Feel a Geelong Coming On

[tony_montana]

I have reread EEA's post several times and for the life of me cannot see where he's being deluded? 

[Yeahright]

I thought it was but will confess I didn't bother reading it 

BUT YOUR A MOD!

[the claw]

i have $100.00 that says we dont mnake the 8 next season. im prepared to donate it to the jdf  or ftf anyone else want to put up.

i will say again. while we have improved the lis, t we have not built anything that is sustainable. we are a long way of top 4 and are in a log jam to make finals with about 12  14  other teams.
there is plenty wrong with our list and if we fail to vigorously recruit and develop thinking the work has been done, we will fail abysmally.

we are in a national competition that has basically turned professional with just 18 teams all aiming for the same thing. i reckon most massively overlook the competition and what has to constantly happen just to improve.

[tony_montana]

i have $100.00 that says we dont mnake the 8 next season. im prepared to donate it to the jdf  or ftf anyone else want to put up.

i will say again. while we have improved the lis, t we have not built anything that is sustainable. we are a long way of top 4 and are in a log jam to make finals with about 12  14  other teams.
there is plenty wrong with our list and if we fail to vigorously recruit and develop thinking the work has been done, we will fail abysmally.

we are in a national competition that has basically turned professional with just 18 teams all aiming for the same thing. i reckon most massively overlook the competition and what has to constantly happen just to improve.

Deal, I'm in claw. I'll put up $100 against that.

I sometimes get puzzled at these types of posts. It's like it's a what if scenario, what if they don't keep improving the list? What if they dont delist list cloggers?  What makes you think we will just stop what we've been doing for the past 3-4 years? The consistent msg I keep hearing both internally and externally is we must get better. This is not the bad old days where we will trade out of the draft to top up bc we're 'locked and loaded'. We are building and will continue to build and strive to become a legitimate top side. Yes, I agree if we stopped doing what we've done to get to here then yes, this would not be sustainable and we'd get passed by several clubs pretty quickly, but I see nothing to suggest we will just go off track and stagnate. We are a vastly different nd more resourced club these days and that is only going to continue to grow.

[WilliamPowell]

I thought it was but will confess I didn't bother reading it 

BUT YOUR A MOD!

 

 

Read it after I posted it 

[rogerd3]

i have $100.00 that says we dont mnake the 8 next season. im prepared to donate it to the jdf  or ftf anyone else want to put up.

i will say again. while we have improved the lis, t we have not built anything that is sustainable. we are a long way of top 4 and are in a log jam to make finals with about 12  14  other teams.
there is plenty wrong with our list and if we fail to vigorously recruit and develop thinking the work has been done, we will fail abysmally.

we are in a national competition that has basically turned professional with just 18 teams all aiming for the same thing. i reckon most massively overlook the competition and what has to constantly happen just to improve.

Yep and I'm sure the-powers that be at the club know exactly where we sit.
Yes we have made the finals that I would say at least is a step in the right direction for a club that was as worse or worse than the Fitzroy in DHs first year.

I think you sometimes sell short the people running club especially people of the calibre of BG and etc.
They know there is still much too improve on, just like the other 12 to 14 teams that you proclaim sit in the same stage that we do.

I would hazard a guess some of those 12 to 14 teams that you lumped us in haven't come as far back as us in the last 4 years.

I'm enjoying the ride this year and I expect an even better one next year because for the first time the club has got their act together off field.

Like your posts Claw but sometimes you can be such a Debbie Downer mate.

[Yeahright]

when i say we can turn over half the list i mean half the list.

Heres the squad. Now tell us which 23 you cut over the next 2 years and bare in mind your not miraculously going to delist Tom Derickx and Stephenson and pick up the next Dean Cox & Nic Nat combo in next years draft. If its to hard, what about the 11 you delist this year?

1. Chris Newman (veteran)
2. Dylan Grimes
3. Brett Deledio
4. Dustin Martin
5. Brandon Ellis
6. Shaun Grigg
7. Matt Dea
8. Jack Riewoldt
9. Trent Cotchin
10. Shane Edwards
11. Jake Batchelor
12. David Astbury
14. Bachar Houli
15. Chris Knights
16. Luke McGuane
18. Alex Rance
20. Ivan Maric
21. Shane Tuck
23. Daniel Jackson
24. Ben Griffiths
25. Troy Chaplin
26. Robin Nahas
27. Aaron Edwards
28. Jake King
29. Tyrone Vickery
30. Reece Conca
31. Nick Vlastuin
32. Brad Helbig
33. Kamdyn McIntosh
34. Liam McBean
35. Matthew White
36. Matthew McDonough
38. Steven Morris
39. Tom Derickx
41. Nathan Foley
43. Todd Elton
44. Matthew Arnot
45. Brett O'Hanlon
13. Ricky Petterd
22. Sam Lonergan
37. Orren Stephenson
40. Cadeyn Williams
48. Ben Darrou
49. Steven Verrier
50. Gideon Simon

[Yeahright]

I thought it was but will confess I didn't bother reading it 

BUT YOUR A MOD!

 

 

Read it after I posted it 

 . I actually got myself caught on a hook today picking up a rod 

[WilliamPowell]

 . I actually got myself caught on a hook today picking up a rod 

OUCH

[the claw]

when i say we can turn over half the list i mean half the list.

Heres the squad. Now tell us which 23 you cut over the next 2 years and bare in mind your not miraculously going to delist Tom Derickx and Stephenson and pick up the next Dean Cox & Nic Nat combo in next years draft. If its to hard, what about the 11 you delist this year?

