Forward Planning - The Age 1995

[azabob]

Re: Forward Planning - The Age 1995

Imagine blowing a pick 6 on like Jake Stringer in a live draft now.

(I know we sorta did but at least he was 18 and good and not 25 and fat at the time)

I think Essendon did something similar with ex Fitzroy FF Darren Wheildon in the same draft. They used their first round pick on him.

He never go out onto the field - he managed to get hit a by a car on King Street one night and never recovered.

[azabob]

Re: Forward Planning - The Age 1995

I can still vividly remember being at training as a 13 year old - and the players finished skills training and returned to the rooms to do extra work (ie. some were doing sit ups, push ups, chin ups, medicine ball stuff) and we were able to just walk into the rooms and watch.

I can viviidly remember driving to our first pre-season game in 1996 out to Waverley with my dad and sister. I was so excited about seeing Jackovich in the flesh and we finally had a key defender Hugh Reimers who was named to play full back.

On the drive I was reciting the team in the car. I started with the backline

"Sir, Reimers, Wira" but my sister was not paying attention and i said your not even listening and she is like I am...

I replied with well, who is playing full back?

She replies - Sir Reimers... I guess you had to be there but it was priceless.

Dad also got us to nominate how many goals Jackovich will kick....
I stupidly said 13... Not sure if he even kicked 13 in total for us...
My sister said 3 or 4
Dad replied with - none.... he's got more chance of drinking a 6 pack at half time than getting a kick...

[comrade]

Re: Forward Planning - The Age 1995

She replies - Sir Reimers... I guess you had to be there but it was priceless.

Dad also got us to nominate how many goals Jackovich will kick....
I stupidly said 13... Not sure if he even kicked 13 in total for us...
My sister said 3 or 4
Dad replied with - none.... he's got more chance of drinking a 6 pack at half time than getting a kick...

Geez, way to crush some dreams Dad.

[Twodogs]

Re: Forward Planning - The Age 1995

Geez, way to crush some dreams Dad.

You should have heard what my dad used to say about Bernie Quinlin. "If he gets a kick in the first five minutes-he will be best on ground. But if he doesn't then he's about as much use as a singlet on a motorbike.