Past #36: Shannon Watt - drafted at #14 in '97 ND - 155 games - 0 Brownlow votes - original whipping boy

Do you agree with the 'Watt' decision?

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Artichoke

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Devil Fish said:
After watching Dustin Fletcher's awful performance as goalkeeper, I couldn't help but wonder if Sheedy may see fit to give Watt a crack in the next Test as goalkeeper to give Watt the chance to say goodbye to his supporters in Melbourne. Come on Sheed's, there is room for romance in football. North supporters never got the chance to farewell Carey, Rock, Schwass, Allison, Corey etc. Let us farewll Big Shan!

Actually, I think this does have valid points. I'm with you on this one.

Let me ask? How did guys like Cousins and Judd not make the side but guys like Newman did? (not that he played a bad game)
 

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F/D said:
Hahahahahahaha, Watt will never make the AA team. Ever.
Considering Fletcher didn't either (and wouldn't have been close FWIW), I can't see what that has to do with it really.

IR is an absolute waste of time and it should be banned. Harvey and Grant playing a worthless game and Sheedy being in Wellsy's ear for a few weeks is far from a good thing.
 

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NorthBhoy said:
Considering Fletcher didn't either (and wouldn't have been close FWIW), I can't see what that has to do with it really.

IR is an absolute waste of time and it should be banned. Harvey and Grant playing a worthless game and Sheedy being in Wellsy's ear for a few weeks is far from a good thing.
You dont trsut Wellsy ey?
 

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Artichoke said:
Actually, I think this does have valid points. I'm with you on this one.

Let me ask? How did guys like Cousins and Judd not make the side but guys like Newman did? (not that he played a bad game)
The WC officials made it clear that no WC players were to play in the series.
 

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Devil Fish said:
After watching Dustin Fletcher's awful performance as goalkeeper, I couldn't help but wonder if Sheedy may see fit to give Watt a crack in the next Test as goalkeeper to give Watt the chance to say goodbye to his supporters in Melbourne. Come on Sheed's, there is room for romance in football. North supporters never got the chance to farewell Carey, Rock, Schwass, Allison, Corey etc. Let us farewll Big Shan!
How much have you had tonight mate ?
 
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I loved the game and i think Grant and Harvey did a good job.And havin sheedy in wells ear wont be bad cos he could pick up a thing or 2 and that could make him a better player.Even though we hate Essendon Sheedy is a great coach and i think it will help Wells.And i think Watt needs a big season and there is no way he will be goin anywhere.Common Shannon 06 has to be a huge season.
 

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Speaking of goalkeepers, how was the bagging the commentators were giving the Irish keeper? After turning it over for about the tenth time, BT compared him to the Irish equivalent of Jon Hay :(
 

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Arden said:
Speaking of goalkeepers, how was the bagging the commentators were giving the Irish keeper? After turning it over for about the tenth time, BT compared him to the Irish equivalent of Jon Hay :(
Yes! I heard that also Arden. I wonder what the NM recruiting gurus thought of that comment.
I was actually informed by what I thought was a very reliable source 3 years ago that Laidley only wanted quick, skilful players to be recruited. Then Picioane is swung across & now Hay!
 

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Arden said:
Speaking of goalkeepers, how was the bagging the commentators were giving the Irish keeper? After turning it over for about the tenth time, BT compared him to the Irish equivalent of Jon Hay :(
Yep. I flicked it to Fox Footy the other day and they were showing the Dogies against the Hawks back from 2001 I think. Anyways the first thing I saw was Jon Hay with the ball on the half back flank. His kick ended up on the full. You just have to laugh.
 

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Watt makes Hay a Kangaroo
18 February 2006 Herald Sun
Damian Barrett

OF ALL the Kangaroos people happy with the recruitment of Jonathan Hay, Shannon Watt must be the most ecstatic.

For the past three years, Watt has been forced to battle against each opposition's key forward in a role that was largely unsuitable.

At Princes Park yesterday in the Kangaroos' intra-club hit-out, Watt's future was outlined.

With ex-Hawk Hay holding down full-back (against Sav Rocca), Watt was free to run hard and create drive with long kicking off a half-back flank.

Roos assistant coach Darren Crocker said after the scratch match Watt would be used similarly throughout 2006.

"Shannon has been asked to play full-back for this club for the last three or four years on the big fellas like (Fraser) Gehrig and (Warren) Tredrea and (Barry) Hall and it probably hasn't been ideal for him," Crocker said.

"With Jon Hay coming to the club and being able to settle in to that last-line role, that should free up Shannon to play the way he did today, very well."

Against certain teams, the Kangaroos are also likely to use Watt as a wingman this season. At 193cm, he would be the tallest of that type in the competition.

Hay played in an assured manner yesterday, giving hope to the Roos that his addition to the club can settle a backline that will suffer greatly from the retirement of Leigh Colbert.

"We know Jon's strength is not getting beaten in the one-on-ones, and that is the key to him," Crocker said.

Many of the Roos' stars were used off the bench, particularly big forwards Nathan Thompson and Rocca. Shannon Grant and Adam Simpson spent most of the second half there.

Only Glenn Archer (hamstring), Jess Sinclair (ribs) and Blake Grima (general conditioning) were missing from their best 22.

All should be right by Round 1, with Sinclair a chance for next week's NAB Cup opener against Sydney in Canberra.

Of the new Roos, Andrew Swallow impressed most with his hardness. "He was in the thick of the action, very good in close quarters," Crocker said.
 

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He was our best tall deender last year and looked much better at CHB. This move will suite him perfectly and will mix up the opponents he will have. I still see him playing on the likes of Reiwoldt but it allows Dean to use Brown, Gibson and Smith to take other notable marking options while still using Watt's pace and size.
 

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Moti said:
He was our best tall deender last year and looked much better at CHB. This move will suite him perfectly and will mix up the opponents he will have. I still see him playing on the likes of Reiwoldt but it allows Dean to use Brown, Gibson and Smith to take other notable marking options while still using Watt's pace and size.
Can't say I agree with the Gibson and Smith part.Gibson probably not tall enough for AFL key forwards and Smith more a running flanker type.
 

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mark73 said:
Can't say I agree with the Gibson and Smith part.Gibson probably not tall enough for AFL key forwards and Smith more a running flanker type.
Gibson often played on bigger boys for Port last year and did well. His last quarter on Rocca yesterday was interesting. He won that easily.
 

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In the AFL Record Gibson has been called up as 189cm & 95kg. Did he look that big at the intra-club match?

I think he could be a suprise packet in 2006. There is something a little special about him.
 

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scooby1279 said:
OF ALL the Kangaroos people happy with the recruitment of Jonathan Hay, Shannon Watt must be the most ecstatic.

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Why would Watt be ecstatic? Surely Hay's arrival could very well see Watt's career over, languishing in the VFL? How many tall defenders do you really need? And in all seriousness, Watt's pace is useless. Sure, he's quick over 100m, but does he carry the ball, does he break the lines, does he have good evasive skills, can he read the play? No.
 

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watt would be loving the fact that hay come to the club, gives him the chance to get up the ground, personally i think junkyard should move to full forward....the next Gee-train!!!!
 

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vlad76 said:
Gibson often played on bigger boys for Port last year and did well. His last quarter on Rocca yesterday was interesting. He won that easily.
You can get away with playing on bigger boys in the VFL though as they are not going to be of the same ilk as the tall forwards of the AFL. If we get to a stage where Gibson needs to play on talls then something has gone seriously wrong, as we have Hay, Watt, Brown, Perry, J.Rawlings and possibly others like Pratt all ahead of him there.
 
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