Burns and Wakelin's 200th

[Jabso]

Here's some news that has seemed to slipped us by. Shagger Wakelin and Sir Scott Boo-urns are going to play their 200th against the scum of all scum.
Both have survived adversities such as injury or delisting (as good as St.Kilda are they would like S.Wakelin now).
I think that 2006 may be Burns's last year unless he can improve next year, as he seems to have slowed down quite a bit and comes onto the ground in bursts. Wakelin hasn't showed many signs of slowing down and is still in near-career best form, may be one of those players who goes on for a while, but then again he may drop off the mark quickly.
Wakelin and Burns are truely 2 of the most underrated players going around. Burns was picked up at around #70 and Wakelin was a 3rd/4th round pick up as a 26 (?) year old who was delisted. His story doesn't get told much (well as much as Sav Rocca's does when he hits a little bit of form) but to come back from a delisting and be one of the premier defenders is great.
Burns has had an injury interrupted season, probably missed about 50 games through injury, but in 2002 he was pretty much the difference between finishing 9th and in the grand final.

 

[FIGJAM]

Are you serious?

All this tank w@@@ is keeping the underrated champs underrated!

 

[skillsy_44]

It will be funny when the scum of all scum flog you hacks just to make it a sad night for burns and wakelin.

 

[grayza]

good luck to 2 loyal servants of the club

am i right in saying Wakelin has played more games for Collingwood than for St Kilda?

 

[Madd Matt]

good luck to 2 loyal servants of the club

am i right in saying Wakelin has played more games for Collingwood than for St Kilda?

Yup, 106 for Collingwood, 94 for St. Kilda.

 

[grayza]

so Collingwood have made Wakelin then

nah, in all seriousness, its a great effort to get to 200, i remember him at St Kilda had a few injury worries but has overcome them and is one of the mainstays of our defence

greta effort by Burnsy also, will go down as a club legend

 

[Jabso]

I'm not saying he was made by Collingwood. He was always good for St.Kilda. It's just that the way people go on about how players come back from delistings, it never seems to come up for Wakes.