OK, Ok....I like him already.
Good for you Matthew.
I suppose we now have to get all gushy and stuff? That's OK too.
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OK, Ok....I like him already.
Good for you Matthew.
I suppose we now have to get all gushy and stuff? That's OK too.
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Seperate threads for the two btw?
Awesome. Welcome to CFC. Go well.
Ps: how good is the pic of little Cottrell in his Carlton gear
Ps: how good is the pic of little Cottrell in his Carlton gear
Good.
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Just loved the emotion and enthusiasm of BB and all the players.
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amazing response!!
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How good is this! Wonderful story
Stoked for both of these guys.
Haven't seen much of Gibbons in the VFL but I thought he was a left-footer initially, given he was kicking on his left so casually in those highlights. Very impressive.
Really keen to see Cottrell run out in a few games, incredible endurance which I hope the club can harness with a few specific roles. Could start as a tagger?
Haven't seen much of Gibbons in the VFL but I thought he was a left-footer initially, given he was kicking on his left so casually in those highlights. Very impressive.
Really keen to see Cottrell run out in a few games, incredible endurance which I hope the club can harness with a few specific roles. Could start as a tagger?
That's pumped me up!
I hope things turn around because Bolts is a ripper. Hopefully we don't perform poorly enough to compromise his tenure
I hope things turn around because Bolts is a ripper. Hopefully we don't perform poorly enough to compromise his tenure
They took their chance and didn't look back
Outstanding boys, Welcome to the Carlton Football Club.
Outstanding boys, Welcome to the Carlton Football Club.
Me thinks we got ourselves a bit of a hidden gem here.....welcome on board Gibbo!!!
Bloody brilliant....who's the kid on the left though?
Welcome on board Matty C.....now, go and watch a highlights package of your lookalike Mitch Robinson, take on his aggression along with your football prowess, and you'll do us all proud...especially JaB
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fmd, he might have had a third liston...........
More skilled than Kerridge, unsure of how much ball he will get
Finished 2 votes behind a player who went on to win an AFL premiership that year.
Good to see he’s grown into his head
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With the information coming out of CFC, I can see why they picked Gibbons.
I reckon he'll surprise a few in the coming years.
When you get overlooked and face such adversity, when your chance comes, you take it with both hands and leave no stone unturned.
I reckon he'll surprise a few in the coming years.
When you get overlooked and face such adversity, when your chance comes, you take it with both hands and leave no stone unturned.
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I was checking my emails over & over today for an email from the club announcing the signing of these 2. I was over the moon when the email finally turned up. Then to see the video showing Bolts making the announcement & the reaction from the boys, my eyes became very watery.
After being overlooked so many times, Gibbons just kept on playing the best footy he could in the VFL & then when invited to train at the club he has, from all reports, worked so damn hard making it impossible for the club to let him go.
As for Cottrell, after missing out in both the National & Rookie Drafts, he must have been contemplating where to go next with his footy. No doubt the invitation to train with us would have come as a bit of a shock to him, but like Gibbons, he has done the hard work over the last couple of months & can now put the disappointment of the National & Rookie Drafts behind him & play with the club his grandfather called home for a short period in the 1950s.
This is the type of positive news we have needed after some of the recent negatives which have hit the club.
After being overlooked so many times, Gibbons just kept on playing the best footy he could in the VFL & then when invited to train at the club he has, from all reports, worked so damn hard making it impossible for the club to let him go.
As for Cottrell, after missing out in both the National & Rookie Drafts, he must have been contemplating where to go next with his footy. No doubt the invitation to train with us would have come as a bit of a shock to him, but like Gibbons, he has done the hard work over the last couple of months & can now put the disappointment of the National & Rookie Drafts behind him & play with the club his grandfather called home for a short period in the 1950s.
This is the type of positive news we have needed after some of the recent negatives which have hit the club.
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You could see Gibbons fighting back tears there.
What a proud moment for him to tell his parents that.
On a list after so much hard work. He will repay our faith in him ten fold.
