Ablett and Playfair Delisted

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  • goswannie14
    Leadership Group
    • Sep 2005
    • 11166

    #61
    Originally posted by Jewels
    Poor old Bevo is really going to be the whipping boy now....




    (Thanks Rogueswan for the easy to follow instructions on how to post links!)
    Very disappointed that he will not continue in the red and white. Oh well, at least now Annie and I can sit next to each other at the footy now!
    Does God believe in Atheists?

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    • jdow
      On the Rookie List
      • Dec 2008
      • 54

      #62
      Originally posted by goswannie14
      Remember that well. Ablett has always been a favourite of mine.

      Similarly I will always remember Playfair kicking for goal in our 1000th win against Richmond at the SCG. I was sitting next to Annie, she said he could never kick it from there, on the boudary line 40-50 metres out in front of the Trumper Stand building site. The result? Goal.....right through the middle.

      Some people may choose to remember the negatives, that probably says more about them that the players they are remembering, I choose to remember (for the most part) the positives.
      I think you should always remeber any swans players for there best efforts, but I think you have to be fair and say Abletts form has warranted where he is at now. He hasnt played well for a number of years and his best form was soild rather than outstanding, I understand every team needs some team players and he was one.

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      • laughingnome
        Amateur Statsman
        • Jul 2006
        • 1624

        #63
        Originally posted by liz
        Does anyone know if the club is recruiting experienced players for the upcoming year to play in their VFL side? I read they'd signed Nathan Ablett - is that with a view to him playing VFL in 2010 or just coming on board in 2011?
        McKenna has often spoken about his side's performance in the TAC Cup and how the VFL is a big step as the group will be playing against harder, more seasoned bodies. If Ablett doesn't get a gig with an AFL club in the drafts I think it's all but assured he'll be heading to GC17 next year to play in the VFL, though that doesn't mean he'll play for them in 2011.
        10100111001 ;-)

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

          #64
          A realistic decision by Luke, and no doubt reached with some difficulty. Goodbye, thanks for the hard work you put in and I hope you get picked up in the draft, as I agree that you have more to offer.
          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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          • SimonH
            Salt future's rising
            • Aug 2004
            • 1647

            #65
            Originally posted by liz
            It's possibly a year too soon, but he would be a pretty handy addition to the G17 squad. He would come cheap in terms of no trading cost but would be a very valuable hard, seasoned body in amongst the teenagers they are accumulating and no doubt his leadership would be valuable too.

            Does anyone know if the club is recruiting experienced players for the upcoming year to play in their VFL side? I read they'd signed Nathan Ablett - is that with a view to him playing VFL in 2010 or just coming on board in 2011?
            This article tends to indicate that there's no such thing as GC 'recruiting' (because they feel they don't have to). Even for a name as big as Nathan Ablett, it's as casual as, 'you can join our pre-season training if you want, but don't get any big ideas about us actually liking you'.

            Recent delistees, former #16 ND pick Darren Pfeiffer (Carlton via Adelaide) and former #24 ND pick Cleve Hughes (Richmond), are two prime contenders for GC consideration who've moved to Qld. The fact that they have both signed with the Southport Sharks, tends to say to me that Gold Coast are telling interested early-20s talent, "we won't sign you-- we won't even make you a member of our squad. Sign with any old QAFL club of yr choice, and then we'll make you an offer to join us for training and play some VFL games for us, if your form at yr local-comp club is good enough."

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            • Lucky Knickers
              Fandom of Fabulousness
              • Oct 2003
              • 4220

              #66
              WOW our media manager is earning good bucks. The way the article is handled is excellent. Very respectful of both parties and completing lacking in innuendo and selective quotations.
              I agree with him - he has value to add - and I hope he gets another opportunity.
              Last edited by Lucky Knickers; 24 November 2009, 06:11 AM.

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              • top40
                Regular in the Side
                • May 2007
                • 933

                #67
                Henry Playfair will almost certainly be redrafted now, probably at number 71.

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                • Primmy
                  Proud Tragic Swan
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 5970

                  #68
                  Ohh, Loooookkkey, bugger.
                  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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                  • ugg
                    Can you feel it?
                    Site Admin
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 15976

                    #69
                    Originally posted by top40
                    Henry Playfair will almost certainly be redrafted now, probably at number 71.
                    We have six senior spots on the list (after Thornton's promotion), one for Bradshaw so we'll only use picks 6,14,38,54,55. Playfair will either be selected with pick 55 or on the mature age rookie list
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                    • AnnieH
                      RWOs Black Sheep
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 11332

                      #70
                      Originally posted by goswannie14
                      Very disappointed that he will not continue in the red and white. Oh well, at least now Annie and I can sit next to each other at the footy now!
                      But you KNOW he should have kicked it to me!!

                      Goswannie14 and Ablett,
                      Sitting in a tree ...
                      Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                      Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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                      • reigning premier
                        Suspended by the MRP
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 4335

                        #71
                        Correct decision has been made IMHO. Ablett out, Playfair retained. We simply couldn't afford TWO list cloggers at the expense of a draft pick. I'm still sceptical about whether or not anything will be achieved with reataining Playfair, but I do think there is more upside possible in him over Ablett. I think we've seen the best of Ablett, and it was a long time ago.

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                        • liz
                          Veteran
                          Site Admin
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 16787

                          #72
                          Originally posted by ugg
                          We have six senior spots on the list (after Thornton's promotion), one for Bradshaw so we'll only use picks 6,14,38,54,55. Playfair will either be selected with pick 55 or on the mature age rookie list
                          Or in the PSD, after Richmond pinches Bradshaw from under our noses...

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                          • AnnieH
                            RWOs Black Sheep
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 11332

                            #73
                            Originally posted by liz
                            Or in the PSD, after Richmond pinches Bradshaw from under our noses...
                            Shut up Liz.
                            Don't you DARE tempt fate and go throwing a spanner in the works now.
                            I'll go nuts if that happens!!


                            (Don't listen to her PSD. Don't listen to her PSD. Don't listen to her PSD.)
                            Last edited by AnnieH; 24 November 2009, 09:57 AM. Reason: forgot to add the smile!!
                            Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                            Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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                            • DeadlyAkkuret
                              Veterans List
                              • Oct 2006
                              • 4547

                              #74
                              Originally posted by liz
                              Or in the PSD, after Richmond pinches Bradshaw from under our noses...

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                              • Primmy
                                Proud Tragic Swan
                                • Apr 2008
                                • 5970

                                #75
                                Originally posted by liz
                                Or in the PSD, after Richmond pinches Bradshaw from under our noses...
                                Go away Liz.
                                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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