We need to talk about Paddy.
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We need to talk about Paddy.
The number one draft pick tag is a noose for many. If you're expecting another Roo, can I save you a lot of heartache and tell you that based on 14 years in the recruiting game, a Roo or Judd comes along once in a generation for the whole competition, let alone for one club. The tragedy is we wanted Judd, but thought we'd pinch him at five. The WC outsmarted us and GT's obstinance beat us that day. But I digress.
Paddy is no Roo. Get over it. He's going to be very good and an adequate, if not complete replacement for the great man. He's got great hands, superb judgement and he's smart as a whip. Good over the first 20 like plugger. Downsides? Average endurance, average set shot for goal (a knock on him we were well aware of), and despite assurances, a type 1 diabetic, making him vulnerable to concussion, making it harder for him to heal and requiring careful management, meaning his endurance is affected. Having said that, when looking for someone to fill the massive void Roo will leave, Paddy was about as close as we could get. The others, including "two metre Peter" Wright were even further away.
Paddy will be a very good player. More Kosi like, if he hadn't have been destroyed by the cowardly snipe by that cowardly flog, Giansiracusa. Kosi would've been one of our best, if not for that fateful moment. As someone who has extensive experience of dealing with acquired brain injury, Kosi definitely was disabled to an extent by that hit. Even if it was only 5%, in an elite level sport, that is enough to ensure you don't fully fulfill your potential.
Paddy has already suffered 5 significant concussions if you include his last year of under 18's. As a diabetic, he will suffer greater damage and after effects than the average person. It is to do with the fact that effective sugar metabolism offers protection against trauma in neurons (nerve cells) of the brain. Go figure! Too much sugar, and your neutrons get destroyed. Alzheimer's is now known as diabetes type 3. Too little, and you lack protection and ability to heal. As the Buddhists have always told us, the middle path is always the way to go.
The Dee's had a super draft in 2014. That's because multiple early picks. They coudn't lose and on such drafts, if you get it right, an era can be built. Ours was 2001, even though we missed Judd. We got Ball, Dal Santo, Clarke, Montagna and Maguire. Not bad. Melbourne in 2014 got Petracca (gun), Brayshaw (gun), Neal-Bullen ( hyphenated surname fulfills Dee's need), McDonald, Billy Stretch and Jeffrey Garlett. All playing seniors now. All playing a valuable role.
So patience, grasshoppers. Billings ain't no Bont. Never will be. Paddy ain't no Roo. Never will be. By this stage of Paddy's career, Roo was a Rising Star winner, close to the B&F and a year away from the captaincy. Both will be very good players for us. We lament the fact that if we'd had Judd we would've saluted in 04-5, or 09-10. Maybe we would've, but we didn't. We had the players to win at least two in those eras. GT lacked tactical and injury management nous. Lyon lacked imagination and was too stubborn. Hopefully AR is not Lyon, GT 2.0. We have the material if we top it off with an outside beast and another accumulator. Paddy is the forward we can build a winning forward line around. Patience, grasshoppers. Patience.
Paddy is no Roo. Get over it. He's going to be very good and an adequate, if not complete replacement for the great man. He's got great hands, superb judgement and he's smart as a whip. Good over the first 20 like plugger. Downsides? Average endurance, average set shot for goal (a knock on him we were well aware of), and despite assurances, a type 1 diabetic, making him vulnerable to concussion, making it harder for him to heal and requiring careful management, meaning his endurance is affected. Having said that, when looking for someone to fill the massive void Roo will leave, Paddy was about as close as we could get. The others, including "two metre Peter" Wright were even further away.
Paddy will be a very good player. More Kosi like, if he hadn't have been destroyed by the cowardly snipe by that cowardly flog, Giansiracusa. Kosi would've been one of our best, if not for that fateful moment. As someone who has extensive experience of dealing with acquired brain injury, Kosi definitely was disabled to an extent by that hit. Even if it was only 5%, in an elite level sport, that is enough to ensure you don't fully fulfill your potential.
Paddy has already suffered 5 significant concussions if you include his last year of under 18's. As a diabetic, he will suffer greater damage and after effects than the average person. It is to do with the fact that effective sugar metabolism offers protection against trauma in neurons (nerve cells) of the brain. Go figure! Too much sugar, and your neutrons get destroyed. Alzheimer's is now known as diabetes type 3. Too little, and you lack protection and ability to heal. As the Buddhists have always told us, the middle path is always the way to go.
The Dee's had a super draft in 2014. That's because multiple early picks. They coudn't lose and on such drafts, if you get it right, an era can be built. Ours was 2001, even though we missed Judd. We got Ball, Dal Santo, Clarke, Montagna and Maguire. Not bad. Melbourne in 2014 got Petracca (gun), Brayshaw (gun), Neal-Bullen ( hyphenated surname fulfills Dee's need), McDonald, Billy Stretch and Jeffrey Garlett. All playing seniors now. All playing a valuable role.
