View Full Version : Sheedy apologises to Hardwick, Caracella and co.
OzBomber
15 Jul 2010, 22:13
Not sure if it's been mentioned on this forum. But Hird mentioned on On The Couch that Sheedy spoke to the 22 premiership players from 2000 after the reunion and personally apologized for the first time to Heffernan, Blumfield, Caracella and Hardwick for having to get rid of them back in 2002. Hird mentioned that Sheedy got quite emotional while saying it. Good on him for being able to stand up for doing that, because that would have to be a bloody hard decision to make. Who knows what we could have done if we kept all those 4 guys.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/shows/onthecouch
The Dice Man
15 Jul 2010, 22:16
Sounds like one of the 'Ten Steps'.
Sheedy was apologising on behalf of Peter Jackson.
DVD Player
16 Jul 2010, 09:37
They do deserve an apology, glad to see it came out.
table tennis
16 Jul 2010, 10:19
What about an apology to the fans??
I was gutted the day Hardwick went to port.
Caracella was a gun, was never the same player when he left.
Blumfield got unlucky with injury, Heffernan in the same boat as caracella.
Blumfield was a star in the making.
Was unlucky not to win the Norm Smith in 2000, and was set for bigger and better things.
Then he was Richmondised.
Pornstar
16 Jul 2010, 10:40
Heffernan was merely a depth player. If he left the club on his own back then it would have made no difference at all. Losing Cara and Hardwick hurt a lot.
Donakebab
16 Jul 2010, 10:56
Depth player? Heff was a lock in our 22. Both he and Blumfield were chronically under rated. The loss of those 4 cost us another premiership.
Pornstar
16 Jul 2010, 11:05
Depth player? Heff was a lock in our 22. Both he and Blumfield were chronically under rated. The loss of those 4 cost us another premiership.Heff averaged a whopping 11 disposals per game in the 2001 season. And the guy was a midfielder for chrissakes.
Depth player.
keepzitreal
16 Jul 2010, 11:45
I recall halfway through 2002, a girl I then worked with was good mates with Caracella's girlfriend and she told me then that Blake was going to Brisbane the following year.
I hoped it didn't happen and then it did.
So either Blake knew of the upcoming salary cap issues or he already wanted out. I remember reading about conflict between Blake and Sheeds...
Heff and Justin went on to do nothing whilst I feel the biggest loss was Hardwick. Was our heart and soul at the time..
The Donners
16 Jul 2010, 12:43
Sheedy was apologising on behalf of Peter Jackson.
Agreed.
Ludwig van Bertstare
16 Jul 2010, 12:56
Still shattered we lost Hardwick.
The Donners
16 Jul 2010, 13:14
Still shattered we lost Hardwick.
Me too, he was my fave, before Hardwick my fave was Wanganeen...
rhysman
16 Jul 2010, 14:11
Make no mistake - this was a seminal moment in our decline over the last decade. Hardwick was the icing on the cake.
table tennis
16 Jul 2010, 14:30
Me too, he was my fave, before Hardwick my fave was Wanganeen...
Who is your fave now, so I can go to the tab and put 5 large on him to end up at Port Adeliade too?
centurion
16 Jul 2010, 14:34
Who is your fave now, so I can go to the tab and put 5 large on him to end up at Port Adeliade too?
He has already left the building... It was Jay Nash..:D
The Great Barry Besanko
16 Jul 2010, 14:35
Merrett and Hardwick were the two biggest mistakes of Sheedy's reign.3
When you thought of Essendon you thought of these blokes.
I reckon Blumfield and Heff were like some of the Eagles midfielders such as Braun, Embley, Fletcher. Good in a great team but just another player in an ordinary team. Heff was crap after he left Bombers and so was Blumfield. Injuries weren't the only excuse.
The Donners
16 Jul 2010, 14:56
Who is your fave now, so I can go to the tab and put 5 large on him to end up at Port Adeliade too?
Haha I wish I could say Hank Slattery, Andrew Welsh, Mark McVeigh, Sam Lonergan, Michael Quinn, Jason Winderlich etc. etc.
I don't really have a fave at the moment but if I did... probably Zaka or for a bit of mongrel, Reimers.
I reckon Bellchambers/Gumbleton will be my faves in years to come - I hope I haven't put the Port kibosh on them!
The Donners
16 Jul 2010, 14:57
Merrett and Hardwick were the two biggest mistakes of Sheedy's reign.3
When you thought of Essendon you thought of these blokes.
I reckon Blumfield and Heff were like some of the Eagles midfielders such as Braun, Embley, Fletcher. Good in a great team but just another player in an ordinary team. Heff was crap after he left Bombers and so was Blumfield. Injuries weren't the only excuse.
You can't get rid of your tough nuts!