Ben Jacobs - Richmond one of three clubs circling ..... (Adelaide Advertiser)

[eliminator]

We do need to find a replacement for Tuck. Tuck is a brilliant player and I hope he plays for just as long as his father did but we need to be prepared if he does not.  I do not know anything about Jacobs. What do people think is it better to recruit someone who has been in the system for two years or pick up an untried player in the draft?

[YellowandBlackBlood]

What concerns me most is the reasons he couldn't get a regular game in a poo team like port. He was a rated youngster when drafted.

[bojangles17]

Yea but get him in a good footy environment and whoa...

[Loui Tufga]

What concerns me most is the reasons he couldn't get a regular game in a poo team like port. He was a rated youngster when drafted.

Illness and injury, has only been there 2 years and has played 26 games so he's seen a bit of it.

[hammo1976]

id be more interested in taking salopek then jacobs. i know salopek has had his injuries with shoulder etc but if we could get him for a late round pick would be a win.

i keep asking myself  do we really need another player like this jacobs??? id be chasing another tall incase maric or vickery get injured

GO U TIGERS

[Smokey]

Yea but get him in a good footy environment and whoa...

Seem to recall many on here thinking the same of one A. Maric about this time last year.   

[hammo1976]

Yeah and look where a maric is know probably talking to a edfl side for next season doubt hell get back on the rookie list

GO U TIGERS

[WilliamPowell]

id be more interested in taking salopek then jacobs. i know salopek has had his injuries with shoulder etc but if we could get him for a late round pick would be a win.

No need for a pick he's an unrestricted free agent

But I'd pass on Salopek myself

[TigerTimeII]

id be more interested in taking salopek then jacobs. i know salopek has had his injuries with shoulder etc but if we could get him for a late round pick would be a win.

No need for a pick he's an unrestricted free agent

But I'd pass on Salopek myself

there was a time u thought salopek was a gun and u wanted him with us

[bojangles17]

Salopek is clapped out hasnt played a good game in 2 years

[Francois Jackson]

Salopek is clapped out hasnt played a good game in 2 years

clapped out? hahah What area are you from i haven't heard that since high school

[Yeahright]

id be more interested in taking salopek then jacobs. i know salopek has had his injuries with shoulder etc but if we could get him for a late round pick would be a win.

No need for a pick he's an unrestricted free agent

But I'd pass on Salopek myself

there was a time u thought salopek was a gun and u wanted him with us

Yep and times change

[WilliamPowell]

id be more interested in taking salopek then jacobs. i know salopek has had his injuries with shoulder etc but if we could get him for a late round pick would be a win.

No need for a pick he's an unrestricted free agent

But I'd pass on Salopek myself

there was a time u thought salopek was a gun and u wanted him with us

Yep that was before 2 shoulder recos and a knee problem

[jordie2tivendale]

Why do we keep poaching from lower clubs ?,  I understand they are more disgruntled and desire better opportunity thus easy to get,   but it would be nice to snag a top 10 Cat , Hawk ,Skunk ,Eagle , Crow or Swan  for a change or am i seeing this wrongly ?
BTW never seen the kid play b4 is he any good ?

[tony_montana]

Why do we keep poaching from lower clubs ?,  I understand they are more disgruntled and desire better opportunity thus easy to get,   but it would be nice to snag a top 10 Cat , Hawk ,Skunk ,Eagle , Crow or Swan  for a change or am i seeing this wrongly ?
BTW never seen the kid play b4 is he any good ?

You tend to pay overs to get players from top sides, ie wellingham>pick 17, Dawes>picks 21&47.
By the same token players are undervalued playing in a struggling side, errors get magnified and scrutiny is a lot higher, doesn't mean their aren't plenty of decent players plying their trade at a rabble of a club.