Geelong and Hawthorn record monumentally embarrassing 170000 page shitfight thread - Part 3

[Lethality]

LOL. Hawks had to bottom out to get their 3peat. Maybe the Cats should try it but it's never been in our nature.

It must hurt to have your little 'dynasty' completely overshadowed by Hawthorn's.

 

[Lethality]

As an aside, wow wee, Brandon Parfitt looks like another Wells gem ... already overtaken grubs like Langford and Shiels and hasn't even debuted good and proper as yet.

I guess when your recent forays into the first round ended up producing potatoes like Smedts, Thurlow, Mitch Brown, etc, players like Brandon Parfitt might actually look decent by comparison.

 

[STPer18]

I've watched all 3 JLT games, mate he is woeful by foot. Can't believe you wasted pick 25 on a guy that probably still would have been there late in the draft, or even the rookie draft.

Rated as a top-10 prospect by someone who has watched all the draftees through the ranks.

10. Brandan Parfitt

I think Parfitt is the most underappreciated player in this draft. He has excelled at every level and he has got a lot of elite traits that will translate to AFL football. There are only a few players who can take over and dominate a game in this draft and Parfitt is one of them. In Div 2 I have watched him both this year and last and he has been fantastic as the midfield leader of the NT side. Kennelly (who is an abysmal coach imo) insisted on playing him mostly deep forward for the Allies and he did not stand out, but if you paid attention when he was in the middle you would have noticed that he was actually one of the Allies most effective midfielders. Kennelly played favourites to the detriment of his team and there were several kids like Parfitt who deserved more of a chance than he provided. The Allies and the team he coached in the All Star game both badly underperformed and guys like Parfitt are going to fall down the pecking order because of his incompetence.

Anyway enough of my rant on Kennelly's shortcomings. Parfitt I think is right with Brodie and SPS as the best inside ball winners in this draft. Parfitt is not tall but he is powerful over the ball and is probably one of the most difficult guys to get on the ground in this draft. He has a low centre of gravity and is exceptionally well balanced. He has good elusiveness but is scragged a fair bit but rarely goes to ground. He has a series of go to moves and excels at getting through, around or shrugging these tackles. He takes his time getting the ball out from the clearances which often sees him end up in the grasp but he rarely dies with the ball, keeping his arms free excellently and getting the ball away almost without fail. He positions himself well to receive at the ruck and is an elite read of the taps whether from his own or the opposition ruckman.

When playing though the midfield he spreads and links up well. He can rack up big numbers if he is given the opportunity, for example in Round 21 of the SANFL U18s he collected 47 disposals, 10 marks and 10 clearances in a hugely dominant display. Parfitt is a bit of a confidence player and is at his best when he is the main man in his team. He can go into his shell a little when he is not valued highly. I think his coach is going to need to be cognisant of this and manage him accordingly and it could take him a little while to really come into his own at AFL level.

The one area where he really needs to work on in his kicking. At the moment he is pretty untidy and misses targets too regularly. He is capable of delivering some really nice kicks especially into 50 but at the moment he is too casual and perhaps a bit eager to get it onto the boot rather than taking the half second more to balance up and fix his target in his mind. When he is in space he can be very damaging but he can waste a lot of possessions at or not make them count as much as they should. I am not exactly sure what makes me have this opinion but I have the feeling that Parfitt's kicking might be something which can be turned around fairly easily. Up forward I am less confident. He was put in the forward pocket in a lot of rep games this year and I am not convinced that he will be best served to play there at the next level. He does some good things and gets some chances but I do not think he has great goal sense and his finishing is quite poor.

Where Parfitt does add value no matter where he is playing on the ground is with his defensive work. He reminds me a lot of Cyril with his tackling and chase effort. When you look at Parfitt you do not expect a speedster but that is deceiving. He has really nice pace, plays the angles really well and chases with 100% effort. Take a look at the run downs of Rotham and Piper at the Champs. Both are speedsters and Parfitt mowed them down in the open field. The Piper one was particularly of note for me given it was over about 40m and is not the kind of chase you often see from the star players at junior level. Parfitt is a very willing tackler and if he gets his chance in the midfield at AFL level his tackle numbers will be very good.

If the pundits are correct and Parfitt goes outside the top 30 I think someone is going to get a serious bargain. As you can see I rate him highly and think he could end up one of the steals of the draft.

Unfortunately Mitchell Lewis didn't rate a mention.

 

[Lethality]

Rated as a top-10 prospect by someone who has watched all the draftees through the ranks.


Unfortunately Mitchell Lewis didn't rate a mention.

Do you have a link so that we can see who this expert is?

 

[Gunstall555]

if it is Knightmare, he's the same guy that has De Goey as the #1 from his draft class in front of the likes of Petracca & Wright. Also he has picked up on his woeful kicking as well in his summary of Parfitt.

 

[Nuggets73]

No, well done to you for making a fool of yourself gloating. No one cares about pre-season games, except when the cats are losing then it's suddenly worth bragging about according to you.

Always funny when the Handbaggers are getting belted ... preseason or not!

 

[A Cut Above]

Dangerfield isn't leaving Geelong.

Despite being a selfish stat whore, he's the kind of player who deserves to retire with a Premiership and its tragic he won't. If only he'd found the guts to stand up to his wife and demand to be traded to a club with a future.

 

[Down at K Park]

I guess when your recent forays into the first round ended up producing potatoes like Smedts, Thurlow, Mitch Brown, etc, players like Brandon Parfitt might actually look decent by comparison.

