...saw in some thread a comment along these lines.
I guess only time will tell but it's interesting the way your heart always rates your own above par. Problem is, it affects objective trading. I mean Welly, Sack, Macaffer, Reid, Dawes and others are decent prospects but somehow in our minds, they are already 200 gamers when it comes to trade talk. The reality is that we'd be lucky if half of them hit 100 games. And yet, no one wants to part with anything for proven talent such as Ball, Fev and Jolly, not to mention Judd, Stevens, Gehrig etc. before them. Heh - lets offer Cox and pick 1000 for Ball...it ain't going to happen.
I think some Collingwood supporters need to accept that trading is a punt which requires an actual wager. Imagine if we had dealt for Judd and lost Didak. I love Dids as much as anyone but who who you rather have had out there against Geelong in the prelim? Dids remains enticingly good but will never have the game smashing ability of the Judd.
Is it time to get serious about ourselves, and more importantly, our players?
I guess only time will tell but it's interesting the way your heart always rates your own above par. Problem is, it affects objective trading. I mean Welly, Sack, Macaffer, Reid, Dawes and others are decent prospects but somehow in our minds, they are already 200 gamers when it comes to trade talk. The reality is that we'd be lucky if half of them hit 100 games. And yet, no one wants to part with anything for proven talent such as Ball, Fev and Jolly, not to mention Judd, Stevens, Gehrig etc. before them. Heh - lets offer Cox and pick 1000 for Ball...it ain't going to happen.
I think some Collingwood supporters need to accept that trading is a punt which requires an actual wager. Imagine if we had dealt for Judd and lost Didak. I love Dids as much as anyone but who who you rather have had out there against Geelong in the prelim? Dids remains enticingly good but will never have the game smashing ability of the Judd.
Is it time to get serious about ourselves, and more importantly, our players?