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Had we recruited someone better at the time, we may never have recruited Nankervis.
Sliding doors.
Sliding doors.
23.21.159 said:
Cheers , can you send that to Damian Parrot, at least then he could understand the concept of "sliding doors"
taztiger4 said:
;D. Yeah he doesn't really grasp the concept. Or maybe it was just too hard so he gave up and started just doing observations?
Right. It's easy for the drunk-posts to rip the club and the player, but at the time, we needed a quick solution to a huge problem. I think even at the time most pragmatic observers we're of the opinion that it wasn't ideal, but we had to do something anyway. It's a shame it didn't work out, but that's the game.Baloo said:
tigerlove said:
And it was a good game too, but only up against Sinclair and he got his share of the ball too. Previous match received a touch-up from Stanley. Nank's a fierce competitor who gets just about the most out of himself, but he's never going to be an athletic freak or champion.
Might be good to see some support for him next year from someone like CCJ.
leon said:
Nanks has been one of our best performers all year. Has competed very well and often won against the best rucks of the competition. Beat Sinclair, yeah it's just Sinclair but he beat him, what more can you do? Had a poorer game against Geelong? Sure, so did that athletic freak of a champion NicNat, every player has good games and bad games in a season And yes I agree, it would be great for him to get some true backup support. Go Nanks, you're a champ in my eyes.
http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/letter-to-my-younger-self-shaun-hampson/
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — SHAUN HAMPSON
By Shaun Hampson Mar 13, 2019
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Letter to my younger self is back this year, as we honour the 2018 draft class. Former Blue and Tiger Shaun Hampson shares some words of wisdom to his younger self about what it means to be resilient and what to value from his career.
Shaun,
These next 12 years will completely shape your life and the person you will become.
It’s going to challenge you in more ways than you could imagine. You’ve got so much to learn about yourself.
When you start, you will think you know what it means to be resilient, to challenge yourself and to be grateful but trust me, you don’t. You’ll learn what all these things truly mean along the way but unfortunately, much of your early career will be hampered by a lack of being able to properly comprehend these things.
You’ll whinge when you lose games, you’ll get carried away when you win them. You’ll get caught up on the small stuff and won’t look towards the big picture.
You’ll think, “poor me” when you get injured (which will happen a fair bit) and overdo it when you’re not.
You’ll have coaches that like you, ones that don’t and some that just couldn’t care less.
You’ll think you’re a failure when you’re playing VFL instead of AFL and won’t enjoy it for what it is. At times you won’t be grateful to be doing what you’re doing.
Fortunately though, you do get your act together and you’ll also realise the greatest thing about being a footballer… The relationships.
With a lot of help from some key people you will learn to worry about only what you can control. Through trying times, hard work and an improved perspective you will obtain a better understanding of what it means to be resilient.
You’ll learn to be grateful for being able to play football at all, regardless of the level and enjoy every game and every minute you spend with your mates.
You won’t play 100 games, you won’t win a premiership, a best and fairest or a Brownlow but it’s OK because when you do leave the game, they’re not the things you’ll think about or miss.
It’s the deep and unique relationships that football allows you to create that you’ll miss. The camaraderie, care and the pointless locker room chat.
Relish it, enjoy it and don’t get so caught up in all the other *smile*.
Shaun
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — SHAUN HAMPSON
By Shaun Hampson Mar 13, 2019
2
Letter to my younger self is back this year, as we honour the 2018 draft class. Former Blue and Tiger Shaun Hampson shares some words of wisdom to his younger self about what it means to be resilient and what to value from his career.
Shaun,
These next 12 years will completely shape your life and the person you will become.
It’s going to challenge you in more ways than you could imagine. You’ve got so much to learn about yourself.
When you start, you will think you know what it means to be resilient, to challenge yourself and to be grateful but trust me, you don’t. You’ll learn what all these things truly mean along the way but unfortunately, much of your early career will be hampered by a lack of being able to properly comprehend these things.
You’ll whinge when you lose games, you’ll get carried away when you win them. You’ll get caught up on the small stuff and won’t look towards the big picture.
You’ll think, “poor me” when you get injured (which will happen a fair bit) and overdo it when you’re not.
You’ll have coaches that like you, ones that don’t and some that just couldn’t care less.
You’ll think you’re a failure when you’re playing VFL instead of AFL and won’t enjoy it for what it is. At times you won’t be grateful to be doing what you’re doing.
Fortunately though, you do get your act together and you’ll also realise the greatest thing about being a footballer… The relationships.
With a lot of help from some key people you will learn to worry about only what you can control. Through trying times, hard work and an improved perspective you will obtain a better understanding of what it means to be resilient.
You’ll learn to be grateful for being able to play football at all, regardless of the level and enjoy every game and every minute you spend with your mates.
You won’t play 100 games, you won’t win a premiership, a best and fairest or a Brownlow but it’s OK because when you do leave the game, they’re not the things you’ll think about or miss.
It’s the deep and unique relationships that football allows you to create that you’ll miss. The camaraderie, care and the pointless locker room chat.
Relish it, enjoy it and don’t get so caught up in all the other *smile*.
Shaun
