Mitch Clark
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Re: Mitch Clark
Clark Roughhead Brewst Gunston Rioli Puopolo
Thats one unbelievable fwd line.
The AFL is a reflection of society as a whole - widening gap between top and bottom.
So much for 'equalisation'. Who needs draft picks when you can just cherry pick good players once they hit their mid 20s.
Thats one unbelievable fwd line.
The AFL is a reflection of society as a whole - widening gap between top and bottom.
So much for 'equalisation'. Who needs draft picks when you can just cherry pick good players once they hit their mid 20s.
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Re: Mitch Clark
Word is...magnifisaint wrote:I think there's something more than meets the eye.
Clark was having an affair with a stripper, his wife found out through text messages found on his phone, wife gave ultimatum, Clark left her and shacked up with the stripper. After a few months, stripper walked out on him. Hence the downward spiral into depression.
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Re: Mitch Clark
Great advertisement for mental heal issues...urgh!Grrrrr wrote:Word is...magnifisaint wrote:I think there's something more than meets the eye.
Clark was having an affair with a stripper, his wife found out through text messages found on his phone, wife gave ultimatum, Clark left her and shacked up with the stripper. After a few months, stripper walked out on him. Hence the downward spiral into depression.
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Re: Mitch Clark
An Ormond boy would know, they all have medical degrees, substance abuse problems, or both!plugger66 wrote:magnifisaint wrote:I think there's something more than meets the eye.
Or the poor guy could have had bad depression. I usually choose to beleive the good in people so i will go with that based on a Ormond boy at melbourne telling my mate that is fact in his opinion.
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Re: Mitch Clark
He probably got sick of handing over $50 notes every 5 minutes.Grrrrr wrote:Word is...magnifisaint wrote:I think there's something more than meets the eye.
Clark was having an affair with a stripper, his wife found out through text messages found on his phone, wife gave ultimatum, Clark left her and shacked up with the stripper. After a few months, stripper walked out on him. Hence the downward spiral into depression.
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Re: Mitch Clark
Gee too bad especially after all the success they had with Garlett.FQF wrote:Reportedly looking like he'll be at Hawthorn. Surprise surprise.
Seriously though, Hawks can afford to gamble we need all our picks to be blue-chip.
No guarantees in drafting either but much more dangerous dealing with (known) damaged goods!
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Re: Mitch Clark
Hawthorn with their beyond blue president were pretty darn quick to handball Nathan Thompson off to North the moment he was diagnosed so I don't think they will consider Mitch.
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: Mitch Clark
saintspremiers wrote:He probably got sick of handing over $50 notes every 5 minutes.Grrrrr wrote:Word is...magnifisaint wrote:I think there's something more than meets the eye.
Clark was having an affair with a stripper, his wife found out through text messages found on his phone, wife gave ultimatum, Clark left her and shacked up with the stripper. After a few months, stripper walked out on him. Hence the downward spiral into depression.
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Re: Mitch Clark
Con Gorozidis wrote:Clark Roughhead Brewst Gunston Rioli Puopolo
Thats one unbelievable fwd line.
The AFL is a reflection of society as a whole - widening gap between top and bottom.
So much for 'equalisation'. Who needs draft picks when you can just cherry pick good players once they hit their mid 20s.
Its called using the SC properly. Why can they do it and we couldnt? Dont blame the AFL, blame our club at the time. We had the SC to the max.
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Re: Mitch Clark
One bit of advice a good mate once gave me was 'never date a stripper'. But how many of us can live by it?Grrrrr wrote:Word is...magnifisaint wrote:I think there's something more than meets the eye.
Clark was having an affair with a stripper, his wife found out through text messages found on his phone, wife gave ultimatum, Clark left her and shacked up with the stripper. After a few months, stripper walked out on him. Hence the downward spiral into depression.
Its a temptation guaranteed to be the ruin of a man. Ive even done it myself once. Sufice to say - it didnt end on my terms
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Re: Mitch Clark
What has Garlett got do with it? Are you suggesting the Hawks are crap at recruiting or something? Not sure I get the link?whiskers3614 wrote:Gee too bad especially after all the success they had with Garlett.FQF wrote:Reportedly looking like he'll be at Hawthorn. Surprise surprise.
Seriously though, Hawks can afford to gamble we need all our picks to be blue-chip.
No guarantees in drafting either but much more dangerous dealing with (known) damaged goods!
Re: Mitch Clark
Enrico_Misso wrote:Hawthorn with their beyond blue president were pretty darn quick to handball Nathan Thompson off to North the moment he was diagnosed so I don't think they will consider Mitch.
Thompson played the 2005 season at North. Kennett started as Hawthorn President in December 2005. Please get your facts right.
Re: Mitch Clark
Ross Lyon just pretty much dismissed him as an option, and as a person, referring to him as a very sick man several times..
Quite harsh, possibly true, but a cutting assessment given his tone and context.. Won't help Mitch's state of mind I wouldn't have thought. Not that Ross would give a flying..
Quite harsh, possibly true, but a cutting assessment given his tone and context.. Won't help Mitch's state of mind I wouldn't have thought. Not that Ross would give a flying..
