Preview 2014 Carji Greeves Medallist - Joel Selwood

[Boxhead_31]

Bryce and Maree get a nice acknowledgement from the skip

 

[SkittleCats]

Skipper doing a good sale's pitch there for any prospective trade targets coming up next week.

 

[cats_09]

Just went to see how many Carji's Selwood has won now and WOW!! the 2014 result is ALREADY on wiki!!

Was that through the Carji's wiki page? Because I noticed it hasn't been updated on either Joel's wiki page or the Geelong award winners page.

I'm not sure which time zone is used to signify when a page was updated, but according to the Carji Greeves wiki page: This page was last modified on 2 October 2014 at 12:47.

That was today - so either someone got in early, or they are using an American time zone.

 

[Teriyakicat]

Thanked his parents for their sacrifices in the past
Thanked his brothers- who he is very close to and they speak every week, through the highs and lows (come on DOWN SCOOTA!!!)
Thanked the board members and the club- and he hears from friends who've moved on from the club, how lucky he is to be at the GFC.
etc. etc.
Quoted Cam Guthrie: We can promise that we will go away and work, and try and get better.
Said 26 y.o key forward, 23 year old Key midfielder (Duncan), 28 year old key defender (Harry)- the club's in a good position.

 

[Teriyakicat]

Was that through the Carji's wiki page? Because I noticed it hasn't been updated on either Joel's wiki page or the Geelong award winners page.

I'm not sure which time zone is used to signify when a page was updated, but according to the Carji Greeves wiki page: This page was last modified on 2 October 2014 at 12:47.

That was today - so either someone got in early, or they are using an American time zone.

Yes- I clicked on the Carji link

 

[Boxhead_31]

Skipper doing a good sale's pitch there for any prospective trade targets coming up next week.

Trying to change Frawley's mind at the 11th hour

 

[Teriyakicat]

Was that through the Carji's wiki page? Because I noticed it hasn't been updated on either Joel's wiki page or the Geelong award winners page.

I'm not sure which time zone is used to signify when a page was updated, but according to the Carji Greeves wiki page: This page was last modified on 2 October 2014 at 12:47.

That was today - so either someone got in early, or they are using an American time zone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carji_Greeves_Medal
That'd be around NZ time. Americans are WAY behind us

 

[Teriyakicat]

Final vote tally- sorry, I missed the next round of vote getters.

 

[Boxhead_31]

New membership add looks good

 

[Rilian]

 

[Teriyakicat]

Bryce and Maree get a nice acknowledgement from the skip

Yeah- he played the family card really strongly there- mentioned his brothers and how close they all are.

I'm hoping maybe, that this brings his young brother into the Cats' midfield- next season, if not this season (can't see him moving until his contract finishes, though)

 

[Teriyakicat]

Lovely!!! Thanks for capturing that second page. I was struggling to load my first and missed it!

 

[Magnus McFysh]

I know everyone talks about Mitch Thorpe taken at 6 that year, but there were five picks before that and not a single player I'd have ahead of Selwood.

Boak and Gibbs are the only ones worth anything and they are both still a fair way behind the Skip.

Man is a machine - and the best part is - he's our machine.

 

[Shai]

Our Captain, the complete human.. such a rare person deserves every accolade he may get

 

[Teriyakicat]

Just looking at the final votes- only 2 young blokes sub-25, I think (how old is Selwood?)
6 blokes up in or near their 30s... not too bad for such a dud lot of blokes that half of BF posters want to ditch at the end of this season!
And coming right up behind them... hot on their heels- Murdoch, Blicavs and GHS

 

[cats_09]

5 defenders in our top 10, including our 3 tall defenders - why exactly did we need Frawley when we still have those 3 on the list and the chance to get another year into the likes of Kolo & Hamling?

 

[barmy44]

Our Captain, the complete human.. such a rare person deserves every accolade he may get

id say the complete footballer and probably 'football person', but complete human might be a tiny stretch.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Onya joel, another well deserved B&F medal. Great speech at the end, I'm going to be a 2015 member, can't wait for next year to get behind the boys.

Love this club! Go cats!

 

[Shai]

id say the complete footballer, but complete human might be a tiny stretch.

We can agree to disagree there, weigh up his values and consider again

 

[Teriyakicat]

Our Captain, the complete human.. such a rare person deserves every accolade he may get

"Oh Captain! My Captain!" "....rise up and hear the bells!"

"for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills; for you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding; for you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning".

 

[Biggy_Boy]

5 defenders in our top 10, including our 3 tall defenders - why exactly did we need Frawley when we still have those 3 on the list and the chance to get another year into the likes of Kolo & Hamling?

Because Lonergan and Rivers are getting on in years. In fact, Lonergan probably only has a year left in him. After having such an experienced lineup of KDPs, bringing in a kid with zero experience like Kolo and Hamling will make that defensive unit quite a bit more vulnerable, so Frawley would have helped ease the transition there if the club wished to stay in contention.

 

[Teriyakicat]

id say the complete footballer and probably 'football person', but complete human might be a tiny stretch.

two arms, two legs, a head (only slightly damaged)... what more do you want?

 

[Teriyakicat]

5 defenders in our top 10, including our 3 tall defenders - why exactly did we need Frawley when we still have those 3 on the list and the chance to get another year into the likes of Kolo & Hamling?

better having those young boys learning from the best, than stifle their development by bringing in someone from outside the club.
The forward line is different, as it isn't as well established.

 

[barmy44]

We can agree to disagree there, weigh up his values and consider again

leonardo da vinci is the closest thing to a complete human i can think of... but he probably couldnt win a centre clearance, so there is that.

joel is a great captain, seems like a lovely guy, and couldnt think of any player id rather have in the geelong side competition wide... but i think he would have his limitations outside of football.

i was just being a realist, probably wasnt necessary... i tried to edit my post to say the complete 'football person', but you quoted me before i could.

 

[barmy44]

two arms, two legs, a head (only slightly damaged)... what more do you want?

if he had the brains to unify quantum mechanics and relativity on top of his peerless football prowess, i might be moved to say he is the complete human specimen