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E.F.A

Okay we didn't "develop" Heath Black, but neither did Peel develop James Walker, and Blackie played a lot of footy at Souths (probably more than Walker did at peel), including the '97 premiership, and the club was reasonably expecting that Blackie would play on with them this year... but he was lured down to Bogansville (which in all honesty is probably where he belongs... ).

whoa, ease up on the peel hate, some of us have to live there , anyway black asked to play for south freo, but the new points system meant that he could not play there, then once he had signed with peel, they changed the rules again which would have ended up allowing him to play for souths afterall, the point is, is that he wanted to play for souths, but the system screwed him over and now he is at the thunder, which i dont think is a bad thing, would be good for the wafl for peel to have some success.... plus my little brother is in the development squad so personally we dont want them to fold..... good record with players getting drafted

 

[ImperialPurple]

Yeah okay - hence the ...

And I just read in The Worst (during library session with some very disinterested and underachieving year 12s...) that Blacky said he wanted to play for Souths and was bitterly disappointed not to be able to due the the points system - considering he has played there on and off for 12 years including in a premiership (and I remember when he returned from StK he requested to be placed at SF again as his aligned WAFL club)... still spread the talent a bit I guess... although it would be nice to be able to have had Blacky for a tilt at the flag this year...

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

Yeah okay - hence the ...

And I just read in The Worst (during library session with some very disinterested and underachieving year 12s...) that Blacky said he wanted to play for Souths and was bitterly disappointed not to be able to due the the points system - considering he has played there on and off for 12 years including in a premiership (and I remember when he returned from StK he requested to be placed at SF again as his aligned WAFL club)... still spread the talent a bit I guess... although it would be nice to be able to have had Blacky for a tilt at the flag this year...

dont worry im not offended

I might be biased, but i think that blackie would have the best kick in the wafl by a long way, he would have been handy kicking it down to the wiz and murphy etc... but wont happen now.

 

[Angus McFuttock]

Excuse my lack of linking skills but I've cut and paste this article about James Clement from last month, when Sheahan wasn't thinking about making Dean Cox the 4th best player in the AFL.


Mike Sheahan
February 28, 2009 12:00am

WHEN James Clement applauded the Collingwood faithful as he left the MCG after a preliminary final loss of 2007, we wondered what it meant.
What he knew - and we didn't - was he had played his last AFL game, that football would make way for a pressing family issue.
He walked away from an outstanding career just three weeks after his 31st birthday to prepare for life as a husband, father, provider and carer.
He was carrying the secret his wife, Jeanne, was suffering kidney failure. That she would need a new kidney in the near to medium-term future. Clement knew he must address life after football by positioning himself in the corporate sector as quickly as possible.
Now, the Clements are readying themselves for a kidney transplant in the next few months.
They will return to Perth to live as soon as possible after surgery, to enlist the support of the family network. Jeanne's mother is the likely donor, but the search isn't over. It's as much a question of compatibility as availability.
Clement, 32, reluctantly agreed to talk to the Herald Sun this week: "My wife needs an organ transplant. Someone has stepped up to the plate; her mother is happy to help."
Jeanne, 30 and a mother of two children under four, has an auto-immune disease exposed during her first pregnancy.
While there are no obvious signs of her deteriorating health, she has a reduced workload and tires quickly.
There is believed to be a growing urgency about the need for a new kidney after earlier hopes the disease was manageable for a few more years.
The gravity of the problem was underlined during her second pregnancy two years ago.
Clement's friends say he quit football with at least one and maybe even more years in him "to prepare for the future".
He was among Collingwood's best three players in the 2007 preliminary final loss to Geelong, then announced his retirement to stunned club officials the following day.
No one at the club knew of his plans. He confided in only the two families and one or two friends, who were to become business associates.
The dual Copeland Trophy winner is an investment adviser with JM Financial Group. He will represent the company in Perth on his return.
Clement, who played 230 games with Fremantle and Collingwood, will not play football this year despite the enthusiasm of his original club, South Fremantle.
He expects to be back in Perth by the end of the financial year.
Immediately after his retirement, Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said Clement "had things to do", but would return to the club in a significant role after a couple of years.
Coach Michael Malthouse described him as "a great Collingwood person".

Love wins: James and Jeanne Clement at the 2006 Brownlow Medal count. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

Excuse my lack of linking skills but I've cut and paste this article about James Clement from last month, when Sheahan wasn't thinking about making Dean Cox the 4th best player in the AFL.


Mike Sheahan
February 28, 2009 12:00am

WHEN James Clement applauded the Collingwood faithful as he left the MCG after a preliminary final loss of 2007, we wondered what it meant.
What he knew - and we didn't - was he had played his last AFL game, that football would make way for a pressing family issue.
He walked away from an outstanding career just three weeks after his 31st birthday to prepare for life as a husband, father, provider and carer.
He was carrying the secret his wife, Jeanne, was suffering kidney failure. That she would need a new kidney in the near to medium-term future. Clement knew he must address life after football by positioning himself in the corporate sector as quickly as possible.
Now, the Clements are readying themselves for a kidney transplant in the next few months.
They will return to Perth to live as soon as possible after surgery, to enlist the support of the family network. Jeanne's mother is the likely donor, but the search isn't over. It's as much a question of compatibility as availability.
Clement, 32, reluctantly agreed to talk to the Herald Sun this week: "My wife needs an organ transplant. Someone has stepped up to the plate; her mother is happy to help."
Jeanne, 30 and a mother of two children under four, has an auto-immune disease exposed during her first pregnancy.
While there are no obvious signs of her deteriorating health, she has a reduced workload and tires quickly.
There is believed to be a growing urgency about the need for a new kidney after earlier hopes the disease was manageable for a few more years.
The gravity of the problem was underlined during her second pregnancy two years ago.
Clement's friends say he quit football with at least one and maybe even more years in him "to prepare for the future".
He was among Collingwood's best three players in the 2007 preliminary final loss to Geelong, then announced his retirement to stunned club officials the following day.
No one at the club knew of his plans. He confided in only the two families and one or two friends, who were to become business associates.
The dual Copeland Trophy winner is an investment adviser with JM Financial Group. He will represent the company in Perth on his return.
Clement, who played 230 games with Fremantle and Collingwood, will not play football this year despite the enthusiasm of his original club, South Fremantle.
He expects to be back in Perth by the end of the financial year.
Immediately after his retirement, Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said Clement "had things to do", but would return to the club in a significant role after a couple of years.
Coach Michael Malthouse described him as "a great Collingwood person".

Love wins: James and Jeanne Clement at the 2006 Brownlow Medal count. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

well done, that pretty much answers all speculation