
Cyndi Lauper loves Sharrod Wellingham. She doesn’t mind his Collingwood teammate Nathan J. Brown, either. But the 80s pop starlet isn’t a fan of fellow rookies Steven Browne or Garrick Ibbotson. Now, Lauper has a rubbish national ranking, (after all, the girl just wants to have fun), so you can discount most of what she says about Dream Team. But, on this occasion, her affection for blokes like Wellingham and Brown is well placed.
Why does she love them? Well, in their first two games - the precious time DT coaches have to window-shop rookies before their first price rise - we saw their true colours shining through. Wellingham, for example, scored well in his first two games and then, last weekend, added a third impressive outing to his budding playing career. I reckon Eddie’s not even that pissed now that the drink-driving youngster cost the club its $500,000 sponsorship with TAC. Brown might not be a DT star like Wellingham, but you at least knew what you were getting when you picked him up. It’s not like he busted out a couple of big scores and then turned into the 20-point turd he is today. No, Brown has been a turd from day one, unlike his almost-namesake Browne, from Carlton. Steven dropped a couple of 70s in his first two games, enticing thousands of coaches to trade in the Blues backman. True colours? I don’t think so. Since then, Browne has failed to crack the half century, let alone pull another 70-pointer. Essendon defender David Myers and Sydney forward Henry Playfair are others to bomb after impressing in their crucial first two matches. Myers’ record reads 56, 66 and then, bom-bom, 22, while Playfair notched a 63 and 82 before turning in a terrible 19. More like Henry Playunfair.
Guys like Ibbotson are just as bad. The Docker half-forward, who can be selected in your DT defense, debuted with a 42 and followed up with a 57. A lot of coaches passed him up based on those less-than-impressive numbers. Of course, Ibbotson has been a stud since then, racking up an average of 86 points per game, placing him in the top five defenders in the game over that period. So, rookies, for the sanity of us DT coaches, listen to Cyndi. Don’t be afraid, to let us see your true colours.
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