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Bust: Jimmy Plunkett.
He was so dominant in the '01 elim final vs Adelaide, I thought "that's our inside mid to replace Ratten".
He was so dominant in the '01 elim final vs Adelaide, I thought "that's our inside mid to replace Ratten".
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thylacine60
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it was - ain't it a terrible shame?
If you watch the ABC replay of the '79 GF, they have a much better angle and it shows the ball was above the line, not over.
But let's not let the facts get in the way of legend.
Suddenly I feel like a party pooper.
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thylacine60
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that exact ball was briefly spotted at that exact time on a wellington parade tram crossing punt road.........
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Just like Pies fans swear the ball was OUT in the '79 GF!
It was.
Thank you Wayne Harmes.
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he was too busy living reliving his former glory as max walker's pitchman.
i saw him doing a really evangelical pitch for leading teams awhile back. wonder where he is now?
I always thought the angle on the live coverage was good enough as it was to be able to tell it was in.
Has always amused me some Pie fans get knickers in a knot being told by others it was out. Harmesy himself has a lot of fun with winding them up.
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Boom: Heath Scotland, Andrew Carrazzo
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May be slightly off topic but we've certainly recruited more than our share of "talented" guys whose heads were not where they needed to be.
I sometimes wonder if we ever "reference checked" or interviewed these guys - how could we just keep getting it so wrong??
Thank God we nailed some great rookie picks along the way.
2000 National Draft:
1. N. Riewoldt
2. J. Koschitzke
3. A. Didak
4. L. Livingston
This draft was before the dark days crashed upon us, and I remember thinking how good Luke might become.
Still have one of the heritage guernseys with his #4, but now I pretend it was Kernahan's.
1. N. Riewoldt
2. J. Koschitzke
3. A. Didak
4. L. Livingston
This draft was before the dark days crashed upon us, and I remember thinking how good Luke might become.
Still have one of the heritage guernseys with his #4, but now I pretend it was Kernahan's.
Busts
Livingston - Early pick we though might become a useful tall. Struggled to become a defender in a crap side, terrible kick, briefly tried forward before delisting.
Norman - Ability but you know the rest.
Angwin - See above.
Russell - High pick who showed a bit and played some decent footy but never had composure or neat disposal.
Bower - Early enough pick, rated and played some decent footy but never developed strong defensive skills for a tall, never got good enough as a rebounder.
Yarran - Played some really good footy but never reached full potential then life got the better of him.
Lucas - high pick, showed potential early, never overcome some glaring deficiencies (tackling, intent, attack, kicking).
Watson - Early pick, in the team early, showed some promise but not good enough. Played too short and too slow.
McCathy - Rated highly but went nowhere.
Mitchell - Rated highly and kicked bags at times in the VFL but didn't last long.
McInness - Was never a huge fan but though he may have done a little better.
O'Keeffe - Looked like a good strong bodied athlete who had too many injuries.
Menzel - Early pick, looked like a talented goal kicker but has not made it in the AFL.
Booms
Armfield - Lateish pick with a long career who got everything out of himself.
Thornton - Rookie draft pick with decent hands slow legs not a great kick and not overly tall and held up a key defensive role in some poor sides. Read the play ok. Was never great but better than expected.
Jamieson - Skinny bloke with dodgy shoulders picked in the rookie draft and became a good lockdown defender.
Casboult - Slow ruckman who has become a decent forward/ruckman with great hands.
Duigan - Taken really late as a mature aged player and played some good footy.
Ed Curnow - Player with poor disposal who failed at Adelaide but came in through the VFL and has become a good player with improved disposal.
Rowe - Picked late as a mature age player, Hands didn't look good enough as a forward and too small for a ruckman, has made it as a solid defender.
Carrazzo - Rookie draft player with average skills finished as a good ball winner and tagger.
Simpson - Light player who could hardly get a touch early days has finished as a premier defender in the competition.
Livingston - Early pick we though might become a useful tall. Struggled to become a defender in a crap side, terrible kick, briefly tried forward before delisting.
Norman - Ability but you know the rest.
Angwin - See above.
Russell - High pick who showed a bit and played some decent footy but never had composure or neat disposal.
Bower - Early enough pick, rated and played some decent footy but never developed strong defensive skills for a tall, never got good enough as a rebounder.
Yarran - Played some really good footy but never reached full potential then life got the better of him.
