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Granting wishes left, right and centre at the moment :rainbow:

When did you really get it wrong about a player/the club?

Some self-reports from recent times:
  • I was pro the Grundy move considering the lack of KPFs available on the market at the time.
  • I was very against the Jackson pick. Obviously doesn't play for us now, but we nailed that selection.
  • I thought Fraser Rosman was going to be a gun when we picked him (don't know what I was actually basing that off in retrospect, I hardly saw him play).
  • I thought that Mitch Hannan would turn into a regular 40 goal per year forward.
I'm sure I'll think of plenty more over time.
 

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Things I was wrong on:
  • didn't think Goodwin was a premiership calibre coach.
  • Early stages but I think I was wrong on Kynan Brown. Has much more zip than I thought and his kicking is better than advertised.
  • I thought Addam Maric was going to be Jamie Elliott level.
  • I thought Laurie was going to be better than Bowey.
  • I thought Weideman was going to be the next Roo.
  • Not looking too good with Jefferson thus far. He is much more Beta than I thought.
  • I was high on Luke Tapscott. I still couldn't tell anyone why he didn't make the grade.
 
I think I've been pretty bang on predicting shit players. Although I think I wrote Gus off after his second season.

Mostly wrong on who I thought would be good.
Dean Kent and Luke Tapscott sucked me in the pricks.
 
Things I was wrong on:
  • didn't think Goodwin was a premiership calibre coach.
  • Early stages but I think I was wrong on Kynan Brown. Has much more zip than I thought and his kicking is better than advertised.
  • I thought Addam Maric was going to be Jamie Elliott level.
  • I thought Laurie was going to be better than Bowey.
  • I thought Weideman was going to be the next Roo.
  • Not looking too good with Jefferson thus far. He is much more Beta than I thought.
  • I was high on Luke Tapscott. I still couldn't tell anyone why he didn't make the grade.
You should probably take the L on Sparrow now while you're here 😛
 
Actually I thought Sparrow was good early
What a ******* I was
I think everyone thought he was going to go on with it after the 2021 finals series and why wouldn't you. Bit different thinking he'd be good back then than now.
 
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This is an absolute belter. Can't remember how much of it was in jest.

With love, I nicknamed him “s**t Dusty” earlier this season when he began a bizarre overuse of ineffective don’t argues.

Keeps this up, and I’m calling Dusty “s**t Harmes.”

#Brownlow2019
 

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  • I was extremely bullish on Bailey Laurie. I still hope he proves me wrong but I'm not seeing what I hoped I would.
  • Thought Blake Howes was another Fraser Rosman (looks nice, won't make it), and he's started much better than I expected.
 
I think I've been pretty bang on predicting s**t players. Although I think I wrote Gus off after his second season.

Mostly wrong on who I thought would be good.
Dean Kent and Luke Tapscott sucked me in the pricks.
Me too for Kent and Tapscott, but their capability had a fair bit to do with injury rather than you being wrong - especially Tapscott
 
Thought recruiting May and Lever was crap and that we needed to focus on targeting decent forward options, those trades set up our backline and snagged us a flag.

Also thought Grimes and Trengove co-captains was a good move..
 

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