Player MOVEMENTS and DISCUSSION for 2013

[CENTURION]

Interesting we were willing to pay a transfer fee in the knowledge it will probably on be a 12-15 game player with the crows having a reserves side next year

Maybe We know that He won't make it

[whufc]

Crows Rookie ruckman Ben Dowdell has switched SANFL clubs, from South Adelaide to Central...

@zacmilbank: Another @Adelaide_FC player switches @SANFLnews clubs. Ben Dowdell from @southadelaidefc to @Ceeentrals for more ruck time at league level.

Not sure he will get much League game time at the Dogs, but we'll see?

You can safely say he will be or else the crows wouldn't have allowed the move!

[Booney]

Crows Rookie ruckman Ben Dowdell has switched SANFL clubs, from South Adelaide to Central...

@zacmilbank: Another @Adelaide_FC player switches @SANFLnews clubs. Ben Dowdell from @southadelaidefc to @Ceeentrals for more ruck time at league level.

Not sure he will get much League game time at the Dogs, but we'll see?

Dowdell and McKernan have now left South....hmmmm.

McKernan went to Glenelg for more forward time, as South couldnt "fit him into their forward structure"

Dowdell looking for more time in the ruck.

Those Panthers are going well if they can't fit these lads in.

[on the rails]

McKernan went to Glenelg for more forward time, as South couldnt "fit him into their forward structure"

Dowdell looking for more time in the ruck.

Those Panthers are going well if they can't fit these lads in.

Dowdell is no great loss from what I have seen but I still cannot fathom how South could let McKernan go?

[Ecky]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

[on the rails]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

Good point because as it stands they won't have reserves teams to back up their SANFL team wherever they end up playing? Someone will have to 'develop' in another postion which goes against the grain of why they want the teams in the first place!

[Dutchy]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

A great point that should be raised in an interview with one of the AFL clubs.

[whufc]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

A great point that should be raised in an interview with one of the AFL clubs.

There is also Osborne who is at Centrals and on the Crows list, his very very very raw, comes from a basketball background and needs as much time in the ruck as possible even if it is only SANFL reserves. He would be third string ruckmen in a Crows reserves side, at least at Centrals he generally number 2 ruck if he played league and number 1 in the ressies.

[MAY-Z]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

A great point that should be raised in an interview with one of the AFL clubs.

This was an issue at collingwood last year: one of the reasons given for cutting cam wood and jon ceglar was because they were all competing for 1 ruck spot

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4298 ... ck-stocks/

"We had Witts, Ceglar and Wood all trying to ruck in the VFL last year and none of them getting a go at it," football manager Geoff Walsh said

[whufc]

Im definatly willing to give Dowdell a crack despite thoughts from others his a hack.

Lairdy has credit in the bank when it comes to recrutining other players from SANFL clubs

-Boyd (outside reciever soft as butter)
-Guilhuas (useless hack, lazy, cant kick)
-Sutherland (lazy, bad attitude, loose cannon)
-Jenner (to slack and lazy to make it at SANFL level)
-Slattery (outside reciever, money chaser, soft, front runner)

We now have some of the biggest units in the league if we can get, Guilhaus, Dowdell, Hardy, Collier, Obst all on the park together.

[CoverKing]

Interesting we were willing to pay a transfer fee in the knowledge it will probably on be a 12-15 game player with the crows having a reserves side next year

I would guess the Crows pay the transfer fee? Surely Centrals didn't outlay the cost knowing the Crows reserves coming in next year?

[SDK]

Why would a player want to leave South ?
Ever imagine what it might be like training on that ground in the middle of winter let alone PLAYING on it ?

[southee]

Why would a player want to leave South ?
Ever imagine what it might be like training on that ground in the middle of winter let alone PLAYING on it ?

Least Dowell is seeing both side of Adelaide (North and South)

[Dutchy]

Surely Eric has to go to Alberton this week!?

[CENTURION]

Surely Eric has to go to Alberton this week!?

it's not televised.

[Gozu]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

A great point that should be raised in an interview with one of the AFL clubs.

There is also Osborne who is at Centrals and on the Crows list, his very very very raw, comes from a basketball background and needs as much time in the ruck as possible even if it is only SANFL reserves. He would be third string ruckmen in a Crows reserves side, at least at Centrals he generally number 2 ruck if he played league and number 1 in the ressies.

Dowdell is also a former basketball player was a member of Australia's team at the U/19 World Championships in 2007, played college basketball in the US at Santa Clara University then came home and played a few NBL pre-season games with the Cairns Taipans before being drafted by the Crows.

[bulldogproud2]

This highlights my point from the other day about how the Crows obviously haven't thought about the consequences of having all their reserve ruckmen in the same team.

What happens next year when Dowdell isn't happy that Angus Graham is taking all his ruck time in the Crows Reserves team?
Where can he move to then?

Be careful of what you wish for...

A great point that should be raised in an interview with one of the AFL clubs.

There is also Osborne who is at Centrals and on the Crows list, his very very very raw, comes from a basketball background and needs as much time in the ruck as possible even if it is only SANFL reserves. He would be third string ruckmen in a Crows reserves side, at least at Centrals he generally number 2 ruck if he played league and number 1 in the ressies.

Dowdell is also a former basketball player was a member of Australia's team at the U/19 World Championships in 2007, played college basketball in the US at Santa Clara University then came home and played a few NBL pre-season games with the Cairns Taipans before being drafted by the Crows.

Nearly ready to change our name to the Central District Boomers - Henderson, Osborne and Dowdell!

[prowling panther]

Nearly ready to change our name to the Central District Boomers - Henderson, Osborne and Dowdell! [/quote]


Dont get too excited, they got chopped from the Boomers as well, anyway I hope they do well at footy as big blokes are valuable towards the end of games.

[bulldogproud2]

[quote="bulldogproud2]
Nearly ready to change our name to the Central District Boomers - Henderson, Osborne and Dowdell! [/quote]

Come to think of it, Templeton also came from a basketball background did he not?

Cheers

[sjt]

[quote="bulldogproud2]
Nearly ready to change our name to the Central District Boomers - Henderson, Osborne and Dowdell! [/quote]

Come to think of it, Templeton also came from a basketball background did he not?

Cheers[/quote]

Whilst we're off track- I think Hardy played state basketball for Victoria.