Stokes joins Essendon as a top up player.

[Partridge]

Here's an analogy to describe some people's reaction to this news...

You're happy to give her the flick until you find out she's shacked up with someone you know, all of a sudden she's more appealing and you want her back..

Nup. Once they're out the door they're history. Instantly forgotten.

 

[Seeds]

Agree with all you say but the SJ comment.
He was very frustrating for many supporters and obviously the MC last season, undisciplined too often, injured and less potent, and we don't know how his departure may have facilitated the acquisition of Dangerfield. At most, one year left at Geelong, and we were not going to get his best; GWS might be lucky that he wants to prove something- would we have got that this year?

just in case he plays well like he did at the end of last year I will make pointless statement that will still make me comfortable with the club decision thus now there is nothing he can do to proove my position was incorrect. Well done.

 

[JUBJUB]

Also Brereton was at the Swans too???

That's where he had his Romper Stomper moment when he stood on Rayden Tallis noggin and got 8 [?] weeks

 

[ChookNorris]

Reports are burbury is pretty close to being announced.

 

[Willo_]

Reports are burbury is pretty close to being announced.

Lol

 

[Vdubs]

just in case he plays well like he did at the end of last year I will make pointless statement that will still make me comfortable with the club decision thus now there is nothing he can do to proove my position was incorrect. Well done.

Just trying to be diplomatic and respectful- I acknowledge he was one of our best ever players, and don't want to celebrate his departure, but for me he was stale, tired, sore and grumpy.

 

[ChookNorris]

Lol

He ticks all the boxes. Well the one box, ex Geelong player.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Essendon have finally unveiled their long awaited clash strip:

 

[David the Cat]

He ticks all the boxes. Well the one box, ex Geelong player.

Don't forget the "running into the open goal and missing" box.

 

[Cattery]

but for me he was stale, tired, sore and grumpy.

"Stale, tired, sore and grumpy" yet still finding plenty of the footy, still kicking goals, still setting up goals, still causing mayor headaches for the opposition and still comfortably one of our top ten best players.

 

[thejester]

Yep. Does anyone remember Winmar as a dog, Brereton as a pie, Hawkins as a Roy or Mansfield as a blue.

Yeah I remember that cause, in a nice twist, it's how we got the pick we used on Chapman.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yeah I remember that cause, in a nice twist, it's how we got the pick we used on Chapman.

and our captain netted Enright that year too. As well as Mooney.

 

[InnocentBystandr]

I love that Stoker has come out and said that in his heart he will always be a cat! I could see him withdrawing from matches against us, because his heart wouldn't be in it. He has another 12 months of AFL football (and salary) before riding off into the sunset. Good luck to him.

Rather than the ex-girlfriend analogy a better one is an ex-fighter pilot flying for the airlines. In his heart he will always be a fighter pilot - airline flying pays the bills (and is still flying after all!).

 

[Seeds]

Just trying to be diplomatic and respectful- I acknowledge he was one of our best ever players, and don't want to celebrate his departure, but for me he was stale, tired, sore and grumpy.

He may have been all those things but he was also our second best forward last year.

 

[Vdubs]

He may have been all those things but he was also our second best forward last year.

Yep, a year to forget.