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Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714008Post parkeysainter »

If he moves, apparantly we are in the box seat. According to Mark Stevens on Ch 7. I reckon we are the club that offered him the mega deal.

This might mirror Jake Lever going to Melbourne. Lets hope.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714009Post prwilkinson »

parkeysainter wrote:If he moves, apparantly we are in the box seat. According to Mark Stevens on Ch 7. I reckon we are the club that offered him the mega deal.
McGovern... nice.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714010Post dragit »

parkeysainter wrote:If he moves
Con is going to love this one…


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714011Post parkeysainter »

dragit wrote:
parkeysainter wrote:If he moves
Con is going to love this one…
:D
Just passing on Stevo's report and his exact words...he must have heard or got told something of course.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714012Post The_President »

Offering huge money for one player is never going to end well and it will never lead to success.

Would rather go get Marcus Adams from the Doggies. Struggled with injury last year and hurt an ankle in the pre-season and will miss the first half of the season.

Would probably come cheaply.

Tall, athletic, brave defender that reads the play well and cuts off opposition ball.

Pay him $400k or pay McGovern $1m or something stupid.

I know what I'd prefer


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Post: # 1714017Post axcellence »

Remind me why the saints didn’t want Fyfe..?


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714019Post DJ Higgins »

Personally I doubt he will leave. Dont get me wrong he is a gun but we are desperate for a mid not another defender and he will be costly. Id rather try to get a mid and go after them hard


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714022Post remboy »

Shouldn't we be looking at mids? Our list would have to be one of the most top heavy going around. We desperately need pace more than anything if you ask me.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714033Post parkeysainter »

Yes we need a gun mid, but I would be taking McGovern anyday. He is an AA for christ's sake and top 30 AFL footballer!

Lets try get both, but if no good mids are available then why not get McGovern. I'd rather improve any part of the side with an AA than not at all. Tom Lynch included.


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parkeysainter wrote:If he moves, apparantly we are in the box seat. According to Mark Stevens on Ch 7. I reckon we are the club that offered him the mega deal.

This might mirror Jake Lever going to Melbourne. Lets hope.
I don't doubt Mark Stevens mail...and he's probably right that we are the club in the box seat...if McGovern chooses to leave West Coast...just don't reckon he will. He has an expectant Mrs...is a WA boy...won't want to be leaving Perth if he can help it.

But does want a long term deal and expects his next contract to be his last...so if West Coast don't come with up something suitable...maybe we are a chance.

I'd grab him in a heartbeat.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714042Post St Chris »

We’re just pushing up the price to squeeze Gaff out....


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Post: # 1714043Post KingSaint »

St Chris wrote:We’re just pushing up the price to squeeze Gaff out....
Apparently as a club...we are not that clever.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714044Post Con Gorozidis »

dragit wrote:
parkeysainter wrote:If he moves
Con is going to love this one…
:D Yep.
Lever is from Romsey. A natural fit for Melbourne.
McGovern is born and bred WA...
Seems like a serious long shot.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714046Post Con Gorozidis »

KingSaint wrote:
St Chris wrote:We’re just pushing up the price to squeeze Gaff out....
Apparently as a club...we are not that clever.
I like this idea.
As the King says..
Are we that smart though?
I think Gaff is gettable for us.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714051Post Drake Huggins »

Like the little girl in the taco add says,"Can't we get both?" (Cue cheering from the crowd).


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

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I don't want to be around here if we end up with nada


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714061Post Con Gorozidis »

Drake Huggins wrote:Like the little girl in the taco add says,"Can't we get both?" (Cue cheering from the crowd).
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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714090Post Linton Lodger »

Libratore is a free agent at the end of the year, that's the player we want.


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Post: # 1714094Post stonecold »

Linton Lodger wrote:Libratore is a free agent at the end of the year, that's the player we want.
The player maybe, but not the personality!!!!!


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714095Post CQ SAINT »

Linton Lodger wrote:Libratore is a free agent at the end of the year, that's the player we want.
What is it about Liberatore that you think we need LL?

I would have thought Gaff was a much better prospect for our needs.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714096Post Impatient Sainter »

Slow news day how can anyone make those statements 9 months out - its rubbish IMO!


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714124Post bigred »

yeah this is gonna happen..... :roll:


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Con Gorozidis wrote:
Drake Huggins wrote:Like the little girl in the taco add says,"Can't we get both?" (Cue cheering from the crowd).
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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

Post: # 1714129Post parkeysainter »

Imagine if we pulled off a big double like when we got Hamill and Gehrig and a couple of other players at season's end. I have a good gut feeling this time around. Maybe its Moorabbin coming online.


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Re: Saints in box seat for McGovern

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parkeysainter wrote:Imagine if we pulled off a big double like when we got Hamill and Gehrig and a couple of other players at season's end. I have a good gut feeling this time around. Maybe its Moorabbin coming online.
We will go back to being in front of Melbourne this year too. A bit of luck and we could do anything this next couple of years :D


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