When was the last time we recruited a DECENT reject? Who is to blame?

[kangafruity]

Is Jarrad Waite

Jarrad Waite

Age

42

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.6

3star

the last decent reject we had from another team? Could be wrong but cant remember any others (I do have old timers though)
The list of bad rejects just continues to grow thanks Brady

 

[davefromjerra]

There’s a quote from Barassi that goes something like “we would never trade a decent player, if there any good we want them here playing with us “. I often think about that when we get players from other clubs.

 

[bhoysdontcry67]

Higgins and Waite.

 

[kangafruity]

There’s a quote from Barassi that goes something like “we would never trade a decent player, if there any good we want them here playing with us “. I often think about that when we get players from other clubs.

Couldnt be more apt for the blokes we have had in the last 7 or so years.

 

[koshari]

Fisher

 

[big_e]

Logue?

 

[barnrokn]

Corr

 

[kangafruity]

Fisher

Pretty sure we are a bit early on this one, just 3 games in

 

[kangafruity]

Logue?

Yeah maybe, was good last year - sadly not there to help this young team for awhile

 

[koshari]

Pretty sure we are a bit early on this one, just 3 games in

Can only go on exposed form

 

[koshari]

Higgins and Waite.

Waite was the best player we got in since 2000, gotta go back to fridge roberts or shagga grant before him.

 

[muttley45]

Stan Alves

 

[scottywiper]

BR should be facing an irate board.

 

[Engimal v3]

Higgins and Waite.

Higgins, Waite and Dal Santo were fantastic pickups.

 

[amaz199]

When the club has literally zero stability changing the footy department every 5 seconds, it's hard to put a gauge on who was a bust and who wasn't.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Higgins, Waite and Dal Santo were fantastic pickups.

All free agents. If you have survived on another list for seven years, there is a solid assumption that you are at least a decent prospect.

 

[ChairmanZia]

Is Jarrad Waite the last decent reject we had from another team? Could be wrong but cant remember any others (I do have old timers though)
The list of bad rejects just continues to grow thanks Brady

Waite was good because he had a good team around him

 

[ChairmanZia]

Higgins, Waite and Dal Santo were fantastic pickups.

They were good because we had a solid, bluecollar team.

 

[Liam Boy]

Dal Santo, Waite and Higgins were all free agents, not rejects.

Anyway, the answer is Liam Shiels

14

Liam Shiels

Age

34

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.2

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

3.4

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Waite was the best player we got in since 2000, gotta go back to fridge roberts or shagga grant before him.

Higgins for mine. Had his jet years at North.

 

[Gasometer]

Keenan Reynolds

 

[Marstermind]

Whoever it was, it was a while back. I actually rated Marley Williams

2

Marley Williams

Age

32

Ht

181cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.7

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.4

4star

MG

276.2

4star

D

12.5

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

MG

195.3

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

' first year with us in 2017 but he fell away and there's certainly no one after that. Higgins & Waite were top players at the club they left and weren't let go. So I reckon the last time we found a diamond in the rough was Ben Jacobs?? or Aaron Edwards

Aaron Edwards

Age

41

Ht

184cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.7

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.4

2star

K

6.0

3star

HB

1.4

2star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.6

3star

?

The better question is WHY haven't we?

• Falling for "he was a high pick and we rated him in his draft year" (Bonar, Ahern, Polec, Tyson, Hall Coleman-Jones and now maybe Stephens) Yeah, but he's been a potato with obvious limitations ever since then, why is he magically going to turn it on for us?
• Getting journeymen/limited players in to fill a 'need' (Walker, Campbell, Corr, Polec, Coleman-Jones). Logue falls into this too but he gets a pass for now.
• Having literally no quality player wanting to come to us since Higgins & Waite. Can't get them if they don't want to come - and really, who can blame them?
• Free swings that strike out (Greenwood, Howe, Menadue, Shiels). Worth a punt. Low risk for low reward.
• Recruiting cats. (Stephenson, Polec) These guys had talent but just aren't going to change the culture of a team heading off a cliff. In fact, their lack of effort, work rate and physicality are killers for a young team.
• Short term thinking (Hrovat, Hartung, Young, Menadue, Howe). These guys were never ever going to have a long career at North.
• And more recently, we just need experienced players so we'll take anyone (Tucker, Howe, Shiels, Greenwood, Fisher)

Who is to blame?...everyone!

 

[The Dougster]

Waite was good because he had a good team around him

Waite was a freak in a good team.

 

[ChairmanZia]

Waite was a freak in a good team.

Did alright for us, won us 2 finals

 

[desie]

There’s a difference between someone we actively recruited and a reject.

If you’re talking reject than perhaps Robbie Nahas. Big Sav was pretty good too but by definition you’re not going to get many decent players from the discard bin.