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The Recruit

Postby bennymacca » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:52 pm

Surprised i couldnt find another thread, but there is a new reality TV show out called the recruit, on foxtel. Hosted by fitzy, they are all older players, over 20 years of age and havent been playing second tier footy in the past two years.

You can watch the first episode here.

http://www.fox8.tv/shows/the-recruit

First impressions were great, the show did a pretty decent job at trying to tell the stories of a few players. Especially Waylan Mansen, who I know there was huge buzz around but just how hard it would be for him to fit in will be interesting going forward.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/a ... zseqy.html
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Re: The Recruit

Postby RustyCage » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:06 pm

Having seen these guys play, they were being toweled up by the U/18s playing for the magpies and the crows fill in players in a game played at the Adelaide Oval after the Adelaide v GC game a few weeks back.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby TEX07 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:08 pm

Watched it last night and the big volleyballer looks the early chance to win it already - so much to work with and can see him fitting in as a ruck in most sides
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Re: The Recruit

Postby TEX07 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:11 pm

RustyCage wrote:Having seen these guys play, they were being toweled up by the U/18s playing for the magpies and the crows fill in players in a game played at the Adelaide Oval after the Adelaide v GC game a few weeks back.


How many players were there on each side in this game do you know? the recruit only has the 13 players?
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Re: The Recruit

Postby RustyCage » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:12 pm

Two played for the Crows, two played for Port
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Re: The Recruit

Postby Booney » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:00 pm

The next big thing, Wagner I think his name is, the one dominating for Centrals, he's on the show, yes?
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Re: The Recruit

Postby RustyCage » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:06 pm

If he is a ruck man, maybe
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Re: The Recruit

Postby cennals05 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:09 pm

Booney wrote:The next big thing, Wagner I think his name is, the one dominating for Centrals, he's on the show, yes?

Yes he is. Does quite well I believe too.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby TEX07 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:25 pm

cennals05 wrote:
Booney wrote:The next big thing, Wagner I think his name is, the one dominating for Centrals, he's on the show, yes?

Yes he is. Does quite well I believe too.


Johann? He got through - looked liked he was wearing a Roosters guernsey though?
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Re: The Recruit

Postby cennals05 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:35 pm

TEX07 wrote:
cennals05 wrote:
Booney wrote:The next big thing, Wagner I think his name is, the one dominating for Centrals, he's on the show, yes?

Yes he is. Does quite well I believe too.


Johann? He got through - looked liked he was wearing a Roosters guernsey though?

His original team is the Tasman Football Club Port Lincoln. They are the Roosters.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby whufc » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:47 am

Followed the exact some 'running sheet' :lol: as the soccer superstar franchise including at the end of the episode where the two players were called forward and told only one would go through for both to go through.

It was that identical that in the first episode of the soccer superstar it was a 'injury cloud' player and another who both got through at the end the exact same as episode 1 here
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Re: The Recruit

Postby bennymacca » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:56 am

I did think that was a bit silly, especially when the johncock lad smashed all of the fitness stuff and was young. No way was he going to miss out unless he was out of action for weeks.

The did seem to laugh at him a lot and call him a squealing pig though haha.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby MatteeG » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:58 am

bennymacca wrote:I did think that was a bit silly, especially when the johncock lad smashed all of the fitness stuff and was young. No way was he going to miss out unless he was out of action for weeks.

The did seem to laugh at him a lot and call him a squealing pig though haha.


Seemed to be a bit cocky to me. Almost good to see him cut down during the game. 8)

Enjoyed the first episode. Big Volleyballer showed a bit.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby bennymacca » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:10 pm

Quite a few seemed cocky. Guess they were all big fish in little ponds before.

Waylan was very likeable imo. Quite funny when he was saying he would always just go and try to take hangers in front of the chicks haha.

Really hope he makes it.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby whufc » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:29 pm

bennymacca wrote:Quite a few seemed cocky. Guess they were all big fish in little ponds before.

Waylan was very likeable imo. Quite funny when he was saying he would always just go and try to take hangers in front of the chicks haha.

Really hope he makes it.


Yeah they do seem to be cocky but having known a few people who have been on reality tv shows including amazing race and currently one in the X factor they are definatly told to play a role or character
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Re: The Recruit

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:36 pm

One of the guys in the show just started playing for Kapunda on the weekend, so I've been told.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:38 pm

whufc wrote:
bennymacca wrote:Quite a few seemed cocky. Guess they were all big fish in little ponds before.

Waylan was very likeable imo. Quite funny when he was saying he would always just go and try to take hangers in front of the chicks haha.

Really hope he makes it.


Yeah they do seem to be cocky but having known a few people who have been on reality tv shows including amazing race and currently one in the X factor they are definatly told to play a role or character


I was hypnotised on stage once. The hypnotist said, "when you go under, you won't do anything you wouldn't normally do".
I suspect, when reality tv shows pick character roles for people on their show, they are picking up on that person's personality and those people wouldn't do something that wasn't in their nature.
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Re: The Recruit

Postby BoundaryRider84 » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:44 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:One of the guys in the show just started playing for Kapunda on the weekend, so I've been told.
Tore Tanunda apart, by all accounts.


D.Johncock and he went alright
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Re: The Recruit

Postby bennymacca » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:53 pm

just watched the second episode, have to say im really loving the show.

im glad that waylan and bradie stayed, they are probably the two best footballers in the group, and i think the other lads felt threatened by that.

really hoping waylan can stop his homesickness, he looks like he really could be an afl footballer. really needs someone like eddie betts or some other senior aboriginal footballer to take him under his wing etc.

i kinda like that it is more about reality tv than footy, i think it broaden's its appeal a little bit and makes it more entertaining. if it was just a draft camp i could have switched off by now
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Re: The Recruit

Postby westy » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:47 am

Love this show!
Wagner is the best by far. The Jackle and Goss are very good players, but love to see Waylen win this.
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