Andrew Raines

[Tigerbob]

I have a feeling he wants to escape.

 

[Baloo]

Surely Raines is a better small man down back than King.

 

[ZeroGame]

Keep him because the GC17 side goes for the uncontracted players at the end of 2010
We may get a half decent pick out of it

 

[Barnzy]

Surely Raines is a better small man down back than King.

Anyone is better than King to be honest.

 

[Rod]

Anyone is better than King to be honest.

Raines isn't!

 

[Barnzy]

Raines isn't!

Very debatable.

 

[IrockZ]

Very debatable.

No way.

King is a step up from Up N Under.

 

[Hungry]

Raines excited us not too long ago and I have the feeling that when fit and confident he can play a valuable role. I know it's not a popular view on here though.

However I would like to see him removed from the backline and tried elsewhere.

 

[year of the tiger]

I wonder what a Buckley / Malthouse could get out of Raines, ie I would give him one more year under a new coach and see whether he can get his body right.

 

[Punxsutawney Phil]

I wonder what a Buckley / Malthouse could get out of Raines, ie I would give him one more year under a new coach and see whether he can get his body right.

I doubt very much. I don't think a new coach will be able to correct his decision making, awareness and kicking deficiencies. Unfortunately, for Andrew (and us), I reckon he is stuck with those weaknesses.

 

[hutstar]

True, he won't be part of the premiership push but would send -

JON
Schulz
Simmonds
Bowden
Pettifer
King
Johnson (obviously)

all before him, could probably do a few more. All I'm saying is he may well go but he isn't the worst of the worst on our list.

No, but he isn't too close to being the best of the worst either, although i guess that is a pretty big list.

 

[In the Blood]

True, he won't be part of the premiership push but would send -

JON
Schulz
Simmonds
Bowden
Pettifer
King
Johnson (obviously)

all before him, could probably do a few more. All I'm saying is he may well go but he isn't the worst of the worst on our list.

You forgot Hughes.

 

[jimbob]

Looks like his dad...runs like his old man......unfortunately....can't hit the side of a barn door when kicking. Shame..... Get what we can for him I say.