The Spangher Factor

[rhaz]

A real Spangher in the works

 

[Roobs321]

Spang has fully catapulted into cult status (no pun intended) at Hawthorn now. Was he at that level while at Sydney or WC?

He was at WCE from memory (not so much with the crowd, but here on bigfooty he was compared to God or something on a regular basis).

 

[hardon]

He looks like Jesus Christ.

no... jesus christ wishes he looked like spangher.

 

[crazywildhorse]

I get the feeling there might be a Herald Sun or AFL webpage write up about him in the next week or so.

 

[Damon_3388]

Genuinely mistook him for Max Rooke last week.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Surprised the Hawks picked him up. Even more surprised that he will line up in a QF for them. All the best to him though, hope he goes well

Out Boumann and Gilham and in Spang, worked well from a list management perspective. We also then got Jed Anderson for Gilham.

 

[emblurr]

He's got one of those names where you just have to rip out a "hey..spAANGAA!!"

 

[Milenko]

He was called Matt Clangher at WCE for a reason

 

[Steven Tyler]

He was called Matt Clangher at WCE for a reason

He's at a decent club now

 

[Jason223]

Hahaha I remember him at wce. Looks handy at hawthorn right now. Pretty good versatility in being able to play kpf/kpb

 

[Roobs321]

BUMP

Going for the triple 'premiership talisman but didn't make the team' tomorrow. Can the Spang pull it off?

Will strike 3 mean he is out and delisted for good?

Or will Freo trade their Round 1 pick for him and win the flag in 2014?

Or will he finally come out as Jesus, and bring resurrection down on us?

Or will there be a state of emergency before the game, 3rd time lucky?

Find out this Saturday.

 

[crazywildhorse]

He is the reason I believe.

 

[thomas_m18]

Surely Spangher gets a run if it rains. Has history of keeping his feet in wet conditions.

 

[Roobs321]

Manic flailing arm Spangher pressure versus manic Freo pressure would indeed be a sight to behold.

 

[drummond2fevola]

Surely Spangher gets a run if it rains. Has history of keeping his feet in wet conditions.

I'd drop Roughead for him, dominates average sides but falls to pieces when it matters in the big games. You know what you will get with Spangher and IMO he would be the difference between the two sides.

 

[Righteo]

My confidence about tomorrow increased considerably after seeing him left out of the Hawthorn side yesterday, will be remembered as one of the bigger non-selection debacles of the modern era.

 

[Roobs321]

3/3

Spangher has now been on the list at 3 premiership winning clubs.

Legend!

 

[MF]

3/3

Spangher has now been on the list at 3 premiership winning clubs.

Legend!

Will be hot property during trade week.

 

[seysearles]

Will be hot property during trade week.

Samson has been shawn....

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

where's Simpkin at?

Remember Hawthorn fans saying he'll be best 22 and all and why he was let go is beyond belief etc....guess he could still get picked against Sydney

Well, he ended up with a premiership medallion, so those Hawthorn supporters were right.

 

[cryptor]

Samson has been shawn....

Hawthorn players will each keep a strand of his hair in their socks in 2014 so as to channel his divine powers on the field.

 

[Roobs321]

Well I guess its time for a BUMP

As we head into another Spangher September, with maybe his best chance to feature in a flag yet, below are some Spangher Factor facts to rejog the memory on this ongoing narrative:

1. Has been on 3 different premiership winning lists, without a flag (or GF appearance)
2. Clubs with Spangher that reached the prelims have all gone on to win the flag (curiously though, Spang has never played at the Prelim level, so his involvement could maybe undermine that?)
3. The Spangher talisman only seems to have worked once for each club thus far, we'll know more about the potency of the Spangher factor following this September.

Good luck to the man in capping off his epic quest. Maybe this is the year to destroy his legacy as the unlucky talisman. Or maybe he'll attract interest from a 4th premiership-winning club? (don't know his current contract status).

If I was Ross Lyon, even if I was never planning to play Spangher, I'd probably (in jest) throw a peanuts trade at him just to have him on the list for some luck. Arguably though, his value has never been quite as high as it is now. 2014 this week exceeded 2009 as his most games played in a season.

 

[Xtreme]

I do hope Spangher gets the premiership medallion that Buddy Franklin stole from him last year.

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Have Spangher, will flag.

 

[Roobs321]

Have Spangher, will flag.

Tend to agree, although post-win, not so confident (i.e. WCE 2007 straight sets). I guess it's possible he might have been injured at the time though (an injured Spangher is an injured flag campaign could be a new adage).