We stuffed up with Polak.

[njac3]

We did.
Should have got Polak and 13 insted of medshit and 8

Could of still got Reid at 10, but Polak would be so good for our defence, Would take Prestie spot in 4 years, and could be such quality under Clement.
gets me cut.

 

[hellfire]

Or we could just be content with Nathan Brown who will eventually replace Presti, and will be a better player than Polak if everything goes well. And besides, if we got pick 13, we may have got some hack so let's just be happy with Reid and Browny.

 

[njac3]

Ture, but how good would it have been this year when we have had defensive problems? I like that kind of CHB, big body and good skills.

We may have still got them both even if we took the punt, or else another quality kid.

They would know at collingwood that they missed that one.

 

[chappo52]

Ture, but how good would it have been this year when we have had defensive problems? I like that kind of CHB, big body and good skills.

We may have still got them both even if we took the punt, or else another quality kid.

They would know at collingwood that they missed that one.

polak was as big a punt as medhurst in the trading game, but the strategy was to get high picks in what people were calling a "super" draft,

i think we've done pretty well down back considering the losses in personnel harry O has stood up and goldy has come from no where. and brown is coming along nicely in the 2's

 

[pipeline]

polak was as big a punt as medhurst in the trading game, but the strategy was to get high picks in what people were calling a "super" draft,

i think we've done pretty well down back considering the losses in personnel harry O has stood up and goldy has come from no where. and brown is coming along nicely in the 2's

And Stanley, Cook and Toovey.

 

[pinkus maximus]

polak was always going to end up at richmond. if we didnt trade him he would have gone via PSD

he wouldnt add much to your team anyway, very overrated

 

[Thommo 42]

he hasn't beaten an opponent yet this year, so not sure how handy he would have been to our side.

Unlike Richmond, we play accountable football.

 

[richardnose]

polak is probably a pretty good player. he's looking very good at the moment primarily because he's being played as a spare man in defence. jason cloke looked very good too, when we used him in that role.

ben reid is the youngest player on an afl list.

go on, give him another 2 weeks to prove himself...

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

We did.
Should have got Polak and 13 insted of medshit and 8

Could of still got Reid at 10, but Polak would be so good for our defence, Would take Prestie spot in 4 years, and could be such quality under Clement.
gets me cut.

I agree with you. Polak and somebody like Riewoldt may have been a better choice than Medhurst and Brown (assuming we took Reid with pick 10).

But its hardly a disaster. Brown seems to be coming along nicely.

 

[3066]

polak was always going to end up at richmond. if we didnt trade him he would have gone via PSD

he wouldnt add much to your team anyway, very overrated

Yeah I agree. I thought Polak wanted to go to Richmond so it was better for Freo to trade rather than doing a Port Adelaide stitch up out of spite (ala Stevens and Collingwood).

Besides ... I'm very happy with the drafts we got so give it time.... and Medhurst?? ... well?? ... steak knives was always going to be a risk and at the start of the season with Didak coming in late it seemed worth the punt at the time to have another optional forward.

To Medhurst's credit though in the last 2 weeks hasn't he got 25 and 26 touches at Willy? Sure that's the reserves but apparently he has never got that many touches before so who knows? ... if he's working hard AND finally learns the game plan anything can happen.

 

[toommy]

I agree with you. Polak and somebody like Riewoldt may have been a better choice than Medhurst and Brown (assuming we took Reid with pick 10).

But its hardly a disaster. Brown seems to be coming along nicely.

polak was rated well above medhurst. they would have only gone for a straight swap and no pick and we would have had pick 10 only

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

polak was rated well above medhurst. they would have only gone for a straight swap and no pick and we would have had pick 10 only

Fair enough then. I thought Polak and 13 sounded good.

What did they get from Richmond for him, incidentally?

 

[Paul.]

We did.

You're wrong.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

polak was rated well above medhurst. they would have only gone for a straight swap and no pick and we would have had pick 10 only

Incorrect.

Freo traded away Medhurst, Polak and #13 and received in return Chris Tarrant. Theoretically, we could have had Polak and #13 instead of pick #8, because it would have made no difference to Freo, effectively.

