Farewell #13 Taylor Adams

[piedys]

Sorry Tay; i'd have selected you on one leg personally

[PyreneesPie]

Amongst all the joy and relief felt after the final siren blew, I also felt so very sad for Tay. To see the tears streaming down his face was heart-breaking. Same for Johnny Noble.
The hard luck stories of footy can be really cruel. There's Billy Frampton with a premiership medal around his neck (all glory to him - not saying he shouldn't have been selected), but Johnny Noble who has played so consistently with so much courage and ferocious determination over the past two years had such a look of anguish on his face. I remember how he won the game aqainst Adelaide with a brilliant goal, but could just not retain his place to the end of the season. So heart -wrenching for him.

[K]

How Adams and McStay coped with mixed emotions

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mcrae-reveals-hidden-message-he-carried-under-collar-of-his-grand-final-shirt-20231001-p5e8tl.html

'Hard-luck duo Taylor Adams and Dan McStay spent a couple of emotion-charged hours together at Adams’ home coming to terms with their injury fate after Collingwood’s grand final triumph.

They were side by side in the triumphant Magpie changerooms before their teammates arrived to belt out back-to-back renditions of the theme song, but were notably absent as journalists, broadcasters, fans and loved ones piled in.
...

“It was high emotions early on. There was elation when we first ran onto the ground [afterwards], and hugged ‘Pendles’ [Scott Pendlebury], Steele [Sidebottom] and ‘Howey’ [Jeremy Howe] — all the guys I’ve played a lot of footy with – then it hit home that I wasn’t out on the ground and part of it completely,” Adams told The Age.

“But the boys and Craig [McRae] made us feel really valued and a part of it, which was really good, then we had a few beers to celebrate last night, and a lot of singing and dancing and carrying on with family and friends.”
...

“We shed a few tears and a bit of emotion, then we brushed it off and said, ‘Let’s get on with it and go celebrate with the boys’. It was a great night,” Adams said.'

[Take_a_Screamer]

Taylor Adams suffers AFL’s ultimate bittersweet moment after Grand Final glory
...Adams was in tears while hugging his teammates, clearly feeling the bittersweet nature of the moment.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/collingwood-magpies/magpies-favourite-taylor-adams-suffers-afls-ultimate-bittersweet-moment-after-grand-final-glory/news-story/566d5af566fbe4a0399d1470968c0af0

[LaurieHolden]

Collingwood has today farewelled Taylor Adams in a trade with the Sydney Swans in exchange for Pick #33.

Career highlights
#13,2011 National Draft to GWS
In October 2013, Adams was traded to Collingwood, as a swap for Heath Shaw.
206 games, 175 for Collingwood
Collingwood Vice-Captain
All-Australian: 2020
Copeland Trophy: 2020
R.T. Rush Trophy (2nd Best & Fairest): 2017
Bob Rose Trophy (Best Finals Player): 2018

Source :
https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1450572/collingwood-thanks-adams

[ANNODAM]

Pick 33 is shit house!

Fk Sydney!

[i hate carlton]

Very sorry to see him leave. Good luck in Sydney, you will be missed.

[jonmac1954]

[inxs88]

We was robbed!!!

[jonmac1954]

[Take_a_Screamer]

Now that it happened and confirmed and the club has said farewell, reality is here.
It's sad to see Tay go. We wish him all the best.

Now it's excitement and expection time: Shultz to come to Collingwood.
A spot opens up for Macrae.

[ANNODAM]

Oh & what gifting them a flag, FFS, no loyalty, I cannot watch the GF replay now & Adams with those crocodile tears, we stuck by him & this is how he responds.

[WhyPhilWhy?]

He'll get a round of applause from me when we play Sydney.

Well, the first time, anyway...

[WhyPhilWhy?]

33 is fair - he wanted security that we couldn't promise, and given his age and injury profile, helping a loyal clubman extend his career by 2 years is a fair outcome all round.

[WhyPhilWhy?]

33 is fair - he wanted security that we couldn't promise, and given his age and injury profile, helping a loyal clubman extend his career by 2 years is a fair outcome all round.