Don't underestimate how much op destroyed col early development, col's first three seasons were Wasted by op, poor player development is a player excuse, the desire to develop into a good player must come from within.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1K_b1x2Fc

So dumb.

I find it very funny that he can't get a game at Freo, and has now been rubbed out for a frustrated, off the ball incident. I also find it funny that Brisbane have turned to pure tripe since Moloney's arrival (their form and his arrival are purely coincidental), and by seasons end, it could see that we have gone ahead of them.

How's your ego now, boys? And before anyone starts about the "gone to another club to play finals" rubbish, for a select group of players moved on, it was more about ego than anything else.

The only player in the past 5 years I have been disappointed to see go is Cheney. Didn't get much of a go at Melbourne, seemed to be a blue collar worker when we had a fetish for white, has worked his backside off at Hawthron and through good luck (or bad luck to the injured players), is looking at consolidating a spot in their senior team, but understands that getting dropped is an opportunity to work on areas in the reserves and to push for senior selection again, rather than an opportunity to sulk. Any wonder he never got a fair go at the MFC with that attitude!

Sorry nutbean but where can we access these reports?

Just google - searches like "AFL draftees 2004"

I think the point about our recruiting is not that the recruiters made decisions (in most cases) that others would not have made but that despite best efforts the return from the recent recruiting has been poor for a range of reasons. Cook was a risk that should not have been taken, some of the others like Blease, Tapscott, Clark, Evans and Strauss have been crueled by injury and no where near where they should be right now for the time they have had on the list. Scully, Jurrah, Wonaeamirri, Mclean, Sylvia and Moloney left for any number of reasons and others like Gysberts, Tynon, Trengove, Watts and Morton never or have not yet reached their potential.

Even a 30% return of quality best 22 players from the above list today would make us a very different side.

I think our recruiting has been rubbish but that is not just the fault of the recruiters. Luck and fate have played their part as well.

See Sylvia is in the [censored] with Lyon after getting reported in the WAFL - also not exactly dominating there. Continues to waste his talent and no ability to reflect on past mistakes. Pleased to see the back of him

Colin is the "subways" of the AFL.

His advertisements look absolutely delicious but the reality is a really bland, tasteless, underwhelming sandwich served by rude 16 year olds.

Ross Lyon thrilled with Sylvia's WAFL outburst

Colin is the "subways" of the AFL.

His advertisements look absolutely delicious but the reality is a really bland, tasteless, underwhelming sandwich served by rude 16 year olds.

Subway is so better than that Nutbean. Don't give up on it after one bad experience - it's the most reliable and consistent fast food in Australia.

Having written all that, comparing it with Sylvia is 100% wrong in my view.

Does this mean he will be ineligible for the brownlow?

I shouldn't, but I'm having a great time reading the Freo posters looking forward to when Col sorts himself out and fulfils his potential.

I think the point about our recruiting is not that the recruiters made decisions (in most cases) that others would not have made but that despite best efforts the return from the recent recruiting has been poor for a range of reasons. Cook was a risk that should not have been taken, some of the others like Blease, Tapscott, Clark, Evans and Strauss have been crueled by injury and no where near where they should be right now for the time they have had on the list. Scully, Jurrah, Wonaeamirri, Mclean, Sylvia and Moloney left for any number of reasons and others like Gysberts, Tynon, Trengove, Watts and Morton never or have not yet reached their potential.

Even a 30% return of quality best 22 players from the above list today would make us a very different side.

I think our recruiting has been rubbish but that is not just the fault of the recruiters. Luck and fate have played their part as well.

Yep. Our draftee hit rate over the last seven years is even worse than our winning percentage...so I guess you could say we've played above ourselves, as sad as that is to say.

Does this mean he will be ineligible for the brownlow?

That's okay, next year will be his breakout year.

That's okay, next year will be his breakout year.

as long as gets a good pre-season of course

Gee I thought a win may change the board for a week, but no another 3 pages of hindsight recruiting, I am surprised that some posters on here are not employed as recruiters, maybe the are, but i think not

Every club has disasters at recruiting, when the team is winning nobody cares, it is only when they are losing.....hence some of the headlines re Carlton this week

We still have 45 players on the list, and one confirmed delisting at the end of the year, same as every club, who knows out of that will be the hero and piece of inspired next week or the spud and the absolute disaster

That's okay, next year will be his breakout year.

If only he could get a full pre-season. He'll be a gun one day that boy....

I shouldn't, but I'm having a great time reading the Freo posters looking forward to when Col sorts himself out and fulfils his potential.

Link?

Subway is so better than that Nutbean. Don't give up on it after one bad experience - it's the most reliable and consistent fast food in Australia.

Having written all that, comparing it with Sylvia is 100% wrong in my view.

Subway may be better than Sylvia but it is still subway....

Subway improved when they removed yoga mat material from their bread…still not great, though.

I guess that relates to Sylvia - he did a lot of Pilates to recover from OP...

C Sylvia charged with striking B Moloney go figure.

All that wasted talent.