Sherman - Delisted

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

One of the worst pick ups for us in a while. Gave us nothing. was beaten for a spot by Dahl, basically a kid. See ya Justin. Many on the forum will be pretty pleased.

[Mantis]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

Disappointed we couldn't get more out of this guy as he possesses some traits we badly need.

[F'scary]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

One of the worst pick ups for us in a while. Gave us nothing. was beaten for a spot by Dahl, basically a kid. See ya Justin. Many on the forum will be pretty pleased.

Do you want me to hunt him and get the money the club paid him back?

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

Do you want me to hunt him and get the money the club paid him back?

yes.......hunt him my pet.......Mwoahaha.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

Outfoxed by Voss at the trade table. What a debacle.

[Happy Days]

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His card was marked at pre-season training when Macca had a go at him for not having his shirt on and seeing his tatts.

That's more of an indictment on the coach than Sherman if true.

If we're paying him out, then I don't see what this achieves. His play may have been ordinary, but he has attributes that are sorely missing from our list, and could have been utilised in some way. There's no way Sherman was less valuable to us than a guy the coach won't pick (Panos) or a guy that can't play (Skinner).

McCartney seems to have some sort of plan in mind, but he's looking more and more pig headed about it by the day. What does it say about a supposed "great teacher" when he gives up on a challenging pupil after one season?

[Dancin' Douggy]

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I think Sherman's name has been mud since the racism incident.

Rightly or wrongly, and everyone deserves a second chance and blah blah blah.

But I'm under the impression it was more than a single outburst in the heat of the moment.

It was sustained race based abuse throughout the game.

Most, if not all teams have aboriginal players, not to mention all the other ethnic variations on club lists.

I think Sherman irreparably damaged his reputation (brand for those marketing types).

He is unwanted goods.

[Missing Dog]

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Disappointed we couldn't get more out of this guy as he possesses some traits we badly need.

I agree. He's in the age bracket we need and has some outside speed. disappointing.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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I agree. He's in the age bracket we need and has some outside speed. disappointing.

But not to be just letting us off the hook, he'd had two coaches previously that had got sick of his approach/game

The most disappointing thing is we wasted such a high pick on him

[Grantysghost]

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Sherman's gone!? Damn now I have to change my avatar ! Is he the worst trade in our history? I remember speaking to him at the first members function and he seemed like a pretty level headed player. From there he insulted the culture at the Lions within 5 minutes of arrival and proceeded to racially abuse Wilkinson from GC in a moment of insanity. Inglorious stuff, what a waste....I always thought he had ability just seemed to panic and lack composure in his time with us. Hope he makes it somewhere, maybe GWS will give him a chance.

[AndrewP6]

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But not to be just letting us off the hook, he'd had two coaches previously that had got sick of his approach/game

The most disappointing thing is we wasted such a high pick on him

Eade only had him for a season, IIRC he was a required player at Brisvegas who wanted out. He wasn't pushed out Aker-style.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

I think Sherman's name has been mud since the racism incident.

Rightly or wrongly, and everyone deserves a second chance and blah blah blah.

But I'm under the impression it was more than a single outburst in the heat of the moment.

Most, if not all teams have aboriginal players, not to mention all the other ethnic variations on club lists.
.

How do you get that impression? Nothing was ever mentioned before or after that incident, in terms of it being regular behavior.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Sherman - Delisted

His card was marked at pre-season training when Macca had a go at him for not having his shirt on and seeing his tatts.

That's more of an indictment on the coach than Sherman if true.
McCartney seems to have some sort of plan in mind, but he's looking more and more pig headed about it by the day. What does it say about a supposed "great teacher" when he gives up on a challenging pupil after one season?

Agree with.this, I really hope the "no shirt" story is not what actually happened.

[GVGjr]

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But not to be just letting us off the hook, he'd had two coaches previously that had got sick of his approach/game

The most disappointing thing is we wasted such a high pick on him

My understanding is that early in the season he reacted poorly to the news that he would be starting as a sub and the coaches didn't believe he was sharing the teams values.

The fact that he wanted to play on his terms as well didn't endear him to the coaches.

Talented player but just another one of the laconic types that we drafted or traded for that didn't quite measure up.
Noticed that the Hawks delisted Boumann.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Eade only had him for a season, IIRC he was a required player at Brisvegas who wanted out. He wasn't pushed out Aker-style.

I think he was playing QAFL at the end of the year under Voss and it was agreed it was time for him to move on, be traded