05-06-2022, 12:29 PM
(05-06-2022, 09:41 AM)LP link Wrote:Boyd is a newbie, there were many on here saying as much about Weitering in his first season, and some even in the 2nd.Boyd was a mid season rookie pick from the Dogs VFL list...Weitering was a highly touted No 1 pick with different expectations.
Jones was written of by most fans as a deadset waste of time and money, for how many seasons, and now he's dearly missed.
sMurph never stopped being sledged by many Carlton fans as soft and each week was going to be his last, how many games?
Betts was rubbished early, much the same as Boyd, left as a traitor and returned as a messiah.
LoB rubbish, always was always will be apparently, now it seems things seem to have changed.
Plowman has been a spud from day one onwards to eternity.
I'll reserve judgement of players beyond the 3 game limit!
Murphy see Weitering, LOB, and Plowman were all top ten picks so again different expectations and bars to set and reach.
Eddie was a good get but I think the messiah label was probably more appropriate at the Crows, when we got him back he was half cooked, winding down and was more valuable as a consul for players like Martin.
Why would we recruit Boyd when we had just taken on Saad and Williams and already had Docherty and Stocker as smaller rebounders/ defenders especially when the first three are that rebounding kick winning distributor type in the main like Boyd?