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knaf said:
I am astounded that posters are still going on about our recruiting. My view is that is ok. I could go through to give examples, which in my uninformed opinion would be both positive and negative, but in general the current recruiting team is organised and thoughtful. This is all we can ask for. It is a far better approach than somehow expecting to pick a star out of every pick even if it is third round or higher.

Did anyone read The article in the age yesterday. I would put in alink if I understood how to do it. The basic message was that recruitment is the start of the process for both the club and the individual, not the end.

The unanswered question in my mind is has the current coaching team got the skills to get the most out of these edgy creative types like Polec, PK and maybe Mayes? Vossy seems very good at working with "blokey" footballs like Brown and Rocky. I think he hasn't demonstrated he can work across the range of personnality types that make up a team. I am reserving judgement on Polec and this aspect of Voss' coaching to the end of this year.

Recruiting is only part of building a successful team.
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Just copy and paste the URL (the WWW.Whateva bit) from the top of your browser into your post m8. :)
 
Haso said:
Alright so, honestly now, who else can't wait for Paparone to kick a bag of 5, so that we can use the phrase "Papa's got a brand new bag"?
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I'm waiting for him to give someone a gobful
so we can say 'papa don't preach'
 

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Haso said:
Alright so, honestly now, who else can't wait for Paparone to kick a bag of 5, so that we can use the phrase "Papa's got a brand new bag"?
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Red card yourself please.
 
It's always good to see the fans getting behind their team and wishing the new players well.
 
How many supporters have been able to watch their side play in 4 consecutive (3 wins)grand finals? I for one feel blessed.Part of the excitement is watching a rebuild imo, albeit frustrating at times. I'm extremely confident of this current group and its potential. I can't believe these new kids are getting bagged before they even put their jumper on. Counting the sleeps for season 2013.
 
Haso said:
Alright so, honestly now, who else can't wait for Paparone to kick a bag of 5, so that we can use the phrase "Papa's got a brand new bag"?
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Prefer "Papa Don't Take No Mess"...

watch
 
Ruse said:
Just because the current recruitment team has drafted better than the last recruitment team doesn't automatically mean that they have drafted great. We are still a long way from finals football and filling a quarter of list spots with tall utilities and ruck/forwards won't land us a premiership especially when an inside midfielder (a critical, critical need) wasn't drafted. I'm not a richmond supporter, I can't wait another 8 years without success and there's not a lot the club is doing that makes me confident success is achievable this decade. How long do supporters tolerate the Kerr's recruiting strategies without anything to show for it other than jumping a couple of steps up the ladder? Another 5 years?
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We have an inside-mid already. Two infact (Harwood, Beams).

You're in for a surprise once Beams clicks into gear. I am expecting Beams to step up next season as Moloney's sidekick. There were moments this season where i've seen him come out of packs with footy when he was least expected to. He has that awareness which you can't teach. Just knows where to run and find footy. Once his tank develops to run out games, we'll have a gem on our hands.
 
mpal6 said:
We have an inside-mid already. Two infact (Harwood, Beams).

You're in for a surprise once Beams clicks into gear. I am expecting Beams to step up next season as Moloney's sidekick. There were moments this season where i've seen him come out of packs with footy when he was least expected to. He has that awareness which you can't teach. Just knows where to run and find footy. Once his tank develops to run out games, we'll have a gem on our hands.
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Love this, though Harwood has been a little forgotten of late (perhaps due to Vossy saying his future is in the back 1/2).

I reckon that lad will end up being a bull of a man, much in the mold of Byron Picket; without the brain fades.

The kind of guy who can run through a brick wall.:thumbsu:
 
KeSter said:
Love this, though Harwood has been a little forgotten of late (perhaps due to Vossy saying his future is in the back 1/2).

I reckon that lad will end up being a bull of a man, much in the mold of Byron Picket; without the brain fades.

The kind of guy who can run through a brick wall.:thumbsu:
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mpal6 said:
We have an inside-mid already. Two infact (Harwood, Beams).

You're in for a surprise once Beams clicks into gear. I am expecting Beams to step up next season as Moloney's sidekick. There were moments this season where i've seen him come out of packs with footy when he was least expected to. He has that awareness which you can't teach. Just knows where to run and find footy. Once his tank develops to run out games, we'll have a gem on our hands.
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You're way more optimistic than me.
 
Surely if the big brains at the club had any doubts about what kind of player Polec will become, Kurt Tippet would now be a Lion.

There are some very certain and impatient pundits on here. I cannot see how anybody can be so sure.

A young side like ours needs time. For the first time since the mid 90's, we are almost wholly young, and in my view full of promise. Let it not be lost on any of us that the side that took out the '98 wooden spoon, lifted the premiership cup in 2001, just three short years later.

Time will tell whether our kids will deliver on their promise. For now we have hope!
 

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Always a Lion said:
Surely if the big brains at the club had any doubts about what kind of player Polec will become, Kurt Tippet would now be a Lion.

There are some very certain and impatient pundits on here. I cannot see how anybody can be so sure.

A young side like ours needs time. For the first time since the mid 90's, we are almost wholly young, and in my view full of promise. Let it not be lost on any of us that the side that took out the '98 wooden spoon, lifted the premiership cup in 2001, just three short years later.

Time will tell whether our kids will deliver on their promise. For now we have hope!
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That's a very good point I'd forgotten. Clearly the club still has high hopes for Polec to fulfill the potential we all thought he had when he was drafted (or at least did at the end of last season), or else he would have been traded.
 
I was defending Polec when he was in and out of the senior side... And here we go again. He may run like a giraffe, but he is as talented as they come. He plays a bit like Ryan Griffen. If Polec becomes as good as Griffen I will be ecstatic. After 42 games Griffin ave. 16.4 disposals. Players like Polec take time. The kid is a GUN.
 

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