Mega Thread Dayle Garlett - I did but see him passing by... allegedly in a stolen vehicle (thanks Josh)

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Just waiting for the press to change from Bad Boy Garlett to Garlett the Great!

Round 3 should about do it...

 

[hawker92]

Round 3 should about do it...

*Round 1

 

[FairCall]

Now!! Why wait! He has been on the straight & narrow for over 12mths without the protection of a club like the HAwks! He should begiven credit for what he has achieved in that time and it is up to us Hawks supporters to set the tone & standard.

 

[bris tarangau]

It is common human weakness to be judgmental of others, especially if he plays for the sports team you support. As FC stated above he has had 12 good months in WA and we still label him as 'bad boy' Garlett. I personally dislike the title of this thread and hope the club leaders help in getting Garlett involved in positive activities outside of AFL that will win back respect from the AFL world (especially the media). I wonder how many of us made wrong choices in our teens and got away with it because we were not potential AFL stars.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

To be fair, I don't think anyone here is labelling him 'Bad Boy', but that was in the title of the article that was referenced in the opening post so hence the title of the thread. Most people seem to me to be giving him the benefit of the doubt.

 

[lickmerocks]

I am confident he will play round 1 . Stands out on the track incredibly and his pace and skill are to be seen. If he plays 15 games this year don't be surprised to see 30 goals beside his name come the end of the year.

Serious Talent and at some stage this year will kick a bag in the seniors. Has all the tools.

 

[go hawks!!!]

I am confident he will play round 1 . Stands out on the track incredibly and his pace and skill are to be seen. If he plays 15 games this year don't be surprised to see 30 goals beside his name come the end of the year.

Serious Talent and at some stage this year will kick a bag in the seniors. Has all the tools.

Stands out on the track....yes the colour of his boots are extraordinary.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

I am confident he will play round 1 . Stands out on the track incredibly and his pace and skill are to be seen. If he plays 15 games this year don't be surprised to see 30 goals beside his name come the end of the year.

Serious Talent and at some stage this year will kick a bag in the seniors. Has all the tools.

Sounds like Cyril might struggle to get back in after he serves his suspension.

 

[JoondalupJ]

sick of the headline 'bad boy' .. ffs he had a drink and a smoke ... now he is a perennial 'bad boy' ... give the kid a break.

I agree completely . This idea of sticking a problem, by name, onto a young person is paper talk and media crap to talk about something when nothing is happening.
Or, its two competing editors trying to compete in who can think up the best punchline when discussing a new player.
Everyone has stuffed up at some stage . He'll be fine, Hawthorn is a marvellous club and an institution , good behaviour is a basic lesson learned by most Hawks, if he goes astray he'll be brought into line.
But for heavens sakes media give up , with the labels.

 

[Prudster]

I think we're all getting a little precious on this board. Not a single club was willing to take a top 5 draft pick (on talent) with even their last rookie pick. That's far worse than what a lot of guys labelled 'bad boy' did before they were drafted. If Dayle keeps his head down and makes a name for himself out on the football field, then nobody will care what he did before he was drafted. Until that point, he is still just a super talented player who almost blew his career because of off field incidents. Until he gets media attention for something else, he will be the bad boy. I suggest you lot learn to deal with it.

 

[Linda Crescent]

You should be ashamed of yourself, what a disgusting thread title. I love Hawthorn.

 

[tommyk72]

You should be ashamed of yourself, what a disgusting thread title. I love Hawthorn.

Read the title of the article mate

 

[eldorado]

Read the title of the article mate

...and lighten up a little...

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

Bad boy - sounds so comical really. Reminds me of one of my favourite Seinfeld ep's

He is a bootlegger?

 

[Leather Poisoning]

...and lighten up a little...

You're the bad boy of mods

 

[eldorado]

You're the bad boy of mods

I used to play by the rules...

But then they pushed me too far, and killed the woman I loved...

 

[Davo23]

I think we're all getting a little precious on this board. Not a single club was willing to take a top 5 draft pick (on talent) with even their last rookie pick. That's far worse than what a lot of guys labelled 'bad boy' did before they were drafted. If Dayle keeps his head down and makes a name for himself out on the football field, then nobody will care what he did before he was drafted. Until that point, he is still just a super talented player who almost blew his career because of off field incidents. Until he gets media attention for something else, he will be the bad boy. I suggest you lot learn to deal with it.

I get what you say, Prudster, but I think most here object to the "Bad Boy" title of the article.

Why prejudge him when we know nothing of him?
Why assume the worst, why not take him as just another recruit, and allow him to make his way?

A Geelong supporting relation of mine s******ed at me and said we are just recruiting trouble. I asked him what Garlett had done and he said something vague about media reports. All he could say were that there were rumours out there.

Yes, that's the way to judge someone's character.
But he's a Geelong supporter ...

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Guys, I just want to point out that he had tattoos and warts a cap backwards. Where there is smoke there is....

 

[tommyk72]

Guys, I just want to point out that he had tattoos and warts a cap backwards. Where there is smoke there is....

And i've heard that he wears those shorts that hang so low they show off his boxer shorts.

 

[Prudster]

I get what you say, Prudster, but I think most here object to the "Bad Boy" title of the article.

Why prejudge him when we know nothing of him?
Why assume the worst, why not take him as just another recruit, and allow him to make his way?

A Geelong supporting relation of mine s******ed at me and said we are just recruiting trouble. I asked him what Garlett had done and he said something vague about media reports. All he could say were that there were rumours out there.

Yes, that's the way to judge someone's character.
But he's a Geelong supporter ...

What do you mean we know nothing of him? I'm guessing a number of people checked out his Facebook page when his issues all came to light in 2012. I know i did, and it was pretty much what the media reports said it was. To be honest, that's exactly the kind of thing that earns you the bad boy tag.

Compared to previous bad boy draftees like Buddy and Dustin Martin, Garlett has certainly done the most to earn the tag (at least pre-draft). Every single recruiter doesn't skip over a top 5 talent for nothing.

 

[Davo23]

What do you mean we know nothing of him? I'm guessing a number of people checked out his Facebook page when his issues all came to light in 2012. I know i did, and it was pretty much what the media reports said it was. To be honest, that's exactly the kind of thing that earns you the bad boy tag.

Compared to previous bad boy draftees like Buddy and Dustin Martin, Garlett has certainly done the most to earn the tag (at least pre-draft). Every single recruiter doesn't skip over a top 5 talent for nothing.

So, you're happy to judge him on rumours?

Or on the basis of something on Facebook?



I don't understand.


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[spudmaster]

Guys, I just want to point out that he had tattoos and warts a cap backwards. Where there is smoke there is....

Warts on a cap is always a dead giveaway eh?

 

[Off The Couch]

Compared to previous bad boy draftees like Buddy and Dustin Martin, Garlett has certainly done the most to earn the tag (at least pre-draft). Every single recruiter doesn't skip over a top 5 talent for nothing.

You can't possibly be serious - the kid is a goddam choir boy compared to those two

 

[daniel23]

he is a very confident young man decided to check his instagram (another social media trend which is strictly just photos) and he does not mind taking photo and photos of himself , also made his break up with his mrs public on there and has a heap of girls talking to him not saying at all its a bad thing just hope his ego doesn't take over

 

[bris tarangau]

What exactly did he do that was unacceptable? How does this compare with the Andy Lovett or Ben Cousins incidents?