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So today's been a write-off and I'm away for a few days, so the suspense for the top 5 will have to build. BUT there is one thing that needs to be done first.
The Bottom 50 Lifetime achievement award for 2019: Gary Rohan
Pictured: A couple of Garys. The only way to get more Garys to Geelong would be to hire Billy Brownless' ex.
Gary Rohan. The man, the myth, the enigma. 90kg+, 189cm, and one of the quickest players going around.
I will start by stating outright Gary is one of the genuine good guys of the AFL. I was fortunate enough to chat to people who grew up with him and they are all glowing in their praise for him.
But - BUT - we must mention the Hawkins in the room.
Rohan was traded from Sydney to Geelong after a difficult off-field season last year. Being a Cobden boy, Rohan this year has been able to get family support and to enjoy playing footy again. Like all Geelong players who "come back home" to play for Geelong, he didn't actually live in Geelong.
What returning players mean is they want to return to the general vicinity (like Torquay, Moggs Creek, etc) but not Geelong itself. Nobody actually goes back to Geelong itself, ever. It's a shithole. It's time Geelong fans acknowledge that even their players think the place sucks.
Back to Gary, for the first half of the year (when Geelong were good) Gary was good. Then, of course, the second of the year started and we got the crunchy to accompany the smooth.
On the surface of it, Gary's 2019 average of 1.3 goals per game is a pretty good return. He didn't quite get to two tackles per game, but he was replacing Menzel so it was an overall increase in both durability and tackle numbers. However, we need to look at the way his season panned out.
Up to Round 9 he was flying and living up to the promise he showed as a junior that saw the Swans take him at pick 6. Back then the AFL just gave the Swans a salary cap rort, and not most of the good kids in NSW, so they actually had to draft players.
Gary kicked 19 goals from his first 9 games. Among that was a 10 mark, 4 goal effort against West Coast. Willie Rioli didn't play that game so it's a legitimate result.
Then in Gary's next 10 games he kicked... 5 goals in total. It was at the end of this that Gary had to face his nemesis, his one true adversary, his greatest ever opponent: Finals.
A change of jumper, scenery, teammates, would it make a difference?
Oh my wordy lordy Janelle, no.
Three. 3. Tres. His final disposal count.
Poor old Gary Rohan couldn't quite shake that finals monkey off his back. Two kicks, one handball, 1 goal, 1 tackle and 1 clanger. The end.
Being a Ranga, it's about time we nickname him RedTube because no matter how hard he works leading up to the big finish, he chokes at the end.
So here it is. A favourite of us all, a Bay champion. Gary we all collectively owe you a beer, thank you for your service. We salute you.
The Bottom 50 Lifetime achievement award for 2019: Gary Rohan
Pictured: A couple of Garys. The only way to get more Garys to Geelong would be to hire Billy Brownless' ex.
Gary Rohan. The man, the myth, the enigma. 90kg+, 189cm, and one of the quickest players going around.
I will start by stating outright Gary is one of the genuine good guys of the AFL. I was fortunate enough to chat to people who grew up with him and they are all glowing in their praise for him.
But - BUT - we must mention the Hawkins in the room.
Rohan was traded from Sydney to Geelong after a difficult off-field season last year. Being a Cobden boy, Rohan this year has been able to get family support and to enjoy playing footy again. Like all Geelong players who "come back home" to play for Geelong, he didn't actually live in Geelong.
What returning players mean is they want to return to the general vicinity (like Torquay, Moggs Creek, etc) but not Geelong itself. Nobody actually goes back to Geelong itself, ever. It's a shithole. It's time Geelong fans acknowledge that even their players think the place sucks.
Back to Gary, for the first half of the year (when Geelong were good) Gary was good. Then, of course, the second of the year started and we got the crunchy to accompany the smooth.
On the surface of it, Gary's 2019 average of 1.3 goals per game is a pretty good return. He didn't quite get to two tackles per game, but he was replacing Menzel so it was an overall increase in both durability and tackle numbers. However, we need to look at the way his season panned out.
Up to Round 9 he was flying and living up to the promise he showed as a junior that saw the Swans take him at pick 6. Back then the AFL just gave the Swans a salary cap rort, and not most of the good kids in NSW, so they actually had to draft players.
Gary kicked 19 goals from his first 9 games. Among that was a 10 mark, 4 goal effort against West Coast. Willie Rioli didn't play that game so it's a legitimate result.
Then in Gary's next 10 games he kicked... 5 goals in total. It was at the end of this that Gary had to face his nemesis, his one true adversary, his greatest ever opponent: Finals.
A change of jumper, scenery, teammates, would it make a difference?
Oh my wordy lordy Janelle, no.
Three. 3. Tres. His final disposal count.
Poor old Gary Rohan couldn't quite shake that finals monkey off his back. Two kicks, one handball, 1 goal, 1 tackle and 1 clanger. The end.
Being a Ranga, it's about time we nickname him RedTube because no matter how hard he works leading up to the big finish, he chokes at the end.
So here it is. A favourite of us all, a Bay champion. Gary we all collectively owe you a beer, thank you for your service. We salute you.
