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Yeah his development was shithouse, no doubt.
That said he never had the drive to want to be great imo. Loved a frothy and loved rooting too much. Nothing wrong with that, but I don't think going to another team would have automatically made him a star. He was drafted as a key forward and his best footy came as a flanker. I'll always have a soft spot for him cos of the shit he copped, but he wasnt guilt free in his development
I'd have to say no, I've never seen anything from him play that makes me think there's more to him as a player
I'm 35 mate, but I've had a pretty hard life trying to remember that for back
McLean and Sylvia were drafted probably before the time I'm Referring to, they were 2005 from memory. Or were they 2003 on our yoyo years
The main time I'm referring was that 2008 post neale to whenever Goodwin/roos came in late 2014.
That recruiting was shambolic because they saw football going to a team of 6ft2 blokes who could run all day (like cale Morton) (I'd have to dig deep to find those articles) and they drafted accordingly.
The fact that there are players who were picked around the similar picks from those years that are still playing good footy now 8-12 years on is a testament to that, and most of the blokes we picked are retired.
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You're argument falls for flat when you remember that almost all of them looked really good in the first couple of seasons. Then their confidence and fitness levels never recovered from years of shit development.I'm 35 mate, but I've had a pretty hard life trying to remember that for back
McLean and Sylvia were drafted probably before the time I'm Referring to, they were 2005 from memory. Or were they 2003 on our yoyo years
The main time I'm referring was that 2008 post neale to whenever Goodwin/roos came in late 2014.
That recruiting was shambolic because they saw football going to a team of 6ft2 blokes who could run all day (like cale Morton) (I'd have to dig deep to find those articles) and they drafted accordingly.
The fact that there are players who were picked around the similar picks from those years that are still playing good footy now 8-12 years on is a testament to that, and most of the blokes we picked are retired.
Don't get me wrong Maric, Strauss and Blease were ****ing horrible picks. But Morton, Scully, Trenners and so many others played well when they were drafted.
Lol come on.Wow our drafting and development magically turned around when Roos and his development staff turned up at the club, the administration was fixed and Peter Jackson was installed
But sure it's all because we magically *ed up every top 10 pick before and magically got them right now
Players literally cancelled training and time trials under bailey. The tail wagging the dog. Recruit players who want to be the best they can. I guess that's why Cale Morton went to west coast and thrived? Sam blease at Geelong with all those AAs... what about straussy the best kick in the draft lol. Ricky petterd just dominating at the Tigers too. Jimmy toumpas the superstar.
**** me dead lol
I'll never say anything bad about trenners cos he was let down, but same draft they never even spoke to dusty.
Then we can go through the blokes who never even played a game like Lucas cook who couldn't even get a kick at redan lol he was a star at hawks too?
Let's end this. Admin was at fault obviously for a heap of our issues, and our recruiters were clearly forgetting to do their job too
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Argument over.
You think a competent club would even get close to this happening? Thanks for proving my point.
Yeah fair enough, as I said in next post I'm not saying anything about trenners as he could have been very very good.
Anyway I think it's amazing how many players we drafted over that stretch had career ruining injuries at some stage.
Trengove, scully at gws, watts at Port. Mitch Clark. Howe does an acl at Collingwood, Dunn too, Chris Dawes hands turning into trampolines. I'm sure there's others I can't think of
Haha no, but we recruited players that thought that was ok
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Absolutely loved a nose froth as well
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Can we just agree that Strauss, Maric, McLean, and Toumpas aren’t getting picked for the game against Fremantle this weekend? I think if we overlook them we are in with a chance.
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McLean played out the goal square though, we do need a brown replacement
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McLean played out the goal square though, we do need a brown replacement
How much do we need Pedo right now? What I’d give…
Still fit enough playing down Mornington somewhere isn't he?
Last time in Perth he knocked a guy out, maybe start him so he can knock em out in the first rather than the last.
Can't be bothered following the full conversation thought McLean was good early on. Think he was good in the 06 elimination final to memory. Anyway that draft was fairly weak to memory, brock McLean was definitely one of the best picks.
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Not sure. He’d be a gun playing local footy. He’d kick 6 every week.
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That is horrific lol
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11-20 was better.
11-20 was better.
Waters, Stanton, Mundy, Butler. Heath Shaw further down as well. Not household names but serviceable good players.
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We recruited teenagers just like every other club. What they learnt from there was on the club not the recruiters
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