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Who will have the better career? Just watching some nab cup and saw Ben Kennedy slotting one on the run for Melbourne. Who will have the career?
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For us?Howe is well ahead.
You mentioned careers. At the moment Howe's marking has him miles in front if he retired today.For us?
Out of loyalty to our players, it is very rare that I write off one of our own, even when I bag them it is usually very mild. I try to find the positives in all our players performances. For the life of me however I never understood the plaudits that Ben Kennedy got while at our club.
Every time I saw him he was either having completely unrealistic shots at goal, was butchering the ball by foot or struggling to make it from one contest to the next. Yes he used to tear it up in the twos, but so did Kent Butcher. Yes he was made the sub a lot, but I would have made him sub too. Like I said, he couldn't make multiple contests in a single passage of play, why would you give him a full game? I saw people bemoan his lack of opportunities while I was thinking he was given too many.
I'm quite comfortable seeing him in opposition colours. Kennedy for Howe is a net improvement of our list, there is no doubt in my mind.
I'd like to see what Howe can do for us before making that call. People were upset about bringing in Varcoe this time last year and look at him now. Bringing in Howe rather than using whatever pick we would have gotten was the right call.Neither will amount to much. Howe was a mistake, letting Kennedy go was not. Would rather have kept the pick.
PICKS!!! he cost us 2 second rounders ffs.. or in player trade terms... Kennedy AND Seedsman.I'd like to see what Howe can do for us before making that call. People were upset about bringing in Varcoe this time last year and look at him now. Bringing in Howe rather than using whatever pick we would have gotten was the right call.
You're assuming that Kennedy was actually worth a second rounder though... Seed got us pick 32 and he had far higher trade value than BK.PICKS!!! he cost us 2 second rounders ffs.. or in player trade terms... Kennedy AND Seedsman.
Makes no difference how much people want to talk up Ben Kennedy, he will always be very average.Is this thread for real? Given BK is unlikely to make it to 100 games I think Howe already has him covered...
Ben's last known Collingwood photo, at training doing a drill
Verdict: too short, go elsewhere
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Those two had ample chances and were both going nowhere. Trading them out for someone who might make us better was the right thing to doPICKS!!! he cost us 2 second rounders ffs.. or in player trade terms... Kennedy AND Seedsman.
we'dve gotten a second rounder for Kennedy. Point is.. we gave up both Seedsman and Kennedy for Howe and pick 48 or something... it wasn't Kennedy for Howe.. this thread needs to include the Seed to make any sense.You're assuming that Kennedy was actually worth a second rounder though... Seed got us pick 32 and he had far higher trade value than BK.