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  • azabob
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    • Sep 2008
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    GWS targets need to start soul-searching

    GWS targets need to start soul-searching

    Caroline Wilson
    September 13, 2011


    Interesting article by Caroline Wilson. Mainly about Scully but she also writes about Ward and Davis.

    This is her final paragraph

    "All three have rightly blamed the system. But that is only part of the story.
    All three would do well to examine their own internal systems and ask why GWS intelligence pointed its aggressive brand of hunters in their direction"



    Article link -
    More of an In Bruges guy?
  • Sedat
    Hall of Fame
    • Sep 2007
    • 11243

    #2
    Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

    Good article azabob, and one that has been discussed in some detail in this thread:


    Caro knows bugger-all about our club but occasionally she hits the mark - this is one such occasion.
    "Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"

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    • Dancin' Douggy
      WOOF Member
      • Oct 2007
      • 2876

      #3
      Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

      Yeah but the players were gonna come from somewhere?
      Do you really think that GWS were gonna drive around with that semi trailer full of cash and not land anyone?

      This is about individuals. They wanted Ward they got Ward.
      They wanted Folau, Scully, Davis etc.

      To now be expected to TAKE THE BLAME FOR BEING SCREWED is mind boggling.

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      • Rocco Jones
        Bulldog Team of the Century
        • Jun 2008
        • 6931

        #4
        Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

        Originally posted by Dancin' Douggy
        Yeah but the players were gonna come from somewhere?
        Do you really think that GWS were gonna drive around with that semi trailer full of cash and not land anyone?

        This is about individuals. They wanted Ward they got Ward.
        They wanted Folau, Scully, Davis etc.

        To now be expected to TAKE THE BLAME FOR BEING SCREWED is mind boggling.
        You keep on saying the same thing.

        Of course the AFL are looking after their plastic franchises but what do you think we should do, ignore any possibility we might not be doing very well in retraining our guys?

        North are really loaded huh!

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        • Dancin' Douggy
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          • Oct 2007
          • 2876

          #5
          Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

          Can't think of any north players I'd be chasing

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          • Rocco Jones
            Bulldog Team of the Century
            • Jun 2008
            • 6931

            #6
            Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

            Originally posted by Dancin' Douggy
            Can't think of any north players I'd be chasing
            Wow, a lot of our fans really do have an unfounded arrogance over North. We are a team who just sneaked into finishing 10th and are full of ageing and injured stars. North's list shits all over ours.

            Swallow was offered the once in a lifetime, who could honestly ever knock it back, it's just GWS and AFL being evil that Callan Ward just had to sign on to.

            Goldstein, Ziebell, Wells (up until last week) and Bastinac go alright.

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            • Dancin' Douggy
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              • Oct 2007
              • 2876

              #7
              Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

              Originally posted by Rocco Jones
              You keep on saying the same thing.

              Of course the AFL are looking after their plastic franchises but what do you think we should do, ignore any possibility we might not be doing very well in retraining our guys?

              North are really loaded huh!
              yes I keep saying the same thing.
              Sorry Rocco, I didn't realise I was supposed to keep changing my stance/mind/opinion.

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              • Rocco Jones
                Bulldog Team of the Century
                • Jun 2008
                • 6931

                #8
                Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                Originally posted by Dancin' Douggy
                yes I keep saying the same thing.
                Sorry Rocco, I didn't realise I was supposed to keep changing my stance/mind/opinion.
                OK. Everything is the AFL and GWS' fault and we are just victims. Enjoy whinging how much it's everyone else's fault when we lose players during free agency.

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                • Maddog37
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                  • Nov 2010
                  • 3132

                  #9
                  Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                  Originally posted by Rocco Jones
                  Wow, a lot of our fans really do have an unfounded arrogance over North. We are a team who just sneaked into finishing 10th and are full of ageing and injured stars. North's list shits all over ours.

                  Swallow was offered the once in a lifetime, who could honestly ever knock it back, it's just GWS and AFL being evil that Callan Ward just had to sign on to.

                  Goldstein, Ziebell, Wells (up until last week) and Bastinac go alright.


                  Really? So do Cooney Griff and Wood. Libba goes alright too. Just saying....

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                  • Dancin' Douggy
                    WOOF Member
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 2876

                    #10
                    Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                    Originally posted by Rocco Jones
                    OK. Everything is the AFL and GWS' fault and we are just victims. Enjoy whinging how much it's everyone else's fault when we lose players during free agency.
                    OK. Nothing, I repeat noyhing, is the AFL or the GWS bank accounts fault.

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                    • Rocco Jones
                      Bulldog Team of the Century
                      • Jun 2008
                      • 6931

                      #11
                      Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                      Originally posted by Maddog37
                      Really? So do Cooney Griff and Wood. Libba goes alright too. Just saying....
                      Cooney's knee is shot, Griff is a gun who doesn't get enough support, Wood looks like a good young player and Libba a lock to be at least a good mid. Every list has something. We look down on North in the same way an ugly girl looks down on a girl they think is even uglier.

                      Originally posted by Dancin' Douggy
                      OK. Nothing, I repeat noyhing, is the AFL or the GWS bank accounts fault.
                      Cool, so there is nothing we can do and North were just lucky. James Fantasia must love fans like you.

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                      • Maddog37
                        WOOF Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 3132

                        #12
                        Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                        Originally posted by Rocco Jones
                        Cooney's knee is shot, Griff is a gun who doesn't get enough support, Wood looks like a good young player and Libba a lock to be at least a good mid. Every list has something. We look down on North in the same way an ugly girl looks down on a girl they think is even uglier.



                        Cool, so there is nothing we can do and North were just lucky. James Fantasia must love fans like you.

                        This is a different statement to "Norths list shits all over ours".

                        I just thought you were a little over the top with the North call.

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                        • ledge
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                          • Dec 2007
                          • 14301

                          #13
                          Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                          I wonder if Caro would stay at the Age If she was offered 60% more wage at the H/S, would she look deep inside her inner self and think of her journalist mates she has been with at the Age and say no I am staying, I dont think so.
                          Bring back the biff

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                          • Topdog
                            Bulldog Team of the Century
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 7471

                            #14
                            Re: GWS targets need to start soul-searching

                            Originally posted by ledge
                            I wonder if Caro would stay at the Age If she was offered 60% more wage at the H/S, would she look deep inside her inner self and think of her journalist mates she has been with at the Age and say no I am staying, I dont think so.
                            or 100% more as was Wards case

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