It coincides with Carlton being 2h1t this year too IMO.
Serious question- have you ever seen him play? Because if you had of, you would know he is a pretty good footballer. You don't kick 40 odd goals in the AFL for the last 4 seasons as a genuine small forward with another "better" small forward taking some of your crumbs. That's as straight forward as it needs to go!
Would that be the same Jeff Garlett who had a 13 possession, 1 point game against us in the 2's this week, getting shut down by Matt McDonough?
when matt manages to ave more than 10 possesions a game for 4 or 5 weeks in a row yet alone ave 4o odd goals a season he may get a bit of credability. some people insist they actually do something before acclaiming them.
cmon smokey as far as kicking goals go for sml fwds over a decent period , in this case the previous 4 yrs, garlett over that period is almost unmatched by any player other than milne and his former team mate betts. for a sml fwd hes been elite when it comes to hitting the scoreboard.
if you gave me the choice at the start of the yr of taking betts or garlett i would have taken garlett.
ffs we scream out for yrs for a GOALKICKING QUICK SMART CRUMBIMG SML FWD. Heres a bloke who fits that bill perfectly who may be on the market who is out of contract and we could get him very cheap, has a proven track record, is still only 24, without doubt would be a massive upgrade on any sml fwd we have had in yrs, and the nuffies here turn their noses up at him. and they tern their noses up at him not based on his over all performances but because hes from carlton, or they would rather draft a kid at pick 60 thats where sml fwds get taken , or god forbid he missed a sitter from the goal square once. unbelievable.
take garlett cheap use a late nd or rookie pick and get a kid in to the system while at it. how hard is it. fair dinkum its time people stopped and had a proper think abouty what they post.
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Just because some of us disagree, doesn't mean you have to throw a hissy fit!
He was good with Betts on a consistent basis. Without Betts he looks lost. I think the two are related but I may be wrong. But then again, you may be wrong! Have you considered that?
hissy fit lol. just gobsmacked at peoples ignorance and for want of a better way of saying it one eyedness.
mate im doing nothing but looking at the blokes performances up to this yr. hes a sml fwd hes expected to kick goals and in that regard hes been very good. . if your chasing a GOAL KICKING SML FWD There arent many better better performed.
get him cheap i kinda think thats the whole idea of the debate, and do the right thing and draft a kid in the nd of similar type or rookie draft who has plenty of pace has good skills and kicks goals.
lol at those saying get someone better. if you took the time to look at his overall performances as a goal kicker there arent many better performed sml fwds to be had. hes shown over a 4 yr stretch just how damaging he can be when it comes to hitting the scoreboard isnt that exactly what we have lacked. hes no unproven product like hampson. and yes i have acknowledged hes having a lousy yr to date but you know what? when you look at his overall performances a blind man can see that this yr is the exception to the rule.
ffs you have silly people on here not wanting him for no other reason than he missed a a sitter in the goal square, or just as bad he had a bad game against mcdonough in the twos, yeah right lets just ignore what went before eh.
its not a hissy fit at all, its incredulity at the stupidity of some. for sure if you dont like him as a player fine but ffs a decent counter argument as to why would not go astray.
and just to finish i have little time for sml players in the game they really have to bring something exceptional to the table for me to usually even look at em, garletts record as far as goal kicking goes demands we at the least respectfully have a good look at what he offers before just willy nilly proclaiming him a dud.
just to finish name just one more effective sml fwd that we have had than garlett in the last 10 yrs. i can think of just nathan brown and he cost picks 6 and 20 to get him.
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