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Let's be realistic - no one would ever want to get traded from Collingwood to Melbourne...
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Let's be realistic - no one would ever want to get traded from Collingwood to Melbourne...
It was the quote from Walsh they he didn't have to leave that I was more interested in. It does suggest that the option to stay was there.
He was contracted so technically staying was an option. Hes gone now so its pointless to speculate what transpired. Needless to say he couldnt do and probablt didnt want to do the job he was given in 2012,
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anyone else still think its weird that Varcoe is a magpie?
its just after those grand final games with Geelong, i never really saw him anything but a Cat.
its just after those grand final games with Geelong, i never really saw him anything but a Cat.
Nup.
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It'll be weird right up until the second I see him run out with the boys Round 1 in the black and white.
...and then it'll still be weird for a while but it'll go away...
Andrew Krakouer was even better at the other end in the firts half. But winners are grinners
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I think Varcoe is in for a huge year but I think Harry will have a very good year too so the trade is fair.
Varcoe did go missing for a huge period in the 2011 GF. Very similar to Leon Davis. Hope Varcoe is played where he doesn't go missing for huge periods through out matches. Sounds like he will be.
Fully fit its a slight upgrade purely because the club wont have to tread on eggshells in his presence. We can concentrate on football rather than checking the political correctness of the banter in the changerooms. And hes slightly less prone to on field clangers although personally I never had an issue with Harrys clangers....thats the way he plays the game. I do suspect though that his "get ball run with ball, dodge opponents" technique will gradually start losing his edge as he starts nearing the twilight few years of his career. He certainly was less effective last year with his run and carry.
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At least we don't have to watch H stand under a high ball ever again. I like him despite all the silliness and will miss seeing him run with the ball, but my god... I've never seen anyone s**t themselves so consistently over taking a mark. I don't mean he was scared of contact, he was just scared he was going to drop it and fair enough too as he was an awful overhead mark.
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and When he get’s the ball just Sprints off. Bit of a 1 trick pony H was the last few years
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He was and is a very limited footballer. Very much an athlete who worked hard and made the most of his attributes, rather than a natural footballer.
But he played some good footy for us and I have a soft spot for him... you can tell he's got a good heart and just wants to do the right thing, even if he's a bit of a silly and can be a bit precious. I hope he plays some decent footy for the Dees and works out what he wants to do with his life after footy.
Harry is no great loss IMO as a stand alone player. Varcoe for Harry is fine. I don't exactly rate Varcoe through the roof but Harry's propensity to run himself into trouble and/or kick blindly into the ozone layer drove me nuts. My only issue with Harry's exit is as part of the overall player exit but that is another matter. I'm not such a fan of these types of analysis though. The reality is we could have had both players and made sacrifices elsewhere, including in the draft. As it stands though in this case it is all pretty academic IMO.
My sentiments as well.
It's already lost its edge he got caught out just as much as he breaks through and then his resultant kick is poo! H, Maxwell, Tooves ect are a major reason our fwd50 entries resemble a B grade country sides piss poor.
Given he's done a bit of it at Melbourne I doubt that is true.
Just on Dawes generally though, I think he'll be a much better player for a full pre season this year (same for Thomas and Wellingham for that matter). I think e's been unfairly maligned. In fact I think we've had maybe 4 key forwards better than him since Alan Edwards. (Cloke, Rocca x 2 & Tarrant). I may have missed one there but I can't think who. we had a few desperation makeshift forwards like Gavin Brown and Mark Williams. Stick a Dawes equivalent in those sides and they play in the guts - just like Reid plays CHB in the current scenario.
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