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How good has our trading been since Drain and our new recruiting guy started
Now I thought that a second rounder for Schneider and Dempster last year was truly exceptional....and King for NOTHING stunning.
But we have followed it up this year with Farren Ray (and a third round pick) for pick 31.
Ray has been in our best every week...argubably close to BOG in several....and ge was stunning again today. BJ being so good probably costing him BOG today.
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Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
ray has been a master stroke hasnt he ? Though it was always a 50/50 gamble. Thta cliched calssic second chance effect really seems to be ringing true, most impressed.
King is critical to get back ASAP. Props to MG, very very good game.
Farren got so much of the ball and was so effective that the dogs fans stopped booing him. It was only highlighting the fact he was playing a blinder.
"...If there has been one recurring theme through this whole shocking mess, it has been the misguided, inflated egos and their ill-judged determination to cling to long-standing old boy friendships. The bad advice that has guided the selfish and culpable James Hird has not only punctuated this saga but symbolised it..."
Ray is a great pickup and will only get better. We may have lost in the Fiora pickup and some thought he was similar in softness but he has quickly shown otherwise. Was very good again today.
The issue was never about his courage, he was always har denough at the ball, it was always his disposal and decision making both of which have improved out of site since arriving at the club.
ROBERT HARVEY A.K.A The Great Man, Banger, Harves, Ol' Man River...
384 games, 4 B&F's, 3 EJ Whitten Medals, St.Kilda Captain, 2 Time Brownlow Medalist, 8 Time All Australian, 2nd Highest Brownlow votes poller.... The greatest of ALL TIME!!
saintsRrising wrote:But we have followed it up this year with Farren Ray (and a fourth round pick) for pick 31.
We actually got a third round pick with Ray for a second. We moved down 16 spots and got Farren Ray for it!
I had my doubts about bringing Ray into the club. I thought he was too outside and handball happy. I now have no concerns about Farren Ray. The kid is a gun.
Hayes
Dal Santo
Ball
Goddard
Montagna Ray
Jones
Gram
McQualter
Geary
Also need to remember that we got Nick Heyne with the pick we got with Ray.
Who we could have very possibly taken with our second round pick anyway.
ROBERT HARVEY A.K.A The Great Man, Banger, Harves, Ol' Man River...
384 games, 4 B&F's, 3 EJ Whitten Medals, St.Kilda Captain, 2 Time Brownlow Medalist, 8 Time All Australian, 2nd Highest Brownlow votes poller.... The greatest of ALL TIME!!
Hayes
Dal Santo
Ball
Goddard
Montagna Ray
Jones
Gram
McQualter
Geary
Carlton can have their Fab Four...[/quote]
STRENGTH THROUGH LOYALTY.
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
Ray has been great, but needs to play the whole season at this level.
But the main reason for my reply is that can Saints Rising please remove the football boot from the bottom of every post. After 15000 posts it is becoming very annoying as you scroll through and takes up a lot of room.
Armoooo wrote:Also need to remember that we got Nick Heyne ... who we could have very possibly taken with our second round pick anyway.
It's all academic anyway, but I don't think we would have taken him. We took extra time before making our picks in the third round. If we'd had Heyne as a target for the second round, I don't think we would have needed the extra time. It would have been thank you very much and move on.
I know I would have loved to have grabbed Ash Smith. But I'll take Heyne and Ray at this point. I doubt there are many that regret that trade right now outside of Footscray.
