Player Watch #31: Josh Goater - re-signed until the end of 2026

[Mav]

Mrs HB works with a lady who knows The Goaters very well and she spoke to Mrs Goater and they were guaranteed he would go on the first night to Freo. They were shocked when it didn't happen but elated in the end obviously.

Goes to show what a scum bag Peter Bell has become.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Happy he came to North but weird Freo were looking at more HBF types considering is not a position of need and they just got Jordan Clark.
Guess when Johnson became available they changed their plans.
Seemed to have just drafted local talent as everyone from VIC wants to go home.

Even then the first night thing would suggest instead of Erasmus (surely never passing on Amiss) but that doesn't ring true.

 

[HELLSBELLS]

Happy he came to North but weird Freo were looking at more HBF types considering is not a position of need and they just got Jordan Clark.
Guess when Johnson became available they changed their plans.
Seemed to have just drafted local talent as everyone from VIC wants to go home.

Yeh I'm not sure what happened but it was said that it was a guarantee. To the point on day 1 of the draft he has started to organise packing.

 

[Shinboner1]

Even then the first night thing would suggest instead of Erasmus (surely never passing on Amiss) but that doesn't ring true.

I think Amiss so early shocked a few but it really set up their draft.

 

[HELLSBELLS]

And by all reports absolutely passes the 'No Dickhead" policy. Lady said to Mrs HB they are a wonderful family and he is a ripping kid. Which you always like to hear.
Another interesting point was that ALL parents are all 100% coached on how to answer the questions of clubs in their interview.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Happy he came to North but weird Freo were looking at more HBF types considering is not a position of need and they just got Jordan Clark.
Guess when Johnson became available they changed their plans.
Seemed to have just drafted local talent as everyone from VIC wants to go home.

They probably would have liked him as a midfielder.

 

[Shinboner1]

And by all reports absolutely passes the 'No Dickhead" policy. Lady said to Mrs HB they are a wonderful family and he is a ripping kid. Which you always like to hear.
Another interesting point was that ALL parents are all 100% coached on how to answer the questions of clubs in their interview.

Footballs getting more and more professional at junior level.
You always hear on the radio how surprised the commentators are with the way the kids speak during interviews etc.
It can be the difference between a career in the AFL and not.
Just waiting for the SC programs to catch up too, seems like a few clubs/leagues are already doing it.

 

[Mav]

I think Amiss so early shocked a few but it really set up their draft.

Not really a shock at all. Cal Twomey picked it.

 

[Le Grille]

Not really a shock at all. Cal Twomey picked it.

It was pretty clear it was going to happen in my opinion

 

[The Nostradamus]

Just glad Johnson slid so we could take him

 

[The Nostradamus]

31 is surprising thought he’d get 14,
18 (greenwood apparently has) or 21

 

[Psicosis]

31 is surprising thought he’d get 14,18 (greenwood apparently has) or 21
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Maybe he wanted this guys number...

 

[King Corey]

Maybe Josh was a massive Connor Menadue

31

Connor Menadue

Age

29

Ht

187cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

5.7

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.5

4star

MG

203.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

5.8

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

78.8

2star

fan in 2021.

 

[Liam Boy]

Goes to show what a scum bag Peter Bell has become.

Plans change. No one expected Johnson to slide like he did, and in a year like this where juniors has been so limited it shouldn't be surprising that different recruiting teams have radically different ideas of who's the best at any given pick. Supposedly we were committed to Motlop, but just like with Freo and Goater, plans change. Let's just be glad they did and we got a gun who's also a lifelong shinboner.

 

[Mav]

Plans change. No one expected Johnson to slide like he did, and in a year like this where juniors has been so limited it shouldn't be surprising that different recruiting times have radically different ideas of who's the best at any given pick. Supposedly we were committed to Motlop, but just like with Freo and Goater, plans change. Let's just be glad they did and we got a gun who's also a lifelong shinboner.

The top 12 went exactly to plan! They gave the kid a guarantee when they were never going to pick him. There was no surprise, Freo knew who would be available at their pick, to guarantee a kid they would pick him up and not go back to him and tell him its not going to happen is just shit. Freo as a club are full of a bunch of w***ers. The fact they brought Murphy in with no experience proves this.

 

[Passmore]

Yeh I'm not sure what happened but it was said that it was a guarantee. To the point on day 1 of the draft he has started to organise packing.

Was he and the family disappointed or quietly happy that there was a chance to remain in Vic after Freo overlooked him?

 

[Heaps of fun]

Maybe he wanted this guys number...

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A tall and athletic guy in 31, makes sense. Let's hope he gets the two premiership medallions too.

 

[HELLSBELLS]

Was he and the family disappointed or quietly happy that there was a chance to remain in Vic after Freo overlooked him?

Was happy to go anywhere and play but obviously staying and getting to us was the ultimate result. They didn’t think it was a chance at all.

 

[Samsquanch]

Bacchuss March has been quoted as hottest place in Victoria as it's near Melton.

Boom boom.

 

[Shinboner1]

Love this sequence of events from this mornings training session. Cheers to Sphynx for the report.

 

[Sphynx]

Limitless potential.

When this kid is 90kg+ (which he will be with his body shape and height), he's going to be an unstoppable weapon capable of playing multiple positions.

There needs to be a category above "elite" athleticism for him.

 

[marklovesbeer]

One minute you’ve got posters of your teams captain on your wall, the next your evading them at training…


Must be unreal.

 

[Passmore]

One minute you’ve got posters of your teams captain on your wall, the next your evading them at training…

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Must be unreal.

Jack looking at his HB spot go flying by....

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[Swallow_Wood]

Athletically he looks pretty damn good. Skills a little scratchy, with his handballing a wee bit wtf at times. It certainly feels like he will adapt to the pace of AFL level pretty quickly.

 

[muttley45]

After watching the recruiters Q and A video, it seems the Goat can play all 3 zones, but has been pencilled in to start as a rebounding defender, Atley replacement ?