Re: Mitch Clark
Couldn't of said it better Stinger.stinger wrote:enough is enough...no more drunks, rapists, drug addicts, morons, rejects, retirees or head cases.....recruit kids....and more kids...Eastern wrote:I see him as a 'High Risk-High Reward' type of player. There is no doubting his ability, but as many have pointed out he has had plenty of issues with his body, not to mention his depression. There is also the issue of whether he is motivated, or even wants to resume his career A lot to weigh up for us or anyone looking at him !!
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Re: Mitch Clark
Is Jacko still available?plugger66 wrote:WinnersOnly wrote:He wont want to go to another struggling club! He left Lions when they were down went to Melbourne who were worse. IMO he will end up at one of the challenging clubs possibly Essendon if the lose Ryder, but lets hope the AFL supports Melbourne and forces the other club to trade with Melbourne for him...
Melbourne delisted him based on the all the evidence. Sorry but he cant be forced back there. Hopefully we grab in the PSD.
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Re: Mitch Clark
No, what I am suggesting is they can afford risky recruits and we can't!Con Gorozidis wrote:What has Garlett got do with it? Are you suggesting the Hawks are crap at recruiting or something? Not sure I get the link?whiskers3614 wrote:Gee too bad especially after all the success they had with Garlett.FQF wrote:Reportedly looking like he'll be at Hawthorn. Surprise surprise.
Seriously though, Hawks can afford to gamble we need all our picks to be blue-chip.
No guarantees in drafting either but much more dangerous dealing with (known) damaged goods!
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Re: Mitch Clark
Yep fair call.whiskers3614 wrote:No, what I am suggesting is they can afford risky recruits and we can't!Con Gorozidis wrote:What has Garlett got do with it? Are you suggesting the Hawks are crap at recruiting or something? Not sure I get the link?whiskers3614 wrote:Gee too bad especially after all the success they had with Garlett.FQF wrote:Reportedly looking like he'll be at Hawthorn. Surprise surprise.
Seriously though, Hawks can afford to gamble we need all our picks to be blue-chip.
No guarantees in drafting either but much more dangerous dealing with (known) damaged goods!
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Re: Mitch Clark
I'm with ya on this one Pluggs. (So maybe you'd better rethink your POV.plugger66 wrote:Its called using the SC properly. Why can they do it and we couldnt? Dont blame the AFL, blame our club at the time. We had the SC to the max.Con Gorozidis wrote:Clark Roughhead Brewst Gunston Rioli Puopolo
Thats one unbelievable fwd line.
The AFL is a reflection of society as a whole - widening gap between top and bottom.
So much for 'equalisation'. Who needs draft picks when you can just cherry pick good players once they hit their mid 20s.
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Maxed-out salary cap (unlike the Hillbillies, and to a lesser extent the Dawks and the Skunks) is why we couldn't boost our infamous 'bottom six' under Ro$$y, nor try to trade-in bigger names. IMHO that cost us, at the very least, two flags.
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Imperative to be fixed.
That's why our salary cap situation was one of the first things the Pelican and team set about addressing. Hence a large reason (whether people like it or not) as to why the likes of BJ and Dal were let go... remember, under FA rules, we had 72 hours to match the Bumbler's offer, and BJ would have had to stay... I think we took about 72 seconds to say we wouldn't match their crazy offer.
Now that our cap is sorted, as of next year's trading period (2015) we'll be in a position to start liberating from other clubs select top line players who fit our required age demographic... ready for season 2016 onwards.
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Our club is going to be awesome! But, just a little more patience I reckon Saintsationalists...
PS: IMHO, doing the sums,
Mitch Clark is a bit old to fit our required age demographic,
and would hinder the development of Rhys, Spencer, Tommy Lee and our quad-rucks.
I also reckon that we can liberate someone far more 'appropriate' from one of the AFL bastard love-child creations at the end of 2015. (Which, as a bonus, would also be far more 'satisfying'.)
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Re: Mitch Clark
Caro said on 3aw tonight (as well as Patrick Smith on SEN) that St Kilda would be one of the front runners for his signature. She seemed like she was a little skeptical about him though, and said he would be a big risk.
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Re: Mitch Clark
If we are rebuilding for a tilt at a flag in say 3-6 seasons time, why would we get Clark?
Age: 26yr 10mth. So 27yr 4 mth when the ball bounces for the 2015 season.
2015 and 2016 as a minimum we will still be building via youth.(Including youngish players from other clubs).
That would mean that when we are trying to have our next crack at the quickest in 2017 that Clark would 29.
More likely it would be later than that. So Clark would be in his 30s.
If he was a cheap PSD pick you might consider it. But even then it really does not make any sense for the Saints to pick up an uncertain player who will be 27 next year.
Doggies are a few years in font of us. It would make sense for them. Maybe Cats, maybe the Hawks.
We are two seasons away from possibly being set up to chase 27 year olds.
Age: 26yr 10mth. So 27yr 4 mth when the ball bounces for the 2015 season.
2015 and 2016 as a minimum we will still be building via youth.(Including youngish players from other clubs).
That would mean that when we are trying to have our next crack at the quickest in 2017 that Clark would 29.
More likely it would be later than that. So Clark would be in his 30s.
If he was a cheap PSD pick you might consider it. But even then it really does not make any sense for the Saints to pick up an uncertain player who will be 27 next year.
Doggies are a few years in font of us. It would make sense for them. Maybe Cats, maybe the Hawks.
We are two seasons away from possibly being set up to chase 27 year olds.
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Great post SRS!
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Good to see someone who takes a moment to do the maths (c/f the meths).
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