Bandy unlikely to be a Rooster

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Bandy unlikely to be a Rooster

Postby TigerBoss » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:14 pm

The Age reports Western Bulldog Daniel Bandy is expected to announce his retirement today, turning his back on surprise interest from the Brisbane Lions, who had wanted him to fly north next week for a medical assessment.


The Bulldogs were expecting Bandy to return from Perth yesterday to tell them that he would be leaving — it is understood that coach Rodney Eade told his players at training on Monday that Bandy was unlikely to be with them in 2006 — but it was thought he would do so to investigate the possibility of continuing with the Lions.

Instead he told the Dogs that he no longer wanted to play at the AFL level, if at all, and would not waste Brisbane's time by reciprocating their interest.

Bandy was contracted to the Dogs for next year but a financial settlement had been arranged if the Lions did revive his career, possibly with pick six in the pre-season draft in December. It is understood that with the retirements of Darryl White and Martin Pike, the Lions had considered Bandy as back-up cover in defence.
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Postby Zorro » Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:58 pm

Pity, the last Freo/W.Bulldogs recruit has been reasonably handy at Prospect over the years.
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Postby Wedgie » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:00 pm

Bandy's name was being mooted a few months ago but was only about 5th in our interests as far as big men go.
If the signing of O'Hara is as done a deal as most say I doubt North would have had any interest in him.
Maybe that's why he retired, if he can't play at North he won't play anywhere! :lol:
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Postby Dutchy » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:22 pm

Zorro wrote:Pity, the last Freo/W.Bulldogs recruit has been reasonably handy at Prospect over the years.


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Postby spell_check » Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:13 am

Zorro wrote:
Pity, the last Freo/W.Bulldogs recruit has been reasonably handy at Prospect over the years.

I think that's Daniel Hargraves.
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Postby TigerBoss » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:50 am

He was being lured back to the WAFL but I can only assume he's decided to give up ALL grades of footy...
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Postby Leaping Lindner » Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:09 am

According to this morning's Age his wife is keen to stay in Melbourne, so he maybe looking at a VFL club.
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Postby TigerBoss » Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:36 am

Well he's already at Werribee...I think "retirement" usually means walking completely away from the game...though we've seen in the past that players retire from particular levels of the game, only to front up at lower levels...
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Postby Rik E Boy » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:43 am

Can you believe that the Lions were interested in Bandy? How screwed are they?

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Postby kingrooster » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:51 pm

Well, I think they started to go downhill once they signed Rehn as a coach.
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