history of recruiting duds.

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ed healey

history of recruiting duds.

Post by ed healey »

From as far back as the recruiting of wee georgie bissett,to the failed signing of brereton and hardie who gave little,the pies have had a long list of signing so called superstars that have been super duds for us.
There are exceptions,nathan buckley,mark williams,phil carman,brian taylor gave good service.
but collingwood in the past would chase blokes like sam kekavich etc as high profile players that were more worried about appearance than performance.
I reckon this year we have ditched that syndrome,and hopefully it is gone forever.
lets hope so,collingwood is not a dumping ground for past it champs anymore.
feel free to add to the list of good and bad high profile recruits.
usually it is the kids like obree that are the better recruits,rather than one with an enlarged ego.and minimised ability.
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jeff#brutus

Post by jeff#brutus »

Nice post ed
Well this is what dreams are made of,to scout the country and assemble a group of young players that will kick arse consistently will be something to behold.
Im thinking we are not far off,and yes there is no point in quick fixes any more its like that old dirty heap of shit (car)in the driveway you can keep repairing but you aint gonna make it any better.And who to know better but us collingwood people
we are on thee right track!!!

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Post by London Dave »

Good call Ed and Joffa. I think we had a thread a year or so ago with the biggest duds we ever traded for. ed has a good memory, and here's a few for ya. Laurie Sandilands, Alan Davis, Teasdale.....

We did get some good ones though. Ray Byrne and Boofa Davis were good value for us.
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the prez

Post by the prez »

When u speak of duds,u can't go past the Million dollar man Barry Mitchell.What a waste of money that was.
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Post by jeff#brutus »

Oh bullshit what about that fat red headed bastard BRAD HARDIE
shit wasnt he a sensation at pieland!!!!!!!

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Post by Greg J »

Sam Keckovic! What year did he play for us? I must have been living in Sydney at the time '79 to '81. Oh my aching back (from carrying the weight of all the duds we have recruited in the last 20 years.)

Barry Mitchell must have been the biggest dud, though how much did we pay for Brad Hardie (and did he play a game).
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