Patrick Veszpremi

[always right]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

Not a hope in hell of being drafted but good luck to him.

[KT31]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

Basically saying he have finally matured after being shown the door twice, a lot of players don't get a first chance and he has had two.
"At the end of the day, I'm not blaming anyone for anything. That's footy I suppose, that's the industry that we're in."
To me this statement means he is blaming all bar himself.
Can't see him getting a third but wish him luck.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

Hard up for a story...

[Cyberdoggie]

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I think Patrick will have to play in the VFL and try and have a good season there next year.

Just doesn't work hard enough defensively and some poor decision making under pressure in that Geelong game sealed his fate.

[Missing Dog]

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Yeh I read that article and thought he was clutching at straws. must be almost no chance of being picked up.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

Basically saying he have finally matured after being shown the door twice, a lot of players don't get a first chance and he has had two.
"At the end of the day, I'm not blaming anyone for anything. That's footy I suppose, that's the industry that we're in."
To me this statement means he is blaming all bar himself.
Can't see him getting a third but wish him luck.

Exactly how I read it as well.

I actually sat next to him at a function when he first arrived from Sydney and he claimed then that he had been denied opportuinity at Sydney in the same way he is claiming that again.

Vez needs to accept that he is the problem and find another occupation.

[Rocco Jones]

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Exactly how I read it as well.

I actually sat next to him at a function when he first arrived from Sydney and he claimed then that he had been denied opportuinity at Sydney in the same way he is claiming that again.

Vez needs to accept that he is the problem and find another occupation.

I got that feeling about Vez when reading The Draft by Emma Quayle. He was one of the featured players and IMO came across as having a victim complex. One thing to be like that at 17 or 18 but at 24...

Thing is he has nice skills but his deficiencies mean there is a very small margin for error attitude wise.

[comrade]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

Pretty hard to play at the highest level when you blow up tying your shoe laces.

I've seen him huffing and puffing within the first 30 seconds of a VFL game. His tank is non-existent.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

No hard feelings towards him, it did appear he worked harder than ever before in the pre-season, finding good early season fitness and midfield form but by mid season Peter German accused him of feeling sorry for himself during a spray. He finished the year playing purely as a forward, so endurance issues may have re-surfaced.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Patrick Veszpremi

He's a really nice guy, but he sounds deluded in that article.

[LostDoggy]

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He's a really nice guy, but he sounds deluded in that article.

Trying to sell himself to potential suitors isn't he?
Ever been on the other end of a job interview? People sound like deluded twats when trying to sell themselves.

[jeemak]

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I got that feeling about Vez when reading The Draft by Emma Quayle. He was one of the featured players and IMO came across as having a victim complex. One thing to be like that at 17 or 18 but at 24...

Thing is he has nice skills but his deficiencies mean there is a very small margin for error attitude wise.

Yeah, I had no hang ups and no tendencies towards self-delusion when I reached the ripe ol' age of 24!

He may well have a victim complex, he may well have an issue with articulating his feelings properly. I agree though, after spending three years each at two AFL clubs with precisely the same outcome you'd think this time the penny would need to drop for him. Suppose it's likely to be too late though.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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We have had a poor record in the selection of borderline players from other clubs which includes DJ Moles Sherman Lower and Vesz in recent times. Compare these with premiership players this year with Hawthorn in Hale Gibson Burgoyne Gunston and Lake.The targeting of Crameri is hopefully a step in the right direction towards building a list that is productive in our attempts to become a premiership contender.

[jeemak]

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We have had a poor record in the selection of borderline players from other clubs which includes DJ Moles Sherman Lower and Vesz in recent times. Compare these with premiership players this year with Hawthorn in Hale Gibson Burgoyne Gunston and Lake.The targeting of Crameri is hopefully a step in the right direction towards building a list that is productive in our attempts to become a premiership contender.

Stevens and Young have been pretty good gets though.

We should never compare our second hand recruiting to a team like Hawthorn's. The difference in list stage and appropriate strategy are miles out. We nearly got there in 2008-2010, and I think we're minimising the damage of not doing so well right now.

[comrade]

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We have had a poor record in the selection of borderline players from other clubs which includes DJ Moles Sherman Lower and Vesz in recent times. Compare these with premiership players this year with Hawthorn in Hale Gibson Burgoyne Gunston and Lake.The targeting of Crameri is hopefully a step in the right direction towards building a list that is productive in our attempts to become a premiership contender.

None of those Hawks players were borderline/fringe types. The only one who compares from our list is Sherman which I agree, was an unmitigated disaster and probably our worst example of list management in the last 5 years.