Will the Tim Kelly trade go down as one of the worst ever ?

[Rich01]

Yes we burnt the pick on a player all Carlton supporters consider best 22 when fit...

7 years on a list for less than 40 uninspiring games. They can’t all be turn out to be superstars Carlton fans.

 

[PrinceCharles]

7 years on a list for less than 40 uninspiring games. They can’t all be turn out to be superstars Carlton fans.

Always picked when fit. You watched all 40 did you?

 

[Rich01]

Always picked when fit. You watched all 40 did you?

Averages 13 possies and half a goal a game. Pretty non descript sort of player. Probably an upgrade on Jack Martin though. But he’s seriously average.

 

[PrinceCharles]

Averages 13 possies and half a goal a game. Pretty non descript sort of player. Probably an upgrade on Jack Martin though. But he’s seriously average.

Not really, good effort though mate

 

[DanWA]

Lol, finals?...next year? You're dreaming!!!!

We have history of quick returns

 

[Captain_Bender]

With the big difference being that we have rebuilt twice after premierships and won another each time… in that period you just mentioned…. Where other clubs have stagnated at the bottom we have a history of getting superstar premiership players out of late / rookie picks (dean cox, jeremy mcgovern,) taking our once every decade slide and grabbing a star and pushing back up for another tilt.

Yet another unintended bender comedy moment.


So much of your input to this forum is just a big long hanging drool dribbling out the mouth of a stupefied certified inmate.

And no doubt Carlton and Essendon supporters were saying the same thing too

 

[kranky al]

And no doubt Carlton and Essendon supporters were saying the same thing too

Tell me something of those two teams multiple rebuilds through the drafts leading to flags.

Ill wait….

 

[Captain_Bender]

Tell me something of those two teams multiple rebuilds through the drafts leading to flags.

Ill wait….

Over half of Essendon's 2000 premiership side was recruited through the draft, and a third of Carltons 1995 side were too

 

[Purple Suit]

We have history of quick returns

All in the past, before there was 18 teams and a salary cap on coaching staff. You can't use your money the same way you use to and you have never ran your list this far into the ground before.

It's going to be interesting.

 

[Quinz]

Over half of Essendon's 2000 premiership side was recruited through the draft, and a third of Carltons 1995 side were too

A whole third?!

 

[Altum Volantes]

Ideally, limit all predictions of future improvement to 10 year periods of misery - BigFooty experts have determined this to be the required period of rebuild.

 

[Altum Volantes]

A whole third?!

Wait till you hear about the rebuild!

 

[bzparkes]

You can literally taste the desperation from the Freo supporters in this thread.

 

[Has No Rules]

All in the past, before there was 18 teams and a salary cap on coaching staff. You can't use your money the same way you use to and you have never ran your list this far into the ground before.

It's going to be interesting.

you can't imagine it because you have only experienced failure

and the eagles list is nowhere near as bad as freo supporters wish

 

[footyfan1978]

A whole third?!

Maybe less.... Camporeale, Andrew McKay, Adrian Whitehead, Hogg and Sexton only names can think of from the national draft in that era and in that premiership team. The rest from past systems of zones , under 19's, club clearances and transfers from within league and interstate leagues , trades and pre-season or mid-season draft recycled types like Brad Pearce from Bears, Rice from Saints, Manton from Bombers or Clape from Eagles.
Five players from national draft would be about it out of the 21 premiership players on that day.

The only time we actually truly built a team from scratch in draft era is since 2015 via Weitering, Harry McKay, Charlie Curnow etc as the foundations.

 

[footyfan1978]

You can literally taste the desperation from the Freo supporters in this thread.

Kind of good to see a true rivalry happening over there.
Fremantle not done much to foster one in the three decades they been around despite the only other team in that part of the world.
Well overdue.

 

[footyfan1978]

All in the past, before there was 18 teams and a salary cap on coaching staff. You can't use your money the same way you use to and you have never ran your list this far into the ground before.

It's going to be interesting.

Fair point. Priority picks for clubs down below a common thing in late 90's and early 2000's and less clubs in the draft. When you 1 club in 18 it a bit harder to continue to bounce back as quickly, if, you fall down...
Certainly interesting times ahead to see how Eagles cope in rest of this decade.

 

[javaguice]

The fork is this sugar guys?

Carlton supporters talking smack? do something relevant first please.

Eagles aren't as inbred as Carlton. Cant see a decade of sugarness coming up. Thanks for humbling the purples though. Big XO

Who else is talking and needs a smackdown?

 

[Demons09]

you can't imagine it because you have only experienced failure

and the eagles list is nowhere near as bad as freo supporters wish

Why are you talking about Freo this thread is about a bunch of park footballers that reside at Lathlain.

 

[footyfan1978]

Why are you talking about Freo this thread is about a bunch of park footballers that reside at Lathlain.

Fun tit for tat with you WA types at each other.
First time Freo fans sense an era coming up where you will be able to push Eagles around regularly.
Be interesting to watch if Freo are up for it all decade.
Hopefully you weather the Mundy and Fyfe types veteran stage and exit well.
Need to keep building or Eagles claws may dig in later in decade.

 

[Has No Rules]

Why are you talking about Freo this thread is about a bunch of park footballers that reside at Lathlain.

whatever you have to tell yourself after 30 embarrassing years

 

[javaguice]

Why are you talking about Freo this thread is about a bunch of park footballers that reside at Lathlain.

Is everyone in Rocko a bikie bruv?

 

[Has No Rules]

Fun tit for tat with you WA types at each other.
First time Freo fans sense an era coming up where you will be able to push Eagles around regularly.
Be interesting to watch if Freo are up for it all decade.

nothing surer than the Eagles notching up their next flag before freo trouble the scorers

 

[kranky al]

Over half of Essendon's 2000 premiership side was recruited through the draft, and a third of Carltons 1995 side were too

Do you know what the word multiple means?

 

[kranky al]

Fun tit for tat with you WA types at each other.
First time Freo fans sense an era coming up where you will be able to push Eagles around regularly.
Be interesting to watch if Freo are up for it all decade.
Hopefully you weather the Mundy and Fyfe types veteran stage and exit well.
Need to keep building or Eagles claws may dig in later in decade.

They might even get cocky and start the parity thread up again.

That worked out so great last time they buried it…..