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This is what happens when you continue to contract cooked units rather than take a risk and have a go at somebody fresher, younger and with more upside. Varcoe will join the list of players who won't have any impact on our year, meaning 2020 is yet another season that we walk into with a 3 or 4 list spot handicap compared to other clubs because the club is too arrogant to realise that our list could be so much better than it is.
 
Timmy from Thomastown said:
Everybody passed on Marlion Pickett in last years ND too.

Recruiting youth or mature age rookies is by its nature hit and miss. But if you don’t have a go you’ll never ever know. It’s a numbers game too, the more you give an opportunity to, the more chance you have of finding a gem.

I would have liked the club to have been a little more ruthless with their older players at the end of 2019. It’s not too late though, they can still tell Dunn thanks but no thanks.
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But everyone knew Pickett was being overlooked for reasons other than his football ability. Poor example.
 
Kappa said:
Will be lucky to play 3 games all year.

He'll now start the season underdone and in the VFL, while his spot will go to younger kids who give the team a lot more. It'd take another injury crisis for him to even get a look in now.
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3 games in September.
I’ll take that.
 

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Poor bugger, feel for him and hope he gets a good outcome for a return date, post surgery

In regards to the team, I'd have been hopeful Trav would have been more a depth option for this season anyway.

Let's just hope injuries can stay away now
 
Kappa said:
It'll mean we have another passenger to carry in a final, not sure why anyone would want that. He's been finished for close to 2 years now
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Yes, I have to agree. Will probably struggle to get back in. Hopefully his rehab goes well and he is able to keep the pressure on the younger players to perform.

Also, please Footy Gods gives us a break from these bloody injuries!
 
jmac70 said:
Yes, I have to agree. Will probably struggle to get back in. Hopefully his rehab goes well and he is able to keep the pressure on the younger players to perform.

Also, please Footy Gods gives us a break from these bloody injuries!
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Maybe I’m not keeping up in the off-season .... but what injuries?

Beams
Greenwood
Varcoe ( who should be right to go early in the year)

Are the only notable absences I can think of
 
Timmy from Thomastown said:
Maybe I’m not keeping up in the off-season .... but what injuries?

Beams
Greenwood
Varcoe ( who should be right to go early in the year)

Are the only notable absences I can think of
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A shoulder reconstruction on day 2 of 2020 is not a great start.
 
Por Varcs, he was one of my faves. Shame for him but I’m sure he’ll be a good mentor for some of the young fellas and hopefully gets back on the park at some stage this year. Probably not a lot of senior footy left in him unfortunately but loved watching him play.
 

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whiskeytown said:
Will be able to run during most of his recovery so might still be valuable depth in the second half of the season.

When one door closes, another opens... means we will see more youth, which excites me
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But when one door closes another often closes too. Then more doors close . So one or two doors opening generally doesn't make up for the shortfall in senior players. Sometimes our closed doors appear semi-locked, as with Langdon whose future seems very much in doubt. Varcoe is one of those players of whom we seem to have so many, with a susceptibility to longer term injury. Not a good sign early in the season.
 
Timmy from Thomastown said:
Maybe I’m not keeping up in the off-season .... but what injuries?

Beams
Greenwood
Varcoe ( who should be right to go early in the year)

Are the only notable absences I can think of
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Langdon hasn't run for 8 months or something.
Broomhead -- who we all know would be the difference between top four and bottom 8 -- not seen.
Quaynor just back running
Phillips, fighting a niggle.
 

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