Spoon awaits

[Benno_900]

Marstermind

What is the highest % for the bottom club since 1990?

 

[Saintly_]

Lets see if Kelly nominates us first. I'm not so sure he's coming tbh.

Of course. I'm being positive

 

[Saintly_]

And it's ours.
No Goldstein
No Preuss
Brown in the ruck
= Complete cluster f***
= No1 draft pick.

No chance we play Brown in the ruck.

Would be complete madness.

 

[King Corey]

No chance we play Brown in the ruck.

Would be complete madness.

Ruckwork! Ruckwork for everyone!

 

[giantroo]

Marstermind

What is the highest % for the bottom club since 1990?

Surely it would be ours?

 

[giantroo]

 

[Marstermind]

Marstermind

What is the highest % for the bottom club since 1990?

Collingwood in 1999 had 84.82. We currently have 84.81. That will obviously change on Saturday and maybe it'll even be irrelevant on Saturday.

 

[hsquid]

No chance we play Brown in the ruck.

Would be complete madness.

I've heard that Hrovat fella has a real leap on him. Can't go wrong with him tapping it down the throats of Durds and McKay with Lachie burning it up on the outside. Imagine when Larkey gets back!

 

[Benno_900]

Collingwood in 1999 had 84.82. We currently have 84.81. That will obviously change on Saturday and maybe it'll even be irrelevant on Saturday.

We are clearly the best bottom side ever.

 

[utility]

Collingwood in 1999 had 84.82. We currently have 84.81. That will obviously change on Saturday and maybe it'll even be irrelevant on Saturday.

Collingwood played in back-to-back grand finals three years later too.

 

[RobZombie]

Good luck with getting Josh and Dusty if we get the spoon. Why would they leave potential flag winning clubs to come to the one that's come last (assuming money isn't the onny thing).

Take 'em out for dinner with Doug Wade and Barry Davis.

 

[Marstermind]

We are clearly the best bottom side ever.

Going by wins the best since 1990 was the Brisbane Lions in 1998. After playing finals the year before, they had 5.5 wins with 75.8%. Their next 6 years went 4th, 6th, 1st, 1st, 1st and 2nd.
If we're talking ever, it's Collingwood in 1976. After playing finals the year before, they had 6 wins with 86.4%. Their next 5 years went 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, and 2nd.
If we lose on Saturday, we'd have played finals the year before with 5 wins and a percentage in the low to mid 80s. I wonder what our next 5/6 years will be?


PS: Both Brisbane in 1998 and Collingwood in 1976 sacked their coach and appointed someone who had already coached a premiership.

 

[Carlos Herrrnandez]

PS: Both Brisbane in 1998 and Collingwood in 1976 sacked their coach and appointed someone who had already coached a premiership.

 

[RobZombie]

Someone rang up the ****** this morning and said that along with the Swans we are the only two clubs to have not got a No 1 Draft pick since the first Draft via a Wooden Spoon.

Not true. They finished last in 1993 and took Darren Gaspar with #1.

I believe we are, since Goddard went to * and they picked up McGrath, the only remaining club never to have had a #1 pick play for them.

 

[hcd199]

I believe we are, since Goddard went to * and they picked up McGrath, the only remaining club never to have had a #1 pick play for them.

Us and the two SA sides, unless I'm missing someone.

Spoiler

Adel -
BL - Martin Leslie, John Hutton, Travis Johnstone, Des Headland
Carl - Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs, Matthew Kreuzer, Jacob Weitering
Coll - Alex McDonald, Josh Fraser
Ess - Brendon Goddard, Adam Cooney, Andrew McGrath
Frem - John Hutton, Jeff White, Clive Waterhouse, Des Headland
Geel - Stephen Hooper
GC - Josh Fraser, David Swallow
GWS - Brett Deledio, Tom Scully, Jonathon Patton, Lachie Whitfield, Tom Boyd
Haw - Alex McDonald, Luke Hodge
Melb - Jeff White, Travis Johnstone, Jack Watts, Tom Scully
NM -
Port -
Rich - Richard Lounder, Anthony Banik, Darren Gaspar, Brett Deledio
St.K - Michael Gardiner, Nick Riewoldt, Brendon Goddard, Paddy McCartin
Syd - John Hutton, Darren Gaspar
WC - Drew Banfield, Michael Gardiner
WB - Adam Cooney, Tom Boyd

 

[Carlos Herrrnandez]

Us and the two SA sides, unless I'm missing someone.

Spoiler

Adel -
BL - Martin Leslie, John Hutton, Travis Johnstone, Des Headland
Carl - Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs, Matthew Kreuzer, Jacob Weitering
Coll - Alex McDonald, Josh Fraser
Ess - Brendon Goddard, Adam Cooney, Andrew McGrath
Frem - John Hutton, Jeff White, Clive Waterhouse, Des Headland
Geel - Stephen Hooper
GC - Josh Fraser, David Swallow
GWS - Brett Deledio, Tom Scully, Jonathon Patton, Lachie Whitfield, Tom Boyd
Haw - Alex McDonald, Luke Hodge
Melb - Jeff White, Travis Johnstone, Jack Watts, Tom Scully
NM -
Port -
Rich - Richard Lounder, Anthony Banik, Darren Gaspar, Brett Deledio
St.K - Michael Gardiner, Nick Riewoldt, Brendon Goddard, Paddy McCartin
Syd - John Hutton, Darren Gaspar
WC - Drew Banfield, Michael Gardiner
WB - Adam Cooney, Tom Boyd

Hutton, Hooper, Lounder...some real household names...

