.  It is possible that his injury has stuffed him up though, tearing a pec muscle off is no small deal.  He was rated highly when we got him before that injury.

[yandb]

Why do we always overate other clubs players and underate our own. Quote fom an essendon board

Ah the infamous Houli work ethic that's seen him go from being an outside runner with decent skills but terrible under pressure, to being an outside runner with decent skills but terrible under pressure, in just 4 short years!!!
Such an improvement. He's lucky he's got that work ethic, otherwise about 20 guys would have gone past him for a game and he'd still be playing 2s... oh wait...
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Who does this remind you of
(hint) Mcmuffin!!!!
Finals football is played in a pressure cooker and outside players will be put under pressure.
We need to recruit players who will be performers in out next finals campaign not passengers.

[camboon]

I would only take as a swap for a player who struggling to make the senior as Houli is at Essendon.

We have a better list than Essendon IMHO and he cant get a regular game at Essendon.