SA Footy

RB wrote:According to Tom Morris (FWIW):

"In a bid to end a 28-year Sheffield Shield drought, South Australia flirted with offering a deal to 36-year-old former
@ProteasMenCSA captain Dean Elgar.

Preliminary contact was made, but there was significant pushback from key figures such as Tim Nielsen & Jason Gillespie, who have since departed."

Who would be the people making the contact with Elgar in the first place, if not Nielsen and Gillespie?

Aerie wrote:

RB wrote:According to Tom Morris (FWIW):

"In a bid to end a 28-year Sheffield Shield drought, South Australia flirted with offering a deal to 36-year-old former
@ProteasMenCSA captain Dean Elgar.

Preliminary contact was made, but there was significant pushback from key figures such as Tim Nielsen & Jason Gillespie, who have since departed."

Who would be the people making the contact with Elgar in the first place, if not Nielsen and Gillespie?

Excellent question

Aerie wrote:

RB wrote:According to Tom Morris (FWIW):

"In a bid to end a 28-year Sheffield Shield drought, South Australia flirted with offering a deal to 36-year-old former
@ProteasMenCSA captain Dean Elgar.

Preliminary contact was made, but there was significant pushback from key figures such as Tim Nielsen & Jason Gillespie, who have since departed."

Who would be the people making the contact with Elgar in the first place, if not Nielsen and Gillespie?

Daniel Harris is on the High Performance committee from the board....

what about the nsw guy who made a ton against sri lanka in canbra?, name escapes me atm,

or teague wiley from out west?

stampy wrote:what about the nsw guy who made a ton against sri lanka in canbra?, name escapes me atm,

or teague wiley from out west?

Kurtis Patterson? he was offered a new deal by NSW

Elgar ton against Wes

Do it Rhyno

Harvey and Sangha confirmed

https://www.saca.com.au/news/3971337/so ... h-signings

Armchair expert wrote:Harvey and Sangha confirmed

https://www.saca.com.au/news/3971337/so ... h-signings

Straight out of the Tim Nielsen playbook - more failed interstaters. This would have been initiated while he was still in charge.
The guy has left but the curse continues!

Sangha might make some runs for us. Not too sure about Harvey.

Armchair expert wrote:Harvey and Sangha confirmed

https://www.saca.com.au/news/3971337/so ... h-signings

Funnily when we played players from PC clubs we did ok at the end of the season, Kelly, McInerney, Winter, Brazell didn't disgrace themselves.
Would been nice if they gave Drew and Smith the chances they give Lehmann, rather than band aid with interstaters.

Don't think changing the name back to South Australia is representative of cricket currently in South Australia.
Maybe liquorice allsorts should be the way to go.

Joe Burns not offered a contract by QLD

I wouldn't be against it.

Armchair expert wrote:Joe Burns not offered a contract by QLD

I wouldn't be against it.

I’d be chasing him.
Surely he’s still got 2 good years left in him if he wanted

We’ve got nothing better currently

Surprised Armchair hasn't posted about it yet, Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff and Tye not offered contracts by WA in their new contract list.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3973145

The Dark Knight wrote:Surprised Armchair hasn't posted about it yet, Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff and Tye not offered contracts by WA in their new contract list.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3973145

I’d be chasing Agar.
I assume the other 3 will just play 20/20 games

amber_fluid wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Surprised Armchair hasn't posted about it yet, Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff and Tye not offered contracts by WA in their new contract list.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3973145

I’d be chasing Agar.
I assume the other 3 will just play 20/20 games

Cant wait to see the reaction from AE if Agar comes here

amber_fluid wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Surprised Armchair hasn't posted about it yet, Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff and Tye not offered contracts by WA in their new contract list.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3973145

I’d be chasing Agar.
I assume the other 3 will just play 20/20 games

Very concerned the SACAM list won't be finalised until next Friday but if he was on his way to SA I guess it would have been announced by now

amber_fluid wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Surprised Armchair hasn't posted about it yet, Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff and Tye not offered contracts by WA in their new contract list.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3973145

I’d be chasing Agar.
I assume the other 3 will just play 20/20 games

Yeah most likely, Behrendorff and Tye haven't played shield cricket since 2017/18.

I'm thinking SA should try and bring in players who play Shield cricket to start with and not blokes who can't get a game in their current side.

Revolutionary I know, but it just might work.

Booney wrote:I'm thinking SA should try and bring in players who play Shield cricket to start with and not blokes who can't get a game in their current side.

Revolutionary I know, but it just might work.

True but………..

If you’re getting a game in your current Shield State, why would you come here?
Other than a few extra $$$ which wouldn’t be much anyway why would you come to a shit show that is the SACA/Redbacks?

amber_fluid wrote:If you’re getting a game in your current Shield State, why would you come here?

Guaranteed to bat twice each match.

On the other hand, you don't get to play against the Redbacks...