fabian francis ??

[buckers5]

fabian francis would be handy pickup he is quick and a deadly kick and can play in a number of positions , if we go for a recycled player he should be it if we cant get misiti , cant understand port letting this type of player go hardwick will fill his role , but fabian plays his best footy on a wing or a forward flank would be a dynamo for the pies what do u think ??

[B.MAN]

i totally agree with you there buckers5,he can play anywhere,has a deadly kick on him,yes i think he will be very handy if we ever decide to pick him up for next year and years to come,thats if the pies officials ever decide to get off their ass and go after him,not like with heath black they just mucked around going after him,and the year before with gehrig,all i hope is we have a go at him..anyone agree with me there??

[Millane42]

yeah why not, he's a good kick and can read the play - he is a magpie through and through.

[Brown26]

If not Misiti I think Francis would be a nice pick up - except he's not young. If he comes cheap though, that'd be fine. At first I though we'd be doubling up - more wingers, etc, but it would be nice to have an experienced guy just to fill the gap til Ben Johnson and Adkins, Didak step up.

I don't see him in our long term plans though - once he hits 30, he wont be as much value as a 22 year old Ben Johnson. Also, be careful not to give up a good young guy...

That's my view anyway.

Pies for Premiers 2002, 3, 4, 5, 6....

[Broadie]

Picking up Francis or Misiti (don't ever mention that other hack) wouldn't mean losing any of the young guns, so I can't see the problem.

Personally, I'd prefer Francis. Just hope he doesn't go before our #8 pick (which is HIGHLY likely).

Broadie