Who can they replace him with?? Is bruswell an aussie yet??? What is his players points if he isnt an import? Who is out there that can fit in and play the way perth play?

I think the cats are just under the points so hopefully they will be able to keep Duigan

Retiring for personal reasons, immediately.

Perth Wildcats co-captain Brad Robbins set to announce retirement

Didn't realise he was 27.

Assumed he was over 30.

Crazy to think he has played 213 games for Perth.

Imagine if he played another 7 or so years with them..

Looks like Clint Dogg found this site....

Nick Marvin needs to see if Massingale can be rerated to an 8 and snap him up. In your face, Marty!!

At least he can go out after a great win.

i remember when he was a good 'fair' player with Dandenong rangers. cant say the same for redhage though, he came fro NW Tasmania Thunder and has always been 'bad ass'.

Good luck to him if he retires

Duigan would have to be a 10

A bit like that other knob from Perth (Redhage), have absolutely hated this guy at times, mostly cos for the last 5 years the sixers havent had a guard who could breakdown his defense.

Best of luck to him in all seriousness

Is that why the rest of the team let him run out onto the court by himself when the Birdy dance song came on before the game last Sunday? That was pretty funny stuff from the team.

He is going to become a male model.

I think this thread just set the record for highest percentage of misspelled import names.

Despite his impact in Australia , a Dunigan cain't get in.

"While Robbins' retirement will give the Wildcats breathing room on their player points list, it will not be enough to find a permanent slot for injury-replacement centre Michael Dunigan.

Dunigan was signed by Perth to replace the injured Matt Knight and was rated a 10-point player."

One (1) playerpoint over . Still , some are big fans of Chuck Harmlessone . I'm a bit of a Dunigan fan.
Each to his own.

need to fit knight back in

They're the top team. The NBL should not be looking to make concessions so they can replace a bench guard with a new (decent) import.

Is Dunigan really the player they need once Knight is back? Surely they would be looking at another guard to back up Martin/Lisch.

Just got an email from the club confirming it. Press release out soon I guess.

The league only loses out if no one else signs him. The idea is that the Cats lose him or have to make adjustments to keep him.

The A-League could have a points cap and still fit in marquee players. The NBL could have LeBron, Bogut, etc play for 10 points. The points cap doesn't stop that.

'685 - still Redhage, plus a bit of Wagstaff. Can't dislike Lisch and Martin at all.

Sad to see someone leave in their prime but if you've had enough of the game, there's no point forcing it.

If Perth can't keep Dunnigan, then they should look at getting CJ. Another scorer and someone that can hit the 3 would be perfect for them.

Reality is, Robbins wasn't a great player and the Wildcats can now sign a better guard and become a better team, they have a great chance this year to win another championship.
Robbins averages 5.4pts, 2.3rbs, 2.1ass.

Not a great player but he fits their system well, so its not necessarily going to be an automatic upgrade.

The wildcats have plenty of positive experience in picking players/imports, there is no reason they can't find a player to fit their system, and to find a player with better averages than Robbins should not prove difficult at all.

Finding a player with better averages than Robbo: yeah, shouldn't be a big problem.
Finding a player that is better than Robbo: not such an easy task.

I think the whole idea is that he's retiring immediately. He doesn't want to play any more, not keep playing until it suits the club, AFAIK.

I think he ran out first (and was pranked by his team) in Adelaide for a reason.

So THATS why he retired? Two backfiring pranks in one week!

Well thank goodness he chose retirement over suicide

"No date set yet, he could play until they find some 1"

Anon, he announced at the press conference that Sunday's 36ers game was his last.

Players Assn. have a point trying to get rid of playerpoints - restraint - like CJ Massingale might get the gig , but cain't at 10points.
From memory Chuck doesn't wanna change points midseason. Anyways the rule might be gone next season.
Needed under old NBL not with BA .

Whoops I forgot CJ was rated a 10. No chance of CJ there then.

CJ should only be an 8. He was so bad that he was mercilessly sacked by the great Marty Clarke mid-season!

So why is he retiring?

Although his offence frustrates me, I am sad to see him go (especially @ 27).

When he drives in I cringe because the result is often a shot blocked or a turnover.

When he shoots I look to see where Damien Martin is going to get the rebound.

However it is on Defence (and the hustle) he becomes irreplaceable....the stats will rarely show such qualities.

I am glad in a way as he is still engaged with the club.

Mick:

So why is he retiring?

People are saying he had a great career. If Averaging career 4 ppg is great I would love to see what they say to a guy that has a career average of 18 with 4 championships. Sad to see him leave and going to miss his toughness but far from a great NBL career.

Stats aren't everything. Robbins brought toughness, leadership, passion - and above all else was a very intelligent player, knows the system and is also a mentor for the younger guys. Which is incredible since he's only 27.

These are qualities that cant be replaced by how many points he averaged.

Really going to miss Brad Robbins. Hope he comes back to the NBL later on if he gets his spark back, and hopefully with the Wildcats.

If throwing a ball in someone's face is leadership then call me Larry! I saw him as a dirty player and played tough but that is about it.

Obvious troll is obvious.

The time he threw the ball at Gruber, a tough personal incident had occurred in his life.

I remember when barely anyone thought he'd make the NBL. I think people were in disbelief when Goorjian named him for a Boomers camp. He did pretty well in the NBL considering. Everyone has their role.

Starter on the U19 gold medal team in 2003. Was starting and playing ABL at 16. Toughest player I ever played against in juniors. Always knew he would make it.

No one would have any violent objections to Perth signing CJ regraded to 9 .
Other than Chuck .
Dunigan is from an NBA team , serious contender for POTW and should be 10 .

Why would he call it mid-season? Seems strange for a guy who played with so much effort, passion and aggression to not see the season out and maybe even retire with a championship win.

Well done Robbo on an NBL career that many thought you would never have.
Is well remembered by the "oldies" at Knox for what your brought to our team in the few years that you played with us.

Get rid of Truman free up 2 points gives 10. Sign dunigan and Gavin field. Or sign Daniel Dillon to replace Robbins !!!!