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Retirements/Draftings/Transfers etc

Who are the top 10 players lost by SANFL teams of 2007 (and therefore not turning out in 2008 for their 2007 team?)

Here goes nothing

1. K McGuinness (Norwood)
2. Paul Lindsay (Eagles)
3. Ben Moore (Glenelg)
4. S Kenna (South)
5. Brad Ebert (Port)
6. D Pfeiffer (Norwood)
7. S Bamford (North)
8. T Inkster (Eagles)
9. L Greenwood (Port)
10. N Grima (Centrals)

Once again hard, but here goes:

1) Ben Hart (North)
2) Dean Howard (North)
3) Kieren McGuinnes (Norwood)
4) Nathan Grima (CD)
5) Paul Lindsay (WWT)
6) Ben Moore (Glg)
7) David Mitchell (Glg)
8) Brad Ebert (Port)
9) Rhys Archard (South)
10) Stephen Kenna (South)

Could have easily have slotted the following to any of the above slots too:

Tim Inkster (WWT)
Steven Hall (WWT)
Matthew Cooper (WWT)
Jeff Smith (Glg)
Scott Bamford (North)
Michael Wundke (North)
Stephen Bailey (Norwood)
Darren Pfeiffer (Norwood)
A Wonaeamirri (Norwood)
Brent LeCras (Port)
Levi Greenwood (Port)
Julian Wait (Port)
Jared Poulton (Port)
David Clarke (South)
Marty Mattner (Sturt)

Wakelin, in so much that we haven't got a replacement in for him yet

Wedgie wrote:Once again hard, but here goes:

1) Ben Hart (North)
2) Dean Howard (North)
3) Kieren McGuinnes (Norwood)
4) Nathan Grima (CD)
5) Paul Lindsay (WWT)
6) Ben Moore (Glg)
7) David Mitchell (Glg)
Brad Ebert (Port)
9) Rhys Archard (South)
10) Stephen Kenna (South)

Could have easily have slotted the following to any of the above slots too:

Tim Inkster (WWT)
Steven Hall (WWT)
Matthew Cooper (WWT)
Jeff Smith (Glg)
Scott Bamford (North)
Michael Wundke (North)
Stephen Bailey (Norwood)
Darren Pfeiffer (Norwood)
A Wonaeamirri (Norwood)
Brent LeCras (Port)
Levi Greenwood (Port)
Julian Wait (Port)
Jared Poulton (Port)
David Clarke (South)
Marty Mattner (Sturt)

The only two Id have in the top 10 would be Wakelin andalso Jeff Smith from the Bays would certainly be more missed than Mitchell

geez you rate Mitchell Wedgie...he couldnt crack our 21 at times last year!

Dutchy wrote:geez you rate Mitchell Wedgie...he couldnt crack our 21 at times last year!

my thoughts exactly Dutchy

Brad Ebert, Levi Greenwood and Jared Poulton are big losses for Port Adelaide, as is losing Brent LeCras

I rekon the biggest loss will be the great man Ben Hart from North !!!

No doubt that when he got goin so did the roosters !!!

Only my opinion though !!!

Blue Boy wrote:I rekon the biggest loss will be the great man Ben Hart from North !!!

No doubt that when he got goin so did the roosters !!!

Only my opinion though !!!

Agreed, beat the Magarey Medalist in the Roost Player of the Year missing a lot of games showing how valuable he was. Not to mention his mentoring and coaching role.

Wedgie wrote:

Blue Boy wrote:I rekon the biggest loss will be the great man Ben Hart from North !!!

No doubt that when he got goin so did the roosters !!!

Only my opinion though !!!

Agreed, beat the Magarey Medalist in the Roost Player of the Year missing a lot of games showing how valuable he was. Not to mention his mentoring and coaching role.

The onfield leadership is where he will be missed the most as well as the rest !!!

You can not teach what he does on the field for leadership !!!

Dutchy wrote:geez you rate Mitchell Wedgie...he couldnt crack our 21 at times last year!

FFS the bloke was injured for most year!! I did think Jeff Smith would be a huger loss though.

I would also put Charles Slattery up there - a true gun of a player!
Cheers

TroyGFC wrote:

Dutchy wrote:geez you rate Mitchell Wedgie...he couldnt crack our 21 at times last year!

FFS the bloke was injured for most year!! I did think Jeff Smith would be a huger loss though.

so he was injured when playing in the ressies?

considering his small contribution last year and us doing well I think that proves he won be much of a loss?

he did miss a few weeks due to injury - hammy i think

not many wouldve got into that side at end of year

didnt help when he was played out of position

i would definitely rate jeff smith and ben moore as a greater loss than mitch

mrjbeam1981 wrote:

Dutchy wrote:geez you rate Mitchell Wedgie...he couldnt crack our 21 at times last year!

my thoughts exactly Dutchy

mitchell was in the team until he did his hamstring against west late in the year & never really recovered although he did play a reserves final on one leg, but i agree big smithy will be a bigger loss than mitch

Well I disagree. Smith was to my mind the most improved player of 2007, but I still rate Mitch higher. Nobody could match his big booming kick.

Kick was best in the comp but you have to get it first...

Pseudo wrote:Well I disagree. Smith was to my mind the most improved player of 2007, but I still rate Mitch higher. Nobody could match his big booming kick.

Agreed, must admit Ive seen a lot of Glenelg games but Smith never overly impressed me.
Anyway, we're talking about my opinion, time for others to put up their opinions.