Prediction One season too many - Now 2024 Edition

[Shane Heard]

Heppell. But they kept him another year for backup…which all of a sudden in round 2 is required.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

All of the WCE veterans

 

[bzparkes]

Harley Reid in WCE colours. Will be in Melbourne next year.

Lol, nope.

I think you meant to say Gaff.

 

[Red Bull]

Heppell. But they kept him another year for backup…which all of a sudden in round 2 is required.

Heppell is the last of the “golden ticket” holders.
Like Warner in the test team, Heppell will decide when he’s had enough …

 

[Shane Heard]

Heppell is the last of the “golden ticket” holders.
Like Warner in the test team, Heppell will decide when he’s had enough …

Even Willy Wonker himself would say Hep has had enough

 

[Gavin Excell]

Gaff was done last year but somehow remains on their list
4 disposals, subbed at half time and early 30s

 

[Red Bull]

Even Willy Wonker himself would say Hep has had enough

Everyone in the world knows Hepp has had enough.
But everyone in the world doesn’t know what Hepp knows …

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Gaff was done last year but somehow remains on their list
4 disposals, subbed at half time and early 30s

Excuse me. He was not subbed at half time. He had part of the third as well to gather his four touches.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Excuse me. He was not subbed at half time. He had part of the third as well to gather his four touches.

Noted

Appreciate the correction

 

[JackOutback]

But for a moment of madness, Gaff would have been a premiership player and probably would have moved to North in 2019, which probably would have gotten the Eagles extra draft capital to either get Tim Kelly

11

Tim Kelly

Age

29

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

a year earlier and have a genuine crack in 2019 or support that gambit with some extra young players. True sliding doors moment.

 

[The Nostradamus]

But for a moment of madness, Gaff would have been a premiership player and probably would have moved to North in 2019, which probably would have gotten the Eagles extra draft capital to either get Tim Kelly a year earlier and have a genuine crack in 2019 or support that gambit with some extra young players. True sliding doors moment.

Thank god for Brayshaw scragging him leading to that

Imagine we have him on a mil a year for another 2 years

 

[hawkman]

Thank god for Brayshaw scragging him leading to that

Imagine we have him on a mil a year for another 2 years

Another 2 years of priority picks

 

[The Nostradamus]

Another 2 years of priority picks

Maybe they might finally give us a start of first round pp that your hawks have received multiple of

 

[Bald]

Maybe they might finally give us a start of first round pp that your hawks have received multiple of

Yeah you've definitely not been given enough.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

There are at least a dozen sides worse than either GWS or the Swannies. In lower pressure games against those sides I expect that both Sidebottom and Pendlebury will be at the very least solid contributors. I would agree that the early signs indicate they might struggle in top of the table H&A games and come finals time. Does not reaching the stellar levels of their earlier careers equal going a year too long?
If they had called it a day after the flag, would the players in line to come in and replace them perform at a higher level in those high pressure games? Not sure who they'd be but for myself I doubt it. Collingwood could have suggested a Sam Mitchell type deal with another club but that was never going to bring any significant trade benefit that would help them this year. Not to mention the Pies supporters would have rioted if they'd been pushed out by the club.
Both will almost certainly call it a day at the end of 2024. Whether the evidence of just 2 games proves to be confirmed, or whether they are being trained to peak on Cup Day ,time will tell. For mine they've well and truly earned the right to have a last dash at it.

 

[Lach72]

Pendlebury…bloke has just lost that yard…was dropping the shoulder at every opportunity, couldn’t evade anymore.

Come at me

 

[hawkman]

Pendlebury…bloke has just lost that yard…was dropping the shoulder at every opportunity, couldn’t evade anymore.

Come at me

Has always had the drop of the shoulder in him just not as prolific as others so doesn't get the attention for it

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Gaff was done last year but somehow remains on their list
4 disposals, subbed at half time and early 30s

$10k a kick when he is on $800k a year ($40k a game)

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Trouble for Pendles and Sidey is that the Pies midfield ain’t much chop besides Daicos, and a part timer in De Goey. Pendles and Sidey will be asked to carry too much of the load as a result and it won’t be pretty,

 

[Gavin Excell]

$10k a kick when he is on $800k a year ($40k a game)

Yikes $800k a year

 

[pluggeranddoc]

Yikes $800k a year

Surprised we didn't get him to replace Hannebery!

 

[tazaa]

Yeah you've definitely not been given enough.

We have been given Griffin Logue who did his knee, Darcy Tucker who is a battler and 3 kids at picks in the 20's in Goad, Will Dawson and Riley Hardeman. None are close to playing AFL footy.

I personally hope all 5 go on to play in 3 flags but the reality is we were never getting a top 10 pick and no club will ever again.

Its this dropkick bs narrative that we somehow got given guns at the top of the draft that needs to be called out.
Sheezel was our 1st round pick. We got Wardlaw for that muppet JHF walking out on the club.
McKerchar was our 1st round pick. We got Durrsma for the other muppet McKay leaving.

 

[H00t]

We have been given Griffin Logue who did his knee, Darcy Tucker who is a battler and 3 kids at picks in the 20's in Goad, Will Dawson and Riley Hardeman. None are close to playing AFL footy.

I personally hope all 5 go on to play in 3 flags but the reality is we were never getting a top 10 pick and no club will ever again.

Its this dropkick bs narrative that we somehow got given guns at the top of the draft that needs to be called out.
Sheezel was our 1st round pick. We got Wardlaw for that muppet JHF walking out on the club.
McKerchar was our 1st round pick. We got Durrsma for the other muppet McKay leaving.

You also got Stevens and Fischer for free and pick 3 was a handout.

So 8 players for the loss of McKay.

Given the thread though Shiels has definitely gone on too long.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Prestia has barely missed a game the last 2 years. But yeah that's enough now, hos body can't be trusted.

He was a gun at his best one of my favourite oppo players but his body just cant go anymore. No shame hes had a great career.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Gaff definitely is cooked.