Comments on: Geelong Cats http://www.footytragic.com/blog/team-summaries/geelong-cats/ Tragically obsessed with AFL Dream Team & SuperCoach Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Dan http://www.footytragic.com/blog/team-summaries/geelong-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Dan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:21:03 +0000 http://www.footytragic.com/?p=1153#comment-728 Legends perform in the face of personal issues. It shouldn't effect their play. The first thing I thought of was ice hockey legend Martin Brodeur, who holds the record for most wins and shutouts for a goalie in NHL history. During the 2003 playoffs his wife filed for divorce because it surfaced that he had been having an affair with his sister in law. Amid this he took the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup, posting a 16-8 record with a 1.65 GAA and an amazing seven shutouts! The numbers might not mean much to those who know little about hockey, but trust me, they're ridiculous. If GAJ is distracted by the end of his relationship and media pressure over GC then he's not as great as I thought he was. With that said, I'm not starting him. It'd be very nice if Ryan Crowley could do his thing in Round 3 and bring Ablett's price right down. Legends perform in the face of personal issues. It shouldn’t effect their play. The first thing I thought of was ice hockey legend Martin Brodeur, who holds the record for most wins and shutouts for a goalie in NHL history.

During the 2003 playoffs his wife filed for divorce because it surfaced that he had been having an affair with his sister in law. Amid this he took the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup, posting a 16-8 record with a 1.65 GAA and an amazing seven shutouts! The numbers might not mean much to those who know little about hockey, but trust me, they’re ridiculous.

If GAJ is distracted by the end of his relationship and media pressure over GC then he’s not as great as I thought he was.

With that said, I’m not starting him. It’d be very nice if Ryan Crowley could do his thing in Round 3 and bring Ablett’s price right down.

]]> By: Ben http://www.footytragic.com/blog/team-summaries/geelong-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Ben Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:09:45 +0000 http://www.footytragic.com/?p=1153#comment-726 I have some serious reservations about Gary Ablett in 2010. The 1st is the obvious one, $522K is a lot of money to spend on one player, regardless of how good you are. The 2nd is the constant speculation about Ablett possibly moving to the Gold Coast in 2011. This has now been bubbling under the surface for 12 months and Ablett has gone about his business like the ultimate professional he is. However, if Ablett is still unsigned mid season, the media scrutiny in football mad Melbourne will hit fever pitch. The 3rd is what effect will Gary's long term relationship break up have on his football. With Ablett being so brilliant over the last 3 years, we must remind ourselves that he is human. Constant speculation about his future post 2010 and the end of a 7 year relationship are major issues and shouldn't be ignored when thinking about your 2010 DT. I have some serious reservations about Gary Ablett in 2010.

The 1st is the obvious one, $522K is a lot of money to spend on one player, regardless of how good you are.

The 2nd is the constant speculation about Ablett possibly moving to the Gold Coast in 2011. This has now been bubbling under the surface for 12 months and Ablett has gone about his business like the ultimate professional he is. However, if Ablett is still unsigned mid season, the media scrutiny in football mad Melbourne will hit fever pitch.

The 3rd is what effect will Gary’s long term relationship break up have on his football.

With Ablett being so brilliant over the last 3 years, we must remind ourselves that he is human.

Constant speculation about his future post 2010 and the end of a 7 year relationship are major issues and shouldn’t be ignored when thinking about your 2010 DT.

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