Roast The decision not to take Liam Picken.

[THATSGOLD]

What the hell happened?

Son of Billy Picken. Cousin of Jono Brown. An absolute gun again today in the Grand Final victory.

Who is responsible and why did we pass?

 

[Apex36]

Jesus Christ do you ever get tired of making ridiculous posts....

 

[Magpie Girl]

What the hell happened?

Son of Billy Picken. Cousin of Jono Brown. An absolute gun again today in the Grand Final victory.

Who is responsible and why did we pass?

 

[didaksrightfoot]

What the hell happened?

Son of Billy Picken. Cousin of Jono Brown. An absolute gun again today in the Grand Final victory.

Who is responsible and why did we pass?

All 16-18 AFL clubs (cant remember if GC/GWS were in that draft) passed on him 85 times before the Dogs finally picked him.

Such a revisionist post its not funny - go find a post from yourself in 2008 saying we should take Picken and then you may have a point.
Otherwise - this thread has absolutely no basis.

 

[TW Sherrin]

didn't the dogs only rookie list him after Williamstown paid for it?

 

[THATSGOLD]

All 16-18 AFL clubs (cant remember if GC/GWS were in that draft) passed on him 85 times before the Dogs finally picked him.

Such a revisionist post its not funny - go find a post from yourself in 2008 saying we should take Picken and then you may have a point.
Otherwise - this thread has absolutely no basis.

He was a great pick up so late in the draft, probably the best late pick up playing the game today. I'm asking why we didn't at least rookie him in 2008.

 

[seikoman35]

I remember him playing for Williamstown when Buckley came back from his long term hamstring injury at Box Hill 2007. He kicked the winning goal!! We already had a strong list I guess??


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[MagpieJoel]

We had a different list then and he has improved with age. Simples.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I must admit your post fits the irony of your name

 

[danielnajdek]

It's Buckleys fault obviously.

 

[Roverjg]

Picken completed a preseason with the Pies (at 17) and two with the Bulldogs, before playing with Williamstown and winning their B+F in 2008. He earned a position on the Bulldogs rookie list because Williamstown paid his wage.

The Pies did their due diligence. Picken acknowledges that he was not ready for the AFL and that the penny did not drop for him until he was 22-23. So every clubs decision between the ages of 17-23 not to take him were correct.

I also think the Pies recent decisions not to take the sons of Stewart and Kelly under father/son have been correct as neither has set the world on fire in their 2-3 years in the AFL system.

 

[jmac70]

Total dick thread

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Fishing season?

 

[THATSGOLD]

We had a different list then and he has improved with age. Simples.

Do you just improve with age or is that the develop coaches kicking in?

 

[THATSGOLD]

Picken completed a preseason with the Pies (at 17) and two with the Bulldogs, before playing with Williamstown and winning their B+F in 2008. He earned a position on the Bulldogs rookie list because Williamstown paid his wage.

The Pies did their due diligence. Picken acknowledges that he was not ready for the AFL and that the penny did not drop for him until he was 22-23. So every clubs decision between the ages of 17-23 not to take him were correct.

I also think the Pies recent decisions not to take the sons of Stewart and Kelly under father/son have been correct as neither has set the world on fire in their 2-3 years in the AFL system.

Well Stewart might be another father son mistake we are about to correct.

 

[Anzacday]

Instead of roasting our club, why not toast Picken?

 

[sr36]

Can't believe how good he's become. When he played for Williamstown, I wasn't surprised that he got picked up, but I thought his absolute ceiling was as a reliable negating back pocket.

 

[Tazzaye]

If we signed him he probably would have turned out s**t anyways

 

[lenny20]

Did anyone else think he was in his early twenties? I did for some reason.

Anyway, great to see him play so well on the big stage, but the guy's over 30. He'd be the oldest player on our list. Considering he's only come good this last year and half, I don't think this was a bad miss by our recruiters.

Enjoy the medallion Liam!

 

[Tazzaye]

Might have to start dating cross dressers like the son of a gun

 

[THATSGOLD]

Instead of roasting our club, why not toast Picken?

Um because he doesn't play for us?

 

[THATSGOLD]

If we signed him he probably would have turned out s**t anyways

Well that's down to development.

 

[RupetFan]

Because he wasn't good enough at the time... Simple really, but knew you'd make a thread like this.

 

[THATSGOLD]

Did anyone else think he was in his early twenties? I did for some reason.

Anyway, great to see him play so well on the big stage, but the guy's over 30. He'd be the oldest player on our list. Considering he's only come good this last year and half, I don't think this was a bad miss by our recruiters.

Enjoy the medallion Liam!

He'll play till he's 34 35 playing like that.

 

[Tazzaye]

Might as well start a why did we take Fraser before Pavlich thread