Goddard training at Blues

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Good luck Hugh. Might get picked up.

[The_Dud]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

[ausfatcat]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

[ace]

We may not win the wooden spoon after all.

[The_Dud]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

I’d take Hugh in the lineup over Brown any day.

Just another example of a pattern of Richo playing ordinary players with no upside over young players with unknown potential (who especially should have been a priority with our season effectively being over after round 2)

If I had to choose between having Brown-Longer-Geary or Goddard-Freeman-Minchington on our list for next year,I know which way I’d go every time...

[saintbob]

They’d be better off with Gilbert

[takeaway]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

I’d take Hugh in the lineup over Brown any day.

Just another example of a pattern of Richo playing ordinary players with no upside over young players with unknown potential (who especially should have been a priority with our season effectively being over after round 2)

If I had to choose between having Brown-Longer-Geary or Goddard-Freeman-Minchington on our list for next year,I know which way I’d go every time...

So your strategy would be to go for pick 1 next year? Maybe get Howard, Templeton, Saunders, etc in again and make sure of it.

[Joffa Burns]

Looks like history has taught us little.
Most on here agree Lyon played average mature players like Eddy & Peake over Steven to our detriment.

Now Richo has played Brown, Mav, Longer, Hickey etc and only went for youth when forced through injuries.

I wonder if he reverts this season or returns to the old fold.

[DJ Higgins]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

I’d take Hugh in the lineup over Brown any day.

Just another example of a pattern of Richo playing ordinary players with no upside over young players with unknown potential (who especially should have been a priority with our season effectively being over after round 2)

If I had to choose between having Brown-Longer-Geary or Goddard-Freeman-Minchington on our list for next year,I know which way I’d go every time...

Disagree with you about Brown, he is so under rated in our back line but I have to ask what did you like about Goddard? I saw him play multiple times at Sandy and he was poor. Slow, couldn't turn quickly not amazing with his hands or feet, not bad but nothing special. He basically was big and slow with a famous surname.
Also Freeman was a mistake and I am glad he has moved on. We got him for speed and he no longer has that so he was a below average inside and we have heaps of those.
Geary shouldn't be captain and he is a fringe player at best. Runs all days goes in hard never quits but just isn't that good. Meatball doesn't have a lot of luck. Guys body let him down so out of the 3 you mentioned I'd be least surprised if he comes good and I kind of hope he does

[terry smith rules]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

I’d take Hugh in the lineup over Brown any day.

Just another example of a pattern of Richo playing ordinary players with no upside over young players with unknown potential (who especially should have been a priority with our season effectively being over after round 2)

If I had to choose between having Brown-Longer-Geary or Goddard-Freeman-Minchington on our list for next year,I know which way I’d go every time...

And hence why you have that name on a forum and not involved at the club

[lewdogs]

Logan Austin is lightyears ahead of Goddard and only played 7 games last year. Clavarino is also coming through. That should give a fair indication as to why Goddard was delisted and MIGHT be picked up by the worst side in the comp.

[BringBackMadDog]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

I’d take Hugh in the lineup over Brown any day.

Just another example of a pattern of Richo playing ordinary players with no upside over young players with unknown potential (who especially should have been a priority with our season effectively being over after round 2)

If I had to choose between having Brown-Longer-Geary or Goddard-Freeman-Minchington on our list for next year,I know which way I’d go every time...

thank god you don't work for the club!! Goddard moves likes a glacier, cannot jump at all and has the turning circle of the Queen Mary, he was struggling at Sandy. Freeman went from a super quick outside mid to a muddling paced inside mid and couldn't kick further than 40 metres because of his dodgy hammies. Minchington does have great skills, unfortunately he doesn't find the pill often enough to utilise them

[bigcarl]

Don’t be surprised if the other Goddard turns up there. Still has something to offer IMO and they always coveted him.

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Why does Richo come into this thread at all? Its becoming embarrassing this distaste for Allan. So now its Allan's fault Goddard got delisted and never played alot of senior footy....give me a f****** break. People that think this have absolutely no idea how an AFL list, player development and selection works.

4 big backs were ahead of Goddard. He was given every opportunity to play senior footy and his injuries never helped. He "might" get picked up by a club on the bottom. Good luck to him.

[skeptic]

I would imagine “Alan” the coach has reasonable influence on matters of team selection and list management.

Hard to see why the dots wouldn’t be connected

[Joffa Burns]

Here you go....http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-12/g ... afl-career

[The_Dud]

thank god you don't work for the club!! Goddard moves likes a glacier, cannot jump at all and has the turning circle of the Queen Mary

Unlike Brown...

