Jump to content


Recommended Posts

Posted

I just want to share my experience with Phil to you all.

Growing up like many young men, it was always my dream to play afl. So when I got invited to Glenelg u/17 as a 15 year old, I was absolutely stoked. My first season was spread between living in south east south australia and heading to adelaide. My second season was interrupted by issues at home and Glenelg didn't really see a future for me however port adelaide did. As I was now nearly 17 I was in the u/19 squad and the then port adelaide afl midfield coach was in charge of our first session. I remember thinking that I didn't belong at this level but after our initial training and subsequent meeting, Phil told me I had all the attributes to be a solid league footballer. As the season wore on Phil could see issues at home or outside of football were taking their toll and consequently harming my output. The term father figure gets thrown around far too often these days, but that was exactly what Phil was. Half way through year 12 when it became too much and I dropped out on top of a knee injury, Phil drove with me back to the south east to my family home to sit down with my parents to see what we could do to turn my life around. Without going into too much detail, Phil would continue to have a mentoring role with me for a full season after, often calling me after a game to touch base, or see if I'd survived the weekend binge.

Words can't describe the pain I feel today. I haven't spoken to Phil for close to 5 years except for a text to congratulate him on taking over the adelaide , but I'll never forget his influence on me as a teenager going through some turbulent times. The world has lost a great, caring and genuine man today and IL never be able to thank him enough for his time in my life. I know that I'm just one of many young players that he had this effect on and I can only imagine the pain that others, be it afl or never-weres like me are also going through.

RIP Phil. THE world has lost a great person today.

I would say you are not a never-were, & somehow feel you carry the phil walsh mantra within you. honour it as best you can, as a good person. care & respect.

your fortunate to come across someone in your personal life, who inspires you with humanity.

Posted

Isnt it a cray cray world we live in...

a world full of stress, pressure, & pain. & of too many people competing against one another in our daily lives. keep the competing for games, & wars when necessary.

  • Like 1

Posted

A guy that worked for me got into ice. Was a nice polite, studious type for 3 years. Didn't smoke or drink. Then slowly he started acting strange, all wired up and manic. Was getting co-workers offside with his paranoia and verbal aggression and had to go. Only found out he was on ice after he was charged with a serious crime that is in the courts now and also in the news. Ice is the most evil drug around. Has to be stamped out. If there is an ice link in Phil Walsh's murder, I would not be surprised.

  • Like 3
Posted

Ice is a terrible drug. Having had my fun over the years with party drugs it's the drug I dislike ( and heroin ). I'm a good boy now though.

Any mind altering drug that has an accompanying strength enhancing quality is dangerous . The high is 4 times stronger than cocaine. So your at a party have a toke high for 20 minutes then you feel absolutely terrible a lot worse than you were before so the need to go again is there. Highly addictive and obviously ruins people pretty quickly. My kids will be well educated on this, I'd urge everyone to do the same its everywhere.

I reckon a lot of illness/ cancer will be attributed to ice in the next decade. A guy I knew died of stomach cancer at 33 he was a regular user.

The government needs to ramp up its efforts against omc's on this for a start. They are losing the fight.

Posted (edited)

It's rare that I would use bad language in a public place but I did yesterday morning. I was walking up Little Collins Street on my way to work and caught a glimpse of one of the TVs in a cafe that was showing Sunrise. I caught a glimpse of a caption outlining the morning's events and I said 'WTF?' out loud. That's how shocked I was.

Others have said things here that I wanted to so no point repeating that.

It's hust unbelievably sad and feels almost surreal.

Edited by Colin B. Flaubert

Posted

Any possibilty that Goodwin may feel obliged to help his old team?

Posted

Ice is the first thing i thought of

How else could you stab both your parents repeatedly with a knife & then be found in a different street covered in blood soon after...

It is an enormous problem.

I have done my share of powders pills & Weed over my younger days.

But ice is another level altogether

No one comes back from it the same.

  • Like 1

Posted (edited)

A guy that worked for me got into ice. Was a nice polite, studious type for 3 years. Didn't smoke or drink. Then slowly he started acting strange, all wired up and manic. Was getting co-workers offside with his paranoia and verbal aggression and had to go. Only found out he was on ice after he was charged with a serious crime that is in the courts now and also in the news. Ice is the most evil drug around. Has to be stamped out. If there is an ice link in Phil Walsh's murder, I would not be surprised.

actually adc, negativity, & critically judgmental people & organistions in society , are more damaging, & will likely cause many hurt people to seek out such drugs in the first place... including those who want to make these horrible concoctions, so they can become higher up the totem pole of status.

power & greed are the same imposters disguised as something to aspire to.... they together create all that is bad in humanity.

