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Emma Quayle seems to be reasonably knowledgeable in matters of the draft...
Her assessment; "Geelong smashed it."
Fair enough, getting a little over excited about 1 persons opinion but its no biggy.
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Fair enough, getting a little over excited about 1 persons opinion but its no biggy.
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She isn't the only one that shares those sentiments.
Gotta love Wells though. Considering the Cats have never had a pick below 7 since 1990, he just seems to select the "right" recruits more often than not.
tigs2010
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Geelong fans getting carried away. Hamling is an athlete who is along way off. Kersten is a good pick up if he gets away with his height. Murdoch is pretty soft (Quayle has a hard-on for him) and a 30yr old VFL ruckman. Don't get how that's smashing it.
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I honestly think SOS has assembled the Giants list better then Scott Clayton at the suns, seems more balanced and they got a nice mix of experienced big bodies and as such, should avoid the numerous pastings The Suns received last year.
Think GWS will win more games in their first season then the Suns did this year.
Think GWS will win more games in their first season then the Suns did this year.
tomthabuddah
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Perhaps Geelong should delist this new crop now then. Every team is happy now, well bar Melbourne
But thanks for your assessment. I think i will back the guy who has delivered 3 very very recent premierships
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Don't knock Emma.Emma Quayle seems to be reasonably knowledgeable in matters of the draft...
Her assessment; "Geelong smashed it."
She'll come after you on Twitter with a misquote.
CrimsonRaven
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They haven't a single player in the top 100 players in the competition. How the hell are they going to win more games than GC?
The only borderline player is Callen Ward.
Well, that's it, we'll all have to settle for bread crumbs as Geelong takes the next 5 flags.
At least I can console myself with the knowledge that Tom Mitchell will win the next 5 Brownlows.
At least I can console myself with the knowledge that Tom Mitchell will win the next 5 Brownlows.
PTizzle
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They've at least seemed to try to load up with more AFL bodies. I honestly don't think we can say how they'll go until after the PSD...and when they play a game.
Igloo
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When you already have a circle jerk about how you got the best kids, saying it's "unbelievable" how well you did, the team may not be trollable, but a fair few of your supporters are
tigs2010
Pick 1...
Where did i say delist them? Just saying it's hardly smashing it. None of them have played a game yet. A 30year old ruckman suits your needs to replace Ottens. It doesn't suit many others. You have Pods and Hawkins so you have time to develop Hamling over the next few years so you could take the punt. Just wouldn't say you smashed it.Perhaps Geelong should delist this new crop now then. Every team is happy now, well bar Melbourne
When you already have a circle jerk about how you got the best kids, saying it's "unbelievable" how well you did, the team may not be trollable, but a fair few of your supporters are
Basically this. The draft period is exciting but c'mon, no one really knows how any of these kids will turn out.
Still, it's funny to read.
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Embarrassing from some Cats fans on here. Nobody knows how the draft will turn out for anybody. To spruik about how well we have done is not showing the humility that the club itself prides itself on.
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The obsession with the potential of teenage boys read like the minutes of a Nambla meeting.
I guess the Blues should have passed on Andy McKay 19 years ago and picked Nick Holland because he had upside.
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tomthabuddah
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Emma said we smashed it, she has shown herself to be a pretty good judge.
She also has her favourites.
She labeled Casey Sibosado a top 10 pick 3 years ago, and a future star indigeneous key forward in the mould of Franklin.
He went in the rookie draft to Freo, and is already on the scrap heap.
Murdoch was her favourite this year = Geelong smashed it.
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These senior players in Brogan, Cornes, Power and even McDonald were not firing for their clubs before the end, how they will go with less talent around them is interesting
tomthabuddah
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time will tell, but im happy she rates our initial collection.
Well the Adelaide recruiting manager doesn't agree.
Maybe you should drop him an email and try and make a bet as well.
GWS has recruited younger players as opposed to Bock 28, Ablett 26, Brennan and Ritchatelli. But what they did do is grab older / bigger players dirt cheap (salary cap wise) in Cornes, Brogan and O'Haplin.
Used all their draft picks on kids. They are planning to peak in 4 years but with better salary cap planning over the next 4 years opposed to how GC have.
GC is a better place to live but it will be very interesting who retains more players over the next 5 years, whoever does best with this will have more success, thats the key to these two new teams IMO.
I don't get how they could have better salary cap planning. By the time GC's young stars really hit their peaks, the Ablett's, Bock's, etc., will be nearing the end, and likely in a front loaded contract. This means GC will have more room to pay their young guys more.
GWS will still be paying Scully, Ward, etc. extraordinary amounts of money, by the time thier stars peak. Does anyone really think that Scully will be happy to take a massive pay cut once his current contract runs out? Hopefully, this means that either Scully, etc., walk out on the club, or they pay Scully more and lose their young stars. GWS especially, will be in a lot of trouble in a few years, unless they get players to agree to significant pay cuts to what they could be making, and we all saw what happened the last time Scully was asked to do that
