North sack Daniel Hargraves

[Aerie]

Doesn't seem the best way to say goodbye to a player who'd been so important to North for so many years. IMHO, he was no where near the player he once was this year, but he surely still demands a place on the list. I wonder if he'll play at another league club or that will be it? For the majority of this century I would have had him in my team as full forward ahead of Daniel Schell and as an opposition supporter, I knew every time he had the ball for a set shot inside 60 it was a goal for North Adelaide.

Would be interesting to find out the reason North and Hargraves have parted ways.

Not quite sure where you get the accuracy part of the post from.

I swear I didn't see Hargraves miss a goal against the Eagles for about 5 games straight back about 3 or 4 years ago. He did miss a few this year that I saw, but even now, I'd probably rate him as the most accurate set shot for goal in the competition.

I would imagine some teams that might be interested in him could be West, Norwood and Port who always seem to lack a genuine full forward (Waterhouse is better floating around the forward line IMO).

[Adelaide Hawk]

I would imagine some teams that might be interested in him could be West, Norwood and Port who always seem to lack a genuine full forward (Waterhouse is better floating around the forward line IMO).

I would imagine we'd be interested, but I'm not sure we could afford him.

[eaglehaslanded]

Very surprising. Maybe another club could do with him for a season or two.

That "surplus" theory coupled with the "slowness" is the most likely reason.

Do you think Spelly that an uninjured Hargraves could play with Passador and Groeke in our forward line ? Would be a very interesting game against north if that was the case .

As I previously stated on a another post was that the strong rumour is that Hargraves to the Eagles. I actualy think he would fit in well in our forward line.

[Mickyj]

Very surprising. Maybe another club could do with him for a season or two.

That "surplus" theory coupled with the "slowness" is the most likely reason.

Do you think Spelly that an uninjured Hargraves could play with Passador and Groeke in our forward line ? Would be a very interesting game against north if that was the case .

As I previously stated on a another post was that the strong rumour is that Hargraves to the Eagles. I actualy think he would fit in well in our forward line.

I missed that post EHL thanks

[CENTURION]

Wedgie, Ben Hart!

[Adelaide Hawk]

Very surprising. Maybe another club could do with him for a season or two.

That "surplus" theory coupled with the "slowness" is the most likely reason.

Do you think Spelly that an uninjured Hargraves could play with Passador and Groeke in our forward line ? Would be a very interesting game against north if that was the case .

As I previously stated on a another post was that the strong rumour is that Hargraves to the Eagles. I actualy think he would fit in well in our forward line.

Not sure how it can be a "strong" rumour when he was only sacked yesterday.

[Aerie]

Very surprising. Maybe another club could do with him for a season or two.

That "surplus" theory coupled with the "slowness" is the most likely reason.

Do you think Spelly that an uninjured Hargraves could play with Passador and Groeke in our forward line ? Would be a very interesting game against north if that was the case .

As I previously stated on a another post was that the strong rumour is that Hargraves to the Eagles. I actualy think he would fit in well in our forward line.

No way. I'd hate to see Hargraves playing for the Eagles.

[spell_check]

Very surprising. Maybe another club could do with him for a season or two.

That "surplus" theory coupled with the "slowness" is the most likely reason.

Do you think Spelly that an uninjured Hargraves could play with Passador and Groeke in our forward line ? Would be a very interesting game against north if that was the case .

I can't see that happening; I doubt we'd recruit him because of the age factor.

[Mickyj]

Very surprising. Maybe another club could do with him for a season or two.

That "surplus" theory coupled with the "slowness" is the most likely reason.

Do you think Spelly that an uninjured Hargraves could play with Passador and Groeke in our forward line ? Would be a very interesting game against north if that was the case .

I can't see that happening; I doubt we'd recruit him because of the age factor.

Very true Spelly

[bayman]

John Richter and Andrew Johns spring to mind immediately for me.

