Gibbs

[Blue Red and Gold]

If that turns out to be true, Essendon are laughing all the way to the bank on this one

Just have to wait and see, but my source is pretty confident this will be the case.

 

[Jeremias]

Just have to wait and see, but my source is pretty confident this will be the case.

Who is your source?

 

[Alex99]

I have been told by a guy who is in the know that Carlton will not pick up Gibbs with the number 1 pick.

They will pick the Ruckman from WA, name starts with an L, bit of a German sounding name.

That poses a very good question; if the Adelaide Crows had the number 1 pick this year would we have picked Bryce Gibbs or someone else that meet our major requirements?

IMO it would have been stupid if we drafted Bryce Gibbs with the number 1 pick because we need a strong marking KPP over another midfield player.

If we had the number 1 pick I would have gone for Hanson or Thorpe

 

[Stiffy_18]

That poses a very good question; if the Adelaide Crows had the number 1 pick this year would we have picked Bryce Gibbs or someone else that meet our major requirements?

IMO it would have been stupid if we drafted Bryce Gibbs with the number 1 pick because we need a strong marking KPP over another midfield player.

If we had the number 1 pick I would have gone for Hanson or Thorpe

We would have gone with Gibbs simply because we consider him to be THE best prospect in the draft.

It would be stupid to pass up the best kid in the draft that happens to be a local for a need.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Who is your source?

Someone who is close to the recruiting team at Carlton.

It may not happen, personally I dont care, I am just passing on what I have heard.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

That poses a very good question; if the Adelaide Crows had the number 1 pick this year would we have picked Bryce Gibbs or someone else that meet our major requirements?

IMO it would have been stupid if we drafted Bryce Gibbs with the number 1 pick because we need a strong marking KPP over another midfield player.

If we had the number 1 pick I would have gone for Hanson or Thorpe

We would be silly not to pick Gibbs, a South Aussie boy who is proven at SANFL level, it would be a no brainer.

 

[Truck Rutten]

Who is your source?

Why does it matter to you? Unless of course you're simply obsessed with getting Gibbs

 

[Jeremias]

Why does it matter to you? Unless of course you're simply obsessed with getting Gibbs

Because I want to determine the credibility of the source.

Not obsessed with getting Gibbs-that is Crow supporters.

 

[Alex99]

Because I want to determine the credibility of the source.

Not obsessed with getting Gibbs-that is Crow supporters.

Who is obsessed? We only want what is rightfully ours.

Like I said 3 or 4 posts above if all things were even and we have the number 1 pick I would not pick him up as it doesn’t meet our needs. But that just my opinion.


As a supporter of the Adelaide Football Club I am just getting sick of being used as a bit of meat for you Victorian clubs and simply seen as a club that makes up the numbers by the AFL.

If we are obsessed, then it with getting things fair and equal in all aspects of the game and competition – like the father son rule for instance, and that is a god damm joke.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Who is obsessed? We only want what is rightfully ours.

Like I said 3 or 4 posts above if all things were even and we have the number 1 pick I would not pick him up as it doesn’t meet our needs. But that just my opinion.


As a supporter of the Adelaide Football Club I am just getting sick of being used as a bit of meat for you Victorian clubs and simply seen as a club that makes up the numbers by the AFL.

If we are obsessed, then it with getting things fair and equal in all aspects of the game and competition – like the father son rule for instance, and that is a god damm joke.

he was never rightfully ours though.

 

[Mad Dog]

We would have gone with Gibbs simply because we consider him to be THE best prospect in the draft.

It would be stupid to pass up the best kid in the draft that happens to be a local for a need.

exactly......

I don't believe what I read here sometimes.....

 

[Jeremias]

he was never rightfully ours though.

Exactly right.

he did not qualify for the F/S rule. That is a fact. So he isn't rightfully yours at all. The AFL made the right decision.

 

[Alex99]

he was never rightfully ours though.