Edited by dee-luded
Posted (edited)

Ice is the first thing i thought of

How else could you stab both your parents repeatedly with a knife & then be found in a different street covered in blood soon after...

It is an enormous problem.

I have done my share of powders pills & Weed over my younger days.

But ice is another level altogether

No one comes back from it the same.

I read that the son was joking and laughing when arrested. If true he must have been really messed up.

Edited by america de cali
Posted

Ice is the first thing i thought of

How else could you stab both your parents repeatedly with a knife & then be found in a different street covered in blood soon after...

It is an enormous problem.

I have done my share of powders pills & Weed over my younger days.

But ice is another level altogether

No one comes back from it the same.

Yep it is on a completely different level all together... I know blokes who go out on weekend and take various substances in a social environment but you bring up ice and they all have the same few that, that [censored] is completely F####d. I really don't know what the government/police do about this heinous drug.
Posted

I read that the son was joking and laughing when arrested. If true he must have been really messed up.

Really i wasn't aware of that...Makes it even worse

His come down will be horrendous..

It is similar to "Angel Dust" which went through America in the 70's...People would be shot down but just keep running...

Posted

I read that the son was joking and laughing when arrested. If true he must have been really messed up.

Whered you read that?

Posted

Whered you read that?

I read it in the herald sun I think... A witness said he was laughing and jovial when arrested.. Points him been completely out of it, if true

Posted

This?

''Witnesses to Cy Walsh's early-morning arrest heard elevated voices, car doors slamming, but bizarrely, the sound of a man laughing before they ventured outside their homes to see what was happening''


Posted

I just want to share my experience with Phil to you all.

Growing up like many young men, it was always my dream to play afl. So when I got invited to Glenelg u/17 as a 15 year old, I was absolutely stoked. My first season was spread between living in south east south australia and heading to adelaide. My second season was interrupted by issues at home and Glenelg didn't really see a future for me however port adelaide did. As I was now nearly 17 I was in the u/19 squad and the then port adelaide afl midfield coach was in charge of our first session. I remember thinking that I didn't belong at this level but after our initial training and subsequent meeting, Phil told me I had all the attributes to be a solid league footballer. As the season wore on Phil could see issues at home or outside of football were taking their toll and consequently harming my output. The term father figure gets thrown around far too often these days, but that was exactly what Phil was. Half way through year 12 when it became too much and I dropped out on top of a knee injury, Phil drove with me back to the south east to my family home to sit down with my parents to see what we could do to turn my life around. Without going into too much detail, Phil would continue to have a mentoring role with me for a full season after, often calling me after a game to touch base, or see if I'd survived the weekend binge.

Words can't describe the pain I feel today. I haven't spoken to Phil for close to 5 years except for a text to congratulate him on taking over the adelaide , but I'll never forget his influence on me as a teenager going through some turbulent times. The world has lost a great, caring and genuine man today and IL never be able to thank him enough for his time in my life. I know that I'm just one of many young players that he had this effect on and I can only imagine the pain that others, be it afl or never-weres like me are also going through.

RIP Phil. THE world has lost a great person today.

Reading your post tells me you are not a ''never weres'' sure PW never thought of you like that.RIP Phil Walsh

Posted

A guy that worked for me got into ice. Was a nice polite, studious type for 3 years. Didn't smoke or drink. Then slowly he started acting strange, all wired up and manic. Was getting co-workers offside with his paranoia and verbal aggression and had to go. Only found out he was on ice after he was charged with a serious crime that is in the courts now and also in the news. Ice is the most evil drug around. Has to be stamped out. If there is an ice link in Phil Walsh's murder, I would not be surprised.

I recently helped a friend of mine get off ice. He has been off of it for 6 months now, lost his marriage, can't see his kid, has a string of domestic assaults to his name. Prior to doing Ice he was a hard working fella, provided for his family, etc. It is a terrible drug, the worst of the worst. Like many, I couldn't help but jump to conclusions - at least in my own mind - about the recent events in Adelaide.

Posted

I recently helped a friend of mine get off ice. He has been off of it for 6 months now, lost his marriage, can't see his kid, has a string of domestic assaults to his name. Prior to doing Ice he was a hard working fella, provided for his family, etc. It is a terrible drug, the worst of the worst. Like many, I couldn't help but jump to conclusions - at least in my own mind - about the recent events in Adelaide.

