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Another AFL retirement this week.

Postby mal » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:22 pm

Why all the fuss about Josh Francou ......
Jade Rawlings is playing his last game this week.
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Re: Another AFL retirement this week.

Postby RustyCage » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:27 pm

mal wrote:Why all the fuss about Josh Francou ......
Jade Rawlings is playing his last game this week.


What a champion of the game :lol:

He will be sadly missed by every opponent who ever had to man up on him.
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
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Postby blink » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:34 pm

Francou finished 2001 and 2002 in the top 3 for the Brownlow.

Jade Rawlings finished 2001 & 2002 in the top 3 for Most Overrated player.
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Postby JK » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:45 pm

Oddly enough I thin Rawlings had ability at a young age with the Hawks, but he pushed his hardest to maximise his earnings and I think struggled with the added expectation of a high price bracket normally attached to marquee (or near on) players ... In summary, wanted more than he was worth and got found out!
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Postby sydney-dog » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:43 pm

Rawlings career drowned in his own greed while Francou should of retired two years ago
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See ya Ricco!

Postby Rik E Boy » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:41 am

Geelong's Peter Riccardi will do his lap of honour around Cat Park to farewell the Geelong faithfull after 288 games for the Catters. Riccardi wil be remembered for his pace and skill and uncanny goal sense. Peter Riccardi is the third most 'capped' Cat of all time. Thank you Peter Riccardi, one of my favourite Cats in his prime.

It wasn't that long ago that the Cats didn't do this type of thing for the players and fans, we are still waiting to farewell Gary Ablett FFS, although plenty of that has to do with the man himself.

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Re: See ya Ricco!

Postby heater31 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:26 pm

Rik E Boy wrote: Peter Riccardi is the third most 'capped' Cat of all time.
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Since when have Geelong Played Soccer?????? they might as well join the A-League and finsh outside the finals there too :wink:
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Postby Rushby Hinds » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:26 pm

I have it on very good authority that more then one player will announce his retirement from AFL Footy in the next 8 days.


And some other players will then announce their retirements within a few weeks of teh end of the season.

You heard it here first.
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Postby Rik E Boy » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:35 pm

Ha ha. Yeah I saw that on BigFooty as well Bore Rat :wink:

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Postby Rushby Hinds » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:36 pm

Got four fish over there!
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