Of course. Itβs silly too judge someone off one kick.
But I feel like in such a big moment it was telling.
Hoping someone with more inside knowledge can tell me Iβm wrong but Lav is likely to be playing elsewhere next year.
Getting 2 year offers elsewhere whereas the club is only offering him 1
My source is pretty good but hoping Iβm wrong
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Reckon we will lose 1 or 2 players this year
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Lav is ripe for the plucking. Thing is he has not really taken his chances when he has had them. Yes, injury has also not helped. Right now, it is hard to see how he can come into the side.
We wonβt get much on the trade table either. Fourth rounder.
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I feel he is worth persisting with. I would offer 2 years. He has been unlucky and he is young enough to make it.
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St Kilda will likely come again
Carlton, North will take anyone
Would be a shrewd pickup by a number of clubs - cheap, high upside and currently stuck behind a number of yougsters.
I would be prepared to give him 2 years, but I expect other clubs would be offering more money
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Yep Iβd give him 2.
saints want lav, they give us billings.
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Or he can back himself to break into the team
There is no reason he canβt be looking it to take Myers spot realistically other than his own fitness & ability to be given serious midfield development hasnβt occurred due to his injuries.
Or if Stringers planned progression to midfield actually happens then LAV takes that 3rd fwd/mid role Jake has now.
Right now given he canβt stay on park itβs pretty hard to offer much more than 1yr.
I also canβt see him leaving for only a 2yr contract elsewhere. This is a diehard EFC supporting family.
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Myers current form might be an example of giving injury-plagued young guy with talent a bit of faith
Not a surprise. Donβt care.
Hopefully we can get lucky and upgrade a 4th round pick to a 3rd round.
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Like Langford I think Laverde needs some consistency in the 1βs to truly develop as a player. Also the club playing him in his non preferred position as a forward (he thinks himself as a mid and I agree) has stunted his AFL development.
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Heβs never been even close to fit enough to play mid at AFL level.
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Doesnβt help that heβs been injured constantly.
ITβS TIME
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Wouldnβt be surprised if he moved on at the end of the year. Would be sad to see him go, I rated him higher than Langford, but he has had a shocking run with injury and is exactly the kind of player that βgoodβ clubs lose each year. Those cusp/fringe playersβ¦
Hopefully we can pick up something of value for him if he wants to go and wish him well.
I think he is worth a 2 year contract though⦠so the club might up the offer if the $$ are reasonable.
I believe that is what other clubs are offering. Saints, Blues and I think a couple of others
I could be wrong and anything can change from now to trade week of course
If he is only being offered 1 year then we are effectively showing him the door
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I think he will point to that hamstring tear in the intraclub earlier this year as poor management. Iβm pretty sure Dan Richardson was being interviewed while the game was on and he remarked that Lav wasnβt quite ready yet or that he was surprised to see him out there. Then PING!
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Lav knows you need to bend down in the midfield right?
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