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How'd you go in the prelim?
Mofra's Bottom 50 for 2021
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How'd you go in the prelim?
Polished off a bottle of Jamison
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Dang, I stand corrected. I counted Lipinski as Collingwood, didn't read the fine print.
Carlton 7, St Kilda 6, Collingwood and Bullfrogs 5, etc etc.
Do coaches qualify?
TedDougChris
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If Buckley, Hird and Vossy haven't made it in here in previous years - it'd have to be a pretty good performance to get included...
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I stand corrected !!
Should've made the top 5. Can't wait to see the actual top 5.
Marklar_33
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That’s literally the worst thing you can say in this thread. “Can’t wait”
MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE
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Not even Mark Need made the cut
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Player #6 - Devon Smith
Pictured: Devon Smith cracks a funny with lifelong Bombers fan Joe Daniher and Adam 'just get me here' Saad
Devon Smith is a short midfielder/forward that Essendon chased heavily and traded in from GWS, because Carlton had so much success with the same strategy that Essendon had to follow.
Devon is nicknamed 'Dev' because Essendon are well known for their affiliation for shortcuts. But first, a little history.
After a 2016 in which Essendon won the spoon and the Bulldogs won the flag, in 2017 Essendon shot up... the ladder to finish 7th, and were only 11 goals short of winning their first final for 13 years. Essendon decided to (yes) take a shortcut and trade for the best player on the market they could find.
Needing a big bodied, contested ball winning midfielder Dodoro naturally chased a short mid/forward and after handing over pick 11, got him.
James Hird's number 5 jumper had spent the last 12 months on a 'study tour' of France in 2016 but after its return to Australia (and with rumours of an illegitimate French T Shirt on the way) Essendon decided to give the jumper to Dev, in a jumper presentation that was presumably held off-site. Essendon hoped Dev would do the jumper 'proud' in an exercise of setting a bar so low that Caleb Daniel couldn't limbo under it.
Dev's time at Essendon started ok, with him bringing a lot of tackling to the team and over 20 touches a year in 2018. Since then he's been in a steady decline, like broadcast television and the quality of threads on Bay 13. This year his lack of pace and size was shown up by teammates such as that young kid everyone went nuts over because he's tall and can run, like Big Bird on that episode of Sesame Street where Bear Grylls rocks up. Dev is listed as 176cm and 77kgs making him small for a small forward. Players that small should be at least quick, and if you exclude brain fades and the occasional ridiculous 50m penalty then Dev is not.
Oh, then there's the selfishness. Exhibit A:
Above: Don't worry boys, I'll ignore two free options and take the responsibility to turn this over myself
Dev's 2021 stats do look 'passable' for a mid/forward if we're talking about a developing kid who may one day transition into a midfielder, but from a guy chased so heavily by Essendon and presumably on a decent sized contract it's not the return they'd be hoping for. Some are even questioning his place in the best 22 for next season - especially considering Essendon's 20th consecutive winning trade week has probably netted them some player ready to play from next year.
Oh, and Dev signed a contract extension in April 2021 because Essendon are desperate to keep their finals losing list together.
Fun fact: Dev Smith was meant to be of the 'S squad' that help Essendon become legitimate competitors again, along with Shiel, Stringer, Saad and Supplements.
Devon, you've done well in life despite your parents naming you after a cheap processed meat product. zackah probably agrees.
Welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2021.
Pictured: Devon Smith cracks a funny with lifelong Bombers fan Joe Daniher and Adam 'just get me here' Saad
Devon Smith is a short midfielder/forward that Essendon chased heavily and traded in from GWS, because Carlton had so much success with the same strategy that Essendon had to follow.
Devon is nicknamed 'Dev' because Essendon are well known for their affiliation for shortcuts. But first, a little history.
After a 2016 in which Essendon won the spoon and the Bulldogs won the flag, in 2017 Essendon shot up... the ladder to finish 7th, and were only 11 goals short of winning their first final for 13 years. Essendon decided to (yes) take a shortcut and trade for the best player on the market they could find.
Needing a big bodied, contested ball winning midfielder Dodoro naturally chased a short mid/forward and after handing over pick 11, got him.
