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1961Demon wrote: Does anyone have any information on this Karl Merson that Freeze made reference to a couple of days ago?
Is it fact or fiction, how old and what type of player is he? Be nice if he was a tall strapping lad around 95kg and capable of holding down a KP.
I'll be at Bassendean Oval Saturday morning and will keep an eye out for anyone new.

Below is a player profile taken from the Sydney Hills Eagles website.
Not a strong aussies rules comp but you never know.
Remember that Full forward(what a spud) from Sydney(Stuart Cadzow i think his name was??) not the best recruit we have ever had!

He is listed on there website as a midfielder although reading below you would think he was a forward.
It was mentioned on a site that he was originally from WA and moved to Sydney a number of years ago.

Another GWS Academy player who is a Sydney and East Coast junior making the transition to the NEAFL. A power forward who can get up into the middle of the ground compliments of a huge engine, “Kouta” is another GWS and Eagles development player who will without doubt become a very important player as the season progresses.

Cheers 30Plus. Not sure what to make of that. Is he a mid-fielder, or his he a power forward?? The reference to 'what a spud' doesn't sound like a glowing recommendation. But you never know, if the kids getting serious about his footy he could have something to offer. Its about time we turned up a rough diamond.
I haven't seen anything official about him as yet from within PFC so still not sure if he's with us or not.

He's not on either of the senior or colt's lists.

So not sure.

I'm not sure we would spend too many points on him.

Sully is a quality individual who would make an excellent Perth Captain. I live in hope that one day he will return to Billy Grayden!

1961Demon wrote: Does anyone have any information on this Karl Merson that Freeze made reference to a couple of days ago?
Is it fact or fiction, how old and what type of player is he? Be nice if he was a tall strapping lad around 95kg and capable of holding down a KP.
I'll be at Bassendean Oval Saturday morning and will keep an eye out for anyone new.

NEAFL Round 12
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 18th June 2011 2.00pm
Blacktown Olympic Park

GWS squad (from)
Curtly HAMPTON
Israel FOLAU
Josh BRUCE
Kurt AYLETT
Jeremy CAMERON
Anthony MILES
Jack HOMBSCH
Gerald UGLE
Sam DARLEY
Nathan WILSON
Simon TUNBRIDGE
Alex CAREY
Joshua GROWDEN
Tim SEGRAVE
Stephen CLIFTON
Cameron GORDON
Jonathon GILES
Ben CASLEY
Damian WILLIAMS
Jacob TOWNSEND
Adam FLAGG
Stuart TURNER
Joe REDFERN
Ben REID
Jacob OLSSON
Karl MERSON


I dont know anything about him but he does have a connection to Tunbridge.

Torpedopunt wrote: Sully is a quality individual who would make an excellent Perth Captain. I live in hope that one day he will return to Billy Grayden!

He did take the toss for the D's on Saturday and gathered the team onfield and spoke to the group at length afterwards, so i suggest he is right up in contention.

Thanks baseline. I'm pretty sure Gerald Ugle is a Demon's lad as well, so between those 2 that could be where the connection is.
It was good to see our young Eagles at last Saturday's scratchie, Tunbridge, McInnes and College and there was a couple of other young blokes with them, one possibly could have been Merson??
Anyway I'm sure we'll find out eventually if this young bloke is over here or not.

I couple of the Eagles were there on Saturday including Ashton Ham's.

I think you will find young Merson has enrolled at UWA this year thus his move west.

Mr AFL wrote: I couple of the Eagles were there on Saturday including Ashton Ham's.

Does he want to come to Perth too? hahahaha