Having fun, Tom?

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

I have heard the new skoda car has a scully integrated fuel tank. What happens is you will be driving along and you check your fuel gauge and it starts to speak to you by saying I know there is interest in my fuel level but I want to be a one tank car and my fuel gauge will sort its self out. And then BAM! Before you know it you are out of fuel.

[Redleg 40,905]

5 kicks and 7 handballs C & B. Let's not credit the little twerp with 5 touches he didn't earn

At 45% effectiveness, the lowest I have ever seen. We may have dodged a bullett.

[beelzebub 23,364]

At 45% effectiveness, the lowest I have ever seen. We may have dodged a bullett.

there's no 'may' !!

[Footynut 302]

At 45% effectiveness, the lowest I have ever seen. We may have dodged a bullett.

I don't think it coincidence that we wouldn't offer Tom the money GWS did but we are happy to go there with Cloke.

Clearly we didn't think he was worth it and are being proven right.

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

5 kicks and 7 handballs C & B. Let's not credit the little twerp with 5 touches he didn't earn

That's upwards of $4200 a touch.

[Dr John Dee 1,057]

I noticed $ully in a skoda advert the other day, dead set I nearly spewed.

First time I'd ever seen him with a smile on his face, it looked weird, like when John Connor tried to teach the Terminator to smile in Terminator 2 directors cut.

Was probably smiling because it was a paid ad I guess.

As in: “Skoda: like Tom $cully, an acquired taste”* ** †

* How much to acquire it? If you need to ask, you must be from Melbourne.

**For those who can afford it: guaranteed 60 months interest free football repayments

† To talk to one of our friendly staff, just phone McDonald’s Blacktown and ask for Phil

[Dee Fan 3,247]

As Jon Anderson said on 3AW this morning, he's a dud and every time he goes out on the field he confirms it. It won't be long before the acid is placed firmly on him, if he was in Melbourne the press would be crucifying him as the worst number 1 draft pick ever.

Interestingly Anderson also passed comment on Cloke and said he's not worth the big $'s on offer, he pointed out his less than impressive stats this year which have been very ordinary.

[beelzebub 23,364]

You have to say it right you realise......its,

$cullda !!!

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,781]

I think it's incredible that ALL the recruiting experts thought Scully was a worthy top 3 draft pick.

Or did they?

Is it possible that the recruiting gurus from the teams that know they don't have high picks manage to circulate "artificial" opinions on the best picks in the hope that their true preferences get passed over?

We hear the summary of the thoughts of all recruiters via Kevin Sheehan on radio and Emma Quayle in the press. There appears to be no doubt that the recruiters chat amongst themselves, and the press are aware of the likely top picks.

I hope this is wrong , because I fear we at Melbourne may be victims, but , as alluded to above, we may have escaped with Scully.

I reckon Darling is a classic example. It seems rumors were circulated about his unacceptable behavior, and everyone was taken in. WCE calmly took him with a pickin the twenties.

[old dee 23,788]

I think it's incredible that ALL the recruiting experts thought Scully was a worthy top 3 draft pick.

Or did they?

Is it possible that the recruiting gurus from the teams that know they don't have high picks manage to circulate "artificial" opinions on the best picks in the hope that their true preferences get passed over?

We hear the summary of the thoughts of all recruiters via Kevin Sheehan on radio and Emma Quayle in the press. There appears to be no doubt that the recruiters chat amongst themselves, and the press are aware of the likely top picks.

I hope this is wrong , because I fear we at Melbourne may be victims, but , as alluded to above, we may have escaped with Scully.

I reckon Darling is a classic example. It seems rumors were circulated about his unacceptable behavior, and everyone was taken in. WCE calmly took him with a pickin the twenties.

Who did we pick again JJC?

Just escapes me at the moment.

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,781]

Who did we pick again JJC?

Just escapes me at the moment.

Im really referring to Scully, Trengove, Watts, Morton, and to a lesser extent,Sylvia and Maclean. I'm surprised you've forgotten them. You MUST be a very "old Dee"!

[Jarka 767]

Whoever came up with the idea of putting him in their ad should get the rrrr's. Brand poison IMO.

Everyone should send them an email saying that we refuse to buy their product because of their association with him

[old dee 23,788]

Im really referring to Scully, Trengove, Watts, Morton, and to a lesser extent,Sylvia and Maclean. I'm surprised you've forgotten them. You MUST be a very "old Dee"!

I know mate was just a small joke

I was referring to your comment about Darling

[Dee Fan 3,247]

I know mate was just a small joke

I was referring to your comment about Darling

Shhhh!

[old dee 23,788]

Shhhh!

Sorry RobbieF Have I messed up again?

( who was it again )

[H_T 3,043]

Interestingly Anderson also passed comment on Cloke and said he's not worth the big $'s on offer, he pointed out his less than impressive stats this year which have been very ordinary.

