Recruitment from "good" homes

[Markfs]

I had this thought about that saying that your hear a lot around trade week..."he comes from a good home"....or similar.

It occurred to me that maybe there are cases when it might be preferable to recruit a player from a relatively bad home, and the reason I say that is that many of the kids coming from good homes get life pretty easy. They dont have to worry about where their next meal is coming from and probably more relevant, they dont have to worry where their next trip to europe is coming from.... or their expenses paid week in queensland for schoolies. There may be a case to be made that kids from families that have struggled might be better to deal with things when the going gets tough.

I realise that recruiting people will overlook the parents if the player is just obviously a good footballer, but it seems to be a major factor in the recruitment selection process.

I might argue that Collingwood is a little more obsessed with the good family thing than other clubs. I'll give you a few examples. Hawthorn punting on wayward talented footballers is one. The attitude to the Rat pack. Matt Rendells famous comments about recruitment decisions a few years ago when he was at Adelaide. I have often seen Derek Hine refer to the good family that a recruit has come from.

I'm not saying that we should invite trouble into the club. However, it seems to me that the list is becoming a bit bland.... that it's full of hard workers but not enough guys who can turn a game around.

I'm not putting this all down to buckley but malthouse was a coach that didnt care too much what was happening with the players in their private life as long as they did their jobs on field.....so we ended up with the rat pack and west coast got the beginnings of their drug culture. The fact is that the bad boys in both clubs made a significant contribution to the malthouse premierships...

 

[TheSierBear]

If they trade Degoey I'll be livid.

 

[Pie eyed]

I would like to suggest we trade for that Martin chap from Richmond....he comes from a poor family background, so more suited to the stereotypical Collingwood type.
Word is Swanny left a pairs of Martin's thongs in his locker before he left so he may be keen for a visit even if briefly.

 

[ZEV]

A good home or family is not defined by income.

 

[Maggie5]

I have mostly heard that or similar expression when someone has committed a major crime like murder.
"Who would have thought, comes from such a good family, always friendly etc."