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SteveH67
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| Born to Pie wrote: | I posted this in the mid season draft discussion, as they said in the article he probably would have been in the team now due to injuries in Roughead and Dean, I think he's missed his chance.
He stepped away due to homesickness, but he hasn't even been playing Gaelic football while he's been away, he's been playing hurling.
We took Marty Clarke back and saw that once you break the development momentum, you can't get it back.
No guarantee that Wilson, who grew up playing footy, was ever going to make it. But he stepped away to play basketball, and we've been putting the effort into him for a few years now and I really don't see him making it at AFL level.
I for one think this Irish experiment (and our current USA one) are done! |
True, Marty Clarke was not the same player the 2nd time around.
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stui magpie 
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Dave The Man 
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Would not want him back after how and when he left us
Also doubt he makes it at AFL Level anyway
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Presti35 
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Well if he can just come back and take his cat b rookie spot again, then sure.
Does he actually want to come back? If we had to re-draft him, we might look elsewhere.
The other question would be is he still good enough to be on an AFL list?
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Big T
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I never saw anything in him personally. But others on here did. Interesting to see what happens.
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inxs88
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He is still on our list and unlike Marty Clarke who missed two and a half years, Keane ahs missed 6 months and 7 matches
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Born to Pie
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| inxs88 wrote: | | He is still on our list and unlike Marty Clarke who missed two and a half years, Keane ahs missed 6 months and 7 matches |
Yes but I think Marty Clarke was a much better, and natural player before he left than Keane.
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Rd10.1998_11.1#36
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Location: Sevilla, Spain
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| inxs88 wrote: | | He is still on our list |
This is the point people are missing
We didn’t get anything for him. No mid season draft pick, no open list spot
So would be a No brainer to take him back if he’s available
Doesn’t mean we have to play him or give him another contract and doesn’t affect our salary cap (as I understand it).
We certainly need another talk defender option… Why would we cut our nose off to spite our face because you’re unhappy with how he left?
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Presti35
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Well I'm all for it then, if it's as simple as him just showing up to the club.
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Big T
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| Presti35 wrote: | | Well I'm all for it then, if it's as simple as him just showing up to the club. |
Yep, in this case, makes sense
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Ronnie McKeowns boots
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| stui magpie wrote: | | Ronnie McKeowns boots wrote: | | Sad indictment on the whole Cat B rookie concept for mine; that spot should be going to a young Australian player rather than pissing the investment away on an AFL vanity project |
Except the Cat B rookie list is separate to the primary list, young Australians don't qualify unless they come from a different sport like Wilson or Keeffe.
Same reasons as if he had of decided before the draft, we wouldn't have had an extra spot on the list nor can we replace him in the midseason draft.
I've got no problems with taking a speculative punt on a kid from a different sport or from overseas, if they don't work out or decide to go home, that's life. |
I realise that, what I'm suggesting is they should scrap the concept and add the place to the regular or rookie list...if they want to support players new to the game, do it through grassroots investment instead of trying to cherry pick |
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SteveH67
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
Location: Canberra, Australia
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He has been playing hurling though in ireland
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dalyc
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| SteveH67 wrote: | | Born to Pie wrote: | I posted this in the mid season draft discussion, as they said in the article he probably would have been in the team now due to injuries in Roughead and Dean, I think he's missed his chance.
He stepped away due to homesickness, but he hasn't even been playing Gaelic football while he's been away, he's been playing hurling.
We took Marty Clarke back and saw that once you break the development momentum, you can't get it back.
No guarantee that Wilson, who grew up playing footy, was ever going to make it. But he stepped away to play basketball, and we've been putting the effort into him for a few years now and I really don't see him making it at AFL level.
I for one think this Irish experiment (and our current USA one) are done! |
True, Marty Clarke was not the same player the 2nd time around. |
That’s because he got Addisons disease
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piedys 
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| dalyc wrote: | | SteveH67 wrote: | | True, Marty Clarke was not the same player the 2nd time around. |
That’s because he got Addisons disease |
Are you going to make us all Google " Addisons disease" now lol?! 
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