Buddy's regret

[threesixpio]

“Ahhh ...so many good years...Hey what’s this? It’s a nice drop.”

 

[Monkey King]

He was 27 when moved from the wing/half forward to FF.

Incorrect.

 

[QuietB]

Which works short term, but would not work as well if it was a tactic used week in week out.

it would if game day tactics were the same as Ablett Snr's time - i.e. Danger got to clear out the F50 and lead into space all day.

 

[Luv_our_club]

When Danger moved to FF against the Hawks this year it didn't work because we had Ben Stratton who shut him down.

In 2017 the "injured" Danger had the edge over an ageing Hodge, a young Brand and I think also delisted Heatherley...possibly also Sicily. We didn't have a match up for him (no Frawley, no Stratton).

Dangerfield offers no threat to Stratton. Can't compare him to Ablett Snr or Buddy.

 

[threesixpio]

When Danger moved to FF against the Hawks this year it didn't work because we had Ben Stratton who shut him down.

In 2017 the "injured" Danger had the edge over an ageing Hodge, a young Brand and I think also delisted Heatherley...possibly also Sicily. We didn't have a match up for him (no Frawley, no Stratton).

Dangerfield offers no threat to Stratton. Can't compare him to Ablett Snr or Buddy.

Danger still played a great game but yeah no comparison

 

[Xtreme]

Buddy did what was best for buddy. Good luck to him. Time for us hawthorn supporters to let go. It was 5 years ago let’s move on

 

[RUNVS]

Feels like only yesterday

Doesn't to me. Every time I see old footage of Buddy in a Hawthorn guernsey I can't help but think he looks odd.

 

[threesixpio]

Doesn't to me. Every time I see old footage of Buddy in a Hawthorn guernsey I can't help but think he looks odd.

Yeah - he definitely looked different. Not a care in the world



This is “normal Buddy” these days

 

[threesixpio]

Anyway. Lynch will be the next cab off the rank on his way to Regretville.

We all know it. Tiges fans especially

 

[RUNVS]

Yeah - he definitely looked different. Not a care in the world

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This is “normal Buddy” these days

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Face it, Hawthorn is Andy Lee and Sydney is Shaun Hampson

 

[threesixpio]

Face it, Hawthorn is Andy Lee and Sydney is Shaun Hampson

I see it more as a Grapes of Wrath scenario. Move to California with a lot of hopes and dreams of becoming some orange plantation head honcho but end up ...well you know how it ends

 

[Xtreme]

I see it more as a Grapes of Wrath scenario. Move to California with a lot of hopes and dreams of becoming some orange plantation head honcho but end up ...well you now how it ends

Hawthorn is "the bride" and Sydney is "Bill" in the Kill Bill scenario!

 

[threesixpio]

Hawthorn is "the bride" and Sydney is "Bill" in the Kill Bill scenario!

My references are a little more sophisticated Xtreme as opposed to Rambo and Tarantino movies but yes there is a certain revenge fansatsy thing that played out in 2014.

 

[Xtreme]

My references are a little more sophisticated Xtreme as opposed to Rambo and Tarantino movies but yes there is a certain revenge fansatsy thing that played out in 2014.


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There's a Sharon Stone / Michael Douglas reference to be made here but I just can't place it!

 

[threesixpio]

Hodge uses tongue in this one

 

[ManOfClay]

“Ahhh ...so many good years...Hey what’s this? It’s a nice drop.”

at least you probably stayed until the end

 

[threesixpio]

at least you probably stayed until the end

There is no end

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Buddy did what was best for buddy. Good luck to him. Time for us hawthorn supporters to let go. It was 5 years ago let’s move on

I still love him, and hope he does well every week.

I have no doubt he’d regret missing out on the extra flags.

 

[threesixpio]

I still love him, and hope he does well every week.

I have no doubt he’d regret missing out on the extra flags.

You’re a better man than me Abasi

 

[threesixpio]

Don't reckon he will have as much as regrets as Ablett, left the club his father played at missed out on another premiership and possibly more if he stayed, to an expansion club that never looked close to making finals and under his leadership has been a complete rabble, and then crawls back to his old team with his tail between his legs just as their premiership window has closed nail and bolted shut

Gaz missed out on one flag.

ONE

 

[Davo23]

Id rate Abletts decision worse

Not fair - Ablett came to Geelong to join the Holy Trinity.

Not his fault at all.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

My references are a little more sophisticated Xtreme as opposed to Rambo and Tarantino movies but yes there is a certain revenge fansatsy thing that played out in 2014.


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Buddy's smiling in that pic. Obviously happy. Case dismissed.

 

[threesixpio]

Buddy's smiling in that pic. Obviously happy. Case dismissed.

It looks odd

 

[threesixpio]

Who wouldn’t smile from a Hodge smooch. We all would. Admit it

 

[threesixpio]

I’m smiling just thinking about it