Mofra's Bottom 50 for 2020

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Jul 22, 2013
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Carlton
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Looking for Mitch Robinson to make an appearance in this year's count.
 

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A representative of another team unable to defeat Carlton comes in with a timely reach around.
As someone whose team Carlton haven't beaten since 2016, I'd just like to say that you won the game against Freo with a kick after the siren taken by the wrong player following a questionable umpiring decision.
 

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Player #40 - Paddy Dow
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Pictured: Paddy is a toothless mid, and he's missing a tooth in this picture too

Paddy is a former pick 3 in the 2017 draft who has played 41 games. Yes, I'm as surprised as you.

Paddy has shown a glimpse here and there but nothing that screams "elite talent". Before Carlton fans start getting upset that yet another high end talent features in the Bottom 50, I am guided by the recommendation of no less a football judge than Greg "Diesel" Williams. He actually said publicly that Dow needs to toughen up... after Diesel spent last year coaching him. Not going hard enough is a pretty damning assessment by your own specialist coach, and it's hard to argue with. Diesel is also the aftershave brand Carlton supporters seem to douse themselves in before leaving the house, en route to either hang out in the KFC car park or outside a kebab joint in Preston.

Dow made 3 appearances this year for 27 touches and 1 goal... in total. His last game was an 8 disposal, no tackle game in September against a Giants team facing such a player exodus that even Moses is all like "whoa, chill". Given that some of those Giants players are not going to Carlton, it sounds like they're losing good players this year.

As well as needing to "toughen up", Dow just doesn't seem to be able to run out 4 quarters. That means he's not tough enough to go into the centre but not a good enough runner to play on the wing, which only leaves spending time forward for average of about a goal every three games (and with Saad and Williams next year, he's not going to the backline). I'd almost call it a wasted pick but he may well be a late bloomer, and there's always the option of trading him to Adelaide anyway.

Fun fact: I hope his name never become a verb, because screaming "going Dow on the opposition" is both awkward and conjure some horrible mental images.

Paddy, The Dowster, Dowy. Good luck over the pre-season and welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2020
Rating him on only his 3 games is harsh but with those figures I reckon he’s glad he did not play 4.
 

WaywardSonSon

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Given that Freo has been unable in recent years to get past the team that SOS built, even with the benefit of the biggest home deck advantage in football, perhaps you might lobby the club to offer Silvagni a job?

Or alternatively we could let you have Paddy Dow for a first and a couple of early seconds.

Go on, be in it. Even if he never improves at all, it wouldn't even make the list of The Dockers' Top Five Worst Trades of all time in the ten minutes they have existed.
Oh I'm sorry, I suppose a 57 point obliteration on the 16th of June, 2018, doesn't equate to "getting past the team SOS built". S.O.S does seem a rather apt acronym for your dear little club though...five wooden spoons in the last twenty years - Save our souls indeed!
 
Jul 22, 2013
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Oh I'm sorry, I suppose a 57 point obliteration on the 16th of June, 2018, doesn't equate to "getting past the team SOS built". S.O.S does seem a rather apt acronym for your dear little club though...five wooden spoons in the last twenty years - Save our souls indeed!

I don't see what that has to do with the current era.
 
Jul 22, 2013
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Oh I'm sorry, I suppose a 57 point obliteration on the 16th of June, 2018, doesn't equate to "getting past the team SOS built". S.O.S does seem a rather apt acronym for your dear little club though...five wooden spoons in the last twenty years - Save our souls indeed!

I fail to see the relevance of any of that. Your age has increased by 20% since 2018.

And SOS is not and never has been an acronym for Save Our Souls. It was selected as a distinctively recognisable morse code pattern. Save Our Souls, or Save Our Ship are later confections which began as classroom mnemonics to help nuffs remember.
 
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WaywardSonSon

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I fail to see the relevance of any of that. Your age has increased by 20% since 2018.

And SOS is not and never has been an acronym for Save Our Souls. It was selected as a distinctively recognisable morse code pattern. Save Our Souls, or Save Our Ship are later confections which began as classroom mnemonics to help nuffs remember.
 

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WaywardSonSon

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I don't see what that has to do with the current era.
Wow...It's now distinctly clear to me that the phrase "last twenty years", didn't register in your brain, as you were too pre-occupied stroking your own ego!
 

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