Suns in the Media - Part I
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I expect him to run on the wing all day long. He actually defends his space well. Anyway, I am happy for Powell, Sharp take over his role in a couple of years if he does not deliver.
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Here is a 7 min video of Brandon's interview with the media yesterday
www.goldcoastfc.com.au
Ellis on living on the Gold Coast
SUNS recruit Brandon Ellis spoke to the media on Thursday morning at the club's annual Beach Open Training session.
Yet another clear sign that I have no idea what I’m talking about....
Brandon Ellis influencing SUNS group: David Swallow
Gold Coast co-captain David Swallow already believes recruit Brandon Ellis is providing a winning influence to the club.
Finally got round to watching the merger on Kayo about the Fitzroy/Brisbane merger
love hearing how they were at Carrara in temporary sheds, that the Melbourne media wanted it to be shut down, that they played for 500 people and kept losing drafted players..
sounds strangely familiar
love hearing how they were at Carrara in temporary sheds, that the Melbourne media wanted it to be shut down, that they played for 500 people and kept losing drafted players..
sounds strangely familiar
Must be a slow news week. Kane Cornes sticking the boot into us again over the Weller trade...
3. LACHIE WELLER
Trade:
Fremantle traded Weller to Gold Coast for Pick 2
What Cornes said:
"Gold Coast traded pick No. 2 for Fremantle’s Lachie Weller. Weller is a handy citizen, he’s a foot soldier … but pick No. 2? Goes to show how desperate the situation is on the Gold Coast."
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If Weller is just a foot soldier, Kane must be a fireman, because he’s not a journalist’s a-hole.
3. LACHIE WELLER
Trade:
Fremantle traded Weller to Gold Coast for Pick 2
What Cornes said:
"Gold Coast traded pick No. 2 for Fremantle’s Lachie Weller. Weller is a handy citizen, he’s a foot soldier … but pick No. 2? Goes to show how desperate the situation is on the Gold Coast."
‘They’d like to have that one back’: AFL great names worst five trades of last three years
Quantifying the success of a trade can be fraught with danger.
www.news.com.au
If Weller is just a foot soldier, Kane must be a fireman, because he’s not a journalist’s a-hole.
Must be a slow news week. Kane Cornes sticking the boot into us again over the Weller trade...
3. LACHIE WELLER
Trade:
Fremantle traded Weller to Gold Coast for Pick 2
What Cornes said:
"Gold Coast traded pick No. 2 for Fremantle’s Lachie Weller. Weller is a handy citizen, he’s a foot soldier … but pick No. 2? Goes to show how desperate the situation is on the Gold Coast."
‘They’d like to have that one back’: AFL great names worst five trades of last three years
Quantifying the success of a trade can be fraught with danger.
If Weller is just a foot soldier, Kane must be a fireman, because he’s not a journalist’s a-hole.
And the actual trade I think was #2 for Weller and #41........Freo got Brayshaw with #2, a pretty good MID who is on the improve and we got Weller and Ballard. I'm more than happy to have those 2 instead of Brayshaw...
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Must be a slow news week. Kane Cornes sticking the boot into us again over the Weller trade...
3. LACHIE WELLER
Trade:
Fremantle traded Weller to Gold Coast for Pick 2
What Cornes said:
"Gold Coast traded pick No. 2 for Fremantle’s Lachie Weller. Weller is a handy citizen, he’s a foot soldier … but pick No. 2? Goes to show how desperate the situation is on the Gold Coast."
‘They’d like to have that one back’: AFL great names worst five trades of last three years
Quantifying the success of a trade can be fraught with danger.
If Weller is just a foot soldier, Kane must be a fireman, because he’s not a journalist’s a-hole.
As if the Beams trade wasn't worse.
Collingwood gave up 3 first rounders for absolutely nothing except controversy and headaches in beams.
We gave up pick 2 and got a guy that is talented, brings outside run and right in our perfect age group. And Ballard who is a rising star. Between the two of them they've played 71 games in the past 2 seasons and could easily play another 300+ games on the coast.
Except that’s not true. Korne’s is way out on some of those trades. What Adelaide gave up in the Gibbs trade is incorrect as well.
Collingwood traded 2018 picks 18 & 56 and 2019 pick 16 for Beams and picks 41 & 44.
I completely understand why Collingwood traded out their 2018 first, and got back a couple of later picks for the points for Quaynor, as they were never going to get the chance to use that pick.
But Collingwoods medical team should have vetoed the trade. Beams was physically cooked, and it was pretty clear to some of willing to speak up at the time, that he was mentally cooked as well.
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physically you can work with, as he had some good games last year. But mentally? stuffed, and especially now. Well.. he aint coming back anyways. Prefer it gets dealt with and the club can move on. But nevermind, you learn from experiences. The group seem to be on the same page from what I've seen at training, so it's clearly better without him.
Hindsight is an easy exercise. At the time of trade, I did not read one post from Lions fans that Beams is physically and mentally cooked and wanted him to go. I personally thought that Collingwood payed too much but could understand the reasons, so called the last piece of puzzle. Beams started very slowly in 2018 due to missing pre-season, father's death but he had excellent 2nd half. At that time, I thought he still has 1-2 years in him and is still better than Neale. It turned out to be utter nonsense.
Personally, I don't like labelling Beams 'mentally cooked'. My daughter is a psychologist and she would be pretty unhappy with you about this label. It's a sickness/illness, it can be treated sometimes with success sometimes people don't get better or even get worse. From outside Beams issues started with father's passing. Moving home to Melbourne could help him. Unless you are Beams psychologist/psychiatrist I would stay away from judging his state of mind.
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I’m talking solely on the field.
I’m fully aware of what he’s gone through. I’m also talking about what I personally saw onfield in 2018.
There were a couple of us on the Lions board who spoke up during the 2018 season.
No one (well very few) wanted Beams traded. But it was discussed right through the season, we had a thread for it. Largely on the back of Jake Naill and Caro’s reporting of rumours from Melbourne/Collingwood.
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ok, my point still stands.
At the front oval at Metricon watching the U16s academy play a scratch match
good skills considering the rain
good skills considering the rain
I was there - some good talent for sure and given the conditions, some good movement by the red team particularly.
I didn't stay for the full game - it was very wet! For those who take a genuine interest in the young players potentially coming through, these are good games to attend. Some names to keep in the book who showed promise - Charlie Blok, Kaleb Baines, Rylan Matthews, Will Graham and Marlin Corbett. It'll be good to see who and how many get through to U18s in 2021.
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