So patience, grasshoppers. Billings ain't no Bont. Never will be. Paddy ain't no Roo. Never will be. By this stage of Paddy's career, Roo was a Rising Star winner, close to the B&F and a year away from the captaincy. Both will be very good players for us. We lament the fact that if we'd had Judd we would've saluted in 04-5, or 09-10. Maybe we would've, but we didn't. We had the players to win at least two in those eras. GT lacked tactical and injury management nous. Lyon lacked imagination and was too stubborn. Hopefully AR is not Lyon, GT 2.0. We have the material if we top it off with an outside beast and another accumulator. Paddy is the forward we can build a winning forward line around. Patience, grasshoppers. Patience.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
So is mine mate, and I bet that of every long time Sainter. The WBs premiership only hurts us more. The bottom line is we are stuck with what we've got. All the wailing and gnashing of teeth will do nothing. If suffering counted, we'd have won 27 flags, not spoons. I'm hoping for just one. No dynasties, no three peats, just one. Then I can die happy.saynta wrote:After 51 years, my patience is wearing a bit thin mate.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
I didn't think GT even attended draft day?White Winmar wrote:The WC outsmarted us and GT's obstinance beat us that day. But I digress.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
WW thanks for the post it puts things in perspective, but I too have been waiting over 50 years how much longer should we be expected to be patient for?
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Oh please. I was there. You weren't. We had strict instructions. What's wrong with you? You're carrying on like a half wit. Again. Still smarting after I smashed you last time? What a pathetic attempt to flame me. Unlike you, I couldn't care less what some anonymous loser on an Internet forum thinks of me. I'm only answering you to set the record straight.
Envy, stupidity, personality disorder, or are you just arguing for the sake of it? I suspect it's all four. I feel sorry for losers like you. Anonymous keyboard warriors who snipe, knowing they know nothing, have never done anything to help the club, and know they can't be brought to account. Again, you posted in the last thread I owned you in, that it was people who wanted to hijack threads and were <edited by mods> that annoyed you. You damn yourself with your own words. Do us all a favour. Stick to what you know, which I suspect is very little and keep <mods edited this clever play on words that is against the rules> your member, Johnny.
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Envy, stupidity, personality disorder, or are you just arguing for the sake of it? I suspect it's all four. I feel sorry for losers like you. Anonymous keyboard warriors who snipe, knowing they know nothing, have never done anything to help the club, and know they can't be brought to account. Again, you posted in the last thread I owned you in, that it was people who wanted to hijack threads and were <edited by mods> that annoyed you. You damn yourself with your own words. Do us all a favour. Stick to what you know, which I suspect is very little and keep <mods edited this clever play on words that is against the rules> your member, Johnny.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
I'm not expecting a superstar in Paddy, but I think we've snagged potentially a very good key forward. I'm happy with his progress. Set shots need some work and endurance, but those are both things that can be worked on.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
well for me Im not quite sure what the point is ?Impatient Sainter wrote:WW thanks for the post it puts things in perspective, but I too have been waiting over 50 years how much longer should we be expected to be patient for?
To tell us that Melbourne went to the well in 2014 and topped up with real talent
but when we went to the well we didnt get the real talent we should have got ?
David Carradine may have had patience to burn - but pretty certain he was the best kick arse kung fu 'ist going round to back it up.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Sigh.... yep!White Winmar wrote:So is mine mate, and I bet that of every long time Sainter. The WBs premiership only hurts us more. The bottom line is we are stuck with what we've got. All the wailing and gnashing of teeth will do nothing. If suffering counted, we'd have won 27 flags, not spoons. I'm hoping for just one. No dynasties, no three peats, just one. Then I can die happy.saynta wrote:After 51 years, my patience is wearing a bit thin mate.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
We did well in 2001. Should've delivered us a flag or two, but didn't. We seem cursed. From bounces, to toe pokes, to injuries, freak individual efforts from opposition players and no luck with the umpires, we've had our share of bad luck. Sigh!sunsaint wrote:well for me Im not quite sure what the point is ?Impatient Sainter wrote:WW thanks for the post it puts things in perspective, but I too have been waiting over 50 years how much longer should we be expected to be patient for?
To tell us that Melbourne went to the well in 2014 and topped up with real talent
but when we went to the well we didnt get the real talent we should have got ?
David Carradine may have had patience to burn - but pretty certain he was the best kick arse kung fu 'ist going round to back it up.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
If he can stay on the park, and get 10 games in a row we will start to see the footballer he can become.
If he can stay in football for 5-7 years and play the majority of games (and finals) - we stand a chance of winning a flag
With his medical history, I can't see either being a high probability.
The most likely outcome will be a frustrating on again, off again career, cut dreadfully short by concussion/diabetes.
Petracca will likely be a 10 year player, 200 games, averaging 30+ possessions and 30 + goals a year.
