Nathan Brown has quit WB

[Reggi]

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,7400726-23211,00.html

Sad for them - this will probably be ongoing players quitting to play finals.

Sydney must have spoken to him as he was in the Sydney Qantas club after the Prelim final last weekend - saw him with my own eyes.

Would be useful as he can play as a midfielder/ wingman - very skilful.

Would he cost too much - or just not add much to the side or should Sydney consider him?

[liz]

Re: Nathan Brown has quit WB

Originally posted by Reggi
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0...-23211,00.html

Would be useful as he can play as a midfielder/ wingman - very skilful.

Would he cost too much - or just not add much to the side or should Sydney consider him?

Very good player and he'd add to any side he played for. However, they'll be fierce competition for his services and not sure whether he'd be worth giving up what we'd have to to secure him.

If there's another B2 about, great, but otherwise would rather Roos kept rebuilding with what he has.

[Charlie]

He's a great player and would add to the side, but considering the type of player he is, he would not be very good value. For a start, a small forward/part time midfielder is NOT what we are targetting, PLUS he would cost a fortune in both salary and trades.

There are better targets elsewhere, in my opinion. He's just a more expensive Michael O'Loughlin, and I don't see that we desperately need him.

[Plugger46]

Originally posted by Charlie
There are better targets elsewhere, in my opinion. He's just a more expensive Michael O'Loughlin, and I don't see that we desperately need him.

Well he's not as good as Micky IMO, but he's an excellent footballer. I'm quite happy to take excellent footballers on.

He might not be the type that we are looking for, but he would still be a valuable asset to the side.

[robbieando]

First and foremost we need to find ourselves a Centre Half Back, forget other positions, this is the position we NEED to improve on to have any hope of winning a flag next year.

After getting a CHB, we'll look for a midfielder and after that a ruckman. Brown isn't the type of player we want at this stage. He is a very good player I'll grant you that, but we have other pressing needs before going after a Brown.

[Plugger46]

Originally posted by robbieando
First and foremost we need to find ourselves a Centre Half Back, forget other positions, this is the position we NEED to improve on to have any hope of winning a flag next year.

After getting a CHB, we'll look for a midfielder and after that a ruckman. Brown isn't the type of player we want at this stage. He is a very good player I'll grant you that, but we have other pressing needs before going after a Brown.

We have plenty of kids to step up next year and fill those positions that we struggle with. I'm hoping LRT will take the next step and become our CHB, next year. He has made rapid improvement since being at the club.

I admit that Brown isn't exactly what we are looking for, but another quality midfielder/forward, wouldn't go astray. I think we should have a serious look at him. Saying that though I'd prefer Michael or Rawlings.

[bloodboy]

We want Nathan Brown people! I have been a Nathan Brown fan for quite a few years now ever since I started going to Doggies games with my mate. He is an absolutley awesome player capable of kicking a bag and turning a match. I don't think you can ever have too many players of the calibre of Browny. I'll admit he's got a bit too much attitude for my liking but look what we did for Plugger and hopefully for Hall! I say, get his autograph now!

SWANNIES ALL THE WAY IN 2004 (I have lost count of how many years I have been saying this for now!)

[Snowy]

I get the impression he wants to stay in Melbourne. He is similar in a lot of ways to O'Loughlin and Davis but can play midfield.

[boroboy]

I'm pretty sure he'll stay in Melbourne - he's a part owner in a pub down there and is very friendly with a lot of players from other clubs. There's no doubting that he would be an asset - but at what cost? However any deal was structured would mean we're in a worse position to snare a tall back, and a hard at it midfielder - both required if we want to go the extra step next year....

[Steve]

I don't think leaving Melbourne is a major issue for Brown if the money is right.

BUT ...

I get the impression he is happy to spend the rest of his career earning $400K as a 40+ goal a year forward who rotates briefly through the midfield.

People change, particularly after changing environments, but he doesn't come across as a player who will ever push himself to the next level. Probably similar to Nick Davis.

That said I'm sure he appeals to the club as another skilled player that we could use behind the ball along with the likes of Kennelly, Davis, Williams, possibly McVeigh etc which would suit our running game.

[CureTheSane]

Reggi, I respect your thoughts generally, I consider you one of the people here who's posts I read because they have something constructive to say.

BUT,

I refer you to posts you made a week ago.......

I hope the club has learnt the error of its was regards trading and picking up other clubs duds.

Nathan Brown Simon Garlick and Robert Murphy are at the airport - I hope we don't go for that clown Brown (or Murphy).

I thought Hall was a no brainer, at the moment givenb that we have a young and developing list - trading for other clubs players would cause us nothing but trouble.

Suddenly you've changed your mind with regards to Brown?


IMO, we should look at any player who wants to come play with the team.
Depth has been a problem for a while.
The best teams have players fighting for spots and players who can walk in for injured players.

So for me it gets down to $$$, and more importantly his desire to play for the Swans.
I think Davis has worked so well because he really wanted to be here, and he wants to stay.
So if the price is right. and he has teh right attitude, and we can trade well for him, then why not?

[Reggi]

CTS haven't changed my opinion - trading would probably come at too high a price - just interested in seeing if he would be worth getting.

I would take him - I just don't think we should become obsessed with trying to recruit another player.

But I'd swap him for Nicks - can understand how the post could be misinterpreted.

I would be more concerned if they went after a player like Scott West

[SWANSBEST]

Brown would be more than handy , but he has nominated Collingwood , Richmond and Hawthorn as his choice clubs. He will cost a heap both in salary and trades.


I noticed on another site that the Swans could be interested in McGeogh from Collingwood . This might only be a silly rumour but then........... He started in a blaze of glory but fell out of favour. He is a young , a no frills player mid fielder who I imagine Collingwood would require after their insipid GF performance .

[Reggi]

Mark McGoof is one of the greatest spastics I have ever seen - In theory he would be good because he is a strong bodied ball winning midfielder - but his kicking is atrocious.

If you want to witness this phenomena - just revisit our early season victory against Collingwood.

I seriously doubt his kicking can be fixed

[liz]

Most of the year we've all been supportive of Roos' plan to rebuild from the ground up. The ever so slightly surprising outcome to this year shouldn't encourage the club to take its eye off that strategy. Maybe we're a year away from a GF, or maybe we're a year away from sinking back down to mid-table mediocrity.

Chasing big name players has been tried and got us so far, but now is the time to recruit through the draft and be patient. Players like Davis and Bolton were great because they cost us little relative to their quality. I have no problem with the club seeking out more acquisitions of this ilk, and if we can trade fringe players for other fringe players who might increase depth in some areas, great. But chasing a Brown or Stevens would be foolish IMO.