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What if Cerra turns into a bust?
Traded Jordan Clark and F4 traded to Fremantle for #22 and F3 (Carl)
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Well potentially. It's never one reason, but it looks like one of them
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Yeah happy not the right word. "Fatalistically practical about it" would be more correct
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I’d Rather Clark than pick 27.
What to play VFL?
Selwood convinced Clark to stay last year and then the coaching staff refused to play him.
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Tom Stewart was playing vfl at the same age so yeah why not.
So that's the same thing.
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Clark played 4 VFL games this year. Woe betide me.
Tom Stewart was not a top 20 draft pick in his third year playing VFL behind 30+ year olds, 3000km and endless lockdowns away from home.
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I rate him. They can’t all be legit afl stars by 21/22, his shoulder issues have not helped his progress at all but I’m really confident he can be a really good player, whether that be at Freo or the Cats. You guys could possibly already have the best young half back in the league, adding Clark at a similar age is a no brainer.
How games did Geelong play in the VFL?
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No, it's likely Hocking was unimpressed with his insular attitude and his 'Misfits' that Clark wasn't welcome to be a part of.
Clark won't be the reason Scarlett was let go, but his case could be evidence of a wider model of exclusion/stubborn attitude, that caused discord in the playing group as a whole (not to mention the influence he had on player selection like Atkins, Kolo and Henderson - at the expense of others like Clark and Kreuger who were showing good signs in the twos but not given a decent run).
If Hocking saw that this was the case, then it would make sense to cut the cord with Scarlett - if it's creating division amongst the coaching group and the players alike.
Scarlett's comments about the 'Misfits' specifically in his parting comments, and no-one else, provides evidence of this insular attitude IMO.
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9. So he was playing vfl less than half the time.
Actually, the line about Clark being excluded directly by Scarlett, is well known (and was reported by Cleary, a decent reporter and Geelong insider - so don't be a dick).
There's no confirmation of anything, but the timeline and sequence of events thus far, certainly points to something along the lines of what I've said.
Our assistant coach left, after the other two assistant coaches left, which indicates a coaching clean out. Did the other two assistants dislike Jordan Clark as well? Perhaps Brian Cook and Clark did not see eye to eye either.
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Scarlett was the main one and hes gone. I think Clark will play more next year if he stays.
Actually, Enright, Cook and Knights were poached by other clubs - they didn't resign. There's a big difference between the aforementioned and Scarlett's situation. He's not changing clubs, he's resigning/being pushed out.
Look believe what you want to believe, I'm not going to get into a sh*tfight over this, and derail the board. It'll all come out later anyway.
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I think people are going to be really disappointed next year if they think the selections and style of play was down to Scarlett
Not at all. I think the comparison between Tom Stewart and Clark is comparing an apple with a pear and I'm producing rationale as to why. Do you think Clark is considering the points I raise or Tom Stewart playing VFL at the age of 21 when considering his next move?
He only played 8 games out of 25 at AFL level.
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And how do you break your way back into a side when there's no vfl?
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