I think suggesting a B&F and All Australian “never quite made it” might be gilding the lily a little.

Absolute gun who totally made it but got [REDACTED] over.

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Mots

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Kris Massie, I thought at the time trading him was an odd decision. Still do, particularly given Adelaide gave us a pair of C graders in return. While Massie played pretty well in his time at the Cows.

Probably the first but not the last time we got stooged by Adelaide.

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I thought Jake Edwards was going to be a player.

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So did I.

He showed some good signs he would.
I don't think he gave it his best shot.
The club wasn't in good shape at the time either.

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I was spewing we traded Tge Swedish royal to Crows.

Imo he was played out of position, and gave his all punching above his weight most of the time.

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Tom Bugg

The Howie Games did a podcast with Jake Edwards, which was definitely worth a listen.

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i heard once that he wasnt too happy with the club, is this true?

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my last one was rubbish

The Howie Games chat was excellent. The lad had some significant mental health concerns. To be honest CFC was not a fun place to be then either.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

I liked Rohan Welsh & also the Rhino.

Then if one looks at players from 2005 onwards ...jeez not even many of the ones that “made it” did I like.

Barnaby French maybe...at least he gave it a go.

Agree. One of the best marks of that period.

Brent Heaver was never quite the sane after he broke his leg.
Was quite a damaging goal sneak there for a while.
Ronnie DeIulio also started his career like a house on fire in ‘92, and I thought we’d plucked a beauty from obscurity,but he never really reached those dizzy heights again despite remaining at the Club for many more years.

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Breaking your leg would drive you mad!

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Tony Picket from Launceston could have been something very special.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

He was quick. Solid body.

I can't remember him playing a bad game, and don't remember how he finished up at Carlton.

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Go home factor.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

The thing about Ronnie was he followed each good year with a down year and each down year with a good one. That seemed to work in inverse ratio to the teams success - if Ronnie had a good year the team had an ordinary one and vice versa. Probably simply says he was not up to holding a spot in a top side.

Still got to play 100+ games. I think it’s fair to say he did make it.