Pickups by club

[Velour&Ruffles]

How quickly we forget Shannon Grant!

And deservedly so. A very overrated player in my opinion. Won a Norm Smith in GF number three, but was beyond pathetic in his first and second GFs (for the Swans and Roos respectively). It is because of players like him that I rate LRT so highly - LRT may not have the same silky skills but damn it he produces consistently when the heat is really on. Shagger Grant was basically the opposite - a flat track bully who choked in the heat of battle.

[Nico]

Don't forget David Bolton too - a bloody good wingman in his time. The original B1.

Bolton was pacy but an ordinary kick and turned it over something shocking.

[Velour&Ruffles]

Bolton was pacy but an ordinary kick and turned it over something shocking.

A bit harsh. Fearless, tough as hell, great tackle and a magnificent gouger when given the chance.

[goswannies]

Essendon gave us Derrick Kickett he was 'sort of OK'! They also gave up Neville Fields, Merv Neagle and Peter filandia.

Took some Danihers & Ben Doolan though

Collingwood gave us Robby Ahmatt & Scott russell

Len Thompson, Robert Dean, Bill Picken, Michael Lockman & returned Paul Hawke ... doesn't offset taking Teasdale, Greg Smith, Jolly, Licuria, Rocca, Barry Mitchell & even re-drafted Gerard Healy once he retired from injury even though he declared he wouldn't play.

Carlton gave us Vin Catoggio, unfortunately they got Bernie Evans as well as rhyce-jones, Mitchell and Diesel.

Collingwood took Mitchell, then he went to Carlton ... but they did give us Minten-Connell

The Saints also gave us Roy Cazaley

Jason Daniels ... but they took Paul Morwood & Silvio Foschini

Not only did Fitzroy give us Roos but also Peter Caven, Darren Kappler & David Strooper

Don't forget Richard Osborne!

Richmond gave us Francis Jackson and they got John Pitura somewhere along the line. Wrechmond also gave us 'The Whale' and Graeme Teasdale

Tim Barling & ALMOST Maurice Rioli ... even had a pic of him I'm the Sun in a Swans jumper!

Melbourne gave us a great coach who came from there in Barrassi.

They gave us the duddest of the Cordiner family David Cordner - to replace Capper as our glam full forward, Kevin Dyson, the more handy of the Healy brothers & another coach called Norm Smith

Norf gave us Shane Zantuck

Gary Cowton

[goswannies]

Bulldogs graciously didn't have Sammy's dad play enough games to qualify for father/son.

Plus we got Sammy's uncle from them & Simon Beasley was a useful administrator for a couple of years

[Primmy]

You should get out more GS.

But there are quite a number of "oh forgot them" in your mix. Especially Barrell and Ozzie.

[Nico]

The absolute worst pickup we ever got was Adrian Battiston from Melbourne. An average player at best he was touted as as going to be a star for us. Apart from the fact he was way past his best he turned out to be a dud of the first order. Then there was Shannon Corcoran from Brisbane/Footscray recruited by Eade. Wow, now was that a great pickup or what!!!!!????? Great recruiter was Rodney.

[Velour&Ruffles]

The absolute worst pickup we ever got was Adrian Battiston from Melbourne. An average player at best he was touted as as going to be a star for us. Apart from the fact he was way past his best he turned out to be a dud of the first order. Then there was Shannon Corcoran from Brisbane/Footscray recruited by Eade. Wow, now was that a great pickup or what!!!!!????? Great recruiter was Rodney.

Dermott Brereton from the Dawks. What a fizzer he was in red and white.
Dishonourable mentions to Warren McKenzie from Carlton and Stewart Wigney from the Dogs.

[Nico]

Dermott Brereton from the Dawks. What a fizzer he was in red and white.
Dishonourable mentions to Warren McKenzie from Carlton and Stewart Wigney from the Dogs.

I guess we should give due respect to some of these players as our recruiting back then was purely band aid style and we were masters at recruiting players way past their due date. Mckenzie and Wigney at stages of their careers were pretty serviceable for their clubs.

[Dosser]

We also didnt have the budget to recruit big names back then and a club that was bordering on collapse certainly wasnt the best lure for a good player who could make a career somewhere stable. We will probably never know the names of all the players who were approached but turned us down. I think our recruiters probably did the best with what they had, but they DID make some howlers, too.

[wolftone57]

Gee I hope so, there is just something about that kid that I really like.

He is one of the longest kicks i the AFL. Can kick 80 metres. I like him but he anly fit into a few c=games last season. He wasn't consistent but he always tries hard and gives his best even if things aren't going right. He didn't do that when he first arrived.

[wolftone57]

Took some Danihers & Ben Doolan though



Len Thompson, Robert Dean, Bill Picken, Michael Lockman & returned Paul Hawke ... doesn't offset taking Teasdale, Greg Smith, Jolly, Licuria, Rocca, Barry Mitchell & even re-drafted Gerard Healy once he retired from injury even though he declared he wouldn't play.


Collingwood took Mitchell, then he went to Carlton ... but they did give us Minten-Connell



Jason Daniels ... but they took Paul Morwood & Silvio Foschini


Don't forget Richard Osborne!



Tim Barling & ALMOST Maurice Rioli ... even had a pic of him I'm the Sun in a Swans jumper!



They gave us the duddest of the Cordiner family David Cordner - to replace Capper as our glam full forward, Kevin Dyson, the more handy of the Healy brothers & another coach called Norm Smith



Gary Cowton

Rocca was never going to play well for us, he hated being here and only wanted to play for Pies. I don't know why we ever drafted him as he made it known he didn't want to come. He certainly tried really hard up here, NOT, 22 games for 11 goals from a key forward.

[Triple B]

Rocca was never going to play well for us, he hated being here and only wanted to play for Pies. I don't know why we ever drafted him as he made it known he didn't want to come. He certainly tried really hard up here, NOT, 22 games for 11 goals from a key forward.

Get some perspective, he was just a kid playing the toughest position on the ground whose main job was to stay out of Pluggers way. Can't argue he didnt particularly want to be here, but to say he wasn't trying is ludicrous...

[0918330512]

Get some perspective, he was just a kid playing the toughest position on the ground whose main job was to stay out of Pluggers way. Can't argue he didnt particularly want to be here, but to say he wasn't trying is ludicrous...

Agree! If he'd have been drafted to today's team with today's culture it might've been a different story.

A combination of Lockett / Rocca playing 5-6 seasons together would have had me drooling like the potential of Lockett / Hall (I wish Plugger didn't pull the pin quite so early) ... or the proven combination of Pratt & Nash.

I can only hope that the Tippett / Reid combo (with the foils of Mummy/Pyke & Goodsey ... and the crumbing of Jetta, Gopher etc) can produce the fire power that the potential of such a forward line promises!

[707]

Hey 01183305, isn't it time for a name change???