Backfire SSP: Desperate times call for desperate measures

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May 12, 2019
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The following clubs were so desperate they signed rejects on the first day of SSP:

* added former Brisbane backman Jaxon Prior

Failmantle signed ex-Geelong and Port Adelaide forward Quinton Narkle.


the Bummers still have a list spot free and could utilise the SSP again.


Worst Coast, the Welfare, Aints , Poorf and Cold Goats also having train on spots available, BUT only one club has multiple list spots still open:

Carltank

“The Blues are the only club with multiple spots open, with delisted pair Sam Durdin and Matt Carroll to be joined by culled Hawthorn tall Denver Grainger-Barras and VFL spearhead Liam McMahon* in pushing for the two contracts on offer“

Depth :$

Despite this, the biggest joke is probably still Brad Crouch retiring days after being redrafted

*Collingwood VFL reject
 
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Seems the Pies really fumbled. The guy made VFL CHF last season as a young 22yo KPF.

Have a look at the positions Pies were playing him in https://vfl.aflmstats.com/player/Liam_McMahon

The guys clearly a forward, where Carlton have played him. Kicked all but 3 goals per game.

Probably goes to show why Carlton have developed Coleman medalists like Curnow and McKay whereas Pies pick up older hacks like Spudocek, McStay and Cox.
 

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Collingwood:
  • Draft KPF knowing they take years to develop
  • Play him everywhere but forward line for 2 years
  • Delist him
  • Carlton play him forward and he kicks 3 goals per game being CHF in VFL team of the year
  • Collingwood sign a 30+ year old reject from St Kilda to plug a hole for a couple years when they could have had a 22yo on their books for a decade to come

Man, nobody would have noticed how inept your campaigners list management was until you pointed it out :$
 
Collingwood:
  • Draft KPF knowing they take years to develop
  • Play him everywhere but forward line for 2 years
  • Delist him
  • Carlton play him forward and he kicks 3 goals per game being CHF in VFL team of the year
  • Collingwood sign a 30+ year old reject from St Kilda to plug a hole for a couple years when they could have had a 22yo on their books for a decade to come

Man, nobody would have noticed how inept your campaigners list management was until you pointed it out :$
Unfortunately we haven't been shit enough to have 583 top 10 picks this century
 
yet

The cliff is coming for your dad’s army
That’s ok. We’ll take a cliff after a flag. Those old campaigners still had Carlton and the premiers number both times this year. It’s like everyone has just realised Pendlebury is an old campaigner. I think we’ll be around the mark next year unless half our list suffer dementia
 
That’s ok. We’ll take a cliff after a flag. Those old campaigners still had Carlton and the premiers number both times this year. It’s like everyone has just realised Pendlebury is an old campaigner. I think we’ll be around the mark next year unless half our list suffer dementia
There'll be a true crime podcast in 40 years with the subject being how that Collingwood team managed to steal the 2023 flag with a squad of spuds.

That mystery may never truly be solved.
 

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Some late entries for MOTY here :)

This guy was literally on your list

Yep, and not good enough to get a senior game. So once again you’re picking up our rubbish. Thanks for keeping Victoria beautiful 👍


There'll be a true crime podcast in 40 years with the subject being how that Collingwood team managed to steal the 2023 flag with a squad of spuds

A squad of spuds that beat Carltank 😂
 
Some late entries for MOTY here :)



Yep, and not good enough to get a senior game. So once again you’re picking up our rubbish. Thanks for keeping Victoria beautiful 👍




A squad of spuds that beat Carltank 😂
19yo KPF unable to get a game...more at 11

You campaigners ****ed his development. When you look at the positions you guys played him not hard to see why.

Its been over a decade since you developed a forward in Elliott. Rest of your forward line is McStay, Shultz, Cox, Membrey, Hoskin Elliot, Mihocek, Hill while losing young talent like this guy and Ginnivan (who you guys made go backwards in his final yr there). Ash Johnson was showing promise but appears you have stunted his growth too. Why are you unable to develop any forwards?
 
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And yet we’ve won 2 flags and 6 PFs this century and you’ve won… how many? :$

As for McMahon you haven’t even signed him yet so maybe wait until you sign him and he plays his first senior game and maybe kicks a goal before celebrating too hard 🤷‍♂️
 
In fact it has been over a decade since a Collingwood forward kicked 50+ in a season. 12 months later you shipped that guy off to Western Bulldogs.

The only other team in that position is Failmantle and even then Ballantyne got 49.

So not only can you not draft and develop forwards, your tactic of getting mature agers is now coming unstuck when now you are raiding the only other team who compares to you in shitness of developing forwards.
 
And in fact it has been 3 months since a Carltank forward kicked 50+ in a season.

How’s that workin’ out for ya?

The two greatest forwards of the modern era, Lockett and GAS: 0 flags between them

You have 2 Coleman medalists and can’t even win a PF. 30 years of failure but now a 22yo reject with 0 senior games is the solution 🤦‍♂️

And getting back to the OP, where is your depth when you’re the only team in the league with two open list spots?
 
He isn't the solution. He won't get a game behind Curnow, McKay, Moir, Kemp, Silvagni. Its just funny he could have been your best key forward for the next decade.

We have 2 lists spots available because we got rid of Owies, yes we got rid of our 8th or 9th string forward who still would have won your goalkicking. Now thats #depth
 
lol lots of teams got rid of players - was there anyone who didn’t? but only one will go into 2025 with two open list spots, whilst simultaneously claiming they have great depth, and also that injuries ruined their last season 🤷‍♂️

Its just funny he could have been your best key forward for the next decade

And if your auntie had balls she could be your uncle

Based on our strategy yielding 6 PF wins this century and yours (tanking for draft picks) yielding 0, I think we’ll stick with what we’re doing 👍
 
lol lots of teams got rid of players - was there anyone who didn’t? but only one will go into 2025 with two open list spots, whilst simultaneously claiming they have great depth, and also that injuries ruined their last season 🤷‍♂️



And if your auntie had balls she could be your uncle

Based on our strategy yielding 6 PF wins this century and yours (tanking for draft picks) yielding 0, I think we’ll stick with what we’re doing 👍
You know whats worse than having 2 open list spots? Having 3 :$

And then picking up rejects from Footscray, St Kilda and Essendon to fill them

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Time to backfire this badboy zackah
 
There'll be a true crime podcast in 40 years with the subject being how that Collingwood team managed to steal the 2023 flag with a squad of spuds.

That mystery may never truly be solved.
Not by any dumb campaigner that coaches Carlton anyway. Voss still hiding in Flys wardrobe trying to get ideas?
 

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