Panther32 wrote:Tanunda have recruited a new ruckman from the SANFL... handy type it seems.
Sturt and SA Ruckman Angus Kurtze?
Yep and Matt Westhoff is coming back from NSW. Has a job in Clare I believe. They are also sniffing around Cameron Hitchcock, not sure if they have signed him yet
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Would be a shame if he quit AFL footy and, whilst good for Willaston if that eventuated, would also be a shame if he didn't play back in the SANFL as well. Is too good to be playing country footy...
Would be a shame if he quit AFL footy and, whilst good for Willaston if that eventuated, would also be a shame if he didn't play back in the SANFL as well. Is too good to be playing country footy...
Has quit Gold Coast and I think there is a new club interested in him which would be one of the gawler teams not sure which one..
Matt Tuner @ Messenger wrote:GOLD Coast rookie Josh Glenn is weighing up a return to Adelaide after just one season at the Suns because of homesickness.
Speculation suggests Glenn, 21, could quit the Suns to join country club Willaston next season, though he shot that down as “just rumours”.
But the former Central District midfielder, who played five AFL games this year, admitted he was battling “plenty” of homesickness and was considering ending his time at Gold Coast.
Glenn said he started missing family and friends mid-season after an ankle injury sidelined him for about a month.
“I’m not sure what I’m doing yet – I’m probably in between,” Glenn said.
“(Homesickness) came in probably two months before the season ended, going through injuries and being bored all the time.
“Not having my family and friends around me to support is probably the biggest thing.
“Being at the footy club wasn’t too bad but outside of footy, you’ve got nothing to do and you just think about how good it was back home.”
A Gold Coast spokesman said the Suns were in discussions with Glenn about his playing future ahead of all clubs submitting their first list lodgement to the league on Friday.
The smooth-moving left-footer’s rise to the AFL was unconventional.
Just three years ago, he was playing division four amateur football for Elizabeth Eagles after quitting Central District’s under-18s.
He returned to the SANFL with the Bulldogs in 2013 and starred at league level that year, only to raise eyebrows when he opted not to nominate for the draft.
Last year he entered the drafts and Gold Coast rookie-listed him.
At the time, he was living at home with his parents in Elizabeth Grove and told The Advertiser he was nervous about moving interstate.
Glenn collected 21 disposals and kicked a goal on debut against Brisbane in May.
But as the season went on he would Skype his family most weeks and struggled to adjust to being a fulltime footballer in an unknown city.
“Footy becomes a chore and then you start not enjoying your footy, then you’re all over the place.”
Glenn said the Suns were keen to keep him so it was his call if he wanted to stay.
This week he is in Adelaide enjoying some off-season down time with family, who are urging him not to turn his back on his AFL career.
“It’s up to me if I want to go back and go through what I went through last season with no family, no friends and stuff like that,” Glenn said.
“I’ve still got time to think about going back to the Gold Coast.”
Glenn said he did not regret the decision to nominate for last year’s rookie draft.
Nor does he think he would regret walking away from the Suns if it came to that.
“I don’t think so.
“In the end it’s up to me and they (family) will respect the decision I make.”
Will be interesting to see what transpires here and whether or not he ends up in the SANFL or the country leagues somewhere...
bennymacca wrote:Wonder if the crows or power would rookie list him.
I'm not sure Ken Hinckley would have any interest given the question mark about his resilience and commitment and maybe maturity. Says a bit about his character imo.
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bennymacca wrote:Wonder if the crows or power would rookie list him.
I'm not sure Ken Hinckley would have any interest given the question mark about his resilience and commitment and maybe maturity. Says a bit about his character imo.
Port got burnt by the 'recruit' doubt they would take a punt on this....
Panther32 wrote:Tanunda have recruited a new ruckman from the SANFL... handy type it seems.
Sturt and SA Ruckman Angus Kurtze?
Yep and Matt Westhoff is coming back from NSW. Has a job in Clare I believe. They are also sniffing around Cameron Hitchcock, not sure if they have signed him yet
According to SAAFL forum he's now signed with Pembroke in Div 3
See on the saafl div 3 thread they are saying that Kurtz has decided not to play at tanunda now due to this blacklist ruling and has now signed with James Allan at Pembroke.
barrys antz wrote:See on the saafl div 3 thread they are saying that Kurtz has decided not to play at tanunda now due to this blacklist ruling and has now signed with James Allan at Pembroke.
barrys antz wrote:See on the saafl div 3 thread they are saying that Kurtz has decided not to play at tanunda now due to this blacklist ruling and has now signed with James Allan at Pembroke.
Lol... 'Blacklist'... laughable.
Seems to be having its desired effect in any event
