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all dreamtime stuff

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Are you serious. Regardless of what people think of Neeld as a coach, to insinuate that he was partially to blame for Jurrah going off the rails is ridiculous. Jurrah was responsible for his own actio

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You can put away the keyboard for the rest of 2015 dc. You will not type better than that one.

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It's a pity the AFL didn't put up a highlight package of Jurrah playing to compliment the story.  You'd think it would have taken all of 5 minutes to put together and it would remind people of his extraordinary skills.

Jurrah faced the biggest adjustment of any footballer to play the game at AFL level.  When he arrived in Melbourne he didn't know how to get money out of an ATM, he didn't know how to buy food at the supermarket, he didn't know how to drive in the city and he didn't know what was involved in representing an AFL club. He landed on Mars. Melbourne organized Ian Flack to basically be Jurrah's keeper but when Neeld came along with his tough boy stance it wasn't long before a unique talent withered on the vine.

Jurrah isn't suited to AFL footy.  He comes from a different culture, almost a different world.  Just as I couldn't adjust to his world I don't think he can really adjust to ours and that has been shown by the issues he's faced since he left.  As much as I loved watching him I wonder if footy didn't ruin his life and I think it probably would again.

I'd be astounded if he ever played AFL footy again.

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I was watching some of Jurrah's highlights the other day and boy could he play. If he put his best foot forward to get himself physically and mentally fit then I have no doubt he could make a comeback. I remember Andrew Krakouer returned to football at the age of 28 after three to four years of legal issues and went on to play pretty well at Collingwood.

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man its so strange to think back to Jurrah playing some amazing football and then think about the drunken, machete wielding and women bashing. 

he doesnt deserve another shot at it. if martin gets banned for 12 months for threatening to chopstick someone then....

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FFS lets move on saying and doing are two very different things

One time trial or hard session would stretch is want to return to the game at the highest level.

Has all the skill in the world but lack of desire/commitment to reach his full potential

We as a club are far more professional and have moved on and would be a step backward IMO.  If the FD had the choice now they had back when LJ was first taken, pretty confident they would take Rockliff

 

 

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1 hour ago, Baghdad Bob said:

It's a pity the AFL didn't put up a highlight package of Jurrah playing to compliment the story.  You'd think it would have taken all of 5 minutes to put together and it would remind people of his extraordinary skills.

Jurrah faced the biggest adjustment of any footballer to play the game at AFL level.  When he arrived in Melbourne he didn't know how to get money out of an ATM, he didn't know how to buy food at the supermarket, he didn't know how to drive in the city and he didn't know what was involved in representing an AFL club. He landed on Mars. Melbourne organized Ian Flack to basically be Jurrah's keeper but when Neeld came along with his tough boy stance it wasn't long before a unique talent withered on the vine.

Jurrah isn't suited to AFL footy.  He comes from a different culture, almost a different world.  Just as I couldn't adjust to his world I don't think he can really adjust to ours and that has been shown by the issues he's faced since he left.  As much as I loved watching him I wonder if footy didn't ruin his life and I think it probably would again.

I'd be astounded if he ever played AFL footy again.

Are you serious. Regardless of what people think of Neeld as a coach, to insinuate that he was partially to blame for Jurrah going off the rails is ridiculous. Jurrah was responsible for his own actions, not Neeld and not the AFL.

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26 minutes ago, mo64 said:

 

 

2 hours ago, Baghdad Bob said:

 pity the AFL didn't put up a highlight package of Jurrah playing to compliment the story.  You'd think it would have taken all of 5 minutes to put together and it would remind people of his extraordinary skills.

Jurrah faced the biggest adjustment of any footballer to play the game at AFL level.  When he arrived in Melbourne he didn't know how to get money out of an ATM, he didn't know how to buy food at the supermarket, he didn't know how to drive in the city and he didn't know what was involved in representing an AFL club. He landed on Mars. Melbourne organized Ian Flack to basically be Jurrah's keeper but when Neeld came along with his tough boy stance it wasn't long before a unique talent withered on the vine.

Jurrah isn't suited to AFL footy.  He comes from a different culture, almost a different world.  Just as I couldn't adjust to his world I don't think he can really adjust to ours and that has been shown by the issues he's faced since he left.  As much as I loved watching him I wonder if footy didn't ruin his life and I think it probably would again.

I'd be astounded if he ever played AFL footy again.

 

A lot of History seems to get re written about Jurrah.

The Club bent over backwards for him lots of times.

