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The One That Got Away

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  On 03/05/2015 at 21:15, Whispering_Jack said:

Sydney took Lewis Jetta

And Barry Prender-aghast sat in the Jetta lounge room while the mom told him Lewis was the pick of the crop (we could have rookied him that year as he missed being drafted).

Unlike BP to miss one

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      On 03/05/2015 at 19:53, Coup Cooper said:

    Tom Rockliff was overlooked by us..

    The knock on Rockcliff was he had no endurance and was overlooked in the National draft.

    He was training at Melbourne and with all the tests done on him it was decided to use pick 1 in the pre season draft to select him.

    It was then decided it would be a better outcome to use pick 1 in the pre season draft on Jurrah and then use pick 1 in the rookie draft on Rockliff.

    It was never anticipated Brisbane would take.

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    Was it Rory Sloane who we told we'd draft then took Jamie Bennell instead?

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      On 04/05/2015 at 04:32, Sir Paul Roos said:

    Was it Rory Sloane who we told we'd draft then took Jamie Bennell instead?

    Yep, we basically swore to his family that if available, we'd pick him with our 2nd rounder.

    Whoops.

    As for the other one that got away..............it simply has to be Ollie Wines. He's a dead-set gun, whereas Toumpas is about to be fired out of one.

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      On 03/05/2015 at 21:15, Whispering_Jack said:

    Easy.

    In the 2009 AFL National Draft, Melbourne had four picks in the top 18 selections and we were looking for midfield talent to shore up our third world midfield. We took -

    1. Tom Scully

    2. Jack Trengove

    11. Jordan Gysberts

    18. Luke Tapscott

    Fremantle took Nathan Fyfe with pick 20.

    Also, in between Gysberts and Tapscott, Adelaide took Daniel Talia, Sydney took Lewis Jetta and Geelong took Daniel Menzel. Collingwood got Luke Ball with #30 so there you have a good few who got away considering three of our four are no longer at the club and JT will have missed near on two full seasons by the end of 2015 and but for a cracked foot would have been at Tigerland anyway this year.

    Nailed it son.

    Though that pick 1 got us Jesse and Dawes, so Prendergast must have been a genius or a clairvoyant.

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      On 03/05/2015 at 09:46, jackaub said:

    Where the hell do you start?

    We have tried to play catch up over 8 years rather than reinventing ourselves Roos is now just continuing the past . Just Pathetic and I cant blame him because obviously he is not allowed to drop under performers like Jack.

    Dropping Watts is not the answer. His problem is confidence. Roos is showing belief in him and pushing him to regain confidence in the seniors. Dropping him will kill what little self belief he has after becoming the worst handled high pick in AFL history. He is one player that the club owes more to than he does to the club
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      On 05/05/2015 at 01:34, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm surprised no-one has mentioned potential coaches (meaning those actually interested and available) we could have had since 2000 rather than the ones we decided upon.

    Neeld over Hinkley's a pretty good one.

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      On 03/05/2015 at 19:53, Coup Cooper said:

    Tom Rockliff was overlooked by us..

    Not sure he's the type of character we need down at Melbourne anyway..

    Source: my vibe

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      On 05/05/2015 at 01:38, Roost It said:

    Dropping Watts is not the answer. His problem is confidence. Roos is showing belief in him and pushing him to regain confidence in the seniors. Dropping him will kill what little self belief he has after becoming the worst handled high pick in AFL history. He is one player that the club owes more to than he does to the club

    Lets get one think straight Roosty

    The club owes nothing to these professionals other than an opportunity to participate at the highest level and if they perform they are valued and if not they get another career.Never understood this notion of debt in a completely professional sport

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    Imagine the confidence jimmy Toumpas got last year when he'd come up to afl level plays okay but clearly needs time to get used to the pace of the game but gets dropped the next week while watts gets chance after chance

    Not a great example imo

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    As others have said before Roos' either has unshakable belief in JW or club politics won't allow him the decision.Neither are helping JW,other players' perceptions or the club

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    Sloane, Rockliff and Wines were all seemingly players we were very interested in, had spoken to a lot, and were available to us at the time, but we took Bennell, Jurrah and Toumpas instead.

    The Fyfe one is funny, you would have hoped one of BP's blind punches might have connected, but who is to say Fyfe would be the player he is today if he were a Dee.

    Edit: obviously I would be willing to take that chance to see if he would have become that player

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    What about Todd Goldstein , we spoke to him prior to the draft then again when he was looking at him after 2 years

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      On 05/05/2015 at 01:38, Roost It said:

    Dropping Watts is not the answer. His problem is confidence. Roos is showing belief in him and pushing him to regain confidence in the seniors. Dropping him will kill what little self belief he has after becoming the worst handled high pick in AFL history. He is one player that the club owes more to than he does to the club

    Absolute bulshit.

    Yes, he was hyped up, and played WAY too soon.

    But it wasn't that decision that made him a scared little man, who wees his smalls every time a physical contest is imminent, or even in the general vicinity.

    He is a bust. Just like Toumpas appears to be, and just like Plodgrove appears to be (might be a bit harsh on Trenners, as he looked the goods early, apart from being a tad slow)

    Drop him now, and make him EARN his place. My money would be it wouldn't happen, as VFL requires physical contact also.

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      On 06/05/2015 at 12:43, Crompton said:

    Martin Pike for me.

    We had him and he showed what a great player he could be - just we never saw it while he wore the best colours

    And he punched Garry Lyon!!!

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      On 06/05/2015 at 12:43, Crompton said:

    Martin Pike for me.

    We had him and he showed what a great player he could be - just we never saw it while he wore the best colours

    Really?

    I thought Scott Thompson was much more valuable at the Crows, than Pike was at Brisbane.

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      On 06/05/2015 at 12:49, faultydet said:

    Really?

    I thought Scott Thompson was much more valuable at the Crows, than Pike was at Brisbane.

    Fair enough - won't argue too much except to say Martin has played in more Premiership sides.

    But I've been feeling the pain for quite a few years now,every time watching Adelaide play, agreed.

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      On 06/05/2015 at 13:02, Crompton said:

    Fair enough - won't argue too much except to say Martin has played in more Premiership sides.

    But I've been feeling the pain for quite a few years now,every time watching Adelaide play, agreed.

    Steven Armstrong played in more premiership sides than Robert Harvey, and Robert Flower.

    But, I feel your pain also.

    edit for single malt spelling. Apologies.

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