Freeman went from a super quick outside mid to a muddling paced inside mid and couldn't kick further than 40 metres

Unlike the super quick long-bombing Geary...

Minchington does have great skills, unfortunately he doesn't find the pill often enough to utilise them

Unlike that ball-magnet Longer...

I’d rather give the young guys a chance of possibly becoming something over playing 3 known quantities (known ordinary footballers) with no upside to them.

[saynta]

"The Blues reportedly met with Goddard's management in July and all signs point towards the 196cm defender receiving a second shot at the highest level."


July, eh? Interesting.

[The_Dud]

Good luck to him, another player Richo (and I suppose the rest of the geniuses who ended up getting the sack) absolutely butchered.

wow when did it come out that Ritcho took a razor blade to his Achilles?

I’d take Hugh in the lineup over Brown any day.

Just another example of a pattern of Richo playing ordinary players with no upside over young players with unknown potential (who especially should have been a priority with our season effectively being over after round 2)

If I had to choose between having Brown-Longer-Geary or Goddard-Freeman-Minchington on our list for next year,I know which way I’d go every time...

Disagree with you about Brown, he is so under rated in our back line but I have to ask what did you like about Goddard? I saw him play multiple times at Sandy and he was poor. Slow, couldn't turn quickly not amazing with his hands or feet, not bad but nothing special. He basically was big and slow with a famous surname.
Also Freeman was a mistake and I am glad he has moved on. We got him for speed and he no longer has that so he was a below average inside and we have heaps of those.
Geary shouldn't be captain and he is a fringe player at best. Runs all days goes in hard never quits but just isn't that good. Meatball doesn't have a lot of luck. Guys body let him down so out of the 3 you mentioned I'd be least surprised if he comes good and I kind of hope he does

I never saw Brown do anything that I think Goddard couldn’t do. And with Goddard there was a possibility, however slim, that he could turn in to something. Why not give him a good run of 10-15 games in the firsts to see if anything ‘clicked’ once our season was over, what possible downside was there?

[DJ Higgins]

Watch Brown thus year with an open.mind. Watch where he is when the ball is coming down the corridor or on the wings. He isn't quick so he puts himself in the best spots to compensate for this. Not saying he doesn't get marks taken.on him or make mistakes but he does a.lot of good, he really does and this is what needs to be taught.

He has played on quicker guys which is wrong but not his fault, he shouldn't be picked if forwards aren't monsters that's Richo brains there.

I can't defend his delivery so won't try

[skeptic]

Again I think the argument is balance...

I would have liked to have seen Goddard play a 3-4 games ahead of Brown to see what he could do.

It’s not like it was going to cost us a finals spot

But yes, Brown is the better player by far

[BringBackMadDog]

thank god you don't work for the club!! Goddard moves likes a glacier, cannot jump at all and has the turning circle of the Queen Mary

Unlike Brown...

Freeman went from a super quick outside mid to a muddling paced inside mid and couldn't kick further than 40 metres

Unlike the super quick long-bombing Geary...

Minchington does have great skills, unfortunately he doesn't find the pill often enough to utilise them

Unlike that ball-magnet Longer...

I’d rather give the young guys a chance of possibly becoming something over playing 3 known quantities (known ordinary footballers) with no upside to them.

I guarantee you that Brown is quicker than Goddard, f***, I'm 54 and quicker than him!
Geary brings far more to the table than Freezer ever will

And comparing a small mid/fwd to a ruckman is just plain stupid and shows your complete lack of footy knowledge

[The_Dud]

Why does Richo come into this thread at all? Its becoming embarrassing this distaste for Allan. So now its Allan's fault Goddard got delisted and never played alot of senior footy....give me a f****** break. People that think this have absolutely no idea how an AFL list, player development and selection works.

4 big backs were ahead of Goddard. He was given every opportunity to play senior footy and his injuries never helped. He "might" get picked up by a club on the bottom. Good luck to him.

Believe it or not, Richo is not above criticism.

If the head coach wants a player to play, he plays. If a head coach wants a player on the list, the player is on the list. If the head coach doesn’t have these powers, then that says a lot about how he is rated internally at the club.

Repeatedly playing known ordinary players over unknown youngsters with potential once the season was done (about round 2 this year) is on Richo’s head.

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Freeman toured Suns facilities.

Good luck to these blokes, but the fact Goddard and Freeman might only get a go at the two bottom clubs probably says alot as to why we delisted them.

[saintspremiers]

lol