We all know that these are the likely scenarios
We all hope that it works out for the best
We all suspect we screwed up at the draft
We all feel that very familiar StKilda feeling
In the meantime, we will just have to back our guy in, and hope he continues to grow and improve.
He had a good game vs WEAGLES, he's young, he's on the right track.
If he can stay in football for 5-7 years and play the majority of games (and finals) - we stand a chance of winning a flag
With his medical history, I can't see either being a high probability.
The most likely outcome will be a frustrating on again, off again career, cut dreadfully short by concussion/diabetes.
Petracca will likely be a 10 year player, 200 games, averaging 30+ possessions and 30 + goals a year.
We all know that these are the likely scenarios
We all hope that it works out for the best
We all suspect we screwed up at the draft
We all feel that very familiar StKilda feeling
In the meantime, we will just have to back our guy in, and hope he continues to grow and improve.
He had a good game vs WEAGLES, he's young, he's on the right track.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Paddy will be good. Just not Roo standard.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Paddy will be good. Just not Roo standard.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
The key is that we tried to replace Roo and you can never replace a great - we tried for years to replace Winmar. It just doesn't work.
Paddy is going to be a good player. Maybe even better than good.
What we should be focused on is 3 talls that kick 30 to 50 goals each. And 3 smalls that kick 20 to 40 goals each.
Rather than 1 champion like Roo.
Paddy is going to be a good player. Maybe even better than good.
What we should be focused on is 3 talls that kick 30 to 50 goals each. And 3 smalls that kick 20 to 40 goals each.
Rather than 1 champion like Roo.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Club is rubbish at picking marking forwards.
Plugger n Rooey just lucky.
Kosi unluckly.
Jason Heatley went OK but faded.
David Sierakowski did some good things but not quite there.
Fergus Watts...David Gamble from Cats, no good
Beau Maister couldn't hold any marks
Tom Lee didn't make it (watched those last 2 play for Claremont yesterday, did really well)
Bruce big year, then last year empty, so far this year just another honest battler
How we doin so far?
Plugger n Rooey just lucky.
Kosi unluckly.
Jason Heatley went OK but faded.
David Sierakowski did some good things but not quite there.
Fergus Watts...David Gamble from Cats, no good
Beau Maister couldn't hold any marks
Tom Lee didn't make it (watched those last 2 play for Claremont yesterday, did really well)
Bruce big year, then last year empty, so far this year just another honest battler
How we doin so far?
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
What does this have to do with Paddy? As far as I'm aware a 18 year old Roo wasn't available when we took Paddy.BigMart wrote:Roo won the 2002 best and fairest
In his first full season at 19yo
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Can we stop this myth that Gia ruined Kosi.
I don't like Gia now am I defending him but Kosi had zero peripheral vision.
I don't like Gia now am I defending him but Kosi had zero peripheral vision.
Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
What would you rather a cheap burger Paddy rushed out by Maccy D's or a gourmet Paddy that takes a bit longer but has proper substance. Its takes time to cook a big, juicy Paddy all the way through. I'm enjoying hearing him sizzling and popping on the grill (and some of the fat draining away). Now I really need a burger...I'm going to Maccas for a ROYAL WITH CHEESE
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
WellardSaint wrote:Club is rubbish at picking marking forwards.
Plugger n Rooey just lucky.
Kosi unluckly.
Jason Heatley went OK but faded.
David Sierakowski did some good things but not quite there.
Fergus Watts...David Gamble from Cats, no good
Beau Maister couldn't hold any marks
Tom Lee didn't make it (watched those last 2 play for Claremont yesterday, did really well)
Bruce big year, then last year empty, so far this year just another honest battler
How we doin so far?
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Buckets went ok.
G-Train was also handy.
Roo was ok when he filled in up forward.
Spider played some decent games in attack.
G-Train was also handy.
Roo was ok when he filled in up forward.
Spider played some decent games in attack.
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
WW - so in your opinion should we have picked Petracca over Paddy ?
Also, let's say for arguments sake we end up with 2 top 10 draft picks this year. Do we look to keep them both, trade 1 and keep 1 , or trade them both ?
Also, let's say for arguments sake we end up with 2 top 10 draft picks this year. Do we look to keep them both, trade 1 and keep 1 , or trade them both ?
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Gehrig was a nice big talented forward.Joffa Burns wrote:Buckets went ok.
G-Train was also handy.
Roo was ok when he filled in up forward.
Spider played some decent games in attack.
I did mention Rooey as "lucky" as we picked well.
But we won't get another Rooey for another 10 years unless we trade aggressively for one
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Re: We need to talk about Paddy.
Curley,
I was correcting the OP that said Roo was nearly a b&f after three seasons... when in fact he'd won a b&f...
Maybe I should have quoted this time?
In his fourth (third really, missed first year with knee) season he was the best player in the afl
I was correcting the OP that said Roo was nearly a b&f after three seasons... when in fact he'd won a b&f...
Maybe I should have quoted this time?
In his fourth (third really, missed first year with knee) season he was the best player in the afl