VelvetSledge
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YesDisagree Dave. He was a MSD which means, for me anyway, he didn't show enough to be drafted with the rest of his peers. And 2 decent games at VFL isn't enough to keep him for me, unless the ass falls out this year and we discover half our list is spuds and we go cutting.
Which I'm also not ruling out.
Personally what I'd do is find him work in whatever his chosen profession is, keep him round but on the VFL list. If he shows enough pick him up again as a delisted free agent. (Is that possible eth-dog)
I was pointing out that it's a disingenuous metric to suggest that one equals the other. A player sustaining an injury doesn't automatically mean they're a shit signing.We won’t be winning flags (or finals 7000+) as long as we hold on to has beens, never weres and busted players. This kid ain’t no Tom Brady. The sooner we acknowledge and move on the better. We’ve got enough dead wood already. The echo in these here chambers has been resounding for 20 years and yet while EFC has failed at every turn in that period you chaps can’t acknowledge fault at the club or in the players. It’s a curious level of sycophant that exists in these ranks.
No. Check my original unedited post. Clearly states “Hasn’t played regular footy since ‘21”Oh. So you wrote your post wrong?
I'm not slicing anything. You said he hadn't played football since 2021 which is wrong.
I also think he's gone so I don't have an opposing view.
No. Check my original unedited post. Clearly states “Hasn’t played regular footy since ‘21”
Signing an injury prone guy with a broken back in 2023 who hasn’t played footy since 2021 is. When he does yet another ACL it’s also a red flag.
Proof is in the pudding. s**t signing.
You chaps can bookmark it and come back when he departs to concede that I’m shown to be right.
I’ll be here
No crow here, pal. I simply stated that he’s been shown to have been unlucky and ultimately a poor signing. I merely reiterated my point when shouted down and having him compared to multi premiership players and Tom BradyCrowing about a player being delisted is so boring.
Most players don’t make it. Especially MSD selections. Congrats on picking the odds on favourite. Real genius here.
No crow here, pal. I simply stated that he’s been shown to have been unlucky and ultimately a poor signing. I merely reiterated my point when shouted down and having him compared to multi premiership players and Tom Brady
You chaps can bookmark it and come back when he departs to concede that I’m shown to be right. I’ll be here gracious in being correct
Disagree Dave. He was a MSD which means, for me anyway, he didn't show enough to be drafted with the rest of his peers. And 2 decent games at VFL isn't enough to keep him for me, unless the ass falls out this year and we discover half our list is spuds and we go cutting.
Which I'm also not ruling out.
Personally what I'd do is find him work in whatever his chosen profession is, keep him round but on the VFL list. If he shows enough pick him up again as a delisted free agent. (Is that possible eth-dog)
Ease up turbo.No crow here, pal. I simply stated that he’s been shown to have been unlucky and ultimately a poor signing. I merely reiterated my point when shouted down and having him compared to multi premiership players and Tom Brady
I was probably with you Dave untiI I saw boncer's suggestion. Didn't even think of that. Everybody wins.. well, relatively speakingThat's reasonable I guess. As bombreys said, it's a cut throat business.
Recruiters knew he'd had a knee reco and elected to draft him.....fair enough. But recruiters couldn't know about the back stress fracture or the potential for further knee injuries unless they were informed by medical staff, we can only assume they were not.Ease up turbo.
Not sure how you connect "unlucky" injuries to poor recruiting?
And he was MSD pick up, which at best are a throw of the dice. Just happened to be snakes eyes in this case.
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Good question. I had a bit of a look around but couldn't find any answer.Is it the same knee he had his initial ACL injury? Hopefully a scenario where he can retain his athleticism and have 2 strong knees. Really like this guy.
Good question. I had a bit of a look around but couldn't find any answer.
Pretty sure it's 2 butI read somewhere this is his 4th knee ACL injury.
I've been trying to find where I read it all morning.
Pretty sure it's 2 but
Same I had a bit of a look around before posting and couldn't find it.Good question. I had a bit of a look around but couldn't find any answer.
So until he unluckily had an injury he was not a poor signing? Can't really tell because you've shown zero interest in Hunter since he was drafted. Anyone would think all you're really interested in doing is potting the club. Trollishness.No crow here, pal. I simply stated that he’s been shown to have been unlucky and ultimately a poor signing. I merely reiterated my point when shouted down and having him compared to multi premiership players and Tom Brady
The knee bone‘s connected to the backbone… all part of the same problem I reckonRecruiters knew he'd had a knee reco and elected to draft him.....fair enough. But recruiters couldn't know about the back stress fracture or the potential for further knee injuries unless they were informed by medical staff, we can only assume they were not.
Whether medical staff, either ours or the AFL's, should have picked this up is another question.
Apparently he had an elbow injury at some stage, so that could check outThe knee bone‘s connected to the backbone… all part of the same problem I reckon