Mitchell watch

**liz** · 23rd May 2010, 01:45 AM

Sounds like GWS are trying to pinch him from under our noses.

Battle for Barry Mitchell's boy | Herald Sun

Wouldn't have thought that offering Mitchell Snr a coaching role to persuade Jnr to sign with GWS is that smart a strategy. Would a young kid really want to join a club where his father was on the coaching staff?

**Reggi** · 23rd May 2010, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by liz

Sounds like GWS are trying to pinch him from under our noses.

Battle for Barry Mitchell's boy | Herald Sun

Wouldn't have thought that offering Mitchell Snr a coaching role to persuade Jnr to sign with GWS is that smart a strategy. Would a young kid really want to join a club where his father was on the coaching staff?

I am trying to dislike them, but nah I don't really care. He'll come to Sydney for sure

**cheersquadsteve** · 23rd May 2010, 05:11 PM

What about Kane Murphy, David's son, i heard he is tied to St.Kilda through the NSW scholarship thing, any word on him????

**Primmy** · 23rd May 2010, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by liz

Sounds like GWS are trying to pinch him from under our noses.

Battle for Barry Mitchell's boy | Herald Sun

Wouldn't have thought that offering Mitchell Snr a coaching role to persuade Jnr to sign with GWS is that smart a strategy. Would a young kid really want to join a club where his father was on the coaching staff?

Well I am not surprised. Kelly is at GWS, and who was Kelly's mentor and supplementary coach? Mitchell Snr. Lots of history there. He even spoke at Kell's Big Night Out....so not surprised he has been offered a position back east if Kell is around.

**wearebloods** · 23rd May 2010, 06:41 PM

Look on the bright side, if Mitchell Snr is hired by GWS, they would be doing the Swans a favour....Mitchell Jnr is less likely to become homesick living & playing in Sydney

**cruiser** · 23rd May 2010, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by laughingnome

Brisbane (Fitzroy) will obviously lay first claim to the next generation of Roos, but not all hope is lost. If Sydney thinks they have a case for it they can appeal for an exemption to the AFL on the grounds that a) Paul Roos played 98 games for us and b) has coached Sydney/South Melbourne in more games then anyone else (200 by season's end). But The Swans would have to fight for it, and there's no telling if it would be successful or not.

And the AFL has a history of not being sympathetic to supposed special cases, hence the Corne brothers playing for Port rather than the Crows.

**The Big Cat** · 23rd May 2010, 10:09 PM

I think the article went on to say that the Swans are red hot favourites to get him as Snr is a big fan and he's been up with Roos etc.

**DST** · 23rd May 2010, 10:11 PM

There are really only two teams that he can end up at, us through F/S or GWS with one their early draft picks.

The club has done the right thing by letting him and Dad know they are watching him and getting the kid down to the club for some training.

It would be very unlikely that he ends anywhere but with us and boy do we need him. We are really struggling in the modfield at present and need a couple of high draft picks with pace and skill badly, as we are just hanging on at present.

DST

**liz** · 24th May 2010, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by DST

It would be very unlikely that he ends anywhere but with us and boy do we need him. We are really struggling in the modfield at present and need a couple of high draft picks with pace and skill badly, as we are just hanging on at present.

DST

Yes, we want any good player, especially one that falls into our lap (assuming he does). But I don't think all is doom and gloom for our future on-ball brigade if we manage to hold onto the young crop we currently have. Hanners looks like becoming a very good all around midfielder - ie one who can win the hard ball at stoppages plus use it well also. Bird, Kennedy and Jack are tough inside players, and young McNeill is showing promising signs. Smith is proving to be a very versatile player and hasn't had much time in the middle yet but can be a clearance machine too. If Meredith can get his body right, I have high hopes he can become a Nick Stevens / Heath Scotland type accumulator but at junior level he too showed he can win plenty of the hard ball.

Mitchell jnr sounds like he is another inside clearance player with good skills, rather than an outside jet.

**Primmy** · 24th May 2010, 08:39 AM

What a laugh it would be to get Mitchell Snr to the club....I actually mean that....he is a jovial happy bloke who loves a laugh...we need a few characters about the place, hope he makes it here; son too.