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Adam Saad
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Can I get 2 pies with sauce, a vanilla slice and a Big M please?
We wont get that from Saad in our team, because we have multiple run and carry players he wont get the easy receives from team mates because he is the only designated run and carry player at Essendon.
Maybe Saad is a money ball call and our match committee sees him as Georgie replacement not a backman.
That might work, about the same height as Georgie same speed good endurance and probably will kick more goals than Georgie.
I disagree with your call on the 20 mt. benchmark, for midfielders yes you are breaking away from the pack of players but the run and carry player the benchmark is top speed as they have to use their superior top speed to burn off opponents chasing.
Yes Saad tested quicker than Oleg in the 20 mt by .08 of a second that is just under 3% quicker over 20mt that would mean that that in a flat out race Oleg would be about .4 of a meter behind Saad at 20 mt. but by the 24 metre mark would have overtaken him and by the 28 mt mark would be .4 of a metre in front.
In my research I also discovered that Oleg had 5 top 10 finishes in the draft combine. Saad had 1 top 10 finish.
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Would've thought Saad is essential after McKenna departed. Unless they got Caracella in just so they could ignore him, like Geelong.
I think we agree, then, L2, that if Saad goes it's his idea.
Why wouldn’t you leave Essendon? Who’d want to play with *smile* wit figjams like Shiel, Stringer and Smith.
The more I think about it the more I like the idea of Saad. Houli has 1 or 2 yrs left and imo Baker is an AA mid in waiting. Why go out and trade one in when you have one sitting in your backline. Hoping dimma is of the same view. Saad Short and Markov will provide good drive from our backline for the next 5 years.
I don’t want Saad - don’t think he’ll be worth the dollars it’ll take to get him. It’s a bit too Hawthorn rebuild like for mine too. I’m all for getting stars - not foot soldiers.
But Baker as a mid - hadn’t thought of that but now that you point it out it seems obvious. One grab, no fumble loose ball gets, seriously good lateral movement and awareness, great hand skills and cool, cool, cool under pressure. Brave over the ball and fast. He’s a certifiable midfield success.
If Saad's about the money, reckon Essendon will pay enough to keep him. If he wants to be a winner, he'll fall in line with our pay structure.
Melbourne are offering 600.
*smile* that, I wouldnt give him half of that.
He is the exact player we would chase when we were garbage.
Not now.
We wont chase Saad, and let Graham walk.
Short plays a slightly different game than Houli. Shorty is all about metres gained. Houili plays a bit more delicate and is more about spotting up targets to find space. the end result is the same, but the way they go about it is different.
Saad is probably more somewhere in between, but we would want him to play more like Houli if he came here.
Maybe we use the Graham pick on Saad, and promote RCD? Not that I'm overly keen to trade Graham.
Promote RCD?
He is already on the list. No need to Promote him. He hasn't shown enough to get a game.
Saad for Graham. No way.
Was reading the scratchy wrap-up.
"Played a fantastic game. Displayed his strengths as a powerful inside midfielder, finishing with five clearances and six tackles. His hands were stronger in the contest and the highlight was his ability to explode from stoppage and power through tackles. This often created further opportunities for his teammates around the contest. Overall, a very good game."
The club gets most things right nowadays. Maybe they feel he'll be ready to go next year.
In fairness, many players have left the Suns including a few of our own. He hasn't decided he's leaving Essendon yet but there seems to be a lot of unrest down at WIndy Hill or wherever the hell they are now.
Problem with these scratchy wrap-ups is it feels like every player should be in the 1s. Interesting that at the start of the wrap-up it was a fantastic game and by the end it was a very good game. Clearance and tackle stats were impressive though.
Would rather go after Peter Wright as a Riewoldt replacement or Brodie from GC to bolster the midfield
Unless Houli retires, we don’t need Saad. First need for me are key talls, especially a forward/ruck.