He may not have been but both Kane and Chad Cornes would have been and Mathew and Jonathon Robran, Luke Darcy.

It’s not about Bryce Gibbs (he was just a major reason to fight for it), it’s about giving us the same opportunity the other clubs gain.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Exactly right.

he did not qualify for the F/S rule. That is a fact. So he isn't rightfully yours at all. The AFL made the right decision.

I wouldnt go that far.

The rule needs changing, and I think it will be changed, its just that the AFL didnt have the cajones to do it this year, because teams like Carlton would whinge and whine.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

He may not have been but both Kane and Chad Cornes would have been and Mathew and Jonathon Robran, Luke Darcy.

It’s not about Bryce Gibbs (he was just a major reason to fight for it), it’s about giving us the same opportunity the other clubs gain.

I understand that, but you cannot make a claim that he is "rightfully ours"

We all know the rule is not ideal.

 

[Alex99]

Exactly right.

he did not qualify for the F/S rule. That is a fact. So he isn't rightfully yours at all. The AFL made the right decision.

How does someone whose father played 270 odd games in this state not qualified for the rule?

The rule is about keeping family heritage in the same football environment, if that not trying to keep the family heritage in the same football environment I do not know what is.

 

[Jeremias]

How does someone whose father played 270 odd games in this state not qualified for the rule?

The rule is about keeping family heritage in the same football environment, if that not trying to keep the family heritage in the same football environment I do not know what is.

Haven't read the rules?

Unfair or not, they are the rules. Bad luck-just move on

PS, I am not trying to be malicious at all. Sometimes rulings don't go your way, but you just need to accept it and move on.

 

[Macca19]

It wouldnt be a silly thing picking Gumby or Hansen over Gibbs. The Crows need that type and by all accounts they both could become superstar KPP. Port is in the same boat. We really need a superstar young forward to take over in a few years.

BUT...even though that is the case, I think both Crows and Port would pick Gibbs over the others, despite the probable need of a gun KPP.

 

[Truck Rutten]

he was never rightfully ours though.

He was eligible when the AFL initially accepted the 200 SANFL game qualification criteria. It was only once the AFL were alerted to, and queried the inclusion of State and pre-season games in those figures that he wasn't. What does it matter if the 200 games included State & pre-season games? As long as it yielded a similar number of eligible fathers to the other clubs in the competition

If the AFL were adamant that the qualification couldn't include State & pre-season games then the fair, obvious and logical solution was to reduce the number of games required to 150 or 175 (minor round & finals only), whatever would have given the SA clubs a similar number of fathers to the other clubs.

 

[CrazyQ]

Can I be the first to congratulate young Bryce on his fantastic achievement in Glenelg's best and fairest.

For a 17 year old to finish 3rd in the B&F for a club that missed the finals by a whisker speaks volumes of young kids character and football talent.

Well done Bryce and best of luck where ever you end up*


*Stiffy_18 reserves the right to withdraw that statement if Bryce ends up at Alberton

Daniel Wells finished 2nd in the Sandover medal.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Haven't read the rules?

Unfair or not, they are the rules. Bad luck-just move on

PS, I am not trying to be malicious at all. Sometimes rulings don't go your way, but you just need to accept it and move on.

No, not at all! You just like flying into Gibbs threads like flies to ****

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

How did Douglas go in the B&F Stiff?

Would of featured well early.

 

[Stiffy_18]

How did Douglas go in the B&F Stiff?

Would of featured well early.

Not sure mate. Just read in one of the articles that Gibbs finished 3rd behind Mouse and McConnell.

 

[Jeremias]

No, not at all! You just like flying into Gibbs threads like flies to ****

I am not being malicious. Just making conversation, as I am well within my rights to do.

I am sorry if you cannot see the difference between a malicious attack and mere conversation

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Not sure mate. Just read in one of the articles that Gibbs finished 3rd behind Mouse and McConnell.

No worries mate