Both very good players in a poor era for the club, both would've if given the chance played 300 games for sturt, both sacked by a coach who was hailed as the messiah but was hopeless, despite John indicating he was willing to play 2nd's and earn a league spot.

Rick Davies as previously mentioned, was a shocker by Merv Keane but he had other motives I guess and I Anne touching that one again.

anne = forward

[Wedgie]

Im not sure if non North fans would be interested but I put together a slideshow of pics over the years and added it to Youtube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wP8VVNrC7c

[am Bays]

Given your admiration for his dedication and loyalty, Wedgie if we signed him would you follow him over to us........

[Wedgie]

Given your admiration for his dedication and loyalty, Wedgie if we signed him would you follow him over to us........

ha ha, I managed to stay at North when Ray Ebel another fav of mine was given the boot. Let's just say there'd be no doubting as to who my 2nd team would be then.

[am Bays]

FWIW, I hope we don't recruit him as he has 1-2 yrs left in him tops, the time for quick fixes for us are over we need to build the solid foundations for success.....

[Wedgie]

FWIW, I hope we don't recruit him as he has 1-2 yrs left in him tops, the time for quick fixes for us are over we need to build the solid foundations for success.....

You guys wouldn't know what to do with a key forward anyway! Plus Hargs would expect Mouse to pass it!!

[BPBRB]

We all know this year he really struggled with age and injury and next year would have been his last year in any case. I doubt if he will play anywhere else in the SANFL but who knows - some clubs might throw some big dough at him but take from me he has a very bad back and his knees are shot. I'm catching up tommorow with him for a pint or two - no more as he will have to keep himself in shape so hopefully I will have some goss on what he intends to do.

At the end of the day given his loyalty to North he should have been given the opportunity to go out on his terms - that is the least the NAFC owes him.

[Adelaide Hawk]

FWIW, I hope we don't recruit him as he has 1-2 yrs left in him tops, the time for quick fixes for us are over we need to build the solid foundations for success.....

The trouble with that is you never know how much the AFL can stuff that up in one draft. You can be travelling okay, but then lose 6-7 juniors in the draft and suddenly you have to look at "quick fixes" to temporarily plug the gaps.

[am Bays]

FWIW, I hope we don't recruit him as he has 1-2 yrs left in him tops, the time for quick fixes for us are over we need to build the solid foundations for success.....

The trouble with that is you never know how much the AFL can stuff that up in one draft. You can be travelling okay, but then lose 6-7 juniors in the draft and suddenly you have to look at "quick fixes" to temporarily plug the gaps.

Totally agree, to rely on home grown juniors is folly, need to recruit selectively and wisely players who are made of the right stuff are loyal and have a bit of ticker) and can play....

Good luck to Centrals for getting the Gowan's et al and North with Rhyswyk and Gill, Eagles Inkster & Colville

Oh yeah the ability to get your pre-AFL juniors to return and stay, Wintle, Bamford, Steinburner, etc is important too.

Easy to say but hard to do in practice, what i don't want to see Glenelg do is go after the quick fix of an aging player who realistically is only going to have 1 year left in them, need to recruit with a long term view.....

[Adelaide Hawk]

Oh yeah the ability to get your pre-AFL juniors to return and stay, Wintle, Bamford, Steinburner, etc is important too.

I was talking about this exact thing on Saturday. The one area that has let Norwood down over the years are that we cannot seem to get AFL drafted juniors to return to the club. Our players either have long AFL careers, or they become settled in Melboure or elsewhere and don't come back to Adelaide. Others clubs has had some reasonable success in this area. There's been a couple of ex-Norwood players who have been de-listed recently, it will be interesting to see if we can recruit them back to the club.

[Booney]

Checked out the youtube. tribute Wedgie,and you do like him,dont you? Does the Mrs.Wedge know how you feel about him?

Im sure Wedgie does know more about the "sacking" but is he going to tell us what he knows,or will it remain as specualtion the reason/s for Hargraves sacking.....

Jars,IMHO has alot to answer for,regardless of what next year holds for the Roosters.