Mega Thread The Former Player Thread: Part 2

[Kiama Chris]

Holiday for Wilbur

Blues to appeal recruit's striking ban at Tribunal

The Blues will head to the Tribunal to appeal their recruit's striking ban

www.afl.com.au

 

[Wolfgang West]

Holiday for Wilbur

Blues to appeal recruit's striking ban at Tribunal

The Blues will head to the Tribunal to appeal their recruit's striking ban

www.afl.com.au

That’s what you get for being a dill. An undisciplined dill.

 

[dosser]

He

That’s what you get for being a dill. An undisciplined dill.

He's probably a very frustrated young man at the moment who is going through some new life experiences.

 

[rustycrate]

He's probably a very frustrated young man at the moment who is going through some new life experiences.

Carltonasia. It is a debilitating disease. Affects your physical performance.

 

[Wolfgang West]

Som

He's probably a very frustrated young man at the moment who is going through some new life experiences.

Somehow don’t think Blues supporters would give a stuff about his new life experiences. Professional sportsman expected to do a job he is well remunerated for. Get on with it and stop sooking if that’s what the problem is.

 

[bedford]

Som

Somehow don’t think Blues supporters would give a stuff about his new life experiences. Professional sportsman expected to do a job he is well remunerated for. Get on with it and stop sooking if that’s what the problem is.

He should've gone there 2 years earlier

 

[bedford]

Was great to see Horse at Corowa with his son Tom making his debut , his other son has done his knee

 

[The Blue Max]

Was great to see Horse at Corowa with his son Tom making his debut , his other son has done his knee

Runs in the family it seems.

 

[bedford]

Runs in the family it seems.

And 2 nephews in the team

 

[Big Blood]

Which former Swan has polled six votes in the AFL.com Brownlow predictor/
Dawson? Wrong
Cameron? Wrong
Aliir?
Nankervis?
Hewett?
Konstanty?

If you said Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

33

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

..... correct team

Dylan Stephens

15

Dylan Stephens

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.0

1star

take a bow.

Brownlow Predictor: Superstar skippers on fire, Harley among early contenders

Some star veterans have made a strong start to the season according to AFL.com.au's Brownlow Predictor

www.afl.com.au

 

[joeykanga]

Angus Anderson to debut for the Pies in gather round.

Blues make big selection call; Hinkley says AFL ‘shamed’ him over $20k fine

Embattled Carlton coach Michael Voss has made a statement at selection, dumping reigning best-and-fairest winner George Hewett for the Blues’ clash with Adelaide.

www.smh.com.au

And noticed Buller kicked 4 in the VFL

 

[zyzzbruh]

Which former Swan has polled six votes in the AFL.com Brownlow predictor/
Dawson? Wrong
Cameron? Wrong
Aliir?
Nankervis?
Hewett?
Konstanty?

If you said Luke Parker..... correct team

Dylan Stephens take a bow.

Brownlow Predictor: Superstar skippers on fire, Harley among early contenders

Some star veterans have made a strong start to the season according to AFL.com.au's Brownlow Predictor

www.afl.com.au

His balls have finally dropped.

I still wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole, but it's nice to see him look like he belongs.

 

[Callipygian]

For those being unsympathetic to Wilba for dealing poorly with life at Carlton, I think he deserves more sympathy given that he didn't want to go, had a contract with us, and we pushed him out anyway. Of course it would be much smarter of him to embrace his new reality and get on with it in a positive frame of mind.

 

[melbournehammer]

His balls have finally dropped.

I still wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole, but it's nice to see him look like he belongs.

I watch him very closely every week.

I dont think - and i mean this in all sincerity as someone who always had a soft spot for him - hes any better than corey and would be that 28th guy at the swans.

his fitness is incredible and he is absolutely coachable - does exactly what your coach would ask and follows the game plan but he remains a little soft, his kicking is either a long bomb or the slightly elevated pass and his tackling is what it is.

