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Demons on track to re-sign Jeff Garlett

Wilson7
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The way he moves when he cuts through traffic, it's like he reads the play before it even happens and is several steps ahead of everyone else.

His set shot kicking could do with a bit of improvement, but other than that he is all class.

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    Genuinely one of the most one-sided trades of all time. 

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    2 minutes ago, Seraph said:

    Genuinely one of the most one-sided trades of all time. 

    Don't know..............the compo pick for Sylvia (= Bernie) has to be right up there too

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    2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Don't know..............the compo pick for Sylvia (= Bernie) has to be right up there too

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    I forgot about that.

    Both times we got something special for what was essentially nothing.

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    Remind me - what did we give away for Jeff?

    Malthouse has really destroyed that club - surely an Eddie Trojan horse plant. (There was a great cartoon to this effect which I have lost).

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    2 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Remind me - what did we give away for Jeff?

    Picks 61 and 79 for Garlett and 83.

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    3 hours ago, bush demon said:

    How would you compare Garlett with other small forwards of the past: Vardy, Farmer, Davey, not to mention Barry Vagg?

    Excuse my modesty!  But, Clearly Vagg is way out on top in those stakes!  Oh, and it's "Barrie", too, young bushie!

    But, yeah, Jeffie aint bad either!

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    14 minutes ago, Seraph said:

    Picks 61 and 79 for Garlett and 83.

    Bahahahahahahahahahaha....

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    I love it how all the Dees supporters get half off our seats every time Garlett gets it inside 50. You just KNOW something is going to happen. 

    Considering he wasn't  getting into Carlton's 22, he has skill and class,  and we got him for tne cost of a pair of jocks and a singlet - brilliant. And to think Carlton and Malthiuse were the idiots who let him go only makes me feel even better. 

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    3 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

    I love it how all the Dees supporters get half off our seats every time Garlett gets it inside 50. You just KNOW something is going to happen. 

     

    Jeffy is one of the best recruits for the dees in the time i have followed us (more than 40 years). One of the reasons is as you say it is so exciting to watch him play and he has the x factor that one of my all time favorites had (the WIz). 

    But what makes it such a brilliant recruiting coup (for that is what it its is) is that with the current high press game plan that is the modern template the small forward is more important than ever as they have so much space to run into when the ball gets turned over at half back and rebounds the other way. 

    The legacy of malthouse at the blues is that he completely misread what was happening in modern footy and got rid of 2 of the best 3 small forwards in the game (and Waite for good measure).

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    2 hours ago, ILLDieADemon said:

    He has Brought some well needed X factor into our forward line since Garra (can't spell his name) left our team. 

    I really miss Garra.

    Let's all share our favourite Garra memories.

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    Thrilled that he's going to e around for a while.  I really love the partnership building in our forward line.  There's a lot of chemistry in there and they are really starting to get their heads around how each other play.  It's only going to get better. 

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    2 hours ago, Seraph said:

    Genuinely one of the most one-sided trades of all time. 

    It wasn't a trade. It was a gift.

     

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    3 hours ago, Vagg said:

    Excuse my modesty!  But, Clearly Vagg is way out on top in those stakes!  Oh, and it's "Barrie", too, young bushie!

    But, yeah, Jeffie aint bad either!

    If you are THE Barrie Vagg then you are one of my pop idols of the 60's. I remember speaking to you at a Fed Square gathering of legendary demons a couple of years ago. I do notice from old stats that you missed a few 'snaps' in the '64 grand final though!

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    Has earned a pay rise - speed and class, that check-side kick was sublime, to improve his set shot he should run away from goal, he is at 85-90% with anything at '9' level of difficulty.   

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    14 hours ago, DavidNeitz9 said:

    Awesome news, no mention of Tyson being out of contract this year, maybe he signed for 4 years when we got him

    http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/melbourne-demons-on-track-to-resign-jeff-garlett-20160429-goi0vg.html

    Could've been an oversight re:Tyson.

    Although the length of contract of the Tyson trade was never made public, somone on here was pretty confident he was out of contract this year.

    Having said that, the author could be right and Tyson might still have another year left. He's a priority signings and was fantastic v's Richmond.

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    Jeffy is key to us pushing ahead and playing finals footy. At 26 years of age he could be looking for a 4 year deal. Worth every penny right now.

    What is interesting is that we have 12 players out of contract. Obviously some of these form the natural attrition required to free up spots for the draft. But tmac, garlett, kent, watts, jetta and even pedo are currently best 22. Trenners could also get back in there. The dees have some work to do and it starts with Jeffy.

     

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    Dom Tyson signed a 4 yeard deal when he arrived. Finishes next year.

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    Would hate to be a Carton fan. At least we damaged our ex-players enough to not have to see them perform elsewhere.

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    Jeff brings more than goals to himself. The hand pass he got off to Kent last week for the goal was built off a hell of a lot of hard work and that wasn't a one off

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    7 hours ago, bush demon said:

    If you are THE Barrie Vagg then you are one of my pop idols of the 60's. I remember speaking to you at a Fed Square gathering of legendary demons a couple of years ago. I do notice from old stats that you missed a few 'snaps' in the '64 grand final though!

    Nah, Bushie.  Definitely not the original.  Like you, Barrie was one of my favourite players back in the 60's.  Of a Saturday arvo I'd perch myself on the floor in front of the old Radiogram, sheet of paper in hand, upon which I'd love to record every Melb goal.  Of course, the name "Vagg" featured prominently!  Great memories! 

    Just great for the team to now have someone like Jeffie running around in our forward line, strutting his stuff!

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    7 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    Would hate to be a Carton fan. At least we damaged our ex-players enough to not have to see them perform elsewhere.

    Stef Martin and Jamie Bennell are two obvious exceptions, but yep - hilarious.

    Geez I love Garlett. He's the most exciting/electric Demon we've had since Farmer.

     

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    32 minutes ago, demonoid said:

    Jeff brings more than goals to himself. The hand pass he got off to Kent last week for the goal was built off a hell of a lot of hard work and that wasn't a one off

    That wasn't a handpass lol

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