Make mine a Mitch (er...too late...he's a Cat!)

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Disappointing, but it is interesting to see that he took less money as I don't think Geelong are going to be challenging for a flag any sooner than the Pies are. I don't rate much of their youth and their older stars are near retirement.
They made top four this year and will at least make finals next year, I doubt we will be.
 
Well, if we got Clark, was going to be a big risk in any case. Given our run of luck with injury issues, it's probably not a bad thing to miss him anyway. Would have been great if we got him and he was able to perform, but that was always a big IF anyway.

We haven't lost anything, and don't have to worry about Clark and his issues.

Hope for Geelong's sake his foot holds together and he doesn't have another change of heart about where he's going and what he's doing.
 
Why Mitch.. Whyyyyyy?

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Then there was my reaction:
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Now this just provides an opportunity for our young guns on both ends of the field.

With all due respect to Mitch, i think we need to build a team of mentally strong blokes, when the going gets tough, we get tougher, not more fragile.

We discovered Frost through the absence of Brown and Reid, perhaps through the absence of Mitch one of Gault or Marsh will stand up, which we couldn't have known otherwise, the doors further open for these lads.

Reid has potential to be a 50+ goal player, and with more salary cap room, we'll be more than alright.

Good luck to Mitch, depression is a prick.
 
Not quite sure why people are filthy with Clark choosing Geelong.

He is always going to be a massive risk for whichever team he selected.

One of three scenario outcomes:
1. Massive success
2. Break-even
3. Massive failure
 
Not quite sure why people are filthy with Clark choosing Geelong.

He is always going to be a massive risk for whichever team he selected.

One of three scenario outcomes:
1. Massive success
2. Break-even
3. Massive failure

He will have a good year at Geelong but reckon he would of broke down at our club in all honesty, we are not the club to be at for someone with Mental health issues.

He also comes as a massive risk physically not being able to get right for 3 years prior to his depression bout.

Imo was a good call by him in the end, even if it all went right at pies he would of helped cloke and co he is a massive risk.
 
Why did he want out of Melbourne anyway?
Wasn't he up to the task of putting in the hard work or something?
If so, that's not the type of player we want anyway.
 
If they keep him fit, there is a good chance Geelong can push for the flag next year. Their backline is solid, their midfield fair, and now their forward line will have two genuinely dangerous tall forwards. Interesting times down at the Cattery. It all depends on how their veterans fare next season... and if big Mitch can stay on the park.
 
I think Clark made the right call in the end. He can stay in the background a lot more down at the Cattery. Would have been under a big spotlight at our club.
Media probably would have been all over him. Good luck to him. Hopefully he can still have a decent career.
 
Yep, his decision was logical and probably what he would have been advised to do by those close to him. Good luck to the fellow. I've suffered depression, it is horrible.
 

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Not quite sure why people are filthy with Clark choosing Geelong.

He is always going to be a massive risk for whichever team he selected.

One of three scenario outcomes:
1. Massive success
2. Break-even
3. Massive failure

so he couldnt be just an ordinary success or a mediocre failure? i'm not sure if I prefer someone coming to the club to be a massive failure or just a run-of-the-mill failure. I'm trying to think back to the massive failures in the past, and work out how I would feel if they were just ordinary failures...
 
so he couldnt be just an ordinary success or a mediocre failure? i'm not sure if I prefer someone coming to the club to be a massive failure or just a run-of-the-mill failure. I'm trying to think back to the massive failures in the past, and work out how I would feel if they were just ordinary failures...

Really, I don't give two-hoots if he fails or succeeds, I don't have an opinion either way.

As a person battling mental illness, I wish him good luck.

Too many variables for me even if he selected us, time will tell.
 
Don't get why he considered coming to Collingwood, we won't be contending within the next few years, makes sence to pick Geelong.

Id be filthy if Geelong gets Frawley as well though.
 
If we do land Clark I'm likely to do a Randy Marsh or just pitch a tent, blow a load, rip a hole in me jocks and crap me dacks all in the space of 3 or so seconds.
Things seem to be in the crapper at the moment but having a second A grade monster forward would make us a whole lot better. If our younger recruits improve, as they should, then the cumulative effect could be enormous.
Having Reid back in defence, aided in the intercept marking area by Langdon would also be massive.
F*ck it. Grab Frawley whilst we're at it and go from ninth to back to backs I say.
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Well, if we got Clark, was going to be a big risk in any case. Given our run of luck with injury issues, it's probably not a bad thing to miss him anyway. Would have been great if we got him and he was able to perform, but that was always a big IF anyway.

We haven't lost anything, and don't have to worry about Clark and his issues.

Hope for Geelong's sake his foot holds together and he doesn't have another change of heart about where he's going and what he's doing.

It was a Risk but a Worth While Risk with his Upside.

Well Cats have had as much luck with Injury as us
 
Lol why would Mitch Clark come to us when he could be sacked in an instant. This clubs culture is a dog eat dog one now. Get what you can while you before your given the boot. The smartest bloke has been Dale Thomas, jumped from a sinking ship with more $$$ to boot.
 
Also glad in a way that he's going to Geelong as this reflects them still kidding themselves they are a premiership contender rather than getting serious about evolving their list. They're nowhere near Hawthorn, Sydney or Port. But it looks like they think they can go back to the well one more time with Bartel, Mackie, Enright, Kelly, etc still important cogs.

Also, not sure the point of them getting Clark when they hopefully have Vardy coming back in next year, who would seem to be exactly the same type of player, only younger.
 

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