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  • G-Mo77
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Apr 2007
    • 9873
    #61
    Re: Sherman - Delisted

    Yes let's blame everyone but Justin.

    The coach

    Our change of jumpers.

    Etihad Stadium.

    Aker.

    Steven Koops.

    Carbon Tax.

    These were all factors holding Sherman back. I guess all the other clubs couldn't see all the road blocks he faced during his time here. Although maybe, just maybe they actually watched footage of him playing.

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      • Bulldog Revolution
        Coaching Staff
        • Dec 2006
        • 3924
        #62
        Re: Sherman - Delisted

        Originally posted by GVGjr
        Sherman did play some good football under Eade but his form and I assume his confidence dropped when he was suspended.
        You are right, that suspension was a turning point in his career with us, and perhaps overall

        Shame for the kid vilified too, who has now been vilified twice in a career total of 16 games - terrible advertisement for the AFL

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          • EasternWest
            Bulldog Team of the Century
            • Aug 2009
            • 9993
            #63
            Re: Sherman - Delisted

            Originally posted by G-Mo77
            Yes let's blame everyone but Justin.

            The coach

            Our change of jumpers.

            Etihad Stadium.

            Aker.

            Steven Koops.

            Carbon Tax.

            These were all factors holding Sherman back. I guess all the other clubs couldn't see all the road blocks he faced during his time here. Although maybe, just maybe they actually watched footage of him playing.
            I'm just curious to know if you're still smiling?
            "It's over. It's all over."

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              • GVGjr
                Moderator
                • Nov 2006
                • 44307
                #64
                Re: Sherman - Delisted

                Originally posted by Bulldog Revolution
                You are right, that suspension was a turning point in his career with us, and perhaps overall

                Shame for the kid vilified too, who has now been vilified twice in a career total of 16 games - terrible advertisement for the AFL
                There is no doubt in my mind that he struggled from that point on.
                Players need to adjust to what the coaches expect and clearly Sherman didn't but he can play and for the right team he would be a nice pick-up.

                Originally posted by Mantis
                It would have been a great success story in the eyes of many if we had gotten Sherman to play the type of footy we wanted... and it may have taken more than 6 months, but we had time on our side.

                Sounds like he was placed in the too hard basket....
                I don't think Sherman was giving the impression he wanted to change and while it sounds like a good idea that we should have given him another season recent history suggests that we tried that with the likes of Hill and Everitt, and in the process knocked back better offers a year earlier, but couldn't make it work

                I think Sherman was more set in his ways and we didn't feel he would make the adjustment.
                Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                  • LostDoggy
                    WOOF Member
                    • Jan 2007
                    • 8307
                    #65
                    Re: Sherman - Delisted

                    Originally posted by AndrewP6
                    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.
                    Not sure how it came across in the media but he wasn't liked up here. I remember hearing Peirce Hanley say to my kid who was wearing a Bulldogs jumper "the best thing the Western Bulldogs have done is take Sherman off us".

                    On a side note I'm reading alot about Sherman's pace again on here. I know I've mentioned this before, but I must be blind cause I have never seen any pace from this guy that is worth noting. I'm not calling him slow but he seems to be getting ran down more so than running away. Is there any YouTube clips or something I can watch to see this blistering pace??

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                      • stefoid
                        Senior Player
                        • Dec 2009
                        • 1846
                        #66
                        Re: Sherman - Delisted

                        Originally posted by HairyMidget
                        Not sure how it came across in the media but he wasn't liked up here. I remember hearing Peirce Hanley say to my kid who was wearing a Bulldogs jumper "the best thing the Western Bulldogs have done is take Sherman off us".

                        On a side note I'm reading alot about Sherman's pace again on here. I know I've mentioned this before, but I must be blind cause I have never seen any pace from this guy that is worth noting. I'm not calling him slow but he seems to be getting ran down more so than running away. Is there any YouTube clips or something I can watch to see this blistering pace??
                        Sounds like Aker without the talent.

