And then there was Crouch....(retiring at end of season)

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  • ernie koala
    Senior Player
    • May 2007
    • 3251

    And then there was Crouch....(retiring at end of season)

    Seems like now would be the ideal time for Crouch to also hang up the boots. He would be part of a big farewell game with Leaper and Mick, signalling the end of an era. Then ride off into the sunset, mission accomplished ! ....but something tells me he'll go on..Thoughts anyone?
    Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT
  • goswannie14
    Leadership Group
    • Sep 2005
    • 11166

    #2
    I agree, on all counts!
    Does God believe in Atheists?

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    • Plugger46
      Senior Player
      • Apr 2003
      • 3674

      #3
      Will have to be pushed I reckon.
      Bloods

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      • Bear
        Best and Fairest
        • Feb 2003
        • 1022

        #4
        By completely blanketing Aker and Milne he's proved that he's easily in our best 22.

        He could easily go on, but only if the body is ok.
        "As a player he simply should not have been able to do the things he did. Leo was a 185cm, 88kg full-back and played on some of the biggest, fastest and best full-forwards of all time, and constantly beat them." Roos.
        Leo Barry? you star! We'll miss ya, ''Leapin''.

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        • AnnieH
          RWOs Black Sheep
          • Aug 2006
          • 11332

          #5
          Originally posted by Bear
          By completely blanketing Aker and Milne he's proved that he's easily in our best 22.

          He could easily go on, but only if the body is ok.
          Ditto.

          He can go on for at least another year.
          Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
          Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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          • DST
            The voice of reason!
            • Jan 2003
            • 2705

            #6
            Crouch is good enough to go on next year, but will depend on his body and whether he and the club thinik he can get another year out of it.

            So far (not including Kennelly) we have 4 spots open up which probably adding in Kennelly will be close to what we end up turning over:

            * BBBBH
            * Leaping Leo
            * Fosdike
            * Magic

            Maybe one of MOD or Brabazon will be cut as well.

            DST
            "Looking forward to a rebuilt, new, fast and exciting Swans model in 2010"

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            • Primmy
              Proud Tragic Swan
              • Apr 2008
              • 5970

              #7
              Don't mention the war. He will go without announcing, when he feels like it, at any time, whatever.

              Mind you, I will miss the little blighter. But I think he will grab another year for the hell of it.
              If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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              • Bloody Hell
                Senior Player
                • Oct 2006
                • 3085

                #8
                I hope he plays on. We are light for small defenders. He is good.
                The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.

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                • annew
                  Senior Player
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 2164

                  #9
                  Originally posted by DST
                  Crouch is good enough to go on next year, but will depend on his body and whether he and the club thinik he can get another year out of it.

                  So far (not including Kennelly) we have 4 spots open up which probably adding in Kennelly will be close to what we end up turning over:

                  * BBBBH
                  * Leaping Leo
                  * Fosdike
                  * Magic

                  Maybe one of MOD or Brabazon will be cut as well.

                  DST
                  What about Playfair?

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                  • AnnieH
                    RWOs Black Sheep
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 11332

                    #10
                    I sincerely hope he doesn't chuck a tiger and put his hand up for next year and then leave two weeks before the season starts.

                    Gotta make some heavy executive decisions now.
                    Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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                    • UglyDuckling
                      On the Rookie List
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 452

                      #11
                      He has to go is just holding back someone. Its the perfect time for him to leave an almighty farewell with Mick and Leo. Its sad Bazza couldnt get one last game with the boys, the premiership hero's all finishing up together, the end of an era.

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                      • Primmy
                        Proud Tragic Swan
                        • Apr 2008
                        • 5970

                        #12
                        Originally posted by UglyDuckling
                        He has to go is just holding back someone. Its the perfect time for him to leave an almighty farewell with Mick and Leo. Its sad Bazza couldnt get one last game with the boys, the premiership hero's all finishing up together, the end of an era.
                        I am not sure who he would be holding back. We are/have lost some six seniors between October last year and this year. We have blooded kids, but we still need that stability core to lead the way IMHO. I prefer to have a couple of the pensioners on deck for another year at least.
                        If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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                        • ShockOfHair
                          One Man Out
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 3668

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Bloody Hell
                          I hope he plays on. We are light for small defenders. He is good.
                          As we saw against Ablett on Sat. Crouch has lost a bit, but we don't have a replacement defensive midfielder/tagger/pest with a bit of toe.
                          The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news

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                          • shaun..
                            Stuck in Reserves
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 691

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Bloody Hell
                            I hope he plays on. We are light for small defenders. He is good.
                            And it will allow Bevan, Smith and Jack to play further up the field
                            "In some ways we?re less predictable to ourselves and sometimes that can be detrimental because we don?t really know where we?re going" - P.Roos

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                            • ernie koala
                              Senior Player
                              • May 2007
                              • 3251

                              #15
                              Originally posted by DST
                              Crouch is good enough to go on next year, but will depend on his body and whether he and the club thinik he can get another year out of it.

                              So far (not including Kennelly) we have 4 spots open up which probably adding in Kennelly will be close to what we end up turning over:

                              * BBBBH
                              * Leaping Leo
                              * Fosdike
                              * Magic

                              Maybe one of MOD or Brabazon will be cut as well.
                              DST
                              MOD..? I doubt it, he's been a revelation in his 2 outings. He's quick and reads the play well, and his much maligned disposal (on rwo) has held up well so far. As can happen occasionally, the increased intensity and concentration required for senior footy may be the antedote he needed to improve his disposal. In any case Playfair would seem the most likely to be cut.

                              Crouch has run his race, it's time to move on. The only way to find a replacement is to play others in his role....that's what rebuilding is.
                              Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT

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