2009 Rate a Season: #16 Darren Jolly

[RogueSwan]

8 from me, flew out of the gates and lost momentum at the end.
I can't hold the move against him. I did the same thing when my kids first came along. I moved back to Coffs Harbour to be closer to my parents and family. It was one of the best things I could've done.
The only bummer is not being able to see get to the SCG regularly.

Now there is another reason to beat the Pies.

[BSA5]

I have to admit, I really do resent Jolly. All will be forgiven if pick 14 turns out to be a gun, but @@@@ me.... seeing him on the AFL site with that big goofy grin on his face in a Collingwood polo just makes me want to..............

[2005]

7

For his Year


Now though he just another Collingwood @@@@@ !!

[Primmy]

I am trying to think happy thoughts.

Paul Williams, yes thats a good one.
Andrew Schauble; yep, thats another one.
Robbie Ahmet; the goal against North is a treasured memory.
Scotty thingy; grrrrrrrrrr

Mrs Willo; dragged the WAGS to events and created a great time had by all atmosphere; also provided home meals for lots of the younger boys (heard that from the man himself), and wherever she was people were happy and having fun. I admired her immensely, improved things out of sight.

And Collingwood got a Rocca and a Jolls.

Hmmm. I think we won out here. IMO.

Signed: Pollyanna

[annew]

The thing I choked on was Jolly saying it was nice to be at a successful club in Collingwood what were the Swans then??

[royboy42]

I have a feeling that in 4 or 5 years moves such as Jolly to Cwood will be commonplace and not subject to the emotional criticism they attract currently.. This caper is becoming more and more of a business..NFL(US) style. Fan emotions will be less and less attached to lifetime players at the one club, because they will become very, very rare!
However it looks as if supporters weld to the club, and the individual players become less emotionally part of the supporters loyalties(in the long term).
I hate to see this developing but fear it's inevitable. Of course , if free agency appears, it will be a fait accompli.

[Nico]

I thought he was pretty good. He went to Collingwood, so what, that's lfe and that players move for varying reason is merely now a part of the business.

I gave him 8 brcause he worked so hard for such long times in games. I would have given him higher but I can't forget that were still about the worst out of the centre in the comp, and he had 52 hitouts against the Pies that really meant nothing in the end.

[BeeEmmAre]

Weekly update

Score after 31 voters - 7.32/10 (227/310)

Leaderboard
8.67 -- 5. Ryan O'Keefe
8.25 -- 2. Rhyce Shaw
7.79 -- 6. Craig Bolton
7.41 -- 4. Daniel Hannebery
7.32 -- 16. Darren Jolly
7.23 -- 3. Jarrad McVeigh
7.14 -- 15. Kieren Jack
6.10 -- 14. Craig Bird
5.54 -- 7. Brett Meredith
4.35 -- 11. Ed Barlow
3.86 -- 1. Barry Hall
3.68 -- 13. Patrick Veszpremi
3.28 -- 9. Nick Malceski

[Wardy]

8 - he had a pretty good year.

the fact that he has gone to Collingwood is a bit icky

He has realised that if you are married, the key to a happy life is a happy wife!!!
As much as we are all pissed off with him - he has, quite rightly, put his family first.

[Doctor J.]

The thing I choked on was Jolly saying it was nice to be at a successful club in Collingwood what were the Swans then??

If he said that, its laughable. Successful? When was that?

I'll give him a 7.

[Dalai Lama]

1 - for choosing Collingwood.

[giant]

Very good season which understandably tapered away towards the end.

It will be interesting to see how much if at all he is missed. My feeling is that the difference on the teams performance as a result of losing a very good ruckmen like Jolly is not that great as compared to if we had lost our best midfielder.

On the other hand I believe the loss of Ball at the end of 2005 was extremely telling on the ultimate result in 2006.

So ultimately time will tell on how important Jolly was to our structure.

Yep, this is an interesting question - the club has obviously always put a high premium on ruckmen and has gone hard after two promising types.

But given this was probably Jolly's year, it's also interesting to note it's probably the poorest year we've had for clearances for a number of seasons (tho I 'fess up I haven't actually looked at the official stats on this - gut instinct only). This suggests to me that as long as we have someone that can give a contest in the ruckman we shouldn't be too badly off.

7.5 for Jolly - faded in the last third of the year, understandably given his workload.

[Lucky Knickers]

Excellent year. Incredibly consistent performer since being given a chance at the Swans. I can't remember a year that he had a shocker.
Our success in 05/06 to make back-to-back grand finals was largely due to him being able to come out on the plus side of the ledger more often than not - since 2006 he has largely played a lone hand in the ruck and we have remained very competitive.
Wish him all the best for his future. Would have loved him to stay but I won't be cheering him given he's turned evil but will gladly welcome him back to the red and white upon retirement.

[reigning premier]

10.

When you're arguabley the best ruck in the comp, you deserve a 10.

I'll miss him, as will the Swans. But we got some value for him in a trade so I'm not too upset at his leaving.

[Trickster]

Took several points off for joining the c-words
Otherwise would have been a seven