Knee-ly.
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Iām also guilty of this, prob because it was right at the end of Mercuriās career and he looked like the perfect replacement. Got that one wrong.
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I was very angry at Disco when he read out hurley instead of rich on 2008, I also thought our 2006 draft was going to rival or beat that of the cats in 2001. So so wrong
I once told everyone to watch AFL360ā¦ Iām still
so so sorry 
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More votes for mis-placed optimism over Haynes and Werner. I also thought that Julian Kirzner would become a star after watching him dominate in the reserves repeatedlyā¦
Thought Fraser Gehrig was a ā ā ā ā ā ā ā fairy at West Coast (tbf he absolutely was).
Didnāt want us to re-sign Kelly this year (for interfering with development reasons, wasnāt stupid enough to think heād be no good) but am very glad we did
No you didnāt!
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Personally Iāve been more or less right on everything Iāve posted on Blitz
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Hmm, have I written him off yet? I do have doubts, but Iād hardly say Iāve written him off.
I definitely wrote off Bags. Got that one wrong. Iād stamped Colyerās papers before he broke into the team in 2015. I wrote off Winderlich - thought his disposal was too poor and he ran around like a march hare. Ambrose early 2016, although I was probably faster to switch and say we have a quality KP back than most as well.
Iāve written off Long and Jerrett, so they can be placeholders.
Canāt think of too many others. I tend to be a little bit noncommittal, until I think its reasonably certain. So not generally on bandwagons. E.g. not on any of the 2016 draftees bandwagons at start of year (definitely on McGrathās now). Still noncommittal on Langford/Laverde. But then, even when a kid is showing something I remember Gumby/Pears/D. Daniher and go - form, skill and effort arenāt the only determinants of success. Unfortunately.
I think my bigger problem would be too often not writing players off. Supported Jerrett for a long time. A big supporter of Myers. Always big fan of Ricky Dyson.
Jesus, itād be way easier to list the things I was right about
- Moorcroft would one day take Mark of the Year
- Hurley would be better as a defender
- Melksham would never be a gun
- OāMeara is cooked
And yeah, the jury is still out on that fourth one.
Literally every other firmly held opinion Iāve had has been laughed at by fate.
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Itās hard to measure if heās vital to our success when we havenāt had any.
I was another who thought Julian Kirzner would be a star. I also initially overrated Jerrett, Ricky Dyson, David Flood and 70ās players Pat Wellington and Robert Amos. On the other hand, Justin Blumfield and Nobby Clarke turned out to be much better than I expected. I always liked Hooker and Baguley though.
I thought Lachlan Ross was EXACTLY what we needed.
Going early with this one but I had GC winning a flag before GWS
Yeah well I said heās probably only ever going to be our fitness coach. Could still happen I suppose.
Marc Bullen was going to be a superstar.
Reimers would win the Brownlow.
Still hold a candle for Judd Lalich.
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Was convinced Benny Haynes was the next big thing after watching him tear up the Dogs one Friday night game at the G around 1999 (?).
I lost all faith in Ben Haynes one day in the magoos out at Cramer St, Preston. Just a smidge soft.
I think the big one I held great hopes for was Gary āBroncoā Grainger from the Wimmeraā¦Horsham I think.
Captain Blood was trying to pinch him away from us so you thought he had to be good. Built like a Greek god and with superb mutton-chops, was just a touch slow for the big leagues. Spent a few years in the VFA with the Bullants.
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Wrong thread.
I liked Mark Alvey.
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