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woodys_world69
Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Brisbane
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Post subject: Witts to captain the Suns...... | |
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For at least a week..... Never ever saw that coming lol |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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No offence intended to Witts, but times seem pretty tough down that way. Do they have any leaders? _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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glasseyevfx
Joined: 01 Jul 2017 Location: Gold Coast
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good on him - hope he does well. He has had a good year and only wish him the best.
Don't understand why anyone would scoff _________________ We shall set our course by the stars and not ships that pass in the night |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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He's had a very good season, is one of the best rucks going around at the moment. Good on him. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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inxs88
Joined: 17 Aug 2014
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As young Harry Styles said: “it’s the sign of the times” _________________ I love the Pies, hate Carlscum |
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think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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stui magpie wrote: | He's had a very good season, is one of the best rucks going around at the moment. Good on him. |
This, good on him, seems like a very genuine likable fellow, and it ain’t going to touch us.
And David ‘no offence, but’. Is as meaningful as a sorry with if or but in it! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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K
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
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^ Does it remind you of "I'm not racist, but ..." ?
I have to see if former Pie ticketholder Keating's takedown of that is on youtube... |
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Brown26
Joined: 14 Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Good on to him. Didn't see it coming either but good luck to him. He certainly seems to have thrived up north and wouldn't have fit in at all with us, so win win really.
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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think positive wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | He's had a very good season, is one of the best rucks going around at the moment. Good on him. |
This, good on him, seems like a very genuine likable fellow, and it ain’t going to touch us.
And David ‘no offence, but’. Is as meaningful as a sorry with if or but in it! |
To be fair, it's easy to remember Wittsy playing for us. Ruckmen take time, particularly big ones and Wittsy is a year younger than Max Gawn, bigger, and playing batter than Gawn last year. In the next couple of years he's going to be on of the top 5 rucks in the comp.
We let him go because we figured Grundy was a better first ruck for what we wanted and Cox better as a key forward 2nd ruck. I'm happy with both predictions and happy for Wittsy. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Good luck to him. As a genuine first ruck with limited flexibility he was never going to fit here. Always looked a quality first ruck and glad he's landed in a good situation (good for him anyway).
We all knew at the time that he was worth more than we got in a trade, but after this season that's even more clear. _________________ Well done boys! |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Hopefully the Suns remember how cheaply we gave him away if we go to negotiate on Lynch. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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What I said certainly wasn't intended as a slight on Witts. He does seem to have taken his game to the next level at the Suns, and I never bore him any ill will at Collingwood (though Grundy was and is obviously on a much higher level in his development as a player – and I don't think we'll be making him captain any time soon, unless Pendles, Sidebottom, Howe and Adams all happen to fall over).
Think of it this way: if we made James Aish captain for a game tomorrow, you'd be justified in thinking that our club either had a long list of unavailable leaders or only a small number on the list in the first place. That's not to insult Aish, who is a good and promising player, but more a reflection of how far back in the leadership hierarchy a player of his experience would generally be, and an indication of the amount of leadership options a team has to call on at any point in time. Obviously Gold Coast has been gutted and this is just where they're at right now. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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Brown26
Joined: 14 Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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BUT if we made Dunn captain (assuming he was playing) you wouldn't be THAT surprised would you - he's clearly a leader in the backline. Sure, he's a bit older than Witts, but there are similarities. I'm guessing the things we know about Dunn that others might not appreciate may also apply to what Suns people (both of them) know about Witts. Maybe.
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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I think most people would be pretty surprised if we made Dunn captain next season. He'd be a pretty left-field candidate, not that there's anything wrong with that! But your point is a good one; and I guess we don't really have a clue what goes on behind closed doors at Gold Coast FC. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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Brown26
Joined: 14 Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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I kinda meant for the odd game with injuries / suspensions etc but the point still stands I guess :p
- Ben |
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