I was Wrong

[portentous]

Allan Scott was wrong about everything......

 

[macca23]

*GULP* Over to you Macca to answer this one

What TJ meant was that he couldn't tell because of the dense regrowth!!

 

[Stiffy_18]

Thought he was going to be good:
David Gallagher - Looked to have time to use the ball when he first started and his game against Hawthorn (IIRC) was pretty good. I just didn't realise that it just took him longer than others to decide what to do with it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Thought he was going to be a gun, turned out to be a dud:

Ben Marsh - 10 touches, 3 goals and 17 hitouts on debut. Looked every bit like a young Jeff White. Turned out to be more of a white flag.

Brent Williams - 1995 U18 AA CHF. Big, tall, mobile, a booming kick. Played the first seven rounds of '97 with mixed fortunes. Pick of the bunch was round 2 when he delivered 15 touches, 5 marks and 2 goals against Richmond. Looked decent enough. Was dropped after our home win over Essendon and never played AFL football again, even after being traded home to Melbourne.

Thiught he was a dud, turned out to be a gun:

Kenny McGregor - Not only did he play like a hack, he looked like something out of Revenge Of The Nerds. Coming into 2005 he still looks like a nuffy, but he's now one of the most accomplished CHBs in the comp who is also more than handy while pinch-hitting up forward. Humble pie to go.

Would have to agree with all of this DT.

Named Kenny "Humpty Dumpty" because he kept falling over in marking contests early in has career & now has turned into our most important KPP. I guess there is hope for Bock yet.

 

[LiaLovesRoo32]

Thought he was going to be a dud....

I must agree with the Kenny McGregor thing. He just keeps on getting better, or maybe I just like him more and have complete faith in him now (most of the time anyway).

Thought he was going to be good....
O'Loughlin I guess... obviously thought the talent would run in the family but we kind of lucked out there.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Thought he was going to be good
M.Robran -Turned out to be a dud.
QUOTE]

This is abit silly TopJars.

The facts are Robran was a dual premiership player playing in the hardest possie on the ground. The Crows CHF in our team of the decade. 2 quiet GF's (although he did lift in the 98 2nd half) but he bagged 6 in the prelim in 98 to help us get there

IMO he had an amazingly good skill level for a big bloke. He had weaknesses yes but theres no way he could be called a dud

Maybe we need to qualify this statement to "never quite lived up to expectations"

 

[portentous]

Where does Matty Bode fit in all of this? Did you have high expectations of him and has he lived up to them? Curious 'tis all.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Only the pink bits....alledgedly

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Thought Was going to be a gun......

Tom Gilligan - had mobility and looked as if he could be good - DUD!
Andrew Eccles - smart player with low work ethic - very very disappointed

Thought was going to be a dud....
McGregor - quite, nothing spectacular about him, and appeared to be heading nowhere - I was wrong

Hentschell - Thought his mental fragileness would hold back his obvious skill set - gladly wrong

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Where does Matty Bode fit in all of this? Did you have high expectations of him and has he lived up to them? Curious 'tis all.

No I think he has simply carried on at the Crows the way he was playing at Port.

I was more surprised than anything that we traded such a high pick for him

 

[tinman]

I must be a bit more conservative than you guys as I will wait for some time before "judging" a player.

That said, I have certainly been excited by the early glimpses shown by:
Ricky O'Loughlin
Matty Kluzek
Shane Tongerie
Andrew Eccles
Clay Sampson

I also confess to thinking that when the finally put Chalmers to full back that he showed something for the first time and sucked me in to believing he had finally found his spot at AFL level.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I also confess to thinking that when the finally put Chalmers to full back that he showed something for the first time and sucked me in to believing he had finally found his spot at AFL level.

How true - how often are we sucked in by a footballers physique

 

[Tommy_Porridge]

Welcome/Welcome Back... ..Tommy !!!

Thanks. I actually received a welcome last year when I joined but haven't written anything for a while.

But I have still been visiting from time to time and keeping an eye on things in here.

If it happens at the AFC, I know I will read about it here first.