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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Wood, JJ, Tom Boyd, Stringer, Libba, Macrae & Stringer to be traded within 2 years. Huuuuge call.
Will overtake them all.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
comrade
Will overtake them all.
I've only watched the VFL games which have been televised, but Dalrymple needs to be charged with stealing English at pick 19.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
He has a habit of remaining in the play. The first time I saw him play for Footscray the ball followed him around everywhere.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
I've only watched the VFL games which have been televised, but Dalrymple needs to be charged with stealing English at pick 19.
Weird, because seeing him live I remember thinking he's better than many give him credit for but further off senior action than many stated too. Good luck to the kid, looks an absolute gun.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
Mofra
Weird, because seeing him live I remember thinking he's better than many give him credit for but further off senior action than many stated too. Good luck to the kid, looks an absolute gun.
In our wildest dreams, if he plays well and can stay in the side, he might just come second in the Rising Star behind a lesser interstate player.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
I've only watched the VFL games which have been televised, but Clayton needs to be charged with stealing Higgins at pick 11.
- All of us, 2009
Maybe let him play a little first?
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
Happy Days
- All of us, 2009
Maybe let him play a little first?
After blowing first rounders with Williams, Walsh, McMahon, Power I don't think anyone was overly confident in Clayton stealing anything by 2009 (except his pay packet maybe).
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
comrade
After blowing first rounders with Williams, Walsh, McMahon, Power I don't think anyone was overly confident in Clayton stealing anything by 2009 (except his pay packet maybe).
Not putting Jarrad Grant in this list, I'm sick of you always pumping up Jarrad Grant, what's he ever done to keep your loyalty?
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
comrade
After blowing first rounders with Williams, Walsh, McMahon, Power I don't think anyone was overly confident in Clayton stealing anything by 2009 (except his pay packet maybe).
I'm not going to go back into the wayback machine, because that would be decidedly more brutal for me than anyone else, but I distinctly remember Clayton's genius being heralded ad nauseam around the last time we were "good".
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Not putting Jarrad Grant in this list, I'm sick of you always pumping up Jarrad Grant, what's he ever done to keep your loyalty?
In 2009 we were praying Grant would be different. Idiots.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
comrade
In 2009 we were praying Grant would be different. Idiots.
Have we traded, free agent let go or delisted every one of his first rounders?
Cooney - Essendon
Ray - St Kilda
Gryphone - GWS
Williams - Delisted/Retired
McMahon - Richmond
Higgins - North
Power - North
Walsh - Delisted/Retired
Grant - GCS/delisted
Everitt - Sydney
Ayce - Delisted
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Have we traded, free agent let go or delisted every one of his first rounders?
Cooney - Essendon
Ray - St Kilda
Gryphone - GWS
Williams - Delisted/Retired
McMahon - Richmond
Higgins - North
Power - North
Walsh - Delisted/Retired
Grant - GCS/delisted
Everitt - Sydney
Ayce - Delisted
Honestly, how does he still have a job?
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
comrade
Honestly, how does he still have a job?
Don't look into his second rounders either (although nailing Ward, who later left). Jesse Wells, Cam Faulkner, etc.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
comrade
Honestly, how does he still have a job?
The recruiter can't be responsible for the development of players.
Out of that list only Walsh didn't play more than 50 games. (Maybe Ayce as well , I need to check)
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Re: First Draftee to Debut?
Originally Posted by
bornadog
The recruiter can't be responsible for the development of players.
Out of that list only Walsh didn't play more than 50 games. (Maybe Ayce as well , I need to check)
First rounders always get more leniency and are given more games to prove they can't play, rather than proving they can.
A couple of misses are ok, but apart from Cooney, Griffen & probably Higgins (and these 3 were all flawed), he busted on every single pick and has continued to make a mess at the Gold Coast.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.