In what way? Pot kettle black?
No as soon as the words 'depression' or 'mental illness' people now are terrified of making any criticisms at all. It shouldn't make any difference to the waste of time his recruitment was.
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In what way? Pot kettle black?
Of course. He's harshly criticised for his opinions despite being on the money at timesAnd quite often wrong, like the rest of us.
Of course. He's harshly criticised for his opinions despite being on the money at times
No, no I don't.ha, i think there is an obvious reason for that, dont you?
Just edited my post.No, no I don't.
Too right. Like the H-Mac we were right as a club to make a gamble on players getting over their injuries and getting right for footy. Hindsight says different, but then again hindsight's always crystal clear isn't it?We've gambled again on Aaron Black. Will it pay off?
I bloody hope it pays off. Hope is the only thing us good ordinary punters can do in situations like this.
No as soon as the words 'depression' or 'mental illness' people now are terrified of making any criticisms at all. It shouldn't make any difference to the waste of time his recruitment was.
Not on this issue he aint. Bang on.And quite often wrong, like the rest of us.
You still didnt answer as to what he is right about? I asked you to explain as I dont recall what he said about Clark?Not on this issue he aint. Bang on.
I remember him being handy but I thought he was more big bodied and less mobile than Kersten?
Feels like we've never gotten the full story where Clark is concerned. From the, what, year long(?) calf, to the pumping up in the media after a couple of strong VFL games, to the strange match committee choice against Sydney, to the abrupt dropping, to the Mitch Duncan "nothing-to-see-here, Caro has it wrong even though we will never speak of him again" scenario, dropping off the face of the earth, then delisting when we have only two key forwards left on our list, one of them green.
Yeah GFC, we never noticed all that stuff. We're simpletons, rah-rah-rah.
Rabbi can you confirm this?He was not the messiah.... Just a naughty boy
Disagree. Black will be on the park more often than Clark is. On top of that, we cleared out a lot of dead wood who either had a chance and did very little, or had no chance and did very little. And to clear that out, bring in Black and a few others as either a shot in the dark or some young talent to develop is a smart move.Your argument is muted by the fact we drafted black.
The timing of the delisting of Clark is irrelevant. Every player has a meeting with the club at the end of the year and know exactly where they stand for the year ahead. Vardy would have been told that Stanley & Smith are ahead of him and it is highly unlikely that all three of them will play in the same team.Why did we not delist him as soon as possible and at least provide food for thought in regard to Vardy's future? We now have few options for a second key forward, throw in a couple of injuries and we might be in trouble. Here's to you Wylie Buzza; your time is NOW (well next year anyway).
That is pure speculation. Vardy was also competing for a spot on the forward line, had he known that Clark was going he may have had second thoughts about leaving. We are now in the position of probably having to use one of Stanley/Henderson/Taylor as a key forward next year, not much depth in the event of a couple of strategic injuries. As I said I don't have a problem with delisting Clark but it should have happened sooner prior to Vardy nicking off.The timing of the delisting of Clark is irrelevant. Every player has a meeting with the club at the end of the year and know exactly where they stand for the year ahead. Vardy would have been told that Stanley & Smith are ahead of him and it is highly unlikely that all three of them will play in the same team.
The timing of the delisting of Clark is irrelevant. Every player has a meeting with the club at the end of the year and know exactly where they stand for the year ahead. Vardy would have been told that Stanley & Smith are ahead of him and it is highly unlikely that all three of them will play in the same team.
Reasonable point, but disagree about the 'hindsight' part. McIntosh and Clark's problems weren't just there in hindsight; they were screamingly obvious before we signed them.
Oh, they were there alright. I mean that the gamble isn't won or lost until it's proven too late. Then only in hindsight is the decision terrible.
I still think the club should gamble in future, like it has now on Aaron Black. It might be s**t and we might burn our fingers yet again, but what if...?
What if West had been played? What if Geelong had drafted Grundy?Agreed. I was supportive of both the McIntosh and the Clark trades at the time they were made. In 2013 we made the prelim - our most glaring deficiency being a decent ruck. What if McIntosh had been fit...?
What if Kersten had been played? What if Walker had been kept? What if, instead of playing four key backs all year, one of those backs (Taylor/Henderson) was given substantial time as a forward all season to mold them into the role rather than desperately throwing one of them into the role in the last few rounds of the season and then in a cut-throat prelim after weeks missed due to injury?In 2016 we again make the prelim, this time a decent second key forward being our most glaring deficiency. What if Clark had been fit/available/in form/not hated by the club/whatever the reason for him not playing...?