All things North Adelaide 2023

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

Much depends as to whether they can recruit a ruckman who can be competitive against Boyd and Brooksby. If they do they would have the added bonus of being able to play Harvey in his correct position up forward. Also as mentioned in other posts, North did have a very good run with injuries until late in the year. Injuries. or lack of, will play a part next year.
I doubt that North will lose many players. Maybe Szekely might be rookie listed, but I can't see any other league players being drafted. I haven't heard of any other senior players going, unlike last year's mass exodus.

Lee wrote:Almost every club in Australia is searching for a good ruckman.

If West lose young Oscar Steene to the draft, there is no-one else.

Cleeland will play local footy, so we're down to Babic.

robranisgod wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

Much depends as to whether they can recruit a ruckman who can be competitive against Boyd and Brooksby. If they do they would have the added bonus of being able to play Harvey in his correct position up forward. Also as mentioned in other posts, North did have a very good run with injuries until late in the year. Injuries. or lack of, will play a part next year.
I doubt that North will lose many players. Maybe Szekely might be rookie listed, but I can't see any other league players being drafted. I haven't heard of any other senior players going, unlike last year's mass exodus.

I agree with Rocket. North needs a competitive ruckman. Harvey is a very good footballer, but not a good ruckman. Surely they are searching Australia for one.

bayman wrote:

robranisgod wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

Much depends as to whether they can recruit a ruckman who can be competitive against Boyd and Brooksby. If they do they would have the added bonus of being able to play Harvey in his correct position up forward. Also as mentioned in other posts, North did have a very good run with injuries until late in the year. Injuries. or lack of, will play a part next year.
I doubt that North will lose many players. Maybe Szekely might be rookie listed, but I can't see any other league players being drafted. I haven't heard of any other senior players going, unlike last year's mass exodus.

I agree with Rocket. North needs a competitive ruckman. Harvey is a very good footballer, but not a good ruckman. Surely they are searching Australia for one.

I believe you’ve signed a ruckman & when you know the name you’ll understand why I’m very very pale at the moment

bayman wrote:

robranisgod wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

Much depends as to whether they can recruit a ruckman who can be competitive against Boyd and Brooksby. If they do they would have the added bonus of being able to play Harvey in his correct position up forward. Also as mentioned in other posts, North did have a very good run with injuries until late in the year. Injuries. or lack of, will play a part next year.
I doubt that North will lose many players. Maybe Szekely might be rookie listed, but I can't see any other league players being drafted. I haven't heard of any other senior players going, unlike last year's mass exodus.

I agree with Rocket. North needs a competitive ruckman. Harvey is a very good footballer, but not a good ruckman. Surely they are searching Australia for one.

I believe you’ve signed a ruckman & when you know the name you’ll understand why I’m very very pale at the moment

bayman wrote:Apparently they’ve got Sam Mayes too

C.K wrote:

bayman wrote:

robranisgod wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

Much depends as to whether they can recruit a ruckman who can be competitive against Boyd and Brooksby. If they do they would have the added bonus of being able to play Harvey in his correct position up forward. Also as mentioned in other posts, North did have a very good run with injuries until late in the year. Injuries. or lack of, will play a part next year.
I doubt that North will lose many players. Maybe Szekely might be rookie listed, but I can't see any other league players being drafted. I haven't heard of any other senior players going, unlike last year's mass exodus.

I agree with Rocket. North needs a competitive ruckman. Harvey is a very good footballer, but not a good ruckman. Surely they are searching Australia for one.

I believe you’ve signed a ruckman & when you know the name you’ll understand why I’m very very pale at the moment

Shades of Procol Harum?

Big Phil wrote:

bayman wrote:Apparently they’ve got Sam Mayes too

He'll go all white with the new ruck signing, then.

Big Phil wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

bayman wrote:Apparently they’ve got Sam Mayes too

He'll go all white with the new ruck signing, then.

Jesse White officially a Rooster

https://nafc.com.au/newsitem/7097

Wonder who the last recruit at League level would have been that turns 35 in the season?

C.K wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

bayman wrote:Apparently they’ve got Sam Mayes too

He'll go all white with the new ruck signing, then.

Jesse White officially a Rooster

https://nafc.com.au/newsitem/7097

Wonder who the last recruit at League level would have been that turns 35 in the season?

While Jesse White has played league footy elsewhere before this year, I reckon James Jones was 33 when he made his SANFL league debut at Glenelg, around 2014.
Bauman may be able to confirm.

bayman wrote:Hayden Bunton was 34 or 35 when he made his debut for Port…..I still find it astonishing that he’s not considered as one of the best players ever to represent Port, never ever spoken about in those conversations

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:Hayden Bunton was 34 or 35 when he made his debut for Port…..I still find it astonishing that he’s not considered as one of the best players ever to represent Port, never ever spoken about in those conversations

Hayden Bunton snr was born on 5th July 1911 so he was 33 when he debuted at Port and turned 34 during his year at Port.
That would place him currently third and soon likely to be fourth oldest debut for an SANFL club that has been identified so far.
The oldest is Fred Pemberton who was 35 and turned 36 during his only season at Glenelg, Jesse White will be second oldest that we have found so far, Max Parker was 34 when he debuted for North and then Bunton.
Interestingly Bunton didn't win Port's Best and Fairest in his only year for the club, the great Bob Quinn won it. Quinn also, of course, won the Magarey Medal that year, I guess that is why Bunton is never spoken of as a great of Port Adelaide.

bayman wrote:Oleg Markov delisted, if he doesn’t get a life line would he come back to North ? he’d be a huge boost in my opinion as I rate him highly

Big Phil wrote:North Adelaide have signed Matt McKenzie from West Adelaide.

Slightly surpirsed with Jesse White and Mitch Harvey already there as ruck options...

Maybe plays permanent forward or backs up White and allows big Mitch to roam closer to the small square.

bayman wrote:Can the Roosters go one better in 2023 ?

bayman wrote:There’s still plenty of time but the wheels seem to be off at the moment, any ideas why ?