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Farewell Jack Watts

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Trade Jack Watts or not? 477 members have voted

  1. 1. Do we trade Jack Watts?

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  On 20/10/2017 at 23:02, rpfc said:

Mate, we are all in the pub across the road. There are a few still out on the ground falling over in the dark. Let them be.

and how many really really care

 

Jack had his chance

did  not or could not or didnt want to

yesterdays news now

 Iam just going it shwosh along OK???

goodbye Jack you worked out the system just do enough tease get the money 

some here realise what you really are THE GREAT PRETENDER!!!!

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      On 21/10/2017 at 09:13, jackaub said:

    and how many really really care

     

    Jack had his chance

    did  not or could not or didnt want to

    yesterdays news now

     Iam just going it shwosh along OK???

    goodbye Jack you worked out the system just do enough tease get the money 

    some here realise what you really are THE GREAT PRETENDER!!!!

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    Jack has left the locker room, building, ground, home and shortly the State. 

    Time to close the book and find a new one to read. 

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      On 21/10/2017 at 10:50, hemingway said:

    Jack has left the locker room, building, ground, home and shortly the State. 

    Time to close the book and find a new one to read. 

    yep, ernest. this thread is done. it's beginning to feel like i'm walking on someone's grave

    time to head for greener pastures and climb new mountains

    adieu, jack

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    It was like the Truman show. 

    We sign off with Good afternoon, Good evening and Good night.  History will judge the decision. How it was all done will also be debated. 

    We wish Jack the very best, as a loyal Demon who will one day be back in some way to the club. 

    Go Dees in 2018

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    He did some good things. But it's not like he won any Blueys. The club will go on and given our talent, get better. Trust the people in charge, they're the best we've had in a time if not ever. Hardly the time for melts.

     

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      On 21/10/2017 at 10:47, ProDee said:

    I'm not a Robbo fan, but that is a very good article.

    It was indeed. And importantly dispelled the myth about his B & F placement. He was eleventh prior to injury.

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      On 20/10/2017 at 23:02, rpfc said:

    Mate, we are all in the pub across the road. There are a few still out on the ground falling over in the dark. Let them be.

    Advice taken rpfc. I'm retiring with 'general soreness' and won't face another delivery in this thread. There were some wild bouncers early on, but I expect it'll all be pretty much repeat stock balls from here on in.

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    The Jack Watts trade delivers the final blow to democracy. I for one welcome our new overlords.

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      On 21/10/2017 at 14:05, Goodvibes said:

     

    It was indeed. And importantly dispelled the myth about his B & F placement. He was eleventh prior to injury.

    Not sure how important that is given that his form on return warranted him being dropped for a couple of games. You don't get votes in the Bluey when you're playing for Casey.

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      On 21/10/2017 at 10:25, Demon Head said:

    Robbo thinks it was a good idea to cut ties - Robbo: Melbourne was right to get tough and trade ‘soft’ fan favourite Jack Watts

     

     

    The Watts era has ended without the Demons salvaging anything notable from their 28 draft selections between 2006 and 2011.  No top 20 picks are at the club anymore !

    With Jack Trengove delisted and Colin Garland retiring, only three (Max Gawn, Neville Jetta, Tom McDonald) from that era remain at Melbourne.

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    There is a philosophy that I have experienced to be totally true which runs along the lines of :

    "If there is no joy in it there will be no success"

    So I do hope the club is not looking to stamp out Joie de vivre.

    22 Robots will not take us anywhere.

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      On 21/10/2017 at 21:43, Hogan2014 said:

    The Watts era has ended without the Demons salvaging anything notable from their 28 draft selections between 2006 and 2011.  No top 20 picks are at the club anymore !

    With Jack Trengove delisted and Colin Garland retiring, only three (Max Gawn, Neville Jetta, Tom McDonald) from that era remain at Melbourne.

    Its truly a stunning statistic isnt it. 28 stuffed selection. Max, Nev and Tom are all guns but they were ALL late picks. Amazing ....it really was a cursed episode in the clubs history wasnt it. Complete with the tanking scandal and the deaths of Jimmy, Robbie and Bailey. May we live in happier times in the coming years.

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      On 20/10/2017 at 20:23, bing181 said:

    Says the guy posting private information about a player, information received in confidence, on a public forum.

    Respect?

    It's heartening that you are so concerned about some private information that I have released on this thread that may be of some 'damage' to Jack. And it's even more heartening that ProDee has liked your post giving some indication that perhaps he is the intellectual giant that he professes to be.

    So that I could apologise to Jack for letting out what must be some pretty damaging private information about him for you to be so concerned, would you be so kind as to let me know which of my comments in particular cause you so much concern?

    And perhaps at the same time, you could finally respond to some of my recent posts asking you for clarification on some of you earlier comments on this thread. Thank you. I await your considered response. I have included them here again below in their entirety to save you time:

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    And the next one:

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    Here's a funnier fact

    Midfielders have dominated the Brownlow (joke) medal for the past 15 years or so

    JW was/is not a midfielder

    But, let's not any of this get in the way of the constant bs by a couple of posters

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    I like Robbo. A cheerful bloke and without doubt loves the Dees. The Robbo/MFC dynamic has worked well on and off the field. 

    But if we're honest there was a time we played RobboLotto. Here we'd turn up to a game not knowing which Robbo would ! The electrifying forward or the lazy shlt that just couldn't be bothered and sooked. Gladly the better one showed up mainly, but not exclusively.

    Id be careful denoting anothers career. RR himself only got 17 charlies out of 228 games !! Just saying ;)

    Suppose we're all entitled to an opinion

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      On 21/10/2017 at 10:47, ProDee said:

    I'm not a Robbo fan, but that is a very good article.

    Another fun stat ?

    Watts has 13 Brownlow votes from 153 games.  Oliver has 15 from 35.

     

      On 21/10/2017 at 22:36, jumbo returns said:

    Here's a funnier fact

    Midfielders have dominated the Brownlow (joke) medal for the past 15 years or so

    JW was/is not a midfielder

    But, let's not any of this get in the way of the constant bs by a couple of posters

    Ok then let's go with a non midfielder.

    Watts has 13 Brownlow votes from 153 games.

    Jesse Hogan has 14 Brownlow votes from 51 games.

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