David Gourdis [merged]

[yellowandback]

Anyone want to offer up an opinion on this young fella?

I hear he is quick and has nice size.

The knock is on his kicking.

Anyone have anything to add here?

Is he a show to play FF because its starting to look like we'll play one short and leave the goal square empty in 2010!!!

[mightytiges]

IMO Goo will be very lucky to survive past the first list lodgement at the end of this month. His kicking is a major deficiency especially when kicking over 30m as his technique is dodgy and unreliable. It will go against him. A shame as yep he is a good size for a KPP, solid as a brickhouse and as you said Y&B he's very quick for his size.

[Danog]

We're short on KPPs.  Surely we won't get rid of him.

[tigerlily]

From a Richmond official at the B@F nite regarding the rookies....(unofficial of course).
Gourdis.....already signed for 2010 (is highly regarded) that gives us hope for something different in forwardline.
Nahas.......will be promoted (had a top year, no brainer).
Browne.....signed for 2010 and 75% chance to be promoted (prob means the end for Patto) can't see us having 6 senior listed rucks
Gilligan......75% chance to be resigned (is a bit different) Hope that's in a good way

[yellowandback]

IMO Goo will be very lucky to survive past the first list lodgement at the end of this month. His kicking is a major deficiency especially when kicking over 30m as his technique is dodgy and unreliable. It will go against him. A shame as yep he is a good size for a KPP, solid as a brickhouse and as you said Y&B he's very quick for his size.

I'd be a little surprised if we got rid of him. Already Schultz, Hughes, Patto are gone so a 4th tall would take our balance of talls back to the dark old day of '04-'06.

Having said that, how crap are the talls on our list?

Particularly given that we did have 3 delisted this year who were all Top 25 picks.

[WilliamPowell]

From a Richmond official at the B@F nite regarding the rookies....(unofficial of course).
Gourdis.....already signed for 2010 (is highly regarded) that gives us hope for something different in forwardline.
Nahas.......will be promoted (had a top year, no brainer).
Browne.....signed for 2010 and 75% chance to be promoted (prob means the end for Patto) can't see us having 6 senior listed rucks
Gilligan......75% chance to be resigned (is a bit different) Hope that's in a good way

Hmmm I wonder if some tiger Offiicials actually know what's going on ....  (should I drop in one these  at this point )

Personally I would let Gourdis go - don't know holds him high regard? From what I saw this year, didn't show enough improvment and there in lies the problem...

I would let him go

[bojangles17]

IMO Goo will be very lucky to survive past the first list lodgement at the end of this month. His kicking is a major deficiency especially when kicking over 30m as his technique is dodgy and unreliable. It will go against him. A shame as yep he is a good size for a KPP, solid as a brickhouse and as you said Y&B he's very quick for his size.

could the same thing be said of Butcher

[Infamy]

Had a very injury interupted year this year
I really hope we keep him on, he's exactly the type of player the rookie list is for
He hasn't even had a good coach yet

[WA Tiger]

IMO Goo will be very lucky to survive past the first list lodgement at the end of this month. His kicking is a major deficiency especially when kicking over 30m as his technique is dodgy and unreliable. It will go against him. A shame as yep he is a good size for a KPP, solid as a brickhouse and as you said Y&B he's very quick for his size.

could the same thing be said of Butcher

That is why we MUST take Martin!!

[Jackstar is back]

Had a very injury interupted year this year
I really hope we keep him on, he's exactly the type of player the rookie list is for
He hasn't even had a good coach yet

Wallace ? LOL

[Infamy]

Well given Post's comments about only talking to Wallace a handful of times in his year at the club, it wouldn't surprise me if someone on the rookie list in Gourdis didn't speak to him at all

[mightytiges]

IMO Goo will be very lucky to survive past the first list lodgement at the end of this month. His kicking is a major deficiency especially when kicking over 30m as his technique is dodgy and unreliable. It will go against him. A shame as yep he is a good size for a KPP, solid as a brickhouse and as you said Y&B he's very quick for his size.

could the same thing be said of Butcher

Butcher's goalkicking stats over the past 2 years would dispute all the internet talk. A couple of 'poor' games in front of the sticks and he's suddenly being classed as a hack. We'll see on draft day as if he was as bad as internet wannabees on BF make him out to be he'll end up being totally overlooked in the National draft like Gourdis was.

Gourdis is in the Duncan Kellaway category as a kick.

[Jackstar is back]

Shouldnt be on an AFL list, pretty simple.
we hold on to players on hope.
We need to take a tougher stand
If they cant make an impact from day one, show them the door.
You look at young players from other clubs, eg Hurley etc etc And they make an impacy from day 1.
We give them years and then make a call there not up to it

Might also add, Patto and Putt should be shown the door, if they already havent been told

[Danog]

Did Cox make an immediate impact?  Did Riewoldt make an immediate impact?  Did Ablett make an immediate impact?

Get your head out of your ass, Jackstar.  This is what the rookie list is for.

[big tone]

Did Cox make an immediate impact?  Did Riewoldt make an immediate impact?  Did Ablett make an immediate impact?

Get your head out of your ass, Jackstar.  This is what the rookie list is for.

Patto and Putt are not on the rookie list and as Jackstar said they should both be gone, as for Goo, he is worse than both. Ta ta!