Retired #3: Paul Chapman

[VelvetSledge]

WTF m8 running kills my gainz!!

Dat pheel when cardio three times a week.

Uggghhhh, I miss bulking

 

[Burzum]

Dat pheel when cardio three times a week.

Uggghhhh, I miss bulking

 

[Old Campaigner]

Is that that synthol shit? Or just a dude who subsists entirely on bacon and lifts weights?

 

[Darealrath]

A lot of talk about how he will help out with our midfield rotations, but does anyone else think we might also try and isolate him closer to goal? He is very good one on one, though it would be pretty difficult to orchestrate the space required for it to work. Might be something for 2015 if he can't keep up in the midfield.

 

[Burzum]

Is that that synthol shit? Or just a dude who subsists entirely on bacon and lifts weights?

the latter

 

[Old Campaigner]

A lot of talk about how he will help out with our midfield rotations, but does anyone else think we might also try and isolate him closer to goal? He is very good one on one, though it would be pretty difficult to orchestrate the space required for it to work. Might be something for 2015 if he can't keep up in the midfield.

We seem to have a lot of guys in the forward half who can do midfield minutes or are expected to next year so I doubt he'll have to spend a great deal of time there if it isn't going to be good for his hamstrings or team balance.

 

[VelvetSledge]

mirin

 

[RearNaked]

Dat der creatine bulk

 

[Ben the Gooner]

None of the above.

Geelong are just a great club, and will always look after their players. We will give them away if it helps them get to a new club. We do it all the time.

You can thank Geelong, not EFC.

Look after them with insulting contracts?

 

[CharacterFirst]

Look after them with insulting contracts?

Meh. Might be best to avoid an argument on player welfare, don't you think?

 

[Ben the Gooner]

There's player welfare and there's not being a pack of dicks to a legend of your club.

 

[CharacterFirst]

There's player welfare and there's not being a pack of dicks to a legend of your club.

Pffft.

You should be pleased. Now you can #standbychappy.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

I am pleased. You should be embarrassed at the way your club has behaved towards one of its greatest ever players.

 

[CharacterFirst]

I am pleased. You should be embarrassed at the way your club has behaved towards one of its greatest ever players.

Ahhhhh. Benny, benny, benny.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

You'd better hope Shane Kersten is pretty ****ing special.

 

[calyam]

A lot of talk about how he will help out with our midfield rotations, but does anyone else think we might also try and isolate him closer to goal? He is very good one on one, though it would be pretty difficult to orchestrate the space required for it to work. Might be something for 2015 if he can't keep up in the midfield.

He would be wasted if he didn't get much midfield time. One of the issues we've had over the past few years in that we lack enough midfield rotations. Last season we had the likes of Kommer, Merrett and Davey who couldn't give the other midfielders a rest. Chapman can spent a five or ten minute burst through the middle, which can help out the likes of Jobe, Goddard and Heppell. In an ideal situation it might help us avoid the late season fade outs.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Meh. Might be best to avoid an argument on player welfare, don't you think?

I'd be very careful, if I were you.

 

[Zyzz]

u mirin the aesthetics god?

 

[Doss]

Meh. Might be best to avoid an argument on player welfare, don't you think?

Not the thread for it, thanks. The acquisition of Chappy has nothing to do with that situation.

 

[Darealrath]

He would be wasted if he didn't get much midfield time. One of the issues we've had over the past few years in that we lack enough midfield rotations. Last season we had the likes of Kommer, Merrett and Davey who couldn't give the other midfielders a rest. Chapman can spent a five or ten minute burst through the middle, which can help out the likes of Jobe, Goddard and Heppell. In an ideal situation it might help us avoid the late season fade outs.

I don't mean reduce his midfield time, at least next year, but to occasionally use him one out in the square instead of at half forward when not in the middle.

 

[boncer34]

Love Geelong fans claiming they helped him get where he wanted. His initial preference was the Cattery, his second was us and he was coming as a delisted FA.

Trade is a token gesture, nothing more or less.

 

[Zach Package]

u mirin the aesthetics god?

He lives

 

[Zach Package]

Love Geelong fans claiming they helped him get where he wanted. His initial preference was the Cattery, his second was us and he was coming as a delisted FA.

Trade is a token gesture, nothing more or less.

Another thing I don't understand is the whole 'good on geelong for trading him to his preferred destination'

he was always going to get there, it was a good will gesture from us to give them a pick

 

[meto]

Another thing I don't understand is the whole 'good on geelong for trading him to his preferred destination'

he was always going to get there, it was a good will gesture from us to give them a pick

I agree!......that was a load of crap.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Are you guys ready

HAHA GOLDEN