Grant Thomas has been stating that all year re: Cloke - an overrated player who is served by an excellent midfield. To me Cloke is a very important player to Collingwood in a structural sense, so too Dawes in a way. But certainly not their best players at Collingwood.

[Viney12 196]

I think it's incredible that ALL the recruiting experts thought Scully was a worthy top 3 draft pick.

Or did they?

Is it possible that the recruiting gurus from the teams that know they don't have high picks manage to circulate "artificial" opinions on the best picks in the hope that their true preferences get passed over?

We hear the summary of the thoughts of all recruiters via Kevin Sheehan on radio and Emma Quayle in the press. There appears to be no doubt that the recruiters chat amongst themselves, and the press are aware of the likely top picks.

I hope this is wrong , because I fear we at Melbourne may be victims, but , as alluded to above, we may have escaped with Scully.

I reckon Darling is a classic example. It seems rumors were circulated about his unacceptable behavior, and everyone was taken in. WCE calmly took him with a pickin the twenties.

So hang on, let me get this straight

the recruiting managers of all teams artifically inflate potential draftees worth, yet Melbourne is the only victim to fall for this

Fanciful, just bad recruting / development etc

[Weedster 174]

Grant Thomas has been stating that all year re: Cloke - an overrated player who is served by an excellent midfield. To me Cloke is a very important player to Collingwood in a structural sense, so too Dawes in a way. But certainly not their best players at Collingwood.

i think this may be true - always far easier to be a good player in a great team. Save the $ IMO

[olisik 4,060]

Someone asked Caroline wilson on Footy Classified last night what she rated scully out of 10 for his performance this year.

She gave him a 3/10, think she was being generous.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Whoever came up with the idea of putting him in their ad should get the rrrr's. Brand poison IMO.

I suppose GWS are feeling the masive gulf between his performance and his salary and they want to put him to work in other ways. He'll be cleaning dunnies at Skoda stadium soon.

[Deestroy All 14,266]

Someone asked Caroline wilson on Footy Classified last night what she rated scully out of 10 for his performance this year.

She gave him a 3/10, think she was being generous.

Yeah, nah.

It was Grant Thomas.

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

Are you (and others) still insisting that the MFC didn't have any tests/examinations made of Scully's knee? Are you saying he told the club something along the lines of: "Look, I've got a bit of a chronic knee thingy going on here, so you better give me a rest" and the MFC responded, "No problem Tommy boy... you're our #1 pick, so as far as we're concerned, despite all of the conjecture about your staying or going, your word is good enough for us"?

Sorry, but for me, that just doesn't add up.

Sure, we should be bitter with regards to how and why he left, but to invent scenarios and to suddenly (not necessarily in your case WYL) brand him as an absolute dud, when the same posters would likely be praising his potential if he had remained a Dee, is laughable.

And how many games has little Tom missed this year with a knee problem??

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,781]

So hang on, let me get this straight

the recruiting managers of all teams artifically inflate potential draftees worth, yet Melbourne is the only victim to fall for this

Fanciful, just bad recruting / development etc

I'll try to help you get it straight.

Not ALL the teams' recruiting managers inflate potential draftees' worth. I'm suggesting the managers without high draft picks might try to influence those that do.

Melbourne wouldn't be the only victims. Other sides with picks 1 to 5 or 6 would be vulnerable too. Though lately it seems Melbourne's high picks have fared worse than some of our lowly peers.

Not so improbable, or "fanciful"is it? Perhaps it contributes to the "bad recruiting". I agree that player development is a critical factor also.

It is interesting how the "experts" all seem to agree on who are the top picks, and yet when, in the fullness of time, they show their worth,there often is a wide deviation from the outcome they all agreed on to be likely at draft time.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

i think he'd be having great time.

His team has shown a lot more potential this season than ours and they have youth on their side as well.

We try to rub it in to him but really when we look at it we don't have anything to rub in in comparison to ourselves.

Yes we smashed them but they are a team full of kids.

If they were of equal age to us then it most likely would have been a different story.

Tread carefully with theTom drubbing, i can see it coming back to bite us. hard.

[Biffen 12,943]

i think he'd be having great time.

His team has shown a lot more potential this season than ours and they have youth on their side as well.

We try to rub it in to him but really when we look at it we don't have anything to rub in in comparison to ourselves.

Yes we smashed them but they are a team full of kids.

If they were of equal age to us then it most likely would have been a different story.

Tread carefully with theTom drubbing, i can see it coming back to bite us. hard.

Tom doesn't know the meaning of fun and they are in for worse than they have shown .

Wait till everyone gets the hell out of there and goes back home .

We , as a club ,are in a dark place but the light will appear soon .