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heard luke english & fraser turner off to perth

Oh well let them go. They don't want to be with us we can't make them...

We should get some players in to replace them. Bill seems confident we still have a list good enough to be competitive. He's looking to stay ling term. 
 

rumour has it jack avery to play for sharks

strono wrote:

rumour has it jack avery to play for sharks

Strongbow it was said a few weeks ago that Avery was heading east, to play in the VFL I assume which is something he flirted with 2 seasons ago. I believe Dodd is still working at your club, probably contracted until the end of September. He said when interviewed he wasn't due to start at Perth until October.
​​​​​​An interesting dilemma if he's speaking to a Perth player while still acting as your player manager before switching to the Demons.

Anyway welcome home Luke English and your buddy Fraser Turner. English will be a 1 point player. Did he fall out of favour this year or struggle with injuries?

DD wrote:

strono wrote:

rumour has it jack avery to play for sharks

Strongbow it was said a few weeks ago that Avery was heading east, to play in the VFL I assume which is something he flirted with 2 seasons ago. I believe Dodd is still working at your club, probably contracted until the end of September. He said when interviewed he wasn't due to start at Perth until October.
​​​​​​An interesting dilemma if he's speaking to a Perth player while still acting as your player manager before switching to the Demons.

Anyway welcome home Luke English and your buddy Fraser Turner. English will be a 1 point player. Did he fall out of favour this year or struggle with injuries?

dodo - you will find that he has no role with our club once he signed with your mob & is currently in holiday mode
I believe bill has begun talks with players & I reckon avery could be one them - lets see 

as for english his form was fair up to rd 16 before getting injured & returned for week 1 of finals & had to settle playing in our ressies
fraser turner may have been on richmonds list when english was there so that could be the connection
good luck to them if the rumour is true & doddy

English, as strono highligted, had an ok season this year before getting injured.....not as productive, scoreboard wise, as in previous seasons, though Hagan has stepped in and up as EF primary goalkicking small forward, with the  likes of Montubaun, McGuire and Walker as the small zippy pressure forward sorts.

A move to Perth would probably enable English to be that number 1 small forward or even a new lease of life with some more midfield action. Premiership player, and a Perth product, so I wish the fells well  if he does move on, as he has served EF well.

It is well documented, Turner and English are mates, so if English goes then I guess Turner may follow.. Good accumulator, link type player, had a fantastic 1st season with EF, not as productive this year, but he had plenty of company. Premiership player, played his role in ending the EF drought, if goes, then good luck to him.

Avery definitely would be seen as a replacement for Jupp up back. Though EF does  have youngsters in Vladich, McManus and Austin in the reserves....all are around the  193 cm mark, but still raw development wise. So getting Avery for English and Turner, would make sense.....but as highlighted by DD, the VFL may beckon Avery instead. 

I can imagine Doddy will be linking up with Perth players and Stone sooner rather than later. Can see him bending a few ears of some EF players. All part n parcel of footy I guess, as EF have done well with English, Marlin and Leggett of late.....

 

Turner and English for Avery?!!! I don’t think so- we’re getting dudded with that deal. Both Premiership players and both have finished high in Lynn Medal for a back that we have plenty of similar types- yes, Jupp is gone but there’s still Marlin, Bailey, Murphy, Cleaver, Vladich, Meade, McManus - not sure we’re taking that deal! Maybe for one of them

Yeah fair play KC, jumped the gun there.....but Jupp us going to be a huge loss for EF, and no way Vladich, Austin and McManus will be stepping up filling those shoes from round 1 without some protection. . Marlin, Bailey and Murphy are reliable lieutenants......Avery is good to go at the WAFL level......is he worth Turner and English?.....no definitely not.....but  a definite need for EF. 

I can see Cleaver moving into the midfield more in 2025, Pauline is a prospect , already holding his own in the reserves, even he has another year of colts footy left. Eardley if stays on,  will stay forward I reckon.....along with Hagan, McGuire, Montubaun, Walker and Sanchez, not sure where English fits in....even though he is a premiership player.

 

strono wrote:

heard luke english & fraser turner off to perth

seems turner is heading back home to tassie

bush leagues and ammo leagues will be licking their lips with the exodus of east freo players young and old