2017 trade/draft thread

[flamingEMBERS]

I can see him being good depth next year,probably Mitchell has hinted he will retire and they want to keep some experience

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Doubt he'd want to do that. Look what happened at Geelong as soon as they told Enright and Bartel they weren't guaranteed game (virtually telling them they're depth). They left. We don't have the balls to tell him that now. We also don't have the balls to not play him.

Has there ever been a "Club Legend" a our club played a year as depth? I think they've all retired mid year.

 

[Mickey Rae]

Good news x 2

Yes .....it's pathetic the absolute hatred and diatribe levelled at particular champions of the club by this "poster".

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Yes .....it's pathetic the absolute hatred and diatribe levelled at particular champions of the club by this "poster".

There's no room for sentiment in football anymore, and it seems there is none in forums either. Show your respect to a "Norm Smith Medalist"

 

[Mickey Rae]

There's no room for sentiment in football anymore, and it seems there is none in forums either. Show your respect to a "Norm Smith Medalist"

I might if you could spell properly! But seeing you can't I will show you the same respect you show to two of the club's stalwarts ... fairest and bests, AA and Brownlow Trophy winners between them.

 

[tigger_ferret]

There's no room for sentiment in football anymore, and it seems there is none in forums either. Show your respect to a "Norm Smith Medalist"

Completely disagree. I know footy is big business and I know what you are trying to say but without it footy would be sterile and boring.

We are all fans largely due to a sentimental attachment to the club. No sentiment means no massive overreactions and melts in game day threads.

No sentiment means guys like Shuey go to the club paying the highest dollars rather than putting his blood sweat and tears into the club that treated him as family during challenging times when he arrived.

You can't have the club operate with no sentimental integrity, yet demand loyalty from players and fans.

 

[Boohemian]

I might if you could spell properly! But seeing you can't I will show you the same respect you show to two of the club's stalwarts ... fairest and bests, AA and Brownlow Trophy winner between them.

Every young boy dreams of one day winning a Brownlow Trophy.

 

[Mickey Rae]

Every young boy dreams of one day winning a Brownlow Trophy.

Yep ....it is actually known as the Charles Brownlow Trophy...... also says this around the medal itself.

 

[Boohemian]

And yet it's colloquially referred to as the Brownlow Medal. It's full name may be the Charles Brownlow Trophy, but nobody ever refers to it as such these days, certainly never as the Brownlow Trophy.

Have some additional ........ as a measure of passive aggressiveness.

 

[lewigie]

Who gives a flying ****

 

[Godfather32]

Some of us aspire to even loftier achievements, such as the 2002 Bonanza League Cannington Bowls championship trophy

 

[Boohemian]

I love how the sparseness of that photo perfectly captures that sentiment. There's the Bonanza League trophy, and nothing else. Not even anything hanging off of those 3M hooks.

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

Still better than Freo's trophy cabinet.

 

[Godfather32]

I love how the sparseness of that photo perfectly captures that sentiment. There's the Bonanza League trophy, and nothing else. Not even anything hanging off of those 3M hooks.

Unlike certain curly haired trudgers I realised that I'd reached the peak of my sporting prowess and promptly retired from all competitive sport. I suppose could bring out my under 12's grand final basketball medallion and my clipping from the community newspaper of the time I got 3/4 in cricket to spruce it up though

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Completely disagree. I know footy is big business and I know what you are trying to say but without it footy would be sterile and boring.

We are all fans largely due to a sentimental attachment to the club. No sentiment means no massive overreactions and melts in game day threads.

No sentiment means guys like Shuey go to the club paying the highest dollars rather than putting his blood sweat and tears into the club that treated him as family during challenging times when he arrived.

You can't have the club operate with no sentimental integrity, yet demand loyalty from players and fans.

Sentiment is given by the club when you perform. It's called a winning culture. Allowing a player or players to flounder their latter years in the top side because they've given a lot to the club is garbage. When you're done, you're gone. This club is supposed to be about winning flags, not participation awards and extending careers. We have good kids coming through that we'll either lose to another club or under-develop by continually playing these old guys due to their previous history.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Sentiment is given by the club when you perform. It's called a winning culture. Allowing a player or players to flounder their latter years in the top side because they've given a lot to the club is garbage. When you're done, you're gone. This club is supposed to be about winning flags, not participation awards and extending careers. We have good kids coming through that we'll either lose to another club or under-develop by continually playing these old guys due to their previous history.

It's a team sport not an individual sport. You're only as strong as your weakest individual. It's not about getting players up on the games played tally it's about winning.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

I might if you could spell properly! But seeing you can't I will show you the same respect you show to two of the club's stalwarts ... fairest and bests, AA and Brownlow Trophy winners between them.

 

[squashface]

Nice meme bro

 

[FKASC]

I suppose could bring out my under 12's grand final basketball medallion and my clipping from the community newspaper of the time I got 3/4 in cricket to spruce it up though

Medallion or trophy?

 

[Mickey Rae]

Medallion or trophy?

More likely "Participation".

 

[FKASC]

More likely "Participation".

Who ****ing asked you?

 

[Godfather32]

Medallion or trophy?

Yeh it's a medallion and they called it a medallion.

More likely "Participation".

I ran in a race

 

[avishka5]

I once got a ribbon for completing the cross country. I feel like I don't deserve it as I took a short cut through the bushes.

 

[Mickey Rae]

Yeh it's a medallion and they called it a medallion.

I ran in a race

I dug a hole!

 

[Mickey Rae]

I once got a ribbon for completing the cross country. I feel like I don't deserve it as I took a short cut through the bushes.

Very difficult to find a bit of bush these days!

 

[FKASC]

Very difficult to find a bit of bush these days!

They're all bunkered down, taking up creative pursuits