Mr Fuller wrote:Big Phil wrote:Sam Gray going to be Rookied by Port Power, meaning the Eagles are likely to miss out on a good recruit...
And this is the problem with the eagles. There have been quite a few occasions over the years where we have targeted a recruit, got close to sign him, only to see him snapped up by the AFL in the draft leaving us with........nothing.
We should not have been targeting Gray. Yes he is a great player but it was more than likely he was AFL bound. Meanwhile, other really good Port players who are good at SANFL but probably not good enough for AFL (e.g. Kirkwood) have been targeted by other clubs and will be signed. So we miss out yet again. Who is your Plan B eagles? No excuses.
From what I've heard kirkwood was very close to signing with eagles but it looks like sturt have pipped eagles right on the line.