James Hird's number 5 jumper had spent the last 12 months on a 'study tour' of France in 2016 but after its return to Australia (and with rumours of an illegitimate French T Shirt on the way) Essendon decided to give the jumper to Dev, in a jumper presentation that was presumably held off-site. Essendon hoped Dev would do the jumper 'proud' in an exercise of setting a bar so low that Caleb Daniel couldn't limbo under it.
Dev's time at Essendon started ok, with him bringing a lot of tackling to the team and over 20 touches a year in 2018. Since then he's been in a steady decline, like broadcast television and the quality of threads on Bay 13. This year his lack of pace and size was shown up by teammates such as that young kid everyone went nuts over because he's tall and can run, like Big Bird on that episode of Sesame Street where Bear Grylls rocks up. Dev is listed as 176cm and 77kgs making him small for a small forward. Players that small should be at least quick, and if you exclude brain fades and the occasional ridiculous 50m penalty then Dev is not.
Oh, then there's the selfishness. Exhibit A:
Above: Don't worry boys, I'll ignore two free options and take the responsibility to turn this over myself
Dev's 2021 stats do look 'passable' for a mid/forward if we're talking about a developing kid who may one day transition into a midfielder, but from a guy chased so heavily by Essendon and presumably on a decent sized contract it's not the return they'd be hoping for. Some are even questioning his place in the best 22 for next season - especially considering Essendon's 20th consecutive winning trade week has probably netted them some player ready to play from next year.
Oh, and Dev signed a contract extension in April 2021 because Essendon are desperate to keep their finals losing list together.
Fun fact: Dev Smith was meant to be of the 'S squad' that help Essendon become legitimate competitors again, along with Shiel, Stringer, Saad and Supplements.
Devon, you've done well in life despite your parents naming you after a cheap processed meat product. zackah probably agrees.
Welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2021.
Burrrrrrn!
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Fess up!
GWS looked like this when McCartney said ......" I told them he's a required player "
GWS looked like this when McCartney said ......" I told them he's a required player "
GWS looked like this when McCartney said ......" I told them he's a required player "
hawkman
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Is there a stat for most 50m penalties conceded? Smith would have to go close to leading it
yyou
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does that mean that if Dev had been born in WA, his parents would have named him Polony?
If his parents were Kiwis they would've called him Windsor Smith. If the shoe fits....
Brutal. Every single sentence was brutal.
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Dogs_R_Us
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Did we get a goal on the rebound from that?
Deserved and fitting top 10 entrant.
I remember shit canning him on a few game day threads and the bomber fans only response was that he "had taken a pay cut" like that was something meritorious.
I seriously wonder how he gets a game at all.
I remember shit canning him on a few game day threads and the bomber fans only response was that he "had taken a pay cut" like that was something meritorious.
I seriously wonder how he gets a game at all.
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Bung Fritz in SA seems fitting.
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Player #5 - Marc Murphy
Pictured: Marc Murphy (right) assures former Carlton coach David Teague that he's fit to play
Marc Murphy is one of Carlton's many number 1 draft picks who have helped them climb all the way from cellar dwellers to 'just missing the finals' on multiple occasions.
He is a former club captain, although strangely for Carlton Marc has no court convictions and is of good character.
Marc's football journey began way back in 2005, where he declined the option to play at the Brisbane Lions (where he was eligible as a Father-Son pick) in lieu of getting picked by Carlton. In dating terms, he turned down Susan Boyle to date Gina Rinehardt. Over the years Marc was a fine player for Carlton, even being adjudged the best player in the competition the Coaches Association way back in 2011 which was only 7 years into Essendon's winless finals streak.
In 2013 he took over the Carlton captaincy from Mark Moran and held it until 2018. He then had a decent 2019 and an okish 2020 although it was obvious he was cooked by the end of the year. How cooked? "Even Geelong didn't offer him a contract" cooked.
Carlton decided that sentimentality was more important than on-field performance and gave Marc another year in 2021. The plan seemed to be nurse him to 300 games, although given Carlton's history with numbers I'm surprised they didn't just call him a 300 gamer and be done with it.
