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  • RogueSwan
    McVeigh for Brownlow
    • Apr 2003
    • 4602

    #31
    Originally posted by Justice
    Not that I am unhappy ...Cheers

    Justice
    I have seen the last five minutes of that semi final more times than any other five minutes of footy I've watched. And I still don't think I will remember NOG for his 1%er then.

    Originally posted by arht
    I watched the 2005 season highlights dvd for the first time in a couple of years the other day. Some of those who question his contribution ... Good luck Luke and thanks for your service.
    I don't think anyone is saying he was poor or unworthy back in '05, just that he has never gotten back to that level, or maybe he stagnated and the game has passed him by and offers little to a team which appears to have a lot of depth in the roles NOG would be competing for.
    "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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    • Donners
      On the Rookie List
      • Jan 2003
      • 1061

      #32
      Originally posted by Legs Akimbo
      I think Ablett will be picked up by another team if we do not redraft him.
      Like the way you don't specify that it will be an AFL team...

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      • Reggi
        On the Rookie List
        • Jan 2003
        • 2718

        #33
        Originally posted by top40
        Including Kennelly and Bradshaw, that means that Sydney have picked up 6 established players this year who were not at the club during Season 2009. Can anyone remember of a similar year in terms of that number of pickups?
        .
        Yes

        1986

        Gerard Healy
        Greg Williams
        Mev Neagle
        Tim Barling
        Jim Edmond
        Glenn Colemann
        Paul Morwood
        David Bolton
        Bernard Toohey


        1993

        Scott Watters
        Tony Begovich
        Dean McRae
        Jayson Daniels
        Ed Considine
        Richard Ambrose
        Michael Werner
        Paul Bryce
        Richard Ambrose
        Richard OSborne
        Aldo Dipetta
        Tony Malekelis

        The AFL will never see the likes of our 1986 recruiting agin, not good big guy, but two Brownlow medalists
        You don't ban those who supported your opponent, you make them wallow in their loserdom by covering your victory! You sit them in the front row. You give them a hat! Toby Ziegler

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        • laughingnome
          Amateur Statsman
          • Jul 2006
          • 1624

          #34
          Originally posted by swanage
          This might be a stupid questions, but can I ask why on earth we would delist someone just to redraft them?
          I'll also have a stab at this.

          Looking at our current squad plus Bradshaw, I think it's fair to say that Ablett and Playfiar are not in the best 22, possibly not the best 25. For us they will be "depth" players; playing in the twos for the most of the year barring disasterous occurances. So it would be nice to have them there, just in case.

          From the player's point of view, that is hardly ideal. Delisting them gives them one last chance to play senior football in 2010 with somebody, anybody. If there is really no interest in them we can then redraft them, the player knowing that they are getting the best possible result.

          It's a bit of a crummy situation for a player who's been a regular for 5 years to suddenly be relegated to the twos. It's about doing what's right for the player.
          10100111001 ;-)

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          • top40
            Regular in the Side
            • May 2007
            • 933

            #35
            Originally posted by Reggi
            Yes

            1986

            Gerard Healy
            Greg Williams
            Mev Neagle
            Tim Barling
            Jim Edmond
            Glenn Colemann
            Paul Morwood
            David Bolton
            Bernard Toohey


            1993

            Scott Watters
            Tony Begovich
            Dean McRae
            Jayson Daniels
            Ed Considine
            Richard Ambrose
            Michael Werner
            Paul Bryce
            Richard Ambrose
            Richard OSborne
            Aldo Dipetta
            Tony Malekelis

            The AFL will never see the likes of our 1986 recruiting agin, not good big guy, but two Brownlow medalists

            Wow, I'm very impressed! Can you reveal your source?

