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Take_a_Screamer 
.....No.5...Jamie Elliott....
Joined: 22 Aug 2018
Location: Melbourne S.E.Suburbs
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Harrysz
Joined: 15 Oct 2001
Location: Melbourne
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| About 10 years ago I was in Tasmania for a speech contest. I had some downtime on the Saturday afternoon so I watched part of an AFL game between GWS and Carlton. Carlton got smashed by about 10 goals which was nice. There was one player who was head and shoulders above everyone else on the ground. He dominated and was unstoppable. His name - Adam Treloar. The only other player of note who was clearly 2nd best on the ground was a highly skilled player called Will Hoskin-Elliott. I remember thinking - Gee, I wish they played for us! |
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K
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
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| Harrysz wrote: | | About 10 years ago I was in Tasmania for a speech contest. ... |
What did you have to speak about? How did it go? |
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David 
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: Andromeda
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Guessing it must have been this one here, Harry? (I believe this was one of only two matches Treloar and Hoskin-Elliott both played in against Carlton while at the Giants; the other was in 2014 and GWS only won by 8 points.)
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2015/032120150516.html
Speaking of which, here's a trivia question: which was the last opponent Adams, Hoskin-Elliott and Treloar played in the same team against while the three of them were at the Giants?
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K
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
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Not Collingwood, was it?!
WHE got wiped out by Blair in one game. (Accidental, I think. Not reportable.) |
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David
I dare you to try
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It was! Round 18, 2013. We won by 40 points and Jeremy Cameron kicked 7 goals (his first of a number of big bags against us over the years). It was WHE's last match of the season – not sure if the Blair incident had anything to do with it or whether that was a different game – and Taylor Adams was subsequently traded out at the end of that year (Treloar and WHE followed in 2015 and 2016 respectively).
Match highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btM52-N8rTc
(which leads to another trivia question: which player gets burned by Cloke in the goalsquare in the final highlight?)
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Harrysz
Joined: 15 Oct 2001
Location: Melbourne
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Hello K. Thank you for your enquiry. I think that my speech was titled "The Pursuit of Happiness".
How did I go? Well, I didn't get a place, but it was a final and I was up against some of the best speakers in Australia so I was happy to participate. |
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K
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| David wrote: | | It was! Round 18, 2013. ... It was WHE's last match of the season – not sure if the Blair incident had anything to do with it or whether that was a different game... |
WHE played 4 games against Collingwood and Blair played in 3 of them. So it'll take some more snooping around to find which game it was! Call it The Blair Which Project.
Sheesh... WHE's goal-kicking looks kinda inaccurate. 1 goal, 7 behinds.  |
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K
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
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I saw something where Fly referred to WHE as our Swiss Army Knife.
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Jezza 
2023 PREMIERS!
Joined: 06 Sep 2010
Location: Ponsford End
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Best on ground on Saturday. Galvanised us when the team was down.
21 disposals, 13 score involvements, 9 marks and 2 goals.
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pietillidie
Joined: 07 Jan 2005
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^Yeah, great to see him lead from the front like that. It was funny, I was only thinking he looked more mature in face and body, and then he goes and plays accordingly, lifting the team when it was down.
When he was younger he could frustrate by drifting in and out of games, but you've got to love a player who sticks with the team, never complains, having been there through thick and thin, cops it on the chin and as Fly said, is willing to fill any role as needed for the team. Now add the premiership and his role in defence at times in the finals (am I right in recalling that?), and seeing him step up to lead in a new season hints at a new chapter in his story.
He also strikes you as such a likeable and admirable lad. Yet another great story under Fly.
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RudeBoy
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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| WHE and Crisp are both our "Swiss army knives". They each are capable of playing in virtually any position (apart from the ruck) on the field with aplomb. The only other player we have like that is Nick Daicos who can play in defence, up forward or in the midfield. The one advantage over Naicos that WHE and Crisp have is their added height and marking ability. |
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inxs88
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WHE has sacrificed his elite talents for the betterment of the team since 2018. Think about 2018 for a moment: 42 goals!!!! As a floating third forward. Last week against Port reminded us all what X Factor talent he possesses when given the keys to a position that allow that to reign!!
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Dave The Man 
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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After 3 Touches today he can go back to the VFL
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