On 07/11/2014 at 23:03, G-max said:

On the upside, only 15 more posts and you can start bagging people out.

200 required? [censored] elitist [censored]!

It's stating the obvious, but he will surely go down as the best value trade of the season, if not the decade (he cost us picks 61 and 79).

The fact that it's Carlton we screwed over makes it all the sweeter.

He's kicked 25.21 so far and adds so much more besides, and makes us dangerous and competitive near goal even when Hogan's not there.

  On 21/06/2015 at 14:27, Grapeviney said:

It's stating the obvious, but he will surely go down as the best value trade of the season, if not the decade (he cost us picks 61 and 79).

The fact that it's Carlton we screwed over makes it all the sweeter.

He's kicked 25.21 so far and adds so much more besides, and makes us dangerous and competitive near goal even when Hogan not's there.

Wasn't so much as trade as him being sacked by Carlton and us giving them a cursory draft pick for the rights to him. He picked us over Essendon and I'm very glad he did and I think a lot of clubs would be feeling foolish not to have sounded him out. Time will tell I guess.

Some players need to be moved on for the greater good. That might have been Garlett at Carlton. It's just very unlikely that we got the chance to pick someone up in that situation and a credit to everyone but mainly to Jeff that he's back enjoying his footy.

On track for a 50 goal season, god damn what a genius piece of recruiting. Gave barely anything for him too.

Pretty popular by the looks too...

Scored at least one goal in all 12 games so far, multiple goals in 9 from 12. Remarkable consistency from a small forward in a struggling side.

  On 21/06/2015 at 21:17, JP_ said:

Scored at least one goal in all 12 games so far, multiple goals in 9 from 12. Remarkable consistency from a small forward in a struggling side.

If he only had scored more than one goal against St. Kilda (when he had only three kicks) then we would have been singing the song two weeks in a row (however maybe the St. Kilda loss was just what we needed to inspire everybody (especially Garlett) to lift against the Cats!

It's hard to think of a bigger steal in recent times.

He's become one of my favourites, if not my favourite. The skill. The swagger. He's a very welcome addition.

  On 21/06/2015 at 14:27, Grapeviney said:

It's stating the obvious, but he will surely go down as the best value trade of the season, if not the decade (he cost us picks 61 and 79).

The fact that it's Carlton we screwed over makes it all the sweeter.

He's kicked 25.21 so far and adds so much more besides, and makes us dangerous and competitive near goal even when Hogan's not there.

Considering how much Melbourne scores this output is phenomenal. Only Eddie Betts has played better as a small forward this year. Garlett would be knocking on the door of all-Australian if Betts wasn't having the season he is. Fantastic work from a guy not many teams wanted.

Meanwhile the pick they got off us for Garlett.

  On 22/06/2015 at 04:28, Rollo2 said:

Considering how much Melbourne scores this output is phenomenal. Only Eddie Betts has played better as a small forward this year. Garlett would be knocking on the door of all-Australian if Betts wasn't having the season he is. Fantastic work from a guy not many teams wanted.

And sweeter still that both Garlett and Betts are no longer with Carlton!

Jeffy played himself into some form yesterday. Was rushing and fumbling everything early, but after he jagged his first, the confidence returned. He's been a fantastic pick-up and was exactly what we needed in our forward half; we now threaten in the air and when the ball finds the turf.

Has speed and nouse and hopefully many more years in the red and blue!

  On 09/10/2014 at 12:19, jumbo returns said:

Just meh.

Strikes me as a player who's cooked.

Better to develop JKH and Kent.

Sorry Jumbo i had to have a little laugh at this.

Anyways fair to say Jeffy has been a massive bargain for us considering the set of butter knives we gave Carlton lol. Our leading goal kicker and seems like he is really enjoying his footy and getting the balance right off field. Credit to Paul Roos for taking the risk on Garlett and showing huge faith in him because its paying off so far.

Could be on his way to a 40 goals this year.

  On 22/06/2015 at 04:31, dazzledavey36 said:

Meanwhile the pick they got off us for Garlett.

In real terms, they passed on the later pick & used the earlier pick on Clem Smith... whose longevity in the game is limited, in my opinion.

Especially these days, with the tackle almost being outlawed, a poor man's Byron Pickett has no place.

  On 21/06/2015 at 14:27, Grapeviney said:

It's stating the obvious, but he will surely go down as the best value trade of the season, if not the decade (he cost us picks 61 and 79).

The fact that it's Carlton we screwed over makes it all the sweeter.

He's kicked 25.21 so far and adds so much more besides, and makes us dangerous and competitive near goal even when Hogan's not there.

And many of those 21 behinds were absolutely gettable - he should have at least 35 goals to date.

Absolute bargain. The most exciting player to watch on our list - I love the bloke.

Our recruiting department has gone from completely hopeless to seriously good since the appointment of Viney, Taylor and (most significantly) Roos.

  On 09/07/2015 at 22:42, Ron Burgundy said:

And many of those 21 behinds were absolutely gettable - he should have at least 35 goals to date.

Absolute bargain. The most exciting player to watch on our list - I love the bloke.

Our recruiting department has gone from completely hopeless to seriously good since the appointment of Viney, Taylor and (most significantly) Roos.

Let's hope Goodwin is as good as Roos at encouraging similar players to Melbourne. GCS Bennell anyone?

  On 22/06/2015 at 04:31, dazzledavey36 said:

Meanwhile the pick they got off us for Garlett.

Don't discount the possibility that Carlton is both so broke that they needed to trade for the steak knives to give them the tools to get rid of Mick Malthouse.

I didn't know Garlett played such a high pressure brand of footy; I always had him pegged as a downhill skier. He creates opportunities through hard work and really classy skills - reminds me a lot of the early days of Aaron Davey.

I was happy with the trade at the time, but it's still exceeded my expectations in terms of output. He's been excellent and I hope it continues.

  On 09/07/2015 at 23:54, Nasher said:

I didn't know Garlett played such a high pressure brand of footy; I always had him pegged as a downhill skier. He creates opportunities through hard work and really classy skills - reminds me a lot of the early days of Aaron Davey.

I was happy with the trade at the time, but it's still exceeded my expectations in terms of output. He's been excellent and I hope it continues.

I wouldn't put him quite on that level, but I see what you're saying. His defensive efforts are a lot better than I'd expected (not having watched him closely at Carlton).

Still can't believe how good he is for the price we paid.

It really feels like robbery, but since that casts Carlton as the victim, I'm cool with that.