cats_09
Otters United
- Jun 21, 2011
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lol
the message Walker would have received after all of this (we don't rate you Josh which is why tried to off load you to Carlton), would he choose to stay?
We did the same thing Trent West, treated him like dog s**t his final couple of seasons and as soon as Simpson, Vardy were healthy, they were thrown into the best 22 at West's expense. A few weeks later, Simpson goes down with injury and the club turn to West asking for help, no wonder he wasn't trying his heart out in his last couple of appearances for the club.
If I was Walker, I'd be bloody eager to look at any other club interested in his services now. Geelong have already shown their hand, we may lose out on Henderson and Walker in the process here.
Statistically, West had his best season for us in 2012 and he actually played 21 games for us that season. In 2013 we gave him the opportunity to start the season in the seniors and cement the ruck spot as his own, but over the course of the season his averages all dropped - less disposals, marks, tackles & hitouts all compared with 2012, the only increase for him was frees for & frees against.
He had opportunities but didn't grab them with two hands, nor did he convert VFL form to AFL form when he did get opportunities late in the season.