2013 Player Review - # 27 Tom Gillies

[Demonland 72,176]

Taken as a delisted free agent, Gillies struggled to impress in his two games and has already been delisted.

Games MFC 2013 2 Career Total 15

Goals MFC 2013 0 Career Total 1

Games CSFC 2013 13 Goals CSFC 2013 6

Keith "Bluey" Truscott Memorial Trophy 16 votes

[Sydney Pennski 296]

If you want one story that encapsulates how we're travelling, you only need to look at the story of two players delisted by Geelong at the end of 2012 - Jonathan Simpkin and Tom Gillies.

One went to Hawthorn and played in a premiership and the other came to us and - pppft!

[kieranbj 111]

I just don't understand how he managed to crack 13 games at Geelong over the last couple of years when they were so dominant.

[dazzledavey36 54,890]

I remember Hawthorn chased him really hard 2 years ago.

Do they still want him? Jordan Lewis for Gillies thank you.

[Carlos Danger 380]

Was given Rivers' number just as Magner was given Moloney's in a move that can only be construed as "hey we lost these guys in free agency but don't worry we've got these guys to take their place".

Epic fail and Mark Neeld. Synonymous.

[The Lobster Effect 891]

Say what you want about this guy but he did have a fine beard

[Deeoldfart 8,027]

I thought he might offer something based on the fact that the Hawks had chased him 12 months earlier .... but I was very wrong!

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,817]

Had an up and down season.

Needs to work on his consistency next year.

[beelzebub 23,364]

Had an up and down season.

Needs to work on his consistency next year.

where ever that is ...

[Maggot 1977 263]

Dud, was a waste of time, effort and money - if the club had taken the time to speak to a Cats fan & not a representative trying to [censored] a mule they would have realised his quality at AFL standard was questionable at best. Its not hard to look Ok in a VFL game when your side dominates week in week out.

[jazza 1,323]

Say what you want about this guy but he did have a fine beard

something that most supporters underrate.

yes would have polled votes in the brownlow on beard itself

also in Warrnambool is a pie factory named after the family

these and more interesting facts alone should KEEP him on the list

[Disco Demons 92]

Matthew Warnock junior

[monoccular 17,427]

Even at our most charitable, I doubt if any would have thought that this was a good pick ! :-(

[Biffen 12,943]

Some kind of a sick joke played on us by the Cats.

Looked like he'd walked out of a pub for his first game.

Neelds worst decision in a litany of bad ones.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

Rivers to Geelong - Gillies to us. Beautiful work.

[Steamin Demon 392]

Worst recruit in history

[This Dangerous 93]

I wouldn't be surprised if Tom Gillies is actually a method actor doing some sort of Joaquin Phoenix "I'm Still Here" style project on the MFC. There will probably be a movie about it.

Years from now people will forget Tom Gillies: Innadequate Footballer and only know Tom Gillies: Comedic Genius.

Edited October 14, 2013 by This Dangerous

[Supermercado 2,797]

Poor bastard might have shown up in the wrong place at the wrong time, but his two games edged out Isaac Weetra for the worst two and out I've ever seen.