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Agree and disagree
Some of our seasoned warriors are past it.
Some of our young hopes are not up to it.
Some of the rest are awesome.
The net effect is what we are seeing evolve.
Some of our seasoned warriors are past it.
Some of our young hopes are not up to it.
Some of the rest are awesome.
The net effect is what we are seeing evolve.
Still think that if we get rolled by North this week?
That is a test.
That is a test.
Basically it's a strike out since 07 with first picks it looks atm. That's not a good av.
It's a bit sad when he enjoys wowing everybody and we look back over the last 1/2 dozen years, any wonder we're now starting to struggle.
Menzel was unfortunate.
I think the one before Harry was Varcoe?....how well is he tracking?
Menzel was unfortunate.
I think the one before Harry was Varcoe?....how well is he tracking?
He would have been killed that year if he'd done the rabbit trick, no we're talking since Taylor. The obvious ones are generally that way for a very good reason, that's the point, and you're making it for me!
We shouldn't be crossing fingers thinking we've plucked stars for rd 50 and rookie picks, they're not the ones we should should be relying on, it's that important Wells does it right with our limited earlier pick or picks.
And of late he's failed.
We shouldn't be crossing fingers thinking we've plucked stars for rd 50 and rookie picks, they're not the ones we should should be relying on, it's that important Wells does it right with our limited earlier pick or picks.
And of late he's failed.
Of the first rounders, the majority of them have had long term injuries, and only one, Mitch Brown, has been on the list long enough to make any kind of call. The ones that have had a clear run at it are or are becoming excellent footballers.
Do you realize Darcy Lang is coming back from a very serious broken leg? Do you know how long it takes to get an injury of that nature back to something close to normal? It's a credit to the kid's resilience that he's even been able to get it right enough to play. How much of him have you seen anyway? The parts you watched on ABC last weekend? He won't start to show what he's really got until much later in the year, if not next year.
And here's a news flash. Drafting is not an exact science anyway. Name me the clubs that have a 100% success rate by your measurements. Having a quick scan here back to 2007, by your exacting and meticulous standards, every other club has had at least one absolute bust with a first round pick. Considering 15 is the best pick we've had since 2007, for all of them that are fit to have played senior footy this season, a season where last time I looked, we were still in the top 4, and without playing one single side you could call a dud, I'd say that's the opposite of the cupboard being bare, or complete strike out like you're suggesting.
This idea that a recruiter's success rate on first round picks indicates their overall ability to draft talent full stop is also a steaming pile of number two's. Our success rate with lower picks is phenomenal no matter which way you stack it.
I'm sick of 'supporters' looking back in hindsight and saying 'we could have had player X instead of player Y'. The only first round pick we've had that I wasn't happy with was taking Thurlow over Grundy but I'm yet to have seen enough evidence to classify it as a mistake. Even if it eventuates that it was, I'm prepared to cut Wells and co a bit of slack, considering they get it right far more often than not.
Seriously, there are some ******* cry babies and sooks around here. I know there are a lot of people who follow footy who completely overreact after a loss, or a patch where form is shaky, but for ****s sake, this club has given us a hell of a ride in recent years, a better ride than most supporters of any club has ever had. So just because we're not making and winning GF's every year now, suddenly we suck and it's unacceptable etc etc, despite the fact that by pretty much every indicator we are currently well exceeding where we should be at???
I remember the days prior to round 6 2007, when half the list was shit and they needed to go. Ling, Enright, Kelly, S.Johnson, Ottens, Mackie and Rooke were among the names that were put out there on several occasions of being has beens or never weres. A few of them ended up being handy footballers no?
I'd hate to think what the carry on would be like if we were really shit and going nowhere.

