Brodlach wrote:Interesting listening to Bomber Thompson on radio tonight he said at the 2007 Draft Geelong were deciding between Selwood and Boak and how hard it was to split them before Port picked up Boak just before the Geelong pick. Boak the Geelong local and Selwood from Ballarat who had knee issues but had hardly missed a game since.
Who ended up getting the better player?
Selwood has played in (arguably) the greatest team of the modern era, Boak spent 3 seasons paddling while we were broken on and off field. Much of Port Adelaide's resurgence in the last 4 years can be put down to the ill fated trip Scott and the Cats boys made to come and talk to Boak and Boakys decision to stay. Boaks signing on, along with the signature of Trengove, signaled that there was a group at Alberton who were there for the jumper, not the cash.
I think Selwood is a better all round player, consistently in Geelong's best 2 or 3. Boak hasn't set the world alight for 18 months.
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