Could Polak play Full Back

[one-eyed]

Latest trade offer on the table according to SEN:

We get Polak
Freo get Tarrant
Pies get player/picks off us.

[Darth Tiger]

Polak, can understand that the Tigers are interested, but am still undersided about his real playing value.
Has not delivered when playing for Freo, as he has not cemented a KP and has been overtaken by the younger Michael Johnson.

PROS
Contested marking,
Courageous pack marker (although he tends to float into packs rather than crash them),
Height,
Defensively minded.

CONS
Kicking not accurate,
Decision making under pressure,
Pace (does he work hard enough on & off the track ?),
Injuries (cannot string games together for any length),
Comittment / Work Ethic  ???

If the Tigers are keen to trade, would not want the Tigers to overpay cos IMO we need more of a Chad Cornes type rather than a poor man's Leigh Brown with puppy fat.

[letsgetiton!]

Latest trade offer on the table according to SEN:

We get Polak
Freo get Tarrant
Pies get player/picks off us.

just heard, miller is on soon, but i bet he wont say much

[mightytiges]

Latest trade offer on the table according to SEN:

We get Polak
Freo get Tarrant
Pies get player/picks off us.

Ch 10 news said it was:

Rich:  pick 8 -> pick 13 + Polak
Freo: pick 13 + Polak -> Tarrant
Coll:  Tarrant -> pick 8

[WilliamPowell]

Ch 10 news said it was:

Rich:  pick 8 -> pick 13 + Polak
Freo: pick 13 + Polak -> Tarrant
Coll:  Tarrant -> pick 8

 

That is a stupid, dumb deal - EOS

[Ramps]

IMHO we should be concentrating on generating a couple of extra 2nd round picks- we'll be better off.

[Jackstar]

Pick 8 isnt going anywhere. you might find it will be a player who is on good $$$$$

[mightytiges]

Pick 8 isnt going anywhere.

That's what we want to hear Jack .

I agree with Ramps we'd be better off chasing another second rounder than that alleged threeway trade above. Imagine allowing the Pies to get pick 8 for a overrated soft HFF like Tarrant    .

[Rodgerramjet]

The thing with this trade period is to hold as many of your picks as you can and to try to improve the position of your 2nd and 3 rd rounders if at all possible. Remember all of the other clubs will be thinking the same thing, they are not going to let their picks go in this superdraft either. I expect thornton and Everitt to go in the PSD.

[mightytiges]

The thing with this trade period is to hold as many of your picks as you can and to try to improve the position of your 2nd and 3 rd rounders if at all possible. Remember all of the other clubs will be thinking the same thing, they are not going to let their picks go in this superdraft either. I expect thornton and Everitt to go in the PSD.

Agree RR. The club has said we'll only have 4 or 5 picks in the National draft. If we can get those 4 or 5 picks within the top 42 then that would a positive. It seems some top 8 clubs are willing to trade decent second round picks for decent players so that looks the path we'll have to take.

[Loose Cannon]

Pick 8 isnt going anywhere.

That's what we want to hear Jack .

I agree with Ramps we'd be better off chasing another second rounder than that alleged threeway trade above. Imagine allowing the Pies to get pick 8 for a overrated soft HFF like Tarrant    .

I don't think it's such a bad deal. You have to take some risks in order to build a list. We need a KPP backman PRONTO. It's only five spots and the first round is supposed to be even.

We actually need another KPP backman as well, as depth, and a CHF who I hope we'll take with our first pick!

[mightytiges]

Pick 8 isnt going anywhere.

That's what we want to hear Jack .

I agree with Ramps we'd be better off chasing another second rounder than that alleged threeway trade above. Imagine allowing the Pies to get pick 8 for a overrated soft HFF like Tarrant    .

I don't think it's such a bad deal. You have to take some risks in order to build a list. We need a KPP backman PRONTO. It's only five spots and the first round is supposed to be even.

We actually need another KPP backman as well, as depth, and a CHF who I hope we'll take with our first pick!

That's very true LC that you have to take some risks. I'm just wary of Polak.

My concerns are firstly we're picking up someone with off-field baggage. Now Polak has probably achieved around as much as Paddy did at the doggies (sweet all) so that is a risk you take if you have faith in your coach and believe the player deep down does has ability. However Paddy's head was/is right and he wanted to come to Richmond. My second concern is we may miss on a quality KPP/CHF moving back 5 spots. If Gibbs, Selwood, Jetta are the top midfielders taken in the draft then Hansen, Gumbleton, Thorp, Leuenberger, Sellar, Armitage and maybe Riewoldt are the likely early taken talls in the draft. We've got a high chance of one still being around at 8 but they'll be gone by 13. Of course Miller and Jackson would be better judges as they've seen these kids most weeks but I personally don't see picks 8 and 13 as roughly the same for the cost of Polak.    

[Jackstar]

One thing about Polak though,







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[Jackstar]

Wow, just reached 1000 posts and i am giving out cyptic posts

[mightytiges]

There are picks available but instead of peefarting around we should be focused on those clubs. St Kilda and Melbourne are after Jason Johnson and atleast one or both will miss out. St Kilda and especially Melbourne I reckon could cough up a decent pick for a Tuck whilst I expect a late 2nd rounder for Krakouer- a very late second rounder.

Wishful thinking?!

Rich: Tuck -> picks 24 + 27
St K: pick 27 -> Everitt
Haw: Everitt + pick 24 -> Tuck  

If we could then trade say a Hyde or Krak + 42 to North for Perry + another late second rounder and ontrade that for Polak to Freo. Then that would leave us with picks 8, 24, 26, 27, 58 + Perry and Polak.