Past #33: Matty Campbell - delisted at the end of the 2012 season

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Each time this thread is bumped I keep on thinking "Matt Campbell arrested again?" :stern look
 

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In terms of a sub, the cupboard is bare at NMFC. Sure, Flash had his deficiencies, but he was by far the best sub on offer at our club. I wonder if there have been any regrets behind closed doors getting rid of him.
 
We really seem to miss having a player who does something worthwhile once every 6 weeks. :rolleyes:

Matt Campbell's achievements at North Melbourne were more overblown than Aaron Edwards. At least with Azza, we were all in on the joke. With Flash, there were too many people who honestly thought he was fit to carry Cyril Rioli's boots. He was called Flash not because he was quick but because he was a flash in the pan.
 
I don't get the whole 'specialist sub' thing. It's a game by game proposition IMO depending on opposition and the ground were playing on - just like the other 21 guys.

In terms of missing Campbell. No. Had 594382856 chances and couldn't step up. Rumours of his unprofessionalism off the field should have been enough to see him canned.

What's he up to these days anyway?
 
What's done is done - move on.

What we do need to do now is go and find the fastest/craftiest/high flying undrafted indigenous kid in the country. i don't care if he's 4 foot tall i just want someone to be at the feet of our towers looking for a sneaky crumbing goal, mowing down defenders clearing the back line and taking a huge Winnie Abraham hanger every couple of weeks.
 

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How many goals did he kick in his last game?

Was that game a final were the majority of the playing list stunk it up?

Wasn't held in high regard. Get Rid Off. :stern look
 
Pretty hilarious that Cruize, is what 23? averaged about 17 touches a game last year, kicked a bag of 4 against the Bulldogs and someone like Melbourne didn't throw some cash his way, instead went for David Rodan, a bloke that can hardly run out a qtr.

They also went for Shannon Byrnes, a guy that only kicked more than 10 goals in a season twice, playing in one of the best sides of the modern era.

Campbell kicked 30 one year, Byrnes did it twice, but Campbell did it in a bottom 4 team, Byrnes in a premiership side. Byrnes is 30, Campbell is 25.


Some list managers are hilarious.
 
^ Hey Pykie, can you do that again in english?
 
I'm sure the North Melbourne mods regret the Chief not putting a limit on the amount of threads some people can start.
 
Pykie said:
Pretty hilarious that Cruize, is what 23? averaged about 17 touches a game last year, kicked a bag of 4 against the Bulldogs and someone like Melbourne didn't throw some cash his way, instead went for David Rodan, a bloke that can hardly run out a qtr.

They also went for Shannon Byrnes, a guy who never kicked more than 10 goals in a season twice, playing in one of the best sides of the modern era.

Campbell kicked 30 one year, Byrnes twice, but Campbell did it in a bottom 4 team, Byrnes in a premiership side. Byrnes is 30, Campbell is 25.


Some list managers are hilarious.
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Jay Shulz kicked over 50 in a bottom 4 team, should we chase after him?
 
ThePezDispenser said:
Jay Shulz kicked over 50 in a bottom 4 team, should we chase after him?
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I'm not talking about us, I'm talking about a bottom 4 side topping up with mature aged players.


Shulz is a fantastic footballer.
 
LT Smash said:
We really seem to miss having a player who does something worthwhile once every 6 weeks. :rolleyes:

Matt Campbell's achievements at North Melbourne were more overblown than Aaron Edwards. At least with Azza, we were all in on the joke. With Flash, there were too many people who honestly thought he was fit to carry Cyril Rioli's boots. He was called Flash not because he was quick but because he was a flash in the pan.
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To be honest I think your post is a bit overblown. I don't think anyone intelligently thought Campbell was in Rioli's class. It was just used to stir up Hawthorn supporters. Interestingly though, statistically at the time there wasn't a lot of difference. But Rioli is in another league to Campbell. It's like with champion racehorses it's in the genes. But he had his good games like against Collingwood in 2008 and in 2011 against the Dogs where he kept Murphy on a leash.
 
Pykie said:
I'm not talking about us, I'm talking about a bottom 4 side topping up with mature aged players.


Shulz is a fantastic footballer.
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Well we're a bottom 6 side ATM, and I'll be less than impressed if we picked up Garlett.
 
ThePezDispenser said:
Well we're a bottom 6 side ATM, and I'll be less than impressed if we picked up Garlett.
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We offered him a 1 year contract. He'd still be on the list if he didn't go back to WA.

He'd probably be getting a game going off his WAFL form.
 
Pykie said:
We offered him a 1 year contract. He'd still be on the list if he didn't go back to WA.

He'd probably be getting a game going off his WAFL form.
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Going off Levi's form in the VFL he'd be in our top half a dozen players :confused:

Sorry, I'm ******* angry this week!
 
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