2021 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

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  • 707
    Veterans List
    • Aug 2009
    • 6204

    Originally posted by stevoswan
    The Suns maybe.....with their bare tall stocks atm.....but in reality, probably no one. He had a chance to prove himself and didn't make the grade.....but then, other clubs may think they know more than the Swans?
    Darcy Cameron best for the Pies last weekend?

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    • Markwebbos
      Veterans List
      • Jul 2016
      • 7186

      Originally posted by 707
      Darcy Cameron best for the Pies last weekend?
      Just don’t mention that other ruckman who went from the Swans to the Tigers

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      • Bangalore Swans
        Suspended by the MRP
        • Mar 2021
        • 1049

        This is the player I want in the mid season draft:

        AFL news 2021: Alex Rance, Richmond Tigers, Perth Football League C2-Grade, Swan Valley

        The greatest defender I’ve ever watched play the game. Only 31 years old and lining up to play country football in WA.

        Get him into our backline McCartin, Rampe and Rance “BOOM”.

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        • longmile
          Crumber
          • Apr 2011
          • 3373

          Originally posted by Bangalore Swans
          This is the player I want in the mid season draft:

          AFL news 2021: Alex Rance, Richmond Tigers, Perth Football League C2-Grade, Swan Valley

          The greatest defender I’ve ever watched play the game. Only 31 years old and lining up to play country football in WA.

          Get him into our backline McCartin, Rampe and Rance “BOOM”.
          No thanks. I'd rather lose games than have that overrated ham actor play for us

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          • royboy42
            Senior Player
            • Apr 2006
            • 2078

            Originally posted by longmile
            No thanks. I'd rather lose games than have that overrated ham actor play for us
            Overrated ham actors...ex St Kilda thug full forwards...ex Saints ruck /full forward thug...all make their contributions.
            Can't all be Paul Roos, and wouldn't want them to be.

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            • Markwebbos
              Veterans List
              • Jul 2016
              • 7186

              RWO favourite Barratt had this to say about Darcy Parish, could very well apply to a Swans player who has finally moved onball

              IF he was quiet for nearly three months after resigning ... THEN

              IF, you draft a kid at No.5 overall as a pure midfielder in junior footy ...
              THEN ... probably best to give him a proper crack as a midfielder in the AFL

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              • Bangalore Swans
                Suspended by the MRP
                • Mar 2021
                • 1049

                Originally posted by longmile
                No thanks. I'd rather lose games than have that overrated ham actor play for us
                To clarify, are you claiming that Alex Rance acted “Soccer Style” to win free kicks?

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                • Mel_C
                  Veterans List
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 4470

                  Originally posted by Bangalore Swans
                  To clarify, are you claiming that Alex Rance acted “Soccer Style” to win free kicks?
                  There were 2 occasions that I remember where he did this against Buddy and both times the umpire fell for it. One of those occasions he acted like he was choking to death.

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                  • longmile
                    Crumber
                    • Apr 2011
                    • 3373

                    Originally posted by Mel_C
                    There were 2 occasions that I remember where he did this against Buddy and both times the umpire fell for it. One of those occasions he acted like he was choking to death.
                    Used to do it heaps, but that time was particularly bad. Cringe

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                    • Bangalore Swans
                      Suspended by the MRP
                      • Mar 2021
                      • 1049

                      Originally posted by longmile
                      Used to do it heaps, but that time was particularly bad. Cringe
                      Rance should be respected for the brilliant player that he is. Not that he allegedly acted for a free kick.

                      He would make a huge difference to any teams defence if he wanted to play elite football again.

                      Maybe it’s worth a phone call. The private AFL life of Sydney may apeal to him.

                      I never forget that last quarter of the final game of the 2014 season where he destroyed Kurt Tippett.

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                      • liz
                        Veteran
                        Site Admin
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 16787

                        Originally posted by Bangalore Swans
                        Maybe it’s worth a phone call. The private AFL life of Sydney may apeal to him.
                        Rance is not eligible for the 2021 Mid-Season draft, at least as the rules currently stand.

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                        • Ralph Dawg
                          Senior Player
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 1729

                          Originally posted by longmile
                          No thanks. I'd rather lose games than have that overrated ham actor play for us
                          Rance is an A grade stager but a brilliant player. Imagine a backline containing Rance, Rampe and McCartain.
                          I'd take him in a heart beat.

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                          • dejavoodoo44
                            Veterans List
                            • Apr 2015
                            • 8732

                            Originally posted by Ralph Dawg
                            Rance is an A grade stager but a brilliant player. Imagine a backline containing Rance, Rampe and McCartain.
                            I'd take him in a heart beat.
                            Although there is a chance, that we'll end up with two McCartins in our back half. I was very impressed with Paddy in the VFL last week. He kicked some lovely darts and read the incoming ball very well. A couple of times, I noticed him positioning himself as a loose man and then manoeuvring around players closer to the ball drop, to take defensive marks.

                            It will be interesting to see if we keep him down back, or give him more of a run as a forward.

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                            • Ralph Dawg
                              Senior Player
                              • Apr 2018
                              • 1729

                              Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
                              Although there is a chance, that we'll end up with two McCartins in our back half. I was very impressed with Paddy in the VFL last week. He kicked some lovely darts and read the incoming ball very well. A couple of times, I noticed him positioning himself as a loose man and then manoeuvring around players closer to the ball drop, to take defensive marks.

                              It will be interesting to see if we keep him down back, or give him more of a run as a forward.
                              He has looked good. Having a third tall in our backline would free up Dawson to play looser and also allow Rampe to play on third tall / medium with a bit more freedom to rebound.
                              I think it would also lower the risk of further head knocks for both McCartains, especially Paddy, playing defence.

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                              • Ludwig
                                Veterans List
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 9359

                                Originally posted by Ralph Dawg
                                He has looked good. Having a third tall in our backline would free up Dawson to play looser and also allow Rampe to play on third tall / medium with a bit more freedom to rebound.
                                I think it would also lower the risk of further head knocks for both McCartains, especially Paddy, playing defence.
                                What about the risk of the McCartin brothers crashing into each other and knocking themselves out in a single play? Our defence could collapse in an instant. It could be McCurtains for the McCartins.

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