Past #16: Scott Thompson - to retire end of 2019 season - thanks Scott

[Tectonic]

Assistant coaching for Geelong AFLW team

 

[giantroo]

Assistant coaching for Geelong AFLW team

 

[The Y Factor]

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It makes feel a little sick in the stomach

 

[roos_fanatic08]

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Yuck.

 

[hellas_johnny]

wtf, surely the club couldve found a way to fit him in. quite disappointing

 

[marklovesbeer]

 

[King Corey]

Didn't realise Fasolo retired.

Wells in a Colling$wood top still turns the stomach.

 

[giantroo]

The decades best intercept defender

Decade's best defenders: The intercept king who beats Rance

In the first of a three-part series, Riley Beveridge and Champion Data look at the stats kings in the back half

www.afl.com.au

 

[Snake_Baker]

Thommo has qualified as a North immortal afaiac.

He'd get a spot in the TOTC as it is, so he's going to definitely be a contender in 80 years time.

 

[Luke72]

The decades best intercept defender

Decade's best defenders: The intercept king who beats Rance

In the first of a three-part series, Riley Beveridge and Champion Data look at the stats kings in the back half

www.afl.com.au

I can’t believe they keep making excuses for Rance on the back of missing this year. If they want to back it up with stats for how many games each played in that period it might have a fragment of relevance, but durability does too. Scotty was better than Rance end of conversation.

 

[tazaa]

Scooter deserved a flag. Out of him, Drew and Swallow he’s the one that deserved a shot most IMO.
Was a gun right till the end and had to consistently defend what is and at times was a weak midfield.

 

[tazaa]

The decades best intercept defender

Decade's best defenders: The intercept king who beats Rance

In the first of a three-part series, Riley Beveridge and Champion Data look at the stats kings in the back half

www.afl.com.au

Just on this amazing how Goldstein continually gets overlooked as the premier ruckmen of the decade.
Gawn only came into it in 2016 and Grundy 2017. Sandilands hasn’t been relevant since 2015.
North factor in full swing here. Goldstein was consistently top shelf from 2010 onwards.

 

[Val Keating]

Watched the second half of the 2014 Elimination final against Essesdon last night, jeez Scooter played well. Didn’t realise how well at the game. So composed.

 

[Hojuman]

Can Louge / Dawson become the new Scooter ?

( down you go *** )

 

[DuckYeah]

Can Louge / Dawson become the new Scooter ?

( down you go *** )

Turbo was a pest.. Dawson and Logue dont have pest attitudes. Thise two can definitely be less attractive Robbie Tarrants tho

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Turbo was a pest.. Dawson and Logue dont have pest attitudes. Thise two can definitely be less attractive Robbie Tarrants tho

Louge has a bit of a cheeky/quirky attitude. He’d get under the skin of a few, his banter would be up there with the likes of Grima.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Back on top

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Thompson was one of the best users out of the back 50 weve had in a long time.

 

[Engimal v3]

Thompson was one of the best users out of the back 50 weve had in a long time.

The spine of Thompson, Grima, Petrie and Brown was pretty great in hindsight.

 

[Luke72]

Anyone watch him on the Frontbar last night? Very funny man. Played a game with an erection! Now there’s a real Shinboner

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Can't believe it's only been 3 years since he hung up the boots.

Feels like an eternity ago.

 

[Liam Boy]

Can't believe it's only been 3 years since he hung up the boots.

Feels like an eternity ago.

That's how long it's taken us to fill the massive hole he left in the side, finally, with Griffin Logue.

******* hated Sam Pang's feigned surprise about him being AA and the little jab at him about how it must've been a bad year, but it's illustrative of what an underrated player he was in the wider football world. At one stage he was the only key defender who could hold Buddy Franklin, actually towelled him up a couple of times. Will never forget the absolute ecstatic high of watching him run down Hayden Ballantyne. One of the rare defenders who could play on every type of forward, and also such a smart player structurally, always knew how to get to good spots for a crucial spoil or intercept mark.

 

[Luke72]

That's how long it's taken us to fill the massive hole he left in the side, finally, with Griffin Logue.

******* hated Sam Pang's feigned surprise about him being AA and the little jab at him about how it must've been a bad year, but it's illustrative of what an underrated player he was in the wider football world. At one stage he was the only key defender who could hold Buddy Franklin, actually towelled him up a couple of times. Will never forget the absolute ecstatic high of watching him run down Hayden Ballantyne. One of the rare defenders who could play on every type of forward, and also such a smart player structurally, always knew how to get to good spots for a crucial spoil or intercept mark.

Yeah I like Sam Pang and I get that that’s his comic style but it grated for me too. I felt I was being a touch sensitive though.

 

[Liam Boy]

Yeah I like Sam Pang and I get that that’s his comic style but it grated for me too. I felt I was being a touch sensitive though.

You're right to be sensitive about it when it just contributes to an already existing narrative about a champion of our club, that he was just some annoying campaigner who got headlocked by Barry Hall once.

 

[Themanbun]

There were a few years there where he was untackleable. Had an unorthodox method of evading too if I recall correctly.