Moved Thread Brad Ottens - is he remembered as a Tiger or Cat?

[Meteoric Rise]

Once you miss finals your era finishes.

Ask Hardwick for an apology.

Ok Jack The GodBotherer…..but weren’t you one of the clowns revelling in the so called 16 year Geelong dynasty? That includes 2015 - a year in which they missed the finals?

 

[GeelongFTW]

I voted Richmond. Surprised I'm the only one so far!l

EDIT: The result is understandable, given the three premierships, but I just think yellow and black and when I think of Brad Ottens.

he did an interview on the Geelong website some time ago and when he opened the door he had a Richmond beanie on and he had pictures of him as a tiger on display (in addition to his geelong stuff). So i guess he self-identifies as both a tigers and cats player.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Ok Jack The GodBotherer…..but weren’t you one of the clowns revelling in the so called 16 year Geelong dynasty? That includes 2015 - a year in which they missed the finals?

No but nice try.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Geelong 4-2 (1 premiership)
Richmond 0-1

Nice try.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Nice try.

Your era ended when you failed to make the finals in 2021.

Blame your club.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Your era ended when you failed to make the finals in 2021.

Blame your club.

If you say so.
You still have to climb that Tiger mountain when it counts.

 

[STPer18]

Big Pill, Geelong 3x premiership hero - great player.

Some of the weirdest off-season injuries though, impaled himself on a garden stake and sliced his arm and leg on a boat propeller while water skiing.

 

[GeelongFTW]

If you say so.
You still have to climb that Tiger mountain when it counts.

lol. Where was richmond during 2007-2011? Down the bottom of the ladder getting spanked

 

[Danw0w]

Yay another Geelong-Richmond shit fight.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

lol. Where was richmond during 2007-2011? Down the bottom of the ladder getting spanked

Thats insightful of you.
Think we have 3 players on that list playing back then.

 

[captain blood 17]

Once you miss finals your era finishes.

Ask Hardwick for an apology.

How do you explain Geelong never going back to back at all then? So by your own admission, Geelong never had an era? Fantastic stuff and analysis. Now you will try and correct re finals, but, you know, you raised that whole flag thing, sooooo, ok, Geelong never actually had an era. And will never be compared with teams like Brisbane, Hawthorn or Richmond. I can live with this. Keep going Simple Jack, smash that butterfly with the hammer.....

 

[captain blood 17]

Carter isn’t the president anymore and hasn’t been since the end of 2020. That admittedly silly idea went with him.

He's still talking about it. Poor old fella.

 

[Simche]

Not sure if this is an incredibly subtle and very well positioned thread to once again start up the inevitable Geelong v Richmond comparison of premiership sides/era/dominance etc. but that's what its done.

In answer to the actual question Ottens will be remembered as a Cat.

He played a phenomenal season up forward circa about 2001 where I seem to recall he was AA and formed a pretty potent duo with Richo for awhile while he had more mobility. Once he put on more weight to play more ruck the fit in our forward line wasn't quite there combined with injuries starting to bite.

From memory he did not have a great period for the Tigers immediately prior to being traded to the Cats which was riddled with injury including falling off a ladder and getting impaled on a garden stake at one point.

When Wallace came on board and flagged a full rebuild he was supposedly a required player but the extent to which the club actually thought that versus getting in the extra two picks I'll never be sure. The media around the trade burned most of the good will when he left but was very much probably sacrificed.

Historically he will never be kindly considered by Tigers fans because ultimately the two first rounders we got for him went on absolute spuds (which is to be expected when the recruitment team at the time consisted of one part timer).

 

[captain blood 17]

Your era ended when you failed to make the finals in 2021.

Blame your club.

So a new era began in 2022. How awesome. Thanks Dimma and Balmey.

 

[captain blood 17]

lol. Where was richmond during 2007-2011? Down the bottom of the ladder getting spanked

Must of been like that 44 year draught Geelong had when they didn't win a flag. Richmond never even had a stretch that long.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

How do you explain Geelong never going back to back at all then? So by your own admission, Geelong never had an era? Fantastic stuff and analysis. Now you will try and correct re finals, but, you know, you raised that whole flag thing, sooooo, ok, Geelong never actually had an era. And will never be compared with teams like Brisbane, Hawthorn or Richmond. I can live with this. Keep going Simple Jack, smash that butterfly with the hammer.....

Talk about deflection.

 

[Rich01]

Ringing that little bell before the 2017 Qualifying Final was my favourite memory of him.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

So a new era began in 2022. How awesome. Thanks Dimma and Balmey.

 

[captain blood 17]

Ringing that little bell before the 2017 Qualifying Final was my favourite memory of him.

 

[Sttew]

That can't be true??

Slight exaggeration!

 

[Bunnings]

Oh no, another Richmond/Geelong shitfight. Must be the off season. I voted Geelong.

OP knew what he was doing, we have to oblige

 

[captain blood 17]

OP knew what he was doing, we have to oblige

 

[MisterMarcus]

I love how Richmond fans can't go more than 2-3 posts into a thread before their Geelong obsession takes over.

 

[captain blood 17]

I love how Richmond fans can't go more than 2-3 posts into a thread before their Geelong obsession takes over.

And yet here you are (talking about us....)

 

[Strange Cat]

Must of been like that 44 year draught Geelong had when they didn't win a flag. Richmond never even had a stretch that long.

True, I guess the tigers not making finals and finishing 9th several years in a row is looked on more fondly than Geelong making finals and grand finals durring their drought.