beelzebub
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youre probably right irt the T$ deals...and "agreements in principle" but some deals go south left and all over the shop once certain catalyst trades evolve and cement and then theres opportunity etc. Little id suggest is truly sewn up til it starts unfoldind. So many variables !! imho -
Sorry , had to chuckle slightly. Everyones worrying about this or that. The actual Trade Week hasnt started yet. Anything and everything to date is just like the start of old Americas Cup races with yachts jockeying for a starting position, trying to out fox the other. when the week proper starts and certainly as the end games start to appear then clubs will take to their powder, until then its a game, within a game. Popcorn anyone
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I reckon the idea of a bloke making a number his own is fine.. There are many to select from. Two numbers with much weight attached are 11 and 31 though I woulndt want either if playing...Id take some non descript numeral and say, this is me. ( i know just about all numbers have history ...)
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Captain Spalding !!
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coulda been worse...coulda been Capt !!
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kinda simple really isnt it
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Your post is possibly self contradictory . you say it is, but then it isnt. It either Is or it isnt ..its like a little bit dead or pregnant. even my viewpoint could be argues as having the same flaw and I concede that. What it all goes to I suggest is there is nothing hard and fast about this...its more than entirely subjective withing certain parameters...those being as I suggested prior...there are the A's the Bs and the rest in any draft. No one actually portends it to BE a lottery but to be like a lottery in that there are no absolutes,No guarantees, no sure things. You take your picks , you take your chances What is never really known til afterwards ( ie career played out...or not ) is where on any path these kids are. Are they sparkling early and fading are they decidedly slow developers have they already peaked
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NO..I hear what YOU think it is.. But surely closer examination actually suggest there are MORE exception than otherwise, suggesting it is just a lottery . Even a lottery you can predict with some ability numbers that are more likely to turn up but not necessarily the week you think. Beleive what you like C and B ..please dont proffer that as proof however
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touche I havent won a million yet so Im not better ( at picking lottery numbers )
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all I see is names and numbers... any coherent point has escaped me. I look forward to you making it.
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mate..is a bit like the first 5 rows of a grand prix.. there may be a second between 1st and 10th. its not much and it can be invalidated in the first 500m The draft is often mocked as just this side of a lottery for good reason. Roos reckons its worth even less. So much is seemingly placed into this somewhat subjective contrivance and history suggests youd be better off throwing darts at a board. The point is the club picked the wrong kid. It's criteria was obviously flawed. ( but hey nothing new there ) These experts proved again they are very good at getting much wrong but for reasons unknown many then use their subjective ideas as testament to why certain blokes went at this pick or that. There are without doubt kids who are better than others but its more like theres 10 A' a dozen B's and the rest. Lots of journos are getting paid for making shlt up Id suggest
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not really.. its often a fine cut through many in the first 10 AFL phantom draft 2012 Toumpas 4 Wines 5 The Footy Almanac 2012 Picks Toumpas 2 Wines 4 The Hun's Landdsberger/Clark phantom draft Toumpas 4 Wines 7 As Did the Aged's Emma Quayle Knightmare had Toumaps 5 Wines 8 Youre splitting hairs Nut in my book if t you really think there was much between many of these kids
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But was it ? Given the club OUGHT to have done its diligence and would therefor have been in a much more knowledgeable position than many of the so called media experts (of which 90% are dlckheads ). The club should have been aware ( more than it seems ) of Jimmy's hip problems etc. This should have discounted heavily his worth when using such a highly valued pick. Wines didnt present any of this concern. Most pundits had both players at around the same mark and many thought it a monty Wines would go go Melbourne as its( he ) exactly what we needed. Indeed there seems incredulous disbelief amongst some at AAMI park that Jimmy's name was even called out. What it WAS was the decision made, but was it the right one. I'd say no. Bang for buck these two kids are miles apart. The only hope the club really can harbour is that Dimitri becomes at least a decent player > I doubt anyone seriously thinks at the club he'll be the star that many here on the boards think he's destined to be. The club can indeed use ( and needs ) a fair number of good decent mids. lets hope he at least gets to this. The boat has sailed on getting the gun recruit .
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There is absolutely no guarantee Jimmy will come good as many suggest. It only really a hope and in some ways a near desperate one for if this doesn't transpire its another wasted pick. I also hope he does as we need good mids. Jimmy might become one, Ollie already is. Just hope Dimitri isnt the new Sylvia of sorts. Ive nothing for against this kid. I only care about the footy and the list wearing red an blue. Currently hes only just an adequate VFL player. He has a lot of ground to cover.....if still on OUR list in a few months time. I trust Roos Taylor and Co. Be interesting to see what THEY do.
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which means I'll listen to the OTHER 10% then
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Ollie Wines if nothing else is a topical and relevant reminder that we need to get drafting right. We obviously didtn do our dilligence well ( if at all ) Some seem happily dismissive of this. Yep..we cant change that fukk up bit should serve as sobering incentive to get better at it.
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The irony
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