Carlton did manage to tape him together enough to roll him out for 14 games of such mediocrity that even his most ardent supporters were starting to question the club direction (which had otherwise been so strong for the past 20+ years). Jon Patton's attempts to "chalk up the big 300" were more dignified. Eventually Marc made it to round 22 where he wound back the clock, in that he somehow had 24 touches and Carlton lost by 95 points.
Now, I don't begrudge Carlton for finally giving their fans something to cheer about other than their bi-annual new coaching appointment to usher in 'a new era'. List managers these days seem to all watch Moneyball before making list decisions but I applaud Carlton for going against the grain and choosing a different film:
Pictured: Sure beats their last Hollywood inspired strategy, based on Goodfellas
Marc Murphy will always be remembered for leading Carlton for years from a period of darkness to one of mild gloom. He spent so many years carrying a bunch of spuds that the Federal Government have granted him water rights.
There have been a few hiccups during his career, like in 2017 when Jake Carlisle sledged Marc Murphy about his wife and Marc took exception to it. Murphy refused to shake Jake Carlisle's hand at the end of the game, and Jake was reportedly so upset he was heard 'loudly sniffing' in the toilet cubicle afterwards.
Fun fact: Marc's dad John is a Fitzroy legend who played 214 games for the Roys, before playing for South Melbourne and North Melbourne. Fitzroy would merge with the Bears to become the Brisbane Lions, South Melbourne would become the Sydney Swans, and North Melbourne proudly stood alone to win the wooden spoon in 2021.
Marc, congratulations on a fine career. Adios and welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2021.
Pictured: Marc Murphy (right) assures former Carlton coach David Teague that he's fit to play
Marc Murphy is one of Carlton's many number 1 draft picks who have helped them climb all the way from cellar dwellers to 'just missing the finals' on multiple occasions.
He is a former club captain, although strangely for Carlton Marc has no court convictions and is of good character.
Marc's football journey began way back in 2005, where he declined the option to play at the Brisbane Lions (where he was eligible as a Father-Son pick) in lieu of getting picked by Carlton. In dating terms, he turned down Susan Boyle to date Gina Rinehardt. Over the years Marc was a fine player for Carlton, even being adjudged the best player in the competition the Coaches Association way back in 2011 which was only 7 years into Essendon's winless finals streak.
In 2013 he took over the Carlton captaincy from Mark Moran and held it until 2018. He then had a decent 2019 and an okish 2020 although it was obvious he was cooked by the end of the year. How cooked? "Even Geelong didn't offer him a contract" cooked.
Carlton decided that sentimentality was more important than on-field performance and gave Marc another year in 2021. The plan seemed to be nurse him to 300 games, although given Carlton's history with numbers I'm surprised they didn't just call him a 300 gamer and be done with it.
Carlton did manage to tape him together enough to roll him out for 14 games of such mediocrity that even his most ardent supporters were starting to question the club direction (which had otherwise been so strong for the past 20+ years). Jon Patton's attempts to "chalk up the big 300" were more dignified. Eventually Marc made it to round 22 where he wound back the clock, in that he somehow had 24 touches and Carlton lost by 95 points.
Now, I don't begrudge Carlton for finally giving their fans something to cheer about other than their bi-annual new coaching appointment to usher in 'a new era'. List managers these days seem to all watch Moneyball before making list decisions but I applaud Carlton for going against the grain and choosing a different film:
Pictured: Sure beats their last Hollywood inspired strategy, based on Goodfellas
Marc Murphy will always be remembered for leading Carlton for years from a period of darkness to one of mild gloom. He spent so many years carrying a bunch of spuds that the Federal Government have granted him water rights.
There have been a few hiccups during his career, like in 2017 when Jake Carlisle sledged Marc Murphy about his wife and Marc took exception to it. Murphy refused to shake Jake Carlisle's hand at the end of the game, and Jake was reportedly so upset he was heard 'loudly sniffing' in the toilet cubicle afterwards.
Fun fact: Marc's dad John is a Fitzroy legend who played 214 games for the Roys, before playing for South Melbourne and North Melbourne. Fitzroy would merge with the Bears to become the Brisbane Lions, South Melbourne would become the Sydney Swans, and North Melbourne proudly stood alone to win the wooden spoon in 2021.
Marc, congratulations on a fine career. Adios and welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2021.