Thurlow is a gun. You just proved you know nothing about football. Too bad he did he knee last year though.

Our spuds are still better players than thorp, dowler etc. but as always you spankers convieniently forget your teams failures cause your shit dont stink.

 

[A Cut Above]

Thurlow is a gun.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

I've watched all 3 JLT games, mate he is woeful by foot. Can't believe you wasted pick 25 on a guy that probably still would have been there late in the draft, or even the rookie draft.

Lol. This is eerily similar to your 'Ablett career full forward' debacle.

Despite being a selfish stat whore, he's the kind of player who deserves to retire with a Premiership and its tragic he won't. If only he'd found the guts to stand up to his wife and demand to be traded to a club with a future.

Like Hawthorn? You'll jump off quicker than you jumped on, in one or two years, when only your aura will be around these parts.

 

[Down at K Park]

Looks exactly like your whole backline. And mid field.

And wait and see, Thurlow will be a bloody good player. Brilliant kick.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Looks exactly like your whole backline. And mid field.

And wait and see, Thurlow will be a bloody good player. Brilliant kick.

It doesn't matter how good a kick Thurlow is If he keeps getting directed to handball by that recalcitrant reptile up in the coaches box, along with the rest of the side.

 

[Lethality]

Thurlow is a gun. You just proved you know nothing about football. Too bad he did he knee last year though.

15 unobtrusive disposals a game pottering around half-back is a lousy return on a first-rounder.

Our spuds are still better players than thorp, dowler etc. but as always you spankers convieniently forget your teams failures cause your shit dont stink.

If we're going back over 10 years then we'd be talking about the likes of Kane Tenace too, but I tried to keep it relatively recent. Wells has pissed his first rounders against the wall, that's the only reason anyone is at all excited about the likes of Parfitt.

 

[A Cut Above]

It doesn't matter how good a kick Thurlow is If he keeps getting directed to handball by that recalcitrant reptile up in the coaches box, along with the rest of the side.

Chain handballing just won the Doggies a Premiership. Mind you they have more than 2 decent midfielders.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Chain handballing just won the Doggies a Premiership. Mind you they have more than 2 decent midfielders.

Not backwards, sideways, then backwards again it didn't. Handballing constantly only works when the target is moving towards goal.

And ... that's two more decent midfielders than Hawthorn have.

 

[STPer18]

Didn't take too long for a sponsor to snap up the opportunity left vacant by the TAC and join the Mighty Geelong Catters.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2017-03-15/willow-partnership-announcement-

The Geelong Cats are pleased to announce a three-year partnership with Australian company, Willow Ware.

Willow, an Australian family owned company since 1887, have teamed with the Cats as a Premier Partner as they look to celebrate their 130th year.

“We are really proud to be partnering with a 100% Australian owned family company,“ Geelong Chief Executive Brian Cook said.

“Willow are a company who value their people and strive to provide the best possible experience for their customers, as do we at the Cats which is why this is such a great fit."

“Willow, like the Cats, is a well-recognised brand and we are excited to see our partnership flourish.”

Willow CEO Richard Simiane is looking forward seeing both organisations’ shared values forming a strong relationship.

“Willow is excited about the partnership with the Geelong Football Club. We wanted to mark our 130th year of Australian manufacturing by giving something back to Australia’s game, and what better way than partnering with one of its founding clubs,” he said.

“The benefits that the club brings to the city of Geelong is undeniable and we respect and admire their great relationship with the community, which is certainly something that Willow has always valued.”

 

[Nuggets73]

Didn't take too long for a sponsor to snap up the opportunity left vacant by the TAC and join the Mighty Geelong Catters.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2017-03-15/willow-partnership-announcement-

Awesome work STP ... Nice fit if you ask me!
.... A "plastic" company ... just like your "plastic dynasty"

 

[William Wonka]

Didn't take too long for a sponsor to snap up the opportunity left vacant by the TAC and join the Mighty Geelong Catters.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2017-03-15/willow-partnership-announcement-

Lol!

 

[STPer18]

Awesome work STP ... Nice fit if you ask me!
.... A "plastic" company ... just like your "plastic dynasty"

This was my favourite part:

“Willow is excited about the partnership with the Geelong Football Club. We wanted to mark our 130th year of Australian manufacturing by giving something back to Australia’s game, and what better way than partnering with one of its founding clubs,” he said.

Basically ruling out any plastic franchise clubs, including the McHawks franchise.

 

[Nuggets73]

partnering with one of its founding clubs

They might be a founding club ... But they've been shit for the best part!
.... Prior to your 2007-11 "Dank era" ... Handbaggers had won a measly 6 cups in 100 years ... one every 17 years!

Compare that to the Hawks - one every 7 years!

Must be difficult for you Handbaggers being so insignificant

 

[STPer18]

They might be a founding club ... But they've been shit for the best part!
.... Prior to your 2007-11 "Dank era" ... Handbaggers had won a measly 6 cups in 100 years ... one every 17 years!

Compare that to the Hawks - one every 7 years!

Must be difficult for you Handbaggers being so insignificant

16>13

 

[Nuggets73]

16>13

... Must be hard supporting such a shit club ... maybe one day you'll make double figures

How's those plastic bins going??

 

[Catsnlakers]

You're right- Geelong epitomise mediocrity

Nice try Maybloomer best check your wooden spoon tally compared to ours... I think you will find you have "won" more than double.

 

[STPer18]

maybe one day you'll make double figures

16

 

[Nuggets73]

16

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_Football_League_premiers