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Regrettable Trades

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I reckon they got this one wrong. 

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Jeremy Howe (2015)

Jeremy Howe has excelled at Collingwood, with the club switching him from a high-impact forward to a reliable part of their backline, capable of filling a wide variety of needs. With Melbourne hoping to get back into top eight contention in 2020, Howe would be a very welcome addition either up forward, where they lack goal kicking options, or down back.

Others: Stefan Martin, Jesse Hogan, Jack Watts

Who do you think is our most regrettable Trade out?

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    Lol why does everyone think Collingwood invented him as a backline player, it’s infuriating I recall his reason to go to the pies was to play as a forward, and jack watts shouldn’t be on the list no regrets there 

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    Regret - we look back and wish we didn't do it.

    Thats not how it works, you make the best decision that you can at the time.  Howe - wanted to go, so this was a trade because we had to.  In each case the numpties don’t have all the facts.  The clubs might have made some bad calls, but we cant know what would have been the outcome if the trade was not made.  

    I have zero regrets about the trades they mention.  I may have more regrets that we were a club that no one wanted to come to for so long, that we were crap at developing players and we chose a string of coaches who were just not up to it.

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    Martin Pike 

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    Isn't it incredible, almost completely unbelievable, that Collingwood made the inspired decision to move Howe into defense... genius.

    That is why Paul Roos is in inferior coach to Nathan Buckley.

     

     

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    Barassi left and broke my heart and it was the start of our decline from there on .

    END OF STORY.  It  hurts.

    Edited by nosoupforme

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    I’m guessing that Geelong fans wouldn’t be too thrilled about getting Jack Steven.

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    Stupid article really as most of these players were going. It should be the trades the club willingly made and regret. 

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    14 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    In that case, Stef Martin. He got well and truly 'Mitch Clark-ed'

    Yep...if only people knew the real story behind this. Hard to tell when one party plays the ‘mental health card’ and then leaves. 

    On a side note, Geelong deserve criticism for their handling of the recruitment of Clark. 

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    1 hour ago, Nelo said:

    Stupid article really as most of these players were going. It should be the trades the club willingly made and regret. 

    Spot on.

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    5 hours ago, Swooper Northey said:

    Shane Woewodin. 

    Good call, won a Brownlow and then we traded him out only two years later. Plus staying true to form we then completely squandered those picks. 

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    9 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    Isn't it incredible, almost completely unbelievable, that Collingwood made the inspired decision to move Howe into defense... genius.

    That is why Paul Roos is in inferior coach to Nathan Buckley.

     

     

    Rubbish 39 Roos had already moved Howe into defence 

    Howe was not keen really as he indicated and his manager Alex MacDonald that Buckley said he would  play him on the wing because of his engine!!!

    Thats a furphy as we know and he had been a defender since 

    But if he was at Melb Roos  would no doubt have kept him in defence 

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    2 hours ago, 58er said:

    Rubbish 39 Roos had already moved Howe into defence 

    Howe was not keen really as he indicated and his manager Alex MacDonald that Buckley said he would  play him on the wing because of his engine!!!

    Thats a furphy as we know and he had been a defender since 

    But if he was at Melb Roos  would no doubt have kept him in defence 

    That is what 39 is sarcastically inferring. 

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    There's a lot of regret with some of our trades IN over the last decade.

    I think most, if not all, of our trades OUT over the same period have been vindicated.

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    Trade outs that failed 

    Luke Beveridge to Dogs for pick 122.  He played for another 8-9 years.  

    Martin Pike to Lions (we got Seecamp who played some good years so trade was probably ok) 

    Stefan Martin to Lions (we had oversupply of Ruck) 

    Jeremy Howe to Pies (we got Ben Kennedy for a few games) 

    Troy Simmonds to Freo (we got Craig Ellis for a few games ) 

    But this hurt the most : 

    Earl Spalding to the Blues - a sad day. He had five very good years from 87-91 and despite his kicking being a “work in progress”, his marking and agility and work ethic was fantastic.  He could play CHF/CHB equally as good. The Duke was a fan favourite.   The Duke was still a top performer when he left.  He was going to go back home to WA to the Eagles then the Tigers made an offer before Carlton came with big $$$ and their 1st round pick 5 to trade.  It was a big loss albeit Schwarz and Neitz were coming on board so could understand why we took the deal.  He played six very good years at the Blues (92-97) including a premiership.  
    We got Jason Norrish with pick 5 who played for 2 years and 20 games before joining Freo when they started.  He played about 150 games and I think became vice captain.   A very handy fast wingman.  We got Donald Cockatoo-Collins with the compensation pick (pick 10) which unfortunately didn’t work out.  

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    5 hours ago, 58er said:

    Rubbish 39 Roos had already moved Howe into defence 

    Howe was not keen really as he indicated and his manager Alex MacDonald that Buckley said he would  play him on the wing because of his engine!!!

    Thats a furphy as we know and he had been a defender since 

    But if he was at Melb Roos  would no doubt have kept him in defence 

     

    Yes... it was unbelievable.

     

     

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    18 hours ago, chook fowler said:

    S Alves and G Wells

     

    Yep. Hated them both. Although I was partly pleased to see Alves play in premiership side. Wells was pushed out the door....traded without him even knowing.  Real culture killing moments for two greats of the club. 

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    17 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    Yep. Hated them both. Although I was partly pleased to see Alves play in premiership side. Wells was pushed out the door....traded without him even knowing.  Real culture killing moments for two greats of the club. 

    Wells trade out was not an overnight thing.  He tried to leave in 1980 for a few suitors if I recall. The Blues were the chosen path but the clubs couldn’t agree on the players or the $$$. Rod Ashman and Alby Mangels didn’t want to go to Melbourne.  That reflects how poorly such players regarded us at the time. Eventually we got Vin Cataggio and Michael Young and got dudded. Still Wells (like Alves) had many many great years of service and finally got to experience finals and a premiership.  Wells could have come back to us for a few years later when he was 30-31 but I think his body was worn out by then. 

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