Matt Maguire?

[one-eyed]

St Kilda is yet to make a fresh offer for key defender Matt Maguire, who is out of contract. Maguire's management has received enquiries from rival clubs.

Richmond is in the box seat to recruit its choice of the best out-of-contract player as the Tigers have the first selection in the pre-season draft in December.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22414291-5012432,00.html

Any interest in Maguire?

[tigersalive]

No. 

We have enough broken legged men to worry about and when they play their "Key Defender" on a 1st year Jack Riewoldt and doesn't tear him to shreds it says something about where Goose is at.

No worth the trouble.

[mightytiges]

Greg Denham said this morning that 5 clubs are after Maguire. Presumably we are one of them.

It could be a good get if we got him cheap in the PSD as 2008 will be Maguire's second year after breaking his leg and he would have a full-season unlike last year. However, like you tigersalive, do we want a 3rd player on our list coming back from a broken leg  .

 

[bluey_21]

pre leg injury yes, now only some faint interest

[Mr Magic]

Perfect PSD candidate

[bluey_21]

Perfect PSD candidate

certainly

[one-eyed]

Ch 9 news tonight said we and Hawthorn are chasing Maguire. If a deal can't be met then us and Carlton of course have the prime PSD positions.

[rogerd3]

we are chasing everyone, apparently.

[one-eyed]

The Age says we are interested in Matt Maguire....

Connors also looking after the affairs of Maguire, and captain Luke Ball among others at St Kilda, protracted negotiations between the Saints and their centre half-back have stalled.

Connors declined to comment other than to confirm that there have been no recent dealings over Maguire. Richmond and at least one other club are understood to have expressed interest in the 23-year-old, who made an unexpectedly swift comeback this year from a badly broken leg he suffered in round 18 of the 2006 season.

http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/whiff-of-feud-puts-judd-off-saints/2007/09/19/1189881594879.html

[Mr Magic]

Can he still play on the gorillas?

If so we should chase him like there's no tomorrow.

[tigersalive]

He was a bit slow before he broke the leg.

Looked even slower in his return games this year.

And clumsy.

Wouldnt be trading for him but would an ok PSD pick.

[jezza]

Be more than happy to pick him up in the PSD. Young, proven key defender, just what we need. He obviously came back too quickly and suffered as a result, with a full preseason into him he'll be a very good player again.

[blaisee]

we are chasing everyone, apparently.

not everyone rogerd3

1 -2 good ones

[Bateman]

we are chasing everyone, apparently.

not everyone rogerd3

1 -2 good ones

Birdies are tellin' me (no names - no pack drill) that Mr Miller has been busy for up to eight weeks in the chase for a big name player who is now out of contract (not Judd) ..

Put it this way, I don't think we'll be picking up an Ackland-McLaren-Knobel quality out-of-contracted player. 

[tigersalive]

we are chasing everyone, apparently.

not everyone rogerd3

1 -2 good ones

Birdies are tellin' me (no names - no pack drill) that Mr Miller has been busy for up to eight weeks in the chase for a big name player who is now out of contract (not Judd) ..

Put it this way, I don't think we'll be picking up an Ackland-McLaren-Knobel quality out-of-contracted player. 

Interesting you are posting this specifically in the Maguire thread rather than the PSD thread.

Subtle hint there perhaps Bateman?