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Demons Forever wrote:

Why would we recruit a 31 year old who has played 152 league games and is going to cost us 10 points?
Winger taking the piss again?


I havnt taken the piss out of anyone here, i try and present the facts as best i can. He cost Perth 10k.
 

If the clearance is done why is he still on the WP list.
Not sure $10k for a 31 yr old is not taking the piss.

The clearance price is 15k, the clubs negotiated the 10k deal. All wafl web sites are run by one company, they update the sites as a round robin when asked. His details may not get updated for weeks.

Yeah right

Not sure what you Perth boys are whinging about, Manzone is now your best player!

Thanks for the info Winger much appreciated just wish Trent was 27 not 31. Maybe 1 or 2 will follow him. You can keep Rudy though. Welcome Trent.

Trent is a good honest player, hes a top bloke and he will play his guts out for a win. I wish him all the best. Trent is on the good side of 31, not the other side of 31, his kicking style is very good. I hope he goes well for the Perth football club. Keep well all.

KCEF wrote:

Not sure what you Perth boys are whinging about, Manzone is now your best player!

 

We will reserve judgment on that. I hope he turns out to be that but he will have competition from several other players at the club for that honour. My hope is that he will fill a void in our existing squad that has been glaringly vacant for a long while. 
Welcome to the club Trent. I hope that you will achieve all the goals you have set yourself and which we hope you can deliver. 

Manzone is a good player, but he played the last 7 games at WP in the reserves. The only reason he has come to Perth is because he would be a fringe player at WP. We picked up Masten and Busher when they were over 30 and it didn't work at all. The fact we are using 10 points on a 31 year old (32 in July) concerns me in that it suggests we don't really have any other significant recruiting targets in mind. You would think we might have held off until the draft before using 10 points on a player of that age. Depending on injury, he will certainly be a part of our best 22, but for how long? One year, maybe two? It seems that ambitious young players aren't coming to Perth, only players past their best looking to extend their careers. 

Good pick up. We desperately need experienced players otherwise we'll be fielding a team of kids next season. Three more to come so stay tuned. Pity we can't trade or delist supporters.