I know, but I wasn't really trying to get anything out him. I was just letting him know what it's like to be on the receiving end of inane repetition.
Unfortunately I'm not sufficiently pig-headed to keep it up for years like he is.
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Unfortunately I'm not sufficiently pig-headed to keep it up for years like he is.
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Look at our premiership teams and ports there is a clear common theme
Why
The players generally don’t want to leave they play for less meaning more cap room for the entire team to be assembled
So when a junior lad from SA that has talent becomes available you go your hardest if it’s possible to get them not for All SA kids but the ones who are standouts
Any reason Geelong seem to target home grown talent imagine what danger would be getting paid if he went to Sydney
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Why should we care if Doedee leaves if he's not a good footballer?
Unless he is...
Unless he is...
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Why should we care if Doedee leaves if he's not a good footballer?
Unless he is...
You like it when 1st rounders leave like danger or Davis or lever
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Why can't you say you were wrong about Doedee?
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A bigger deal out west.
When they leave in situations akin to Lever it is absolutely fantastic.
2 firsts for a player reliant on structure. That is a huge tick in anyones book.
Though keep changing the goalposts, it's fun to watch this train wreck.
I only care if a player leaves when they're worth keeping, the more I think they're worth keeping the more I care about them leaving.
How are we supposed to care about whether Doedee leaves without acknowledging that he's worth keeping?
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A bigger deal out west.
A very good point. Maybe this is martys way of just owning up and saying he got this horribly wrong.
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Why can’t you admit what it takes to make a premiership list history generally points you there
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It's laughable that you keep bringing up Davis. Don't you realise that he's a South Australian? He went to PAC from memory. It completely undermines your argument that we should pick south Aussies because they won't move interstate. Evidently they do... You've proven it.
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Why you no admit wrong on el Doedee?
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Back when we had concessions based on geography? Hardly surprising.
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Let’s be honest draft smart examine every local kid closely and if he stacks up take him
Burton was clearly one maybe when graham was available being a larke medalist over pohlkoke or even Hayward over Galluci
But if there’s a chance they will be good you go for it
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Marty, we've had some good discussions in the past. Your sentiments regarding Burton is totally valid, and it's never going to be clear if AFC has done right by choosing Doedee over Burton. So in the end, your argument may well prove to be the correct call.
But let me put it in a different light for you, why it's pointless to have ongoing comparisons between Doedee and Burton:
- Burton's unknown was his dodgy knee(s), it was never his talent, so this would have been a big factor on whether he was chosen early or late in the draft.
- Doedee has made a later impact at AFL level than Burton has, but that's because we're stacked with tall talent in our team so we didn't really needed to try him early
- You're argument is also based on the assumption that if both play to their potential, Burton will likely stay in SA, and Doedee may be poached by a Vic club. How do know it won't happen in reverse, if we chose Burton and that he might end up in Victoria in the next few years?
Too many ifs, wouldn't you agree?
Players leave every club, look at Gibbs, Ablett, Josh, Kennedy, Franklin, Tom Mitchell, Judd, Dangerfield, Treloar, Goddard - there are plenty more of course but these are all top tier players who have left for money or go home factors, or whatever - the usual reasons.
Our club made a decision years ago to draft talent regardless of where it came from. Some may disagree, but that is a conservative position based on fear - fear of loss. It is a position that says 'I will take less if I am safe'. The clubs position is 'I will take the best and back myself'.
Marty you disagree with the clubs position, a view you share with not many. You don't need to bang on about it forever, just get over it. Or go support a team that represents your values, if you can find one.
For the rest of us, we want to win premierships and will demand the best players regardless of where they come from.
Our club made a decision years ago to draft talent regardless of where it came from. Some may disagree, but that is a conservative position based on fear - fear of loss. It is a position that says 'I will take less if I am safe'. The clubs position is 'I will take the best and back myself'.
Marty you disagree with the clubs position, a view you share with not many. You don't need to bang on about it forever, just get over it. Or go support a team that represents your values, if you can find one.
For the rest of us, we want to win premierships and will demand the best players regardless of where they come from.
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You've lost the argument that Doedee is a good player, so now you're deflecting and shifting the goal posts to try and make it an argument about whether interstate players stay or leave.
If you were any more transparent people would call you a window.
That's a tough one. Ask me something easier like "what is the meaning of life" for example.
That fits given he is a payne.
I’ll have to get back to you.
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