Spanner to Stay in Perth for 2011!

[GIGS20]

YAY!!!!!

I'd love to see Spanner get the 12 where he's best, and find a lightning bolt of a winger. Rabbit is maturing into 15 well and with some more speed outside him, and Spanner and Mitch trucking the ball up on the insides the backline will be pretty potent. We'll also have Cummo and Shep for the wings....there's plenty of power there.

It would also be a hugely versatile startign backline with lots of options ie.
Shep wing or Fullback
Spanner 11 - 14
Rabbit 12 or 15
Mitch could probably play as a big winger

who needs a utility on the bench.......go for the speed! and possibly throw some academy or rookie blood in there in the hope of unearthing something amazing.

[force addict]

apparently (according to the west i think) sheps is leaning towards the rebels.

but so VERY happy spanna is with us for another year.

[Timbo]

9) Sheehan ; (Stannard; Turner; Swanepoel )
10) Ripia; Ebersohn; Pretorius
11) Staniforth
12) O'Connor
13) Inman
14) Cummins
15) Sheperd

and you can add Fairbanks into that mix - although Ebersohn has EWF as his third preference - he is also talking to the Sharks

[GIGS20]

apparently (according to the west i think) sheps is leaning towards the rebels.

but so VERY happy spanna is with us for another year.

Signing Spanner makes Shep not as much of a need. Don't get me wrong, Shep's awesome, but he does get injured a lot and Rabbit is covering 15 quite well ATM. I wouldn't blame either him or the Force if they didn't come to an agreement and certainly wish him well if he moves on. I've always had a lot of time for Shep, he's a true gentleman, and when he's fit is one of the best outside backs in Australia. That opinon won't change if he's forced to move on.

[Boomer]

"You can't get rid of me. I tried to leave a couple of times but no, I'm having one more run around."

Spanner at today's press con, announcing he's staying

[zimeric]

According to the worst the force were hoping for Sheps signature by friday...

[Burgs]

Either:

9. Sheehan
10. ......?
11. Shepherd
12. Staniforth
13. Inman
14. Cummins
15. O'Connor

Or:

9. Sheehan
10. ......?
11. Staniforth
12. O'Connor
13. Inman
14. Cummins
15. Fairbanks/Bart