Future for Luke Ablett ... bleak!
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I feel a bit disappointed for him, but I don't think the club is doing anything wrong by him. If Roos is to be believed, and I've no reason to doubt him, Ablett knows fair and square where he is at and has the opportunity to look elsewhere.
Personally, I hope that he is seen as a better prospect than the draft pick, is retained by the club and proves the decision a worthwhile one....
I reckon you are right and probably Luke realises this is his best chance of playing AFL at the highest level again. There was a time(can u remember?) when he was a hotter prospect than Mc Veigh who many on here were bagging. Mc Veigh turned it all around..lets hope Luke can too so he ceases to be a whipping boy here.Clearly one thing stands out already about the 2010 Swans! there will be fierce competition for spots in the team! that can only be GOOD!
Then again the bagging of McVeigh was pretty bad. Even Playfair was a hotter prospect compared to that.
Hi Primmy, you appear to be a very loyal & passionate supporter and I take my hat off to you.
However, I don't understand why you believe the posters on this thread have engendered disrepect to Luke.
There has not been one message which has disrepected Luke as a person or his character.
The posts have all been realisitic and are comments on his future prospects at the club. Nothing wrong with that.
The club seems to be stringing him along to 'see how they feel' at a later date.
Pretty rough.
Either dump him or commit him to another season.
Interesting last paragraph in that article.
After the Fevola stuff, it seems that Roos is dead set on drafting Luke Ball
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I think he's been stiffed, and it shows that the Swans have some issues regarding player management. If the club doesn't see a role for him in the future, then he should have been offered up during trade week. Despite a late start to the season, his last few games of 09 seemed solid compared to what he'd been able to contribute due to injury. I can't believe that some folks here would prefer to see him delisted over the likes of Playfair FFS.
What!
He was offered up for trade in trade week by virtue of no contract being offered before the week started, but he/we received no offers.
Hence he has remained on the list and we are now assessing whether we offer him a new contract or use pick 55 on a kid.
It baffles me how people on this site don't understand the rules regarding the draft or contract renewals. We have been up front with Ablett from the start, allowed him to continue to train with us, offered him as a trade and given due consideration as to whether we will offer him another deal without some knee jerk reaction and de-listing.
Saying all that, on basis that he can get the body right I would think a new contract offer for a year would be better for us at this stage than going with pick 55 in a weak draft, unless they have a mature age smookie they are keen on ala that Ranga from Western Victoria we had in 2005.
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