I just about fell over when i saw hed got coaches votes so kudos to him but my overall view is that he would have struggled to get a game even now in his current form

 

[zyzzbruh]

For those being unsympathetic to Wilba for dealing poorly with life at Carlton, I think he deserves more sympathy given that he didn't want to go, had a contract with us, and we pushed him out anyway. Of course it would be much smarter of him to embrace his new reality and get on with it in a positive frame of mind.

Feel for him. All it took was 3 games for him to start looking like a shell of himself. His teammates are giving him absolutely nothing so far, not playing to his strengths in the slightest. Actually looks really odd seeing him doing nothing but mop up ground balls on the wing instead of efficiently utilizing him as a medium forward target.

 

[zyzzbruh]

I watch him very closely every week.

I dont think - and i mean this in all sincerity as someone who always had a soft spot for him - hes any better than corey and would be that 28th guy at the swans.

his fitness is incredible and he is absolutely coachable - does exactly what your coach would ask and follows the game plan but he remains a little soft, his kicking is either a long bomb or the slightly elevated pass and his tackling is what it is.

I just about fell over when i saw hed got coaches votes so kudos to him but my overall view is that he would have struggled to get a game even now in his current form

Yep, happy he's found his home, and also happy that it's not with us.

 

[dosser]

For those being unsympathetic to Wilba for dealing poorly with life at Carlton, I think he deserves more sympathy given that he didn't want to go, had a contract with us, and we pushed him out anyway. Of course it would be much smarter of him to embrace his new reality and get on with it in a positive frame of mind.

I 100% agree, however it is tempered a little by the knowledge that he used Carlton to get a better contract with us last time, and was supposedly close to going to them at that time. It's not like he wanted nothing to do with Carlton.

 

[bedford]

I 100% agree, however it is tempered a little by the knowledge that he used Carlton to get a better contract with us last time, and was supposedly close to going to them at that time. It's not like he wanted nothing to do with Carlton.

Correct , i was told by a toc MEMBER ABOUT THIS AT THE TIME AND IT WAS WRONG THAT HE USED US. SORRY ABOUT THE K PAD

 

[Tedeski]

Angus Anderson to debut for the Pies in gather round.

Blues make big selection call; Hinkley says AFL ‘shamed’ him over $20k fine

Embattled Carlton coach Michael Voss has made a statement at selection, dumping reigning best-and-fairest winner George Hewett for the Blues’ clash with Adelaide.

www.smh.com.au

And noticed Buller kicked 4 in the VFL

He'll battle to play top line regular senior footy.
We dodged a bullet.

 

[Tedeski]

Buller that is.

 

[Kiama Chris]

For those being unsympathetic to Wilba for dealing poorly with life at Carlton, I think he deserves more sympathy given that he didn't want to go, had a contract with us, and we pushed him out anyway. Of course it would be much smarter of him to embrace his new reality and get on with it in a positive frame of mind.

Not saying you're wrong, because you're not BUT (saw that coming I'm sure) Wilbur used an offer from Carlton as leverage in his contract negotiations AND he had the absolute right to say NO (as we believe someone else did) and stick to his contract. He had 100% final say in the outcome.
Realistically, he might have been persona non grata with the club but that certainly doesn't seem to be the case with the other possible refusenik. I also believe (without any concrete evidence) that the club did everything they felt they could to hang on to Wilbur.

 

[Callipygian]

Not saying you're wrong, because you're not BUT (saw that coming I'm sure) Wilbur used an offer from Carlton as leverage in his contract negotiations AND he had the absolute right to say NO (as we believe someone else did) and stick to his contract. He had 100% final say in the outcome.
Realistically, he might have been persona non grata with the club but that certainly doesn't seem to be the case with the other possible refusenik. I also believe (without any concrete evidence) that the club did everything they felt they could to hang on to Wilbur.

I think it's virtually impossible for a player to resist departure if the club really wants them gone - as Collingwood proved with Adam Treloar.

I think we would have preferred to keep Wilba but we were very ready to sacrifice him to get Curnow. Just didn't want to give up 3 first rounders as well.

 

[McGowan3]

Great interview with Darren Creswell on Swans website

 

[bedford]

Great interview with Darren Creswell on Swans website

What about the bloke interviewing

 

[Millky95]

Jacob Konstanty extends with North to 2028