Daniel Talia - Another recruiting blunder?

[titan_uranus 25,043]

Bwump.

Range Rover called it on April 5 this year, as usual to much derision.

At least you realise people think you're an idiot.

[Range Rover 1,935]

At least you realise people think you're an idiot.

Some people don't like to be woken up from their slumber. It's understandable.

Others, like you, prefer to remain sound asleep. Zzzzzzz

[stuie 7,374]

Can't there be a daily post limit or something for this [censored]?

[titan_uranus 25,043]

Some people don't like to be woken up from their slumber. It's understandable.

Others, like you, prefer to remain sound asleep. Zzzzzzz

This post, like every other one of yours, makes no sense.

[Robbie57 2,022]

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

IMO this kid is going to be a rock at the heart of the Adelaide defense for the next 10 years.

Prendergast punted on Gysberts when we'd already taken two mids (Scully and Trengove) at 1 & 2.

A mistake in my opinion given our long term needs down back, and the obvious quality of Talia.

http://www.afl.com.a...85/default.aspx

Have your say in the poll ...

Yes we should have( In hindsight) taken Talia.

But it should have been instead of Scully

[fuchsia 37]

At least you realise people think you're an idiot.

"if u start arguing with FOOLS quite quickly ,people can't tell the difference"

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

if we had of picked up talia instead, i reckon he wouldn't have turned out as well as he has with the crows, given our development of kids of late has been extremely poor.

[Range Rover 1,935]

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[Nasher 33,617]

You're in all sorts of unchartered territory for unbearable posters. In the 10 years or so I've been involved with this site I'm struggling to think of anyone more difficult to bear. And no, it's not because you're "right".

[Little Richard 6,265]

It's called hindsight you idiot, as he was drafted in 09. It would have been foresight if this thread was started at the time of the draft.

[Range Rover 1,935]

It's called hindsight you idiot, as he was drafted in 09. It would have been foresight if this thread was started at the time of the draft.

Look back through the annals, you will see I - as well as quite a few others on here - wanted us to draft Talia.

My April thread and the passage of time have only confirmed the prescience of that foresight.

Comprende ... [censored]?

[Range Rover 1,935]

You're in all sorts of unchartered territory for unbearable posters. In the 10 years or so I've been involved with this site I'm struggling to think of anyone more difficult to bear. And no, it's not because you're "right".

Being right can be unpopular Nash. What to do.

[DemonWA 3,936]

[Brian Wilson 331]

And he's no longer around ... is he.

Doesn't this make your thread rather useless? If the recruiter was still around, then he would need to be held accountable. But he isn't. It's like complaining about the Howard or Bracks governments. The time has passed.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

All i can say on this topic is that I have inside info. Ive heard from a family member who knows his family that his preferred destination at the time of the draft was MFC and he even told the club so.

[Range Rover 1,935]

All i can say on this topic is that I have inside info. Ive heard from a family member who knows his family that his preferred destination at the time of the draft was MFC and he even told the club so.

I heard the same. Just unbelievable isn't it.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

perhaps our recruiting was part of our tanking strategy?

[old dee 23,872]

perhaps our recruiting was part of our tanking strategy?

It has worked perfectly.

Never seen a plan come together quite so well

[titan_uranus 25,043]

All i can say on this topic is that I have inside info. Ive heard from a family member who knows his family that his preferred destination at the time of the draft was MFC and he even told the club so.

Right. So we have a duty to pick players who want to play for us, do we?

I'm glad our recruiters aren't picking players just because they tell us they want to play for us.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Right. So we have a duty to pick players who want to play for us, do we?

I'm glad our recruiters aren't picking players just because they tell us they want to play for us.

A player's desire to play for a given club isn't something that should be dismised out of hand. You want players who are committed to the cause.

More important though is having the good judgement and foresight (ooh there's that dirty word again) to pick a bloke who will play regular senior footy and play it damned well.

Not our recruiter's strong suit.

[titan_uranus 25,043]

A player's desire to play for a given club isn't something that should be dismised out of hand. You want players who are committed to the cause.

What was your view on Naitanui again?

[Range Rover 1,935]

What was your view on Naitanui again?

Why?

[titan_uranus 25,043]

Why?

You are bleating on about how Talia wanted to play here, and thus we should have taken that into account.

Naitanui wanted to stay in Perth, but you don't seem to have cared about that one bit in all your whinging about that decision.

[Range Rover 1,935]

You are bleating on about how Talia wanted to play here, and thus we should have taken that into account.

Naitanui wanted to stay in Perth, but you don't seem to have cared about that one bit in all your whinging about that decision.

It's a factor to take into account, not the only factor.

Anyway, Talia went to Adelaide, won a rising star and seems happy there. No reason why NicNat couldn't have done the same at Melbourne.