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I'm sure Carlton will be all over his 14 'possessions ' a game.
Good one take the averages when it suits you! Remember what we discussed about average possessions vs. capability of big numbers. Think you blokes had a few sub-20 possessions of game potatoes if you want to look at it like that now ;)
 

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Good one take the averages when it suits you! Remember what we discussed about average possessions vs. capability of big numbers. Think you blokes had a few sub-20 possessions of game potatoes if you want to look at it like that now ;)
Have you seen Wright play? He butchers the footy. That's the difference.
 

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Have you seen Wright play? He butchers the footy. That's the difference.
One minute he doesn't get the footy. The next he butchers it badly. You'd think he'd struggle to get a game at a struggling side with that skill set yet has managed 16-22 games a season at a pretty decent Adelaide outfit 5 years running
 

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One minute he doesn't get the footy. The next he butchers it badly. You'd think he'd struggle to get a game at a struggling side with that skill set yet has managed 16-22 games a season at a pretty decent Adelaide outfit 5 years running
You're right mate, he's a star. Natural replacement for Dangerfield imo. Shocked the cows are getting rid.
 

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Explain how an "absolute spud" gets 94 games in 5 years at a decent club?
Rohan Jones, Sam Gibson, Chris Mayne, Want more? Not every player in a top 6 team is good.......like when u made finals with shittrucks like Armfield.
 

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Rohan Jones, Sam Gibson, Chris Mayne, Want more? Not every player in a top 6 team is good.......like when u made finals with shittrucks like Armfield.
You do realise the gulf in class/depth of our Adelaide's list to ours right? If a bloke is a role player and not a star at a club like that for 5 years he is definitely worthy of a spot on our young list. Especially when he comes in for nothing. It's all well and good us going to the draft to rebuild the list but quite a lot of 18 year olds aren't ready to go round 1 so we definitely need guys that are 22-25 and have proven to be at least capable at AFL level. 94 games in 5 years at a good club is surely proof he has what it takes. I'm not saying we're about to get the next Bernie Vince here but I do think that he is a guy that we can get 40-50 games out of over the next 3 years while the guys we draft this season & guys like Viojo-Rainbow get ready for senior AFL football
 

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The 22nd player on Adelaide's list is probs top 10 on Carlton so nice pick up.
Your thoughts are flawed. You picked up a player that wasn't top 5 at Carlton last season and yet you found a good use for him.

He's just another mature bodied midfielder to help in our rebuild. No one is suggesting he'll be a star but he'll help the kids somewhat over the next couple of years. If his DE is so shit, we can play him as a half forward where that doesn't hurt us as badly.
 

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Your thoughts are flawed. You picked up a player that wasn't top 5 at Carlton last season and yet you found a good use for him.

He's just another mature bodied midfielder to help in our rebuild. No one is suggesting he'll be a star but he'll help the kids somewhat over the next couple of years. If his DE is so shit, we can play him as a half forward where that doesn't hurt us as badly.
The last 3 years have proven that Carlton have NFI about list management. Betts, Waite, Garlett lol. Other clubs exploit that. Lol at comparing Waite to Wright. Everyone knew Waite had the talent, he was Carltoned.
 

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The last 3 years have proven that Carlton have NFI about list management. Betts, Waite, Garlett lol. Other clubs exploit that. Lol at comparing Waite to Wright. Everyone knew Waite had the talent, he was Carltoned.
Yeah and the current Carlton staff were the ones responsible for Garlett and Betts.

Waite is the Adebayor of the AFL. Good when his contract is up and good first year he'll cost Scott his job before he gets North to a GF
 

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The last 3 years have proven that Carlton have NFI about list management. Betts, Waite, Garlett lol. Other clubs exploit that. Lol at comparing Waite to Wright. Everyone knew Waite had the talent, he was Carltoned.
Waite was 30 and wanted a 3 year contract from us after he'd barely done anything for 10 years. The stupid thing to do would have been to give it to him.

Betts should have stayed. That was definitely a mistake (although he never showed his current form with us). Garlett had several off field issues that we weren't prepared to wear anymore.
 

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Waite was 30 and wanted a 3 year contract from us after he'd barely done anything for 10 years. The stupid thing to do would have been to give it to him.

Betts should have stayed. That was definitely a mistake (although he never showed his current form with us). Garlett had several off field issues that we weren't prepared to wear anymore.
Also from Judd's book "there were too many players not willing to doe everything they could to win a premiership on the list which were finally cleared out"

Think the finger is definitely pointed at Garlett, Robbo & Waite here
 

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Yeah and the current Carlton staff were the ones responsible for Garlett and Betts.

Waite is the Adebayor of the AFL. Good when his contract is up and good first year he'll cost Scott his job before he gets North to a GF
Waite is out of contract next season :thumbsu:
Carlton's list management has been shit since you stopped cheating. Why should anyone think the current staff are any different?
 

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Waite was 30 and wanted a 3 year contract from us after he'd barely done anything for 10 years. The stupid thing to do would have been to give it to him.

Betts should have stayed. That was definitely a mistake (although he never showed his current form with us). Garlett had several off field issues that we weren't prepared to wear anymore.
No. Waite wanted a 2 year deal and Carlton refused, only offering him 1 year.
 

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Waite is out of contract next season :thumbsu:
Carlton's list management has been shit since you stopped cheating. Why should anyone think the current staff are any different?
Waite wanted big money on a contract he didn't deserve. Kudos he's worked out for you but that was never going to happen with us.
 
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