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why does everybody seem to rate Grima- he is slow and not up to afl standard

Spencer was the biggest dud i have ever seen.

Sam Hunt was a little stiff- he would fit well into Hawthorn's defence- me thinks.

Tenace is a reasonable backup, end looked ok working off half back before he had the h/string injury

Prismall is the big sleeper for next year.

The cats must bring in some young talent in the draft- with a ruckman as our first pick.

We have a plethora of midfielders and probably need to replace Milburn, Harley and Scarlett in next 3-4 years- Scotty thomson is a certainty.

Simon Hogan looked pretty weak in 2007 res's, and will be lucky to stay in 2009 if he he doesnt bulk up and also toughen up.
 

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Nobody should be surprised with Hunt going, he is a hack. Great VFL player, but he was at Essendon as well. I can't cut it in the big leagues. All the others seem to not matter here or there.
 

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A little surprised to hear of Grima's delisting - not sure if the club has something up their sleeve there or whether he was asking for more money than we can afford currently? Don't know really. Does the GFC ever come out and explain delistings? Don't suppose they would feel the need to do so but it would be nice to know the official reason for Todd's delisting, especially as he seemed such a prospect.

Going by the posts here, it seems some are unaware that Tenace has been resigned?
 

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I was hoping Grima would be drafted to Adelaide in '05 after watching his 9.0 goals for tassie in the u-18 championships. hope he gets a 2nd chance elsewhere preferably the crows
 
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We have a severe shortage of tall defenders, and we've offloaded both Playfair and Sam Hunt. I know Playfair was just crap, but as mentioned previously, Shunt could consider himself unlucky. We definitely need to draft a tall defender and a ruckman in this year's draft...

Both Grima and Shunt will get picked up in the PSD I reckon. Spencer is even a chance at a club like Richmond or the Bulldogs.
 

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Re: Is it the end for Grima at the Cats?

I thought he must have put a price on his head. But by the looks of that Geelong Addy article, he hasn't. Looks like Geelong just don't rate him high enough to promote him! Seriously, as if we are going to get a better player at pick 50 in a weak draft!!

We have now delisted or traded 6 players who play tall in King, Playfair, Spencer, Hunt, Grima and to a lesser extent Gardiner. There is plenty of room to promote a tall who can play both ends in Grima (even with Lonergan promoted). What don't they see in him that everyone else does?
 
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What a stupid comment.
good one- are u related to grima?

im happy to go head to head with u!

i consider myself more than well versed on the performance/non-performance of GFC players.

u must understand that GFC now has Mooney, Ablett, Hawkins, Ottens as key position forwards- keep up with the modern game mate- as it is clear that f/forwards are a thing of the past.

Perfect footballer is 6 foot 3 mobile quick and NOT grima
 

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good one- are u related to grima?

im happy to go head to head with u!

i consider myself more than well versed on the performance/non-performance of GFC players.

u must understand that GFC now has Mooney, Ablett, Hawkins, Ottens as key position forwards- keep up with the modern game mate- as it is clear that f/forwards are a thing of the past.

Perfect footballer is 6 foot 3 mobile quick and NOT grima
Catman wasn't referring to your post mate.

-Kris
 

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good one- are u related to grima?

im happy to go head to head with u!

i consider myself more than well versed on the performance/non-performance of GFC players.

u must understand that GFC now has Mooney, Ablett, Hawkins, Ottens as key position forwards- keep up with the modern game mate- as it is clear that f/forwards are a thing of the past.

Perfect footballer is 6 foot 3 mobile quick and NOT grima
Would hardly describe these 3!
 

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Said in the addy that they may look at redrafting him as a rookie so the door is not completely shut. Should be able to find opportunities elsewhere.

Fire mine the club has done very well over the past few weeks. The trading of Playfair & Charlie has been mooted for 2-3 years and Callan was convinced at the end of last year to hang around for another 12 months all to no avail. About time some would say.... King made way for the salary cap and although I would've preferred him to stay, I can see the clubs need to move him on. By doing this the club has removed some players that would be fairly limited as far as AFL opportunities go. This not only injects new players and enthusiasm to the club but it also gives blokes like West the opportunities to experience more ground time, something that's required before taking the next step.
 

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Re: Is it the end for Grima at the Cats?

We have now delisted or traded 6 players who play tall in King, Playfair, Spencer, Hunt, Grima and to a lesser extent Gardiner. There is plenty of room to promote a tall who can play both ends in Grima (even with Lonergan promoted). What don't they see in him that everyone else does?
seriously?

maybe he is not up to AFL level and seen as a good VFL player!!

nick sauntner rips the VFL a new one. why hasnt he been drafted?
 

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my point is that you can only have a small handful of key position players

Is grima better than Ablett, Mooney, Hawkins and Ottens- answer No

Dont forget Lonergan too- he looks far more versatile than the likes of Grima.
Ahh ! Took it the wrong way. Agree with what your saying Here.
 

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why does everybody seem to rate Grima- he is slow and not up to afl standard
First of all I really don't think he is slow. Second, Toddy was out VFL highest goal kicker... kicked 51 goals. Thirdly, he never got a chance at AFL level. I was so sure he would be getting a game in the seniors in 08 if one of our forwards was injured. I still don't understand why he was delisted.

I'm still holding on to the hope that we will pick him up in the draft... but it's not looking good. :(:(:(
 
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First of all I really don't think he is slow. Second, Toddy was out VFL highest goal kicker... kicked 51 goals. Thirdly, he never got a chance at AFL level. I was so sure he would be getting a game in the seniors in 08 if one of our forwards was injured. I still don't understand why he was delisted.

I'm still holding on to the hope that we will pick him up in the draft... but it's not looking good. :(:(:(
I think it's been hinted that Grima will be reconsidered again for the rookie draft if he is still around. If we didnt feel he was up to AFL standard that wouldnt even be suggested.

So I agree with you...he is up to it...but unlucky to be at a club where there is already such tall forward talent. I think his other problem is that he is still two years away and there are three younger type forwards ahead of him in Nathan and the two Toms.

Tough call on the kid but I think again the club did what they had to do...lets see what happens in the draft.
 

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I think it's been hinted that Grima will be reconsidered again for the rookie draft if he is still around. If we didnt feel he was up to AFL standard that wouldnt even be suggested.

So I agree with you...he is up to it...but unlucky to be at a club where there is already such tall forward talent. I think his other problem is that he is still two years away and there are three younger type forwards ahead of him in Nathan and the two Toms.

Tough call on the kid but I think again the club did what they had to do...lets see what happens in the draft.
Surely if we thought he was up to AFL standard we would have kept him? We already had enough spots to fulfill our quota of picks in the draft, and as a promoted rookie he's hardly in a position to demand big $$$, so I don't think salary cap issues were a problem.

The only possible reason to dump him now is that we don't think he is up to it and hope to give some other kid a go (or alternatively Fergus Watts through the PSD - and yes I really think this is a possibility) in his place.
 
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