Recruiting Aker?

[mightytiges]

Browny's been told off by Terry  .

He just said on the Footy Show that he'd love Aker at the club as long as we can get him cheaply (don't have to give up picks or our youngsters) and he gets on well with Aker. Just a touch of a backflip lol.

[letsgetiton!]

dwayne russel last night was questioning david king and russel stated that aker is definately coming to richmond, he said that miller has already spoken to aker and the lions and aker wants us. king laughing said he has no idea what milelr is up to, russel kept asking him to tell the listerners if his mail was right and kingy just kept fending off the questions.  i hope russel is right!

[H Tiger]

Aker on 'queesland rules' AFL program on ten before yesterdays game.

'I want Richmond to win..... but that is another story'.

Knobel's sister might like closer ties with her brother.

[PuntRdRoar]

Aker is worth 3000 members to RFC and in particular that handstand poo the kids will love it. He'll pay for himself, the issue is not to pay Brisbane heaps for him.

[Mr Magic]

Am convinced after yesterday that Aker is not the answer to our situation.
We're further away from the premiership than two years and he's not what we need right now.

Expensive and shortsighted.

[mightytiges]

Am convinced after yesterday that Aker is not the answer to our situation.
We're further away from the premiership than two years and he's not what we need right now.

Expensive and shortsighted.

Agree Magic. We're 5 years off at least and Aker will be long retired by then.

[Moi]

Aker's a champion, but you've also got to look at other champion players who are still going around - Browny, Buckley, Hird - they are all starting to get more frequent injuries and have to be nurtured to get that longevity out of them.  I just don't see the point when we're not going anywhere in the next couple of years.  We're going somewhere but not quite ready yet to add a player like that that would see any benefit.
Unless we can get him for nothing, I'd rather go for another kid and get 10+ years out of him.

[letsgetiton!]

Aker's a champion, but you've also got to look at other champion players who are still going around - Browny, Buckley, Hird - they are all starting to get more frequent injuries and have to be nurtured to get that longevity out of them.  I just don't see the point when we're not going anywhere in the next couple of years.  We're going somewhere but not quite ready yet to add a player like that that would see any benefit.
Unless we can get him for nothing, I'd rather go for another kid and get 10+ years out of him.

buckley and hird only had reoccuring injuries bec they were not managed right, look at buckley today, as fit and strong as ever. u cant say brownys injuries are due to his aging body. his leg was crushed and broke, nothing to do with age, now he has done his very 1st hammy and soft tissue injury in his career, also a result of lack of conditioning from his broken leg, once again , nothing to do with age.  then we have players like harvey and thompson at the saints, yze just played his 250th,scott west , etc etc still fit as ever. basically every individual is different, the roo at adelaide still has a few yrs in him.  aker has never had any injury problems that have halted his career, his body is in tip top shape. we would be better off over the next 3 yrs with an aker in our team than some of the many duds we have.  having quality players in ur team is by far the best way to develop future stars. guys like meyer, blingers, lids would learn far more from an aker than a tiv, tuck, rodan, ............  duds will only bring potential stars down, champions will assist and help potential stars become champions

[Moi]

Those players are playing for teams where you would try and nurture them because they're virtually on the verge of a premiership.
We're not.  Still would like to go for a longer term prospect unless we can get Aker without giviing up valuable IMO draft picks.

[letsgetiton!]

Those players are playing for teams where you would try and nurture them because they're virtually on the verge of a premiership.
We're not.  Still would like to go for a longer term prospect unless we can get Aker without giviing up valuable IMO draft picks.

we can get him cheap, wont cost us much, prob a rodan and late pick imo

[Moi]

Those players are playing for teams where you would try and nurture them because they're virtually on the verge of a premiership.
We're not.  Still would like to go for a longer term prospect unless we can get Aker without giviing up valuable IMO draft picks.

we can get him cheap, wont cost us much, prob a rodan and late pick imo

I can live with that  - or another substitute for Rodan - leave that up to Miller

[Fishfinger]

I'd be more interested in Polak than Aker, as good as Aker is. I have reservations about Polak but he's a KP backman and only 22.
I'll be happy if Aker ends up at Richmond though, of course. I'm easily pleased when it comes to the tigers.

Was surprised to see Tuck grouped as a "dud" a couple of posts back. I'm actually quite amused when any AFL player is labelled that but doubly so in Tuck's case.

[Moi]

I'd be more interested in Polak than Aker, as good as Aker is. I have reservations about Polak but he's a KP backman and only 22.
I'll be happy if Aker ends up at Richmond though, of course. I'm easily pleased when it comes to the tigers.

Was surprised to see Tuck grouped as a "dud" a couple of posts back. I'm actually quite amused when any AFL player is labelled that but doubly so in Tuck's case.

As i said, if he comes for nothing - can't disagree with anything you say though.  We jump off the wagon pretty quick us supporters.

[PuntRdRoar]

Akermanis will stick it so far up Brisbane next year its not funny. Whoever gets him will get a bloke who will play 18 games minimum and rack up atleast 15 brownlow votes. Its the 2nd year thats the concern. As to whether or not his good for us, I just get the feeling that its important for the Raines, Deledio, Tambling, Meyer, Polo, Pattison, JON, Hughes and one or two others to get some scalps and play finals. You dont want a group of young kids missing out 3 years in a row.

[mightytiges]

I just get the feeling that its important for the Raines, Deledio, Tambling, Meyer, Polo, Pattison, JON, Hughes and one or two others to get some scalps and play finals. You dont want a group of young kids missing out 3 years in a row.

Rainesy will miss out 3 years in a row but he's doing okay  .