I would not make that trade now.

Polak is being ridiculously overrated here. He can't play on a man - He's a loose man in the backline who can't kick... Remind me again how that's valuable? I'd rather have Nick Maxwell or Tyson Goldsack in that 3rd tall role - At least they're hard at the contest. This is a guy who's wheeling around picking up loose kicks in the backline while Richmond have one of the worst seasons on record, and people are salivating over him?

 

[TwisTz]

Polak is being ridiculously overrated here. He can't play on a man - He's a loose man in the backline who can't kick... Remind me again how that's valuable? I'd rather have Nick Maxwell or Tyson Goldsack in that 3rd tall role - At least they're hard at the contest. This is a guy who's wheeling around picking up loose kicks in the backline while Richmond have one of the worst seasons on record, and people are salivating over him?

Agreed. Wouldn't have a spot in our 22.

 

[toommy]

Incorrect.

Freo traded away Medhurst, Polak and #13 and received in return Chris Tarrant. Theoretically, we could have had Polak and #13 instead of pick #8, because it would have made no difference to Freo, effectively.

I would not make that trade now.

Polak is being ridiculously overrated here. He can't play on a man - He's a loose man in the backline who can't kick... Remind me again how that's valuable? I'd rather have Nick Maxwell or Tyson Goldsack in that 3rd tall role - At least they're hard at the contest. This is a guy who's wheeling around picking up loose kicks in the backline while Richmond have one of the worst seasons on record, and people are salivating over him?

but they rated polak as a first round pick and they got a first round pick and a top 10 pick at that , now tarrant was not worth 2 first round picks. regardless of how you rate polak or not they got pick eight for him

 

[Bay Pie]

The thing people forget, is that we didn't really know who would have been available at pick 8. I think we may have been hoping that Selwood or Boak would slide to 8 but no way would he have slid to 13.

We missed by 1 lousy pick. Wé may still have gotten Reid and Brown with 10 & 13 but looking back now, Polak would have got in the way of Harry Os' and Goldys' development.

Who on here has not been very happy with their respective results? Way more improvement in these 2 guys then Polak has.

"In Hïne we trust". You watch him snag a good mid with our 1st pick this year.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Polak may have also caused us cap issues. I assume he's on a bigger salary than Medhurst.

 

[Pie Fight]

Polak had commitment issues. He had a bad rep off the field and the last thing that Collingwood needs is for someone with baggage coming to Collingwood. Collingwood so far has done alright with the draft. How about you ask the question in 3 years time. Lets see how these kids develop before we start questioning them.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Ultimately, I think both will/would struggle to make our best 22. Medhurst has been a huge disappointment, however.

 

[Jabso]

but they rated polak as a first round pick and they got a first round pick and a top 10 pick at that , now tarrant was not worth 2 first round picks. regardless of how you rate polak or not they got pick eight for him

No not true. Polak + 13 was traded for 8.

As for Medhurst I'll give him a good 2 years for him to prove himself. Still relatively young and albeit at Williamstown has shown great form, not just in scoring goals as a small leading forward but getting the ball around the wing alot. Let's face it though, with Didak, Davis, Thomas amongst others Collingwood isn't the best place for him to turn around his career. It looks like he will have to reinvent himself, but the signs are promising at Willy.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

To anyone who witnessed today's game, backs like Polak would have made no difference to Fev's leads when you're getting absolutely smashed in the middle.

 

[Chase the Ace]

I never knew we even contemplated going after Polak. How come I missed this. Why didn't someone on here mention it before the deal was done?

 

[FadeAway]

We did.
Should have got Polak and 13 insted of medshit and 8

Could of still got Reid at 10, but Polak would be so good for our defence, Would take Prestie spot in 4 years, and could be such quality under Clement.
gets me cut.

rubbish....much rather Nathan Brown that Polak. Polak is looking the goods because no one else is standing up in the tigers defence!!!

 

[Ron]

Polak is Jason Cloke mk2.

Never plays on an opponent, and is only useful as a loose defender.