When trouble broke out in Central Australia the Yuendemu Community pleaded & begged Lim him to stay at Melbourne to continue to set an example for their youth.

Liam walked out on Casey on the eve of the finals.

Has been in trouble with the law time & time & time again since - just lucky its not a more serious charge so far.

But hey lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story.

 

 

 

 

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He is a human highlights reel who is up there with Flower, Farmer, Jakovich and the Ox for pure natural talent. There was a purity about his football that is rarely seen and I feel privileged to have had him at the Dees for the short time he was able to give..

But he is not suited to the social and psychological demands of AFL standard footy, or the pressures of full-time suburban life. He has major cultural/moral clash  issues all mixed together with alcohol and violence.

I hope he can get back to playing footy in NT and that he enjoys life and footy again. I hope he can find sobriety, freedom from rage and acts of violence, and a way forward to find his place in the world again.

 

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3 hours ago, Baghdad Bob said:

It's a pity the AFL didn't put up a highlight package of Jurrah playing to compliment the story.  You'd think it would have taken all of 5 minutes to put together and it would remind people of his extraordinary skills.

Jurrah faced the biggest adjustment of any footballer to play the game at AFL level.  When he arrived in Melbourne he didn't know how to get money out of an ATM, he didn't know how to buy food at the supermarket, he didn't know how to drive in the city and he didn't know what was involved in representing an AFL club. He landed on Mars. Melbourne organized Ian Flack to basically be Jurrah's keeper but when Neeld came along with his tough boy stance it wasn't long before a unique talent withered on the vine.

Jurrah isn't suited to AFL footy.  He comes from a different culture, almost a different world.  Just as I couldn't adjust to his world I don't think he can really adjust to ours and that has been shown by the issues he's faced since he left.  As much as I loved watching him I wonder if footy didn't ruin his life and I think it probably would again.

I'd be astounded if he ever played AFL footy again.

Agree.

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11 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Didn't chase years ago, doubt he would now.

this is the key area, how hard he's prepared to work on the things which don't come naturally to him like the defensive hard work.   & the team sacrifice acts.

all the talent in the world does not make anyone into 'a great team player'.

 

..... wish Liam well for his footy comeback, & his life as well... talent all but forgotten... i hope he can.

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20 minutes ago, dee-luded said:

this is the key area, how hard he's prepared to work on the things which don't come naturally to him like the defensive hard work.   & the team sacrifice acts.

all the talent in the world does not make anyone into 'a great team player'.

 

..... wish Liam well for his footy comeback, & his life as well... talent all but forgotten... i hope he can.

Great comments Dee-lauded. An unforgettable talent and I feel privileged to have seen him play. However a member of the footy department told me at the time in cold hard terms that he would ultimately not succeed because he had no defensive game and no amount of coaching or training was ever going to change that fact. He told me that no top club would be interested in him for that reason. That he was a luxury that no side, in particular, Melbourne could afford. However, I went to games with a sense of anticipation and excitement at what magic he might perform. And he created some great memories that few footballers can do. He was a light that shone briefly but brightly for a speck of time. His story post footy is a tragedy. 

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36 minutes ago, hemingway said:

Great comments Dee-lauded. An unforgettable talent and I feel privileged to have seen him play. However a member of the footy department told me at the time in cold hard terms that he would ultimately not succeed because he had no defensive game and no amount of coaching or training was ever going to change that fact. He told me that no top club would be interested in him for that reason. That he was a luxury that no side, in particular, Melbourne could afford. However, I went to games with a sense of anticipation and excitement at what magic he might perform. And he created some great memories that few footballers can do. He was a light that shone briefly but brightly for a speck of time. His story post footy is a tragedy. 

exactly the same as me back in the day going to see a loss but watch the Flower power magic...  Until Barass got hold of the club & shook it from its armpits..  it took some time for things to start to turn around,  but turn around they certainly DID.

 

& we enjoyed 10 good years following '85,  to smile broadly about.  until something or someones? slacked off again, & the ship started to turn submarine.

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19 hours ago, chook fowler said:

More likely to get crabs.

Don't forget people. If your at Christmas dinner and you've got chicken, it's permissible to use your hands. If you have crabs, it's also allowable, if slightly more difficult.

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23 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

Don't forget people. If your at Christmas dinner and you've got chicken, it's permissible to use your hands. If you have crabs, it's also allowable, if slightly more difficult.

Irritatingly difficult I'd imagine.

Absolutely it's off season....Jurrah to crabs...

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