Mini gone for the season

Old Mate · Post: # 1111303Post **Old Mate** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 4:42pm

Shoulder injury.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/f ... 6102058181

Thinline · Post: # 1111304Post **Thinline** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 4:44pm

Just the season?

Might be kaputski for Mini.

Old Mate · Post: # 1111306Post **Old Mate** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 4:45pm

Very true.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1111312Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:04pm

Mini falls in the gap between an excellent VFL player and an average AFL player. Given his age, he will probably make way for a younger draft pick.

Thinline · Post: # 1111314Post **Thinline** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:06pm

He actually may get a run at GWS on a one year...

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1111317Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:10pm

Thinline wrote:He actually may get a run at GWS on a one year...

Nah.

The way he waves his arms around on the field, he'd be a good country playing coach.

spert · Post: # 1111321Post **spert** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:15pm

Bit of a shame as he was pulling his finger out at the VFL and pushing for senior selection.

Con Gorozidis · Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:25pm

I cant see us keeping both Polo and Mcqualter on next year.

The way the cards have fallen means Polo will stay on you would think.

saintspremiers · Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:37pm

Farewell mini.

Did the best he could with limited ability.

Will be remembered best for his porn star mo back in 05!

plugger66 · Post: # 1111338Post **plugger66** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:40pm

Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1111343Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:45pm

plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.

Its a tough game Plug. The three you mention all have advantages over mini.

plugger66 · Post: # 1111345Post **plugger66** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:48pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.
Its a tough game Plug. The three you mention all have advantages over mini.

Only now that they are playing well. That is my point. You could hundreds of posts saying get rid of those 3 over this current year. Luckily for them they are going better now so we see upsides that didnt exist in peoples minds earlier in the year. Mini may and probably will go but it is possible to improve. Just ask Mini. 2009.

kosifantutti23 · Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:52pm

plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.

Is this a sarcastic response to a post that doesn't exist? I can't see any one taking any joy out of Mini's injury and potential delisting.

Zac Attack · Tue 26 Jul 2011 5:55pm

plugger66 wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.
Its a tough game Plug. The three you mention all have advantages over mini.
Only now that they are playing well. That is my point. You could hundreds of posts saying get rid of those 3 over this current year. Luckily for them they are going better now so we see upsides that didnt exist in peoples minds earlier in the year. Mini may and probably will go but it is possible to improve. Just ask Mini. 2009.

Disagree. He played well in a team that was going crazy at the man and the football. As the erection wore off towards the end of 09 he was shown to again be the sub-standard footballer he is. Throughout 10 he struggled to lay constant tackles and was handballing it off for no real reason.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1111351Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 6:00pm

plugger66 wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.
Its a tough game Plug. The three you mention all have advantages over mini.
Only now that they are playing well. That is my point. You could hundreds of posts saying get rid of those 3 over this current year. Luckily for them they are going better now so we see upsides that didnt exist in peoples minds earlier in the year. Mini may and probably will go but it is possible to improve. Just ask Mini. 2009.

Disagree.

The three you mention are taller, bigger, and faster, in that order.

plugger66 · Post: # 1111352Post **plugger66** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 6:04pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.
Its a tough game Plug. The three you mention all have advantages over mini.
Only now that they are playing well. That is my point. You could hundreds of posts saying get rid of those 3 over this current year. Luckily for them they are going better now so we see upsides that didnt exist in peoples minds earlier in the year. Mini may and probably will go but it is possible to improve. Just ask Mini. 2009.
Disagree.

The three you mention are taller, bigger, and faster, in that order.

Yep they are but they were still classed as probable delisted players at the end of the year when they were out of form. Plenty said it. If Polo had of been injured in the seconds 4 weeks a go we would have had the same thread. I suppose it is the bad luck of the draw when you are injured.

Zac Attack · Tue 26 Jul 2011 6:11pm

plugger66 wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Yep go away Mini. Once you are no good to us we are happy to see you go. Luckily for Gamble, Polo and Peake they didnt get season ending injuries when they were struggling in the seconds.
Its a tough game Plug. The three you mention all have advantages over mini.
Only now that they are playing well. That is my point. You could hundreds of posts saying get rid of those 3 over this current year. Luckily for them they are going better now so we see upsides that didnt exist in peoples minds earlier in the year. Mini may and probably will go but it is possible to improve. Just ask Mini. 2009.
Disagree.

The three you mention are taller, bigger, and faster, in that order.
Yep they are but they were still classed as probable delisted players at the end of the year when they were out of form. Plenty said it. If Polo had of been injured in the seconds 4 weeks a go we would have had the same thread. I suppose it is the bad luck of the draw when you are injured.

Polo is really average though. Unlucky that Mini has been injured but he should have been gone years ago.

spert · Post: # 1111371Post **spert** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 6:52pm

Mini should have been played as a mid or as an attacking forward, and was never a defensive negater- his skills are quite good compared to many in the seniors. I feel RL didn't use him in a way to get the best from him, but he would be a good pickup for another club needing that type of player.

bobmurray · Post: # 1111383Post **bobmurray** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 7:20pm

Pelchen might put Mini up for a trade during trade week....

Hopefully for a first round draft pick......

Old Mate · Post: # 1111385Post **Old Mate** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 7:23pm

bobmurray wrote:Pelchen might put Mini up for a trade during trade week....

Hopefully for a first round draft pick......

LOL.

Seriously though, I reckon he could be used as a sweetener in a trade deal.

If he does go hopefully he's given a second chance at another club. GWS maybe. I wonder what compo the AFL would give us? They'd probably just laugh and give us nothing.

Hurricane · Post: # 1111388Post **Hurricane** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 7:29pm

Old Mate wrote:
bobmurray wrote:Pelchen might put Mini up for a trade during trade week....

Hopefully for a first round draft pick......
LOL.

Seriously though, I reckon he could be used as a sweetener in a trade deal.

If he does go hopefully he's given a second chance at another club. GWS maybe. I wonder what compo the AFL would give us? They'd probably just laugh and give us nothing.

I can see that happening. Mabey a club with a few too many rucks or quick mids that is hurting for an in and under player might be pursuaded to part with one for a Mini plus draft pick or Mini plus player deal

BANG BANG

plugger66 · Post: # 1111408Post **plugger66** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 8:21pm

Hurricane wrote:
Old Mate wrote:
bobmurray wrote:Pelchen might put Mini up for a trade during trade week....

Hopefully for a first round draft pick......
LOL.

Seriously though, I reckon he could be used as a sweetener in a trade deal.

If he does go hopefully he's given a second chance at another club. GWS maybe. I wonder what compo the AFL would give us? They'd probably just laugh and give us nothing.
I can see that happening. Mabey a club with a few too many rucks or quick mids that is hurting for an in and under player might be pursuaded to part with one for a Mini plus draft pick or Mini plus player deal

BANG BANG

He is not worth any picks but that doesnt mean he goes from our club.

saint66au · Post: # 1111440Post **saint66au** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:41pm

The one point that noone has made is the effect Mini's injury has on our reserves THIS year

We are fast running out of Plan B players should, God forbid, injury strike in even a moderate fashion between now and the end of the season

Old Mate · Post: # 1111446Post **Old Mate** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:54pm

Mini plays exclusively as a defensive forward so him being injured won't effect our reserves all that much. We don't have too many back up mids though. That's a concern, as is Gardy's rehab. If Mac or Dal/Monty/Goddard went down we would be in all sorts...

borderbarry · Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:41pm

Any trades this year I would be looking to GWS. We missed out badly not trading with GCS in my opinion. Maybe for mini we could swap our round 2 pick for theirs, or something like that.