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The Choice: Christian Petracca or Paddy McCartin

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McCartin never had a real crack at it and nobody knows how he would have gone with a few injury free seasons under his belt. For someone here to refer to him as "McConcussion" is not only puerile but quite sad.  Nobody wants to see a young footballer injured to that extent.

I recently read where he is hoping to play again in 2021.  Brave decision but I sincerely hope somebody talks him out of it.

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    I don’t like people saying Paddy was a spud from the get go, he was a highly rated junior that most clubs would’ve been very keen to have. He got some bad luck with injury thrown in with a bit of bad management from the Saints, much like Watts/NikNat it’s a sliding doors moment. No way to know how he would’ve done elsewhere (though I’d put money on Melbourne stuffing him up as well).

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    Help me understand why some people need to keep referencing this, each and every time we play the Saints?

    Will the thread re open next time we play them?

    Help me understand why on earth I felt the need to comment on this? Ridiculous for me to do so.

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    3 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Help me understand why some people need to keep referencing this, each and every time we play the Saints?

    Will the thread re open next time we play them?

    Help me understand why on earth I felt the need to comment on this? Ridiculous for me to do so.

    Next I want the Jack Watts V Nik Nat debate re-opened

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    On 8/29/2020 at 3:41 PM, Cranky Franky said:

    That is incorrect & re writing history.

    Travis Johnstone & Jack Watts were pretty much unanimously regarded as the top picks in their year.  Scully & Trengove were unanimous for 1 & 2 in their year & Sylvia & McLean in the top 3 in their year (which was a thin year).

    Toumpas & Morton are the only picks who were not generally regarded as certainties for number they were picked at.

     

    Cook?

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    12 hours ago, 4_Kent_Watts said:

     Was Lucas Cook...Ahem Jack Darling says hi. 

    Pretty sure that Cook (pick 12) was the only player in the first 30 picks that year to be delisted without playing a senior game.

    Well done recruiters.

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