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hated him from that day ..........
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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Joel Smith was a jet before his knee injury.
Was skilled like Dal Santo.
There is footage (I think Ch 7) of a 19 YO Joel at STKFC training kicking a footy (like the kids do with a soccer ball or little bean bag) and controlling it - unbelievable!
I was at the G when he did his knee (pants I think crashed him low) and it is the worst knee buckle I have ever seen, lucky he came back at all.
Was skilled like Dal Santo.
There is footage (I think Ch 7) of a 19 YO Joel at STKFC training kicking a footy (like the kids do with a soccer ball or little bean bag) and controlling it - unbelievable!
I was at the G when he did his knee (pants I think crashed him low) and it is the worst knee buckle I have ever seen, lucky he came back at all.
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I was there as well that day, Richard Osborne fell across his knee, tragedy...Joffa Burns wrote:Joel Smith was a jet before his knee injury.
Was skilled like Dal Santo.
There is footage (I think Ch 7) of a 19 YO Joel at STKFC training kicking a footy (like the kids do with a soccer ball or little bean bag) and controlling it - unbelievable!
I was at the G when he did his knee (pants I think crashed him low) and it is the worst knee buckle I have ever seen, lucky he came back at all.
I still have the tape of the 96 semi final night series game where a very young Smith kicked a left foot goal to put us in front, Spud was commentating, one of my favourite all time highights.....
no it was that prick ...ossio osmond....rolled on his leg.can't remember his exact name...same thing happened to him whilst he was at the swans....so he should have known better.......Joffa Burns wrote:Joel Smith was a jet before his knee injury.
Was skilled like Dal Santo.
There is footage (I think Ch 7) of a 19 YO Joel at STKFC training kicking a footy (like the kids do with a soccer ball or little bean bag) and controlling it - unbelievable!
I was at the G when he did his knee (pants I think crashed him low) and it is the worst knee buckle I have ever seen, lucky he came back at all.
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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concurSpinner wrote:Hmmm....
'Securing future after serious injury' or 'being loyal to a club of two years'
I think most of us would have made the same choice...So lay off the bloke, he did the right thing.
pretty sure we offered him to pay for his surgery rehab and something reasonable for a player.
hawks offered him a massive wage for someone who might never play again.
it was a risk and not sure it paid off for the hawks. either way I would have done the same as joel smith.
Smith, brown, jones and lappin were to be the future midfield of the saints
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anyone remember brown destroying hird in 98? 40 possessions such that sheeds had to put hird to tag brown...
Bewaire krime, da krimson bolt is comeing to yure nayborhood to smach krime
SHUT UP KRIME!
SHUT UP KRIME!
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I think that was in 97 when Brown kicked 3 goals and had 25 possessions against essendonDan Warna wrote:anyone remember brown destroying hird in 98? 40 possessions such that sheeds had to put hird to tag brown...
Don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel to appear, run down there and light the bloody thing yourself!
that was the game, although I think he got a few games in the mid 30s as well and scored fairly regularly.St Fidelius wrote:I think that was in 97 when Brown kicked 3 goals and had 25 possessions against essendonDan Warna wrote:anyone remember brown destroying hird in 98? 40 possessions such that sheeds had to put hird to tag brown...
played a 100 odd games before being axed at 22/23?
moronic by timid. that would be like developing montagna and sacking him now when he is reaching his potential.
Bewaire krime, da krimson bolt is comeing to yure nayborhood to smach krime
SHUT UP KRIME!
SHUT UP KRIME!
gee guys, Stop bickering. He did his knee, st kilda wouldnt come to the party for his future. He looked after himself financially after he did his knee where we would only give him one year. HAwthorn secured his future. Bloody good on him. He probably doubted whether he wlould play again and Hawthorn gave him stability, especially at 21. He was a great player and one of the most balanced players I have seen.
good luck
good luck
who is bickering?Barney2 wrote:gee guys, Stop bickering. He did his knee, st kilda wouldnt come to the party for his future. He looked after himself financially after he did his knee where we would only give him one year. HAwthorn secured his future. Bloody good on him. He probably doubted whether he wlould play again and Hawthorn gave him stability, especially at 21. He was a great player and one of the most balanced players I have seen.
good luck
IMO I would have done the same given his circumstances.
its just dissapointing it didn't work out for st kilda is all
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SHUT UP KRIME!
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Nothing wrong with that.Bernard Shakey wrote:St Kilda did come to the party, to the tune of $200,000 for a year on the sidelines. Not bad money, now let alone back then.
He wanted more.
Footballing is a profession, with only a limited time in which to earn an income.
I can understand why someone in that situation would want to place their earnings above loyalty.
Places more credit on those who choose to stay at the one club in preference to chasing the $$$$$.