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Cam
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Joined: 10 May 2002 Location: Springvale
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We could do worse than plonk him at CHF and as WL said, protect Mr Darcy for a couple of years. Dawes was never really a typical forward, he was an interesting link man with decent awareness and reasonable accuracy when goalkicking. I think he could offer something. _________________ Get back on top. |
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Jezza
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Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End
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Pies4shaw wrote: | This.
Dawesy did us no harm as a player when he was here. He tried his guts out in his 'Pies jumper but couldn't play the ruck/forward role asked of him after Leigh Brown retired and fell away after that.
I don't think he would add much to Collingwood, now, but it saddens me when people are unkind about players who are, after all, heroes of our Club. It's not really necessary to be disrespectful.
I think fondly of him and wish him all the best for the future. |
Totally agree. I don't think bringing him back would be in our best interests, but we should be grateful he was a part of something special in 2010.
Supporters seem to forget he was actually a good player in 2010/2011, but he fell away after that for whatever reason and he was never able to improve at Melbourne after he left. _________________ | 1902 | 1903 | 1910 | 1917 | 1919 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1935 | 1936 | 1953 | 1958 | 1990 | 2010 | 2023 | |
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The Prototype
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Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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I think injuries were a thing that hurt him throughout his time at Melbourne, it also to me seemed once he broke his hand he lost a lot of confidence himself and always feared re-hurting it. Then he got a bit injury prone and I think that was it for him.
Perhaps lower leagues he will find some form again, either VFL or lower and have a good career there. I think as an AFL player he's done sadly for him.
But wont forget his time at Collingwood before he departed. Premiership player, never can be taken away. _________________ Šavāgé
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think positive
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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The romance of bringing him back would be brilliant! Always struck me as a really really nice guy, you didn't hear him bag the club when he was pushed out. All class. All the best mate, always a magpie champion premiership player. _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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I'd like to see him go to Nort Melbourne with Nathan Brown, both have the Shinboner Spirit - by that I mean both spend an extraordinary amount of game time on their shins. |
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watt price tully
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doriswilgus wrote: | Who could ever forget that handball on his back that saved us in the dying minutes of the 2010 Grand Final,just when we looked like losing?For that reason alone I would have him back. |
Damn straight. He did that quite a few times too. _________________ āI even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didnāt keep āem under long enoughā Kinky Friedman |
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The Prototype
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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Presti35
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What'sinaname wrote: | The big question.
Are Chris and Nathan man enough to move past the, um, past? |
I doubt it. Dawes left the club in very shitty circumstances.
The club wont even think about taking him back.
I doubt he'd want to play under Bucks again. And I doubt Bucks would want him back.
Strangely though, I'd like to see it.
think positive wrote: | The romance of bringing him back would be brilliant! |
Yes. But I guess there is a much room for that as there is sentiment.
Yes, we could do worse, but it's just not going to happen. Even if some weird part of me wants to see him return. _________________ A Goal Saved Is 2 Goals Earned! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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There exists someone named Dawes. |
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simon tonna
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see AnInkling's thread on kpp/liabilities.
unfortunately you wouldn't have him taking the field only for protection for moore. that would make no sense at all.
anywho he's achieved a shit load through his short afl career so good luck to him for that. _________________ no second chances |
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RudeBoy
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I always thought he had problems seeing the ball. Off field he wears glasses, so he is obviously visually impaired. On the ground he regularly dropped chest marks and rarely took a mark above his head. Nice guy and an OK player, but not really good enough for senior football imo. |
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Pies4shaw
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I think he was a quite reasonable mark early on but he did have eye trouble and I'm fairly confident that part of his drop away happened after some laser eye-surgery while he was at Collingwood. |
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ad4eva
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Location: The 'G'
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His body falls apart.
He was never the same since he broke his knuckle and did a calf in 2012.
Not the answer. |
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The Average Tourist
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watt price tully wrote: | doriswilgus wrote: | Who could ever forget that handball on his back that saved us in the dying minutes of the 2010 Grand Final,just when we looked like losing?For that reason alone I would have him back. |
Damn straight. He did that quite a few times too. |
I am amazed he is remembered for a handball he kicked two telling goals in the second half of the replay including the first of the third and the last when we needed to seal the game
I will always remember when he belted Dawson and got the ball to either Sidey or Wellers in the third quarter resulting in another
Gee we rookied Golds last year, we have traded for Dunn surely we could use 105 for Dawsey, gee we carried Keefe and Thomas for two years _________________ Bucks you just reckon he can still cut it in the middle |
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stui magpie
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Cam wrote: | We could do worse than plonk him at CHF and as WL said, protect Mr Darcy for a couple of years. Dawes was never really a typical forward, he was an interesting link man with decent awareness and reasonable accuracy when goalkicking. I think he could offer something. |
Agreed. Even as insurance. He'd play more vfl footy than afl but he's experienced and smart and a great team player _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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