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            • Nico
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 11343

              #36
              Originally posted by Reggi
              Yes

              1986

              Gerard Healy
              Greg Williams
              Mev Neagle
              Tim Barling
              Jim Edmond
              Glenn Colemann
              Paul Morwood
              David Bolton
              Bernard Toohey


              1993

              Scott Watters
              Tony Begovich
              Dean McRae
              Jayson Daniels
              Ed Considine
              Richard Ambrose
              Michael Werner
              Paul Bryce
              Richard Ambrose
              Richard OSborne
              Aldo Dipetta
              Tony Malekelis

              The AFL will never see the likes of our 1986 recruiting agin, not good big guy, but two Brownlow medalists
              Was it in '93 that we recuited the biggest dud of all; the one and only, the great one, the worst coach in history - Gary Buckerina.
              http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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              • dimelb
                pr. dim-melb; m not f
                • Jun 2003
                • 6889

                #37
                Originally posted by Nico
                Was it in '93 that we recuited the biggest dud of all; the one and only, the great one, the worst coach in history - Gary Buckerina.
                Do you mean Bocconcini?
                He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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                • Reggi
                  On the Rookie List
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 2718

                  #38
                  Originally posted by top40
                  Wow, I'm very impressed! Can you reveal your source?
                  Memory

                  Cheers
                  You don't ban those who supported your opponent, you make them wallow in their loserdom by covering your victory! You sit them in the front row. You give them a hat! Toby Ziegler

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                  • Cardinal
                    Regular in the Side
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 932

                    #39
                    Originally posted by Nico
                    Was it in '93 that we recuited the biggest dud of all; the one and only, the great one, the worst coach in history - Gary Buckerina.
                    Would you get Buckenara's signature on your In The Blood book ?

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                    • timthefish
                      Regular in the Side
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 940

                      #40
                      Originally posted by Robbo
                      Good decision by the club. They are starting to think with their heads instead of their hearts.
                      yes, when they left maxfield on the outer, dumped nick davis and showed barry hall the door they were being led by their emotions and blinded by sentiment.
                      now, they are making the courageous step of delisting a player who only ever just makes the best 22 with the view of possibly recruiting him.
                      ice runs in their very veins.
                      NO PLAYER IS SAFE!
                      Last edited by timthefish; 15 November 2009, 09:38 AM. Reason: clarity (it's sarcastic)
                      then again, i think it would be worth trying 15-16 players on field so what would i know

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                      • jdow
                        On the Rookie List
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 54

                        #41
                        Originally posted by timthefish
                        yes, when they left maxfield on the outer, dumped nick davis and showed barry hall the door they were being led by their emotions and blinded by sentiment.
                        now, they are making the courageous step of delisting a player who only ever just makes the best 22 with the view of possibly recruiting him. ice runs in their very veins.
                        NO PLAYER IS SAFE!

                        And they shouldn't be iether!

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                        • Primmy
                          Proud Tragic Swan
                          • Apr 2008
                          • 5970

                          #42
                          Originally posted by timthefish
                          yes, when they left maxfield on the outer, dumped nick davis and showed barry hall the door they were being led by their emotions and blinded by sentiment.
                          now, they are making the courageous step of delisting a player who only ever just makes the best 22 with the view of possibly recruiting him. ice runs in their very veins.
                          NO PLAYER IS SAFE!
                          Just want to clear this statement. I saw Stuey play his last game in ressies at the SCG, and was as up close and as personal as I could get without being arrested. Second game back and he could barely walk by half time; he didn't come back for the second half. His knees were gone. Within the next week or so he pulled the pin himself and being a reserved man he probably did not feel the need to make an announcement. He was not left on the outer.

                          He is also a class above nearly anyone else I have ever come across. He has been working with the Swans management since, and some of the best recruiting work comes from him. I have always said that you cannot tell a lie to Stuey. He would just look at you until you squirmed.

                          In the terms of fairness all round I think you would have to remove this name from your list.
                          If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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                          • timthefish
                            Regular in the Side
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 940

                            #43
                            yes, "on the outer" was not quite on the mark. i was more considering the lack of sentimentality: under roos he never got a game because of his position in the team or standing around the club.

                            the point is, the club has been shown to be quite firm-handed in the past with very significant players. i find it hilarious that now that they are being very gentle with one of our lesser premiership players there is a cohort on here queuing up to beat their chest in patronage and "approve" of the club's new-found toughness.
                            then again, i think it would be worth trying 15-16 players on field so what would i know

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                            • Donners
                              On the Rookie List
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 1061

                              #44
                              Oh, not a reminder of our 1993 recruiting. Are we the last team to have traded away the #1 pick?

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                              • liz
                                Veteran
                                Site Admin
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 16787

                                #45
                                Originally posted by Donners
                                Oh, not a reminder of our 1993 recruiting. Are we the last team to have traded away the #1 pick?
                                No.

                                Freo traded it for McPharlin and Croad in 2001.

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