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I hope we gave that recruiting scout the boot.They [the swans] used their two pre-draft Canberra zone selections on Robert Neill and Ben Aulich. Neill played 21 games in three seasons with them and Aulich did not even bother to move to Sydney.
But we weren't alone!!Hird finally was taken by Essendon at No. 79 in the draft in which Stephen Hooper (Geelong), James Cook (Carlton) and David Donato (Fitzroy) were the first three choices.
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I guess we can take some solace in the knowledge that we can't develop juniors anyway so he may not have turned out the same player.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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Old old ground, everybody has got their regrets about players they didn't get because there is no news in players you did.The Pain of Discipline is Nothing Like The Pain of DisappointmentComment
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And this:
That would almost certainly have meant no wooden spoon in 93, and who knows how many premierships. Sigh. If, if, if ...Had things been different in Sydney in the five-year period from the mid-1980s, the Swans would have had Wayne Carey, John Longmire and Hird playing in the same team throughout the '90s.
Whoever was responsible for recruiting back then, should be feeling VERY BAD about this.Occupational hazards:
- animal psychic Amanda de WarrenI don't eat animals since discovering this ability. I used to. But one day the lamb I was eating came through to me and ever since then I haven't been able to eat meat.Comment
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The history of our recruiting is littered with many bad decisions. James Hird is only a relatively minor blunder compared to some. For example, we traded away ALL FOUR Daniher brothers for one non-notable called Pitura in the 1970's.
We have had a sordid history of recruiting duds and letting go champions. It's possible to build two sides strong enough to win the premiership with the players we have released in the last thirty years. Admittedly, some of these players were weak dogs who couldn't bear being away from their mummies, so it's not all our fault.
Fortunately, our recruiting of late has been much improved."Unbelievable!" -- Nick Davis leaves his mark on the 2005 semi finalComment
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Hird's story just highlights the lottery nature of the draft - I'm sure in ten years' time we'll be reading articles about how some other club passed up the chance to draft Adam Goodes, another low draft pick.
And there's nothing wrong with drafting a weak dog occasionally, either.
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And in our case - the same one twice!Originally posted by sydfan83
And there's nothing wrong with drafting a weak dog occasionally, either.
I'm on the Chandwagon!!!
If you cannot compete for the premiership, it's better to be young and exciting than middle-aged and dowdy.
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Didn't we trade Pitura to Richmond at the end of 1974 for Roberts, Teasdale and Jackson?Originally posted by Thunder Shaker
The history of our recruiting is littered with many bad decisions. James Hird is only a relatively minor blunder compared to some. For example, we traded away ALL FOUR Daniher brothers for one non-notable called Pitura in the 1970's.
Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Didn't Jackson Roberts-Teasdale play half back?Comment
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Oh well - @@@@ happens!I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
Chickens drink - but they don't pee!
AGE IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR TWO THINGS - WINE & CHEESE!Comment
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JRT - Brownlow medallist CHB...Originally posted by Sanecow
Didn't Jackson Roberts-Teasdale play half back?Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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He was a dud, wasn't he???Originally posted by NMWBloods
JRT - Brownlow medallist CHB...Comment
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Even a thread about James Hird ends up this way.!!!!!!"The Dog days are over, The Dog days are gone" Florence and the MachineComment
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I remember when I started following the Swans I was told that most of the players were with the Swans until they could get an offer from a Victorian club.Comment
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