Competitions The Geelong Football Club Draft

[krisholio14]

That was what I was thinking. Was going to ask catempire to move the relevant posts to this new thread once everyone had made a submission.

This is how the St Kilda board set theirs up last year.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/all-time-draft-voting-thread.1085394/#post-36628129

the one thing i would change is height/weight to games goals.

 

[Sttew]

Peter Johnson 108 goals in 92 games

Mark Blake 99 games premiership ruckman

Notable omissions? I bet there are more.

 

[Cursed Cat]

the one thing i would change is height/weight to games goals.

is this in an attempt to disguise the fact that you've selected a 185cm ruckman Krisholio?

 

[year of the cat]

is this in an attempt to disguise the fact that you've selected a 185cm ruckman Krisholio?

So we now have a day of sledging?

 

[catempire]

So we now have a day of sledging?

Only a day??

 

[year of the cat]

Only a day??

I haven't even started on Rahilly yet!

 

[Cursed Cat]

So we now have a day of sledging?

well it's been a long comp, get it out of yer system I say!

 

[catempire]

I haven't even started on Rahilly yet!

You want a shot at the title? This is the part of the game I expect to thrive in!

 

[year of the cat]

You want a shot at the title? This is the part of the game I expect to thrive in!

Did Mackie help you with your team as well as your lines?

 

[catempire]

Did Mackie help you with your team as well as your lines?

I was spewing I didn't get to pick him - an underrated player and the best sledger in the business!

 

[krisholio14]

is this in an attempt to disguise the fact that you've selected a 185cm ruckman Krisholio?

John Nicholls was only 189cm.

 

[Cursed Cat]

John Nicholls was only 189cm.

towered over Sharp then!


I jest; I fully support the need to account for the different era's heights; otherwise we would be overlooking some of the very best players the club has produced through no fault of their own.

 

[krisholio14]

towered over Sharp then!


I jest; I fully support the needs to account for the different era's heights; otherwise we would be overlooking some of the very best players the club has produced through no fault of their own.

Cliff Rankin was a full forward most of his career, and he ain't even 6 foot lol

 

[Cursed Cat]

Cliff Rankin was a full forward most of his career, and he ain't even 6 foot lol

Would love to have nabbed Cliff (and many others!) - my FF George Moloney was a shortarse for his position even back in his era - still booted a lot of goals though.

 

[Vdubs]

Peter Doyle was one of our most talented and skilled players
Knee injuries cruelled him
A notable game Sth Melb v Gee lakeside Oval was a revelation 1975
Worth watching

 

[krisholio14]

Here's a team of guys that were under serious consideration for selection from me.

BACKS: Jim FITZGERALD (108 games, 14 goals) 1945 B&F, 1949 Captain - played 2 further years at St Kilda.
Andrew ROGERS (75 games, 8 goals) 1992 GF player, SA Rep, Woodville/WWT captain, 3 B&F's, 1993 premiership, 200+ games, SANFL hall of fame.
Milton LAMB (72 games, 1 goal) 1930 GF, 1931 Premiership, was the last surviving member of '31 premiership team.

HALF BACKS: Stan THOMAS (137 games, 1 goal) Vic rep, missed 1925 flag due to suspension.
Eric NICHOLLS (58 games, 0 goals) 1961 night premiership, 1963 reserves premiership, captain coached Geel West to first VFA flag, 1 B&F, VFA rep.
Jack BUTCHER (86 games, 18 goals) 1937 reserves premiership, club captain 1944-45, Vic rep. Also 32 games for SM during our recess.

CENTERS: Phil STEVENS (121 games, 32 goals) also 41 games for St Kilda
Tony GILMOUR (41 games, 6 goals) Geelong West champ, 75 premiership, 79 GF, 2 B&F's, 150+ games, VFA rep.
Firth McCALLUM (74 games, 24 goals) VFA champ, played in our first ever game, Victorian rep.

HALF FORWARDS: Tom BROWNLEES (116 games, 106 goals) 1915 club leading goalkicker, 1921 Victorian rep.
Jack CONWAY (51 games, 0 goals) VFA champ, captained our first game. Only player to captain his club in all of his league games.
Derek HALL (74 games, 74 goals) WA rep. His last round injury cost us the '97 flag.

FORWARDS: Eric FLEMING (105 games, 112 goals) 1925 premiership, 1930-31 premierships with Oakleigh.
Eddy JAMES (46 games, 85 goals) 2 x league leading goal kicker, 3 x club leading goal kicker, Vic rep, career ending knee injury.
George HEINZ (87 games, 71 goals) Vic rep, later changed name to Haines, then captained both Melbourne and St Kilda after WW1

FOLLOWERS: Joe MCSHANE (75 games, 30 goals) VFA champ, won our first B&F, crossed to Carlton, captained their first GF team.
Ernie NEWLING (150 games, 20 goals) 3rd club player to 150 games, Vic rep, blind in one eye.
Arthur RAYSON (101 games, 127 goals) 1923 reserves premiership, 1925 senior premiership,1930 GF, missed 1931 due to injury, Vic rep.

INTERCHANGE: Warwick YATES (21 games, 0 goals) Another Geelong West champ - 2 x premierships, 1 B&F, VFA rep, club captain, 200+ games.
Mark BLAKE (99 games, 12 goals) 2009 premiership.
Peter JOHNSTONE (92 games, 108 goals) 1981 reserves premiership, also 30 games for Melbourne
Leo DEAN (60 games, 1 goal) 1938 reserves premiership, 1939 B&F

 

[year of the cat]

Peter Doyle was one of our most talented and skilled players
Knee injuries cruelled him
A notable game Sth Nelb v Gee lakeside was a revelation 1975
Worth watching

Very vaguely remember Doyle. Back in the day when a serious knee injury was career ending.

