Post Game Celebration: AFL 2019 Rd 12: Carlton vs Brisbane

[madbluboy]

One of the coaches rated Gibbons

So did I, he has been getting better each week as he picks up the pace of the AFL.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I gave Gibbons a vote, hasnt really been that bad all season and is one of the few that can hit a target with his non preferred foot...

[kruddler]

I gave Gibbons a vote, hasnt really been that bad all season and is one of the few that can hit a target with his non preferred foot...

... But sack sos for not getting state players?

[ElwoodBlues1]

... But sack sos for not getting state players?

He got one as an after thought after other clubs showed super recruiter how its done, could have had a real good one in Tim Kelly but I guess LOB was just too good to refuse....

[LP]

He got one as an after thought after other clubs showed super recruiter how its done, could have had a real good one in Tim Kelly but I guess LOB was just too good to refuse....

Maybe SOS knew Tim Kelly would go home!

Even the Handbaggers seem resigned to the fact he's going to leave, a club we are supposed to model ourselves on can't hold onto the WA kid, what chance us?

On a separate issue, this is all hindsight, should haves and could haves, draft picks are not certainties, and sometimes how they pan out depends on who they play next to!

[deags]

Maybe SOS knew Tim Kelly would go home!

Even the Handbaggers seem resigned to the fact he's going to leave, a club we are supposed to model ourselves on can't hold onto the WA kid, what chance us?

On a separate issue, this is all hindsight, should haves and could haves, draft picks are not certainties, and sometimes how they pan out depends on who they play next to!

Exactly. Kelly would be a non event had he joined our club. Probably delisted and back in the WAFL.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Exactly. Kelly would be a non event had he joined our club. Probably delisted and back in the WAFL.

You reckon, if Gibbons can get a kick I cant see why Kelly wouldnt be able to get a few more given he has a lot more
talent. If you want delisted and back in the WAFL try Pickett and soon to be Garlett , and Lebois should be doing similar in the SANFL.
There is some serious talent in the State Leagues, the VFL, WAFL, SANFL etc have come a long way since the likes of Harold Martin and Phil Cleary were belting into each other
on a Sunday afternoon..

[LP]

I've no doubt if you get a pick right it can work out, but up front it's all speculative no matter what is claimed in hindsight!

It's much easier for a club like the Handbaggers who have a stable and strong list, to make these picks and crow about the successes, but look at their discards? Their hit rate is no better than any other, it's just that nobody notices the failures getting the chop from the VFL, while struggling clubs end up giving their wipeouts the chop from the AFL!

[deags]

You reckon, if Gibbons can get a kick I cant see why Kelly wouldnt be able to get a few more given he has a lot more
talent. If you want delisted and back in the WAFL try Pickett and soon to be Garlett , and Lebois should be doing similar in the SANFL.
There is some serious talent in the State Leagues, the VFL, WAFL, SANFL etc have come a long way since the likes of Harold Martin and Phil Cleary were belting into each other
on a Sunday afternoon..

Maybe I'm exaggerating a little in terms of being delisted, but I maintain Kelly wouldn't be successful at our club.
For one thing, I think he is a lot better player due to the players around him. Even with his form, he is way down the list of players that opposition coaches would target for close attention.
Secondly, I doubt he would stick around playing for a club that cant win a game, especially when I doubt he would be a superstar in Navy. Too many things pulling him back to WA. Do you think he'd have stayed with Geelong this season if they werent winning games? I would suggest he may have gone back to WA and sat the year out.
Not going to comment on the others you have mentioned. It wasn't the intention of my post to denigrate Kelly or any of the other State League players.

[Woodstock]

Maybe I'm exaggerating a little in terms of being delisted, but I maintain Kelly wouldn't be successful at our club.
For one thing, I think he is a lot better player due to the players around him. Even with his form, he is way down the list of players that opposition coaches would target for close attention.
Secondly, I doubt he would stick around playing for a club that cant win a game, especially when I doubt he would be a superstar in Navy. Too many things pulling him back to WA. Do you think he'd have stayed with Geelong this season if they werent winning games? I would suggest he may have gone back to WA and sat the year out.
Not going to comment on the others you have mentioned. It wasn't the intention of my post to denigrate Kelly or any of the other State League players.

Amazing isn’t it. It’s a professional sport, a job. If you’re not willing to travel and commit for a number of years and bring your family along if needed, to set you up for life, then I wouldn’t want them at the club. Absolute nonsense and shows immaturity of character. NFL, Soccer, Whatever. Even a corporate job. If someone offers you 5, 10, 15 times the $$ you are on now, never mind the chance to play in the big league and at the MCG? No thanks. Lack of ambition in my books and not something fitting our fledging Culture.