Player Watch #13: Charlie Spargo - joins North Melbourne as an unrestricted free agent - Welcome Home, Spargs!

[The Nostradamus]

Should’ve only got 2 years max and should be gone by then regardless pay him out

 

[zoomba23]

I see the period of straw clutching has begun. Let's hope it's well founded

 

[Chip Scab1]

Should’ve only got 2 years max and should be gone by then regardless pay him out

lol. He hasn't even attended a single training session...

Not saying you won't be proven right, but feels a tad premature.

Should’ve only got 2 years max and should be gone by then regardless pay him out

His old man was beaten up when we traded him to Brions for Pick 6 in 1992.

The Spargo family owes us nothing.

I'm happy to give him a go and hope he bounces back to his best at Hardon St. It's by no means close to our worst trade ever, and given his dad was involved in our 2nd most rewarding trade in history (until we selected Robert Pyman @6 instead of Andrew McKay, Martin Pyke, Scott Burns, Leigh Colbert, Danny Southern, Aaron Lord, Paul Bullus, Che C-C, Shane's Wakelin & Bond, Nick Holland and Kim Koster) yeah.

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[koshari]

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Sheesh arch looks in good nick.

 

[sruss]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go?

 

[King Corey]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go

Yay.

 

[amaz199]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go?

Reverse father son lottery.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go?

And how many of them are good?

also Scott

 

[Hatchy1992]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go?

Technically Spargo isn't but we'll claim him anyway. So far I like the cut of his jib.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Technically Spargo isn't but we'll claim him anyway. So far I like the cut of his jib.

Technically Spargo isn’t from a ‘drafting’ point of view, but his father played for north & now he is, so he is a father son in that sense.

Agreed it must be close to a record.
Agreed it’s also ‘yay’

 

[Liam Boy]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go?

Amy Smith too, if we're counting daughters

 

[Chip Scab1]

We’re surely approaching some sort of records for most Father Sons on a list at this point? McDonald, Archer, Harvey, Stevens and now Spargo, has anyone ever had more than 5 in one go?

We get the shit ones outside of Arch typically.

The good ones play for other teams:

1. Eddie Sansbury (Ken hell) (NWM)

2. Johnny "2 worst games for us were 1994 Prelim and 1998 GF" Blakey. Unforgivable. (Neck)

3. Benny (break arms) Buckley (Dyl)

4. Paul Spargos lad (rectified)

5. Phil Kelly (stiff x2) (Josh)

6. McCartney* TBA (please) (Ayds)

7. Boomers (Hudson) Harvey

 

[pupstar]

We get the shit ones outside of Arch typically.

The good ones play for other teams:

1. Eddie Sansbury (Ken hell) (NWM)

2. Johnny "2 worst games for us were 1994 Prelim and 1998 GF" Blakey. Unforgivable. (Neck)

3. Benny (break arms) Buckley (Dyl)

4. Paul Spargos lad (rectified)

5. Phil Kelly (stiff x2) (Josh)

6. McCartney* TBA (please) (Ayds)

7. Boomers (Hudson) Harvey

Besides the Lizard who are the other good ones we missed out on.

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Did he end up having an shoulder surfer or a reconstruction from the injury in the VFL prelim?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

3. Benny (break arms) Buckley (Dyl)

Don't you mean (Jack) instead of (Dyl?)

 

[Loose_Cannon]

Don't you mean (Jack) instead of (Dyl?)

And if I'm not mistaken, we could have drafted him as he was originally a CAT B Rookie selection?

 

[Chip Scab1]

Besides the Lizard who are the other good ones we missed out on.

NWM top 5 players in the comp
Dyl Buckley GWS Defensive linchpin
Neck Blakey
Josh Kelly gun for 10+ years

Enough?

Don't you mean (Jack) instead of (Dyl?)

Same shit to me, I don't actually care what his name is or isn't. He's basically an Essington person to me.

 

[pupstar]

NWM top 5 players in the comp
Dyl Buckley GWS Defensive linchpin
Neck Blakey
Josh Kelly gun for 10+ years

Enough?

Same shit to me, I don't actually care what his name is or isn't. He's basically an Essington person to me.

Was NWM ever a real option though did he actually ever knock us back as a FF.

 

[pupstar]

NWM top 5 players in the comp
Dyl Buckley GWS Defensive linchpin
Neck Blakey
Josh Kelly gun for 10+ years

Enough?

Same shit to me, I don't actually care what his name is or isn't. He's basically an Essington person to me.

You do know i said besides the Lizard. and i will agree with you on Kelly defitnetly.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Was NWM ever a real option though did he actually ever knock us back as a FF.

No, like all mistakes, you only hear about them in hindsight. Or they'd be classified as fixable-errors.

The question was spelt out, I answered it pretty well as this shit is a bit of a hobby horse of mine.

Eddie Sansbury played ~50 games for the Kangaroopoos, it's reasonably relevant when discussing NMFC father sons, given he is the biological father of a serious footballer (NWM).

I see what you are doing now, moving the goal posts to father sons who qualified for the Kangaroopoos, rather than actual NMFC players who had sons (who are good).

We've been shit at many things, but allowing our best father sons to be aligned with other clubs is as piss poor as I can remember. We didn't learn from Blakey, so we allow more through to the keeper. It's unfathomable.

Are we allergic to picking up the ****ing phone?

 

[pupstar]

No, like all mistakes, you only hear about them in hindsight. Or they'd be classified as fixable-errors.

The question was spelt out, I answered it pretty well as this shit is a bit of a hobby horse of mine.

Eddie Sansbury played ~50 games for the Kangaroopoos, it's reasonably relevant when discussing NMFC father sons, given he is the biological father of a serious footballer (NWM).

I see what you are doing now, moving the goal posts to father sons who qualified for the Kangaroopoos, rather than actual NMFC players who had sons (who are good).

We've been shit at many things, but allowing our best father sons to be aligned with other clubs is as piss poor as I can remember. We didn't learn from Blakey, so we allow more through to the keeper. It's unfathomable.

Are we allergic to picking up the ****ing phone?

The goal posts are pretty well set for FF i thought 100 games. I could be wrong I'm sure someone will let me know.

 

[Chip Scab1]

The goal posts are pretty well set for FF i thought 100 games. I could be wrong I'm sure someone will let me know.

It was 50 wasn't? We let them (didn't kick up enough a fuss) and it was moved to 100.
Just like Brisbane who can take Norm Smith winners for 3x R3's. We paid 8 & 8 (Luke&TT) and we'll have to pay R1 for Ayds (if he even picks us).

I'm seriously thinking we need to grafitti AFL House ala Fitzroy supporters when they got shafted in Adelaide ~1991. They'll soon get it.

 

[zoomba23]

NWM top 5 players in the comp
Dyl Buckley GWS Defensive linchpin
Neck Blakey
Josh Kelly gun for 10+ years

Enough?

Same shit to me, I don't actually care what his name is or isn't. He's basically an Essington person to me.

Long bow though. Blakey the only one that stiffed us.

We're masters at ending the careers of fathers who end up with talented offspring a season or two early, though, I'll say that much