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Buddy called a superstar.. in his second game
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"Lance Franklin super stuff", not "superstar".
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A standout for mine is Alex Rance getting involved in list management decisions and warning Richmond not to 'upset the apple cart' when they were signing Tom Lynch.
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At halftime of the 1970 GF the Carlton coach famously tells his players to “handball handball handball .”
Ron Barrassi does it again! No wonder he’s generally considered the greatest living figure in the game.
Scarlett making the call on T Stewart in the amateurs was very good as well.
I was also at the footy in 92 and I heard someone in the crowd yell- “Laidley you’re a girl!”- I thought nothing of it but spot on in the end.
I was also at the footy in 92 and I heard someone in the crowd yell- “Laidley you’re a girl!”- I thought nothing of it but spot on in the end.
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Ablett and Ottens in 2007.
Jeremy Cameron trade. Would have looked like a disaster if we didn't win a flag with our aging list. West coast and the Kelly trade can show how things can go wrong
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It was a five point margin. Ablett was wonderful that day and undoubtably BOG but the gulf in class between Ottens and Richards and Bryan is what sealed the result for you.
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By the great Clint Eastwood in 2023.
"This will not end well."
"This will not end well."
To be fair Kelly has been there best player this year and probably there second best player last year.
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They won by like 100 points.
I don't think not playing him would have made a difference
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Paul Roos telling Jason Taylor to pick Clayton Oliver in the draft. Nice one Roosy. Woulda been Darcy Parish otherwise.
Paul Roos picking Simon Goodwin as our next coach. Thanks again legend!!
Paul Roos picking Simon Goodwin as our next coach. Thanks again legend!!
Not football... but this is probably the best call I've ever heard.
Rodney Hogg whilst playing district cricket for Waverley-Dandenong in 1989 played against a young blonde-haired leg spinner. The kid dominated, and Hogg kept him in the memory bank. When that kid got selected for Victoria a year later Hogg wrote an article for The Truth saying "Shane Warne will take 500 Test wickets". He got sacked for writing such an outrageous article. Hahaha
Rodney Hogg whilst playing district cricket for Waverley-Dandenong in 1989 played against a young blonde-haired leg spinner. The kid dominated, and Hogg kept him in the memory bank. When that kid got selected for Victoria a year later Hogg wrote an article for The Truth saying "Shane Warne will take 500 Test wickets". He got sacked for writing such an outrageous article. Hahaha
Shane Heard
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And put Hopkins on. Roll the dice and demand results..and cross your fingers
Shane Heard
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Which is sort of the point - the trade is called a disaster even though it is not. Imagine the scrutiny Geelong would be under if they bombed out in finals last year than started this year the way they have
Shane Heard
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It’s looking like a master stroke already.
That one they sent to north , Daisy and the various other talent they turfed out.
Great work by the Carringbush
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Ned Guy's redemption.
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Offering Jai Newcombe a long term rookie contract off the back of half a season of VFL footy already looks like fantastic list management and talent identification.
One journalist said Hawthorn 'blinked' on the night of the MSD in 2021 by taking him at pick 2 and not waiting until the second round selection.
There are a million great draft calls that could be listed in here.
Tom Stewart was one already mentioned.
Selecting Marlion Pickett to debut in a Grand Final and watching him subsequently pill Norm Smith votes is up there as a great selection call.
One journalist said Hawthorn 'blinked' on the night of the MSD in 2021 by taking him at pick 2 and not waiting until the second round selection.
There are a million great draft calls that could be listed in here.
Tom Stewart was one already mentioned.
Selecting Marlion Pickett to debut in a Grand Final and watching him subsequently pill Norm Smith votes is up there as a great selection call.
While Richmond did not need to trade for Lynch, a seven year contract at $1 million a year for a player that was injury prone and had only one 60 goal season to his name at that point in time was risky. But in the end a really good call, Richmond don’t win the comp in both 2019 and 2020 without him in my view.
You can see what his absence has meant to the team right now.
Arguably the sole reason why Richmond go on to win a couple more flags.
Took 9 marks, kicked 3 goals and another semi final was hanging in the balance had he kicked straight in last years final.