Lucas - high pick, showed potential early, never overcome some glaring deficiencies (tackling, intent, attack, kicking).
Watson - Early pick, in the team early, showed some promise but not good enough. Played too short and too slow.
McCathy - Rated highly but went nowhere.
Mitchell - Rated highly and kicked bags at times in the VFL but didn't last long.
McInness - Was never a huge fan but though he may have done a little better.
O'Keeffe - Looked like a good strong bodied athlete who had too many injuries.
Menzel - Early pick, looked like a talented goal kicker but has not made it in the AFL.
Booms
Armfield - Lateish pick with a long career who got everything out of himself.
Thornton - Rookie draft pick with decent hands slow legs not a great kick and not overly tall and held up a key defensive role in some poor sides. Read the play ok. Was never great but better than expected.
Jamieson - Skinny bloke with dodgy shoulders picked in the rookie draft and became a good lockdown defender.
Casboult - Slow ruckman who has become a decent forward/ruckman with great hands.
Duigan - Taken really late as a mature aged player and played some good footy.
Ed Curnow - Player with poor disposal who failed at Adelaide but came in through the VFL and has become a good player with improved disposal.
Rowe - Picked late as a mature age player, Hands didn't look good enough as a forward and too small for a ruckman, has made it as a solid defender.
Carrazzo - Rookie draft player with average skills finished as a good ball winner and tagger.
Simpson - Light player who could hardly get a touch early days has finished as a premier defender in the competition.
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A couple from the 80s.
BOOM - Paul Meldrum , very good player who played 158 games for us and represented Victoria. Not bad for a local bloke who just turned up at training and asked if he could train with the club.
BUST - Warren Ralph , gun full forward from WA kicked over a 100 goals in the WAFL for three years before playing for us in 1984. Kicked 9 goals in his first game and had 35 after 7 games, looked on track for a 100 goal season and then just faded and only played 20 or so games over 3 years. Not sure if he was injured or just lost touch but never was able to capture the form he showed in WA. Never saw a player who kicked the ball higher than him.
BOOM - Paul Meldrum , very good player who played 158 games for us and represented Victoria. Not bad for a local bloke who just turned up at training and asked if he could train with the club.
BUST - Warren Ralph , gun full forward from WA kicked over a 100 goals in the WAFL for three years before playing for us in 1984. Kicked 9 goals in his first game and had 35 after 7 games, looked on track for a 100 goal season and then just faded and only played 20 or so games over 3 years. Not sure if he was injured or just lost touch but never was able to capture the form he showed in WA. Never saw a player who kicked the ball higher than him.
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o'keefe an giles both i highly rated who could kick an would be best 22 if they were not made of lego.
Justin davies. sparked pagan sacking
sugar lucas.soft as butter.
houlihan.
kris massie.
mcinnes. unsure what went wrong.
trent sporn!
brad walsh.unlucky to get delisted an be sub.
Caleb tiller. 3 years on the list for zero.
rohan kerr! that pre season match then zero.
tommy temay .who i still feel was a gun given a chance!
paul emu bower ahh the man
Justin davies. sparked pagan sacking
sugar lucas.soft as butter.
houlihan.
kris massie.
mcinnes. unsure what went wrong.
trent sporn!
brad walsh.unlucky to get delisted an be sub.
Caleb tiller. 3 years on the list for zero.
rohan kerr! that pre season match then zero.
tommy temay .who i still feel was a gun given a chance!
paul emu bower ahh the man
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thylacine60
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mcinnes did a knee - was tracking as the only thing salvaged from the disastrous 2010 draft
And you got what you deserved.
One of many players who for some unknown reason, God gave them an innate sporting ability but forgot to give them a brain at the same time.
Pffft, looked a lemon from the get-go, I struggle to understand why he was drafted in the first place.
Gave everyone a reason for optimism in his first year but never ever went any further than that, sadly, the club got duped as well and offered him a contract extension.
If he was recruited under the SOS/Bolton regime, he would have been shown the door way earlier IMO.
Saw Oliver play, and he damn well could too.
Why he wanted to stay in Castlemaine and beat up the little kids every year (ie. kick 150 goals like it was shelling peas) will forever be something I cannot fathom.
As for Jones, I still want him to deliver a 'full' season in defence but gee, he has been a revelation that no-one saw coming.
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