 

[catempire]

Here's a team of guys that were under serious consideration for selection from me.

BACKS: Jim FITZGERALD (108 games, 14 goals) 1945 B&F, 1949 Captain - played 2 further years at St Kilda.
Andrew ROGERS (75 games, 8 goals) 1992 GF player, SA Rep, Woodville/WWT captain, 3 B&F's, 1993 premiership, 200+ games, SANFL hall of fame.
Milton LAMB (72 games, 1 goal) 1930 GF, 1931 Premiership, was the last surviving member of '31 premiership team.

HALF BACKS: Stan THOMAS (137 games, 1 goal) Vic rep, missed 1925 flag due to suspension.
Eric NICHOLLS (58 games, 0 goals) 1961 night premiership, 1963 reserves premiership, captain coached Geel West to first VFA flag, 1 B&F, VFA rep.
Jack BUTCHER (86 games, 18 goals) 1937 reserves premiership, club captain 1944-45, Vic rep. Also 32 games for SM during our recess.

CENTERS: Phil STEVENS (121 games, 32 goals) also 41 games for St Kilda
Tony GILMOUR (41 games, 6 goals) Geelong West champ, 75 premiership, 79 GF, 2 B&F's, 150+ games, VFA rep.
Firth McCALLUM (74 games, 24 goals) VFA champ, played in our first ever game, Victorian rep.

HALF FORWARDS: Tom BROWNLEES (116 games, 106 goals) 1915 club leading goalkicker, 1921 Victorian rep.
Jack CONWAY (51 games, 0 goals) VFA champ, captained our first game. Only player to captain his club in all of his league games.
Derek HALL (74 games, 74 goals) WA rep. His last round injury cost us the '97 flag.

FORWARDS: Eric FLEMING (105 games, 112 goals) 1925 premiership, 1930-31 premierships with Oakleigh.
Eddy JAMES (46 games, 85 goals) 2 x league leading goal kicker, 3 x club leading goal kicker, Vic rep, career ending knee injury.
Syd HALL (85 games, 59 goals) 1923 reserves premiership, 1925 senior premiership.

FOLLOWERS: Joe MCSHANE (75 games, 30 goals) VFA champ, won our first B&F, crossed to Carlton, captained their first GF team.
Ernie NEWLING (150 games, 20 goals) 3rd club player to 150 games, Vic rep, blind in one eye.
Arthur RAYSON (101 games, 127 goals) 1923 reserves premiership, 1925 senior premiership,1930 GF, missed 1931 due to injury, Vic rep.

INTERCHANGE: Warwick YATES (21 games, 0 goals) Another Geelong West champ - 2 x premierships, 1 B&F, VFA rep, club captain, 200+ games.
Mark BLAKE (99 games, 12 goals) 2009 premiership.
Peter JOHNSTONE (92 games, 108 goals) 1981 reserves premiership, also 30 games for Melbourne
Leo DEAN (60 games, 1 goal) 1938 reserves premiership, 1939 B&F

I nearly picked Derek Hall a couple of times near the end.

 

[Cursed Cat]

I nearly picked Derek Hall a couple of times near the end.

considered him for my last pick, too.
solid player.

 

[year of the cat]

I nearly picked Derek Hall a couple of times near the end.

Same. He was very good in '97. Great hands.

 

[krisholio14]

Same. He was very good in '97. Great hands.

Was a bit like Peter Johnstone - terrific mark, horrible kick.

 

[Vdubs]

Grant Tanner would have added to my weapons
The Rifleman as he was known
He went pretty early

 

[Vdubs]

Very vaguely remember Doyle. Back in the day when a serious knee injury was career ending.

Peter Doyle was the skill set of Paul Lynch in the 70's

 

[year of the cat]

Was a bit like Peter Johnstone - terrific mark, horrible kick.

Funny you say that - I was thinking similar. Though the stats show he wasn't too bad - over 96/97 he kicked 50 goals, 46 behinds. Not a great ratio but not terrible either. Johnson by comparison was a little worse.

1986 Geelong 1 6
1985 Geelong 1 0
1984 Geelong 14 4
1983 Geelong 11 13
1982 Geelong 24 31
1980 Geelong 19 21
1978 Melbourne 31 11
1977 Melbourne 1 0
1976 Melbourne 4 0

Aside from 1978 and perhaps 1984 he was generally kicking more behinds than goals. I think with him it was also the manner of them - he tended to kick a behind from directly in front of goal in clutch moments which made it all the more demoralising.

 

[krisholio14]

Funny you say that - I was thinking similar. Though the stats show he wasn't too bad - over 96/97 he kicked 50 goals, 46 behinds. Not a great ratio but not terrible either. Johnson by comparison was a little worse.

1986 Geelong 1 6
1985 Geelong 1 0
1984 Geelong 14 4
1983 Geelong 11 13
1982 Geelong 24 31
1980 Geelong 19 21
1978 Melbourne 31 11
1977 Melbourne 1 0
1976 Melbourne 4 0

Aside from 1978 and perhaps 1984 he was generally kicking more behinds than goals. I think with him it was also the manner of them - he tended to kick a behind from directly in front of goal in clutch moments which made it all the more demoralising.

Johnston's accuracy stats aren't terrible on face value. I agree it was the manner which he missed them that sticks in the mind. They didn't include out on the full stats either, he would have had a fair few of those.

I remember an interview with him where he said over the course of his career he lost all confidence in his technique, and if he shanked one early he was generally in for a shocker. Wasn't bad in open play though, probably because he didn't have to think about his action too much.