Is that a blessing or a curse?
Poor Paddy, he must’ve been hoping his little bro would come to the club!
Would have we taken him though at pick 34???
Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
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Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
I remember being excited when we got Raph Clarke.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
I was excited about Nicholas Winmar.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
They knew we would take him.
Trout was going to take the bait.
A blessing that another fish beat him to it.
One McCartin not living up to expectations is bad.
If little bro proved a flop Trout would be sushi.
Now if little bro proves to be a superstar he can say we would have taken him but he was already gone but we will try to lure him to club if we can.
Trout was going to take the bait.
A blessing that another fish beat him to it.
One McCartin not living up to expectations is bad.
If little bro proved a flop Trout would be sushi.
Now if little bro proves to be a superstar he can say we would have taken him but he was already gone but we will try to lure him to club if we can.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
They might try to lure big bro to play with little bro though.ace wrote:They knew we would take him.
Trout was going to take the bait.
A blessing that another fish beat him to it.
One McCartin not living up to expectations is bad.
If little bro proved a flop Trout would be sushi.
Now if little bro proves to be a superstar he can say we would have taken him but he was already gone but we will try to lure him to club if we can.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Sometimes you can just be lucky.
Like Collingwood took Jaidyn Stephenson at 6
If Stephenson turns out to be the superstar of the draft St Kilda can sit back and say he was not available at pick 7
If he collapses in the middle of the MCG the Collingwood medics get it in the neck and our recruiters and medics can mouth the word incompetent at them.
But nothing can save our recruiters from memories of taking Paddy at number 1.
Yes at No1, not somewhere later in the draft.
Like Collingwood took Jaidyn Stephenson at 6
If Stephenson turns out to be the superstar of the draft St Kilda can sit back and say he was not available at pick 7
If he collapses in the middle of the MCG the Collingwood medics get it in the neck and our recruiters and medics can mouth the word incompetent at them.
But nothing can save our recruiters from memories of taking Paddy at number 1.
Yes at No1, not somewhere later in the draft.
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When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
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If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
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You are not going to lose your job to AI.
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Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Personally (opinion only)... I don’t reckon he was on our radar.
Not a key defender which was obviously a concern, don’t need a key forward for depth just yet... fairly conflicting reports as to how good he is. A few scouts suggest that a 30s pick is way overs for a guy whose game isn’t developed enough to warrant it.
Not a key defender which was obviously a concern, don’t need a key forward for depth just yet... fairly conflicting reports as to how good he is. A few scouts suggest that a 30s pick is way overs for a guy whose game isn’t developed enough to warrant it.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Bingo!Shaggy wrote:You should have been excited. Raph got us into a GF.Bowey Boy wrote:I remember being excited when we got Raph Clarke.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
What are you trying to say? Our recruiters should have known Paddy would keep getting himself concussed and therefore should not be taken at number 1? If it makes you feel better. How stupid are the recruiters who just took Brayshaw as number 2 despite his brother also having a track record of concussions.ace wrote:Sometimes you can just be lucky.
Like Collingwood took Jaidyn Stephenson at 6
If Stephenson turns out to be the superstar of the draft St Kilda can sit back and say he was not available at pick 7
If he collapses in the middle of the MCG the Collingwood medics get it in the neck and our recruiters and medics can mouth the word incompetent at them.
But nothing can save our recruiters from memories of taking Paddy at number 1.
Yes at No1, not somewhere later in the draft.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
You make a very good pointShaggy wrote:What are you trying to say? Our recruiters should have known Paddy would keep getting himself concussed and therefore should not be taken at number 1? If it makes you feel better. How stupid are the recruiters who just took Brayshaw as number 2 despite his brother also having a track record of concussions.ace wrote:Sometimes you can just be lucky.
Like Collingwood took Jaidyn Stephenson at 6
If Stephenson turns out to be the superstar of the draft St Kilda can sit back and say he was not available at pick 7
If he collapses in the middle of the MCG the Collingwood medics get it in the neck and our recruiters and medics can mouth the word incompetent at them.
But nothing can save our recruiters from memories of taking Paddy at number 1.
Yes at No1, not somewhere later in the draft.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
errrr didn’t we know Paddy was type 1? I think that’s the biggie.Shaggy wrote:What are you trying to say? Our recruiters should have known Paddy would keep getting himself concussed and therefore should not be taken at number 1? If it makes you feel better. How stupid are the recruiters who just took Brayshaw as number 2 despite his brother also having a track record of concussions.ace wrote:Sometimes you can just be lucky.
Like Collingwood took Jaidyn Stephenson at 6
If Stephenson turns out to be the superstar of the draft St Kilda can sit back and say he was not available at pick 7
If he collapses in the middle of the MCG the Collingwood medics get it in the neck and our recruiters and medics can mouth the word incompetent at them.
But nothing can save our recruiters from memories of taking Paddy at number 1.
Yes at No1, not somewhere later in the draft.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Obviously not on the radar
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Shame.
He might be the next Anthony Harvey.
He might be the next Anthony Harvey.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
We did interview him. He is a bit of a bolter who came up the order as the year went on. Plenty of potential, but I'm happy we got Oscar Clavarino. At this stage, at least, better exposed form than Petty and they are similar types.SMS wrote:Harrison Petty was the pick after ours.
Thats gonna hurt us.
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Taking Paddy at pick one was a mistake that has become clearer over time. I don't like getting players with medical issues to start with but we had a glaring lack of speedy midfield talent back then and look where we are now. Still a year away from potentially having some new speed in the midfield. People just got caught up in Roo retiring and trying to replace him with the best forward available.Shaggy wrote:What are you trying to say? Our recruiters should have known Paddy would keep getting himself concussed and therefore should not be taken at number 1? If it makes you feel better. How stupid are the recruiters who just took Brayshaw as number 2 despite his brother also having a track record of concussions.ace wrote:Sometimes you can just be lucky.
Like Collingwood took Jaidyn Stephenson at 6
If Stephenson turns out to be the superstar of the draft St Kilda can sit back and say he was not available at pick 7
If he collapses in the middle of the MCG the Collingwood medics get it in the neck and our recruiters and medics can mouth the word incompetent at them.
But nothing can save our recruiters from memories of taking Paddy at number 1.
Yes at No1, not somewhere later in the draft.
I am hoping he becomes a servicable forward but I doubt he will be great based on what I have seen
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Really?SMS wrote:Harrison Petty was the pick after ours.
Thats gonna hurt us.
Maybe they valued Clavarino higher
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
Drake Huggins wrote: ↑Sun 03 Dec 2017 10:55amWe did interview him. He is a bit of a bolter who came up the order as the year went on. Plenty of potential, but I'm happy we got Oscar Clavarino. At this stage, at least, better exposed form than Petty and they are similar types.SMS wrote:Harrison Petty was the pick after ours.
Thats gonna hurt us.
Don’t know if we are happy now that the club went Clavarino over Harrison Petty!
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
How did Clav go in the SANFL?
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
I was excited when we got Anthony Harvey
Curb your enthusiasm - you’re a St.Kilda supporter!!
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Re: Missed Tom McCartin by one pick!
How did we let our previous recruiter go on with years of non-performance? Trying to think who the saints picked up who was AA from the picks in the draft?
In recent years, it's only been Sinclair (recruited coz he was Billings' buddy). Can't think of anyone else. The accountant was picked by the current recruitment team.