FEVOLA?

prwilkinson · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:35pm

Anyone keen on the club throwing Fevola an AFL lifeline in 2012? Kicked 11 yesterday...

He grew up supporting the Saints.... we wouldn't have to pay him much... He could be a gamble that pays off handsomely... pardon the pun.

bendigo bob · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:37pm

No NO No and should never be considered

SainterK · Post: # 1107286Post **SainterK** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:37pm

NO!

thanks.

Stillwaiting · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:37pm

No way. To much trouble, would be like getting a Lovett all over again. He cant control himself

degruch · Post: # 1107290Post **degruch** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:41pm

People seem to lose their memory and trott out this concept every month or so...abosultely not. Wasn't he belting players and spectators just the other week?

stkildathunda · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:50pm

11 goals against Frankston is nothing to write home about.

thejiggingsaint · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:52pm

Not in this lifetime!

Just plain dumb to recruit him as we need to BUILD a side with good YOUNG players. Honestly, with all the heartburn we've had with Lovett in the past 18 months why would anyone with a skerrick of sense contemplate such a move?

robsaint · Post: # 1107301Post **robsaint** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:53pm

Don't even consider it. Ben Cousins was a different propect. Fevola is not worth the risk and the likely disruption he will cause.

SainterK · Post: # 1107303Post **SainterK** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:54pm

I'd rather Tom Lynch get a run of games.

Roo Tom Gamble Milne

Ben Kosi in the ruck

We don't need him.

However if he doesn't get picked up, I actually wouldn't be against him popping down as a kicking coach for the forwards at times.

borderbarry · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:55pm

No. Tommy Walsh kept him goalless, and Tommy cant even get a game.

thejiggingsaint · Mon 18 Jul 2011 12:59pm

How about AKA????

InkerSaint · Mon 18 Jul 2011 1:00pm

Fevola was kicking goals in the AFL too. It had no bearing on the reasons why he was traded out from one club and sacked from the other.

By the time he can mount any kind of case that he won't be a destabilising force at an elite club, his playing days will be over.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 18 Jul 2011 1:01pm

Haven't seen the draw for 2012 yet.

But if we get 22 games against Frankston, I say grab him

stkildathunda · Mon 18 Jul 2011 1:04pm

Dr Spaceman wrote:Haven't seen the draw for 2012 yet.

But if we get 22 games against Frankston, I say grab him

By Frankston do you mean Port Adelaide

Spinner · Post: # 1107344Post **Spinner** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:14pm

I'd consider it.

Minimum wages, late draft pick.

We havnt got much else running around in the seconds...

prwilkinson · Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:23pm

Just an idea anyway....

satchmo · Post: # 1107354Post **satchmo** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:28pm

Might release Goddard down back?

satchmo · Post: # 1107362Post **satchmo** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:34pm

I have been dead against this up til now, but I'm thinking that someone is going to get some value out of him next year. Might be worth a punt?

I'm tipping that Ross would be very nervous at the prospect, so very unlikely to happen.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:36pm

satchmo wrote:I have been dead against this up til now, but I'm thinking that someone is going to get some value out of him next year. Might be worth a punt?

I'm tipping that Ross would be very nervous at the prospect, so very unlikely to happen.

At least there's no pokies at Seaford

satchmo · Post: # 1107367Post **satchmo** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:41pm

Dr Spaceman wrote:
satchmo wrote:I have been dead against this up til now, but I'm thinking that someone is going to get some value out of him next year. Might be worth a punt?

I'm tipping that Ross would be very nervous at the prospect, so very unlikely to happen.
At least there's no pokies at Seaford

Would make it a pretty good investment though!

InkerSaint · Mon 18 Jul 2011 2:53pm

Spinner wrote:We havnt got much else running around in the seconds...

Will Johnson, 191cm, same height as Fev - just needs to put on 10kg or so...

evertonfc · Post: # 1107418Post **evertonfc** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 4:33pm

Stuff it. Why not.

Allows Roo to roam up the ground.

Brings the party back to the Saints.

I'm on it.

bergsone · Post: # 1107424Post **bergsone** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 4:40pm

Could he average 3-4 a game still
Then maybe have a think about it,but cant see it happening

gringo · Post: # 1107433Post **gringo** » Mon 18 Jul 2011 5:04pm

I would give him a go at pick 90 or something, we may have one last crack in 2012 with a bit of luck. Fev would be a genuine 3 to 5 goal a week forward and was going well at Brissie before the melt down.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Mon 18 Jul 2011 5:16pm

If he has genuinely turned his life around and showed that he was fit enough, then I wouldn't have a major problem with it, if we consider ourselves a premiership chance next year.
The fact that he's wanted to play for us for years would increase the chances of it working, as he would be extremely keen to impress and not stuff up. The fact he would be well aware that it would be his FINAL chance would also help with that. The fact that he's now back near family is also likely to have been extremely beneficial for him.
Some are comparing him to Lovett. Lovett was convicted of assulting someone in a car for 30 minutes, wasn't he and now is on trial for rape. What has Fev done to compare with that?
He had/has addiction problems that he's admitted to and is seeking help for them and now has a job and is apparently doing charity work. Pretty much everything that it was widely suggested he do to get his life back on track he's doing. He's apparently also lost a heap of weight and is now kicking goals in the VFL.
Tom Hawkins wasn't kicking 11 goals in the VFL and yet he's back into the Geelong team and being lauded for kicking 3 for them on the weekend. If Fev can kick 11 in the VFL he could certainly kick goals in the AFL, if Hawkins can.
Imagine what we'd say if someone on our list kicked 11 goals for Sandy???!!!
If Roo continues to struggle and we don't get someone like Mitch Clark, then getting Fev may be the thing that wins us a flag next year.
Having said that, I'd also love to see T Walsh played at FF in the seniors, to see how he'd go there, on dry grounds, with delivery to him from the likes of Dal Santo and Goddard.
"Fortune" favours "the brave".