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B.M wrote: ↑Tue 16 Feb 2021 12:21pm
Elshaug was still working at StK when Wilkie was drafted.
Was he?
Probably crossed over.
Trout left at the end of 2018 and Wilkie was drafted in the 2019 rookie draft which would have been November or December 2018.
Trout stood down in June, packed his office up in September. Gallagher joined in August and took over 4 weeks later.
Trout was a Melbourne private school recruiter and was well connected there. He was scouting the big athletic African kid Tom Jok from St.Kevs as a possible rookie. Jok trained with the Saints but not surprising was swooped on by Essendon when we took South Australian Wilkie at no.3. Lots were dismayed at yet another HBF on the list.
Where did Trout end up? Anyway, Essendon dumped Jok and Trout in 2020.
B.M wrote: ↑Tue 16 Feb 2021 12:21pm
Elshaug was still working at StK when Wilkie was drafted.
Was he?
Probably crossed over.
Trout left at the end of 2018 and Wilkie was drafted in the 2019 rookie draft which would have been November or December 2018.
Trout stood down in June, packed his office up in September. Gallagher joined in August and took over 4 weeks later.
Trout was a Melbourne private school recruiter and was well connected there. He was scouting the big athletic African kid Tom Jok from St.Kevs as a possible rookie. Jok trained with the Saints but not surprising was swooped on by Essendon when we took South Australian Wilkie at no.3. Lots were dismayed at yet another HBF on the list.
Where did Trout end up? Anyway, Essendon dumped Jok and Trout in 2020.
Just checked his LinkedIn profile, it says he is Volunteering at Essendon.
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B.M wrote: ↑Tue 16 Feb 2021 12:21pm
Elshaug was still working at StK when Wilkie was drafted.
Was he?
Probably crossed over.
Trout left at the end of 2018 and Wilkie was drafted in the 2019 rookie draft which would have been November or December 2018.
Trout stood down in June, packed his office up in September. Gallagher joined in August and took over 4 weeks later.
Trout was a Melbourne private school recruiter and was well connected there. He was scouting the big athletic African kid Tom Jok from St.Kevs as a possible rookie. Jok trained with the Saints but not surprising was swooped on by Essendon when we took South Australian Wilkie at no.3. Lots were dismayed at yet another HBF on the list.
Where did Trout end up? Anyway, Essendon dumped Jok and Trout in 2020.
Just checked his LinkedIn profile, it says he is Volunteering at Essendon.
Good luck to him. As Long as he is not volunteering at StKilda.
He was a Covid cut and so was his good mate Shaw.
When Essendon went to the Hub they were laid off and told their part time jobs wouldn't be there when they came back.
B.M wrote: ↑Tue 16 Feb 2021 12:21pm
Elshaug was still working at StK when Wilkie was drafted.
. You are incorrigible. What colour us the sun in your world, B.M? Complete bs and the worst part is, you know it. Elshaug may have been sweeping the corridors, but he had nothing to do with recruiting when Wilkie was taken. Just stop bullshitting to try and make your spurious fantasies real.
If alcohol can damage your short term memory, imagine what damage alcohol could do.
B.M wrote: ↑Tue 16 Feb 2021 12:21pm
Elshaug was still working at StK when Wilkie was drafted.
. You are incorrigible. What colour us the sun in your world, B.M? Complete bs and the worst part is, you know it. Elshaug may have been sweeping the corridors, but he had nothing to do with recruiting when Wilkie was taken. Just stop bullshitting to try and make your spurious fantasies real.
Stop sugar coating your posts TBM
Proudly assuming the title of forum Oracle and serving as the inaugural Saintsational ‘weak as piss brigade’ President.
Love what Wilkie brings.
Very composed, very reliable.
Looking forward to seeing him taking on added leadership and mentoring the back line.
Quality addition to the list.
Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.
B.M wrote: ↑Tue 16 Feb 2021 12:21pm
Elshaug was still working at StK when Wilkie was drafted.
Was he?
Probably crossed over.
Trout left at the end of 2018 and Wilkie was drafted in the 2019 rookie draft which would have been November or December 2018.
Trout stood down in June, packed his office up in September. Gallagher joined in August and took over 4 weeks later.
Trout was a Melbourne private school recruiter and was well connected there. He was scouting the big athletic African kid Tom Jok from St.Kevs as a possible rookie. Jok trained with the Saints but not surprising was swooped on by Essendon when we took South Australian Wilkie at no.3. Lots were dismayed at yet another HBF on the list.
Where did Trout end up? Anyway, Essendon dumped Jok and Trout in 2020.
Just checked his LinkedIn profile, it says he is Volunteering at Essendon.
Elshaug is volunteering at the dopers, Joffa? So they're paying him what he's worth.
If alcohol can damage your short term memory, imagine what damage alcohol could do.
B.M wrote: ↑Mon 15 Feb 2021 6:59pm
Geary would be amongst StKs best ever value recruits
Late Rookie Pick
200+ games
Multiple times top 5 in B&F (inc a RU)
Captain for 5 seasons
Agreed, would be our best value recruit by a fair margin only challenged by Milne.
Some others off the top of my head excluding trades:
- Milne off the rookie list among the best of all time small forwards.
- Sam Fisher B&F, AA from a pick in the mid 50's.
- Clint Jones was a fair rookie
- Jack Steven & Aussie Jones were picks in the 40's
- Andrew Thompson was a pick in the 60's or 70's
Jimmy Gwilt was pretty handy too, 100 game player at pick in the high 60's & one of the best players in the 2010 final series.
I think Jarryn was the 148th picked player after the national draft, pre season draft and rookie draft
And the doesn’t count 21 upgraded rookies
HTF did he go the low? I believe he won the Bendigo Pioneers B&F
In context he went about 140 spots below Armo
Armo had an ok career and you’d almost take it with pick 9
Geary has been a far more valuable player than Armo. IMO if you had a first round selection that played 200 and skippered for 5 years, you’d take it with both hands