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                          • G-Mo77
                            Bulldog Team of the Century
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 9873
                            #67
                            Re: Sherman - Delisted

                            Originally posted by EasternWest
                            I'm just curious to know if you're still smiling?
                            In all seriousness, no. Sherman cost the club a hell of a lot. Don't get me wrong his spot on the list is free and that's a great return in my books but the quick fixes that we put into place over the last 3 - 4 years are really starting to bite back hard.

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                              • EasternWest
                                Bulldog Team of the Century
                                • Aug 2009
                                • 9993
                                #68
                                Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                Originally posted by G-Mo77
                                In all seriousness, no. Sherman cost the club a hell of a lot. Don't get me wrong his spot on the list is free and that's a great return in my books but the quick fixes that we put into place over the last 3 - 4 years are really starting to bite back hard.
                                Fair enough.

                                I don't have anything against Sherman particularly - I hoped he'd make it for us. But it seems he is a bit of a bimbo, and he cost us plenty in picks and coin. If he wasn't going to be the player we hoped him to be, then I'm glad he's gone.
                                "It's over. It's all over."

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                                  • Axe Man
                                    Hall of Fame
                                    • Nov 2008
                                    • 11020
                                    #69
                                    Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                    Spoke to someone last night who used to be involved at Brisbane. He described Sherman as a 'Douche'

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                                      • Remi Moses
                                        WOOF Member
                                        • Jan 2009
                                        • 14785
                                        #70
                                        Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                        Got it horribly wrong . Had the one year 09, but a real disappointment.

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                                          • Raw Toast
                                            WOOF Member
                                            • Jan 2007
                                            • 982
                                            #71
                                            Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                            The biggest disappointment I have with trading for Sherman is that Walker was available but we chose Sherman - I'm sure we had our reasons, but hindsight shows that Walker would have been a much better pick-up. He's not elite, but he works super hard and can play the defensive forward role better than anyone we have.
                                            [SIZE="1"][B][CENTER][I]Although it broke our hearts it did not break our will[/I][/CENTER][/B][/SIZE]

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                                              • ledge
                                                Hall of Fame
                                                • Dec 2007
                                                • 14122
                                                #72
                                                Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                                Originally posted by Raw Toast
                                                The biggest disappointment I have with trading for Sherman is that Walker was available but we chose Sherman - I'm sure we had our reasons, but hindsight shows that Walker would have been a much better pick-up. He's not elite, but he works super hard and can play the defensive forward role better than anyone we have.
                                                It was probably because Walker was injury prone couldn't get on the park, Sherman in my opinion is great at running past a pack gathering and kicking a goal but sadly he came to us maybe 2 years too late and found it hard to get a kick
                                                In a struggling side.
                                                Bring back the biff

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                                                  • Ghost Dog
                                                    WOOF Member
                                                    • May 2010
                                                    • 9404
                                                    #73
                                                    Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                                    Where's Chef? I was dead set against Walker. How wrong I was!
                                                    You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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                                                      • chef
                                                        Hall of Fame
                                                        • Nov 2008
                                                        • 14582
                                                        #74
                                                        Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                                        Originally posted by Ghost Dog
                                                        Where's Chef? I was dead set against Walker. How wrong I was!
                                                        Yep, how sad that we could have used that pick to try and get Walker. Pretty sure Carlton would only have accepted our first pick anyway.
                                                        The curse is dead.

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                                                          • Mantis
                                                            Hall of Fame
                                                            • Apr 2007
                                                            • 15322
                                                            #75
                                                            Re: Sherman - Delisted

                                                            Originally posted by chef
                                                            Yep, how sad that we could have used that pick to try and get Walker. Pretty sure Carlton would only have accepted our first pick anyway.
                                                            Yep, we were only interested in using our compo pick and that wouldn't have been enough to secure Walker.

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