What is with the facial hair?

[Suzanna 72]

Bored with the play today, I found myself looking at the boys, and wondering why they look like escapees from Ned Kelly's gang. Is there a common theme, (are they fundraising or something?) or are they just trying out a new look? There was some serious facial foresting going on - anyone enlighten me?

[Benson 254]

Easter, we all must have Jesus beards.

[The heart beats true 17,303]

Trying to look less like boys.

Sadly most of them still have the testicles of a 4 year old.

[dees189227 11,766]

Apparently they are having a bet on who can grow the longest or best beard. Something like that and its for $50.

As Wayne Carey said instead of having stupid bets maybe focus on training and what you are meant to be doing game day.

[dee_star 63]

Heard this on radio pre-game while driving to the ground - the defenders have a $50 bet going on who can keep their beard growing the longest.

It's one of those things that when you're winning no one cares about but when the side puts in a performance like todays people will use as an example of them being focused on things other than football.

Beards are the least of our problems

[michael collins 49]

If they can't play football they could at least try to look like footballers.

[Old Man Rivers 326]

We are Playing like its the 1970's, may as well look the part.

Edited March 31, 2013 by Old Man Rivers

[Hardnut 327]

Norm Smith told Bernie Massie to remove his moustache or don't play - bring back that old style discipline I say! (I'm not sure about the link to success I must admit!)

[Kiss of Death 713]

Completely agree with Hardnut.

Neeld should start a team rule involving facial hair, where anybody sporting facial hair needs to complete extra ice bath and training sessions. Maybe they'll learn something while they're at it.

Footy first, once they're consistently playing deep into the finals they can start screwing about and playing funny buggers.Until then i'll be the party-pooper teling them to pull their heads in.

[Pennant St Dee 12,445]

They can do what they want in their own time if they are good enough, sadly today they look a shambles and played like it. The defenders would be better off having a $50 bet on who can beat their opponent and win a contest. Watts I have stuck by you for a while, (I'm not a Nic Nat fan my choice that draft was Hurley) but FFS son when the chips are down look inside yourself and at least get to the contest and hit it hard, you never know what might happen. Shave the beard and the head and FFS get some c#*t into you.

[Demon Dynasty 16,834]

Guys, it's true some of the defenders had a bet going on.

All was going well off the field ('A' grade training results etc and set for a big match today) until some smarty bum official at the club showed them an old scanlons footy card (see below) of the previous club record holder.

The shock on Watt's face in the interview tonight had nothing to do with today's loss!!

http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Garry+Baker

[Whispering_Jack 28,487]

Still, sometimes you need to make a statement that things are going to change and the players all deciding to shed that facial hair and knuckle down to concentrating on the one goal of winning games might be a symbolic way of doing that and setting an example to the rest of the team.

[Cards13 9,117]

Talking about not shaving as an indicator of success or failure, spare me.

[Nasher 33,590]

I'm really not sure that growing a beard is such a huge distraction. I grew a beard once and found that my focus on all aspects on life remained the same as it was on days I shaved.

[Whispering_Jack 28,487]

Talking about not shaving as an indicator of success or failure, spare me.

It's not an indicator of success or failure. The point is to take a very minuscule matter and to turn it into an example of players making a commitment to do something different.

Little things like that can help you change your focus when it's needed and it's worked in my workplace on a number of occasions in different ways to very good effect.

[Bitter but optimistic 21,885]

It's not an indicator of success or failure. The point is to take a very minuscule matter and to turn it into an example of players making a commitment to do something different.

Little things like that can help you change your focus when it's needed and it's worked in my workplace on a number of occasions in different ways to very good effect.

Agree fully WJ. It's another "one percenter". We only have to find another 99 and we'll be cooking.