Traded 2. Paddy Dow

[Aphrodite]

 

[Faz 2000]

Player perspective: handled the disappointment and setbacks like a champ. I think he has more to offer than he's shown and I hope he gets a good run elsewhere. May never be a star, but I think could play a useful role in a midfield rotation.

From our club point of view, another SHOCKING return for a high draft pick. 70-odd games, plenty as sub and a paltry trade return. Not good at all, when there were stars all over the board when we took Dow.

 

[El Topo]

Go well, Paddy. Will remember him for that toothless grin in the first practice game in 2018.

 

[COBALT BLUE]

Player perspective: handled the disappointment and setbacks like a champ. I think he has more to offer than he's shown and I hope he gets a good run elsewhere. May never be a star, but I think could play a useful role in a midfield rotation.

From our club point of view, another SHOCKING return for a high draft pick. 70-odd games, plenty as sub and a paltry trade return. Not good at all, when there were stars all over the board when we took Dow.

Hmmmm
Made so many posts about this one
Eventually disappointing as many thought including myself..though maybe 3rd rounder for Dow
Might see him a bit at Saints!
Lob and Dow gone..
They were expensive in terms of us not winning games...only will ever remind me of tough times.
Kind of sad

 

[JuddgementDay]

Good luck Paddy, hopefully you can make a good career at St Kilda

BTW - why was this separate thread created - it's so much fun to discuss Dow in every thread

 

[TENACIOUS]

All the best Paddy Dow

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Paddy Dow

Age

24

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

12.4

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

...
You'll forever be the most discussed player, ever... On the Carlton Bigfooty board...

 

[bigblueboy]

Good man Paddy. Best of luck at the Saints.

 

[BlueGum]

Thanks and good luck Paddy. Hope you get the run in the midfield you are after.

 

[thylacine60]

All the best to Paddy - but St Kilda is the second last place I would have preferred to see him go to.

He might have gone there had Dorito not insisted on Walsh as a sweetener.

 

[Coona Blues]

Sad at this one. Pragmatically he doesn’t fit in a midfield with Patrick Cripps

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Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

who already gets a mulligan for sometimes lacking on the defensive aspects. He would remain depth with us. We would do him no favours retaining him as such.

He may become a hundred game clearance mid fir the Saints and few at the Blues would begrudge him that.

Was poorly developed early in his career. The layers he very much added in the completed season should have been established in his first two seasons, and then some. A true Blue who I am sure will be missed by the playing group.

 

[Wickzki]

Thanks Paddy. Go and smash it at the Saints like I know you will

 

[Revenant1965]

All the best to Paddy. Seems a person of great character and heart. Not to be at the Blues. Wishing you all the best wuth life at the Saints. Watch out for the Gimli-thowers...

 

[WyntersGame_]

Best of luck to him, he really won me over this year and no one can even doubt his commitment to better himself

Part of me hopes he makes us regret this trade because he explodes at St Kilda.

I would have liked him to stay for depth due to skill and aging players within the team but this was probably the best move for him

 

[Aphrodite]

Good luck Paddy, hopefully you can make a good career at St Kilda

BTW - why was this separate thread created - it's so much fun to discuss Dow in every thread

It's Paddy's player thread from 2017 (not newly created)

 

[thylacine60]

saints supporters coming up with some creative genius - paddy wow & paddy pow - where does this gold even come from?

 

[thylacine60]

Player perspective: handled the disappointment and setbacks like a champ. I think he has more to offer than he's shown and I hope he gets a good run elsewhere. May never be a star, but I think could play a useful role in a midfield rotation.

From our club point of view, another SHOCKING return for a high draft pick. 70-odd games, plenty as sub and a paltry trade return. Not good at all, when there were stars all over the board when we took Dow.

thanks for the caps, it really sells the message......fmd.....

 

[JuddgementDay]

It's Paddy's player thread from 2017 (not newly created)

LOL - why did you have to bring logic and facts!

 

[thylacine60]

It was hyperbole's day off......

 

[Jimmae]

Full credit to you Paddy: you copped it in the teeth literally and figuratively at this football club. Be a bit more capable and assertive as a tactician at the Saints and you'll make our footy department look like fools pretty quickly.

 

[Kramer1]

What games would you put forward as evidence of this?

The ones where he came in off a disrupted number of weeks as sub and contributed well as an AFL mid. 22 touches, 6+ clearances, 4 tackles, 1+ goal assists over his five full games...and more importantly passed the eye test with flying colours.

I'd think it hard to argue that that wasn't a stretch of AFL quality football, but this is Big Footy.

 

[KnaveyBlue]

I wanted him to stay with us as depth at the expense of his own career, and I don't think I was being at all unreasonable tbh.

 

[BlueTongue]

I wanted him to stay with us as depth at the expense of his own career, and I don't think I was being at all unreasonable tbh.

Wrong - but hilarious

 

[SurreyBlue]

Good luck Paddy. Hope you made the right choice of clubs.

 

[Gethelred]

Thank you, Paddy.

 

[bmaurizio]

All the best at your new abode Paddy, hope you do well.

 

[GapInIkonPark]

Was excited by Paddy’s speed exiting stoppages.
Ultimately, we can only really carry Cripps as the key midfielder without great defensive pressure.
Wishing Paddy all the best to carve out a long career at the Saints.