1. Chris Newman (veteran) RET
2. Dylan Grimes
3. Brett Deledio
4. Dustin Martin
5. Brandon Ellis
6. Shaun GrigG HAS  LIMITATIONS.
7. Matt Dea I LIKE HIM BUT HAS TO BE IN THE GUN.
8. Jack Riewoldt
9. Trent Cotchin
10. Shane Edwards.  WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH OF A DROP OFF TO HAVE HIM IN THE GUN
11. Jake Batchelor JUST NOT CLEAN SLOW AND HAS NO REAL POSITION.
12. David Astbury. AGAIN HAS STRUGGLED AND HAS TO BE IN THE GUN.
14. Bachar Houli IMO WE CAN DO BETTER
15. Chris Knights KEEPS ON GETTING INJURED QUESTIONS HAVE TO BE ASKED ABOUT DURABILITY.
16. Luke McGuane DUD.
18. Alex Rance. WONT GO HERE IM SICK OF THE ARGUMENTS.
20. Ivan Maric IN TWO OR THREE YRS HES LIKELY TO BE GONE.  WE MANAGE HIS GROIN AND LEGS NOW.
21. Shane Tuck. RET
23. Daniel Jackson HAVE TO CONCEDE HES IMPROVED THIS YR BUT HES AS DUMB AS THEY COME.
24. Ben Griffiths ???? THE GREAT WHITE HOPE IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE THE GREAT WHITE DOPE.
25. Troy Chaplin HAS LEG PROBS NOW IF HE GETS ANY SLOWER HE WILL BE STUFFED.
26. Robin Nahas DUD.
27. Aaron Edwards WAS ALWAYS A STOP GAP 2 OR 3 YRS WILL BE GONE FOR SURE.HES WHAT 30.
28. Jake King AH THE FAVORITE ORDINARY PLAYER AND 29 IF HES THERE IN 2 OR 3 YRS WE WILL BE MEDIOCRE STILL.
29. Tyrone Vickery ID TRADE HIM WHILE WE CAN.
30. Reece Conca
31. Nick Vlastuin
32. Brad Helbig. I LIKE HIM BUT HES GOING TO HAVE TO IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY AND QUICKLY WE CANT WAIT FOREVER.
33. Kamdyn McIntosh
34. Liam McBean
35. Matthew White HES A FREAKIN DDD AVERAGE HACK.
36. Matthew McDonough
38. Steven Morris
39. Tom Derickx GONE
41. Nathan Foley
43. Todd Elton
44. Matthew Arnot
45. Brett O'Hanlon PACE AND AGILITY STARTING TO ASK QUESTIONS.
13. Ricky Petterd FFS UNSKILLED HACK
22. Sam Lonergan  CANT KICK CANT RUN CANT FIND THE BALL
37. Orren Stephenson LOL
40. Cadeyn Williams
48. Ben Darrou 2ND YR  ROOKIE LIKELY GONE 
49. Steven Verrier  2ND YR ROOKIE LIKELY GONE
50. Gideon Simon GIDEON WHO.

JUST MY THOUGHTS AND IVE LEFT A FEW OTHERS ALONE. SOME OF EM MAY MAKE IT SOME OF EM WONT. IVE LEFT A LOT OF THE UNPROVEN KIDS OUT OF IT. SEEMS TO ME THERES AN AWFUL LOT THAT NEEDS TO IMPROVE NO WONDERE WE HAVE NO DEPTH. I SURE HOPE OUR DEVELOPMENT RECORD CAN IMPROVE.

[dwaino]

[Eat_em_Alive]

  all great and ever knowing Craw

[Penelope]

when i say we can turn over half the list i mean half the list.

Heres the squad. Now tell us which 23 you cut over the next 2 years and bare in mind your not miraculously going to delist Tom Derickx and Stephenson and pick up the next Dean Cox & Nic Nat combo in next years draft. If its to hard, what about the 11 you delist this year?

1. Chris Newman (veteran)
2. Dylan Grimes
3. Brett Deledio
4. Dustin Martin
5. Brandon Ellis
6. Shaun Grigg
7. Matt Dea
8. Jack Riewoldt
9. Trent Cotchin
10. Shane Edwards
11. Jake Batchelor
12. David Astbury
14. Bachar Houli
15. Chris Knights
16. Luke McGuane
18. Alex Rance
20. Ivan Maric
21. Shane Tuck
23. Daniel Jackson
24. Ben Griffiths
25. Troy Chaplin
26. Robin Nahas
27. Aaron Edwards
28. Jake King
29. Tyrone Vickery
30. Reece Conca
31. Nick Vlastuin
32. Brad Helbig
33. Kamdyn McIntosh
34. Liam McBean
35. Matthew White
36. Matthew McDonough
38. Steven Morris
39. Tom Derickx
41. Nathan Foley
43. Todd Elton
44. Matthew Arnot
45. Brett O'Hanlon
13. Ricky Petterd
22. Sam Lonergan
37. Orren Stephenson
40. Cadeyn Williams
48. Ben Darrou
49. Steven Verrier
50. Gideon Simon

Id be more interested in knowing how we replace 22 players in two years with quality.

The talent pool for the next two drafts much run pretty deep!

[Damo]

It was an insipid loss.

Insipid losses inevitably result in a WAT thread about the sky falling in or us being a non deserving weak club, or something like that.

I waited, and bingo, here it is.

Next week, we will beat GWS, who cares.
Week after we will beat Essendon, they are gone and it will prove nothing.

If we happen to win a final the week after potentially in a rematch against Essendon or Carlton, he will inevitably start some sort of positive "i told you all" thread regarding some player that performed well.

Or post 17 "i told you all" posts in already existing threads.

LOL, WAT

 

[gerkin greg]