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I'm pretty certain the club would have picked someone else at that pick besides shaw... if Simpson had been off the table. Shaw went mid 30s from memory.
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Never mind the lotto, I'd like these hindsight heroes to make a list of 20 guaranteed guns in this years draft.
People seem to be confusing missing out on Darling as meaning that Pitt was no good.
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How can I be a hindsight hero when I was gunning for Darling all along.
It's not hindsight at all.
To put it in perspective, I was gunning for Butcher instead of Morabito as well.
Unfortunately the Simpson saga at Freo will make (perhaps only to a small degree) it harder for some kids from the indigenous community to be drafted into the AFL. That will be a shame if it were to happen that way.
Freo will be reluctant to draft any player in the near future with any personal circumstances or issues that will stop them from developing to their full potential I think.
Freo will be reluctant to draft any player in the near future with any personal circumstances or issues that will stop them from developing to their full potential I think.
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The thing is, I just don't think players sook that easily. I reckon it takes a few dominos for it to all come to that end. I honestly think there's more to this and we'll never know
I trust that there is more to it behind the scenes and the Sydney game wasn't the silver bullet.
Were you saying Pitt was a bust all along, or just that Darling was the better choice.
It's fine if you preferred Darling, it's the writing off of Pitt that's stupid and unfair.
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How would I know if a healthy Pitt was a bust or not?
Would have preferred Darling at that pick because he was available. More than happy with Pitt if Darling was off the table.
Then you must have misunderstood what UFO Tatsu was asking, I have no problem with what you have said above.
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He struggled at WAFL level to get a kick. Played one decent game against Adelaide. Heart condition or not he wasn't playing great footy. Surface to say he may have impressed in under 18s comp.
He had 20 (and 6 handballs) in his last ever game of football. I wonder if it's possible that the skinny 20 year might've been improving.
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Yes he did as a spare player across the half back line. Had no impact on the game. He was barely noticed at wafl level. Check his stats and club write up.
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Correct.
Every now and then I make a spelling or grammatical mistake like everyone else on here. Yet you pick me up for it but not others. Not sure why but no need to act like a smug w....er.
Take it as a compliment. At least he's reading your posts. ;-)
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I feel valued. Almost blushing. It's a silly habit he has towards me. Not sure why he has singled me out?
Yeah, nah. This is all squarely at the feet of Simpson, no need to make flimsy excuses for him.
If he's the type to lose his s**t after getting dropped then keeping him in the team only would have delayed the inevitable.
I don't do it to intentionally be a git. But your typos aren't simple keystroke errors, they're completely different words. As in "How have you 'being' man" or something along those lines. Nobody else makes them as bad, and if they did, i'd pull them up too. Are you not a teacher??
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No you are being a git. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Bak on toepac guys.
I think the club is falling into the trap of drafting guys on "potential" not current condition / fit for the game.
We're taking way too many punts and taking guys above their level because we think our drafting is really good. Its the classic Hill vs Rich selection we took. We've been taking too many Hills and not enough Richs. Pitt, Simpson, Apeness - all three of those guys were very big risks for a 1st round pick.
Aside from Fyfe we've actually got a pretty average record at drafting.
Really disappointed that Josh wasn't able to get up and satisfy the club he was willing to participate at the level required. Reading the article on the club website, I cant read 'redrafting' anywhere in that. I'll be disappointed for a few days and we'll all move on.
My favourite memory is when I showed my wife a picture of him in the circle after the Essenfon game and she asked what was in his mouth, I answered 'his teeth'. He clearly loved playing but it looks like that's where it ended. The other stuff was too much. Geez I'd love to see him on our list again one day when he's more capable dealing with all that is required of an AFL player. Best of luck too him.
My favourite memory is when I showed my wife a picture of him in the circle after the Essenfon game and she asked what was in his mouth, I answered 'his teeth'. He clearly loved playing but it looks like that's where it ended. The other stuff was too much. Geez I'd love to see him on our list again one day when he's more capable dealing with all that is required of an AFL player. Best of luck too him.
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