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MatthewBoydFanClub
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: Elwood
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| Mugwump wrote: | | bally12 wrote: |
Go figure. We are kind of a dumb club...Mayne recruitment and all. This kind of stuff doesn't surprise me anymore. |
Sorry, but this is silly. A mis5ake was made on the Mayne recruitment, but excellent calls were made on Howe, and though it is early days, it looks like an excellent call was made on Cox and Murray as well. Adams’ kicking is his relative weakness, no question, but it has improved markedly and he’d be in any best 22 in the comp. Why do people select a few mistakes or issues, ignore huge positives, and conclude that the club they support is “a dumb club” ? |
As far as I see it our free agency calls have been terrible and it's a lesson to be learned about using free agency (apart from Wells in which it's too early to call), while our trades have been terrific. Now that Heater's career is trailing away we are ahead of this trade with Adams (a potential captain) for the next 10 years. His kicking is a minor hiccup. Treloar and WHE are both astute trades as well despite the high price we paid for Treloar. Howe and Varcoe, we are both ahead of the ledger, while Jesse White is one we should never have done (which most Nicksters warned against doing). |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007
Location: Between London and Melbourne
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| BucksIsFutureCoach wrote: |
As far as I see it our free agency calls have been terrible and it's a lesson to be learned about using free agency (apart from Wells in which it's too early to call), while our trades have been terrific. Now that Heater's career is trailing away we are ahead of this trade with Adams (a potential captain) for the next 10 years. His kicking is a minor hiccup. Treloar and WHE are both astute trades as well despite the high price we paid for Treloar. Howe and Varcoe, we are both ahead of the ledger, while Jesse White is one we should never have done (which most Nicksters warned against doing). |
Yes, that’s fair. At this stage I’d say Wells is also a miss, but there may yet be a redeeming Indian summer. Our trading has been excellent, our drafting a bit hit and miss but that’s the nature of the Draft. Trading out D Thomas and Lumumba were both inspired decisions. I always wonder what psychological impulse is served by the relentless bagging of our own.
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Skids 
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
Location: Joined 3/6/02 . Member #175
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| Raw Hammer wrote: | | Two handed ball drop. Not hard to force him to add a guiding hand to his technique. His goal kicking ALWAYS pushes right. It's amazing a pro club puts up with thus sort of thing. |
I think it's impossible to change his technique (I had the same issue  )
Reminds m of Stan Nowotny who played 278 games for Swan Districts from 1969-1985 (Captain '77-'81). His kicking was hit and miss with the two handed drop, yet he made up for it with his guts and determination.
He played in 2 premierships and represented WA on 7 occasions. He also won a B & F in 1974.
http://www.wafootballhalloffame.com.au/inductees/3835-stanley-nowotny
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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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| BucksIsFutureCoach wrote: | | Mugwump wrote: | | bally12 wrote: |
Go figure. We are kind of a dumb club...Mayne recruitment and all. This kind of stuff doesn't surprise me anymore. |
Sorry, but this is silly. A mis5ake was made on the Mayne recruitment, but excellent calls were made on Howe, and though it is early days, it looks like an excellent call was made on Cox and Murray as well. Adams’ kicking is his relative weakness, no question, but it has improved markedly and he’d be in any best 22 in the comp. Why do people select a few mistakes or issues, ignore huge positives, and conclude that the club they support is “a dumb club” ? |
As far as I see it our free agency calls have been terrible and it's a lesson to be learned about using free agency (apart from Wells in which it's too early to call), while our trades have been terrific. Now that Heater's career is trailing away we are ahead of this trade with Adams (a potential captain) for the next 10 years. His kicking is a minor hiccup. Treloar and WHE are both astute trades as well despite the high price we paid for Treloar. Howe and Varcoe, we are both ahead of the ledger, while Jesse White is one we should never have done (which most Nicksters warned against doing). |
White was a definite hit. Not a great outlay and played many games.
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masoncox
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3 minutes to go Adams kicks a 20 metre kick to a Hawks player.
Lands on his chest.
Never seen a worst kicker of the ball.
Butcher Adams is an appropriate name. |
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Joined: 26 Sep 2013
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As someone else said in the game thread, Shaw v Adams - we lost big time
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Pies4shaw 
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| He has some serious competition. He’s hopeless but he may not even be the worst at Collingwood, let alone the worst in the AFL. Be good when he retires, though - the pathetic comparisons with the all-time great we cleared to get him are just tragically stupid. |
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Haff 
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Oscar Pistorius was a better kick...
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lihei
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So glad he got pipped for the Copeland. That would’ve been a stain on the trophy.
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Joined: 26 Sep 2013
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| Haff wrote: | | Oscar Pistorius was a better kick... |
he's certainly more on target
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woodys_world69
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Brisbane
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| Include the AFLW league as well. And some of them kick it off there shins. |
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qldmagpie67
Joined: 18 Dec 2008
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| masoncox wrote: | 3 minutes to go Adams kicks a 20 metre kick to a Hawks player.
Lands on his chest.
Never seen a worst kicker of the ball.
Butcher Adams is an appropriate name. |
Unfortunately he's not even the worst in this team
Langdon would be closer or Phillips or Maynard shit the list just goes on |
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BazBoy
Joined: 11 Sep 2014
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Number 10 an A grade player
shot on goal. Poor kick
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Damien 
Me Noah & Flynn @ the G
Joined: 21 Jan 1999
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Don’t forget Treloar. Every kick a mongrel punt.
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DT
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GWS played us with Treloar and Adams. Sometimes good oftentimes not
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