 

[Marstermind]

Us and the two SA sides, unless I'm missing someone.

Spoiler

Adel -
BL - Martin Leslie, John Hutton, Travis Johnstone, Des Headland
Carl - Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs, Matthew Kreuzer, Jacob Weitering
Coll - Alex McDonald, Josh Fraser
Ess - Brendon Goddard, Adam Cooney, Andrew McGrath
Frem - John Hutton, Jeff White, Clive Waterhouse, Des Headland
Geel - Stephen Hooper
GC - Josh Fraser, David Swallow
GWS - Brett Deledio, Tom Scully, Jonathon Patton, Lachie Whitfield, Tom Boyd
Haw - Alex McDonald, Luke Hodge
Melb - Jeff White, Travis Johnstone, Jack Watts, Tom Scully
NM -
Port -
Rich - Richard Lounder, Anthony Banik, Darren Gaspar, Brett Deledio
St.K - Michael Gardiner, Nick Riewoldt, Brendon Goddard, Paddy McCartin
Syd - John Hutton, Darren Gaspar
WC - Drew Banfield, Michael Gardiner
WB - Adam Cooney, Tom Boyd

An interesting list of players. All considered at one point to be the best young player in the country, but maybe only Riewoldt around 09/10 was ever considered the best player in the country (even then Gaz jnr or Judd probably had him covered).

Only one Brownlow Medallist - Adam Cooney
5 Club captains - Murphy, Goddard, Scully, Hodge, Riewoldt
Premiership players - Hodge x4, Banfield x2, Boyd
300 games - Goddard, Hodge, Riewoldt
B&Fs - Gibbs, Murphy, Goddard, Swallow, Deledio x2, Hodge x2, Johnstone, White, Gaspar, Riewoldt x6, Banfield

Seriously, take out Riewoldt and Hodge and it's not an amazing collection of names.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

That list is exactly why playing for draft picks is a fools game.

 

[TheKanga]

I'm with JB i want us to belt the s**t out of Brisbane.

 

[RobZombie]

An interesting list of players. All considered at one point to be the best young player in the country, but maybe only Riewoldt around 09/10 was ever considered the best player in the country (even then Gaz jnr or Judd probably had him covered).

Only one Brownlow Medallist - Adam Cooney
5 Club captains - Murphy, Goddard, Scully, Hodge, Riewoldt
Premiership players - Hodge x4, Banfield x2, Boyd
300 games - Goddard, Hodge, Riewoldt
B&Fs - Gibbs, Murphy, Goddard, Swallow, Deledio x2, Hodge x2, Johnstone, White, Gaspar, Riewoldt x6, Banfield

Seriously, take out Riewoldt and Hodge and it's not an amazing collection of names.

Since 200 thought they've almost all been at least good players. Watts has been no better than decent on the whole, McCartin isnt looking great, and Boyd might have peaked in last year's GF, Kreuzer's had a bad run with injury but a good chance for AA ruck this year (and jiminy, the top 10 from '07 isn't much to write home about). All of them KPFs; let's pass on Brander.

I reckon 1 is the pick everyone's shitscared of stuffing up, so it's risk-averse. The best player from most drafts seems to have had some sort of higher risk to go with their upside.

 

[kangafruity]

Pretty sure Stibbard wanted Selwood but was overruled due to Selwood's knee injury & Laidley wanting Hansen . What a colossal f*** up.

That would be the UNDERSTATEMENT of the CENTURY,

 

[Benno_900]

Going by wins the best since 1990 was the Brisbane Lions in 1998. After playing finals the year before, they had 5.5 wins with 75.8%. Their next 6 years went 4th, 6th, 1st, 1st, 1st and 2nd.
If we're talking ever, it's Collingwood in 1976. After playing finals the year before, they had 6 wins with 86.4%. Their next 5 years went 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, and 2nd.
If we lose on Saturday, we'd have played finals the year before with 5 wins and a percentage in the low to mid 80s. I wonder what our next 5/6 years will be?


PS: Both Brisbane in 1998 and Collingwood in 1976 sacked their coach and appointed someone who had already coached a premiership.

Well Paul Roos is available?

 

[Saintly_]

That list is exactly why playing for draft picks is a fools game.

I think draft testing and watching is far better than in prior decades.

Getting 1 means you can pick exactly what you want/need.

There could be a stand out we miss out on by getting number 2 (nothing certain of course)

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I think draft testing and watching is far better than in prior decades.

Getting 1 means you can pick exactly what you want/need.

There could be a stand out we miss out on by getting number 2 (nothing certain of course)

It has.

It's no sure thing though.

Most drafts' best player isn't taken at 1. Some are outside the top 10.

 

[ThePezDispenser]

Haha. Well played, JB. We don't want the spoon