Originally posted by noddy
You know macca/rucci
back in 02 when Wayne Carey selected the AFC as his preferred option to join i'm pretty sure there was hardly a disconcerting voice among the Crow supporters on BF who actually bemoaned the trade, if so i apologize to those that did.
You are correct noddy. I was one of those that were delighted to get him, although I did think that we gave up far too much to get him. I seriously thought we would get him for our first round draft pick, not that and the #2 draft pick we got from Richmond.
But in defence of myself and the other poor suckers who were pleased at getting his services at the time, we were sold a load of old cobblers by the footy club - and believed them.
They said that Carey was being drafted as the answer to our lack of a contested marking forward. They said his body had recovered after the lay off, and that they had put him though every possible test, and that he had passed with flying colours.
Obviously, those tests didn't include whether he could raise his arms above his head. They obviously didn't include whether he could bend his back. They obviously didn't put him to any marking contests, as they would have found out that you would have marked more balls overhead with one hand while carrying your walking stick in the other.
Adelaide supporters were given false hope by a load of club bullsh*t from those in charge, who at the same time also gave away the opportunity to build for the future.
Which is why the very same supporters who were led to believe that it was a good thing at the time, now know that it was a short-sighted ill-based decision.