I would have taken him in a heartbeat. Getting on but still managed 21 touches & 5 marks a game & kicked 30 goals.

We are desperately in need of some experience up forward to organise the troops & make space for Jesse H.

Can't believe they didn't sound him out . Oh well have to do with Jake M instead.

We didnt miss out on anything, we were never in the race.

He went up their to get his foot in the coaching door, nothing more.

Stevie J is cooked and doesn't make room for anyone in the forward 50 other than the one-and-only Stevie J.

I would have taken him in a heartbeat. Getting on but still managed 21 touches & 5 marks a game & kicked 30 goals.

We are desperately in need of some experience up forward to organise the troops & make space for Jesse H.

Can't believe they didn't sound him out . Oh well have to do with Jake M instead.

I'd rather a Jake M with 7-8 years up his sleeve than Stevie J for one season losing the plot and getting frustrated and suspended - enjoying his retirement funds before undertaking coaching.

It will be Jessie's domain the forward 50 and he'll be doing most of the organising.

Hardly a missed opportunity. Geelong making sound list decisions.

I'd rather a Jake M with 7-8 years up his sleeve than Stevie J for one season losing the plot and getting frustrated and suspended - enjoying his retirement funds before undertaking coaching.

It will be Jessie's domain the forward 50 and he'll be doing most of the organising.

Hardly a missed opportunity. Geelong making sound list decisions.

Pickett. Vardy. Moorcroft.

Our track record in these one-year wonders who bring a wealth of premiership experience with them is not good.

Yeah, nah

1. Old

2. Culture killer

3. Selfish

4. Not a role player

5. Old

I can think of many phrases to describe Steve Johnson, but 'missed opportunity is absolutely not one of them.

Pickett. Vardy. Moorcroft.

Our track record in these one-year wonders who bring a wealth of premiership experience with them is not good.

I thought Pickett was okay at the demons. Vardy was very good when fit, some games very,very,good.

Stevie J is an undisciplined attention seeker. Clubs like Melbourne don't need this type. Give me honest goers like Hogan and Brayshaw any day.

Anyone who thinks Steve J would be a great pickup for the MFC shows a complete lack of understanding of where our club is and where we want to go. Our recruiting is still easily the most underwhelming in the AFL. Complete your tasks recruiters, or get outa here.

Some of you critics have no idea. He is actually team oriented & a very smart player - not to mention AA, Norm Smith medallist & 3 premierships - that means he is a couple of levels above Daniel Cross. And his form this year was pretty good.

He might even have taught Max Gawn not to spoil Jesse Hogan.

Would have made a great asset.

Vardy was OK.

Vardy was OK.

So was Byron. However Moorcroft and Byrnes were terrible pickups.

Point is, none of Pickett, Vardy, Moorcroft, etc, took the club anywhere. In and out of there leaving no trace except for a cheque book full of stubs

Stevie J has 12-24 months of average footy left, and isn't going to help build a premiership team.

We need to make smart investments, Stevie J isn't one.

Superstar

3 premierships and a Norm Smith - a flair player can be a team player.

But ultimately would be a waste for both parties.

Stevie J has 12-24 months of average footy left, and isn't going to help build a premiership team.

We need to make smart investments, Stevie J isn't one.

Exactly, we're building for long term, sustained success.

Stevie J may help the franchise team put a few extra bums on seats.

In no way is he a missed opportunity.

Only have to see the way he carried on at Josh Walker when he didn't give him the ball to realise what an absolute idiot he is and that negative effect it would have on our young kids.

Some of you critics have no idea. He is actually team oriented & a very smart player - not to mention AA, Norm Smith medallist & 3 premierships - that means he is a couple of levels above Daniel Cross. And his form this year was pretty good.

He might even have taught Max Gawn not to spoil Jesse Hogan.

Would have made a great asset.

There you go, I'd rather Daniel Cross than Stevie Johnson for 2016.

Thank god we didn't get him. Would rather have kept Crossy for another year on the list.

Most Demonland posters at the time thought he was useless. 43 Goals so far.  Can't help thinking he would have been very handy in helping us win a couple more games & teaching the likes of Petracca how to kick straight.

True. You could add James Kelly to the list too.

In a roundabout way, it's a good thing Stevie left Geelong; last year he looked slow, lazy and frustrated. He's benefited immensely from the move.

52 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

Most Demonland posters at the time thought he was useless. 43 Goals so far.  Can't help thinking he would have been very handy in helping us win a couple more games & teaching the likes of Petracca how to kick straight.

Agree with you wholeheartedly.

Wouldve helped unlock the creative flair of the likes of Petracca and been immensely positive with teaching Hogan how to operate as a key forward because clearly nobody else at the club has any fuggen idea.

Got caught playing away with a young GWS employee in his first month there, not ground-breaking, but also not a great bloke.
Culturally a bad influence, but a good influence in terms of setting standards and mindset of continually seeking improvement.
What he'd bring us, I think we can get from better sources.