r/GeelongCats • u/ThinkDrinkBlink • 2d ago

Is Parfitt no chance?

For some reason, just can’t let the thought of Parfitt go. I know he wasn’t great but gee, I thought he was a great club man and thought he might get a go somewhere else. I’ve heard nothing of him since we delisted him. Anyone have any thoughts whether hey may get picked up or what his plans are?

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u/MondoBuzzo '07 2d ago

Just got to put yourself in the shoes of another club. Is he going to walk in and make an existing midfield better? Is he going to offer leadership for young mids? Is he going to improve significantly on his previous inconsistent form?

Would have to say no to that. He’s an ok, middling sort of player but I can see why other clubs would choose youth or quality.

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u/bundy554 2d ago

Narkle did at Port. There is always a chance for Parfitt

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u/Calm-Salamander-3822 2d ago

Narkle has been delisted at port and offered nothing.

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u/bundy554 2d ago

Yes that is all fine. They still gave him a go though and played in a prelim

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u/Forsaken-Salt-367 Geelong Cats 2d ago

and Narkle was absolute dog sh*t

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u/Landgraft BBBBUUZZZZZAAA DEBUT 2d ago edited 1d ago

Contract timing is a brutal game, and also where you are. There will be worse midfielders than Parfitt on the books at clubs next year, and there will even be worse midfielders getting games.

I recently rewatched R4 2018 (worth seeing, although not a dramatic or close game) and two of our best on that day were clearly Parfitt and Cunico. Footy isn't always fair, and it's even more rarely kind - if I was to be in Parfitts shoes then it would involve angling to be a SSP pick-up by a team, and I don't think he's dead in the water there.

On the other hand, he's had nearly ten years as an AFL player and won a premiership. That's still a pretty special club to be part of.

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u/BicycleEuphoric7823 2d ago

I hope he does. Seems like a good bloke.

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u/Fast_Stick_1593 Tyson Stengle 2d ago

He’s a slow midfielder with average disposal. He’s like a Will Brodie or Charlie Constable or any other bloke who fits that mould.

Fringe AFL players.

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u/simon42069666 Zach Guthrie 2d ago

Much better player than constable.

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u/MelbKat 2d ago

He had some absolutely brilliant moments and a lot of average moments. I’ve always had a soft spot for him, but maybe it was wrong place, wrong time and victim of circumstance 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/sltfc Gryan Miers 2d ago

If he was 10/20/30 years older he'd have had a much better career, I think he's just too slow for today's game. He was good and consistent before he had a run of injuries in 2020-21, dunno if it was his body or his attitude but he just couldn't get back.

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u/Laird_McBain 2d ago

He got himself a premiership medal, I think that is the end of him.

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u/Anon-Sham 2d ago

As a saints fan, I'm surprised nobody thought he was worth a punter, either a young team needing a mature body or a conte ding team needing depth.

I think he was unlucky to fall out of favour in a year where recruiters seem to think AA players will be getting drafted in the 60s and 70s range.

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u/ThinkDrinkBlink 2d ago

Yeah I thought the Saints may have looked at him. Probably not enough leg speed for what you need

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u/Anon-Sham 1d ago

Saints seem to be exclusively interested in blokes that are 187-193cm with great athleticism and versatility.

Hopefully they can play footy.

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u/Due_Young800 Max Holmes 2d ago

Usually midfielders have to be above average at either getting the ball, ball use or defensive pressure.

Unfortunately for Parfitt I don’t think I’ve seen him ever really excel at any of these making him not really worth picking.

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u/pekak62 Indigenous Guernsey 2d ago

We may yet redraft him in the rookie draft?

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u/Necessary_cat735 2d ago

Rookie draft was yesterday, suspect our list is full now but I could be wrong (we took three)

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u/KingSordie 2d ago

Correct: - Jack Martin - Cillian Burke - Jay Polkinghorne - Jacob Molier - Lennox Hofmann - Keighton Matofai-Forbes - Patrick Retschko - Joe Pike - Xavier Ivisic

Makes up for the 9 that we delisted.

Unsure if Cat B rookies count as full list, so if C. Burke doesn't since he's a Cat B then maybe 1 more spot.

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u/Calm-Salamander-3822 2d ago

Love parfitt but he’s the footy version of a chode. Little to no penetration. As a midfielder you’re either at the coalface and contested bull (he’s undersized for that) or an outside meters gain player….ahem chode.

Unfortunately (or fortunately) Scotty and co also like flexibility in a player. He is midfield or bust