Welcome Welcome Tom Emmett!! - Pick 41 in the 2022 National Draft

[Stronzo]

He would've had different fortunes under Lyon I think.

He definitely gave it a crack.

 

[Jezzitizle]

He would've had different fortunes under Lyon I think.

He definitely gave it a crack.

Phones in coaches boxes everywhere would tremble in their cradle if Lyon was coach and Emmett was streaming towards fwd 50 ball in hand with players free out the back.

 

[dropbear101]

i wanted to keep him tbh

 

[MadMundy]

Was handy depth but with Narkle coming in along with Bolton he doesn't get a game.

 

[FreoRicci]

Was handy depth but with Narkle coming in along with Bolton he doesn't get a game.

Is Narkle that much different to Emmett? He’s a skinny meh player. Emmett provides grunt and tackling. But fair enough, his form in WAFL isn’t cutting it

 

[james haish]

His game against the Hawks last year showed a lot of promise. But then nothing.

Playing 13 games and being a regular starter to being delisted in the same season is quite the fall. He even got three goals in his second last game

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

Was handy depth but with Narkle coming in along with Bolton he doesn't get a game.

We're getting Phil Narkle in to help out??
AWESOME, I always wanted to see someone running around for us with a purple helmet on!!

Hopefully Keithy will be in there helping out with coaching too!


Oh wait.
You mean we delisted Emmers just so we could bring in... Ohhhhhhh.
wow.

 

[Mk LXIII]

Would liked to have seen him succeed but he simply had little to no composure. Never looked comfortable with the ball in hand after a promising start (2023). Not sure about Narkle. Waste of a list spot

 

[Mogumber]

Ruthless Industry lbh

 

[masai tu]

We're getting Phil Narkle in to help out??
AWESOME, I always wanted to see someone running around for us with a purple helmet on!!

Hopefully Keithy will be in there helping out with coaching too!


Oh wait.
You mean we delisted Emmers just so we could bring in... Ohhhhhhh.
wow.

Keith & Phil >>>>> Peter Ware >> Kevin Caton >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quentin.

Keith & Phil = smooth operators.

 

[sdfc]

Keith was a dual premiership captain, My favourite player as a kid before Phil showed up.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Scanning the socials today it feels like a lot of crossover between the people who wanted him dropped throughout the season and the people now complaining about the decision to delist him.

 

[james haish]

Scanning the socials today it feels like a lot of crossover between the people who wanted him dropped throughout the season and the people now complaining about the decision to delist him.

He had a few errors in games this year that screamed "delist at the end of the year". Nearly on the Josh Head level of brain fades. But then he kept getting picked.

 

[StingBitten]

Scanning the socials today it feels like a lot of crossover between the people who wanted him dropped throughout the season and the people now complaining about the decision to delist him.

Same here made me question my existence.

Only a few posts here tells me the BF community isn't shocked.

Hope he gets another gig.

 

[Dockernut]

He had a few errors in games this year that screamed "delist at the end of the year". Nearly on the Josh Head level of brain fades. But then he kept getting picked.

Still would have kept him over Worner. Why delist a developing player in an area of need and keep a dud in an area of surplus?

 

[Tbonefreo]

He had a few errors in games this year that screamed "delist at the end of the year". Nearly on the Josh Head level of brain fades. But then he kept getting picked.

And head got desisted twice

 

[gaskin]

He had a few errors in games this year that screamed "delist at the end of the year". Nearly on the Josh Head level of brain fades. But then he kept getting picked.

He kept on getting picked because we had nobody else.

 

[Freomaniac]

He kept on getting picked because we had nobody else.

yeah True...

Dockers were not really spoiled for Choice in similar players playing on Tom Emetts spot

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Still would have kept him over Worner. Why delist a developing player in an area of need and keep a dud in an area of surplus?

Because Worner's in contract, and also is younger than and about on par with Emmett as a player. Certainly at WAFL level Worner has been superior, and at AFL level I think they both range btwn liability and solid hand depending on the game. Only difference is Emmett plays a position we had nobody in, and Worner plays a position where James Aish got dropped.

Every so often you'll get "How can Freo afford to do XYZ salary cap wise? They must be chockers by now!" comments. And while there's a range of answers to that, 1 answer is we don't do dumb shit like pay a player out a year of salary just to accommodate a different likely flop.

 

[Minz]

Emmett is a really whole-hearted footballer, and I really appreciate it. Was a bit frustrating to see such endeavour with such lack of execution in skills tho. Hope he manages to stick it together and catches on somewhere.

 

[Dockernut]

Sliding doors moment was that Jayden Laverde

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Jayden Laverde

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

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Def

Career

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Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.8

4star

MG

152.8

2star

D

8.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

116.5

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

MG

141.2

3star

run down tackle against the Dons which, if adjudicated in the same way as the sling tackle on Young vs GWS, might have resulted in a shot on goal and consequently a spot in the eight, but alas there went our season and Emmett’s time in purple along with it.

 

[FreoRicci]

Sliding doors moment was that Jayden Laverde run down tackle against the Dons which, if adjudicated in the same way as the sling tackle on Young vs GWS, might have resulted in a shot on goal and consequently a spot in the eight, but alas there went our season and Emmett’s time in purple along with it.

Hardly.
Sliding doors moment was Merrett waltzing it out of the centre in a tied game with 30 seconds left. Never recovered from that

 

[arsesmart]

Hardly.
Sliding doors moment was Merrett waltzing it out of the centre in a tied game with 30 seconds left. Never recovered from that

This is the Emmett thread though.
(and if not it would be the Treacy injury which not only put our best forward out for the rest of the season, but stuffed a mark for a gimme goal to put us 30 points up).

 

[FreoRicci]

This is the Emmett thread though.
(and if not it would be the Treacy injury which not only put our best forward out for the rest of the season, but stuffed a mark for a gimme goal to put us 30 points up).

Can see what you mean though.
Emmett did have enough chances early in the season. Plays with a scrambling mind.

He had a mark and bounced/ran for 50m I think it was. V Geelong I think? Stuffed up the bounce, got caught and didn’t dispose of it. Just knew there and then, he doesn’t have what it takes.

Who knows? Maybe for Adelaide he could actually go all in

 

[Ysaye]

Best wishes to Tom Emmett - seems like an extremely dedicated and nice person, and I hope he has great success in the future!