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Pick 5 on its own is more than I think McGoven is worth but if the Docker can get a return pick like #19 (start of the 2nd round) or a more realistic chance of pick #39 (start of the 3rd round)) from the crow as well then it might be alright. We can still grab another young player with that pick

They would have to trade lachie Neale, can't see it happening. Him and fyfe are the only ones with currency considering hill boys going nowhere

I’m not sure they can have such a high asking price as McGovern wants out, they will try a drive a hard bargain but just like the Bulldogs and Stringer you wouldn’t really be wanting him to turn around and stay after requesting to leave. Very unsettling

With highly ranked SA 18s boys like Lukosius, Rankine, Rozee, Hately, Munn et al likely to be highly sought after very early in the draft Adelaide will be trying to position themselves up to nab at least 2 or 3 of these hometown kids....they will drive a very hard bargain for Gov Jnr!

McGovern is a second or third tall forward, gets injured a bit and doesn't kick a lot of goals. He is not what Freo need.

JB wrote: McGovern is a second or third tall forward, gets injured a bit and doesn't kick a lot of goals. He is not what Freo need.

Rubbish. Freo need a lot of things. McGovern is a tallish bloke who is quick on the lead, can leap, has a strong grab, good kick, can play both ends of the ground and who's best footy is ahead of him. All clubs could use him

JB wrote: McGovern is a second or third tall forward, gets injured a bit and doesn't kick a lot of goals. He is not what Freo need.

He is a 10 times better player than McCarthy who Freo apparently needed!
Like Tim Kelly, Liam Ryan and other WA mature age boys drafted elsewhere Gov Jnr was playing right under their noses in the WAFL but Fremantle didnt want a bar of him!

Unholytugboat wrote: They would have to trade lachie Neale, can't see it happening. Him and fyfe are the only ones with currency considering hill boys going nowhere

What about Ballas come on.............

anchorman wrote: Certainly not worth pick 5.
I am not sure he is the type of forward we need or want.He goes missing quite often. Prefer to keep developing the likes of Apeness, Cox and Taberner.
I read an article today about the big fish Fremantle have missed out on as forwards.Travis Cloke and Mitch Clarke.So glad the line broke before we reeled those two in. Neither would have been value to Fremantle.Yep both could play, but they carried baggage.
If we miss on McGovern it wont be a loss.

Anchor you probably know more abt Freo than I do but having watched Apeness and Taberner play for peel for a few years now they remind me a lot of lamb that was in WCER, show a lot but never quite make the grade, at best a c grader. Darcy is just a big boy and reminds me of a Ian McCulloch ruckman but that type of player is long gone. Scott Jones will only ever be a B grader fill in. As for Charlie McCarthy and the fella from GeeLong they do their best work somewhere other than on the football field.

I think that if Gaff goes to whomever that will leave a gap in the salary cap as he is not a 600k player yet and WC could do a three way swap with Gaff to x y to Crows and MM to WC!

JB wrote: McGovern is a second or third tall forward, gets injured a bit and doesn't kick a lot of goals. He is not what Freo need.

He is a 10 times better player than McCarthy who Freo apparently needed!
Like Tim Kelly, Liam Ryan and other WA mature age boys drafted elsewhere Gov Jnr was playing right under their noses in the WAFL but Fremantle didnt want a bar of him!

Never said McCarthy was good bad or indifferent only stated the obvious, MM is not what Freo are in need of. MM has played in a very good and big forward line and not really produced much in the way of consistency. Has taken a few good marks and a few goals and if you want the McCarthy comparrison, check it out, there is not much in it and as far as goals are concerned they both average 1.4 per game. As far as Kelly goes both local teams past on him, for Freo to take him it would have to be at 2 or 5, don't think anyone would have done that. Other teams had 20 chances to take Fyfe but didn't. All this crap about who should have taken whatever, its a bit of a lucky dip sometimes.