Maybe just maybe it was poor Phil finding out first hand that his son was on the stuff.

It does only take a couple of hits to become fully addicted.

It is that strong....

Posted

Maybe just maybe it was poor Phil finding out first hand that his son was on the stuff.

It does only take a couple of hits to become fully addicted.

It is that strong....

Im no expert but it is uaually mixed with large amounts of alcohol.
Posted

Thanks for that. Now I feel I know you better.

Seriously though it would even make ice addicts scared of thinking they can take on the world.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    TRAINING: Wednesday 22nd January 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force for training at Gosch's Paddock on Wednesday morning for the MFC's School Holidays Open Training Session. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS REHAB: TMac, Chandler, McVee, Tholstrup, Brown, Spargo Brown might have passed his fitness test as he’s back out with the main group.  Sparrow not present. Kozzy not present either.  Mini Rehab group has broken off from the match sim (contact) group: Max, Trac, Lever, Fullarton

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 20th January 2025

    Demonland Trackwatcher Gator attended training out at Casey Fields to bring you the following observations from Preseason Training. GATOR'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS There were 5 in the main rehab group, namely Gawn, Petracca, Fullarton, Woewodin and Lever.  Laurie was running laps by himself, as was Jefferson.  Chandler, as has been reported, had his arm in a sling.  Lindsay did a bit of lap running later on. Some of the ''rehab 5'' participated in non contact drills and b

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 15th January 2025

    There were a number of Demonland Trackwatchers at Gosch's Paddock this morning to bring you their observations from Preseason Training. KEV MARTIN'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS They were going hard at each other. The sims were in two 15 minute blocks. The second block finished a few minutes early, they gathered and had another 7 minutes at it. I think they were asked to compete, as they would play against an opposition. There was plenty of niggle, between some of them. At the end o

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 13th January 2025

    Better late than never … and quite frankly, there’s very little to report other than that training took place at Casey Fields this morning, that Tracc was there nursing his rib injury and that some photographs are on the club’s social media including this one of Clarrie in Raging Bull stance that gives rise for confidence. The other news is that the club has a new train on player in 185cm Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves (love the hyphenated name which is just so fitti

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Thursday 9th January 2025

    Welcome back to Demonland for those like me who have been on vacation. I’m posting this with some trepidation because of a certain amount of uncertainty surrounding the return of preseason training in 2025 after a flurry of weddings including those of our coach, one of our superstar players and a former premiership champion player and bloke, not to mention the recent mysterious incident that occurred on the Mornington Peninsula.  I believe that the team reassembles this morning at Casey Fie

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 18th December 2024

    It was the final session of 2024 before the Christmas/New Years break and the Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force to bring you the following preseason training observations from Wednesday's session at Gosch's Paddock. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS TRAINING: Petracca, Oliver, Melksham, Woewodin, Langdon, Rivers, Billings, Sestan, Viney, Fullarton, Adams, Langford, Lever, Petty, Spargo, Fritsch, Bowey, Laurie, Kozzy, Mentha, George, May, Gawn, Turner Tholstrup, Kentfi

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Monday 16th December 2024

    Demonland Trackwatchers braved the sweltering heat to bring you their Preseason Training observations from Gosch's Paddock on Monday morning. SCOOP JUNIOR'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I went down today in what were pretty ordinary conditions - hot and windy. When I got there, they were doing repeat simulations of a stoppage on the wing and then moving the ball inside 50. There seemed to be an emphasis on handballing out of the stoppage, usually there were 3 or 4 handballs to

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

    TRAINING: Friday 13th December 2024

    With only a few sessions left before the Christmas break a number of Demonlander Trackwatchers headed down to Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations from this morning's preseason training session. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS PLAYERS IN ATTENDANCE: JVR, Salem, McVee, Petracca, Windsor, Viney, Lever, Spargo, Turner, Gawn, Tholstrup, Oliver, Billings, Langdon, Laurie, Bowey, Melksham, Langford, Lindsay, Jefferson, Howes, McAdam, Rivers, TMac, Adams, Hore, Verrall,

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 11th December 2024

    A few new faces joined our veteran Demonland Trackwatchers on a beautiful morning out at Gosch's Paddock for another Preseason Training Session. BLWNBA'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I arrived at around 1015 and the squad was already out on the track. The rehab group consisted of XL, McAdam, Melksham, Spargo and Sestan. Lever was also on restricted duties and appeared to be in runners.  The main group was doing end-to-end transition work in a simulated match situation. Ball mov

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

×
×
  • Create New...