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Fierce AFL critic Grant Thomas to walk away from footy

Thomas wants to focus on business interests, the story claims.

Also mentions the clash between he and Mifsud when GT reported that Neeld treated indigenous players differently. Mifsud supposedly told him the (false) information in confidence.

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What a devastating loss to the community .

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Like him loathe him, agree, disagree. he had one asset that I did like. He wasn't bound to any master. He said what he thought, right or wrong. That's rare.

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Like him loathe him, agree, disagree. he had one asset that I did like.  He wasn't bound to any master. He said what he thought, right or wrong. That's rare.

Of course, it would help if he did a bit of research to back up his claims. Otherwise, he looks equally as foolish as Mifsud. You would think if you heard what he did from Mifsud that he'd make a few phone calls (particularly to the Melbourne indigenous players) before reporting the story. That should not be rare.

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Just to warn posters not to use this thread to name call or abuse Grant Thomas. Cheers

I swear to Dog i wont call him any names.
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Believe it or not he was the star of the show. The others will be disappointed. Lloyd is the replacement, he will have a go, but not like Thomas, who didn't give a rat's about the AFL and therefore wasn't another of their lackeys. Must have a good business opportunity, to turn down an easy gig that involved very little time for him. I will be sorry to see him go. He was good TV.

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Fierce AFL critic Grant Thomas to walk away from footy

Thomas wants to focus on business interests, the story claims.

Also mentions the clash between he and Mifsud when GT reported that Neeld treated indigenous players differently. Mifsud supposedly told him the (false) information in confidence.

The article state that he replaced Glenn Archer in FC, surely it's Wayne Carey?

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Apart from the Neeld-Davey-Mifsud error, I liked Thomas on Footy Classified. He had good knowledge from his coaching days and he had a different point of view that he was not afraid to put. Quite often he'd see right through some of the rubbish that went on, particularly from the other media.

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Believe it or not he was the star of the show. The others will be disappointed. Lloyd is the replacement, he will have a go, but not like Thomas, who didn't give a rat's about the AFL and therefore wasn't another of their lackeys. Must have a good business opportunity, to turn down an easy gig that involved very little time for him. I will be sorry to see him go. He was good TV.

I will watch with interest , to see what Pretty Boy Lloyd is like but I cant see him bringing the show to life and making worthwhile watching

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