Bumped Predict who from the VFL Premiership team will be future"champions"

[catswhiskers]

I always thought Brown looked super comfortable in the fwd line and knew where and when to lead, he just needed more size for the AFL. I remember him regularly kicking bags in the VFL when he wasn't injured. Then we started playing him in defense and it all went downhill.

Didn't the major injury (ies) come in between the promising start up forward to the move down back? That's my memory of it - could be wrong.

 

[Spazz Cat]

I had Cam Eardley and Murda.

List I still got one on the list.

GO Catters

Yeah I remember you lovin Eardley. Gee he was good to watch. Was so hard at it.
I always liked Walker. He was also great to watch in the VFL albeit in a different sort of way. But yeah nah.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Didn't the major injury (ies) come in between the promising start up forward to the move down back? That's my memory of it - could be wrong.

Broke his leg I think forward and did a shoulder down back. But I could be wrong.
Always liked Mitch Brown (still do).
Was extremely unfortunate we had the backline we did. Any other team in the league he could of forged a decent career for himself IMO with what he showed in the VFL for us.

 

[David the Cat]

"Champion" in the title put me off. Some will be very good players....too many variables to guess who will take the big jump to "Champion" status.

The best blind turn in the thread.

Cant say I wasn't spot on.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Champions?

GHS - Just wait until his tank improves. It's already good enough to do the hard work but when it gets better he will make space and he'll have the most damaging kick at the club. Will be Buckley 'esq'

Kersten - The Pav comparisons are spot on.

That's all for me.

In that he moved to Freo?

 

[maryjames]

Embarrassing really

 

[Spazz Cat]

I predicted Simpkin to be the only premiership player out of the team.
(Just forgot to post it)

 

[Whit3y]

At Geelong....

From the 2002 VFL premiership team - Ablett, Bartel, Kelly, Chapman, and Josh Hunt
From 2007 - Lonergan, Varcoe, West & Hawkins, (and Scott Thompson NTH)

From 2012 - IMO, the 2 George's - Horlin-Smith & Burbury, Schroeder, Walker, Brown, Kersten, & Stringer. (Add Murdoch who was injured)

wells was at the top of his game 15 years ago wasnt he, was needle in the haystack stuff

what happened?

 

[Cataholic]

wells was at the top of his game 15 years ago wasnt he, was needle in the haystack stuff

what happened?

Any, or all of, Buzza, Parsons, Zuthrie, Parfitt, Cocky, Simpson, Stewart, Kolo, Ratugolea, Narkle, Gardner, House, Jones and O'Connor could yet say hi.......

 

[The rabbi]

wells was at the top of his game 15 years ago wasnt he, was needle in the haystack stuff

what happened?

It helps if you have early picks in good drafts such as 2001 with pick 8 Bartel, 17 Kelly, 23 *Gardiner, 24 Steve Johnson and then with your pick 40 you take Gary Ablett Jr as a father & son selection.